2:56 last lap. So 9:21 for the first half? Is this where you tell yourself that you "only" have 50 miles to go?
(edited because I apparently can't do math)
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Ran a 10k in June (4 Viewers)
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(edited because I apparently can't do math)
tri-man 47
Footballguy
4th lap complete:BassNBrew said:
1 - 2:00
2 - 2:07
3 - 2:28
4 - 2:46
Total elapsed time: 9 hours, 21 minutes. He's halfway done. (!!!) However, he's over an hour ahead of his 'A goal' plan (and his fourth lap target was 3:00). He effectively SandedTM the first 50 miles. Go BnB!!!
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
Thanks! I've run 20 miles on a treadmill multiple times so I should be able to deal with the boredom.
Current Status Status On Course Place: 567 Distance: 26.5 miles Station: Beals Point Elasped Time: 05:02:51
tri-man 47
Footballguy
Juxt - don't rule out just a good walk or two. I was sore after the recent half, and even a one mile walk home from the university the next day helped to stretch out. Don't feel like you need to push HR. You just want to get the blood flowing and generate some light movement so the muscles stay loose.
How's the 10 day forecast look?
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Link for SFDuck:
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How's the 10 day forecast look?
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Link for SFDuck:
http://www.ultralive.net/ar50/webcast.php
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Juxtatarot
Footballguy
Now it's 50% chance of rain, possibility of thunderstorms, single digit wind speeds and a high of 61.
gruecd
Footballguy
I agree. I'd probably shut it down until race day.
sho nuff
Footballguy
As much as I bow to Steve and that kind of speed...
The ultimate
has to go to sanding the first 50 freakin miles of this thing for BNB.Incredible.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
You're not going to lose any fitness in a week.
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Got in my 15 miler today. Windy, kind of chilly (lower 40s, not bad), and drizzly in spots. I'm out of town the next several days, so I won't run again until Wednesday or Thursday. That's fine, since I've been planning my schedule around that.
100 milers is a complete different beast. I have tracked friends through a few of these things and as much as I am inspired/impressed, it's never made me want to go out and do one.As much as I bow to Steve and that kind of speed...
The ultimate
Incredible.
I don't remember the exact numbers, but he's banked 2-3 hours over his "A" goal race pace at this point right?
Prince Myshkin
Footballguy
He wanted 10:40 at the half way point and he is at 9:21. Unbelievable100 milers is a complete different beast. I have tracked friends through a few of these things and as much as I am inspired/impressed, it's never made me want to go out and do one.As much as I bow to Steve and that kind of speed...
The ultimate
Incredible.
I don't remember the exact numbers, but he's banked 2-3 hours over his "A" goal race pace at this point right?
Hang 10
Footballguy
Either he set his goal way too low or he's prolly regretting going out too fast right about now.He wanted 10:40 at the half way point and he is at 9:21. Unbelievable100 milers is a complete different beast. I have tracked friends through a few of these things and as much as I am inspired/impressed, it's never made me want to go out and do one.I don't remember the exact numbers, but he's banked 2-3 hours over his "A" goal race pace at this point right?As much as I bow to Steve and that kind of speed...
The ultimate
Incredible.
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
I'm worried about his pace too. I always get the sense that BnB knows what he's doing though so hopefully it's the former.Either he set his goal way too low or he's prolly regretting going out too fast right about now.He wanted 10:40 at the half way point and he is at 9:21. Unbelievable100 milers is a complete different beast. I have tracked friends through a few of these things and as much as I am inspired/impressed, it's never made me want to go out and do one.I don't remember the exact numbers, but he's banked 2-3 hours over his "A" goal race pace at this point right?As much as I bow to Steve and that kind of speed...
The ultimate
Incredible.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Yeah, this seems "in character" for BnB. He'll slow down, obviously, but I'll bet he hits his A goal.
Hang 10
Footballguy
Yeah, I hope I'm wrong but damn...we're talkin about 100 miles here. Has BnB ever ran anything close to this distance before? I went out too fast in a 50k and it totally kicked my ### at the end.I'm worried about his pace too. I always get the sense that BnB knows what he's doing though so hopefully it's the former.Either he set his goal way too low or he's prolly regretting going out too fast right about now.He wanted 10:40 at the half way point and he is at 9:21. Unbelievable100 milers is a complete different beast. I have tracked friends through a few of these things and as much as I am inspired/impressed, it's never made me want to go out and do one.I don't remember the exact numbers, but he's banked 2-3 hours over his "A" goal race pace at this point right?As much as I bow to Steve and that kind of speed...
The ultimate
Incredible.
tri-man 47
Footballguy
No updates on SFDuck ...looks like the next thing we'll see is a finishing time. Too bad we didn't get more splits for him ...let's hope the next split is a 50 mile completion!!!
mr. furley
Footballguy
cracked 10 for the first time ever this morning 
Hang 10
Footballguy
Double digits.cracked 10 for the first time ever this morning
sho nuff
Footballguy
Yeah...I can't fathom these 50-100 mile races. I just have no desire to run that far.
The one marathon may have been enough...and I may give it one more go there at some point.
Thinking my body likes the 10k distance with a few halfs thrown in from time to time. (which would make sense given I hated anything over even an 800m in high school...even the 800 was never my favorite...was much more liking 400m then...18 year old me would look at my running now and wonder WTF I was thinking)
The one marathon may have been enough...and I may give it one more go there at some point.
Thinking my body likes the 10k distance with a few halfs thrown in from time to time. (which would make sense given I hated anything over even an 800m in high school...even the 800 was never my favorite...was much more liking 400m then...18 year old me would look at my running now and wonder WTF I was thinking)
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tri-man 47
Footballguy
Sweet! Lotta benefits (physical and mental) to those kind of runs.cracked 10 for the first time ever this morning
tri-man 47
Footballguy
Ned
Footballguy
Yup. Classic BnB. Dude's an animal.
beer 302
Footballguy
Wow man, thank you for posting that. You are gifted.Progression by year (total annual mileage, best 5K, best 10K, best HM, best Full)
2007 - ???? / 17:30 / 38:07 / 86x / DNS
2009 - 2194 / 16:47 / 34:51 / 75:36 / 2:52
2010 - 2722 / 16:23 / 33:31 / 74:42 / 2:46
2011 - 3188 / 16:07 / 33:25 / 72:52 / 2:42 (the 10K was a en route in the half)
2012 - 3743 / 15:40 / 32:32 / 70:33 / 2:37
I've come to expect no less from him. He runs about three training runs, takes a week and a half off and runs a 100 mile race like a mountain goat. He'll put in a solid 50 mile ride sometime next week just to work the kinks out.
Giddy up! Sounds like funedit to add - WAY TO GO DUCK!!!!! 10:30:07.90 - Western States lottery qualified!!!So we were down at the UD campus signing the boys up for swim lessons today and I saw a sign for a 5K tomorrow. I've been itching to race, so I've decided to make this a tune up for the triple. The start is roughly 7mi out from my house (part of my normal Sunday LR route). I'm going to run over, race, then run home for a total of ~17mi. Figured this should be an excellent simulation of the actual triple, so why the hell not?
I was originally planning to do an 18/14 MP run, but this simulation might be more beneficial. At the very least, I'll get to scope out the sorority chicks that are hosting the event. I'll probably shoot for HM pace (7:15) at the start and see how I feel from there.
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tri-man 47
Footballguy
Duck did it? That's incredible!!! Good, steady time, too. Woo Hoo!!!!!! Way to go, SFDuck!!!
Ned
Footballguy
GO DUCK!!!!
SFBayDuck
Footballguy
Thanks fellas! Details later, but basically my knees and IT bands were killing me from mile 13 or so on, but managed to bank a little time in the first half and then hang on.
Hang 10
Footballguy
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wilked
Footballguy
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Nice. This is a big milestone and I hope you enjoyed it.cracked 10 for the first time ever this morning
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
If I'm doing the math right, he can't quite walk it in from here, but he's getting close to that point.
Edit: Actually for 24 hours, this is walk-shuffle territory. He's golden.
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beer 302
Footballguy
Anne Springs Close Greenway Trail 1/2 Marathon
What a great day, so much to post but not sure if I'll get it all in. As close to perfect weatherwise as you could get, 45 at the start 61 at finish, bright blue sky's after a few days of rain & overcast. Sadly the race was not well attended but there was probably 50 of us or so in the half and close to that for the 8k that followed our start. A small local running club that has welcomed me the last few weeks put it on and what made it so awesome was all of these folks are accomplished runners so they know where & when to set up water stops, how to set up a challenging course and how to take care of everyone afterwards. That's what really made the day special, the people just made it great.
On to the race, since I have about zero trail experience the plan was to start int eh back of the pack, run hard but not stupid and try to finish up around 2:30 for the run. Within the first 1/2 mile or so the small pack spread out and there was little passing afterward. Everyone had their own pace, stuck with it and if yours mirrored someone elses you had a running partner for the day. It just so happened after I settled in that I fell in behind two guys following a woman. The four of us ran the the first 3 miles or so together being paced by the woman. She pulled up and let us all pass (the whole course is essentially single track except for a very few areas wide enough to actually pass) by and then faded dramatically. Not sure what she was anticipating but we hadn't even got to the difficult part of the course yet so it was good she let us pass.
The next couple of miles where pretty uneventful, we all passed a woman who ended up being 1st in her age group at some point but other than that it was uneventful with just some ups & downs. The two guys I was pacing with got ahead of me by a decent distance but never out of sight so I figured as long as I could still see them I was good.
We all stopped to grab water and I caught up to them as they refilled their carry bottles (I opted to go without carrying just to see how I would fair, I'm not carrying anymore during a race under a 1/2). I joked that they couldn't stop because I was following them but we all kinda started back up together with me in the lead. Went that way until probably mile 7 or 8 when I decided to biff on some roots. Pride hurt more than anything else, got up dusted off and essentially just let them pass as I fell back in right behind them.
That's about when it really started getting fun. I had run the hills through this portion of the trail before but backwards. We started going up about mile 9 and didn't stop until I sat down in my truck. Absolutely brutal uphills that had me walking three times. I was running the downhills as best I could but I didn't have a lot left in the tank for the uphills. This is the part of the course I really relied on my brother to get me through. That's a whole different story I mentioned in a different post so I won't rehash it here but I kept reminding myself when I felt like throwing in the towel. It's tough when you walk a steep uphill to start chugging again, the temptation to walk a few extra steps is a great one but luckily my pacers kept me honest. As soon as they started running again, I did so I kept with them and for a good portion of mile 11 & 12 I was right on their heels. It was around now when we all got chicked by some smarmy youngen that we just couldn't keep up with. She ended up being 1st in her age group as well. The last mile was sorta flat around the lake but the final .2 sprint to the finish was a nasty uphill that was like a kick in the crotch but it was cool because of all the support from the other runners and volunteers.
As I rounded the corner to the finish and saw the clock I was happily relieved to see it flip to 2:25 as I passed. My GPS program was way off in the woods so I really didn't know where I was timewise. Shook hands with the pacers and the smarmy chick and sat around for awards. At this time I didn't have a clue what my finish time was as I forgot to hit the stop button when I crossed. As awards were being handed out and they got to my age group I learned it was the deepest in the field and looking at results I finished 9th out of 10
I've come to find out that my age group is one of the most competitive in the area. Official time 2:25:30 I think I'm happy with it because it's the first goal I've it since I started running.
Trail running is such a different animal. There are parts of me that hurt that I didn't know I had. I'm the proud owner of two new blisters, my ankles and arches are sore as hell from all the roots & rocks. Running through mud above your ankles makes sense when you are being chased by an animal that wants to eat you, only humans pay money to do it of their own free will. All that said I had a great time, really challenging course (a few folks told me the course we ran today was one of the toughest in Charlotte) and the group of folks involved just made it fantastic. Runners are such cool people, thank you guys
What a great day, so much to post but not sure if I'll get it all in. As close to perfect weatherwise as you could get, 45 at the start 61 at finish, bright blue sky's after a few days of rain & overcast. Sadly the race was not well attended but there was probably 50 of us or so in the half and close to that for the 8k that followed our start. A small local running club that has welcomed me the last few weeks put it on and what made it so awesome was all of these folks are accomplished runners so they know where & when to set up water stops, how to set up a challenging course and how to take care of everyone afterwards. That's what really made the day special, the people just made it great.
On to the race, since I have about zero trail experience the plan was to start int eh back of the pack, run hard but not stupid and try to finish up around 2:30 for the run. Within the first 1/2 mile or so the small pack spread out and there was little passing afterward. Everyone had their own pace, stuck with it and if yours mirrored someone elses you had a running partner for the day. It just so happened after I settled in that I fell in behind two guys following a woman. The four of us ran the the first 3 miles or so together being paced by the woman. She pulled up and let us all pass (the whole course is essentially single track except for a very few areas wide enough to actually pass) by and then faded dramatically. Not sure what she was anticipating but we hadn't even got to the difficult part of the course yet so it was good she let us pass.
The next couple of miles where pretty uneventful, we all passed a woman who ended up being 1st in her age group at some point but other than that it was uneventful with just some ups & downs. The two guys I was pacing with got ahead of me by a decent distance but never out of sight so I figured as long as I could still see them I was good.
We all stopped to grab water and I caught up to them as they refilled their carry bottles (I opted to go without carrying just to see how I would fair, I'm not carrying anymore during a race under a 1/2). I joked that they couldn't stop because I was following them but we all kinda started back up together with me in the lead. Went that way until probably mile 7 or 8 when I decided to biff on some roots. Pride hurt more than anything else, got up dusted off and essentially just let them pass as I fell back in right behind them.
That's about when it really started getting fun. I had run the hills through this portion of the trail before but backwards. We started going up about mile 9 and didn't stop until I sat down in my truck. Absolutely brutal uphills that had me walking three times. I was running the downhills as best I could but I didn't have a lot left in the tank for the uphills. This is the part of the course I really relied on my brother to get me through. That's a whole different story I mentioned in a different post so I won't rehash it here but I kept reminding myself when I felt like throwing in the towel. It's tough when you walk a steep uphill to start chugging again, the temptation to walk a few extra steps is a great one but luckily my pacers kept me honest. As soon as they started running again, I did so I kept with them and for a good portion of mile 11 & 12 I was right on their heels. It was around now when we all got chicked by some smarmy youngen that we just couldn't keep up with. She ended up being 1st in her age group as well. The last mile was sorta flat around the lake but the final .2 sprint to the finish was a nasty uphill that was like a kick in the crotch but it was cool because of all the support from the other runners and volunteers.
As I rounded the corner to the finish and saw the clock I was happily relieved to see it flip to 2:25 as I passed. My GPS program was way off in the woods so I really didn't know where I was timewise. Shook hands with the pacers and the smarmy chick and sat around for awards. At this time I didn't have a clue what my finish time was as I forgot to hit the stop button when I crossed. As awards were being handed out and they got to my age group I learned it was the deepest in the field and looking at results I finished 9th out of 10
I've come to find out that my age group is one of the most competitive in the area. Official time 2:25:30 I think I'm happy with it because it's the first goal I've it since I started running.Trail running is such a different animal. There are parts of me that hurt that I didn't know I had. I'm the proud owner of two new blisters, my ankles and arches are sore as hell from all the roots & rocks. Running through mud above your ankles makes sense when you are being chased by an animal that wants to eat you, only humans pay money to do it of their own free will. All that said I had a great time, really challenging course (a few folks told me the course we ran today was one of the toughest in Charlotte) and the group of folks involved just made it fantastic. Runners are such cool people, thank you guys
beer 302
Footballguy
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Cool write-up, beer. Congrats on beating your goal time by 5 minutes -- that's awesome.
Prince Myshkin
Footballguy
tri-man 47
Footballguy
Well done, beer!!! Nice report.
So, yeah, BnB keeps chugging along!
So, yeah, BnB keeps chugging along!
sho nuff
Footballguy
Great write-up Beer...just as we look back and see what distances people are doing...also interesting how many are getting into the trails and I sort of decided right around my surgery time that I was going to get into the woods some this summer and in the fall when I get back into running. Nothing too big to start out...just to get off the roads some.
Duck...that is just epic...I am in awe of that and what BNB is doing. You guys are awesome.
Duck...that is just epic...I am in awe of that and what BNB is doing. You guys are awesome.
Prince Myshkin
Footballguy
Prince Myshkin
Footballguy
Wow...missed this somehow. Congrats! Definitely takes some big time toughness to gut it out for that long!
mr. furley
Footballguy
big fan. didn't seem all that bad until the very end when i realized it was winding down.Nice. This is a big milestone and I hope you enjoyed it.cracked 10 for the first time ever this morning
some leg pain for about 30 minutes afterwards but i'm fine now.
beer 302
Footballguy
Nice job furleybig fan. didn't seem all that bad until the very end when i realized it was winding down.Nice. This is a big milestone and I hope you enjoyed it.cracked 10 for the first time ever this morning
some leg pain for about 30 minutes afterwards but i'm fine now.
For some reason I alwas thought you had gone farther than that before. Awesome breaking that double digit mark! You'll be talking about marathons before the end of the yearSimilar threads
