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ARE YOU THERE?!?!?!?!COURSE RECORD!! 2:05:39 unofficial time.
ARE YOU THERE?!?!?!?!COURSE RECORD!! 2:05:39 unofficial time.
Unfortunately not - watching on the 'net.ARE YOU THERE?!?!?!?!COURSE RECORD!! 2:05:39 unofficial time.
Darn, I was hoping for a Go Pack Go Snuggie (or whatwever the hell he calls it) sighting.Unfortunately not - watching on the 'net.ARE YOU THERE?!?!?!?!COURSE RECORD!! 2:05:39 unofficial time.
me, too. I had to get my 13 miler done this morning and didn't get started as early as I'd hoped. If he was slow like me I'd have made it no problem... Anyway, I would have been too tempted to throw things at that damned green & gold...Darn, I was hoping for a Go Pack Go Snuggie (or whatwever the hell he calls it) sighting.Unfortunately not - watching on the 'net.ARE YOU THERE?!?!?!?!COURSE RECORD!! 2:05:39 unofficial time.
Welcome El Floppo!! When I logged on I saw you'd posted in the soccer thread, and missed you coming over here!!hi ............. GO CHAD GO!
DUDE, did and Oly this fall due in part to your coaching, please come back and help me get to a 1/2 IM!!!hi ............. GO CHAD GO!
Nice, dude! I definitely need to check back some pages and read all about it.I'm fat.DUDE, did and Oly this fall due in part to your coaching, please come back and help me get to a 1/2 IM!!!hi ............. GO CHAD GO!
He did it again at the 35K mark, on track for 3:05:14. With any sort of kick he can go sub 3:05.If NBC Chicago keeps showing the finish for another 40 minutes or so we may see him finish.
He's killing it!!He did it again at the 35K mark, on track for 3:05:14. With any sort of kick he can go sub 3:05.If NBC Chicago keeps showing the finish for another 40 minutes or so we may see him finish.
Saw that too, no sweat though, he padded his BQ time by almost 4 minutes, he should finish in the next 5 minutes or so.They are not going to show the finish line when he crosses it looks like.A bit slower the last 5k.
So we see gay male cheerleaders, race of the dead, and dancing lions, instead of the runners. What fun.Saw that too, no sweat though, he padded his BQ time by almost 4 minutes, he should finish in the next 5 minutes or so.They are not going to show the finish line when he crosses it looks like.A bit slower the last 5k.
Saw him finish on the NBC feed (I think) in black arm warmers.CONGRATULATIONS Mr. BQ!!!!!!!!!!3:06:10
CONGRATULATIONS Gruecd!!!!!!! Awesome job!3:06:10
AWESOME!!less than 45 minutes to kickoff and I had to get in here and see how Gurecd did. What's happening to my priorities?3:06:10
Congrats Chad! You killed it!3:06:10
Messed up - you should have been here 3 hours agoAWESOME!!less than 45 minutes to kickoff and I had to get in here and see how Gurecd did. What's happening to my priorities?3:06:10
Messed up - you should have been here 3 hours agoAWESOME!!less than 45 minutes to kickoff and I had to get in here and see how Gurecd did. What's happening to my priorities?3:06:10
Congrtas to grueced3:06:10
Whaddabout you?Congrtas to grueced3:06:10
I have to make a correction above. My first 5k was 35 mins not 45 mins I am back from my 5k and it was awesome. Wish I could do this every week. I started out at the back of the pack. Starting out at the back worked out well for me as I was passing people consistently and made me feel good. It was a nice course. I think my favorite thing was running thorough a tunnel. As you entered you could hear this drumming but I could not tell where it was coming from. As I got to the end of the tunnel I saw maybe 5-6 people with huge drums and they were playing away and cheering us on. It was pretty cool in the beginning but was even better on the return. It was a pretty steep grade and those drums definately helped me up the hill. I never once walked and I was not passed often. As I came down the home stretch I heard a guy behind me and he had a trainer with him. The trainer was pushing him to beat me. I did not have the energy to hold the guy off and he beat me right at the end. It was borderline tacky in my opinion to have a coach yelling at him to take me out. Any way I finished at my goal of 30mins. I am waiting for the final results but I think it will be 30:45 which is a 5 min improvement from 4/09. I am very happy with it. The wife and kids were there to see me so that was cool to. I stuck around to watch the 10 miler winners. They announced the guy who won came in 9th nationally. I am not sure 9th in what but the guy looked good and finished real strong. I want to say he came in around 50 mins.cool I am heading out the door for my downtown 5k. Wife and kids are going to so I want to make a good show of it. It was fun picking up the packet yesterday. Lots of running people hanging out and talking. I now kind of wish I had signed up for the 10k but I want to have a "good" 5k under my belt first. This is my second race. My first one in April was 45 mins. I expect a fairly big improvement from that. I am hoping I dont geek out and premature runaculte at the beginning of the race. I think that was an issue in my first one.By the looks of things, the RESULTS link from the marathon site should update during the race. Anyone have gruecd's BIB # handy so I don't have to look for it? Thanks Darrin for the link. After watching 6+ hours of Kona on my lap top yesterday, whats a few more hours of online viewing?! eta, nevermind about the BIB #, found him by last name (589).The marathon is broadcast on Chicago's NBC station and is supposed to be on the web also.
Check here to see.
Only 25 minutes until the start.
Oops it seems to be web broadcast here at 8am.
Great Improvement, great day!!!I have to make a correction above. My first 5k was 35 mins not 45 mins I am back from my 5k and it was awesome. Wish I could do this every week. I started out at the back of the pack. Starting out at the back worked out well for me as I was passing people consistently and made me feel good. It was a nice course. I think my favorite thing was running thorough a tunnel. As you entered you could hear this drumming but I could not tell where it was coming from. As I got to the end of the tunnel I saw maybe 5-6 people with huge drums and they were playing away and cheering us on. It was pretty cool in the beginning but was even better on the return. It was a pretty steep grade and those drums definately helped me up the hill. I never once walked and I was not passed often. As I came down the home stretch I heard a guy behind me and he had a trainer with him. The trainer was pushing him to beat me. I did not have the energy to hold the guy off and he beat me right at the end. It was borderline tacky in my opinion to have a coach yelling at him to take me out. Any way I finished at my goal of 30mins. I am waiting for the final results but I think it will be 30:45 which is a 5 min improvement from 4/09. I am very happy with it. The wife and kids were there to see me so that was cool to. I stuck around to watch the 10 miler winners. They announced the guy who won came in 9th nationally. I am not sure 9th in what but the guy looked good and finished real strong. I want to say he came in around 50 mins.cool I am heading out the door for my downtown 5k. Wife and kids are going to so I want to make a good show of it. It was fun picking up the packet yesterday. Lots of running people hanging out and talking. I now kind of wish I had signed up for the 10k but I want to have a "good" 5k under my belt first. This is my second race. My first one in April was 45 mins. I expect a fairly big improvement from that. I am hoping I dont geek out and premature runaculte at the beginning of the race. I think that was an issue in my first one.By the looks of things, the RESULTS link from the marathon site should update during the race. Anyone have gruecd's BIB # handy so I don't have to look for it? Thanks Darrin for the link. After watching 6+ hours of Kona on my lap top yesterday, whats a few more hours of online viewing?! eta, nevermind about the BIB #, found him by last name (589).The marathon is broadcast on Chicago's NBC station and is supposed to be on the web also.
Check here to see.
Only 25 minutes until the start.
Oops it seems to be web broadcast here at 8am.
I feel really good right now.
More to go around.Congrats!Finished chicago! First marathon in the books. Finished in 5 hours which was a ok with me. Got stuck for 7 minutes at a pee break. Blasted through the last two miles though!
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for a race report. The feeling of being able to call yourself a marathoner is priceless!Finished chicago! First marathon in the books. Finished in 5 hours which was a ok with me. Got stuck for 7 minutes at a pee break. Blasted through the last two miles though!
That's fantastic. I wish I could run through a tunnel.jmcc said:I have to make a correction above. My first 5k was 35 mins not 45 mins I am back from my 5k and it was awesome. Wish I could do this every week. I started out at the back of the pack. Starting out at the back worked out well for me as I was passing people consistently and made me feel good. It was a nice course. I think my favorite thing was running thorough a tunnel. As you entered you could hear this drumming but I could not tell where it was coming from. As I got to the end of the tunnel I saw maybe 5-6 people with huge drums and they were playing away and cheering us on. It was pretty cool in the beginning but was even better on the return. It was a pretty steep grade and those drums definately helped me up the hill. I never once walked and I was not passed often. As I came down the home stretch I heard a guy behind me and he had a trainer with him. The trainer was pushing him to beat me. I did not have the energy to hold the guy off and he beat me right at the end. It was borderline tacky in my opinion to have a coach yelling at him to take me out. Any way I finished at my goal of 30mins. I am waiting for the final results but I think it will be 30:45 which is a 5 min improvement from 4/09. I am very happy with it. The wife and kids were there to see me so that was cool to. I stuck around to watch the 10 miler winners. They announced the guy who won came in 9th nationally. I am not sure 9th in what but the guy looked good and finished real strong. I want to say he came in around 50 mins.cool I am heading out the door for my downtown 5k. Wife and kids are going to so I want to make a good show of it. It was fun picking up the packet yesterday. Lots of running people hanging out and talking. I now kind of wish I had signed up for the 10k but I want to have a "good" 5k under my belt first. This is my second race. My first one in April was 45 mins. I expect a fairly big improvement from that. I am hoping I dont geek out and premature runaculte at the beginning of the race. I think that was an issue in my first one.By the looks of things, the RESULTS link from the marathon site should update during the race. Anyone have gruecd's BIB # handy so I don't have to look for it? Thanks Darrin for the link. After watching 6+ hours of Kona on my lap top yesterday, whats a few more hours of online viewing?! eta, nevermind about the BIB #, found him by last name (589).The marathon is broadcast on Chicago's NBC station and is supposed to be on the web also.
Check here to see.
Only 25 minutes until the start.
Oops it seems to be web broadcast here at 8am.
I feel really good right now.
Woo Hoo, you did it! One more: Man, that was a big crowd of people out there. I ended up not making it down to try to see gruecd and a couple other friends ...just too many logistics for the chance that I might actually find someone.Finished chicago! First marathon in the books. Finished in 5 hours which was a ok with me. Got stuck for 7 minutes at a pee break. Blasted through the last two miles though!
That's great. Everyone had a good day. And you can not say anything bad about 7 minutes, that's some good peeing man.Finished chicago! First marathon in the books. Finished in 5 hours which was a ok with me. Got stuck for 7 minutes at a pee break. Blasted through the last two miles though!
Awesome!!!!Finished chicago! First marathon in the books. Finished in 5 hours which was a ok with me. Got stuck for 7 minutes at a pee break. Blasted through the last two miles though!
For all the tough months you've had (health and heat), that's a solid effort. Congrats again!!!Prelim results are up for me.30:41.79:52.8 pace12th in my age bracket (M 40-44)
Congrats DP. Very cool.Finished chicago! First marathon in the books. Finished in 5 hours which was a ok with me. Got stuck for 7 minutes at a pee break. Blasted through the last two miles though!