Ran a 10k in June (4 Viewers)

[gruecd]

Good morning, everybody. Up bright and early for a 5:30 AM presentation. I figure about 2-3 people will show up. Beautiful. Then back to the hotel and either (1) back to bed for a couple of hours or (2) a quick workout in the fitness center before heading back for more meetings and presentations. The things we do to pay the bills....

At least when it's all done I get to hit the Bucks/Nuggets game tonight at the Bradley Center. The Bucks are playing decent ball, and I'm actually a big fan of several Denver players, including Chauncy Billups, Ty Lawson, and of course, the Birdman. Should be fun.

The Third - Like you, I'm also doing the half marathon in LR. I ran it back in 2008, but I was recovering from a case of pneumonia, so I didn't "race" it. I think I ran 1:50-something. There were definitely plenty of hills in the first half, too!!

Happy running!

 

[2Young2BBald]

And now a visual PSA about why you shouldn't wear compression socks in pubic (race photos from Sunday):

Oof

Getting beat by a girl...

Pizza & a Bloody Mary for Breakfast

Guy to the left wondering WTF I'm wearing....

Woulda been nice if they'd told me I was in the awards shots..

Seriously, how does my wife let me out of the house in these?

I dont know that I am man enough to wear those socks.

I am 110% sure I am not Oh well, while both my ankles are still wrecked, my calves feel great.

 

[tri-man 47]

And now a visual PSA about why you shouldn't wear compression socks in pubic :X (race photos from Sunday):

Oof

Getting beat by a girl...

Pizza & a Bloody Mary for Breakfast

Guy to the left wondering WTF I'm wearing....

Woulda been nice if they'd told me I was in the awards shots..

Seriously, how does my wife let me out of the house in these?

I dont know that I am man enough to wear those socks.

I am 110% sure I am not Oh well, while both my ankles are still wrecked, my calves feel great.

Meh - not so bad. You just look like you got lost on your way to refereeing a soccer match.

 

[Workhorse]

Any thoughts to running a half marathon in the midst of marathon training?

The Thanksgiving Day Marathon/Half in Atlanta falls perfectly within my schedule: I'm supposed to run a 13 mile long run Thanksgiving week anyways... I guess my only concern is doing my training run at race pace: I'm far too competitive to try and make it a pure training run if I do it. There's a part of me that would like to gauge my progress so far under real race conditions.

 

[Sand]

Any thoughts to running a half marathon in the midst of marathon training?The Thanksgiving Day Marathon/Half in Atlanta falls perfectly within my schedule: I'm supposed to run a 13 mile long run Thanksgiving week anyways... I guess my only concern is doing my training run at race pace: I'm far too competitive to try and make it a pure training run if I do it. There's a part of me that would like to gauge my progress so far under real race conditions.

I wish I had good advice for you, but my gut decisions when these type of situations come up is "F### it, let's go."

 

[gruecd]

Any thoughts to running a half marathon in the midst of marathon training?

The Thanksgiving Day Marathon/Half in Atlanta falls perfectly within my schedule: I'm supposed to run a 13 mile long run Thanksgiving week anyways... I guess my only concern is doing my training run at race pace: I'm far too competitive to try and make it a pure training run if I do it. There's a part of me that would like to gauge my progress so far under real race conditions.

When's your marathon? As long as there's sufficient time for recovery, I think that a HM in the midst of marathon training is a great way to gauge your fitness!!

 

[Keggers]

So on RW online I read about the Yasso 800s and decided to give it a go. Near the bottom of the article it says that he starts with 4 repeats and adds one more on each subsequent week until you get to 10. Last night I did 5 repeats and felt great! Hopefully in 5 weeks I can do all 10!

So I got sidetracked and didn't exactly stick to the Yasso plan. But I decided to give it a go yesterday. I managed to do 5 x 800 at 7:00 pace and 1 x 800 at 6:40 pace....with 400 as my recoveries. I really enjoy this type of training run.

 

[BassNBrew]

Any thoughts to running a half marathon in the midst of marathon training?The Thanksgiving Day Marathon/Half in Atlanta falls perfectly within my schedule: I'm supposed to run a 13 mile long run Thanksgiving week anyways... I guess my only concern is doing my training run at race pace: I'm far too competitive to try and make it a pure training run if I do it. There's a part of me that would like to gauge my progress so far under real race conditions.

1. I'm sure HTFU applies here somehow.2. Step back and realize that you just asked if you should run 13 miles on route A as opposed to route B.3. What's the worst thing that's going to happened in the event that wouldn't happen in a training run? Pregnant lady passes you crushing your spirit forever?4. Unless you're a pro, when in doubt, do whatever is going to be the most fun for you.

 

[jonmhend]

And now a visual PSA about why you shouldn't wear compression socks in pubic :X (race photos from Sunday):

Oof

Getting beat by a girl...

Pizza & a Bloody Mary for Breakfast

Guy to the left wondering WTF I'm wearing....

Woulda been nice if they'd told me I was in the awards shots..

Seriously, how does my wife let me out of the house in these?

:X I have no idea what you're talking about...

 

[jonmhend]

Took a step back today. After 11 on Sunday and 6 yesterday, went out for what was supposed to be a fast-ish 4.5 miler. Felt like crap the entire way and the legs were really bothering me. Cut it to 3.5 miles and am left hoping it was just a bad day. I did treat the 6 as what I guess would be a tempo run - faster than my goal pace for about 3.5 miles, then goal pace the last 2.5. Seems like every time I try to add speed workouts, my legs don't take kindly to it. Maybe I should add more of them so they start getting used to it.

I'll try to go back out and hit 6 tomorrow with 13 on Saturday or Sunday. If I can get the 13, I plan to cut back to 10 the following week followed by a 10 mile race on Turkey day then LV RnR on Dec 6. The 10 miler will be my first race since the Indy Mini marathon in '95.

 

[gruecd]

4. Unless you're a pro, when in doubt, do whatever is going to be the most fun for you.

With all due respect, I totally disagree with this statement. I'm not a pro, but I've definitely got goals as a runner, and there are a lot of things that I'd enjoy doing that would be detrimental to those goals. For example, I ran the first 21 miles of the Fox Cities Marathon as a training run three weeks before Chicago. Would it have been fun to have finished and gotten another medal? Sure. But it certainly would've been detrimental to the pursuit of my bigger goal, which was getting my BQ and PR in Chicago.

 

[pigskinliquors]

Steve: GREAT News!

I am 110% sure I am not Oh well, while both my ankles are still wrecked, my calves feel great.

I'm man enough to wear those sox as well as can be seen from my race pic's which were just posted (with my new goattee, for the race)! Not even a bit surprising that I was heal-striking more than normal. My stride was shot early on, and the pic's are taken at the halfway point and end. I'm a little upset that they didn't take any pic's of the course, and the only one's I have of are the less than a half mile of the run that was on concrete. [edited to add: OH CRAP!, you can't direct link to the photos. Go to this link. My bib # is 108; then try 54 and 114 (you might need some alone time)].

More importantly, here are the pictures of #54, who was my main motivation during the first half of the race; and my nomination for the best race stalkee of the year (#114).

I also have a question regarding recovery. My legs feel much better today, with very little muscle soreness, and zero joint soreness (thanks trails!). For marathons I typically take a full week off and then get back in the game slowly. Anyone else have any advice beyond that? I feel like I could probably go for a run tomorrow am without too much pain.

After a little more "race-stalking" you might want to also look up #'s 388, 176 (she took the top off later to reveal a VERY small running bra), and 121 (dirty girl = took a fall).

 

[Dexter]

I pushed my body too hard this past weekend. I've come down with a cold and have stopped all running. Hopeful I'm well enough this weekend to put in 9+ miles.

 

[Workhorse]

Any thoughts to running a half marathon in the midst of marathon training?

The Thanksgiving Day Marathon/Half in Atlanta falls perfectly within my schedule: I'm supposed to run a 13 mile long run Thanksgiving week anyways... I guess my only concern is doing my training run at race pace: I'm far too competitive to try and make it a pure training run if I do it. There's a part of me that would like to gauge my progress so far under real race conditions.

When's your marathon? As long as there's sufficient time for recovery, I think that a HM in the midst of marathon training is a great way to gauge your fitness!!

January. Plenty of time to recover.I guess my question was about substituting a weekly long run for a full pace Half Marathon race and how that might affect my training going forward. Don't want to overdo it and overtrain, you know?

 

[Juxtatarot]

Started running again over the last week. After the Chicago Marathon last month I wanted to allow plenty of time to heal as I had a lot of knee pain. I'm still not 100% but I was getting anxious to resume. I'm only going about 5 to 7 miles so far and plan to build back up gradually. It's always so difficult to decide when to rest and when to run through aches and pains.

 

[BassNBrew]

4. Unless you're a pro, when in doubt, do whatever is going to be the most fun for you.

With all due respect, I totally disagree with this statement. I'm not a pro, but I've definitely got goals as a runner, and there are a lot of things that I'd enjoy doing that would be detrimental to those goals. For example, I ran the first 21 miles of the Fox Cities Marathon as a training run three weeks before Chicago. Would it have been fun to have finished and gotten another medal? Sure. But it certainly would've been detrimental to the pursuit of my bigger goal, which was getting my BQ and PR in Chicago.

Well you determined what would be more fun for you. Like I said, "when in doubt". Obviously drinking beer the nite before the race rather than going to bed would be more fun at that instant. I'm not promoting that as a good idea.I think you made my point with the fact that you decided to do the first 21 miles of that event rather than 21 miles of road elsewhere.

 

[pigskinliquors]

4. Unless you're a pro, when in doubt, do whatever is going to be the most fun for you.

With all due respect, I totally disagree with this statement. I'm not a pro, but I've definitely got goals as a runner, and there are a lot of things that I'd enjoy doing that would be detrimental to those goals. For example, I ran the first 21 miles of the Fox Cities Marathon as a training run three weeks before Chicago. Would it have been fun to have finished and gotten another medal? Sure. But it certainly would've been detrimental to the pursuit of my bigger goal, which was getting my BQ and PR in Chicago.

Well you determined what would be more fun for you. Like I said, "when in doubt". Obviously drinking beer the nite before the race rather than going to bed would be more fun at that instant. I'm not promoting that as a good idea.I think you made my point with the fact that you decided to do the first 21 miles of that event rather than 21 miles of road elsewhere.

I have consumed at least a couple beers/drinks before literally every ride/run/tri over the past 5 years. Carbs + better sleep edited to add: not immediately before, but the night before.

 

[2Young2BBald]

Took a step back today. After 11 on Sunday and 6 yesterday, went out for what was supposed to be a fast-ish 4.5 miler. Felt like crap the entire way and the legs were really bothering me. Cut it to 3.5 miles and am left hoping it was just a bad day. I did treat the 6 as what I guess would be a tempo run - faster than my goal pace for about 3.5 miles, then goal pace the last 2.5. Seems like every time I try to add speed workouts, my legs don't take kindly to it. Maybe I should add more of them so they start getting used to it.I'll try to go back out and hit 6 tomorrow with 13 on Saturday or Sunday. If I can get the 13, I plan to cut back to 10 the following week followed by a 10 mile race on Turkey day then LV RnR on Dec 6. The 10 miler will be my first race since the Indy Mini marathon in '95.

Is the start of RnR Vegas in front of Mandalay Bay like last year? If so, I have some important logistical info for you. My wife and I had to report to a staging area in the convention area in Mandalay Bay to corral with the other couples getting married or remarried in race. There are TONS of bathrooms back in there and there was no waiting. When we walked outside in to the parking lot, each porta potty was about 200 people deep. Oh, and if you run in an Elvis costume you can be at the front of the race with the other Elvi.

 

[Third]

114

 

[jonmhend]

Took a step back today. After 11 on Sunday and 6 yesterday, went out for what was supposed to be a fast-ish 4.5 miler. Felt like crap the entire way and the legs were really bothering me. Cut it to 3.5 miles and am left hoping it was just a bad day. I did treat the 6 as what I guess would be a tempo run - faster than my goal pace for about 3.5 miles, then goal pace the last 2.5. Seems like every time I try to add speed workouts, my legs don't take kindly to it. Maybe I should add more of them so they start getting used to it.I'll try to go back out and hit 6 tomorrow with 13 on Saturday or Sunday. If I can get the 13, I plan to cut back to 10 the following week followed by a 10 mile race on Turkey day then LV RnR on Dec 6. The 10 miler will be my first race since the Indy Mini marathon in '95.

Is the start of RnR Vegas in front of Mandalay Bay like last year? If so, I have some important logistical info for you. My wife and I had to report to a staging area in the convention area in Mandalay Bay to corral with the other couples getting married or remarried in race. There are TONS of bathrooms back in there and there was no waiting. When we walked outside in to the parking lot, each porta potty was about 200 people deep. Oh, and if you run in an Elvis costume you can be at the front of the race with the other Elvi.

Thanks - that's good info. That is where it starts.

 

[pigskinliquors]

114

She has set the bar for all future stalking!

 

[2Young2BBald]

Steve: GREAT News!

I am 110% sure I am not Oh well, while both my ankles are still wrecked, my calves feel great.

I'm man enough to wear those sox as well as can be seen from my race pic's which were just posted (with my new goattee, for the race)! Not even a bit surprising that I was heal-striking more than normal. My stride was shot early on, and the pic's are taken at the halfway point and end. I'm a little upset that they didn't take any pic's of the course, and the only one's I have of are the less than a half mile of the run that was on concrete. [edited to add: OH CRAP!, you can't direct link to the photos. Go to this link. My bib # is 108; then try 54 and 114 (you might need some alone time)].

More importantly, here are the pictures of #54, who was my main motivation during the first half of the race; and my nomination for the best race stalkee of the year (#114).

I also have a question regarding recovery. My legs feel much better today, with very little muscle soreness, and zero joint soreness (thanks trails!). For marathons I typically take a full week off and then get back in the game slowly. Anyone else have any advice beyond that? I feel like I could probably go for a run tomorrow am without too much pain.

After a little more "race-stalking" you might want to also look up #'s 388, 176 (she took the top off later to reveal a VERY small running bra), and 121 (dirty girl = took a fall).

I have always been and huge fan of women's calves. But, more and more as I do these events, I am becoming and ab man. One of the local radio shows recently had a call in segment for men to call in on if they had to pick a women with a great body and a so-so face, or a beautiful face and a so-so body, which would they pick. I am all over the great body, so-so face pick.

 

[Darrinll40]

No run today, I got home late from work, but I did do 10 lunges on each leg. This is my second day of lunges and so far 10 is my limit. Planning a 3.5-4 tomorrow when I get home from work.

 

[Sand]

For you marathon/ultra runners - how about some ultra-surgery?

 

[prosopis]

Steve: GREAT News!

I am 110% sure I am not Oh well, while both my ankles are still wrecked, my calves feel great.

I'm man enough to wear those sox as well as can be seen from my race pic's which were just posted (with my new goattee, for the race)! Not even a bit surprising that I was heal-striking more than normal. My stride was shot early on, and the pic's are taken at the halfway point and end. I'm a little upset that they didn't take any pic's of the course, and the only one's I have of are the less than a half mile of the run that was on concrete. [edited to add: OH CRAP!, you can't direct link to the photos. Go to this link. My bib # is 108; then try 54 and 114 (you might need some alone time)].

More importantly, here are the pictures of #54, who was my main motivation during the first half of the race; and my nomination for the best race stalkee of the year (#114).

I also have a question regarding recovery. My legs feel much better today, with very little muscle soreness, and zero joint soreness (thanks trails!). For marathons I typically take a full week off and then get back in the game slowly. Anyone else have any advice beyond that? I feel like I could probably go for a run tomorrow am without too much pain.

After a little more "race-stalking" you might want to also look up #'s 388, 176 (she took the top off later to reveal a VERY small running bra), and 121 (dirty girl = took a fall).

Nice pics. Was it cold? Some of the girls look like they may have been cold.

 

[gruecd]

I have always been and huge fan of women's calves. But, more and more as I do these events, I am becoming and ab man. One of the local radio shows recently had a call in segment for men to call in on if they had to pick a women with a great body and a so-so face, or a beautiful face and a so-so body, which would they pick. I am all over the great body, so-so face pick.

Agreed. As a friend of mine says, her face is in the pillow half the time anyway!

 

[BassNBrew]

I have always been and huge fan of women's calves. But, more and more as I do these events, I am becoming and ab man. One of the local radio shows recently had a call in segment for men to call in on if they had to pick a women with a great body and a so-so face, or a beautiful face and a so-so body, which would they pick. I am all over the great body, so-so face pick.

Agreed. As a friend of mine says, her face is in the pillow half the time anyway!

The counterpoint being that exercise and diet can fix body issues but does very little for the face.

 

[SteveUK]

Got home yesterday evening and hadn't had any pain all day, so, after a short 'discussion' with my wife, went out for a short 3 mile run Felt a little weird at first on the Doc's insert but soon got used to it and more importantly felt no pain in my foot.

Even so, I am going to take it easy getting back running...nothing longer than 4 miles for a couple of weeks so I don't overwork my foot.

Definitely felt great to run again!

 

[2Young2BBald]

Got home yesterday evening and hadn't had any pain all day, so, after a short 'discussion' with my wife, went out for a short 3 mile run Felt a little weird at first on the Doc's insert but soon got used to it and more importantly felt no pain in my foot.Even so, I am going to take it easy getting back running...nothing longer than 4 miles for a couple of weeks so I don't overwork my foot.Definitely felt great to run again!

does 'discussion' = ? If so, nice pre-run warm up

 

[pigskinliquors]

For you marathon/ultra runners - how about some ultra-surgery?

Giddy'up! I have three bloody nails from my run, and still don't know how many of them I'll lose. The one thing I did like about my Pearl Izumi's is that they didn't seem to bother my toes nearly as much as my Asics.

Nice pics. Was it cold? Some of the girls look like they may have been cold. w00t.gif

It was a bit nippy at the start of the race (low 60's), but it was 75'ish when I finished (which could have also added to my cramping/no water problem. I'm also in the "body" over "face" argument. Mrs. Liquors has always had a beautiful face, but at 37, her body just keeps getting better and better

 

[BassNBrew]

Rampant cheating at the Florida IM.

 

[2Young2BBald]

Rampant cheating at the Florida IM.

Coupled with rampant compression sock usage. I am so ahead of my time. That guy is a #### for even capturing the drafting IMO. I've read the USAT rule on drafting and its very clear AND honestly do my best to adhere. When I was looking at the Kona results, looking for a local women who competed, I was surprised to see so many "DQ" listings (most of which I assume are for drafting violations or Illegal gear).

This got me to thinking. Just about every long race I think I have had moments of "geez, if I just snuck down that alley or ran up that hill on a trail run I'd save some serious time". But, that is not why I am doing this and what kind of role model would I be for my kids? I can't imagine (at 41) that any type of cheating would be worth it.

 

[BassNBrew]

Rampant cheating at the Florida IM.

In their defense, I will say that once a pack forms it's virtually impossible for it to break up. It's human nature to chase down the guy in front of you or keep someone who passed you in sight. Once several people start doing this, you have a pack. The only way it will break up is if it falls into a pecking order by strength. Also, technically speaking, I think the rule book allows 20-30 secs of "drafting" a rider you're passing. Looks like some of these folks were rotating from one pass to the next and then dropping back. I would like to see the USAT address this.As a strong biker and slow swimmer, I frequently pass blantant tamdems and trios of drafters in local races. It's kind of a pisser when you know you're working hard and they're conserving to pass you on the run.

I see this issue out at the speedway all the time and have been involved (we don't have any allowed time in the draft zone). Really you have two choices. Sit up and fall off the back which is contray to riding as hard as you can. Or try to adhere to the spirit of the rules by staying directly out of the path of the rider(s) in front of you. We have around 100 people on a 1.5 mi oval at the same time. Some days you're all alone and others you're in traffic. We can go about 4 wide in a turn before you hit the banking.

 

[2Young2BBald]

Rampant cheating at the Florida IM.

I am the polar opposite on the bike as I am at the slower end. If I am lucky enough to catch anyone (typically, they are 50+, female and on a mountain bike) I try to keep just off their left shoulder to be "legal". This gets real tough when you are open road racing and there is traffic and no designated bike lane. On a closed course, I would think tighter adherence to the no drafting rule should be obeyed.

 

[pigskinliquors]

I am was the polar opposite until I got my new bike.

Fixed!

 

[Workhorse]

17 miler at 9:14 pace this AM... Felt amazing.

 

[Darrinll40]

Got home yesterday evening and hadn't had any pain all day, so, after a short 'discussion' with my wife, went out for a short 3 mile run Felt a little weird at first on the Doc's insert but soon got used to it and more importantly felt no pain in my foot.Even so, I am going to take it easy getting back running...nothing longer than 4 miles for a couple of weeks so I don't overwork my foot.Definitely felt great to run again!

does 'discussion' = ? If so, nice pre-run warm up

His wife has been a great friend to me for more than 20 years. I can almost guarantee that the "discussion" did not involve .

 

[Sand]

17 miler at 9:14 pace this AM... Felt amazing.

Wow - awesome!Just looking over your race results - gotta love hitting 7min/mile on the nose for your 5k. I am aiming for that next weekend.

 

[Sand]

Rampant cheating at the Florida IM.

When I looked at those I saw a lot of folks trying to stay out of the draft line of others. It wasn't until toward the back of the pack you had some wheelsuckers (from what I could discern). Of greater concern were the folks going to the left of the yellow line. That offense is both much more dangerous and there is no interpretation needed - if they see you you'll get a penalty.

 

[Workhorse]

17 miler at 9:14 pace this AM... Felt amazing.

Wow - awesome!Just looking over your race results - gotta love hitting 7min/mile on the nose for your 5k. I am aiming for that next weekend.

Yeah, I was thrilled with that time - Especially given a slightly hilly course. Once I'm done with my Marathon in January, I'm going to train to try and break 20 minutes in the Spring.

 

[BassNBrew]

When I looked at those I saw a lot of folks trying to stay out of the draft line of others. It wasn't until toward the back of the pack you had some wheelsuckers (from what I could discern). Of greater concern were the folks going to the left of the yellow line. That offense is both much more dangerous and there is no interpretation needed - if they see you you'll get a penalty.

Passed 3 vehicles of the left in competition this year and was way over the yellow line while doing so. Open courses are the norm here. You get slow bikers backing up traffic. Basic options are to sit up until the vehicle can get around them and ruin your race or take you chances on a ref being around and pass the whole lot in one swoop.

 

[Darrinll40]

17 miler at 9:14 pace this AM... Felt amazing.

Wow - awesome!Just looking over your race results - gotta love hitting 7min/mile on the nose for your 5k. I am aiming for that next weekend.

Yeah, I was thrilled with that time - Especially given a slightly hilly course. Once I'm done with my Marathon in January, I'm going to train to try and break 20 minutes in the Spring.

I wish I was fast, my best 5k was only 23:48.

 

[meeka]

I had a 'discussion' with my wife about our race schedule for 2010. I had to give up on the amounts of races I will run, but I will be running another marathon next year.

Stillwater Marathon - May 30

Time to Fly 10K - June 2?

Monster Dash Half marathon - Oct 30th

Turkey Trot 8k

I want to go under 4:00 for the marathon which will be 16+ minutes faster than my first marathon. I trained for my first marathon with the main goal of not getting injured. I am going to train for this one with a time goal to shoot for. My training starts right now. I need to drop about 15 pounds to get into ideal running shape. If I can stay in the low 170s I will have a much better shot at reaching my racing goals for 2010.

Game on.

 

[pigskinliquors]

It's Go Time Meeka! Great to see your schedule

My Mini-Update:

Since none of you hosers gave me any recovery suggestions I went out for a nice 2 mile run this morning. I ran on the trails behind our house, as I thought it would be better on my joints and muscles. All felt good, and I ran an 8:40 followed by an 8:12. Not a lot of effort, but more importantly little pain. I'll keep my runs short and slow for another week, but it's nice to be back at it.

The results are finally posted for my race. I ended up in 43rd (out of 125) with a time of 5:46:55. Being my first Ultra, I'm really happy with it. Had I been just 2 minutes slower, I'd have been passed by a 62 year old, to go along with the 63 year old who passed me during mile 30 . My internal goals were to most importantly finish, then to go sub 6:00, and to be in the top half (all three accomplished). Had I not let the last two gentlemen pass me in the last 1.5 miles, I'd have ended up top 3rd. I also just found out that I beat a good friend of mine by just over 5 minutes, though neither of us knew the other was running, or even there With just a little better preparation, I feel I could have gone 5:30, which was the pace I was on through mile 22 = I at least have a goal for next time!

 

[Sand]

17 miler at 9:14 pace this AM... Felt amazing.

Wow - awesome!Just looking over your race results - gotta love hitting 7min/mile on the nose for your 5k. I am aiming for that next weekend.

Yeah, I was thrilled with that time - Especially given a slightly hilly course. Once I'm done with my Marathon in January, I'm going to train to try and break 20 minutes in the Spring.

I wish I was fast, my best 5k was only 23:48. :(

Schedule one once you hit 190. I'll bet you can reset that PR.

 

[tri-man 47]

Liquors - nice numbers!

SteveUK - nice come-backer!

Workhorse - nice training!

Meeka - nice plans!

#114 - nice to know ya! :(

 

[Sand]

I had a 'discussion' with my wife about our race schedule for 2010. I had to give up on the amounts of races I will run, but I will be running another marathon next year.

Stillwater Marathon - May 30

Time to Fly 10K - June 2?

Monster Dash Half marathon - Oct 30th

Turkey Trot 8k

I want to go under 4:00 for the marathon which will be 16+ minutes faster than my first marathon. I trained for my first marathon with the main goal of not getting injured. I am going to train for this one with a time goal to shoot for. My training starts right now. I need to drop about 15 pounds to get into ideal running shape. If I can stay in the low 170s I will have a much better shot at reaching my racing goals for 2010.

Game on.

Should we :( for you too?

 

[Darrinll40]

4 miler today. Did it in 42:36 and that was with an 11:30 first mile. Over 3 minutes faster than the same run on Tuesday, though it was 72 degrees on Tuesday and 60 today. I gotta be honest I felt great out there once I got the always hard first mile out of the way. I got into a nice smooth rhythm and felt really comfortable. This good run came at just the right time, I needed a good one after my last two long runs.

 

[Darrinll40]

17 miler at 9:14 pace this AM... Felt amazing.

Wow - awesome!Just looking over your race results - gotta love hitting 7min/mile on the nose for your 5k. I am aiming for that next weekend.

Yeah, I was thrilled with that time - Especially given a slightly hilly course. Once I'm done with my Marathon in January, I'm going to train to try and break 20 minutes in the Spring.

I wish I was fast, my best 5k was only 23:48.

Schedule one once you hit 190. I'll bet you can reset that PR.

Maybe one day. Except for last Sunday I am keeping up the weight loss.

 

[BassNBrew]

It's Go Time Meeka! Great to see your schedule

My Mini-Update:

Since none of you hosers gave me any recovery suggestions I went out for a nice 2 mile run this morning. I ran on the trails behind our house, as I thought it would be better on my joints and muscles. All felt good, and I ran an 8:40 followed by an 8:12. Not a lot of effort, but more importantly little pain. I'll keep my runs short and slow for another week, but it's nice to be back at it.

The results are finally posted for my race. I ended up in 43rd (out of 125) with a time of 5:46:55. Being my first Ultra, I'm really happy with it. Had I been just 2 minutes slower, I'd have been passed by a 62 year old, to go along with the 63 year old who passed me during mile 30 . My internal goals were to most importantly finish, then to go sub 6:00, and to be in the top half (all three accomplished). Had I not let the last two gentlemen pass me in the last 1.5 miles, I'd have ended up top 3rd. I also just found out that I beat a good friend of mine by just over 5 minutes, though neither of us knew the other was running, or even there With just a little better preparation, I feel I could have gone 5:30, which was the pace I was on through mile 22 = I at least have a goal for next time!

Impressive work dude!