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Nope, but its an SOS qualifier (that I have no prayer qualifying for). I am doing The Battle of Waterloo. I have talked to dozens of folks that have done it and everyone pretty much says "it kicked my ###, but it was the most fun event I have done, EVER".
Having raced in the shadow of Downtown Detroit (including swimming in the Detroit River) this past weekend, I get it. There is nothing like getting to race a big event in YOUR city. The Detroit Marathon & 1/2 Marathon crosses over the bridge to Canada and returns to the USA under the Detroit River. First time I did that one I got chills thinking how amazing it was to be racing through the streets, and over and under these amazing structures I traveled my whole life.All kinds of things come to mind here - toxic waste and dead bodies in the Hudson, dodging bullets in NJ, etc.Of the new IMs, I'd be much more interested in IM Mont Tremblant, to be honest. (Or even better would be St. George, IMO, though it isn't a new sparkly one). I have no interest in IMs, though.
btw- it looks like the only "real" NYC part of this is the end of the run, which finishes in Riverside Park, along the Hudson right about where the NYC Olympic Tri starts. It doesn't seem to do much, if any, running on the streets. Most of this is done along the Palisades Park in NJ, just across the George Washington Bridge from the city. That's an area NYC cyclists know FAR too well (although I think the bike route goes along the Palisades Parkway and not 9W). The run should be really nice- one of my favorite workout areas just under the bridge along the Hudson before heading up and over the GW into Manhattan. Teh swim..Having raced in the shadow of Downtown Detroit (including swimming in the Detroit River) this past weekend, I get it. There is nothing like getting to race a big event in YOUR city. The Detroit Marathon & 1/2 Marathon crosses over the bridge to Canada and returns to the USA under the Detroit River. First time I did that one I got chills thinking how amazing it was to be racing through the streets, and over and under these amazing structures I traveled my whole life.All kinds of things come to mind here - toxic waste and dead bodies in the Hudson, dodging bullets in NJ, etc.
... I've swum the Hudson a few times- but in the NYC Tri which goes to the 79th St Boat Basin (and by a lot of anchored boats where I imagined them ####ting and pissing furiously before pumping everything out into the course while I raced). I figure the area under the Bridge is a little... cleaner. But for no good reason really. Even though they say it's clean, it still gives me the creeps.
I concur. Mont Tremblant looks MUCH better than NYC, especially considering only about 1% of the race is actually in NYC. They should call the race IM New Jersey. Plus, the race is exceptionally cost-prohibitive. General entry slots for $900 is ridiculous. You can do 3 Rev3 events for LESS than that, total.All kinds of things come to mind here - toxic waste and dead bodies in the Hudson, dodging bullets in NJ, etc.
The feels like is only 100. Suck it up, Sally.
It has dropped to 105 and feels like 99. I am going for it. I cant wait any longer.The feels like is only 100. Suck it up, Sally.
I failed this. A little after 5 miles I turned around and pretty much walked home. I was feeling really discouraged when I turned around. I cant remember I the last time I failed this badly. I am hoping the heat makes up for the fail. Shouldn't 5 miles in over 100 degrees give me the benefit of 10 miles in normal temps?It has dropped to 105 and feels like 99. I am going for it. I cant wait any longer.The feels like is only 100. Suck it up, Sally.
Man don't discount how much that extreme heat affects you. Be extremely careful.I failed this. A little after 5 miles I turned around and pretty much walked home. I was feeling really discouraged when I turned around. I cant remember I the last time I failed this badly. I am hoping the heat makes up for the fail. Shouldn't 5 miles in over 100 degrees give me the benefit of 10 miles in normal temps?It has dropped to 105 and feels like 99. I am going for it. I cant wait any longer.The feels like is only 100. Suck it up, Sally.
You might try some interval work so that your body has a chance to cool down a bit between sets. Warm up a bit (in a running sense), then maybe do some half-miles at a brisk pace with a couple minute walk in between each. The slightly faster pacing will be good training, and overall it will be a good blend of some endurance and pacing. But it also allows your body temp to regulate a bit in that extreme heat.Man don't discount how much that extreme heat affects you. Be extremely careful.I failed this. A little after 5 miles I turned around and pretty much walked home. I was feeling really discouraged when I turned around. I cant remember I the last time I failed this badly. I am hoping the heat makes up for the fail. Shouldn't 5 miles in over 100 degrees give me the benefit of 10 miles in normal temps?It has dropped to 105 and feels like 99. I am going for it. I cant wait any longer.The feels like is only 100. Suck it up, Sally.
afterwards.
Have fun, gruecd. I don't know if 3.8 miles is enough of a warm-up for a marathon, so go easy and try not to pull/sprain anything.
A marathon fun run. 
Have fun!
Finally an impressive training run from Gru. Most of his runs don't stack up to ours time wise. These guys that do Boston in just over 2 hours...meh...they should run another 2-3 hours and really see what a long run is like.'Ned said:'IvanKaramazov said:Have fun, gruecd. I don't know if 3.8 miles is enough of a warm-up for a marathon, so go easy and try not to pull/sprain anything.
Have fun dude...is this your 1st "ultra"?By the way, if I were in your shoes and had your ability, I'd take off at the start at a 5 min/mi pace just to mess with the lead dogs.'gruecd said:I don't know if anyone is racing this weekend, but just in case, I wanted to do a quick drive-by to say "good luck" before I head out of town for the weekend. I'm running Grandma's Marathon on Saturday with a friend who's turning 30 on Monday; we're running 3.8 miles beforehand and then running the marathon as a long training run, thus "30 for 30." We'll probably be running around 9:00 pace, stopping to drink with the college kids, etc., so it will almost definitely be slower than any of the 14 previous marathons that I've run; as a result, I'm hoping that I'll be in tip-top shape for plenty of
Thanks for the advice. Last night I did start the brisk walk thing when ever my HR got in the high 170s. I would then run again when it hit low 160s. It was just to hot though. I am supposed to do a slow recovery 4 miles tomorrow and I am seriously thinking about using the gym tread mill for it. I will then do my long run early Sat morning.You might try some interval work so that your body has a chance to cool down a bit between sets. Warm up a bit (in a running sense), then maybe do some half-miles at a brisk pace with a couple minute walk in between each. The slightly faster pacing will be good training, and overall it will be a good blend of some endurance and pacing. But it also allows your body temp to regulate a bit in that extreme heat.Man don't discount how much that extreme heat affects you. Be extremely careful.I failed this. A little after 5 miles I turned around and pretty much walked home. I was feeling really discouraged when I turned around. I cant remember I the last time I failed this badly. I am hoping the heat makes up for the fail. Shouldn't 5 miles in over 100 degrees give me the benefit of 10 miles in normal temps?It has dropped to 105 and feels like 99. I am going for it. I cant wait any longer.The feels like is only 100. Suck it up, Sally.
Technically, I guess. I mean, it's my first run longer than a marathon, but I really don't consider anything under 50 miles to be an "ultra."
Nope! What's the story behind 'em?
Damn, dude. A 22 miler 4 days after a 20? That's..... ambitious.Wed - 13-15 mi mtb ride with my son on the greenway trails, college campus, and local neighborhoods. I was nice doing an easy ride w/o a computer on board. Only downside was that the lil' #### wanted to do some sprints up the hills and he can motor for short distances.Thur - 6.2 mile progression run.Did last last 2/10's at Gru's marathon pace. Can I imagine doing this for another 26 miles
GLGB. What time is the start? It's going to be hot so I hope you get a nice early 7am start.
7:30. Shouldn't be too bad. Good news is that the first 2 miles are down hill. Bad news is that you run back up those 2 miles at the end. Best news is that there are tickets for two free beers on my bib - looking forward to pounding two cold ones at 9 a.m. tomorrow and then getting on with my day.Just glad to be getting back out there. I usually run in the morning, but yesterday I planned to run after work. It was encouraging to me that by about lunchtime, I was itching to be out there running. Not really sure where I lost my running mojo in recent months, but I am determined to bring it back.
Breakfast of Champions
Lunch and Dinner of Champions
Yikes! Brew is one tough dude.Damn, dude. A 22 miler 4 days after a 20? That's..... ambitious.Wed - 13-15 mi mtb ride with my son on the greenway trails, college campus, and local neighborhoods. I was nice doing an easy ride w/o a computer on board. Only downside was that the lil' #### wanted to do some sprints up the hills and he can motor for short distances.Thur - 6.2 mile progression run.Did last last 2/10's at Gru's marathon pace. Can I imagine doing this for another 26 miles
Got a half mile swim in before work Thursday, followed by another 6 mile run last night. I need to do a long (12 - 14 mile) run tomorrow. The marathon training guide I'm using says I should be at 14 but I may have to modify that a bit, we'll see how it goes.
I don't know if there's much a story behind them but I was looking on ****'s Sporting Goods website for running socks because I have had blister problems with cotton socks. Just curious if anyone used this kind.I'd take suggestions on other ones that are avaible at ****'s or Sports Authority.
I have a bunch of these. Wear 'em running and biking all the time. Good socks.
we actually had a sock discussion a page or two or three ago, in case you want to look back.---Back to the track for 400m repeats this morning ...8 @ :87 / lap.'Exit 1 said:
Big Fish Tri SundayI've decided I don't care what people think. I'm sure I looked foolish to everyone at stony creek when I was putting on my wetsuit to swim. So what you did wouldn't even phase me these days.
I forgot you mentioned you are doing this one. You are off to a great start this season, go kill this one!
Just got back from a local 10K. This is a very small event, and I would guess there were 60-70 entrants, 10-15 of which were area high school and college runners. Temp was about 70 with mild winds, so conditions were about as good as you could reasonably expect for mid-June. Finished in 48:40, which is "only" 45 seconds off my PR. Obviously 45 seconds is a non-trivial amount of time in a race of this distance, but I'll take it. As much as I don't like 10Ks, I really need to find one in the fall or spring -- when the weather figures to be very good -- and really train for it. There's absolutely no reason why I can't knock at least a minute or two off today's time, seeing as how I'm not currently in anything close to mid-distance racing shape. Anyway, now that I'm starting to feel recovered from Fargo, I need to figure out what's next on the horizon. I'm starting to setting on the idea of targeting the Sioux Falls half-marathon in September as my next "A" race. My 1:48
x HM PR isn't super-soft, but it's do-able and would be a good goal.GL to everybody else racing, and good luck to gru to on his 30 mile fun run.
Podium visit? No qualifiers for field size.
...trusting that this is another one of those 2Young typos and not some sort of sicko reaction to the swim workout.
my wife. She's pushing to do another 5K this Sunday. Who am I to turn that down? 
Have fun grue, you just kill me.
