Ran a 10k in June (5 Viewers)

[tri-man 47]

Grue is through mile 20 at a 6:50/mile pace! Only 10K to go.Go Grue Go!!!!!!!

He should be crossing the finish line very, very soon! This is possibly a pinnacle moment in this thread...

Meh. A podium result not likely.

Actually, he very well might win the Clydesdale division (based on last year's results), and only be five minutes out of the age group top five, using last year's times. But a Clydesdale award should be his! Hoping for gold!!

 

[FBG26]

GRUE has finished the 2011 Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon with a time of 2:59:48, 6:51/mile per mile.YAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome!! What a stud!

 

[FBG26]

Will post more info later when I get home and can look at my Garmin stats, but finished TC Marathon in 4:42ish today. Beautiful day for a run! Was maintaining 10 min/miles until about 19. Ended up walking nearly two miles somewhere around 23-25 as I just ran out of steam.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Will post more info later when I get home and can look at my Garmin stats, but finished TC Marathon in 4:42ish today. Beautiful day for a run! Was maintaining 10 min/miles until about 19. Ended up walking nearly two miles somewhere around 23-25 as I just ran out of steam.

Congrats on the finish. I ran this event last year and I'll look forward to reading your report.

 

[Sand]

Will post more info later when I get home and can look at my Garmin stats, but finished TC Marathon in 4:42ish today. Beautiful day for a run! Was maintaining 10 min/miles until about 19. Ended up walking nearly two miles somewhere around 23-25 as I just ran out of steam.

Congrats! Look forward to hearing the nitty gritty.

 

[tri-man 47]

Will post more info later when I get home and can look at my Garmin stats, but finished TC Marathon in 4:42ish today. Beautiful day for a run! Was maintaining 10 min/miles until about 19. Ended up walking nearly two miles somewhere around 23-25 as I just ran out of steam.

You had us at "finished TC Marathon." Congrats on the achievement!

 

[gruecd]

Hey, guys. Just chilling out watching the Brewers and the Packers, but I wanted to hop on quick and says thanks for all the kind words this morning.

I'll post a full race report later, but it was obviously a great day. Ran a near-perfect race, splitting 1:29:47/1:30:01 en route to the 2:59:48. Hard to believe that just a couple of years ago I was struggling to break 1:30 in the half. My sore hammy was barking from the gun, so I ran the whole race wondering when it was gonna seize up on me. Thankfully it didn't. It was an awesome moment at mile 25-1/2 when I finally realized that I was gonna do it. I will neither confirm nor deny the rumor that I may have gotten a little misty-eyed when it finally sunk in after the race.

Won the Clydesdale division by 20 minutes and got my award from Bart Yasso. Side note: I've met Bart 2-3 times in my life, dude has probably met millions of people in his travels, and yet when I went up to say "hi" before the race, he remembered my name. Awesome. When the emcee announced my name as the Clydesdale winner, Bart asked the guy for my time and then commented how great it was for a Clydesdale runner to go sub-3. Again, awesome.

Gonna grab some dinner, watch the rest of the Brewers, and then go out with some buddies to have a few beers to celebrate. Again, thanks for all the support!

 

[Monsieur Meursault]

Hey, guys. Just chilling out watching the Brewers and the Packers, but I wanted to hop on quick and says thanks for all the kind words this morning.I'll post a full race report later, but it was obviously a great day. Ran a near-perfect race, splitting 1:29:47/1:30:01 en route to the 2:59:48. Hard to believe that just a couple of years ago I was struggling to break 1:30 in the half. My sore hammy was barking from the gun, so I ran the whole race wondering when it was gonna seize up on me. Thankfully it didn't. It was an awesome moment at mile 25-1/2 when I finally realized that I was gonna do it. I will neither confirm nor deny the rumor that I may have gotten a little misty-eyed when it finally sunk in after the race.Won the Clydesdale division by 20 minutes and got my award from Bart Yasso. Side note: I've met Bart 2-3 times in my life, dude has probably met millions of people in his travels, and yet when I went up to say "hi" before the race, he remembered my name. Awesome. When the emcee announced my name as the Clydesdale winner, Bart asked the guy for my time and then commented how great it was for a Clydesdale runner to go sub-3. Again, awesome.Gonna grab some dinner, watch the rest of the Brewers, and then go out with some buddies to have a few beers to celebrate. Again, thanks for all the support!

You are amazing dude! You inspire myself, as I'm sure you inspire many of us in this thread. Truly impressive. Congratulations. You should enjoy the moment and treat yourself, as I'm sure you are.I started out at 5:30am on Saturday for a nice long run. By the end, I was hoping for 15 miles, and after mapping the run realized that I had actually done 18 miles. I certainly felt the pain of 18 miles, cuz my legs and feet were hurting. It felt great though, and I am feeling very good about the run.Did a 10-15 mile recovery bike ride today. Overall though, I am very happy with the weekend. Congrats to all.

 

[Darrinll40]

Hey, guys. Just chilling out watching the Brewers and the Packers, but I wanted to hop on quick and says thanks for all the kind words this morning.I'll post a full race report later, but it was obviously a great day. Ran a near-perfect race, splitting 1:29:47/1:30:01 en route to the 2:59:48. Hard to believe that just a couple of years ago I was struggling to break 1:30 in the half. My sore hammy was barking from the gun, so I ran the whole race wondering when it was gonna seize up on me. Thankfully it didn't. It was an awesome moment at mile 25-1/2 when I finally realized that I was gonna do it. I will neither confirm nor deny the rumor that I may have gotten a little misty-eyed when it finally sunk in after the race.Won the Clydesdale division by 20 minutes and got my award from Bart Yasso. Side note: I've met Bart 2-3 times in my life, dude has probably met millions of people in his travels, and yet when I went up to say "hi" before the race, he remembered my name. Awesome. When the emcee announced my name as the Clydesdale winner, Bart asked the guy for my time and then commented how great it was for a Clydesdale runner to go sub-3. Again, awesome.Gonna grab some dinner, watch the rest of the Brewers, and then go out with some buddies to have a few beers to celebrate. Again, thanks for all the support!

As many others have said, you are amazing. Honestly, I feel privileged, honored, and a little awed to be running with you on the Chase team.

 

[Ned]

FBG26 - CONGRATS! Looking forward to your RR.

Grue - so friggin awesome, GB. Can't wait to see the nitty gritty.

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On my end I had a nice easy 5mi recovery yesterday. It was almost too easy. 138 @ 9:40.

Today was the end of cycle two and the peak of Pfitz 18/55 with the second of three 20 milers. It was almost perfect conditions this morning aside from the off and on drizzle. Overcast, breezy, and 47 degrees. I decided I'd take tri's and wraith's advice and go 21 if I felt good. Well, it felt great! My usual Sunday route takes me out thru some trails which ended up being a total slopfest with all the rain we had this week. I had a blast sloppin' it up for 6 miles. It was cool seeing my HR elevate during the trails for it to come right back down after getting back on the blacktop. I had so much fun on the trails that I forgot where I was, distance wise, and ran past the turn around.

Ended up at 21.12mi with average HR 154 @ 9:26 pace. I'm fairly certain I could've run a 4:00 marathon today. I think it might be time to reasses my goals.

 

[sho nuff]

Great day...Packers win...great runs by grue and Ned too....also nice race FBG26

 

[Sand]

Damn some great stuff in here this weekend! Greu, FBG, and Ned killing it.

I did my last real Chase prep run. Spectacular day to run off all the crap that I've eaten this weekend - ran at 65F with maybe 50%RH. I'm NOT missing 90+ days. Anyway, ran 8 miles at 7:53/mile pace, 162HR with a 7:21 final mile. And it felt all too easy.

And the Saints won. And Clemson is friggin' undefeated by going 3-0 against ranked teams in consecutive weeks. Good weekend.

 

[prosopis]

Will post more info later when I get home and can look at my Garmin stats, but finished TC Marathon in 4:42ish today. Beautiful day for a run! Was maintaining 10 min/miles until about 19. Ended up walking nearly two miles somewhere around 23-25 as I just ran out of steam.

Congrats on the finish. Just finishing is a HUGE accomplishment. I tried to do a 20 mile run yesterday and I totally fell apart. I am now full of sincere doubts that I can run a marathon in December and I feel like I wasted my money signing up for it.

 

[prosopis]

Hey, guys. Just chilling out watching the Brewers and the Packers, but I wanted to hop on quick and says thanks for all the kind words this morning.

I'll post a full race report later, but it was obviously a great day. Ran a near-perfect race, splitting 1:29:47/1:30:01 en route to the 2:59:48. Hard to believe that just a couple of years ago I was struggling to break 1:30 in the half. My sore hammy was barking from the gun, so I ran the whole race wondering when it was gonna seize up on me. Thankfully it didn't. It was an awesome moment at mile 25-1/2 when I finally realized that I was gonna do it. I will neither confirm nor deny the rumor that I may have gotten a little misty-eyed when it finally sunk in after the race.

Won the Clydesdale division by 20 minutes and got my award from Bart Yasso. Side note: I've met Bart 2-3 times in my life, dude has probably met millions of people in his travels, and yet when I went up to say "hi" before the race, he remembered my name. Awesome. When the emcee announced my name as the Clydesdale winner, Bart asked the guy for my time and then commented how great it was for a Clydesdale runner to go sub-3. Again, awesome.

Gonna grab some dinner, watch the rest of the Brewers, and then go out with some buddies to have a few beers to celebrate. Again, thanks for all the support!

I hope you like a baby. Congrats again. It is nice to see you accomplish your goal after all the hard work you put in. You earned this.

 

[prosopis]

FBG26 - CONGRATS! Looking forward to your RR.

Grue - so friggin awesome, GB. Can't wait to see the nitty gritty.

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On my end I had a nice easy 5mi recovery yesterday. It was almost too easy. 138 @ 9:40.

Today was the end of cycle two and the peak of Pfitz 18/55 with the second of three 20 milers. It was almost perfect conditions this morning aside from the off and on drizzle. Overcast, breezy, and 47 degrees. I decided I'd take tri's and wraith's advice and go 21 if I felt good. Well, it felt great! My usual Sunday route takes me out thru some trails which ended up being a total slopfest with all the rain we had this week. I had a blast sloppin' it up for 6 miles. It was cool seeing my HR elevate during the trails for it to come right back down after getting back on the blacktop. I had so much fun on the trails that I forgot where I was, distance wise, and ran past the turn around.

Ended up at 21.12mi with average HR 154 @ 9:26 pace. I'm fairly certain I could've run a 4:00 marathon today. I think it might be time to reasses my goals.

We must be on the same schedule. I did my second 20 Sat AM. I had the opposite experience and I thought I was going to die. I took a huge psychological blow yesterday. I am sure I can pull out of it but I am full of doubts that I can do this now. I was not able to do the 20. I ended at 17.5 and I walked a lot.

 

[tri-man 47]

Side note: I've met Bart 2-3 times in my life, dude has probably met millions of people in his travels, and yet when I went up to say "hi" before the race, he remembered my name. Awesome.

Says the guy with his name on the race bib. (I actually presume it was covered up at this point, so this is a cool thing.)Prosopis - don't be discouraged. Trust your training, and let the cooler weather roll in.-For me, I did 3 x 1200m at a 6:28/mile pace plus a couple miles of w/c. I should have done more reps at a slower speed, but I wanted to run 6:30 pacing, so I did.

 

[prosopis]

Side note: I've met Bart 2-3 times in my life, dude has probably met millions of people in his travels, and yet when I went up to say "hi" before the race, he remembered my name. Awesome.

Says the guy with his name on the race bib. (I actually presume it was covered up at this point, so this is a cool thing.)Prosopis - don't be discouraged. Trust your training, and let the cooler weather roll in.

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For me, I did 3 x 1200m at a 6:28/mile pace plus a couple miles of w/c. I should have done more reps at a slower speed, but I wanted to run 6:30 pacing, so I did.

I hope Grue enjoyed the accolades as we now move in to make fun of him mode.

 

[2Young2BBald]

I tried to do a 20 mile run yesterday and I totally fell apart. I am now full of sincere doubts that I can run a marathon in December and I feel like I wasted my money signing up for it.

If you rewind the tape on this thread, you'll hear this theme repeated dozens of times. Its part of the process. Your goal for December is to finish 26.2 miles and nothing else, no time goals, no average paces, just to finish. You are probably getting caught up in all the speed here. Fact is, when you finish in December (running, walking or crawling), what you will accomplish is every bit as impressive as anything thing else that has gone on in here. Step back and think about how far you've come. Train your mind on what'll feel like crossing the finish line and slapping a 26.2 sticker on your car.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Hey, guys. Just chilling out watching the Brewers and the Packers, but I wanted to hop on quick and says thanks for all the kind words this morning.I'll post a full race report later, but it was obviously a great day. Ran a near-perfect race, splitting 1:29:47/1:30:01 en route to the 2:59:48. Hard to believe that just a couple of years ago I was struggling to break 1:30 in the half. My sore hammy was barking from the gun, so I ran the whole race wondering when it was gonna seize up on me. Thankfully it didn't. It was an awesome moment at mile 25-1/2 when I finally realized that I was gonna do it. I will neither confirm nor deny the rumor that I may have gotten a little misty-eyed when it finally sunk in after the race.Won the Clydesdale division by 20 minutes and got my award from Bart Yasso. Side note: I've met Bart 2-3 times in my life, dude has probably met millions of people in his travels, and yet when I went up to say "hi" before the race, he remembered my name. Awesome. When the emcee announced my name as the Clydesdale winner, Bart asked the guy for my time and then commented how great it was for a Clydesdale runner to go sub-3. Again, awesome.Gonna grab some dinner, watch the rest of the Brewers, and then go out with some buddies to have a few beers to celebrate. Again, thanks for all the support!

 

[CDog]

Hey, guys. Just chilling out watching the Brewers and the Packers, but I wanted to hop on quick and says thanks for all the kind words this morning.I'll post a full race report later, but it was obviously a great day. Ran a near-perfect race, splitting 1:29:47/1:30:01 en route to the 2:59:48. Hard to believe that just a couple of years ago I was struggling to break 1:30 in the half. My sore hammy was barking from the gun, so I ran the whole race wondering when it was gonna seize up on me. Thankfully it didn't. It was an awesome moment at mile 25-1/2 when I finally realized that I was gonna do it. I will neither confirm nor deny the rumor that I may have gotten a little misty-eyed when it finally sunk in after the race.Won the Clydesdale division by 20 minutes and got my award from Bart Yasso. Side note: I've met Bart 2-3 times in my life, dude has probably met millions of people in his travels, and yet when I went up to say "hi" before the race, he remembered my name. Awesome. When the emcee announced my name as the Clydesdale winner, Bart asked the guy for my time and then commented how great it was for a Clydesdale runner to go sub-3. Again, awesome.Gonna grab some dinner, watch the rest of the Brewers, and then go out with some buddies to have a few beers to celebrate. Again, thanks for all the support!

So sick grue. I didn't even know you were a Clydesdale. Sub 3 is an amazing time.I did the San Jose Rock & Roll Half Marathon today. Finished in 2:35, so i was pretty happy witht hat. Ran the first 12 miles in my Luna Huaraches, and the final mile barefoot. I am so beat/sore right now that it's staggering. the run was great for the first 10, then right calf went tight, and the left ankle went wonky. So my splits go way down. The to top it off, less than 100 yards to the finish both calves cramped, and I had to stop and stretch them out. Either stop and stretch or crawl LOL.

 

[tri-man 47]

I did the San Jose Rock & Roll Half Marathon today. Finished in 2:35, so i was pretty happy witht hat. Ran the first 12 miles in my Luna Huaraches, and the final mile barefoot. I am so beat/sore right now that it's staggering. the run was great for the first 10, then right calf went tight, and the left ankle went wonky. So my splits go way down. The to top it off, less than 100 yards to the finish both calves cramped, and I had to stop and stretch them out. Either stop and stretch or crawl LOL.

A gutty effort! Way to stick with it and succeed.

 

[prosopis]

Hey, guys. Just chilling out watching the Brewers and the Packers, but I wanted to hop on quick and says thanks for all the kind words this morning.I'll post a full race report later, but it was obviously a great day. Ran a near-perfect race, splitting 1:29:47/1:30:01 en route to the 2:59:48. Hard to believe that just a couple of years ago I was struggling to break 1:30 in the half. My sore hammy was barking from the gun, so I ran the whole race wondering when it was gonna seize up on me. Thankfully it didn't. It was an awesome moment at mile 25-1/2 when I finally realized that I was gonna do it. I will neither confirm nor deny the rumor that I may have gotten a little misty-eyed when it finally sunk in after the race.Won the Clydesdale division by 20 minutes and got my award from Bart Yasso. Side note: I've met Bart 2-3 times in my life, dude has probably met millions of people in his travels, and yet when I went up to say "hi" before the race, he remembered my name. Awesome. When the emcee announced my name as the Clydesdale winner, Bart asked the guy for my time and then commented how great it was for a Clydesdale runner to go sub-3. Again, awesome.Gonna grab some dinner, watch the rest of the Brewers, and then go out with some buddies to have a few beers to celebrate. Again, thanks for all the support!

So sick grue. I didn't even know you were a Clydesdale. Sub 3 is an amazing time.I did the San Jose Rock & Roll Half Marathon today. Finished in 2:35, so i was pretty happy witht hat. Ran the first 12 miles in my Luna Huaraches, and the final mile barefoot. I am so beat/sore right now that it's staggering. the run was great for the first 10, then right calf went tight, and the left ankle went wonky. So my splits go way down. The to top it off, less than 100 yards to the finish both calves cramped, and I had to stop and stretch them out. Either stop and stretch or crawl LOL.

Congrats on gutting it out to the end. Barefoot

 

[FBG26]

Will post more info later when I get home and can look at my Garmin stats, but finished TC Marathon in 4:42ish today. Beautiful day for a run! Was maintaining 10 min/miles until about 19. Ended up walking nearly two miles somewhere around 23-25 as I just ran out of steam.

This was my fourth time running TC, and I absolutely love it! The entire course is packed with spectators, and while I've only run one other marathon course (Madison), I have to believe it truly is "America's most beautiful urban marathon". The goal was to run a nice easy 10 min/mile as long as possible, knowing that I'd probably slow down significantly around 20-21. If I could do 21 at in 3:30, I could average 12 min/miles and still finish under 4:30 which would nearly be PR.

Mile 1 heading out of the downtown was nice and relaxed, hitting 9:56. Apparently I was a little antsy as my HR average 175 the first mile. The Minneapolis Cathedral rings their bells non stop for the first 15 minutes or so, they are absolutely awesome to listen to. Immediately after the cathedral is a row of maybe 20 port-a-potties; typically the women use the biffs and the guys all use the fence behind them. However, I saw a couple of creative women who didn't want to wait and found a way to let it fly while standing up by the fence.

You quickly hit the residential area around mile 2 and its a ton of fun giving high-fives to all of the little kids who come out to cheer. A couple days ago I found out that Vikings legend and MN Supere Court Justice Alan Page always hangs out around mile two playing the tuba. I've seen him there before but didn't recognize it was him so that was cool when I got there.

Somewhere around mile 2 I caught up to a group of three very fit and attractive 20 something yr old women in spandex shorts. I was content to follow them for the next 13 miles or so. I don't have anything to report between the time and I spotted them and mile 15ish when I lost them... They weren't quite as hot as the girls PSL linked here but not bad. Of course I didn't see much of their faces as I was pacing off them

Everything between about mile 5 and mile 17ish all blends together, but I was running between 9:50 and 10:10 min/miles with my HR is the upper 150s pretty much the whole time. I did speed up a bit and my pulse got a little high around mile 6 when I started singing out loud to a country song on my Sansa. Pretty sure I got a lot of odd glances from people around me but when you're feeling good you just have to let it out.

Things started to get tough around 19. My times for each mile were:

19 - 10:35

20 - 11:12

21 - 11:29

21 is a pretty ugly hill as you run up to St Thomas University. I always look forward to the nuns with the sign that reads "Kick ### Sinners!"

22 - 12:20

23 - 12:12

These two miles are a long slow incline. I was trying to run the first .9 and then walk .1.

24 - 12:55

Somewhere in here I saw a sign that said "1 in 100 people poop their pants while running. Are you the one?"

25 - 15:56

26 - 12:29

Here I walked the all of mile 15. Really struggling now and planned on walking until the last couple of tenths. Walking actually started to feel worse than running as I started tightening up so I started jogging again. Really glad I sucked it up, I probably would have been upset with myself afterwards if I'd have completely thrown in the towel.

There is really nothing like turning the corner by the St Paul Cathedral with a half mile left and seeing the flag they always hang from a crane. Just beyond the flag is the finish line/capital building and its literally all down hill from there.

I probably didn't get enough to drink those last few miles as I felt really sick after crossing the finish line. I wanted to throw up but didn't have any fluids to come back up. The last few miles were tough (but aren't they always), but it is such a great feeling to cross that finish line!

 

[FBG26]

So sick grue. I didn't even know you were a Clydesdale. Sub 3 is an amazing time.I did the San Jose Rock & Roll Half Marathon today. Finished in 2:35, so i was pretty happy witht hat. Ran the first 12 miles in my Luna Huaraches, and the final mile barefoot. I am so beat/sore right now that it's staggering. the run was great for the first 10, then right calf went tight, and the left ankle went wonky. So my splits go way down. The to top it off, less than 100 yards to the finish both calves cramped, and I had to stop and stretch them out. Either stop and stretch or crawl LOL.

Congrats! Cramping sucks, way to tough it out.

 

[prosopis]

Will post more info later when I get home and can look at my Garmin stats, but finished TC Marathon in 4:42ish today. Beautiful day for a run! Was maintaining 10 min/miles until about 19. Ended up walking nearly two miles somewhere around 23-25 as I just ran out of steam.

This was my fourth time running TC, and I absolutely love it! The entire course is packed with spectators, and while I've only run one other marathon course (Madison), I have to believe it truly is "America's most beautiful urban marathon". The goal was to run a nice easy 10 min/mile as long as possible, knowing that I'd probably slow down significantly around 20-21. If I could do 21 at in 3:30, I could average 12 min/miles and still finish under 4:30 which would nearly be PR.

Mile 1 heading out of the downtown was nice and relaxed, hitting 9:56. Apparently I was a little antsy as my HR average 175 the first mile. The Minneapolis Cathedral rings their bells non stop for the first 15 minutes or so, they are absolutely awesome to listen to. Immediately after the cathedral is a row of maybe 20 port-a-potties; typically the women use the biffs and the guys all use the fence behind them. However, I saw a couple of creative women who didn't want to wait and found a way to let it fly while standing up by the fence.

You quickly hit the residential area around mile 2 and its a ton of fun giving high-fives to all of the little kids who come out to cheer. A couple days ago I found out that Vikings legend and MN Supere Court Justice Alan Page always hangs out around mile two playing the tuba. I've seen him there before but didn't recognize it was him so that was cool when I got there.

Somewhere around mile 2 I caught up to a group of three very fit and attractive 20 something yr old women in spandex shorts. I was content to follow them for the next 13 miles or so. I don't have anything to report between the time and I spotted them and mile 15ish when I lost them... They weren't quite as hot as the girls PSL linked here but not bad. Of course I didn't see much of their faces as I was pacing off them

Everything between about mile 5 and mile 17ish all blends together, but I was running between 9:50 and 10:10 min/miles with my HR is the upper 150s pretty much the whole time. I did speed up a bit and my pulse got a little high around mile 6 when I started singing out loud to a country song on my Sansa. Pretty sure I got a lot of odd glances from people around me but when you're feeling good you just have to let it out.

Things started to get tough around 19. My times for each mile were:

19 - 10:35

20 - 11:12

21 - 11:29

21 is a pretty ugly hill as you run up to St Thomas University. I always look forward to the nuns with the sign that reads "Kick ### Sinners!"

22 - 12:20

23 - 12:12

These two miles are a long slow incline. I was trying to run the first .9 and then walk .1.

24 - 12:55

Somewhere in here I saw a sign that said "1 in 100 people poop their pants while running. Are you the one?"

25 - 15:56

26 - 12:29

Here I walked the all of mile 15. Really struggling now and planned on walking until the last couple of tenths. Walking actually started to feel worse than running as I started tightening up so I started jogging again. Really glad I sucked it up, I probably would have been upset with myself afterwards if I'd have completely thrown in the towel.

There is really nothing like turning the corner by the St Paul Cathedral with a half mile left and seeing the flag they always hang from a crane. Just beyond the flag is the finish line/capital building and its literally all down hill from there.

I probably didn't get enough to drink those last few miles as I felt really sick after crossing the finish line. I wanted to throw up but didn't have any fluids to come back up. The last few miles were tough (but aren't they always), but it is such a great feeling to cross that finish line!

Nice report What is TC?

I love the poop sign I just hope I am not the one.

 

[FBG26]

Nice report What is TC?I love the poop sign I just hope I am not the one.

Oops, TC = Twin Cities

 

[prosopis]

Nice report What is TC?I love the poop sign I just hope I am not the one.

Oops, TC = Twin Cities

Cool,sounds like fun. Glad you finished.

 

[CDog]

It amazes me that people can marathons man. I don't think I ever want to do one. 2.5 hours running is enough for me.

Great job though, I love pacing off hotties

 

[Ned]

I tried to do a 20 mile run yesterday and I totally fell apart. I am now full of sincere doubts that I can run a marathon in December and I feel like I wasted my money signing up for it.

If you rewind the tape on this thread, you'll hear this theme repeated dozens of times. Its part of the process. Your goal for December is to finish 26.2 miles and nothing else, no time goals, no average paces, just to finish. You are probably getting caught up in all the speed here. Fact is, when you finish in December (running, walking or crawling), what you will accomplish is every bit as impressive as anything thing else that has gone on in here. Step back and think about how far you've come. Train your mind on what'll feel like crossing the finish line and slapping a 26.2 sticker on your car.

There's nothing much else to add to this. Including my first marathon itself, it took me 5 tries to conquer 20+.

 

[Ned]

21 is a pretty ugly hill as you run up to St Thomas University. I always look forward to the nuns with the sign that reads "Kick ### Sinners!"24 - 12:55Somewhere in here I saw a sign that said "1 in 100 people poop their pants while running. Are you the one?"

at both of these. Great RR and congrats again! Enjoy your recovery time.

 

[sho nuff]

I tried to do a 20 mile run yesterday and I totally fell apart. I am now full of sincere doubts that I can run a marathon in December and I feel like I wasted my money signing up for it.

If you rewind the tape on this thread, you'll hear this theme repeated dozens of times. Its part of the process. Your goal for December is to finish 26.2 miles and nothing else, no time goals, no average paces, just to finish. You are probably getting caught up in all the speed here. Fact is, when you finish in December (running, walking or crawling), what you will accomplish is every bit as impressive as anything thing else that has gone on in here. Step back and think about how far you've come. Train your mind on what'll feel like crossing the finish line and slapping a 26.2 sticker on your car.

Still contemplating an attempt next year...and the only goal will be to finish that thing.While the 15 on Saturday felt easy...I then think how much further it is to go 11 more the way my body felt immediately after.Still a daunting task ahead of me if I do it.

 

[sho nuff]

It amazes me that people can marathons man. I don't think I ever want to do one. 2.5 hours running is enough for me.Great job though, I love pacing off hotties

I said that for a while...even recently...but the more I read, and the harder it sounds, the more I want to try.

 

[Ned]

It amazes me that people can marathons man. I don't think I ever want to do one. 2.5 hours running is enough for me.Great job though, I love pacing off hotties

I said that for a while...even recently...but the more I read, and the harder it sounds, the more I want to try.

Quit lying to yourself. You know you want it. Try it....... You'll like it........

 

[jb1020]

Awesome Grue. I don't surf the web much at all on the weekends, so I always look forward to the 2-3 pages I miss out on over the weekends. Looks like everyone had pretty solid weekends.

I got in a great 11.12 miles @ 9:57 and was finally able to keep my HR at 147.

The weather has finally shifted from brutally hot to nice around here.

 

[scoobygang]

Congrats Grue. Very impressive.

I seem to have messed up my left hip in some way. I hurt it in the race last week and had spent this week crosstraining to rest it. A simple 7 mile run on Saturday had me in agony all day yesterday, though.

 

[sho nuff]

It amazes me that people can marathons man. I don't think I ever want to do one. 2.5 hours running is enough for me.Great job though, I love pacing off hotties

I said that for a while...even recently...but the more I read, and the harder it sounds, the more I want to try.

Quit lying to yourself. You know you want it. Try it....... You'll like it........

Just trying to get through this half in 2 weeks first.Then have been looking at what fulls will be next year and where I might want to run.I ruled out the Country Music Full in April (running the half this year). Main reason is it is a bear of a hilly course by many accounts.Id like to do the one in my old hometown in Wisconsin (I think grue paced the half a couple weeks ago)...but, the travel and kid's school schedule might make that difficult.If I do it, I think it may be St. Jude in Memphis next December. Gives me all year to keep building up, to keep dropping weight, and being in December I would not be trying to pull the 15+ mile runs in August heat like I would be for the Fox Cities one I mentioned in Wisconsin.Plus travel would not be that bad and my wife and kids can stay with her sister's family nearby and they can all come out to watch (I think my sister in law is planning on running that half next year).Its still a long ways away and I will see how the continued training goes.

 

[pigskinliquors]

Here's to the freakin' weekend! Drink to that, yeah, yeah!!!

Holy crap there was some amazing runs this weekend!

Grue: You more than deserved being Misty-eyed! Having Bart be able to read still at his age is amazing Awesome that you kicked the Clydesdale division as well. I'd love a comparison between how many steps you take per 26.2 compared to 2Young!

JB: Way to get 11.1 in!

Monsieur: way to get 18 in!

Ned: Way to get 21 in! A sub 4:00 is looking much more than possible! Just stick to your plan, and see what happens.

Sand: C-L-E-M-S-O-N!!! Awesome to hear the words "EZ 8" from you!

Prosopsis: Most first marathoners only get one run of 20+ prior to completing their marathon. You just got 17.5 in with 2+ full months of training ahead of you. You are kicking ### regarding getting yourself ready. Just keep at it, and you will do it!!

Sho: Similar to Prosopsis; you are well on your way to success. Being able to do 15 = you can definitely do 26.2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CDog: Excellent marathon!!!!!! Also, great strategy to pace off of hotties. Great way to increase motivation and to assist in getting time to go by. Don't worry about the 1 in 100 statistic. We have less than 100 in this thread, and BnB is our DP (Designated Pooper).

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My update:

I had two great rides this weekend, and freakish winds (15+ with gusts well over 20+). Saturday I got in 24 right in between watching my Badgers and Tigers kick royal ###! Sunday I got in 25. Saturday I averaged 20.6 and Sunday 20.1. HR was MUCH lower on Sunday as I was using it as a recovery ride.

FBG: AWESOME marathon!!

 

[gruecd]

gruecd - best wishes this weekend! So you're our resident master of the mileage. Morning, nighttime, doubles ...you crank 'em out. But I believe your success this weekend will be due to the mind, not the miles. You're pushing a strong pace: your HM time will be within two minutes of your PR, and then you need to repeat it. You'll be getting into uncharted challenges here and need to be ready to withstand that level of pain and effort. Let me also say that you have talked a fair amount of pushing back the attempt to another city/another day if the weather wasn't ideal. You need to keep those "next time" thoughts at bay and go in with a 100% commitment to this being your race ...this being your moment of sub-3:00 glory ...this being your HTFU, no-holds-barred success. Fight for it. Make it happen. Then post more cowgirl pics.

Hey, tri. Forget to mention in my little wrap-up that I thought about your little pep talk on more than one occasion over those last 6 miles yesterday. Thanks again to you (and everyone else in here) for the motivation, and I can't wait to celebrate with my fellow Bourbon Chasers this coming weekend!For anyone who's interested, here's a link to my training log entry for the race yesterday. Kinda interesting looking at all the splits.

Finally, if any of you Midwesterners are looking for a fall marathon next year, I can't recommend Milwaukee enough. It's a marathon only--no half marathon, relay, etc. Flat, fast, shaded, scenic course with great crowd support, easy logistics, etc. Possibly my favorite of the ten different marathons I've run.

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FBG26 - Congrats on finishing another TCM. I love that course; easily in my top five. That being said, it was still the slowest of my 16 marathons (3:52 in 2005), so I'm thinking about going back there next year as a tune-up to the JFK 50 next November.

Ned - Great job on the 21. Way to slay that dragon!

prosopis - Don't give up. Just keep plugging away, and one of these times everything will click for you.

OK, since I'm only in the office for three days this week, I suppose I should probably get some work done...

 

[2Young2BBald]

Grue: You more than deserved being Misty-eyed! Having Bart be able to read still at his age is amazing Awesome that you kicked the Clydesdale division as well. I'd love a comparison between how many steps you take per 26.2 compared to 2Young!

14,292 more for me if my math is correct. I was going to let him slide on calling on the whole Clyde thing since he went sub 3, but thanks for bringing the whole sham up

 

[BassNBrew]

Gru on cracking the 3 hour mark. Pretty cool and significant milestone.

As a side note, I decided that my run yesterday was going to be longer than yours. Since I didn't know what your time would be, I decided to stop at 2:59:55.

 

[pigskinliquors]

Gru on cracking the 3 hour mark. Pretty cool and significant milestone.As a side note, I decided that my run yesterday was going to be longer than yours. Since I didn't know what your time would be, I decided to stop at 2:59:55.

Nice 5 mile run BnB! You seem to be getting faster In all honesty what FBG did, to finish his marathon is as impressive as Grue's. Running for that long is an amazing feat!

 

[pigskinliquors]

I just completed my 4th week of riding since becoming a rider instead of a runner. My weekly totals and number of rides thus far:

1) 50 miles (5 rides)

2) 55 miles (4 rides)

3) 62 miles (4 rides)

4) 69 miles (3 rides)

Every even week I have my girls full-time, so getting in 3 or 4 rides is likely the max. I'm trying to increase 10% mileage each week, and am right on pace. This week, I am sans kids, so I'll need to really hold back if I want to try to stay close to the 10% as I'll have plenty of time to get 4+ rides in.

 

[tri-man 47]

Hey, tri. Forget to mention in my little wrap-up that I thought about your little pep talk on more than one occasion over those last 6 miles yesterday. Thanks again to you (and everyone else in here) for the motivation, and I can't wait to celebrate with my fellow Bourbon Chasers this coming weekend!

HTH!

OK, since I'm only in the office for three days this week, I suppose I should probably get some work done...

Tell me about it. I've got two research papers due at the end of the week, so after finishing papers this past Fri/Sat, I had to jump right in on the next set ..plus prepping and teaching a class on Wed night. Oh, and the day job. But Thursday can't come soon enough!

 

[BassNBrew]

Week 3 review

M - 9.25 mi actual v. 6 mi planned

T - 8.03 mi v. 8 mi planned

W - 8 mi run v. planned bike ride

T - off v. 3.1 tempo run

F - off

S - off v. 1 hr planned run

S - 3 hr (15 mi ?) trail run v. 2.5 hr planned run

Looks like 40.28 mi actual v. 34.5 planned

On tap for this week.

M - 6 mi

T - 9 mi

W - bike

T - 3.1 tempo

F - off

S - 1 hr trail

S - 2 hr trail

 

[tri-man 47]

Time card. I propose that gruecd's nickname be time card. Because 2:59:48 is about when a lot of people (school kids; factory first shifts) clock out for the day. Carry on.

 

[Ned]

For anyone who's interested, here's a link to my training log entry for the race yesterday. Kinda interesting looking at all the splits.

You forgot to wear your HR strap.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

FBG -- Nice report, and congrats again on the race. Good job.

 

[tri-man 47]

For anyone who's interested, here's a link to my training log entry for the race yesterday. Kinda interesting looking at all the splits.

You forgot to wear your HR strap.

Mile 21 - 6:49

Mile 22 - 7:04

Mile 23 - 7:04

Mile 24 - 6:47

I'll be very interested to hear all the thoughts that were screaming in your mind during this stretch ...how worried you became; what doubts appeared; and particularly, how you got back on track.

I calculate that if you ran the final .22 at your average pace instead of 6:03, you'd have finished in 2:59:59:45. That would have been awesome.

 

[BassNBrew]

Will post more info later when I get home and can look at my Garmin stats, but finished TC Marathon in 4:42ish today. Beautiful day for a run! Was maintaining 10 min/miles until about 19. Ended up walking nearly two miles somewhere around 23-25 as I just ran out of steam.

This was my fourth time running TC, and I absolutely love it! The entire course is packed with spectators, and while I've only run one other marathon course (Madison), I have to believe it truly is "America's most beautiful urban marathon". The goal was to run a nice easy 10 min/mile as long as possible, knowing that I'd probably slow down significantly around 20-21. If I could do 21 at in 3:30, I could average 12 min/miles and still finish under 4:30 which would nearly be PR.

Mile 1 heading out of the downtown was nice and relaxed, hitting 9:56. Apparently I was a little antsy as my HR average 175 the first mile. The Minneapolis Cathedral rings their bells non stop for the first 15 minutes or so, they are absolutely awesome to listen to. Immediately after the cathedral is a row of maybe 20 port-a-potties; typically the women use the biffs and the guys all use the fence behind them. However, I saw a couple of creative women who didn't want to wait and found a way to let it fly while standing up by the fence.

You quickly hit the residential area around mile 2 and its a ton of fun giving high-fives to all of the little kids who come out to cheer. A couple days ago I found out that Vikings legend and MN Supere Court Justice Alan Page always hangs out around mile two playing the tuba. I've seen him there before but didn't recognize it was him so that was cool when I got there.

Somewhere around mile 2 I caught up to a group of three very fit and attractive 20 something yr old women in spandex shorts. I was content to follow them for the next 13 miles or so. I don't have anything to report between the time and I spotted them and mile 15ish when I lost them... They weren't quite as hot as the girls PSL linked here but not bad. Of course I didn't see much of their faces as I was pacing off them

Everything between about mile 5 and mile 17ish all blends together, but I was running between 9:50 and 10:10 min/miles with my HR is the upper 150s pretty much the whole time. I did speed up a bit and my pulse got a little high around mile 6 when I started singing out loud to a country song on my Sansa. Pretty sure I got a lot of odd glances from people around me but when you're feeling good you just have to let it out.

Things started to get tough around 19. My times for each mile were:

19 - 10:35

20 - 11:12

21 - 11:29

21 is a pretty ugly hill as you run up to St Thomas University. I always look forward to the nuns with the sign that reads "Kick ### Sinners!"

22 - 12:20

23 - 12:12

These two miles are a long slow incline. I was trying to run the first .9 and then walk .1.

24 - 12:55

Somewhere in here I saw a sign that said "1 in 100 people poop their pants while running. Are you the one?"

25 - 15:56

26 - 12:29

Here I walked the all of mile 15. Really struggling now and planned on walking until the last couple of tenths. Walking actually started to feel worse than running as I started tightening up so I started jogging again. Really glad I sucked it up, I probably would have been upset with myself afterwards if I'd have completely thrown in the towel.

There is really nothing like turning the corner by the St Paul Cathedral with a half mile left and seeing the flag they always hang from a crane. Just beyond the flag is the finish line/capital building and its literally all down hill from there.

I probably didn't get enough to drink those last few miles as I felt really sick after crossing the finish line. I wanted to throw up but didn't have any fluids to come back up. The last few miles were tough (but aren't they always), but it is such a great feeling to cross that finish line!

Well done and great report!

 

[BassNBrew]

Will post more info later when I get home and can look at my Garmin stats, but finished TC Marathon in 4:42ish today. Beautiful day for a run! Was maintaining 10 min/miles until about 19. Ended up walking nearly two miles somewhere around 23-25 as I just ran out of steam.

Congrats on the finish. Just finishing is a HUGE accomplishment. I tried to do a 20 mile run yesterday and I totally fell apart. I am now full of sincere doubts that I can run a marathon in December and I feel like I wasted my money signing up for it.

Dude, erase that crap from your mind asap. You're at least 8 weeks away. Most beginner programs wouldn't have you sniffing a 20 miler this far out. Add in the insane heat out your way and I'd be looking at this as the start of the serious training with you already being ahead of schedule.You're going to be shocked at how stupid your post will look come December.