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Ran a 10k in June (2 Viewers)
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comfortably numb
Footballguy
Hang in there Gru!
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culdeus
Footballguy
At some point you just say #### it right?
pigskinliquors
Dr. Parrothead
Wanted to share this as it was pretty cool. There was a Kid's mile race right before the 5k/10k and two tiny little girls beat everyone (all boys all girls) with 386 kids racing. The course was VERY hilly for a single mile and was certainly a net uphill. I just looked at the results and they must be sisters (same last name) and they ran:
11 year old: 6:22
9 year old: 6:30
The third and fourth place runners were boys aged 11, and 12 and ran 6:33 and 6:41.
It was great to have my daughters see the girls kick some ###!
Grue's 20k = 9:41. Hopefully he's just being smart and not pushing it (while race stalking).
11 year old: 6:22
9 year old: 6:30
The third and fourth place runners were boys aged 11, and 12 and ran 6:33 and 6:41.
It was great to have my daughters see the girls kick some ###!
Grue's 20k = 9:41. Hopefully he's just being smart and not pushing it (while race stalking).
benson_will_lead_the_way
Footballguy
Looks like he's being smart and chatting with women along the way.
tri-man 47
Footballguy
Well, with a point-to-point race, that's hard to do logistically. However, public transportation is free for the runners today. I suspect a LOT will drop out around mile 16. That's in Newton (just before the start of the hills), and the route passes over the train line back to the city. I remember catching the train after exploring that section of the course last year before going to Sunday's expo. It will be a tremendous mental challenge for runners to push beyond that point, knowing it's another ten miles ...with the hills.Beyond that, the racer's mentality is to carry on and endure. That's a nice badge of courage once it's done ...but it's the total sux getting through it.
SteelCurtain
Footballguy
My friend Luke who was ready to break 2:40 in decent conditions has fallen off....and is pacing to run a 2:47 after 30K. To me, its incredible that he's on that type of pace and I'm sure it will be north of 2:50 when he finishes.
The positive is that he hopefully won't push it too hard (in a dangerous fashion) in order to hit some arbitrary time.
The positive is that he hopefully won't push it too hard (in a dangerous fashion) in order to hit some arbitrary time.
tri-man 47
Footballguy
Luke's holding pretty good - 7:15 pace through the first sequence of hills.gruecd (and my friend from church) have both slid into 10 minute miles. They're almost running side by side. Ned, I absolutely agree ...this would have been a day to run solely by HR.
Ned
Footballguy
Be smart guys
benson_will_lead_the_way
Footballguy
BTW, gotta put in a bigfor universal sports coverage. Complete ####. Video lagged and pretty much locked up toward the end of the race. They obviously couldn't handle the traffic.
I got to see the end of both races. It cut out a couple of times after the leaders finished however.
tri-man 47
Footballguy
Hard to believe that. SC's friend, Luke, slipped a bit in pace for that 5K. My friend, Greg, as well as gruecd rebounded a bit. I suspect that after making the turn by the Newton fire station and starting the hill sequence, the guys felt like they were into the "home stretch" with definable features (the four hill sequence along miles 16-20) ..to the extent ten miles is a "home stretch." Instead of the mental drift that likely occurred through the 25K point, the guys now can apply some focus to their miles ...put a bit of attack back into their pacing.
SteelCurtain
Footballguy
My friend Luke finished in 2:54:38. Glad he is finished and presumably okay. I'm guessing he learned a bit about the power of heat/humidity on distance running. I'm proud of his effort even though I know he is probably incredibly disappointed at his time.
I know that I will never run a 2:54 marathon even if it was perfect conditions....and all down hill.....on a skateboard....with a motor.
I know that I will never run a 2:54 marathon even if it was perfect conditions....and all down hill.....on a skateboard....with a motor.
Ned
Footballguy
I sure hope he will come to appreciate how insanely good that is in these conditions. Congrats to Luke!
tri-man 47
Footballguy
He finished #305 in the Boston Marathon!!! Congrats to him. He ran quite a steady race, given the extreme conditions.
SteelCurtain
Footballguy
I hope so....I'll chat with him tonight or tomorrow and I'll report back. To put it in perspective, last year he finished 340th (and running 2:44:49) and this year he finished 320th (time of 2:54:38). His PR overall is 2:42 at Philadelphia.
SteelCurtain
Footballguy
305 amongst the men. 15 women beat him so he's 320 overall. I agree.....incredible race. I just texted him (knowing he won't see it immediately). Just telling him how proud I was of his effort and performance. Its tough on him because he spent much of his last semester in college training (as opposed to out drinking and doing stupid things you do in college) for this day...to break 2:40. He'll realize in time what he accomplished today.
It's true and across the board. You have to add the Half time to the 25k split to get that 5k split.My teamate who is 63 is holding trying to stay below 4 hrs. Typically he's a 3:35 to 3:45 type of guy.
Even more impressive considering he's from NY. The guys from the south should be crushing the placings this year.
SteelCurtain
Footballguy
Looks like Grue has slipped a bit doing the last 5K in 11:44/pace. Must be brutal conditions out there as he is one tough mo-fo.
Hope he is hydrating.
Hope he is hydrating.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
iStalking gru at Boston is sort of annual tradition now. It's like the 10K Thread equivalent of St. Patricks Day.
Hope things are going okay for him, and he's just chatting it up on the course with some hottie.
Hope things are going okay for him, and he's just chatting it up on the course with some hottie.
Ned
Footballguy
That's what I've been hoping. They're just run/walking and having a grand ol' time.
comfortably numb
Footballguy
I'm sure he's pissed and I don't blame him. That's alot of coin and time investment for a recovery run. Hopefully he'll bounce back better mentally than I would from a crappy "A" due to things beyond your control. This would be like flatting out in a bike race when you're in the lead pack.
jb1020
Footballguy
This is my first, its been enjoyable.
comfortably numb
Footballguy
Hope he is OK, he hit the 35k marker 36min ago...
17seconds
root of all aliai
I've got a buddy running that's showing up with empty details. Does that mean he deferred?
17seconds
root of all aliai
Yeah. Should be quite a story when he gets back on.
Ned
Footballguy
They said on the broadcast that runners choosing to take the deferral should grab their packets as usual, but not cross the starting line. All DNS's would be considered a deferral.grue should've crossed the 40K mark by now, but isn't showing up on the site.
Ned
Footballguy
Must've been that piggyback ride he got from one of the hotties.
Sand
Footballguy
With the current time standards next year wasn't going to fill. Things should be ok for the 2013ers actually getting to go.
jb1020
Footballguy
Nice, I'll set the O/U at 7.5 bib numbers. I'm going with 2 per hour, so I say Over.
Sand
Footballguy
He actually ran it in 3:16 - with an hour hanging out with the Wellesley girls...Must've been that piggyback ride he got from one of the hotties.
tri-man 47
Footballguy
Maybe he diverted to a nearby bar for a quick pick-me-up or chased some skirt up the sidewalk and missed the mat.Tough, tough day for any kind of a run!17seconds, we might not get much of a story. Our guy crashed last year in his first (as I recall) sub-3:00 attempt, and we got about five words on it. Hopefully he'll give us the gory details, though. A teachable moment, as they say, about dealing with physical and mental challenges.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Glad he finished. I'm sure his recovery will go quickly, and he'll take out his frustrations on his race next month.
Doubt it, not up to FGB standards.He actually ran it in 3:16 - with an hour hanging out with the Wellesley girls...Must've been that piggyback ride he got from one of the hotties.
pigskinliquors
Dr. Parrothead
This will not be his last. I'd guess that multiple FBG's will be running Boston in future years. On a different note; Grue's go to line for picking up the ladies is "Are you a runner?" (great philosophy behind it as if they aren't a runner, they are flattered, if they are a runner, he has something to talk with them about). I'm guessing that might not be as effective while he's running today.This is my first, its been enjoyable.
comfortably numb
Footballguy
That's GOLD!This will not be his last. I'd guess that multiple FBG's will be running Boston in future years. On a different note; Grue's go to line for picking up the ladies is "Are you a runner?" (great philosophy behind it as if they aren't a runner, they are flattered, if they are a runner, he has something to talk with them about). I'm guessing that might not be as effective while he's running today.This is my first, its been enjoyable.
pigskinliquors
Dr. Parrothead
Absolutely. Especially using the Offdee scale.Doubt it, not up to FGB standards.He actually ran it in 3:16 - with an hour hanging out with the Wellesley girls...Must've been that piggyback ride he got from one of the hotties.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Maybe they look better with 12 miles under your belt. Like a runners-high equivalent of beer goggles.Absolutely. Especially using the Offdee scale.Doubt it, not up to FGB standards.He actually ran it in 3:16 - with an hour hanging out with the Wellesley girls...Must've been that piggyback ride he got from one of the hotties.
Ned
Footballguy
Plus they're already screaming your name.Maybe they look better with 12 miles under your belt. Like a runners-high equivalent of beer goggles.Absolutely. Especially using the Offdee scale.Doubt it, not up to FGB standards.He actually ran it in 3:16 - with an hour hanging out with the Wellesley girls...Must've been that piggyback ride he got from one of the hotties.
jb1020
Footballguy
Those girls are put there to make you run faster.Plus they're already screaming your name.Maybe they look better with 12 miles under your belt. Like a runners-high equivalent of beer goggles.Absolutely. Especially using the Offdee scale.Doubt it, not up to FGB standards.He actually ran it in 3:16 - with an hour hanging out with the Wellesley girls...Must've been that piggyback ride he got from one of the hotties.
My sister's recent race report...pretty entertaining.
http://thepuppypacer.blogspot.com/2012/04/not-my-normal-sunday-long-run.html
http://thepuppypacer.blogspot.com/2012/04/not-my-normal-sunday-long-run.html
gruecd
Footballguy
Just thought I'd let you guys know I'm totally fine. Brutally hot out there. I've never seen so much carnage on a race course.
Ended up walking the majority of the second half. Seriously contemplated jumping on the train at mile 17 like tri-man said, but decided to gut it out. Just hope I didn't jeopardize my chances of recovering fully for GB. Other than that, it's all good.
Oh, and Wellesley girls PR was achieved. And the "runner" pickup line always works. Foolproof.
Ended up walking the majority of the second half. Seriously contemplated jumping on the train at mile 17 like tri-man said, but decided to gut it out. Just hope I didn't jeopardize my chances of recovering fully for GB. Other than that, it's all good.
Oh, and Wellesley girls PR was achieved. And the "runner" pickup line always works. Foolproof.
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