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For hanging out 75 to 80 = ideal. To race = not so much.75 to 80I think 45 to 50 is ideal!Well actually, it is! It was ~45 at the start of my marathon last week (geez, it's been over a week already?!<_<), and I was in tshirt/shorts.
45 to 50 is ideal for a quail hunt, to race = not so much.For hanging out 75 to 80 = ideal. To race = not so much.75 to 80I think 45 to 50 is ideal!Well actually, it is! It was ~45 at the start of my marathon last week (geez, it's been over a week already?!
Maybe it's because I grew up in WI, but most of my PR's have occurred when the temp is near 5045 to 50 is ideal for a quail hunt, to race = not so much.For hanging out 75 to 80 = ideal. To race = not so much.75 to 80I think 45 to 50 is ideal!Well actually, it is! It was ~45 at the start of my marathon last week (geez, it's been over a week already?!<_<
fixedMaybe it's because I grew up in WI, but most of my PR's have occurred when the temp is near 50 I was much, much younger.
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fixedMaybe it's because I grew up in WI, but most of my PR's have occurred when the temp is near 50 I was much, much younger.
I feel your pain :(fixedMaybe it's because I grew up in WI, but most of my PR's have occurred when the temp is near 50 I was much, much younger.
Well done, good sir, well done. Happy Birthday, thread. GStrot ...it's Groundhog Day for you, bud.HAPPY BIRTHDAY THREAD!!!
My thanks to everyone that posted in this thread over the last year. It has helped me in technique, training drills, and motivation. A special thanks to GStrot for accepting the challenge in the first place, and then starting the thread. Tomorrow I start my second year of running and racing, I hope to have many , many , many others. At least till I am as old as Tri-man. God luck everyone, even you Steve.HAPPY BIRTHDAY THREAD!!!
D, just clicked on your race link for today and, as a closet NASCAR fan, I have to say that I am very jealous of where you get to run today (and that it is outside and not on a freaking treadmill). My first official "run" in 2008 will be up 70 stories of the Detroit RenCen. Similar to the Hustle Up The Hancock, there are event all over the country the weekend of 2/23, 2/24. It appears to be a well coordinated event benefiting the American Lung Assn. Each racer gets a personal page with why they are doing this and a tally of donations & pledges. Because I am all about meaningless goals, I set a time to beat at 15 minutes. I never tried anything like this before, have no idea if this is realistic, but need the motivation. I may have to join LungeFest 2008 to get ready for this event.My thanks to everyone that posted in this thread over the last year. It has helped me in technique, training drills, and motivation. A special thanks to GStrot for accepting the challenge in the first place, and then starting the thread. Tomorrow I start my second year of running and racing, I hope to have many , many , many others. At least till I am as old as Tri-man. God luck everyone, even you Steve.HAPPY BIRTHDAY THREAD!!!
It was real cool running on the speedway. I finished in 23:57.9, just 6 seconds off of my personal best. I was really surprised that I was able to beat 24:00 minutes, as almost all of my training lately has been for longer distances. Sorry, no pics today as my camera died. If you look through all the results you will find my wife there also. She started and finished her first ever 5K this morning. I am so proud of her. She finished in 56:52.9.D, just clicked on your race link for today and, as a closet NASCAR fan, I have to say that I am very jealous of where you get to run today (and that it is outside and not on a freaking treadmill). My first official "run" in 2008 will be up 70 stories of the Detroit RenCen. Similar to the Hustle Up The Hancock, there are event all over the country the weekend of 2/23, 2/24. It appears to be a well coordinated event benefiting the American Lung Assn. Each racer gets a personal page with why they are doing this and a tally of donations & pledges. Because I am all about meaningless goals, I set a time to beat at 15 minutes. I never tried anything like this before, have no idea if this is realistic, but need the motivation. I may have to join LungeFest 2008 to get ready for this event.My thanks to everyone that posted in this thread over the last year. It has helped me in technique, training drills, and motivation. A special thanks to GStrot for accepting the challenge in the first place, and then starting the thread. Tomorrow I start my second year of running and racing, I hope to have many , many , many others. At least till I am as old as Tri-man. God luck everyone, even you Steve.HAPPY BIRTHDAY THREAD!!!
It's partly fun running a 5K on the speedway...and partly not! Of course, it's a great setting but when you are puffing down the back straight you can see just how far you have to go....and you can hear the announcer as the fast guys finish. Today, I heard him announce 17:47...18:00...18:30...19:00 ad nauseum
But no complaints as I finished in 22:57 today (previous best 5K was 23:25). Came in 9th out of 34 in my age group and 98th out of 626 overall 
I finished 122nd out of 626 overall and 21st of 64 in age group. I lost out on 20th by 1/100th of a second, and 18th by a second and a half. If I had been in a less competitive age group, like, I dunno, just for fun, let's say Steve's age groupIt's partly fun running a 5K on the speedway...and partly not! Of course, it's a great setting but when you are puffing down the back straight you can see just how far you have to go....and you can hear the announcer as the fast guys finish. Today, I heard him announce 17:47...18:00...18:30...19:00 ad nauseum
My wife also took part in the 5K this year (having done the 2M walk last year) and using a jog 2 mins/walk 2 mins method she finished in 49:28
Or to put it another way my wife and I beat Darrin and his wife by 8:24
, I would have finished 10th. Youth is always penalized. ETA: For the record, I still would have finished behind Steve no matter which age group I was in.FixedI finished 122nd out of 626 overall and 21st of 64 in age group. I lost out on 20th by 1/100th of a second, and 18th by a second and a half. If I had been in a less competitive age group, like, I dunno, just for fun, let's say Steve's age groupIt's partly fun running a 5K on the speedway...and partly not! Of course, it's a great setting but when you are puffing down the back straight you can see just how far you have to go....and you can hear the announcer as the fast guys finish. Today, I heard him announce 17:47...18:00...18:30...19:00 ad nauseumBut no complaints as I finished in 22:57 today (previous best 5K was 23:25). Came in 9th out of 34 in my age group and 98th out of 626 overall
My wife also took part in the 5K this year (having done the 2M walk last year) and using a jog 2 mins/walk 2 mins method she finished in 49:28
Or to put it another way my wife and I beat Darrin and his wife by 8:24
I was able to post the garmin data from yesterdays race. The cool part is that it is google earth format. I hope the link works.Daytona 5K Garmin DataD, just clicked on your race link for today and, as a closet NASCAR fan, I have to say that I am very jealous of where you get to run today (and that it is outside and not on a freaking treadmill). My first official "run" in 2008 will be up 70 stories of the Detroit RenCen. Similar to the Hustle Up The Hancock, there are event all over the country the weekend of 2/23, 2/24. It appears to be a well coordinated event benefiting the American Lung Assn. Each racer gets a personal page with why they are doing this and a tally of donations & pledges. Because I am all about meaningless goals, I set a time to beat at 15 minutes. I never tried anything like this before, have no idea if this is realistic, but need the motivation. I may have to join LungeFest 2008 to get ready for this event.My thanks to everyone that posted in this thread over the last year. It has helped me in technique, training drills, and motivation. A special thanks to GStrot for accepting the challenge in the first place, and then starting the thread. Tomorrow I start my second year of running and racing, I hope to have many , many , many others. At least till I am as old as Tri-man. God luck everyone, even you Steve.HAPPY BIRTHDAY THREAD!!!
Being only 5 minutes or so after those horses sure isn't that bad!! Your post made me think of the 4 mile beach run I did a few years ago down your way. I swear it seamed like someone was moving the pier further away from me as I tried to finish. Didn't you have the Race with Donna 1/2 marathon on your race schedule up in Jacksonville? Did you guys decide to opt out of that one?It's partly fun running a 5K on the speedway...and partly not! Of course, it's a great setting but when you are puffing down the back straight you can see just how far you have to go....and you can hear the announcer as the fast guys finish. Today, I heard him announce 17:47...18:00...18:30...19:00 ad nauseum
My wife also took part in the 5K this year (having done the 2M walk last year) and using a jog 2 mins/walk 2 mins method she finished in 49:28
Or to put it another way my wife and I beat Darrin and his wife by 8:24
A couple of threads that are higher on the list and are still receiving replies deal with beer.
Don't talk to me about Beach runsBeing only 5 minutes or so after those horses sure isn't that bad!! Your post made me think of the 4 mile beach run I did a few years ago down your way. I swear it seamed like someone was moving the pier further away from me as I tried to finish. Didn't you have the Race with Donna 1/2 marathon on your race schedule up in Jacksonville? Did you guys decide to opt out of that one?It's partly fun running a 5K on the speedway...and partly not! Of course, it's a great setting but when you are puffing down the back straight you can see just how far you have to go....and you can hear the announcer as the fast guys finish. Today, I heard him announce 17:47...18:00...18:30...19:00 ad nauseum
My wife also took part in the 5K this year (having done the 2M walk last year) and using a jog 2 mins/walk 2 mins method she finished in 49:28
Or to put it another way my wife and I beat Darrin and his wife by 8:24
We did a couple last summer and they were awful! Never again.The Race with Donna Half was tentative at best and we decided to give it a miss ( I don't think Darrin is in a hurry for another Half just yet).We ran the Jacksonville Bank Half and the Deleon Springs Half. We never planned to do the Donna run.
Looks like this is just the start point only? Unless I am doing something wrong?I was able to post the garmin data from yesterdays race. The cool part is that it is google earth format. I hope the link works.Daytona 5K Garmin DataD, just clicked on your race link for today and, as a closet NASCAR fan, I have to say that I am very jealous of where you get to run today (and that it is outside and not on a freaking treadmill). My first official "run" in 2008 will be up 70 stories of the Detroit RenCen. Similar to the Hustle Up The Hancock, there are event all over the country the weekend of 2/23, 2/24. It appears to be a well coordinated event benefiting the American Lung Assn. Each racer gets a personal page with why they are doing this and a tally of donations & pledges. Because I am all about meaningless goals, I set a time to beat at 15 minutes. I never tried anything like this before, have no idea if this is realistic, but need the motivation. I may have to join LungeFest 2008 to get ready for this event.My thanks to everyone that posted in this thread over the last year. It has helped me in technique, training drills, and motivation. A special thanks to GStrot for accepting the challenge in the first place, and then starting the thread. Tomorrow I start my second year of running and racing, I hope to have many , many , many others. At least till I am as old as Tri-man. God luck everyone, even you Steve.HAPPY BIRTHDAY THREAD!!!
After my long runs I have a few muscle aches, but they usually go away after a few hours. I don't know if you checked out those crazy warm up exercises I posted last week, but I have to advise to NOT try them. I did them once and managed to do something to my Achilles area. It was not bad enough to stop me from running, and the two days I rested before Saturdays race seemed to finish up the healing, but it was uncomfortable for about a week. Overall I have relatively few aches and pains, but I may not be the best person to judge by as I only started doing athletic things after I turned 41. So I have nothing lingering from my youth.This morning was a 10.3 mile run in 1:38:30, not too bad after the race yesterday. Tomorrow is a rest day, then back to it Tue- Fri with intervals on Wednesday.
I dunno, when I clicked the whole run came up.Looks like this is just the start point only? Unless I am doing something wrong?I was able to post the garmin data from yesterdays race. The cool part is that it is google earth format. I hope the link works.Daytona 5K Garmin DataD, just clicked on your race link for today and, as a closet NASCAR fan, I have to say that I am very jealous of where you get to run today (and that it is outside and not on a freaking treadmill). My first official "run" in 2008 will be up 70 stories of the Detroit RenCen. Similar to the Hustle Up The Hancock, there are event all over the country the weekend of 2/23, 2/24. It appears to be a well coordinated event benefiting the American Lung Assn. Each racer gets a personal page with why they are doing this and a tally of donations & pledges. Because I am all about meaningless goals, I set a time to beat at 15 minutes. I never tried anything like this before, have no idea if this is realistic, but need the motivation. I may have to join LungeFest 2008 to get ready for this event.My thanks to everyone that posted in this thread over the last year. It has helped me in technique, training drills, and motivation. A special thanks to GStrot for accepting the challenge in the first place, and then starting the thread. Tomorrow I start my second year of running and racing, I hope to have many , many , many others. At least till I am as old as Tri-man. God luck everyone, even you Steve.HAPPY BIRTHDAY THREAD!!!
A couple of threads that are higher on the list and are still receiving replies deal with beer.
Running my first real 10K ever at the end of March.
lol! Great runs Steve and Darrin and their Mrs.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm predicting that Darrin will beat Steve in one of these this year.FixedI finished 122nd out of 626 overall and 21st of 64 in age group. I lost out on 20th by 1/100th of a second, and 18th by a second and a half. If I had been in a less competitive age group, like, I dunno, just for fun, let's say Steve's age groupIt's partly fun running a 5K on the speedway...and partly not! Of course, it's a great setting but when you are puffing down the back straight you can see just how far you have to go....and you can hear the announcer as the fast guys finish. Today, I heard him announce 17:47...18:00...18:30...19:00 ad nauseum
My wife also took part in the 5K this year (having done the 2M walk last year) and using a jog 2 mins/walk 2 mins method she finished in 49:28
Or to put it another way my wife and I beat Darrin and his wife by 8:24
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I was able to post the garmin data from yesterdays race. The cool part is that it is google earth format. I hope the link works.Daytona 5K Garmin DataD, just clicked on your race link for today and, as a closet NASCAR fan, I have to say that I am very jealous of where you get to run today (and that it is outside and not on a freaking treadmill). My first official "run" in 2008 will be up 70 stories of the Detroit RenCen. Similar to the Hustle Up The Hancock, there are event all over the country the weekend of 2/23, 2/24. It appears to be a well coordinated event benefiting the American Lung Assn. Each racer gets a personal page with why they are doing this and a tally of donations & pledges. Because I am all about meaningless goals, I set a time to beat at 15 minutes. I never tried anything like this before, have no idea if this is realistic, but need the motivation. I may have to join LungeFest 2008 to get ready for this event.My thanks to everyone that posted in this thread over the last year. It has helped me in technique, training drills, and motivation. A special thanks to GStrot for accepting the challenge in the first place, and then starting the thread. Tomorrow I start my second year of running and racing, I hope to have many , many , many others. At least till I am as old as Tri-man. God luck everyone, even you Steve.HAPPY BIRTHDAY THREAD!!!
Advil/Motrin are certainly my friends. I'm typically achy after all long runs, speed runs, interval bike rides, etc. I'm even achy if I give my 2 year old too long of a horsey back ride, or if I take out the garbage wrong! For longer runs in particular, I have a 2 day minimum recovery. I'm most achy in my calves after any speed training, and my knees and calves for long runs and rides. I do have the benefit of having a wife that massages me after all long runs, and I highly advise that you gently massage (moving the toxins away from the inflamed area) by yourself if you need to.
) I ran the whole thing with an average pace of 8:54, with my slowest mile being mile 1 at 9:00, and my fastest being mile 18 at 8:47. My HR stayed below 160 all the way through mile 13, peaked after mile 18 at 171, ended up at 165 (for an average of 158). Immediately after the run, I drank a protein shake, took a shower, and the Mrs. gave me a full-body massage, paying most attention to my calves. Last night I then tried our new ice packs out for approximately 25 minutes, right before bed.
On the other hand, I helped my mom put some of her stuff into storage on Saturday, and I probably walked a couple miles going back and forth from the house to the van and then the van to the storage unit (65+ "banker's boxes" that she uses to store her knitting yarn, etc). ), so I'll be sure to mention this to him.I could not touch the 31 minutes, but am confident I could complete this in around 50 minutes. I am an average runner, but an excellent eater.Anyone think they could complete the Krispy Kreme Challenge? Winner this year did it in 31 minutes.
31 minutes is unreal ...maybe 13 minutes for a very fast runner, eat a dozen donuts in, say, 4 minutes (20 seconds each), then 14 minutes back. Wow. But it'd be fun to try!I could not touch the 31 minutes, but am confident I could complete this in around 50 minutes. I am an average runner, but an excellent eater.Anyone think they could complete the Krispy Kreme Challenge? Winner this year did it in 31 minutes.
The "nutrition" information is pretty hilarious (ast least you are getting some protein!)Doughnuts: 12 Original Glazed Krispy Kreme Doughnuts31 minutes is unreal ...maybe 13 minutes for a very fast runner, eat a dozen donuts in, say, 4 minutes (20 seconds each), then 14 minutes back. Wow. But it'd be fun to try!I could not touch the 31 minutes, but am confident I could complete this in around 50 minutes. I am an average runner, but an excellent eater.Anyone think they could complete the Krispy Kreme Challenge? Winner this year did it in 31 minutes.
144g of Fat!pigskinliquors said:The "nutrition" information is pretty hilarious (ast least you are getting some protein!)Doughnuts: 12 Original Glazed Krispy Kreme Doughnutstri-man 47 said:31 minutes is unreal ...maybe 13 minutes for a very fast runner, eat a dozen donuts in, say, 4 minutes (20 seconds each), then 14 minutes back. Wow. But it'd be fun to try!I could not touch the 31 minutes, but am confident I could complete this in around 50 minutes. I am an average runner, but an excellent eater.Anyone think they could complete the Krispy Kreme Challenge? Winner this year did it in 31 minutes.
* 2400 calories
* 1200 fat calories
* 144g of fat
* 36g of saturated fat
* 60mg of Cholesterol
* 1140mg of sodium
* 120g of sugar
* 24g of protein
That was per doughnut.144g of Fat! :Xpigskinliquors said:The "nutrition" information is pretty hilarious (ast least you are getting some protein!)Doughnuts: 12 Original Glazed Krispy Kreme Doughnutstri-man 47 said:31 minutes is unreal ...maybe 13 minutes for a very fast runner, eat a dozen donuts in, say, 4 minutes (20 seconds each), then 14 minutes back. Wow. But it'd be fun to try!I could not touch the 31 minutes, but am confident I could complete this in around 50 minutes. I am an average runner, but an excellent eater.Anyone think they could complete the Krispy Kreme Challenge? Winner this year did it in 31 minutes.
* 2400 calories
* 1200 fat calories
* 144g of fat
* 36g of saturated fat
* 60mg of Cholesterol
* 1140mg of sodium
* 120g of sugar
* 24g of protein
If that was per doughnut people could die eating a dozen in a sitting.That was per doughnut.144g of Fat!pigskinliquors said:The "nutrition" information is pretty hilarious (ast least you are getting some protein!)Doughnuts: 12 Original Glazed Krispy Kreme Doughnutstri-man 47 said:31 minutes is unreal ...maybe 13 minutes for a very fast runner, eat a dozen donuts in, say, 4 minutes (20 seconds each), then 14 minutes back. Wow. But it'd be fun to try!I could not touch the 31 minutes, but am confident I could complete this in around 50 minutes. I am an average runner, but an excellent eater.Anyone think they could complete the Krispy Kreme Challenge? Winner this year did it in 31 minutes.
* 2400 calories
* 1200 fat calories
* 144g of fat
* 36g of saturated fat
* 60mg of Cholesterol
* 1140mg of sodium
* 120g of sugar
* 24g of protein
I'd think it would be important not to have to be running flat out to do those times if you are hoping to devour a dozen doughnuts. I'd say you'd need to be almost elite standard to do those times as well as eat the dozen.Maybe this will be my new training regimetri-man 47 said:31 minutes is unreal ...maybe 13 minutes for a very fast runner, eat a dozen donuts in, say, 4 minutes (20 seconds each), then 14 minutes back. Wow. But it'd be fun to try!I could not touch the 31 minutes, but am confident I could complete this in around 50 minutes. I am an average runner, but an excellent eater.Anyone think they could complete the Krispy Kreme Challenge? Winner this year did it in 31 minutes.
He should do. Our training is fairly similar and I think he is more of a natural runner than I am.lol! Great runs Steve and Darrin and their Mrs.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm predicting that Darrin will beat Steve in one of these this year.FixedI finished 122nd out of 626 overall and 21st of 64 in age group. I lost out on 20th by 1/100th of a second, and 18th by a second and a half. If I had been in a less competitive age group, like, I dunno, just for fun, let's say Steve's age groupIt's partly fun running a 5K on the speedway...and partly not! Of course, it's a great setting but when you are puffing down the back straight you can see just how far you have to go....and you can hear the announcer as the fast guys finish. Today, I heard him announce 17:47...18:00...18:30...19:00 ad nauseum
My wife also took part in the 5K this year (having done the 2M walk last year) and using a jog 2 mins/walk 2 mins method she finished in 49:28
Or to put it another way my wife and I beat Darrin and his wife by 8:24
Of course, he has already beaten me in some races last year.
Real similar down here in TX. It was 71 (98% humidity)Weird weather pattern today in NE Wisconsin; 36° this morning, but by 6:00 tonight we're supposed to have below-zero wind chills!
this morning, and is supposed to drop to 34 tonight. I was sweating before I left my driveway for this morning's run.We had this weather in the Twin Cities yesterday. Nice all day and then it turned down right nasty. It is freezing out today. Such is life in January and February.Weird weather pattern today in NE Wisconsin; 36° this morning, but by 6:00 tonight we're supposed to have below-zero wind chills!
