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juxt!
tri-man 47
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JUXT!!! That is so cool that you won the race! I really wish I could have been there to witness that and cheer you on. Super, super happy for you. 
tri-man 47
Footballguy
One of the nuns at my university asked about Boston recently, and I described it by saying "I took it easy on the early miles, stayed steady through the middle, fought through the hills, then dug deep to finish strong." Her response to me was that it was like a homily of life. Good to hear your parents are still fighting with a positive spirit.sho nuff said:
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Chief - shake off this race. Your training has been good, and you have a lot of the summer left to reap the benefits.
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Juxt, just to note: You tied my 5K PR! Keep up your training and you'll be down in the 17s very soon.
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A solid training day for me. With no particular logic to it, I put in 11 miles that included a series of decreasing tempo runs while holding the avg. HR steady. Rested in between until the HR came back down to 100-110.
4 mi. @ 7:33/mi., 163 HR (7:23, 7:25, 7:46, 7:40)
3 mi. @ 7:39/mi., 164 HR (7:27, 7:44, 7:45)
2 mi. @ 7:36/mil, 164 HR (7:27, 7:45)
1 mi. @ 7:27/mi., 165 HR
Your correct, 13th out of 5300 in a national championship event really isn't noteworthy.Congrats to Juxt and the ultra guys! I didn't win and ran less tha half as much as the ultra guys did even after including my warmup/cooldown.
AAABatteries
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IvanKaramazov said:
AAABatteries
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Wow, that's fantastic - congrats Duck. I was awake for 15 hours today, so I got that going for me.
NREC34
Footballguy
I usually run a 6+ mile loop at a local park fairly easily. Today though, it was hot and humid and I stopped to walk a little under 5 miles. I might have to invest in some type of belt where I can take water with me to be able to run in this stuff. I don't see a lot of other runners doing that though...do you guys do that?
tri-man 47
Footballguy
Hang 10
Footballguy
ClownCausedChaos2
Footballguy
FUBAR
Footballguy
Ned
Footballguy
Sitting in the airport waiting to fly home. Gruecd and his girlfriend are awesome people and incredibly gracious hosts. I can't thank them enough for everything this weekend.
I'll write a full RR in a few days, but we had a blast at the Ice Age Trail 50K yesterday. We ran it very conservatively and it paid off at the end. We finished in 5:22. I'm not terribly sore today which I'm thrilled about. Certainly didn't take the pounding I take from racing a road Marathon.
Juxt - congrats on the OA WIN AND PR!! That's friggin awesome.
ChiefD - Shake it off! Bad races happen to everyone. If it helps, it took me 4 or 5 tries to break out in the HM. I had some ugly races in that stretch. Keep plugging away and try to earmark a HM in the fall where you'll have much more favorable conditions.
SteveC - unfriggin real, dude. Killer race! Can't wait to hear the details.
Duck - grue and I talked about you a lot while we were running yesterday. The fact you ran double what we did on a much harder course is astonishing to me. You're an animal. Congrats on the WS100 qualifier!
I'll write a full RR in a few days, but we had a blast at the Ice Age Trail 50K yesterday. We ran it very conservatively and it paid off at the end. We finished in 5:22. I'm not terribly sore today which I'm thrilled about. Certainly didn't take the pounding I take from racing a road Marathon.
Juxt - congrats on the OA WIN AND PR!! That's friggin awesome.
ChiefD - Shake it off! Bad races happen to everyone. If it helps, it took me 4 or 5 tries to break out in the HM. I had some ugly races in that stretch. Keep plugging away and try to earmark a HM in the fall where you'll have much more favorable conditions.
SteveC - unfriggin real, dude. Killer race! Can't wait to hear the details.
Duck - grue and I talked about you a lot while we were running yesterday. The fact you ran double what we did on a much harder course is astonishing to me. You're an animal. Congrats on the WS100 qualifier!
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Juxtatarot
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Most of us do for longer runs, particularly in the summer. I have this (in black) although a lot of guys like the ones with multiple smaller bottles. For 6 miles in warm conditions, you should have some type of plan for hydration.
Juxtatarot
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Congrats on your first ultra Ned! It's cool you guys ran the whole thing together. I'm looking forward to the race reports!
And congrats to our amazing Duck!
And congrats to our amazing Duck!
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SFBayDuck
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What Ned said, congrats to Juxt and Steve, amazing results. Chief, the key is to learn something from every single race. Keep at it, you'll get that PR soon.
Ned and Grue, that's great that you ran together. Solid time for a 50K for sure, and welcome to the ultra club, Ned. Did you talk about which 50 miler you're going to sign up for? Maybe JFK, which I know Grue has run and is a very runnable course?
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SFBayDuck
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And thanks all. That was so brutal, just relentless climbing and descending, and even steeper than I expected. The first half actually went really well, and I was still ahead of 14 hour pace at the top of that huge climb. But then my right IT band betrayed me again, and those steep descents killed me. On top of that in the last 20 miles my stomach just stopped processing anything. I kept trying to put in calories, electrolytes, liquid, but nothing was moving through, and my energy plummeted. Finally at about mile 55 I emptied everything on the side of the trail, hoping to reset things. It helped a little, but my stomach really didn't start working again until about 2 hours after the race. So the final 20 miles or so was more a death march than anything, but I got it done.
Of course, a full RR to come later this week....
Of course, a full RR to come later this week....
Ned
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Man I simply can't fathom what you just did.
I have no interest in going further than 50K. That was a long ### time to be running; adding 19 more miles to that is insanity!
Sand
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Though I fart in their general direction as that is what I am good at.
Not much dramatic my way - got in a good 70 mile ride in which I melted pretty good at the end. I recorded temperatures up to 96 on the road. Pretty tough conditions.
beer 30
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Right, so when you signing up?Man I simply can't fathom what you just did.
worrierking
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Congrats Jux, SteveC, Ned, Duck, Grue and Chief. Great reading and following along with you.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Holy ####### ####. Some serious results this weekend. Nice job, gentlemen.
tri-man 47
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Hang 10
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Probably could have set some prs if he'd had just tucked and rolled once he got to the top of pikes peak.so you couldn't find 2 1/2 minutes to get under 15:15?
SFBayDuck
Footballguy
Seriously, might have to try that next time. Maybe if my Garmin still had battery (20 hr battery life my ###) I probably could have shaved 2 1/2 minutes off, but for the last hour and twenty-three minutes I had no clue my pace/mileage. At the last aid station at mile 59 I did ask what time it was, and the volunteer said, "7:00, you've got sixteen hours easy." I was feeling so crappy at that point that I was pretty content to limp down the hill to the finish, hoping not to dry heave any more.Probably could have set some prs if he'd had just tucked and rolled once he got to the top of pikes peak.so you couldn't find 2 1/2 minutes to get under 15:15?
Sand
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Seriously, might have to try that next time. Maybe if my Garmin still had battery (20 hr battery life my ###) I probably could have shaved 2 1/2 minutes off, but for the last hour and twenty-three minutes I had no clue my pace/mileage. At the last aid station at mile 59 I did ask what time it was, and the volunteer said, "7:00, you've got sixteen hours easy." I was feeling so crappy at that point that I was pretty content to limp down the hill to the finish, hoping not to dry heave any more.Probably could have set some prs if he'd had just tucked and rolled once he got to the top of pikes peak.so you couldn't find 2 1/2 minutes to get under 15:15?
When I was doing 5k swims my goal was to touch sand on one side and touch sand on the other. Can't ask much more than what you did with that profile.
SuuntoSeriously, might have to try that next time. Maybe if my Garmin still had battery (20 hr battery life my ###) I probably could have shaved 2 1/2 minutes off, but for the last hour and twenty-three minutes I had no clue my pace/mileage. At the last aid station at mile 59 I did ask what time it was, and the volunteer said, "7:00, you've got sixteen hours easy." I was feeling so crappy at that point that I was pretty content to limp down the hill to the finish, hoping not to dry heave any more.Probably could have set some prs if he'd had just tucked and rolled once he got to the top of pikes peak.so you couldn't find 2 1/2 minutes to get under 15:15?
tri-man 47
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This. I tease, only because I know that time is irrelevant when it comes to an achievement like conquering this course, particularly with all its massive hills.
When I was doing 5k swims my goal was to touch sand on one side and touch sand on the other. Can't ask much more than what you did with that profile.
SFBayDuck
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You'd think, and I am of course happy to meet my primary goal. But I know I could have performed better and have already been strategizing over what I need to do differently in my next training block and race.But that's what we do, right?This. I tease, only because I know that time is irrelevant when it comes to an achievement like conquering this course, particularly with all its massive hills.
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FUBAR
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You'd think, and I am of course happy to meet my primary goal. But I know I could have performed better and have already been strategizing over what I need to do differently in my next training block and race.But that's what we do, right?This. I tease, only because I know that time is irrelevant when it comes to an achievement like conquering this course, particularly with all its massive hills.
yep
Hang 10
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My first reaction is usually "never again", then five minutes later...You'd think, and I am of course happy to meet my primary goal. But I know I could have performed better and have already been strategizing over what I need to do differently in my next training block and race.But that's what we do, right?This. I tease, only because I know that time is irrelevant when it comes to an achievement like conquering this course, particularly with all its massive hills.
MAC_32
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It was hot this weekend. I had a lot of yard work to do. I haven't really had it running lately. I hadn't taken a day off in 10 days and I was hell bent on a rest day Sunday (wife would appreciate that too). Thanks to the madmen in here I kept sucking it up and trudging forward anyway. 7 trail miles Saturday and a total of about 5 hours of yard work later and I don't feel like I did nearly enough.
Dominant work in here, fellas.
Dominant work in here, fellas.
ChiefD
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2105 Running With the Cows 1/2 Marathon Report.
This is a race out in the country. It's put on by a Catholic school as a fundraiser. My cousin's kids go here, so I started running it last year just to help out and contribute. My expectations for this race were to come out and shoot for 1:48 if possible. My mindset going in was similar to the last race: line up in sight of the 1:45 pacer, and just see what happens. I knew I would slide back some and probably settle in between that guy and the 1:50 pacer. Didn't want to line up with them because I was afraid I would have a hard time picking up two minutes later.
This right here I believe to be the problem. I am not pacing myself. I should have started out just using my watch and pace readings and just settled in at a 1:48 pace. So consequently, I believe I am going out too fast and burning out. I freaking knew this after the last race and didn't listen to myself. Maybe it's bravado from reading this forum and wanting to keep up with the big boys, or maybe the words of Hang 10 in my ear saying - you can do this. So now looking back I'm pissed. Anywhoo, here's the data:
Mile 1: 8:39 pace. 175HR
Mile 2: 8:16 pace. 180HR
Mile 3: 7:59 pace. 175HR
Mile 4: 8:09 pace. 177HR
Mile 5: 8:20 pace. 177HR
Did a mental assessment here, and actually felt pretty good. I was hanging with the 1:45 group at this point, and felt like I was going fast, but my HR data was telling me I was ok. Plus, this was right about the time Hang 10 came into my head - keep going.
Mile 6: 8:32 pace. 177HR
Mile 7: 8:38 pace. 177HR
Started leaking oil here. Body was not happy, both my legs and trying to catch a breath. I was actually starting to get worried here because nothing felt right. Felt my stomach churning some also. Not good.
Mile 8: 8:45 pace. 175HR
Mile 9: 9:26 pace. 170HR
At this point I was cooked. Was having a hard time catching my breath. Tried everything I could think of to try and get back on track mentally. Looked around for a hottie to follow. Tried to race to the next fence post. Then the next one. Body was hurting bad here.
At this point I'm in damage control. I purposely try and get my heart rate down here, mainly because I didn't want to die here and wanted to at least finish the race. Had to walk at some points during this next stretch. Not good.
Mile 10: 10:31 pace. 169HR
Mile 11: 11:36 pace. 163HR
Mile 12: 10:10 pace. 163HR
Mile 13.1: 9:48 pace. 168HR
Took me awhile to recover from this race. Still don't feel quite right. Don't think it was a fuel issue - my nutrition was good the week leading up to the race.
But now, the next race on the schedule is the marathon in October. I plan on incorporating 5k's and 10k's into the next training schedule, which starts in about a month. Right after my 10 days of fishing in Minnesota.
Onward and upward.
This is a race out in the country. It's put on by a Catholic school as a fundraiser. My cousin's kids go here, so I started running it last year just to help out and contribute. My expectations for this race were to come out and shoot for 1:48 if possible. My mindset going in was similar to the last race: line up in sight of the 1:45 pacer, and just see what happens. I knew I would slide back some and probably settle in between that guy and the 1:50 pacer. Didn't want to line up with them because I was afraid I would have a hard time picking up two minutes later.
This right here I believe to be the problem. I am not pacing myself. I should have started out just using my watch and pace readings and just settled in at a 1:48 pace. So consequently, I believe I am going out too fast and burning out. I freaking knew this after the last race and didn't listen to myself. Maybe it's bravado from reading this forum and wanting to keep up with the big boys, or maybe the words of Hang 10 in my ear saying - you can do this. So now looking back I'm pissed. Anywhoo, here's the data:
Mile 1: 8:39 pace. 175HR
Mile 2: 8:16 pace. 180HR
Mile 3: 7:59 pace. 175HR
Mile 4: 8:09 pace. 177HR
Mile 5: 8:20 pace. 177HR
Did a mental assessment here, and actually felt pretty good. I was hanging with the 1:45 group at this point, and felt like I was going fast, but my HR data was telling me I was ok. Plus, this was right about the time Hang 10 came into my head - keep going.
Mile 6: 8:32 pace. 177HR
Mile 7: 8:38 pace. 177HR
Started leaking oil here. Body was not happy, both my legs and trying to catch a breath. I was actually starting to get worried here because nothing felt right. Felt my stomach churning some also. Not good.
Mile 8: 8:45 pace. 175HR
Mile 9: 9:26 pace. 170HR
At this point I was cooked. Was having a hard time catching my breath. Tried everything I could think of to try and get back on track mentally. Looked around for a hottie to follow. Tried to race to the next fence post. Then the next one. Body was hurting bad here.
At this point I'm in damage control. I purposely try and get my heart rate down here, mainly because I didn't want to die here and wanted to at least finish the race. Had to walk at some points during this next stretch. Not good.
Mile 10: 10:31 pace. 169HR
Mile 11: 11:36 pace. 163HR
Mile 12: 10:10 pace. 163HR
Mile 13.1: 9:48 pace. 168HR
Took me awhile to recover from this race. Still don't feel quite right. Don't think it was a fuel issue - my nutrition was good the week leading up to the race.
But now, the next race on the schedule is the marathon in October. I plan on incorporating 5k's and 10k's into the next training schedule, which starts in about a month. Right after my 10 days of fishing in Minnesota.
Onward and upward.
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