Ran a 10k - Official Thread (4 Viewers)

[SFBayDuck]

Stupidly early forecast for the Chicago Marathon is a morning high of 62/low of 45. Might be windy though. Can't complain about that, I guess.

Forecast turned warmer - lows in the high 50s, might be mid 60s by the end. Sunny. 16 mph winds. Not ideal at all but not terrible.

Hope it stays that way, sounds pretty good to me.

Forecast for Saturday's 50M has improved a little, as it was mid-80s a couple of days ago but now down to 76. But the 76% humidity forecast is stupid high for us, so that's going to be a factor for sure. Wish I had committed to this a few weeks earlier and had been doing sauna training, but too late now.

 

[Juxtatarot]

Stupidly early forecast for the Chicago Marathon is a morning high of 62/low of 45. Might be windy though. Can't complain about that, I guess.

Forecast turned warmer - lows in the high 50s, might be mid 60s by the end. Sunny. 16 mph winds. Not ideal at all but not terrible.

Hope it stays that way, sounds pretty good to me.

Forecast for Saturday's 50M has improved a little, as it was mid-80s a couple of days ago but now down to 76. But the 76% humidity forecast is stupid high for us, so that's going to be a factor for sure. Wish I had committed to this a few weeks earlier and had been doing sauna training, but too late now.

UGH!

 

[SFBayDuck]

Persistence hunting is a hunting technique in which hunters use a combination of running, walking,[1] and tracking to pursue prey to the point of exhaustion. While humans can sweat to reduce body heat, their quadrupedal prey would need to slow from a gallop in order to pant.[2]

Today, persistence hunting is very rare and seen only in a few groups such as Kalahari bushmen and the Tarahumara or Raramuri people of Northern Mexico. The technique requires endurance running – running long distances for extended periods of time - and among primates, endurance running is only seen in humans. Persistence hunting is thought to have been one of the earliest forms of human hunting, having evolved 2 million years ago.

Who wants to update the wikipedia entry to include Armadillo hunting in Louisiana?

 

[Hang 10]

Stupidly early forecast for the Chicago Marathon is a morning high of 62/low of 45. Might be windy though. Can't complain about that, I guess.

Forecast turned warmer - lows in the high 50s, might be mid 60s by the end. Sunny. 16 mph winds. Not ideal at all but not terrible.

Hope it stays that way, sounds pretty good to me.

Forecast for Saturday's 50M has improved a little, as it was mid-80s a couple of days ago but now down to 76. But the 76% humidity forecast is stupid high for us, so that's going to be a factor for sure. Wish I had committed to this a few weeks earlier and had been doing sauna training, but too late now.

Damn, you should have been training with me! We've got weather better than that like 5 days the last 2 months. I feel like I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel though.

 

[SFBayDuck]

Stupidly early forecast for the Chicago Marathon is a morning high of 62/low of 45. Might be windy though. Can't complain about that, I guess.

Forecast turned warmer - lows in the high 50s, might be mid 60s by the end. Sunny. 16 mph winds. Not ideal at all but not terrible.

Hope it stays that way, sounds pretty good to me.

Forecast for Saturday's 50M has improved a little, as it was mid-80s a couple of days ago but now down to 76. But the 76% humidity forecast is stupid high for us, so that's going to be a factor for sure. Wish I had committed to this a few weeks earlier and had been doing sauna training, but too late now.

Damn, you should have been training with me! We've got weather better than that like 5 days the last 2 months. I feel like I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel though.

The warm forecast was actually one of the factors that convinced me to sign up on Sunday. I've had stomach issues in most of the ultras I've done in the heat, particularly after about mile 40 or so. So this gives me another chance to try and get that figured out in preparation for the day I finally toe the line at Western States, where heat is a factor 98% of the time (100+ degrees during the biggest climbs of the day in The Canyons).

Saturday's biggest climb is at the half way point, a 4 mile, 1,200' slog on an exposed fire road that I should be starting at 11:30-12:00. And there's a nice 500' climb at mile 42 or so that will be in the full heat of the day at 3:00-3:30.

Should be fun!

 

[MAC_32]

Armadillos? I only have issues with dogs, geese and (during nesting season) red-winged blackbirds. The rest of the critters up here are scared of me. (Although I'll stay far away from the skunks regardless.)

Edit: I'm yet to see a coyote during a run but they're around.

I got ran over by a baby deer once about 7 or 8 years ago. No time to react. Saw something flash in my periph, looked to my left, bam, baby deer ### right in my chest. Knocked me off my feet, but thankfully the deer turned at the last moment so it wasn't a direct hit. After I collected myself got up to see mama deer standing about 20' away...she was not too happy with me. I will never forget that death glare as I slowly walked out of sight.

Someone had a hilarious animal story in here a couple of years ago. I don't think they post (much?) in here anymore though...iirc it was someone who lives in, or near, a desert.

 

[Juxtatarot]

Armadillos? I only have issues with dogs, geese and (during nesting season) red-winged blackbirds. The rest of the critters up here are scared of me. (Although I'll stay far away from the skunks regardless.)

Edit: I'm yet to see a coyote during a run but they're around.

I got ran over by a baby deer once about 7 or 8 years ago. No time to react. Saw something flash in my periph, looked to my left, bam, baby deer ### right in my chest. Knocked me off my feet, but thankfully the deer turned at the last moment so it wasn't a direct hit. After I collected myself got up to see mama deer standing about 20' away...she was not too happy with me. I will never forget that death glare as I slowly walked out of sight.

Someone had a hilarious animal story in here a couple of years ago. I don't think they post (much?) in here anymore though...iirc it was someone who lives in, or near, a desert.

Prosopsis.

 

[tri-man 47]

Yes, Prosopis was out in the early morning dark and ran into a horse. But the armadillo race ranks right up there!!

My feet and piriformis are still somewhat sore, but decided to test the waters. Ran 4 miles on the track with:

400m - 6:01 pace

800m - 6:18

1200m - 6:43

1600m - 6:53

Quite encouraging, actually, for virtually no running over the past month. I might try a tempo run on Thursday, then decide about the 5K/10K double on the 18th. With the new AG, I could probably win or at least place with pacing of 7:15 in the 5K; 7:45 or better in the 10K.

 

[SFBayDuck]

I had a male turkey come after me when I got between him and his harem of hens. He got all swole up and started charging. I was laughing.

As for predators, I've seen bobcats and coyotes many times, but they've never been aggressive. I've never seen a mountain lion, but I know they've seen me.

 

[pbm107]

What is the over/under for when Juxt ditches the pace group, mile 3? If does manage to stay with the pace group until the half way point he might set the thread record for the largest negative split in a marathon.

 

[Ned]

MAC - GPS coordinates of this area where deer are so dense they like to run into people?

Duck - You laugh, but don't #### with a Tom and his wimmens. They'll tear you up in an instant.

pbm - Juxt will claim he never saw them at the start and proceeds to run a 2:55.

 

[MAC_32]

MAC - GPS coordinates of this area where deer are so dense they like to run into people?

Duck - You laugh, but don't #### with a Tom and his wimmens. They'll tear you up in an instant.

pbm - Juxt will claim he never saw them at the start and proceeds to run a 2:55.

Right here --> https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sagamore+Hills+Township,+OH/@41.3064476,-81.5535369,172m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x8830e0f6a8849a85:0x233dfee187a3db7e!6m1!1e1

 

[SFBayDuck]

MAC - GPS coordinates of this area where deer are so dense they like to run into people?

Duck - You laugh, but don't #### with a Tom and his wimmens. They'll tear you up in an instant.

pbm - Juxt will claim he never saw them at the start and proceeds to run a 2:55.

Right here --> https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sagamore+Hills+Township,+OH/@41.3064476,-81.5535369,172m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x8830e0f6a8849a85:0x233dfee187a3db7e!6m1!1e1

Same here, deer are everywhere. I see them on about half of my trail runs. In my last apartment, they used to come right up behind our place, 10' from our door. The house I lived in before that, they'd jump the 6' fence to get into our backyard.

And yes, while I was laughing at the angry tom I was moving away from him quickly (well, for me anyway).

 

[SFBayDuck]

Most of these are near someone in this thread: 6 Beer Runs for Fall 2015

 

[walnutz]

My 11 year old told me that he ran on a treadmill in PE class yesterday. He ran for 30 minutes and went 3.5 miles. Not too bad for 11 i think?

 

[worrierking]

My 11 year old told me that he ran on a treadmill in PE class yesterday. He ran for 30 minutes and went 3.5 miles. Not too bad for 11 i think?

Was he being chased by an armadillo?

 

[MAC_32]

Today's 5 mile lunch run was changed from a recovery run almost instantly. Some mental demons were beaten in the last hour; I think I needed it. If only this race were two days later...

6:39 (6:29 GAP)

7:26 (7:06 GAP) w/a short red light stop

7:16 (7:14 GAP) w/another short red light stop

6:48 (7:04 GAP)

6:28 (6:34 GAP)

If hiking with my clients goes effortlessly tonight then I am completely chalking up Sunday's half to dehydration. 1:30, here I come...

 

[Ned]

MAC - GPS coordinates of this area where deer are so dense they like to run into people?

Duck - You laugh, but don't #### with a Tom and his wimmens. They'll tear you up in an instant.

pbm - Juxt will claim he never saw them at the start and proceeds to run a 2:55.

Right here --> https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sagamore+Hills+Township,+OH/@41.3064476,-81.5535369,172m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x8830e0f6a8849a85:0x233dfee187a3db7e!6m1!1e1

Sheesh... OH is the big buck capital of the world.

 

[Juxtatarot]

What is the over/under for when Juxt ditches the pace group, mile 3? If does manage to stay with the pace group until the half way point he might set the thread record for the largest negative split in a marathon.

pbm - Juxt will claim he never saw them at the start and proceeds to run a 2:55.

No, no, no. Or, at least, I really hope not. I've bonked so many times I should know better than that. Besides, who cares about the difference between 2:59:59 and, say, 2:57?

 

[El Floppo]

What is the over/under for when Juxt ditches the pace group, mile 3? If does manage to stay with the pace group until the half way point he might set the thread record for the largest negative split in a marathon.

pbm - Juxt will claim he never saw them at the start and proceeds to run a 2:55.

No, no, no. Or, at least, I really hope not. I've bonked so many times I should know better than that. Besides, who cares about the difference between 2:59:59 and, say, 2:57?

every single person in this thread.

 

[Ned]

What is the over/under for when Juxt ditches the pace group, mile 3? If does manage to stay with the pace group until the half way point he might set the thread record for the largest negative split in a marathon.

pbm - Juxt will claim he never saw them at the start and proceeds to run a 2:55.

No, no, no. Or, at least, I really hope not. I've bonked so many times I should know better than that. Besides, who cares about the difference between 2:59:59 and, say, 2:57?

McMillan says 2:53:52. I already gave you a cushion.

 

[FUBAR]

always love the animal stories

The only Armadillos I see are dead on the side of the road.

Seems my animal interactions happen ib the bike more than running.

I did run into turkeys a few years back on a trail run.

Almost got hit by two deer on my bike in Alabama.

Had a cow block the road in north carolina while I was riding. That was probably the funniest, staring at the damn cow blocking both lanes, knowing that I couldn't hit it without getting hurt but it wasn't going to move fast.

 

[El Floppo]

while mountain biking in Marin (a brick, IIRC) above Tennessee Valley, I came across a large bobcat who really could have given less ####s about getting out of the way. looked up at me as I'm yelling, and at the last second saunters off the trail, out of the way.

used to see wild turkeys all the time on my rides out of NYC into NJ... but never had a male give me the stink-eye about his chicks. I think I should feel bad about that.

 

[ChiefD]

So, for all you guys who have run Chicago, what time do I need to be down there? I'm in wave 1, corral D, which takes off at 7:30. My brother is going to probably drop my wife and I off somewhere near there and we'll walk in.

Just trying to plan a little bit.

 

[Hang 10]

Today's 5 mile lunch run was changed from a recovery run almost instantly. Some mental demons were beaten in the last hour; I think I needed it. If only this race were two days later...

6:39 (6:29 GAP)

7:26 (7:06 GAP) w/a short red light stop

7:16 (7:14 GAP) w/another short red light stop

6:48 (7:04 GAP)

6:28 (6:34 GAP)

If hiking with my clients goes effortlessly tonight then I am completely chalking up Sunday's half to dehydration. 1:30, here I come...

I hate when my recovery runs turn into 5 mile race pace.

 

[Juxtatarot]

So, for all you guys who have run Chicago, what time do I need to be down there? I'm in wave 1, corral D, which takes off at 7:30. My brother is going to probably drop my wife and I off somewhere near there and we'll walk in.

Just trying to plan a little bit.

I think you should plan to be downtown by 6:30. (I'll be downtown by 6:00 but I'm really anal about this stuff.)

 

[MAC_32]

So, for all you guys who have run Chicago, what time do I need to be down there? I'm in wave 1, corral D, which takes off at 7:30. My brother is going to probably drop my wife and I off somewhere near there and we'll walk in.

Just trying to plan a little bit.

This will probably be unpopular, but I'd get down there as late as possible. If you're taking the L then take one that will drop you off around 7, maybe a little after, and 'take care of business' before you head down there. If you do that then you won't need to do anything once down there other than find your spot in the corral. You need some contingency time built in for the unknown, but given the time of day you shouldn't need much. If I were you I'd just use the first few miles of the race as your warm-up. You won't be able to go the pace you want to run anyway since there will be so many people. By getting down there so late you won't be able to spend so much time thinking about the race. You'll just get there and go. Probably best for you since this is your first one. Less thinking the better.

 

[Juxtatarot]

By the way, Chief, I wanted to warn you about GPS watches and the marathon. Be aware ahead of time that data won't be perfectly accurate. We go under a long bridge in the first mile and you'll lose your satellite there. Even after that a lot of the tall building cause problems. Think carefully about what settings you want to show on the watch.

 

[Juxtatarot]

So, for all you guys who have run Chicago, what time do I need to be down there? I'm in wave 1, corral D, which takes off at 7:30. My brother is going to probably drop my wife and I off somewhere near there and we'll walk in.

Just trying to plan a little bit.

This will probably be unpopular, but I'd get down there as late as possible. If you're taking the L then take one that will drop you off around 7, maybe a little after, and 'take care of business' before you head down there. If you do that then you won't need to do anything once down there other than find your spot in the corral. You need some contingency time built in for the unknown, but given the time of day you shouldn't need much. If I were you I'd just use the first few miles of the race as your warm-up. You won't be able to go the pace you want to run anyway since there will be so many people. By getting down there so late you won't be able to spend so much time thinking about the race. You'll just get there and go. Probably best for you since this is your first one. Less thinking the better.

Sounds like he's being dropped off from a car. I think they close his start corrals at 7:15 so that just gives him 15 minutes to get there after he's dropped off somewhere! And it's not a short walk from where he'll likely be dropped off.

 

[Juxtatarot]

So, for all you guys who have run Chicago, what time do I need to be down there? I'm in wave 1, corral D, which takes off at 7:30. My brother is going to probably drop my wife and I off somewhere near there and we'll walk in.

Just trying to plan a little bit.

This will probably be unpopular, but I'd get down there as late as possible. If you're taking the L then take one that will drop you off around 7, maybe a little after, and 'take care of business' before you head down there. If you do that then you won't need to do anything once down there other than find your spot in the corral. You need some contingency time built in for the unknown, but given the time of day you shouldn't need much. If I were you I'd just use the first few miles of the race as your warm-up. You won't be able to go the pace you want to run anyway since there will be so many people. By getting down there so late you won't be able to spend so much time thinking about the race. You'll just get there and go. Probably best for you since this is your first one. Less thinking the better.

Sounds like he's being dropped off from a car. I think they close his start corrals at 7:15 so that just gives him 15 minutes to get there after he's dropped off somewhere! And it's not a short walk from where he'll likely be dropped off.

And there's security he'll have to go through. (Might be a breeze but I don't know about so close to the start time.)

 

[Hang 10]

I generally like to plan on being at my race at least an hour early. That way if something happens and you're running a bit late, you've still got a cushion. I've always got that race day anxiety and worrying about being late will make it 10x worse.

 

[tri-man 47]

So, for all you guys who have run Chicago, what time do I need to be down there? I'm in wave 1, corral D, which takes off at 7:30. My brother is going to probably drop my wife and I off somewhere near there and we'll walk in.

Just trying to plan a little bit.

I'd say to shoot for 6:30-45. Traffic could delay you, as could the crowds. Where are you coming in from? I might be able to suggest a sneaky/alternative route.

BTW, remember the idea of a black garbage bag with head/arm holes and a Gatorade bottle. You'll be standing nervously in the shoot for almost 30 minutes and likely need a final pee.

 

[gruecd]

By the way, Chief, I wanted to warn you about GPS watches and the marathon. Be aware ahead of time that data won't be perfectly accurate. We go under a long bridge in the first mile and you'll lose your satellite there. Even after that a lot of the tall building cause problems. Think carefully about what settings you want to show on the watch.

For any marathon, I would recommend turning off the "auto lap" feature on your watch and taking manual splits "on the road." Some "miles" will be longer than others depending on how well you run the tangents, accuracy of GPS, etc., and this way you'll know how each "mile" compares to your goal pace.

 

[Juxtatarot]

Four fields for my Garmin on the first screen and I usually don't toggle. Usually use total time, total distance, current heart rate, lap pace. I'll probably will manually hit laps (thanks Grue!) but want lap pace in case I forget or don't feel like hitting it again. Any suggestions for changes?

 

[MAC_32]

So, for all you guys who have run Chicago, what time do I need to be down there? I'm in wave 1, corral D, which takes off at 7:30. My brother is going to probably drop my wife and I off somewhere near there and we'll walk in.

Just trying to plan a little bit.

This will probably be unpopular, but I'd get down there as late as possible. If you're taking the L then take one that will drop you off around 7, maybe a little after, and 'take care of business' before you head down there. If you do that then you won't need to do anything once down there other than find your spot in the corral. You need some contingency time built in for the unknown, but given the time of day you shouldn't need much. If I were you I'd just use the first few miles of the race as your warm-up. You won't be able to go the pace you want to run anyway since there will be so many people. By getting down there so late you won't be able to spend so much time thinking about the race. You'll just get there and go. Probably best for you since this is your first one. Less thinking the better.

Sounds like he's being dropped off from a car. I think they close his start corrals at 7:15 so that just gives him 15 minutes to get there after he's dropped off somewhere! And it's not a short walk from where he'll likely be dropped off.

And there's security he'll have to go through. (Might be a breeze but I don't know about so close to the start time.)

My how the times have changed since I ran that race. I got off the L and walked straight to my corral about 7 minutes before our scheduled time.

 

[MAC_32]

Today's 5 mile lunch run was changed from a recovery run almost instantly. Some mental demons were beaten in the last hour; I think I needed it. If only this race were two days later...

6:39 (6:29 GAP)

7:26 (7:06 GAP) w/a short red light stop

7:16 (7:14 GAP) w/another short red light stop

6:48 (7:04 GAP)

6:28 (6:34 GAP)

If hiking with my clients goes effortlessly tonight then I am completely chalking up Sunday's half to dehydration. 1:30, here I come...

I hate when my recovery runs turn into 5 mile race pace.

I promise my recovery run today is going to be SLOW. Pinky swear.

 

[Hang 10]

Four fields for my Garmin on the first screen and I usually don't toggle. Usually use total time, total distance, current heart rate, lap pace. I'll probably will manually hit laps (thanks Grue!) but want lap pace in case I forget or don't feel like hitting it again. Any suggestions for changes?

Use your phone for GPS, so that you can post real time updates from the course here.

 

[Hang 10]

Today's 5 mile lunch run was changed from a recovery run almost instantly. Some mental demons were beaten in the last hour; I think I needed it. If only this race were two days later...

6:39 (6:29 GAP)

7:26 (7:06 GAP) w/a short red light stop

7:16 (7:14 GAP) w/another short red light stop

6:48 (7:04 GAP)

6:28 (6:34 GAP)

If hiking with my clients goes effortlessly tonight then I am completely chalking up Sunday's half to dehydration. 1:30, here I come...

I hate when my recovery runs turn into 5 mile race pace.

I promise my recovery run today is going to be SLOW. Pinky swear.

Might want to make extra sure not bring any demons with you this time.

 

[ThreeThousand]

Update for me - sorry I've not been around to post more often. I've been busy watching my fantasy football team get killed (kidding) and changing jobs (not kidding). I got a new job offer 3 weeks ago, with a substantial title bump (VP, here I come ) - only problem is, my last day at my current company is tomorrow...the day before I leave for Louisville. So, tack on some IM training/taper stress with the stress of a new job change (man, I forgot how much this sucks. Everything is embedded in your work. Your email/phone, doctors, insurance, 401ks, everything) and I've been swamped.

Taper finally done, though, and like I said, I'm leaving for Louisville tomorrow. Last swim yesterday. Last run today. I'm bib #1982 if anyone cares to track me. Hopefully we swim (there have been reports of harmful algae in the Ohio river, but apparently the levels are on their way down), but if not, it'll be a great duathlon

 

[tri-man 47]

Four fields for my Garmin on the first screen and I usually don't toggle. Usually use total time, total distance, current heart rate, lap pace. I'll probably will manually hit laps (thanks Grue!) but want lap pace in case I forget or don't feel like hitting it again. Any suggestions for changes?

Young eyes that can read that. :finger: They need a Siri-like GPS watch that verbalizes the data. Oh, wait. I have a bad ear on my watch-wearing side. dammit

 

[Ned]

Four fields for my Garmin on the first screen and I usually don't toggle. Usually use total time, total distance, current heart rate, lap pace. I'll probably will manually hit laps (thanks Grue!) but want lap pace in case I forget or don't feel like hitting it again. Any suggestions for changes?

Young eyes that can read that. :finger: They need a Siri-like GPS watch that verbalizes the data. Oh, wait. I have a bad ear on my watch-wearing side. dammit

I don't know why, but it drives me up a wall when people have their phones set to audibly tell them their pace. If you're going to use that, wear ear buds.

 

[Hang 10]

Four fields for my Garmin on the first screen and I usually don't toggle. Usually use total time, total distance, current heart rate, lap pace. I'll probably will manually hit laps (thanks Grue!) but want lap pace in case I forget or don't feel like hitting it again. Any suggestions for changes?

Young eyes that can read that. :finger: They need a Siri-like GPS watch that verbalizes the data. Oh, wait. I have a bad ear on my watch-wearing side. dammit

Sundial and abacus?

 

[ChiefD]

So, for all you guys who have run Chicago, what time do I need to be down there? I'm in wave 1, corral D, which takes off at 7:30. My brother is going to probably drop my wife and I off somewhere near there and we'll walk in.

Just trying to plan a little bit.

I'd say to shoot for 6:30-45. Traffic could delay you, as could the crowds. Where are you coming in from? I might be able to suggest a sneaky/alternative route.

BTW, remember the idea of a black garbage bag with head/arm holes and a Gatorade bottle. You'll be standing nervously in the shoot for almost 30 minutes and likely need a final pee.

I'll be coming from Libertyville, so any help coming through the back door would be helpful. And yes, I'll be getting dropped off.

And planning on the garbage bag and the bottle. Already in my pile ready to be packed.

 

[Juxtatarot]

So, for all you guys who have run Chicago, what time do I need to be down there? I'm in wave 1, corral D, which takes off at 7:30. My brother is going to probably drop my wife and I off somewhere near there and we'll walk in.

Just trying to plan a little bit.

I'd say to shoot for 6:30-45. Traffic could delay you, as could the crowds. Where are you coming in from? I might be able to suggest a sneaky/alternative route.

BTW, remember the idea of a black garbage bag with head/arm holes and a Gatorade bottle. You'll be standing nervously in the shoot for almost 30 minutes and likely need a final pee.

I'll be coming from Libertyville, so any help coming through the back door would be helpful. And yes, I'll be getting dropped off.

And planning on the garbage bag and the bottle. Already in my pile ready to be packed.

Tri-man might have a better idea and I'm coming from the west not the north but I get dropped off here. Early enough traffic isn't bad at all. I'm not sure how bad it gets a little later.

 

[ChiefD]

So, for all you guys who have run Chicago, what time do I need to be down there? I'm in wave 1, corral D, which takes off at 7:30. My brother is going to probably drop my wife and I off somewhere near there and we'll walk in.

Just trying to plan a little bit.

I'd say to shoot for 6:30-45. Traffic could delay you, as could the crowds. Where are you coming in from? I might be able to suggest a sneaky/alternative route.

BTW, remember the idea of a black garbage bag with head/arm holes and a Gatorade bottle. You'll be standing nervously in the shoot for almost 30 minutes and likely need a final pee.

I'll be coming from Libertyville, so any help coming through the back door would be helpful. And yes, I'll be getting dropped off.

And planning on the garbage bag and the bottle. Already in my pile ready to be packed.

Tri-man might have a better idea and I'm coming from the west not the north but I get dropped off here. Early enough traffic isn't bad at all. I'm not sure how bad it gets a little later.

Wow, didn't figure we could get that close. Thanks!

 

[shady inc]

So, for all you guys who have run Chicago, what time do I need to be down there? I'm in wave 1, corral D, which takes off at 7:30. My brother is going to probably drop my wife and I off somewhere near there and we'll walk in.

Just trying to plan a little bit.

I'd say to shoot for 6:30-45. Traffic could delay you, as could the crowds. Where are you coming in from? I might be able to suggest a sneaky/alternative route.

BTW, remember the idea of a black garbage bag with head/arm holes and a Gatorade bottle. You'll be standing nervously in the shoot for almost 30 minutes and likely need a final pee.

I'll be coming from Libertyville, so any help coming through the back door would be helpful. And yes, I'll be getting dropped off.

And planning on the garbage bag and the bottle. Already in my pile ready to be packed.

Not sure if they still do this, but when I ran it, everyone looked way over-dressed at the start of the race. Turns out, there is a clothing drive of sorts, where you throw your sweatshirt/sweatpants on the ground right before the race, and people come around and collect them to take to the local salvation army or homeless shelter. So don't be afraid to wear extra clothes while waiting in the corral. EDIT - as long as you're willing to donate them (or have them thrown out if they don't do it that way any more)

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Not sure if they still do this, but when I ran it, everyone looked way over-dressed at the start of the race. Turns out, there is a clothing drive of sorts, where you throw your sweatshirt/sweatpants on the ground right before the race, and people come around and collect them to take to the local salvation army or homeless shelter. So don't be afraid to wear extra clothes while waiting in the corral. EDIT - as long as you're willing to donate them (or have them thrown out if they don't do it that way any more)

If you have a throwaway sweatshirt or something in your closet, now is a good time for it. Much better than standing there shivering at the start (low 50s can feel pretty cold when your'e just standing there), and you definitely don't want to be overdressed once the race gets going.

 

[MAC_32]

Today's 5 mile lunch run was changed from a recovery run almost instantly. Some mental demons were beaten in the last hour; I think I needed it. If only this race were two days later...

6:39 (6:29 GAP)

7:26 (7:06 GAP) w/a short red light stop

7:16 (7:14 GAP) w/another short red light stop

6:48 (7:04 GAP)

6:28 (6:34 GAP)

If hiking with my clients goes effortlessly tonight then I am completely chalking up Sunday's half to dehydration. 1:30, here I come...

I hate when my recovery runs turn into 5 mile race pace.

I promise my recovery run today is going to be SLOW. Pinky swear.

Might want to make extra sure not bring any demons with you this time.

I did. In the middle. Of the road.

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/y8-LH_VUROk/maxresdefault.jpg

This is just a tribute...

 

[ChiefD]

So, for all you guys who have run Chicago, what time do I need to be down there? I'm in wave 1, corral D, which takes off at 7:30. My brother is going to probably drop my wife and I off somewhere near there and we'll walk in.

Just trying to plan a little bit.

I'd say to shoot for 6:30-45. Traffic could delay you, as could the crowds. Where are you coming in from? I might be able to suggest a sneaky/alternative route.

BTW, remember the idea of a black garbage bag with head/arm holes and a Gatorade bottle. You'll be standing nervously in the shoot for almost 30 minutes and likely need a final pee.

I'll be coming from Libertyville, so any help coming through the back door would be helpful. And yes, I'll be getting dropped off.

And planning on the garbage bag and the bottle. Already in my pile ready to be packed.

Not sure if they still do this, but when I ran it, everyone looked way over-dressed at the start of the race. Turns out, there is a clothing drive of sorts, where you throw your sweatshirt/sweatpants on the ground right before the race, and people come around and collect them to take to the local salvation army or homeless shelter. So don't be afraid to wear extra clothes while waiting in the corral. EDIT - as long as you're willing to donate them (or have them thrown out if they don't do it that way any more)

Yeah, I'm planning on doing this already. Someone out there is going to get a wonderful long sleeve Royals shirt.

 

[Ned]

You two aren't meeting before the race?