Other Sports Personal Bragging: My 50th Half-Marathon - Page 11

**DaKCMan AP** · 04-01-2015, 05:38 AM

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Both myself and the gf are trying to get into NY marathon. If either of us get in then we're both going to do it.

We didn't get into NYC. Last night we registered for the Maine Marathon (the half for me, full for her) and the Philadelphia Marathon (the half for both of us).

Works out nicely that I don't have to get serious about training until after we get back from our June Italy and July 4th trips.

Marcellus · 04-01-2015, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

We didn't get into NYC. Last night we registered for the Maine Marathon (the half for me, full for her) and the Philadelphia Marathon (the half for both of us).

Works out nicely that I don't have to get serious about training until after we get back from our June Italy and July 4th trips.

Sounds fun! Fall races are the best.

**Rain Man** · 01-05-2015, 03:52 PM

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In mid-December I completed my 2nd Half Marathon. I didn't train nearly as much as I did for my first (travel, illness, and nagging injuries). Still finished under 2h (1:58) so I was happy.

It's now been 3 weeks since that race and I've been resting hoping to recover from injuries. Plan to start running again this week. No races planned yet for 2015 though looking into the Maine marathon (half) in October.

Maine, eh? I need a race up in that area. But November is the month where I can't get a race in Colorado. October is generally pretty good for races around here.

kepp · 02-11-2015, 03:12 PM

So I just signed up for a 50K trail race in October

100% single track. I don't even know how to begin training for it LOL

**Rain Man** · 02-11-2015, 05:55 PM

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So I just signed up for a 50K trail race in October

100% single track. I don't even know how to begin training for it LOL

Where?

I must admit that I'm not a huge fan of single track. Good luck to you.

I just started running again after 6 weeks off for knee healing. I'm having a huge internal debate about signing up for a race in March in Chicago. I'd love to mark Illinois off my list, but I am in terrible shape right now. 5 miles has me gassed. I need to get up to 8 to 10 just to see if my knee is okay, and won't do that for another couple of weeks.

kepp · 02-12-2015, 02:44 PM

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Where?

I must admit that I'm not a huge fan of single track. Good luck to you.

I just started running again after 6 weeks off for knee healing. I'm having a huge internal debate about signing up for a race in March in Chicago. I'd love to mark Illinois off my list, but I am in terrible shape right now. 5 miles has me gassed. I need to get up to 8 to 10 just to see if my knee is okay, and won't do that for another couple of weeks.

Rock Bridge Revenge in Columbia, MO - http://columbiatrackclub.com/results...dge/index.html

I'm toying with the idea of "running the gamut" this year - 5k, 10k, 1/2 marathon, marathon...and then end with this 50k.

seclark · 02-12-2015, 03:53 PM

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Where?

I must admit that I'm not a huge fan of single track. Good luck to you.

I just started running again after 6 weeks off for knee healing. I'm having a huge internal debate about signing up for a race in March in Chicago. I'd love to mark Illinois off my list, but I am in terrible shape right now. 5 miles has me gassed. I need to get up to 8 to 10 just to see if my knee is okay, and won't do that for another couple of weeks.

wife liked running the marathon in champaign better than Chicago.
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Eleazar · 01-05-2015, 03:33 PM

That's awesome, Rain Man. I have never been able to run much because of my flat feet, so I adopted the road bike instead.

**Rain Man** · 01-05-2015, 03:50 PM

Here's been my last three months:

October - I ran the race that I was wavering over, and it was a disaster. It was a really rugged and hilly trail race with a big hill at Mile 6, which was the worst course possible for my knee. The Mile 6 hill killed it, and I walked the back half home in pain and finished in the bottom ten percent of runners. Horrible, horrible race at 3:11:10 when I should have finished in around 2:30.

Early November - I'd already signed up for a race so I went. It was at sea level and I was flying. I was on pace for a personal record until my knee went out in Mile 9 on a hill. I grimaced and walked for a bit, then started jogging, and by Mile 11 my knee wasn't hurting any more. I finished in 2:02:34, and I lost a full four minutes in Miles 9 and 10. It was my fourth-fastest race ever, but I lament not being able to get under 2 hours and if my knee was fine I think I could've beaten my all-time best of 1:58:56. I was feeling so good other than Miles 9 and 10 that I wasn't even breathing hard. No knee problems at all afterward. Oddly, though, I didn't even finish in the top half of runners. I guess it was a very fast course.

Late November - I was pre-registered for another race at sea level, and I was feeling good. I cruised along and then the kneed started acting up in Mile 5, which surprised me. I walked through it for about a minute and then it was fine and I took off running again. It started hurting in Mile 12 but I kept running. I finished in 2:01:05 for my second-best time ever, beating over 60 percent of runners, but I could barely walk for a couple of days afterwards. Wicked knee pain.

I was doing some running in December and can generally make it five to eight miles before I have to stop. It finally hurt so bad that I stopped running about two weeks ago and will try to start up again in February. I hate stopping completely, but just can't seem to shake this thing.

**DaKCMan AP** · 02-13-2015, 07:15 AM

Signed up for this in 2016:
http://www.sarasotahalf.com/

Got in on Sunday when they had a special $45 entry.

kepp · 02-13-2015, 07:50 AM

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Signed up for this in 2016:
http://www.sarasotahalf.com/

Got in on Sunday when they had a special $45 entry.

Sounds fun. How humid is it usually for those races in FL? I'm imagining Missouri in August.

**DaKCMan AP** · 02-13-2015, 11:11 AM

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Sounds fun. How humid is it usually for those races in FL? I'm imagining Missouri in August.

That race is in February so if it's like it is right now - gorgeous. Sunny, 60 degrees, 45% humidity.

Nightfyre · 02-13-2015, 11:08 AM

So that 50k got me thinking - that is a long run. A guy I was talking to last week said he was gonna do a 36 mile trail race of some kind in the Tobacco Root range here in Montana. Well it turns out that the Tobacco Root range run doesn't stop there - there is a 100 mile trail race with a 38 hour time limit (just over 22 minute miles for those of us keeping track. That said, in crunching the numbers, you could conceivably rest for 8 hours and run 18 minute miles.) However, the tobacco root range tops out over 10,000 feet and is some pretty rugged country. I have to say, that run would probably be pretty humbling.

kepp · 02-13-2015, 11:15 AM

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So that 50k got me thinking - that is a long run. A guy I was talking to last week said he was gonna do a 36 mile trail race of some kind in the Tobacco Root range here in Montana. Well it turns out that the Tobacco Root range run doesn't stop there - there is a 100 mile trail race with a 38 hour time limit (just over 22 minute miles for those of us keeping track. That said, in crunching the numbers, you could conceivably rest for 8 hours and run 18 minute miles.) However, the tobacco root range tops out over 10,000 feet and is some pretty rugged country. I have to say, that run would probably be pretty humbling.

Yeah, there are quite a few of those 100+ mile races - Leadville, Western States 100, Badwater, etc. Those are the races where you need a support team and pacers. I was going to be a pacer for a friend of mine doing a 50 miler a couple years ago, but he didn't end up running. I need to find a way to get out on some trails soon.

**DaKCMan AP** · 02-13-2015, 11:16 AM

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Yeah, there are quite a few of those 100+ mile races - Leadville, Western States 100, Badwater, etc. Those are the races where you need a support team and pacers. I was going to be a pacer for a friend of mine doing a 50 miler a couple years ago, but he didn't end up running. I need to find a way to get out on some trails soon.

One guy I know through a professional network did Leadville twice. Extremely impressive!

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Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $2758491 VARSITY	Here's been my last three months: October - I ran the race that I was wavering over, and it was a disaster. It was a really rugged and hilly trail race with a big hill at Mile 6, which was the worst course possible for my knee. The Mile 6 hill killed it, and I walked the back half home in pain and finished in the bottom ten percent of runners. Horrible, horrible race at 3:11:10 when I should have finished in around 2:30. Early November - I'd already signed up for a race so I went. It was at sea level and I was flying. I was on pace for a personal record until my knee went out in Mile 9 on a hill. I grimaced and walked for a bit, then started jogging, and by Mile 11 my knee wasn't hurting any more. I finished in 2:02:34, and I lost a full four minutes in Miles 9 and 10. It was my fourth-fastest race ever, but I lament not being able to get under 2 hours and if my knee was fine I think I could've beaten my all-time best of 1:58:56. I was feeling so good other than Miles 9 and 10 that I wasn't even breathing hard. No knee problems at all afterward. Oddly, though, I didn't even finish in the top half of runners. I guess it was a very fast course. Late November - I was pre-registered for another race at sea level, and I was feeling good. I cruised along and then the kneed started acting up in Mile 5, which surprised me. I walked through it for about a minute and then it was fine and I took off running again. It started hurting in Mile 12 but I kept running. I finished in 2:01:05 for my second-best time ever, beating over 60 percent of runners, but I could barely walk for a couple of days afterwards. Wicked knee pain. I was doing some running in December and can generally make it five to eight miles before I have to stop. It finally hurt so bad that I stopped running about two weeks ago and will try to start up again in February. I hate stopping completely, but just can't seem to shake this thing. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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Nightfyre MVP Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Helena, MT Casino cash: $3258849	So that 50k got me thinking - that is a long run. A guy I was talking to last week said he was gonna do a 36 mile trail race of some kind in the Tobacco Root range here in Montana. Well it turns out that the Tobacco Root range run doesn't stop there - there is a 100 mile trail race with a 38 hour time limit (just over 22 minute miles for those of us keeping track. That said, in crunching the numbers, you could conceivably rest for 8 hours and run 18 minute miles.) However, the tobacco root range tops out over 10,000 feet and is some pretty rugged country. I have to say, that run would probably be pretty humbling.
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