Personal Bragging: My 50th Half-Marathon

[kepp]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Noted.

And fiber. The more the better.

[luv]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

The key is to eat lots and lots of ice cream right before you run, and then sprint out of the starting line as fast as possible.

Drinking coffee a little while beforehand will add a bit of urgency to his run, as well.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Awesome Rain Main. Awesome.

The current gf runs - a lot. She's already done (I think) a full and 2 half's this year. She has more fulls scheduled for June, July, Sept, and Oct along with a Tri in 2 weeks. Her goal is to participate in a race in each of the 50 states.

DaKCMan AP will be participating in his first 5K in 3 weeks.

So I did the c25k but in a 4-week span. The 5K is this Saturday. My goal is to run it in under 26.

[seclark]

the wife ran her boston marathon a couple weeks ago. finished but not very happy w/her time. about 35minutes over her best time. doc wanted to put a walking boot on her foot about 5weeks before the race(tendonitis), but she's already registered, booked tickets, etc.

she's going back next year(qualified at Chicago last year). doing pt, got a couple toenails cut out and skipped a week of doing any running at all. plans on doing either Chicago or st. Louis again this fall.

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[patteeu]

Originally Posted by seclark

the wife ran her boston marathon a couple weeks ago. finished but not very happy w/her time. about 35minutes over her best time. doc wanted to put a walking boot on her foot about 5weeks before the race(tendonitis), but she's already registered, booked tickets, etc.

she's going back next year(qualified at Chicago last year). doing pt, got a couple toenails cut out and skipped a week of doing any running at all. plans on doing either Chicago or st. Louis again this fall.

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You make running sound like a joyful experience.

[seclark]

Originally Posted by patteeu

You make running sound like a joyful experience.

hey, it's not my ****ing hobby either.
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[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by seclark

the wife ran her boston marathon a couple weeks ago. finished but not very happy w/her time. about 35minutes over her best time. doc wanted to put a walking boot on her foot about 5weeks before the race(tendonitis), but she's already registered, booked tickets, etc.

she's going back next year(qualified at Chicago last year). doing pt, got a couple toenails cut out and skipped a week of doing any running at all. plans on doing either Chicago or st. Louis again this fall.

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35 minutes over is probably a disaster run for her, I bet. I had a disaster run of my own this weekend where I was about 11 minutes over my best time in a half-marathon. I've been running really well this year, but it got hot around Mile 10 and just melted me. I completely coasted in the last couple of miles and it was one of my worst times ever for a healthy run. Bleah.

Of course, seeing the guy with the heart attack at Mile 11 also sapped my desire to push myself in hot weather. It was disturbing.

[seclark]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

35 minutes over is probably a disaster run for her, I bet. I had a disaster run of my own this weekend where I was about 11 minutes over my best time in a half-marathon. I've been running really well this year, but it got hot around Mile 10 and just melted me. I completely coasted in the last couple of miles and it was one of my worst times ever for a healthy run. Bleah.

Of course, seeing the guy with the heart attack at Mile 11 also sapped my desire to push myself in hot weather. It was disturbing.

yeah, she was kinda pissed. actually said she didn't like the course. first few miles are downhill. jacks w/her setting a pace or something. plus she thinks going downhill so long made the tendonitis start hurting her earlier than she figured. thought she could get 18miles in before the pain started, but it didn't work out that way.

you see all kinds of painful looking runners at the 25mile marker.
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[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

So I did the c25k but in a 4-week span. The 5K is this Saturday. My goal is to run it in under 26.

Report back on your time.

Other than one isolated race 20 years ago, I've never run a 5K. My watch records the fastest 5K of my runs, and my best time in the past couple of years is 26:37. I think it happened in about Mile 8 of a half-marathon that has an absolutely perfect and long downhill stretch where a person can fly. My fastest flat one has been in the 27's.

[kepp]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

So I did the c25k but in a 4-week span. The 5K is this Saturday. My goal is to run it in under 26.

Nice...let us know how it goes. I ran my first 5K in about 2 years this past weekend and was able to set a new PR, so I was pretty pleased with it.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Report back on your time.

Other than one isolated race 20 years ago, I've never run a 5K. My watch records the fastest 5K of my runs, and my best time in the past couple of years is 26:37. I think it happened in about Mile 8 of a half-marathon that has an absolutely perfect and long downhill stretch where a person can fly. My fastest flat one has been in the 27's.

Will-do. This is my first race so we'll see. I'm sure after this the next race will be a 10K or a Sprint Tri.

Originally Posted by kepp

Nice...let us know how it goes. I ran my first 5K in about 2 years this past weekend and was able to set a new PR, so I was pretty pleased with it.

Awesome.

[ROYC75]

Now for the $ 64,000.00 question , Did you take up marathons since you lost your bike and was it part of your training exercises?

[kepp]

Originally Posted by ROYC75

Now for the $ 64,000.00 question , Did you take up marathons since you lost your bike and was it part of your training exercises?

After my bike got stolen I basically sat on my rear for six or seven years and gained weight. Then about four years ago I got a physical and didn't like the results, so I decided to start exercising. I had several friends who were runners, so I started doing that. I took off about 30 pounds and dropped my cholesterol numbers and decided to keep on running. It took a little while for it to catch on with me.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by ROYC75

Now for the $ 64,000.00 question , Did you take up marathons since you lost your bike and was it part of your training exercises?

They can't steal my feet.

[Iconic]

I don't understand why people run marathons... like I just don't get it. Why would I pay $60 bucks to wake up at 5AM on a Saturday morning to run with bunch of people I don't know and will probably hate.