Motivation

joe_h

The voice of mile 18

posted: 4/24/2007 at 4:16 PM

LOL. had me there a sec. Jeff starting dating a sorta friend in my town and we hung a bunch and got along well. he was a very cool guy but he really motivated me for years.

4/18 Rutgers Half Marathon 7/20 Antrhacite Olympic Tri 9/25 chesapeakeman Ultra distance Tri Rule #1 of Triathlon Training/Racing - If Momma ain't happy nobody is happy http://community.active.com/people/Joe_h1/blog

zoom-zoom

Fanatic #3965

posted: 4/24/2007 at 5:50 PM

Quote from jadejewel on 4/24/2007 at 3:26 PM:

Hi K I am in SE Michigan - Oakland County! Thanks for the welcome!

Hey, maybe one of these days we will do a common race. Ever consider coming over here to do the Fifth-Third Riverbank 25k? That's my current big training goal--2.5 more weeks! Smile

k

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

jadejewel

posted: 4/26/2007 at 6:33 AM
modified: 4/26/2007 at 6:36 AM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 4/24/2007 at 5:50 PM:

Hey, maybe one of these days we will do a common race. Ever consider coming over here to do the Fifth-Third Riverbank 25k? That's my current big training goal--2.5 more weeks! k

I just started really running so I am not too hip on what races are out there Clowning around

That would be a good goal for me next spring though! Is it the Grand Rapids area? That drive isn't too bad from here. Have you considered the Detroit Free Press 1/2 or full marathon? I think it is around October. I think I'll try and do the 1/2 this fall and try to improve on my Bayshore time (whatever that ends up to be!) Good Luck with your training and your race! I can't wait to hear all about it Smile

Elena

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 4/26/2007 at 6:37 AM

Quote from jadejewel on 4/26/2007 at 6:33 AM:

I just started really running so I am not too hip on what races are out there That would be a good goal for me next spring though! Is it the Grand Rapids area? That drive isn't too bad from here. Good Luck with your training and your race! I can't wait to hear all about it

Thanks! I'm way excited...but I have to admit that I'm looking forward to a bit of a taper and going back to long runs of no more than 2 hours. I plan to do my last and longest run on Mon...3 hours (probably ~16 miles). This Summer I hope to maintain my mileage, but spread over 5 runs, rather than 4, so my long run won't be quite so long when it's hot. Yep, it's in GR. Biggest 25k in the US. Last year there were 12k participants (I think that was including the 5k, but far more people register for the 25k). This year is the 30th anniversary, so it is sure to be a big crowd--I just hope the weather is better than the last 2 years (cold and rainy). Smile

k

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

jadejewel

posted: 4/26/2007 at 7:32 AM
modified: 4/26/2007 at 7:32 AM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 4/26/2007 at 6:37 AM:

Thanks! I'm way excited...but I have to admit that I'm looking forward to a bit of a taper and going back to long runs of no more than 2 hours. I plan to do my last and longest run on Mon...3 hours (probably ~16 miles). This Summer I hope to maintain my mileage, but spread over 5 runs, rather than 4, so my long run won't be quite so long when it's hot. Yep, it's in GR. Biggest 25k in the US. Last year there were 12k participants (I think that was including the 5k, but far more people register for the 25k). This year is the 30th anniversary, so it is sure to be a big crowd--I just hope the weather is better than the last 2 years (cold and rainy). k

Oh my that is a lot of people! I've done the race for the cure a couple of times in Detroit and I think there are about 20k people total. It is crazy but in a good way! That atmosphere is just great. Good Luck on the weather.

Elena

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 4/26/2007 at 7:48 AM

It's definitely going to be shocking...I've done a couple of races with under 300 people (and one last fall with something like 30 people, IIRC), so this will be an experience, for certain!

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

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