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Jan 23-29 Racing Thread (Read 944 times)


Fast is better than long

    Name Race Location Date Goal Result Comments
    PaulyGram

    Midwest Indoor Triathlon

    Wheaton, IL January 29

    Not drown

    10.637 mile

    3AG

    WhyShouldWeCare <-- runners may not care. The running portion was 2.50mi in 15:00 mins
    Jeff

    Niswonger Invitational 5K

    ETSU Indoor Track, Johnson City, TN January 28

    15:45

    16:22

    Shake off the dust, run 15:45 or faster, beat some college kids
    Ileneforward

    Tinkerbell Half Marathon

    Anaheim, CA January 29

    2:11

    2:01:02

    PR

    rockon 

    Shoulder past all the wimmen and girls in tutus and not get stomped by Minnie Mouse in the magical kingdom
     Don S

    Securian Frozen Half Marathon

    St. Paul, MN ???

    1:30

    1:29:45

    Pace Group goal = 1:30 but I'll aim for a shade under 1:30, somewhere in the 1:29:30 - 1:29:55 range. Only two finishers in the group
    L_Master

    Winter Series II

            (4M)

    Colorado Springs, CO January 28

    A: sub 24

    B: sub 24:40

    25:11

    Course was less groomed than expected.
    jhorner

    Cactus to Clouds

    Palm Springs, CA January 29

    Survival

     

    I could get into this run, it looks like and awesome scenic tour
    greaso84

    Jog for John 10K

    Fort Worth, Texas January 28

    35:45

    35:25

    1OA

    Find John? and fitness check
    amcniece

    Red Nose 10k

    Columbia, SC

    January 28

    < 37:00

    36:59

    8OA

    2AG

    We'll see how my legs respond to going 'fast' after the miles I've put in the last few weeks
    pfriese

    3M Austin Half Marathon

    Austin, TX

    January 29

    < 1:43

    1:41:51

    I'll stick with the 1:40 pace group as long as I can. I'm taking this as a sub 1:40 goal, at least it's what I'm cheering for. Stayed tuff even after dropping teh pace group.

     

    The new Eight ball's are in; come getcha one.

     

     

    2013 Goals: 2500 miles / 2:45 marathon? / sub 2 800m / 4:30 mile / sub 16 5K / sub hour 10 miles


    Give a man a fire and he'll be warm the rest of the night;
    Set a man afire and he'll be warm the rest of his life.

    What in the Jehu?

      Niswonger Invitational, ETSU Indoor Track, Johnson City, TN, Jan 28.

       

      Goals: Shake off the dust, run 15:45 or faster, beat some college kids.


      Milktruck say relentless

        Name Race Location Date Goal Result Comments
        Ileneforward

        Tinkerbell Half Marathon

        Anaheim, CA January 29

        2:11

         

        Shoulder past all the wimmen and girls in tutus and not get stomped by Minnie Mouse in the magical kingdom

         

        Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.

        " ..that corner has narrowed to a half-nekkid egyptian wandering about in the cold new jersey nighttime."
        ~ R2E


        Alive & Running

          Does it count if we're pacing in a race instead of racing? I still have a goal to hit at the half marathon I'm pacing this Saturday.  Pace Group goal = 1:30 but I'll aim for a shade under 1:30, somewhere in the 1:29:30 - 1:29:55 range.

           


            Niswonger Invitational, ETSU Indoor Track, Johnson City, TN, Jan 28.

             

            Goals: Shake off the dust, run 15:45 or faster, beat some college kids.

             

            The Niswonger in Johnson City.

             

            Heh.

             

             

            mta: Good luck!

              The Niswonger in Johnson City.

               

              Heh.

               

               

              Hoping to put forth a ballsy effort.

               

              (Yeah, it's a 5000, pauly, thanks.)


              Fast is better than long

                Does it count if we're pacing in a race instead of racing? I still have a goal to hit at the half marathon I'm pacing this Saturday.  Pace Group goal = 1:30 but I'll aim for a shade under 1:30, somewhere in the 1:29:30 - 1:29:55 range.

                 

                I'll accept this, but your 8 balledness will be measured by your ability to hit your pace. And I might ask that you tell us how many people finished with you.

                2013 Goals: 2500 miles / 2:45 marathon? / sub 2 800m / 4:30 mile / sub 16 5K / sub hour 10 miles


                Give a man a fire and he'll be warm the rest of the night;
                Set a man afire and he'll be warm the rest of his life.

                What in the Jehu?


                Alive & Running

                  I'll accept this, but your 8 balledness will be measured by your ability to hit your pace. And I might ask that you tell us how many people finished with you.

                   

                  Okay, that's a good challenge.  The race is Securian Frozen Half Marathon in St. Paul, MN.  I usually tell anyone that finishes with me they have to buy me a beer after the race.  We'll know how many finish with me based on how drunk I get at lunch that day.

                   


                    Hoping to put forth a ballsy effort.

                     

                     

                    Just be careful not to dick around in the first mile or peter out in the last.

                     

                    And remember that the middle mile is always the hardest.

                      Name Race Location Date Goal Result Comments
                      L_Master

                      Winter Series II

                              (4M)

                      Colorado Springs, CO January 28th

                      A: sub 24

                      B: sub 24:40

                       

                      No conversion problems this time (i think)
                      They say golf is like life, but don't believe them. Golf is more complicated than that. "If I am still standing at the end of the race, hit me with a Board and knock me down, because that means I didn't run hard enough" If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they'd starve to death. "Don't fear moving slowly forward...fear standing still."

                        Cactus to Clouds, Palm Springs, CA, January 29

                         

                        Not really a race; more of a challenge. Goal is to finish alive.

                        MrH


                          Cactus to Clouds, Palm Springs, CA, January 29

                           

                          Not really a race; more of a challenge. Goal is to finish alive.

                           

                          Is taking the cable car to the top of San Jacinto allowed?

                          The process is the goal.

                          Men heap together the mistakes of their lives, and create a monster they call Destiny.

                            Taking the tram up would require running around 6 miles to the tram base. I've thought about it, but hey, I'm going for broke. Actually the tram top is positioned very nicely on the the trail. If you hike all the way up to the tram top and something goes wrong, then you can ride down. If you keep going to the Mt. San Jacinto peak and back to the tram, then you can ride down. But if you have the guts to keep going and run the rest of the 8 miles, descending nearly 8k feet ( roughly a 17% descent), then you're SOL and you have to finish, killing your shins and your quads along the way. I give myself about a 75% chance of getting to the peak... and let's say a 50% chance of finishing the whole thing.

                             

                            This guy's done it twice:

                             

                            https://sites.google.com/site/jeffstrailroutes/Home/mt--san-jacinto

                             

                            There's also a FKT from the start of the trail to the Tram in about 2:30 described here:

                             

                            http://fastestknowntime.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=pacific&action=display&thread=49


                            Fast is better than long

                              Taking the tram up would require running around 6 miles to the tram base. I've thought about it, but hey, I'm going for broke. Actually the tram top is positioned very nicely on the the trail. If you hike all the way up to the tram top and something goes wrong, then you can ride down. If you keep going to the Mt. San Jacinto peak and back to the tram, then you can ride down. But if you have the guts to keep going and run the rest of the 8 miles, descending nearly 8k feet ( roughly a 17% descent), then you're SOL and you have to finish, killing your shins and your quads along the way. I give myself about a 75% chance of getting to the peak... and let's say a 50% chance of finishing the whole thing.

                               

                              This guy's done it twice:

                               

                              https://sites.google.com/site/jeffstrailroutes/Home/mt--san-jacinto

                               

                              There's also a FKT from the start of the trail to the Tram in about 2:30 described here:

                               

                              http://fastestknowntime.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=pacific&action=display&thread=49

                               

                              I so know what I am doing next Thanksgiving. Thanks for the links.

                              2013 Goals: 2500 miles / 2:45 marathon? / sub 2 800m / 4:30 mile / sub 16 5K / sub hour 10 miles


                              Give a man a fire and he'll be warm the rest of the night;
                              Set a man afire and he'll be warm the rest of his life.

                              What in the Jehu?


                              Milktruck say relentless

                                I thought you get to take the tram down!  Sad  After 11,000 ft of climbing, they should let you sit down and ride to the bottom!!

                                 

                                Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.

                                " ..that corner has narrowed to a half-nekkid egyptian wandering about in the cold new jersey nighttime."
                                ~ R2E

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