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January 10-16 Racing (Read 1212 times)


Milktruck say relentless

    Nice finish face, Tater     Big grin

     

    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


    Prince of Fatness

      You're definitely, officially back.

       

      Dude, you really crack me up.  I appreciate the comment, but I'm nowhere near back.  I ran this race 15 minutes faster last year.  I'm still an out of shape fat fuck right now.

       

      But you gotta start somewhere, so consider this a start.

      Semi-retired.

      R2E


      "run" "to" "eat"

        hang in there, igor.

        i find the sunshine beckons me to open up the gate and dream and dream ~~robbie williams

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          Last of the Backstreet Boys
          MrH


             

            Last of the Backstreet Boys

             

            Or chaneling his hero

             

            The process is the goal.

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

              Jimmy The Greek's Frozen 4 miler

              Old Orchard Beach, ME

               

              Goal - sub 29

               

              Another Fail.....29:11 but it is a PR by 1 second


              On On

                How much do I suck?  Let me count the ways....

                 

                Great to see you out there.  I have really got to pull myself away from work one of these times and have a beer with you.  Or as you said do a home and home trail run beer drinking event.

                Nice to see you and glad you managed your goal of not walking.

                See you on the trails soon.


                All business

                  jdmcgregor 13.1 Cascade Half

                  Located in Turner, OR

                   

                  I almost forgot that I'd signed up for this race.  I did it last year in 1:24:something, but think I'll be lucky to break 1:30:00 this year due to a lack of running (due to a 9 mo pregnant wife). 

                   

                  Goal of 1:30:00

                   

                  Despite my under-training and the windy, rainy weather, I managed to finish in 1:26:53 and had a good time doing it.

                  "If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason." J. Handy


                  Milktruck say relentless

                    Name                Distance           Race         Location         Goal           Result

                    Ileneforward       13.1 miles         13.1 LA        Venice             2:07                  2:09:01

                     Slowly but surely I'm getting back. 

                     

                    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


                    Blaine Moore (MM#2867)

                      I was 5th out of 68 in 6:24:24. I won the Marty Duchow award - which goes to the first finisher that lives below 1000' feet.  

                       

                      The altitude didn't seem to bug me too much...the only times I struggled were right before I got to Hilltop Station for the second time until about halfway between Stone Hut and Junction stations (~miles 25-31 or so) after it started getting warm.  Once I was back down to around 6500 feet I was able to catch my breath, and I was in 8th place at that point.

                       

                      I saw one person taking his time at the aid station, though, and after turning back onto the pavement with 6 miles to go and looking up the road I saw 2 guys that had powered by me while I'd been struggling so I paid them back by breezing past them at about 7 minute pace.  It took me about 2 miles to catch them both, and I beat them by 6 and 14 minutes so that I could get 5th place.

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                      Long Drawfs Fast

                        Pace setter 5:53:15. Beat the 6 hr window.

                        Run until the trail runs out.

                        2013***1500 miles

                        50 miler

                         

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                        Not in Chicago

                          How much do I suck?  Let me count the ways....

                           

                           

                          How did I miss this photo?

                          You suck. You should just quit. Jackass. Welcome back.

                            IOW MLK Marathon: 2:42:57 (Des Moines, IA). This was a solid run form me considering stretches of snow/ice covered and 20 degrees with a 20 mph wind out of the north.

                            I was hoping that a few of the half marathoners would run with me on the first loop the plan was to run 6:50's on the first loop then 6:07's on the second loop. I started picking up the pace when I realized that it would be impossible to consistently run 6:00's on the second loop because of the icy patches. There was one water stop at mile 7 but I decided to skip it because I would have to stop and grab my own water.

                            Half way point I downed 8 ounces of nuun which was half frozen and a red bull shot.

                            It started to snow/sleet on the 2nd loop even with screw shoes I was still losing traction. With 7 miles to go I decided to hit 5:50's whenever possible even if it was only for 200 meters. I felt very strong at the finish, this was a very big confidence boost that I should be in shape for my next "real" marathon in 7 weeks. Negative splits with worsening conditions!

                             


                            Milktruck say relentless

                              Wow Riggs!  Wow!

                               

                              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

                              C-R


                                This week's Eight ball goes to RTW. Nice run at elevation.

                                 

                                HM to jd for a nice HM and Tater for doing his best Darth Hoodie imitation while racing.

                                 

                                MTA - oh and Riggs. That was some ballsy racing under those friggin conditions.


                                "He conquers who endures" - Persius
                                "Every workout should have a purpose. Every purpose should link back to achieving a training objective." - Spaniel
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