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February 28 - March 4 - Racing Thread (Read 854 times)


Milktruck say relentless

    So no one wants to be the racing thread Czar?       Okay, I'll get more and more wild and capricious then!  Big grin

     

     

     

     

    Name              Distance    Race                       Goal              Result           Comments                                                 
     jeffdonahue  10 miles  Black Cat 10 miler  <1:08:00  1:08:07  Got that PR!
     Nemo ME  13.1 miles  Chamberlain March Half Marathon  <1:25:00  1:23:01  Got that PR! and a great run  
     bhearn  13.1 miles  Run for the Honeywagon Half  <1:26:03  1:27:06  Brutal head wind
     Parklife  13.1 miles  Bidwell Classic  <1:18:30  1:21:39  I have no idea what happened
     Daddyo  13.1 miles  Chilly Half Marathon  1:30:00  1:28:46  PR!
     highonrunning  13.1 miles  Chamberlain Half Marathon  <1:25:00  1:17:52  !!  (may be on EPO)
     xchristopher Eight ball  20 miles  Black Cat 20 miler  Reach Goal: 2:25:20
    Real Goal: <2:30:00
     2:21:02  PR, Very satisfied, and pleased did not die
     pfriese  6.2 miles  Deer Creek Classic  none  47:52  1st AG!  
     amcneice  3.1 miles  March for Meals 5k  still run after    Cancel for tornado

     

    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

      Name Distance Race Goal Result Comments
      jeffdonahue 10 miles Black Cat 10 Miler <1:08:00    


      No Talent Drips

        Name              Distance    Race                       Goal              Result           Comments                                                 
        NemoME  13.1 miles Chamberlain March  Half Marathon  <1:25:00    Old soft PR of 1:27:something. More of a tempo workout than a race, I hope.

         

        You should go get the clap just so you can give it to her. --beef


        HobbyJogger & HobbyRacer

          I'm not racing. I heard that can make your HR go up, and that is scary.

          It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.

            I'm not racing. 

             

            Holy crap.  Maybe today is some bizarre, wacky, off day.

            "Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood."  -Daniel Burnham


            Milktruck say relentless

              I'm not racing. I heard that can make your HR go up, and that is scary.

               Unless you can't get it to go up past 130, that is even scarier!

               

              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

                I'm not racing.

                 

                I won't believe it until March 5th.

                There was a point in my life when I ran. Now, I just run.

                 

                Back beat, the word was on the street
                That the fire in your heart is out
                I'm sure you've heard it all before
                But you never really had a doubt

                 

                The Diary of a Once-ran.

                  Name              Distance    Race                       Goal              Result           Comments                                                 
                  bhearn  13.1 miles Run for the Honeywagon Half  <1:26:03 (PR)    I really wanted to be thinking more like 1:25 here, but my recent LT workouts just don't support that. Just PRing will be a challenge.

                  "Way to make Borat look overdressed"

                    Name              Distance    Race                       Goal              Result           Comments                                                 
                    bhearn  13.1 miles Run for the Honeywagon Half  <1:26:03 (PR)    I really wanted to be thinking more like 1:25 here, but my recent LT workouts just don't support that. Just PRing will be a challenge.

                     

                    You just gotta go for it (<1:25).  I didn't have any workouts that supported my last half PR, but I wound up surprising myself and PRing by over a minute.  It was hard as hell, even from the first mile, but it doesn't matter how much you suffered once you cross the finish line and your goal is achieved.

                    2013 Goals:
                    Run  trails.

                      I hear you. But I am feeling mentally very weak lately. So many speed workouts, I just don't seem to be able to dig deep; I am ready to just say screw it to training, and go out and have fun and just run a lot of ultras. Honestly, my stomach has been turning for weeks thinking about this race. I am ready to quit before I've even started.

                       

                      If I can screw up the courage, I will try to go out at 6:30 pace. We will see. But I am telling myself I will be happy with a PR (< 6:35 pace).

                      "Way to make Borat look overdressed"

                        Why not do both?  (Run ultras and do fast races) You can pretty much hit most of the workouts you do for marathon training.  You'll need to back off a little occasionally because 30+ mile runs can sometimes wipe you out, but just because you run ultra's doesn't mean you shouldn't/can't run fast. 

                         

                        Besides, it only a half marathon.  So what if you blow up and miss your goal, is it really a big deal?  With a decent mileage base you could race another half 1-2 weeks later.  I say go for it, accept nothing less than a 1:24:59, if the course is long, I guess you'll need to run faster Wink

                        2013 Goals:
                        Run  trails.

                          Why not do both?  (Run ultras and do fast races) You can pretty much hit most of the workouts you do for marathon training.  You'll need to back off a little occasionally because 30+ mile runs can sometimes wipe you out, but just because you run ultra's doesn't mean you shouldn't/can't run fast.  

                           

                          I am doing both, have been for a while -- my big race this year is Western States 100. But for now the focus is Boston. (I'm tempted to use Chuckanut 50K as a training run.) It's just that the long stuff is soooo much more comfortable, it makes the speedwork seem even tougher. 

                           

                           Besides, it only a half marathon.  So what if you blow up and miss your goal, is it really a big deal?  With a decent mileage base you could race another half 1-2 weeks later.  I say go for it, accept nothing less than a 1:24:59, if the course is long, I guess you'll need to run faster Wink

                           

                          I am thinking of a marathon a week later, first half easy, 2nd half at goal MP. Tough workout, but way easier than racing a half all out.

                           

                          You are really trying to get me psyched up for this... thanks.

                          "Way to make Borat look overdressed"

                            Just to keep the theme for this week going, Im racing a half on Saturday. Just another stroll in the park.

                             

                            Bidwell Classic 

                            <1:18:30

                             

                            Really, there is nothing in my training that suggests I should be able to hit this mark. But that hasnt stopped me in the past. I plan on leaving the brain at home.


                            @BeachesRunner

                              Sunday March 4th - Chilly Half Marathon, Toronto - 1:30:00

                               

                              First race in since Nov 4, looking forward to it!

                               

                              (1:31:30 is current PR)

                                Chamberlain Half Marathon

                                March 4th

                                 

                                Goal:

                                under 1:25 closer to 1:20 or so. 

                                 

                                No solid goal except to run under marathon pace..no taper leading into this one except two relatively  easy days followed by another hard week next week and another half marathon. 

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