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July Racing Thread -- Spaniel Farms Beer Mile July 16th (Read 1288 times)

NaderAlfie


    posted: 7/19/2011 at 10:16 AM
    Quote from NaderAlfie on 6/4/2011 at 6:41 PM:

    Teterboro Airport 5k - 7/16 - 19:29

     19:59

    "If you have the fire, run..." -John Climacus

    AmoresPerros


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      posted: 7/21/2011 at 5:36 PM
      modified: 7/21/2011 at 5:37 PM
      Quote from AmoresPerros on 7/11/2011 at 1:52 AM:

      Hope that can be well fixed, DB.

       

      Jul 16, race mile, guess I'll shoot to PR (5:10 or better)

      Jul 17, run 50K, goal to finish

       

      Mile results finally posted: 5:09.70

      50K results: finished (miserable dehydrated second lap followed by a break with a lot of drinking, and a happy third lap)

       

      So did anyone do the triple 5K on the morning of spaniel's beer mile?

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

      Mandy Simpson


        posted: 7/23/2011 at 3:22 AM
        National XC (6k). A different style of course to the stuff we've run this year. No real hills, no mud, no jumps, no streams. Almost a road course but on grass! I was 9th overall in a close sprint finish, just holding off 10th and 11th. 25:24. That also got me 5th in my age group, and we won the team gold - which was after all why I was there! So I feel like I justified my selection and deserved to be there - first time I've really that. Waiting for the flight home now. Happy and tired - and bizarrely slightly sunburned.
        AmoresPerros


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          posted: 7/23/2011 at 4:03 AM

          Well *congratulations* to Mandy! Woohoo!

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

          Purdey


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            posted: 7/23/2011 at 10:39 AM
            24th Jul - Downland Ultra 30 miles - goal: 4:30 training run.

             

             

            Hoppity


              posted: 7/23/2011 at 10:40 AM

              Congratulations Mandy!

               "Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow.  Don't walk behind me; I may not lead.  Just walk beside me and be my friend."

              Purdey


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                posted: 7/23/2011 at 10:42 AM
                +1 That is an amazing performance!

                 

                 

                mbehr


                  posted: 7/23/2011 at 11:14 AM

                  Nice race indeed Mandy!  Congrats on 5th and the team Gold!

                  NaderAlfie


                    posted: 7/23/2011 at 3:42 PM
                    Nice, Mandy!

                    "If you have the fire, run..." -John Climacus

                    beef


                    Ostrich runner

                      posted: 7/24/2011 at 9:27 AM

                      Very cool. I miss the team aspect of CC. I was never towards the front, but my position on my team was a big motivator to pick off people I might otherwise let go.

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                      Purdey


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                        posted: 7/24/2011 at 2:54 PM
                        Quote from Purdey on 7/23/2011 at 10:39 AM:
                        24th Jul - Downland Ultra 30 miles - goal: 4:30 training run.

                         

                        5hrs and change. Tough out there. Hard course. Hot. Got er done though.

                         

                         

                        Mandy Simpson


                          posted: 7/24/2011 at 5:18 PM

                          Wow - nice work Purdey.  Winter has landed here in NZ - hard to imagine running in the heat at the moment - especially for 5 hours!

                          Mandy Simpson


                            posted: 7/24/2011 at 5:20 PM
                            Quote from beef on 7/24/2011 at 9:27 AM:

                            Very cool. I miss the team aspect of CC. I was never towards the front, but my position on my team was a big motivator to pick off people I might otherwise let go.

                             

                            I love team running (CC, relays etc).  And there's no way I'd have held onto 9th on Saturday if I'd just been running for me.  

                            spaniel


                            Feeling the growl again

                              posted: 7/24/2011 at 7:50 PM

                              Big congrats, Mandy, that is awesome!

                               

                              SOrry everyone, I will get this caught up eventually.  Right now I'm a bit busy dealing with a house with no A/C in 100 degree heat with a pregnant wife and 2 little kids.  We have been gypsies living out of our trunk and staying with whoever has A/C and spare room the last 4 days on a weekend we were supposed to host family.  Bleh.

                               

                              Fortunately, though I return home to a hot humid house and a lawn full or dry/dying trees and garden, my kegerator is still putting out 33 degree beer....

                              "If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does.  There's your pep talk for today.  Go Run." -- Slo_Hand

                               

                              I am spaniel - Crusher of Treadmills

                               

                              WhoDatRunner


                              Will Crew for Beer

                                posted: 7/25/2011 at 10:25 AM

                                Nice job Mandy & Purdey!

                                 

                                Spaniel, that sucks. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help out.

                                 

                                7/26 -- TNT Series # 4, 5K -- <33:00

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