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Nice aggressive goal, relative to what you have done at your recent marathon, not what you can do (for me monkey is at least 20-30 min slower than a normal marathon, but I am a very poor hill runner).
Yes, I have been thinking about those hills that I've heard about but not seen. And you are probably correct.
But I'm going to give it my best shot
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Yes, I have been thinking about those hills that I've heard about but not seen. And you are probably correct. But I'm going to give it my best shot
I second what happy said! GOOD LUCK!! I've ran the monkey (now not saying you won't be able too) and I'm a good hill runner though the year I ran it I was running with a friend who was doing her very first marathon. Even in my best shape I DOUBT I'd even think about 3:45 as a goal for the Monkey but that is just me. Hills don't scare me however I've never RACED on hills, I tend to keep those for "fun"
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Well damn. Once again I will have to re-consider.
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TeaOlive 11/18 26.2 HHFMM Nashville, TN 3:45
Would that be a marathon PR for you? If so, that would be pretty awesome to PR at Monkey!
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Recalculating...
Guess I'll give this another go. 11/3 - Monumental Half Marathon, Indianapolis, IN : <2:00:00
Guess I'll give this another go.
11/3 - Monumental Half Marathon, Indianapolis, IN : <2:00:00
1:56:26
It was great having C-R as a pacer. Made the early miles go by pretty quickly and kept me going the last couple of miles.
Well done WhoDat. We still didn't work out the Saints issues but I guess we need to leave something to solve for the next run.
That was fun.
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Congratulations WhoDat. Nice running!Can any of us help on this Saints issue? Or can it only be spoken about when running (or more specifically when running a huge PR)?
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I really don't know Hop. The Saints have issues that are epic. I suppose you could attempt this outside of a run but it may be painful.
I'm a Colts fan so it really is an issue with the running game.
Now for you across the pond, I'm also a Villa fan and we finally got 3 points at the expense of Sunderland Perhaps we won't face relegation this season but who knows.
1:56:26 It was great having C-R as a pacer. Made the early miles go by pretty quickly and kept me going the last couple of miles.
Congratulations, WhoDat! Way to go!
CONGRATS Richard!!!
Feeling the growl again
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I really don't know Hop. The Saints have issues that are epic. I suppose you could attempt this outside of a run but it may be painful. I'm a Colts fan so it really is an issue with the running game. Now for you across the pond, I'm also a Villa fan and we finally got 3 points at the expense of Sunderland Perhaps we won't face relegation this season but who knows.
I'd be a crap running partner as I know nothing about football (your kind) and very little about football (our kind). I do know Villa wear claret and blue (in fact I'm wearing similar shades today) as do West Ham. I think this is a bit like me trying to say what car someone drives by saying what colour it is.
Congrats, WDR! Big PR. Nothing like the peer pressure of having a friend along to keep you working that extra little bit.
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