Morning Folks!

I hit the pool/rec center for a little swimming and weightlifting. No running planned for today.

Last nights planned 5 miles at the track turned into 3 miles. I got to shovel 4 inches of snow off the inside lane of the track to make it runnable.

I'm glad we get really dry, light fluffy snow.

QOTD: pass

Morning! 5 Miles on slushy slippery stuff early this morning.  I wasn't the only one out though with is unusual.

QOTD: Would you ever consider being a Race Director (RD) or assisting a RD to put on a new race?

I would like to put on something in my area - well I think I would rather assist someone else who is the main guy/gal.  Not much trail stuff in my immediate area but plenty of trails.

Have a great day!

Morning folks.  8 miles on some slippery mud/ice trails from the big thaw that is going on today.

Birdwell - enjoy the swim.

EDRW - if cold is going away, all the starts are aligning for RR.  Go get some revenge!

boyjame - sounds like we had same conditions.  I however was alone (as usual) on my trail.

QOTD: Would love to plan a race.  The only problem is I would also want to run it.

Good Morning,

About to head out into the grey, drizzly cold (well, 40 deg seems quite warm now!). I don't know how many miles, I think I'll just wing it.

QOTD: I have given it a thought. Only difficulty would be to get the legal stuff right, what permits one needs, insurances, etc., so it would be good to assist first to learn. Hey, Jamie, maybe we'll organize a Central PA 100-miler (point-to-point) one day!

 

 Hey, Jamie, maybe we'll organize a Central PA 100-miler (point-to-point) one day!

Yeah ok...way to think big.  Although I would love to see a 100 miler in central PA.  Too many good trails to not have one.  I can't even fathom the differences in organizing a 50k or under versus a 100 miler (multi day event).  I would think it takes a special person(s) to pull that off.  Kudos to all RDs.

And ATrunner - I know a bunch of races where the RDs do run the race.  Hyner comes to mind.  Big race for a trail race (1200+ people) but the RD does the 25k (they also have a 50k version).  I think to do that you have to have a really good team to pull it off.

Quite the adventure yesterday afternoon. Driving home on what we call here the beltline at rush hour I had a tire blow out at high speed and had to move across 3 lanes of traffic to get to a safe spot to deal with it. That vehicle got a little squirrly at that speed and almost into a sideways slide. Not cool. Boy, in a blink of an eye how fast things can happen. Tire and wheel both shredded. New wheel won't get here until tomorrow so I'm again driving DW's car and will be out $375.00. Kind of wrecked my cheery disposition but happy I didn't roll that sucker.

 

 

Glad you're safe.  I'm an eternal optimist, so $375 sure beats the hell out of the alternative!

I started my day off at the Chrio getting some graston and ART done to my left achilles since it was sore after my sunday long run. So this week will be an unscheduled rest week. He also told me I should scrap my 10 mile trail race on the 9th. The positive is that I'm cleared to walk my usual 30 min daily walk and can test my leg out next monday with an easy and flat 2-3 miles.

QOTD: My friend is organizing a trail race for the first time, 5k and 10 miler. I've done some small things to help her but mostly been a sounding board for ideas. I'll be doing whatever she needs me to on race day. I've told her I'm willing to take the jobs that nobody wants.

Rested yesterday.  Planning 5-6 miles super easy tonight.  I'm ordering a hear rate monitor today and am going to add heart rate as a dimension to my training soon.

QOTD - No.  It's not really my area of expertise.  I appreciate what RD's do, but I just don't think I would be very good at it.