RunningAHEAD - Topic: Stevie Ray's Portland Marathon Report

xor

posted: 10/16/2008 at 7:00 PM
modified: 10/16/2008 at 7:00 PM

I'm still about a week behind in posting reports, sorry. Here is my report for the Portland (OR) Marathon. Ennay kicked ass there and BQed. I did not, but I had fun. Many other folks from the Masters forum were also there and each completed their own levels of ass kicking in the pouring rain. You are warned that this report is actually and truly "super long", especially if you follow the link back to last year's report to get my history with this race. People like to tag their reports "super long". Believe me, those are executive summaries compared to this. So, go grab a brew ("don't cost nothing") or a hot cococa and settle in. As always, links to a ton of other race reports can be found in my schedules there.

perfesserr

Imminent Catastrophe

posted: 10/16/2008 at 7:10 PM

There's a masters forum? Cool.

"Able to function despite imminent catastrophe"

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Ileneforward

#artbydmcbride

posted: 10/16/2008 at 7:45 PM

Hmmm, that didn't seem so long to me. Smile

You make that course sound wonderful even the part at mile 17. If I hadn't run it myself........... Big grin

I can't imagine doing it so well, and in the rain too! Wow!

Runners run

Crabby

Dog-Love

posted: 10/16/2008 at 10:10 PM

That was a GREAT read...had to go refill my red wine but still...I think I would like to run Portland and after readnig your report...I might sign up soon. Nice fast run for you.

Run like you are on fire! 5K goal 24:00 or less (PR 24:34) 10K goal 50:00 or less (PR 52:45) HM goal 1:55:00 or less (PR 2:03:02) Marathon Goal...Less than my PR (PR 4:33:23)

Mtnchk1

Top 'O the World!

posted: 10/17/2008 at 8:43 AM

well, it would seem long...if it weren't so literarily eloquent! Wink

Remember that doing anything well is going to take longer than you think!! ~ Masters Group

xor

posted: 10/17/2008 at 8:50 PM

literarily eloquent. Cool!

Mtnchk1

Top 'O the World!

posted: 10/17/2008 at 9:26 PM

Welcome!

Remember that doing anything well is going to take longer than you think!! ~ Masters Group

Ennay

A Saucy Wench

posted: 10/17/2008 at 9:56 PM

hee hee it is fun to read another report of the same race - different viewpoints! Big grin

It was nice meeting you out there and maybe next year we will BOTH be in a faster group - I'm fairly certain I'll be doing it again. But I gotta learn to ignore the pace groups there.

I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets

"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7

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