Sub 1:30 Half Marathon 2021 Edition (Read 448 times)

keen did you get to keep the finish line "tape" after you crossed? I think it along with the photo of you crossing it (FLOATING!!!!! JEALOUS!!) would be a cool trophy/display case thing.

No, I didn't get to keep it. They reused it for the first female to cross - just the same way as they used it for the first man and woman finishing the 8k. That would have been really nifty, though.

 

Zeb - No, I’m done with weighted dead lifts for a long while now. In fact I’m done with weighted exercises seeing as we sold the kettlebells this morning.

I saw strength work on your weekly, that made me smile

Ahh no. This makes me sad. Between your back and Watson's back doing deadlifts, I'm getting worried.

Keen  Shame about the 15k, some days we just don't have it. Looks like you went out a little hot but didn't really blow up which is good. I've been meaning to tell you that you're better than an OK Runner in my book. You gotta stop being so hard on yourself on strava!

DW  Count me on the train of people impressed by you racing without a watch.

Mark - The marathon should be an interesting battle.  Oska Baynes is doing the half and based on his training and recent comments on Strava, he may be having a crack at the course record (1:02:37).

CK - Nice RR and well done for hanging in there.  Even if it wasn't quite what you wanted I'm sure it will pay off.  Only points off are for not giving the full names and running histories of everyone you encountered in the race - perhaps Mark can offer guidance on your next RR 

I'm starting to look forward to the "race" now - I've hardly thought about it and suddenly it's here.  It will be nice to (hopefully) feel good and train in a much different environment.

Can you add the Melbourne Half-Marathon for October 10 to the front page?  I'm reasonably confident (70%) I can be there now.

I would be really surprised if Alice Mason goes sub 2:30.  That is seriously quick for a woman.

Keen Nice race report, sorry it didn't go as planned.

Piwi those shoes look nice hope they work our for you!

 

CIM registration opened up late this morning and the website went down for a while. After much refreshing (which I know did precious little for reducing traffic to the webservers) I did get to register! I'm an extra step or two closer to hiring a coach for this as well. 
Now, who has advice on travelling there, where to stay, etc.? Also, any advice on telling my wife I signed myself up for a marathon halfway across the country? Perhaps I can bill this as a kid-less trip to wine country...

Staying in Folsom really doesn't save you anything. I did it last year and it's not worth it. I should probably think about where I'll stay this year, but it's 90% going to be in Sac so I can walk to the truck and drive home.

Holiday Inn is next to the freeway and it's the home of the blind athletes. The bus pickup is very close by too.

The Sheraton isn't worth it. I did it last year. They don't even have a refrigerator in the hotel and I don't think they had anything for runners in the morning.

Flying into Oakland might be less expensive than flying into Sacramento, but it's a drive to get there. Unsure if you'll need a car to get around Sac.

I fully expect the expo to be downtown and NOT at the Sacramento Kings stadium. It was cool to check that place out, but getting in/out sucked. Especially when the girl ahead of me had all her luggage and had to have all of it checked in case she was planning on changing in public and they didn't like her outfit. Maybe they wanted to make sure she wasn't smuggling shoes in.

Make dinner reservations early. Heck, if I'm there we can have dinner together somewhere because I expect to be solo, or the small group of running friends I have might get together.

Drop bags are picked up at the starting line and I'd say well organized at the finish line. I've never had anything go missing and the race sells all the same swag at the finish they had at the expo. You ride a school bus to the start.

As for the wife...I'd say "okay, if I don't do it this time I'm going to quit trying to qualify for Boston and I'll just run the local marathon." It's probably worth mentioning I'm a big fan of CIM so you signing up ensures the weather is going to be great until race day. I got nothing on the whole "wine trip" thing. I think someone here did a similar trip in 2019 and stayed around Calistoga days after the race.

Flavio: lawyers and doctors LOL. Anyone on here from this group? Good to know that you can make a decent living with your skills, regardless of where you live. I totally like that idea. Gosh Brazilian is going through some tough times. Its a bit scary to see what long term effects Covid can have on mental illnesses like insomnia, dementia etc. This is apparently now emerging. I hope I can survive another 2-3 months without getting it....

 

Sacramento: you guys are all going? If it is not eligible for official PR's, I hope none of you posts it in the signature. Someone very clever on letsrun.com calculated the net effect of the downhill to equate to 25 miles. It's a pity it will be in December, I would have joined you guys if this would have been in July/early August. Keen: wine country or a city trip to SF maybe? Folsom: Johnny Cash comes to mind and his Folsom Prison concert. It's about cocaine and him shooting his wife, who had 5 other boyfriends!

 

Piwi: those are some awesome looking shoes. Does it say BS on it? And I didn't know but are those unisex?

 

Keen: interesting on the HR armband. I will keep this in mind for the future (after getting the foot pod. I didn't see those 180bpm in your strava. It looks relatively ok there in the 170's.

I am a lawyer, and my marathon PR is from Sacramento.

I'm guessing I need to leave...

Mick/RP I didn't pick up on the BRS but now I see it looks like those letters in the upper material. It may stand for bouncy running shoes 

I mainly chose that color so as not to look like the traditional bright pink and green ones that instantly screams Nike cheater shoes  ( sorry Mark )

Mick yes looks like they do ladies and men's in the same shoes. Probably won't work for wider feet as Steve found out. I only walked across the room with one on but felt like a good fit for me. The shoe was pushing back up quite noticeably.

They have just released Next % 2s now which are actually cheaper. Basically the same shoe with a slightly different upper material.