Sub 1:30 Half Marathon in 2020 (Read 618 times)

Mark all I can say is that you sound just like me 2 weeks ago. I agree that Italy will be a worst case scenario mainly because their population is so old, but the only way a country can avoid the fate of the US is heavy surveillance, like HK/Singapore/SK are doing, which doesn't seem likely in your society.

Steve - I may not even get a choice, our mayor announced today they're considering a "shelter in place" protocol. Again, if you can exercise, that's fine, but it's not clear that will happen as seen with Flavio. I did do a bunch of research on certified courses in the area, but haven't found one to my liking. Either way, I'm going to taper down as if I'm running a time trial Sunday. Would probably run later in the afternoon to take advantage of lower winds. I hate the idea of it, but there's a very real probability that no race will be run in the USA before my wife gives birth so I won't have a choice.

I'm pretty down an out overall. I can deal with everything so far, but if we're asked to stay indoors, I will go crazy. The trees/flowers are JUST starting to bloom in NYC and running around the park and looking at them is the only real bright spot in my day. It gives me hope. If that gets taken away (not complaining about it, I know why they're doing it), I'm not sure how I will stay sane if this goes on for months. Don't have the luxury of buying a treadmill in my tiny apartment.

Mark - I'm not sure we can be too confident about our response.  And this sort of thing would make Italians cringe if they followed our small news sites...

How to cause an outbreak in NZ

 

Can't remember where I read it but one prominent epidemiologist actually said we'd done a very good job so far on almost every front, only criticism was potentially we should've moved quicker to close the border.

Yeah that's what I'm referring to.  That's the most important action.  Now I guess the decision on reducing gatherings even more is the key - better to go too early than too late.

This IS the government we're talking about. Not exactly known for efficiency. The boss' boss said she would expect people to keep the same hours. You know....because if I need something from my boss or she needs to get ahold of me (nothing I do is mission critical in my definition) it could be a problem if it occurs at 3:30 and I'm not nearby. I could take care of it 12 hours later. Something along the lines of "can you change this document to these corrections?"

Definitely a prime example of "tell me about a time where you had to make a difficult decision without all the information."

 

 

After reading Flavios post this morning I had an image of myself running laps around my house.....

 

My boyfriend suggested that I use this time to learn the "running man" dance.

Got prolotherapy injections in my sacrum and lower back today to tighten up everything there, which was confirmed to be quite loose (insert jokes about me being a "loose woman" here).  We also did the hamstring attachments in a "why the heck not" since I'm apparently an easy injection target.

Since we did so many injections, he told me to back off the running for a few days.  I really hope I don't miss out on my last few days of running before I get locked at home.

(but if I do, the injections were still the right choice.  I _already_ feel much more stable in my lower back - the swelling from the shots locks everything down immediately, even though the actual tightening from the shots takes longer to kick in.

Brilliant

 

My boyfriend suggested that I use this time to learn the "running man" dance.

 

 

I think it must be the Christchurch case that was announced today but who knows.

I think you'll be very lucky if Southern Lakes goes ahead.  With the potential for hundreds of new cases by the end of the week, gatherings could be down to 50 people.