RunningAHEAD - Topic: Magic May!

dprice81

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posted: 6/7/2008 at 8:11 PM

I recorded my first 100 mile month, a 5k PR, 6k PR, 10K PR, Half Marathon PR and my first couple of 30 mile weeks. Not stopping there. I'm hoping to incrase my long run to 20 miles this week. Yahoo! Sky's the limit.

BadDawg

posted: 6/8/2008 at 9:11 AM

Nice milestone Dennis, way to go. What's your previous long run, and when was it?

E.J.
Greater Lowell Road Runners
Cry havoc and let slip the dawgs of war!

May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back, may the sun shine warm upon your SPF30, may the rains fall soft upon your sweat-wicking hat, and until you hit the finish line may The Flying Spaghetti Monster hold you in the hollow of His Noodly Appendage.

dprice81

Food, Folks, Fun, Beer

posted: 6/9/2008 at 12:21 AM

My previous long run was 19.12 miles and it was the day after our good times 5k night.

BadDawg

posted: 6/9/2008 at 11:18 AM

In that case, 20 miles is less than a 5% increase and shouldn't be a problem if you keep your pace slow enough. It's a pity that Magic May has led to Muggy June, you're going to need to hit the road really early or really late. Keep up the good work, it will pay off in the long run (pun intended). Clowning around

E.J.
Greater Lowell Road Runners
Cry havoc and let slip the dawgs of war!

May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back, may the sun shine warm upon your SPF30, may the rains fall soft upon your sweat-wicking hat, and until you hit the finish line may The Flying Spaghetti Monster hold you in the hollow of His Noodly Appendage.

trentman359

posted: 6/9/2008 at 7:08 PM

You should make your log public.

dprice81

Food, Folks, Fun, Beer

posted: 6/10/2008 at 12:38 PM

Sorry Trent, I didnt realize my log was private. Everybody can view it now. It's public.

dprice81

Food, Folks, Fun, Beer

posted: 6/10/2008 at 12:41 PM

Or go to the air conditioned gym with a treadmill like I have been doing. I hate getting up early. And if I run at night I might get run over. It gets dark. And who wants to wear a visible vest when its 70-80 out.

evtish

posted: 6/11/2008 at 11:13 AM

Dennis, You've run as many races as training runs Shocked

so I guess races are you're training runs? Is that for motivation to get out and run?

dprice81

Food, Folks, Fun, Beer

posted: 6/11/2008 at 11:19 PM

Not anymore Tom. Not anymore. My races were my training runs to keep me motivated at first ya know. I was lazy about training last year. Ask Jessica Costa. I used to always be mad at myself for not running during the week. If I had paid money, I had no choice but to go out and run on the weekend at least. Not anymore...you can't just show up for a marathon. You have to train for it. You can just kind of show up for a half marathon without a lot of training. I did 33 miles this week already and it's only Wednesday. Now I'm doing less racing and more training. I love that guiness picture. I need a blown up poster of that on my wall. That's my motivation now. More running equals guiness=more buzz for your dollar. It kind of makes up for the fact that running shoes are expensive, eh? First 20 mile run recorded.

evtish

posted: 6/12/2008 at 1:58 PM

Good work, keep it up! Picked up a pair of Nike's for $39.99 at the Tanger outlet in Tilton last Saturday. I bought my previous pair at the North Conway outlet in April for $39.99 too. That's my new limit on what I'll spend for running sneakers, but I'm a minimalist follower anyway. I don't want no stinkin' stabilizer crap on my sneakers. The less crap the better, the lighter the better. Thinking about just strapping on old pieces of tire. Could have gotton some nice yellow/green waffle racers for $29.99, but didn't have my size. Sad

That would have been my best deal yet. They had lots of sizes too. Anyone a 15??

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