[duckgeek]

Nice runs, early birds. <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif"><br><br>
I'm just back in from 10 miles at 8:17 pace, and I agree with <b>Ailarie</b>! I should have eaten something or drank something, but I didn't know I'd be going that far. The group seems to have ditched me... there have been some break-ins at the parking lot, so they must have switched location. I better check my spam filter to see if they emailed me.<br><br>
We're off to a city children's choir tryout for DD1, then she has a basketball game this afternoon and finally I'll take DS to the Oregon/USC basketball game this evening. Later on and BaggsSpeed to all of you racers.

 

[coacht]

But, but, but........<img alt="sad2.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/sad2.gif"><br><br>

 

[runningINnyc]

Got in a bit of everything this morning ...coupla miles, bit of time on the elliptical and a nice weights workout. May be heading outside for some miles this afternoon, post-KU game.<br><br><b>Good luck to the weekend's racers!!!!</b>

 

[mykemp1971]

Made my reservations for the University Inn in Athens Ohio today... also registered for the Marathon <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif"> I'm all set, now all I need to do is get that 3:15:59 (or more preferably 3:13:27) - yeah, it's an odd number... it's 10 minutes off my current PR.<br><br>
This week was a slack week for me. I'm only going to hit around 40 miles. This will be my slackest week since December 1st. I kind of needed it after the trail race last weekend. I'm jonesing to put in some big miles again, and that feels good!<br><br>
I ran 7 with Jaeger today - I'm running a 15k tomorrow. I might put in some easy miles in the evening too.

 

[Runnin-from-the-Law]

Hi Gang -<br><br>
Sounds like some good runs and workouts out there today and some races coming up in a couple of weeks. <b>Maples</b> - do you feel like you will be ready for yours? You should - you have been working hard!<br><br>
I just got back from the Securian HM that I decided yesterday that I would run. Glad I did. I'll post RR later, or update my blog, but I think mentally this HM helped me prepare for my goal HM in April. I felt soooooooo much stronger/better during this one than I did in the only other one I have done (May 2007). And my time was about 11 minutes faster. Not sure of the exact time because Garmins were going crazy at start and finish of race as it was between the tall buildings downtown St. Paul. But I think it was right about 1:56. I did see <b>Sage's</b> cheering section, with their <b>Go Sage</b> signs, but I didn't actually see Sage. I also saw <b>Dom</b> at mile 11 - he wasn't feeling well, so I hope he finished ok. Didn't see <b>Baggs</b>, but that is no surprise since I'm sure he finished well before me!<br><br>
Oh - and my Garmin showed 13.2 miles - did anyone else's - <b>Sage, Baggs, Dom</b>?<br><br>
More later. Good runs to all.

 

[PacerChris]

Nice job, RFTL! Sounds like a great boost for your confidence. And good job to the long runners - even those that were knuckleheaded enough to skip breakfast beforehand!<br><br>
I got in 9 miles on the TM, watching an old Ironman video (Uber Dork strikes again!) Felt really good, even threw around some weights and did some other stuff (I was really just wasting time before starting to run since I wanted to put the clothes from the washer into the dryer while I ran). 20 on tap for tomorrow - hopefully I'll have a big group run since I invited a load of folks and so far about 6-7 have said they will be there for some or all of it.<br><br><b>Myron</b> I'm laying the law down with PacerWife and telling her I'm doing Athens this weekend. It fits very nicely into my schedule whether I race Boston or the Pig and I just feel plain weird not having a marathon that I'm currently signed up for!! I'd drive up the morning of the race with some friends, grab a shower at the Rec Center and some lunch and then hit the road, so we should plan on strapping on the Feed Bag after the race.<br><br>
Off to the Aquarium!

 

[mandaroo]

YAY!!! Mat calls you 'your friend with the Essa dog?' <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"><br>
Hank says hi to Jaeger Dawg. <span style="font-size:xx-small;">well, really he's asleep under the bed after a long walk and exciting trip through the car wash and to the pet store to get a good puppy bone....</span> <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif"><br><br>
i think i'm getting to the point where i need to get up and have some oats or something before i go for my long run...sheesh. i already get up at 6am on a saturday....

 

[runningINnyc]

<b>Great job RFTL!!</b>

 

[mykemp1971]

Yeah, we'll definitely have to strap on the feedbag after the race! I don't want to over-commit <b>Mandy</b> but at one point, she had said something about tailgating after the race. I know from some of her other posts that she can probably come up with quite a spread.<br><br>
I'll be driving up Saturday, and back Sunday afternoon. It's about a 6 hour drive for me... but flying isn't really an option because it's almost as long with the layovers and the fact that there really isn't an airport any closer than an hour to Athens.<br><br>
I ran it all by my wife again last night. She had completely forgotten that I was doing this race... She was cool with it... but she just looked at me and said, "Do I know about this race?" - It's sort of funny because we were in the same restaurant that we were in when she told me I could fly there if I wanted to. I reminded her of that, and she was like "oh yeah".<br><br><b>Mandy</b> Jaeger would probably say 'hi', but he's fast asleep. He just had a bath, then he managed to expend all of his energy running around the house like a crazy mad dog (he does this after every bath). He does somersaults, jumps, runs, flips his bed end over end, then collapses. It's really weird, he doesn't like baths, but he doesn't hate them either, but to see him get so animated afterwards is a trip.

 

[mykemp1971]

That's funny <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"> GSPs == Eeeeeessa Dawgs<br><br>
There faces look very similar, but Eeeeeeesa has more liver coloring than Jaeger. That's the cool thing about GSP's their faces almost always resemble each other in some way, but their markings/colorings are almost always very unique.

 

[cranegirl]

Great running and racing so far, gang! Glad to know the <b>Securian Half</b> folks did well and it wasn't slick.<br><br>
I have a weird schedule this weekend...it says 9 today and 7 tomorrow. That seems like two long runs, doesn't it? I guess the goal is to have two longer days so I'm running when I'm tired, instead of just one long one of 12-14 or so.<br><br>
The nine today was hard because I started wayyy to fast and by the end ice glaciers were passing me. However, I also had a day where running prompted the creative juices to be flowing, so that was good. You know...those times when on the course you have <b>great</b> ideas, but never really follow through on them because the reality is perhaps never as good as the thought?<br><br>
I call them the "I am a genius" runs. <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"><br><br>
Happy weekend to all. You know, spring is not that far off, is it?? <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif"><img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif"><img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif">

 

[theia]

That sounds like my workout today! 4.25 miles at 7 a.m., then three clients at the Y, then 30 minutes elliptical, 15 minutes bike, weights, core, and stretching. <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif"> Long run tomorrow (probably 8ish).<br><br>
Wooo hooo!!! Congrats! Hope <b>Sage</b>, <b>Baggio</b>, and <b>Korbels</b> did well, too!<br><br>
Congrats to everyone else for some great runs so far this weekend. Happy weekend, all.

 

[mandaroo]

crud.<br>
forgot...<br>
GREAT JOB <b>RFTL!!!!!!!!!!</b>

 

[Runnin-from-the-Law]

Thanks guys. Final time is posted - ended up at 1:55:51. I did update my blog with a RR if anyone is interested.

 

[Korbel]

the securian HM is over and I am alive, barely.<br><br>
when I get over how upset I am I will write a race report. it would be so full of profanities if I wrote it right now I am not sure anyone could stand to read it.<br><br>
nuts and bolts. I knew early I did not have a 1:45 in me and I was cool with that-I had not trained to run a 1:45 so no big shock, but it was not until mile 8 that things got ugly. at mile 8 I had to talk myself out of throwing up and being done with it. had to run walk the final 5 miles after that to save my dignity and not be the puking guy.<br><br>
I did not believe I broke 2 hours, based on the clock time, but the chip has me at 1:59:47!! That actually takes away a lot of the sting from a suck ass run thats for sure.<br><br>
in the grand scheme of things, I ran the same race last year in 2:08:15-this is almost a 9 minute PR in 12 months. at some point I will be happy about that. right now I remain angry.<br><br>
it was awesome to at least get to say hi to <b>RFTL</b> on the course and then got a chance to give <b>Sage</b> a big hug after when I spotted her!!<br><br>
off to shower and start drinking soon after.

 

[Runnin-from-the-Law]

So does anyone know if the USATF site is officially correct about distances? My garmin told me 13.2 miles this a.m. for my HM. Then I found the course route on the USATF site and it say 13.22 miles.<br><br><a href="http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=168545" target="_blank">http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=168545</a><br><br>
Why would they not just start it down the block to make it 13.1 miles? Oh well, that just means time in a HM would have been a bit better!

 

[Maples]

<b>RFTL</b> well I can run the distance no problem but my speed is greatly reduced due to my low activity this month. I did make myself go get 3 in just now. That 3rd mile was very slow.....

 

[coacht]

Three things:<br><br>
1. All race courses are slightly long so as to be certain that they are the proper length.<br><br>
2. It is practically impossible to run the course as marked as it is measured at the curbs and along the tangents - you'll always take the turns a bit wider. In my last three halfs I ran 13.53, 13.25 and 13.41 miles, respectively.<br><br>
3. Great job on your race. <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"><br><br>

 

[HighHeat]

<b>RFTL and Korbel</b> - Congrats! <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif"><br><br><br>
So, I'm posting my walking in here, just to make myself accountable, even though it's not much of anything...<br><br>
Wednesday, Thursday and today...1ish mile. If not for my back, I could've handled much more. Once I'm feeling a little better, I'm going to shoot for 3 or so.

 

[Noni]

Great job <b>RFTL, Dom and Sage!</b> Dom, way to go sticking through teh suck and making it to a PR - awesome work! RFTL, nice last minute HM effort!<br><br>
After lounging on the couch for two hours, telling myself I would just run tomorrow, I got the je ne sais quois to get out for 3 miles. They were a bit uncomfortable - I felt unflexible all over! But I did them, 11mm pace, which is pretty good considering I was trying to force myself to go slow.<br><br>
Though I'm wheezing now quite a bit, so I'm not sure I was actually forcing myself slow enough. <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif"><br><br>
Tomorrow morning, yoga and perhaps some elliptical or rowing time.