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30s Wednesday 9/12 thread

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#1 ·
My peeps!<br><br>
Back from Michigan. Unfortunately there wasn't much time left over for 30s meet and greets because of my massive family and the gratuitous driving that needed to be done.<br><br>
The game was pretty good. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile"> I don't think we'll be invited back.<br><br>
Work is really busy, so I've missed lots of posts. Hopefully I'll get some time to dig into the RR forum and catch up on the weekend racers.<br><br>
Rich has been working really hard to bomb-proof the place in his spare moments. Tough job trying to do that stuff at the end of a long day at work, so once again, THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS!!!!<br><br><b>KP/Tonya</b> - Thanks for trying!<br><br><b>Kath</b> - Next time for sure!
 
#27 ·
ah good to be back here in the KR world. Way to go Rich!<br><br>
Hang in there <b>Kini</b> and vent away, pretty much everyone her uses the board that way now and again and we are all darn good listeners/readers!<br><br><b>Roo</b> the light at the end of tunnel is getting closer!<br><br><b>Duck</b> as thinking of you during the game, like beaker said...good stuff<br><br>
Welcome back in the loop <b>Sara</b><br><br>
gettign ready to paint sucks <b>Bob</b>, I cringe at the thought.<br><br><b>Brandy</b> I hear ya on the good run, had one last night as well-has to be about the weather turning for us here in MN.<br><br>
Yesterday I put in 2.5 quick miles at lunch and then decided at about 6:45 last night it was too nice out to not do a double. decide to make the evening run a set of hill repeats.<br><br>
I put in 6.2 miles with 11 hill repeats. ran it at an 8:20 pace for a 51:43 time and had some left. a top 5 workout ever for me...man it felt awesome
 
#28 ·
Morning. Nice to see the site back up. So went out for the hardest training session for this marathon last night. 12 miles with 6x1200m 5k intervals. I was feeling a bit sluggish from the hard run on Sunday and was just going to skip the intervals, but I figured if <b>Maria</b> was doing this same workout, I'd better get it done.<br><br>
It was very windy and instead of doing the work on a track, I was going around the lakes. I did manage to do all six intervals in about 4:27-:35. Which isn't too bad. They really make me want to race a 5k soon.<br><br>
The weather is just perfect for running here in Minnesota. It's completely rejuvenated my legs. It's hard to believe I'm in the 15th week of marathon training. A 15 miler tonight and 20+ miler this weekend is about all the hard runs I have left. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile"><br><br>
Maria - You did the right thing by cutting the run short. Better to live and fight another day, then hurt yourself. You've done a lot of work training for the race and these last speed sessions are so hard to do, especially on such tired legs.
 
#29 ·
Hiya, <b>Roo, Saucon</b> and <b>Korbel</b>. Small town field work is the suck (I don't mind small town if it has some charm - the place I was definitely did not). No wifi, internet cafe, neat little downtown, nothing. Ah well, back to the grind now.<br><br><b>McTortle</b> --- great job on the Tri!!!!! You're an inspiration.<br><br><b>LL</b> --- we tired to go to a Melting Pot in MI - turned us away at 4pm b/c we did not have a reservation. Curious to see what it's like. Have a fun time w/ the b-day girl!!!!<br><br>
I know I'm missing many things.<br><br>
Last week had my lowest running week yet - 1 mile!!! Yup, that's it. 13 hours of site work each day did not leave much time for running. Back at it this week!
 
#32 ·
Ha! I was totally thinking that I should suck it up b/c I knew you were running the same intervals but my legs had a different opinion. I am, too, encouraged by the run and aching to do a 5K now.<br><br><b>Public Service Annoucement</b> - new season of <b>It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia</b> starts at 10:00 p.m. EDT this Thursday on FX! If you haven't seen it yet, tune it - you'll pee your pants with their irreverence.
 
#34 ·
<b><span>Maria</span></b> along with that <b>PSA</b>, I know Korbel at least will want to know (if he doesn't already) <i>Monday, Sept 24, Heroes returns</i>.
 
#36 ·
<b>L</b>L with that avatar it should be <b>LLhardass</b>
 
#37 ·
(((<b>Kini</b>))) I'm having one of those months too. Sometimes it feels like the universe is just sh!tting on you, but remember that it always does get better.<br><br>
Just popping in to say a big <span style="font-size:large;">THANK YOU</span> to <b>Space</b> for cropping that pic. I cannot thank you enough! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile">
 
#38 ·
I hope I'm doing this right. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile"> Thank you, Winter. I was off running for a while last year so I know how it feels to be unable to run. Kudos to those that are trying to get back to it! I feel like I need the comraderie of running friends. Most people in my life don't get it.<br><br>
I ran 10 miles outside this morning. Damn it was cold! Ok, maybe it isn't that cold yet, but I'm a wuss and I know it. Fall is coming very quickly. My right hip flexor feels like it needs a massage. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/sad.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Sad">
 
#42 ·
not bad, tough! badass = I'll kick yer ass!
 
#44 ·
<b>Winter</b> I've met LL. He is scary and in fact the picture doesn't do him justice.<br><br><i>It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia?</i> I can vouch for this not being the case.<br><br>
Hit the track later last night for 1x3m just to keep the legs loose. Misty from the rain and it's flat out dark at 8:30 nowadays. I was off about 5/sec mile from my goal HM pace but I will write that off to the conditions and a wet cinder track. I felt storng and rested, but the effort just didn't turn into the time I thought it would.<br><br><b>PDR</b> Weather couldn't look better -- maybe 55 at the start and sunny, going up intot he 60s during the race. <b>Theia</b>, Cecily made a point last night it would be a good day for the race. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile"><br><br><b>Larry</b> - did any of those pics from Friday come out?
 
#46 ·
Mornin' all!!<br><br>
Welcome, <b>Sunyurbans</b>!!<br><br><b>Kini</b>, buck up, kid, it'll get better! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Very Happy"><br><br>
Officially finally got my new toof this morning. Just finished cutting the grass. Now I'm off for a run and then I must pack. Will be leaving for the airport at about 3 p.m.<br><br>
I'll try to check back after teh run.
 
#47 ·
Hey all!!<br><br>
Wow, it's great to be back, I was getting a little skeered.<br><br><b>kini-</b>hang in there.<br><br><b>ll</b>-I agree with the others, virtual you is not doing you any justice.<br><br><b>space</b>-you look like a cover of Runner's World!<br><br>
Sounds like everyone is enjoying the cooler temps. I will be attempting to get out tonight for 5. I am in the process of slowly killing my TM. Anything over 45 minutes or so and it is overheating and comes to a screeching halt.<br><br>
I have found the answer to my shoe issue from last week, comfort thy name is <b>Nike Women's Air Pegasus</b>. The funny thing is I feel kind of funny about wearing Nikes. Dh was like "why? Becuase you're not wearing some obscure brand that only other runners know about?" I think it's because I feel like Nike is a brand that people who want to look like runners buy or something. Completely stupid, I know. They are so comfy though and they looke pretty cool too. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/cool.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Cool"> Plus, they ended up being about $30 cheaper than those stupid Nimbuses.
 
#48 ·
I was working in midtown at the time, in the Citicorp Building, for a trading firm. I was working on some issue or another. I remember getting a call from my wife that she had heard about a plane hitting the WTC. I figured it was a little Cessna or something. Then I received notice that we were being evacuated. I went to the trading desk to confirm this, and there were a bunch of traders that were arguing about leaving their stations (this was before the 2nd plane had hit). The Sr. partner who had made the call to clear the building gave his personal word that he would cover any trading losses. As he was saying this, the 2nd plane hit. There were several projection TVs around the trading desk, and everyone saw it. The trading desk cleared, I got my laptop and grabbed every backup tape that I could find, and we all headed out. My boss was driving in from Queens and told everyone in the IT group to stay put outside the building, and we would all get together to figure out next steps. That was a huge mistake – he never made it to Manhattan, and staying put for an hour removed any chance of getting out of Manhattan easily.<br><br>
Cell service was shot at this point, so I could not get in touch with anyone. Manhattan was essentially closed off. I was living in northern NJ at the time, but all Hudson River crossings were closed. I tried to get a bus uptown with a co worker that lived in Westchester, thinking that if we could get to Westchester that someone could drive down and I would be able to get across the Tappan Zee Bridge to the west side of the Hudson River. We could not get near a bus, and eventually we split up. He went to his girlfriend's appt on the Upper East Side, and I started walking to the Upper West Side where my best friend and his family lived. On the way from E 53rd street to W 103rd, I passed around the north side of the Central Park Reservoir, and had the clearest view do what was going on. It was a spectacularly clear day. There were several dozen people there looking southward and crying.<br><br>
Moe mentioned the sound of jets yesterday. The sight and sounds of F-14s jetting up and down the Hudson River is unsettling, to say the least.<br><br>
I eventually got to my friend's apartment, and spent most of the day there. About 4 PM or so, the GWB was reopened. I borrowed my friend's bicycle and rode on up. When I got to the bridge, all sidewalks were closed, and I was turned around. Many people were arguing with the cop stationed at the base of the sidewalk, but one thing I noticed was that his eyes were red and swollen – he obviously spent a great deal of the day crying. I cycled back to my friend's apartment. When I got there, I decided to head to the ferry terminals on West 33rd, where they had been running ferries to Hoboken, where I could get a train home. According to local news reports, the wait for a ferry was several hours. As I got near Madison Square Garden on my way to the ferry terminals, the PATH train service restarted. Took the PATH to a train, and I ended up walking into my house at 9:20, just before President Bush took the air.<br><br>
I was living in a town called Glen Rock at the time. It is a complete bedroom community – everyone in town worked in the city, and most of them downtown. My church had 11 parish members killed, including Brendan Dolan, a man who my wife and I met at Lamaze classes, and whose son had regular play dates with my daughter. He could not call his wife, but he was able to send emails. As a lifelong Red Sox fan, one of his comments was that he figured that he was not meant to see them win the World Series in his lifetime. A divorced father with custody of his daughter lived three houses down from me – he did not come home that day…. Several children in my children's day care center lost a parent.<br><br>
I had worked in the WTC for 7 years, and I know several people from those days that were killed. One of them, Marge Benson, actually got out of the building, but was exhausted from the walk down 72 flights of stairs. She told the group that she was with to keep walking, and that she was just going to catch her breath. One of the towers collapsed on top of her.<br><br>
I have mentioned a few times here that my Dad was a career NYC firefighter. He had retired in 1997 as a Deputy Chief. We often joked that he had the dream job of most 5 YOs – he bought and sold fire trucks. Technically he was head of fleet operations. After Sept 11th, he was on the phone constantly, helping to find equipment for the clean up, plus to add direction to the Fire Department leadership. Most of the upper command of the FD was killed – they had set up a command center in the lobby of tower 2. There was a documentary that was filmed by two French brothers that had a lot of footage of this command center. The fire officers in that command group were the people that my Dad had worked with daily.<br><br>
On the Saturday following Sept 11th, my Dad, my brother, and I went into the city. From 1985-1993, my Dad was a Battalion Chief for Battalion 9, which is Manhattan's west side (19th St and 7th Ave, around the corner from Limelight). My Dad wanted to visit the houses in his old battalion, so we loaded up my brother's Cherokee with many cases of Gatorade, and drove on in. In my 39 years, it is the only time I have seen my Dad cry. He stopped counting at 40. What struck him mostly was not the firefighters he knew from his Battalion Ch days. From 1979 to 1983 he worked at the fire academy on Randall's Island. Most of the victims he knew were from this time. Young men that joined the FD as 18-20 YOs, that were now 40 YO fathers, with wives, families, children….<br><br>
Sorry for the novel.
 
#50 ·
Hey folks - darn! It looks like my saluties have been x'd-out by dem hackers (BTW, thanks for all the hard work with KR, <b>Rich</b>)<br><br>
Such is my life these days - an already busy work day was punctuated by case that needed expedited processing; thus, more OT. Got home, ate dinner, and then pretty much spent the whole rest of the night putting together the shelf-with-a-thousand-different-parts (look at the label, trust me - it says that!) At least it came with a manual that had clear instructions, unlike the IKEA s-w-a-t-d-p that I put together a couple years back.<br><br><b>Duck</b> - glad you're back safely; at their current rate, Michigan's gonna' run outta' people to invite <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Very Happy"><br><br>
{{{{<b>Kini</b>}}}} - hope things get better soon<br><br>
Hope your meeting goes well today <b>roo</b>!<br><br>
Oh, c'mon <b>Ailarie -</b> it wasn't a storm; you're just trying to be the next treadmill killer a la <b>T-Rev</b> <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Wink"><br><br>
Good seeing ya' back in the fold <b>Sara!</b><br><br><b>Bob</b> - I can relate to the feeling; my parents had their kitchen remodeling work for a week-and-a-half, and everything was strewn every which way but loose.<br><br>
Welcome <b>sunyurbuns</b> - don't let all the site madness keep ya' from posting<br><br>
Random thought: if we ever combined every single evolution of <b>LL's</b> name into one, we'd have the longest word in any language <b>(LLcoolsmorgahardassberg</b>...I can't even remember an tenth of them at this point.)<br><br>
Anyway, gotta' get to work - lots of stuff to do here<br><br>
(ETA: YAY, my saluties are back workin!)
 
#51 ·
It is better, but still not great. Another visit to the chiro on Friday, hopefull getting the clear to do <i>something</i>. August was ~130 miles. So far Sept is a big fat 0 <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/mad.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Mad">
 
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