It's good to be home Saturday 5.7.11

ksrunr · May 7, 2011

Met a small group for a run this morning. 8 miles along the bayfront farther and faster than I should have run. No wind today which is very unusual. It's overcast and muggy. Yard needs some attention today after being gone a week. Must do that this morning after the neighbors are up and moving.

Have memorial service to attend this afternoon. DW's aunt passed away while we were gone. Her health was as bad as anyone I know so we were not surprised really.
 
Rip is racing this weekend? Who else? I know some long runs are planned.
 
One of our newer running ladies this morning told us she is getting married in Oct. in Scotland and then they and some of our other friends are running the Loch Ness marathon in Ireland. Jealous.

tomwhite · May 7, 2011

....LochNess///.......now THAT'S a serious runner,
 
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....32min poolrun........they have my FloatationVent ready for me when I get there now
 
not sure
if I'm happy
about that or depressed.
 
............trailrun tomorrow......supposed to be bumping 80s
 
FINALLY
 
..........................good running guys

evanflein · May 7, 2011

When I first started pool running there was only one belt and there's actually be people waiting around for it! Then they got three more, and frequently I'd be the only one using one. Something about scarcity driving up demand? I don't know... 
 
Welcome home, John! Running that marathon in Ireland does sound fun. 
 
Still sitting around in my bathrobe drinking coffee... We'll leave here around 9 to catch a bus to the start of our 5k. There's not enough parking at the school where it starts, so there's buses to the start and then back to your car afterwards from the finish. DH will take the bus to get the car and I'll run enough more miles to hit my 10 mile goal and meet him at his office. Then home. It works. Chilly this morning (it's warmed up to 30° so far) but sunny, so the forecast snow and rain showers seem to be a non-issue.

OrangeMat · May 7, 2011

Hi KS, tomwhite. I'm racing this weekend (again!). A 10k tomorrow, my first. Did 4.25 this morning with MrOM, nice and easy 9:45 pace. He continued on to run but I had an early meeting with my relay group, so I had to get showered and go. Took him a while to get home afterward and I was almost starting to get concerned. Turns out he ended up doing 10 miles, his first time in double digits. I'm really so proud of him. Have I mentioned that he's lost over 75 pounds this past year? For a guy who's 6'2.5", 180 lbs almost looks too thin on him. But at least he's healthy now, that's all that matters.
 
Have a great weekend, everyone!

ksrunr · May 7, 2011

Good racing Erika!
 
Wow OM - I did not know your dh was losing weight. Congrats to him. He's probably about where he needs to be at that height. Good luck in your race.

tomwhite · May 7, 2011

OM//........good luck..........10-k was my favorite distance
 
erika//.......yeah, one belt.......the GoodOldDays.....
 
I'm thinking
about cycling,
but with this ''Pretend you're a Car'' have your back to traffic stuff, ain't feeling too Lucky

ripvanracer · May 7, 2011

No racing for me KS but I did go watch my evil twin Disco Dan run a 10 mile race right next to Lake Erie. He isn't in near as good a shape as he was a couple months ago
but still did okay. Kept a pretty even pace though he said he could have quit about the 7 mile mark as he was really getting tired. 
6:48
6:48
6:44
6:40
6:52
6:47
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:30 (little short?)
1:07:37
 
He was 4th overall and 1st in the 45-49 AG as well as being the fastest runner wearing a tie. He was pretty proud of that.
 
I did get to go through Milan, Ohio on the way home which is the birthplace of Thomas Edison. I hold him responsible for costing me about a hundred bucks every month
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Good luck on the 10k OM and your DH weight loss.
 
Erika may already be finished with her race by now but good luck if she isn't.
 
Hi TW

Hemerocallus · May 7, 2011

Welcome back KS!
 
Rip.... tell Disco Dan I'm impressed by the consistency of his splits, not to mention the overall speed and AG hardware! ^5 to the both of you!!
 
Hi TW! Have fun on the trails tomorrow.
 
Hope Erika had a good one.
 
G/L to OM on the 10K tomorrow... that used to be one of my favourite distances too.
 
The weather here is drop dead gorgeous, finally! Started at 10°C this morning and is now up to 16°C, with the sun peaking in and out of clouds all day an no wind.
Perfect day for my final big run of the program...... going in repeated big circles through the mountain bike/hiking trails in my favourite forest tract. 22.37 very slow miles and I finished sore, but feeling like I could have done more! It was a big confidence booster for me and the first thing I did after getting my shower and stretching when I got home was to officially register for the Sulfur Springs 50K at the end of the month.

HappyFeat · May 7, 2011

12 miles for me this morning - rolling hills route - was perfect, but I couldn't have run one step farther.
 
Disco Dan may think he's not as fit as he used to be, but I'm certainly awestruck by his pacing.
 
The Loch Ness Marathon is in Scotland and jealous doesn't quite cover it. I should make some kinda plan to go do that or something similar (since I don't run marathons) since I have peeps to stay with.

evanflein · May 8, 2011

Yeah, I guess Scotland would make more sense.
 
HappyFeat, I love runs like that. You give your all, but it all works. But it's sort of like how I feel about my kids. I wouldn't take any amount of money for either one of them, but I wouldn't give a penny for another one! 
 
Yes, ^5 to Disco Dan! What a getup. Nice splits, odd short last mile? Still, I'd love to do those paces for a 5k much less a 10 miler. Nice job!
 
And a big Atta Girl! to Heme for that last big hairy run. You really waited till you finished that to sign up for the 50k? Lucky it didn't sell out, ya know?
 
Yes, I did run a 5 k this morning. It was interesting, to say the least. All the races in our town this year have set records for participation, and I think today's race was no exception. The buses were running so late, we got to the start just as it was starting (which, btw, was early... never heard of a 10 a.m. race around here starting at 9:58!!), but we made the best of it. I don't usually write a race report for a 5k, but this was nutty enough that I thought I would.
 
After the race, I went out for 7 more miles (7.22) in a nice progressive pace effort. Sort of misleading though, because the later faster miles were reverse of the harder (as in uphillish with a headwind) earlier miles. Here's the play-by-play of those last miles:
 
8:28 (first mile, working through the finish crowds and finding DH just as he was coming off the bridge)
8:25 (gentle uphill with chilly headwind)
8:09 (finding my cruising gear) 
8:06
7:51
7:41
7:39
7:31 pace for last .22 mile
 
Felt pretty good, but hope I didn't over do it. Those faster later miles are reverse of the harder miles, so that explains the pace a bit (always love a downhill trend with a tailwind). I guess tomorrow's 20 miler will be the test!

Hemerocallus · May 8, 2011

Hi Erika! Nice progression run! Thankfully there's no cap on that 50K event, so I could wait... only tech shirts to the first 700 to sign up for any one of the 10K, 25K, 50K, 50 mile and 100 mile races. Got the shirt, but missed the early bird discount!

It's good to be home Saturday 5.7.11

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