TGIF the 6th

irunmike · May 6, 2011

Hi Kicksters!
 
14 moh to work this morning, at 8:28 pace. Much better than last week.
 
BTY, what exactly is a hush puppy? I don't think we have them in the NE.
 
How's the recovery coming along racers?

Hemerocallus · May 6, 2011

Hi Mike!
 
That's a nice start to the morning for you!
I'd run to work too, if I didn't live 40K away.
Great day to get outside.
 
With a monster LR in the sched for tomorrow, today will be a short trip to the gym after work for some strength stuff.
 
Have a greta weekend, everyone!
Good luck to Dennis and Esther in their races!

ksrunr · May 6, 2011

Nice run Mike. Hushpuppies. Fried corn meal balls/not thrown against the wall. 
 
Get 'er done Heme
 
We are home but vacation is not over. I'm thinking a dinner and a movie to surprise my bride. Ran 5 miles ez in the S.A. hills and traffic this morning. Tomorrow group run 8-10 ez.

Better than yesterday · May 6, 2011

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What KSrunr said.
 
Today's run was a 7.0 mile easy run, including 1.25 miles of warm up and 1.25 miles of cool down. How I managed to run a 10:50 pace for a warm up with a tail wind to boot, I'll never know. Especially when I ran the cool down at 9:30 pace into a headwind.
 
Was looking for nice steady 8:00 miles today and got what I ordered off of the menu. In fact my overall pace was 7:58 - that sounds so much better than 8:00, don't you think?
 
Received an e-mail from home today while at work, which indicates my youngest son, a freshman in HS, is being pushed around in the hall by a smaller kid who knows he can get away with bullying a larger one. I've seen the kid doing similar stuff in my house, and even in my car, and I've spoken to him. We'll see how the school handles this since they have a zero tolerance no-bullying policy that I have never seen them actually enforce. DS isn't likely to be injured by the little goober but I'm afraid he'll finally stop saying "Stop" and simply squish him, and then of course it'll be his fault. But at least we have the request to the school in writing and are requesting a plan of action.
 
I know the kid doesn't get any attention at home and is probably crying ou for help, but by 9th grade in HS we should understand "Stop".
 
bty

OrangeMat · May 6, 2011

Yeah, BTY, that does stink about the bullying. Hope everything gets resolved relatively smoothly.
 
KS, congrats once again to you and your wife on your races! Tough conditions, indeed.
 
Hey, I have a question for the big-brained runners here... and thanks in advance for all your experienced opinions....
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When I first signed up for the Ragnar relay last winter, I had yet to run any races (aside from that one lousy 5k from a couple years back). So when I was asked to put in my 10k time for the team's estimated pace, I had no idea what to put. I ended up putting in a pace based on averaging the last couple months' 6-mile training runs, and figured 9:30 would be safe. Now my team captain is emailing me, saying she's heard I've gotten faster, but I still don't know how to give her an accurate answer. See, the team would be issued a penalty if we come in substantially faster than estimated.
 
So.... here are my all races. What should I put down for my 10k pace??
 
5/26/08: 5k = 31:16 (10:04)
1/1/11: 5k = 27:26 (8:50)
4/3/11: HM = 2:05:14 (9:33)
4/9/11: 5k = 26:48 (8:38)
4/30/11: 15k = 1:22:39 (8:52)
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evanflein · May 6, 2011

Meh. Penalty, shmenalty. No biggie. If you come in a few minutes early it doesn't matter. The difference between 9:30 and 8:50 for a typical 6 mile leg is only about 5-6 minutes. Everybody else guessed on their paces, too. You are going to have a lot of fun at this, you know.
 
Hushpuppies... first time I had ever heard of those was in home ec in 7th grade. Why in the hell they had us make those, when there are so many better-for-you things we needed to know, I'll never understand.
 
Sorry to hear about the bullying, BTY, regardless of the size differences. Interesting that it's physical, usually it's verbal when the bully is the smaller kid. Hope it works out, but yes... stop means stop and no means no. Nice running for you, too. Your cooldown was faster even with the headwind because you were all warmed up, I bet.
 
Hi Mike! Your run to work sounds similar to my run from work. I do that on Wednesdays and this week added a little extra to get 11.3 MOH. Fun stuff.
 
ksrunr, congrats to both you and Julie on your race at OKC. I don't think you posted your final time here (I didn't see it) but heard from someone that you ran a 3:08... wow. Very nice.
 
Heme, I've got a big running weekend, too. And I think Tammy is running a 20 miler on Mother's Day Sunday just like I am. Sure hope it goes better than the attempt two weeks ago. We can all think positive thoughts and support each other that way!
 
Last night's run was 6.2 miles of relatively easy effort with a couple of hill-like things in the form of overpasses. Today was just 3.8 really easy out-and-back behind campus. Tomorrow is a 5k, first race in our local series, then I'll do more to make 10 for the day. And 20 on Sunday. That's the plan, at least.

ksrunr · May 7, 2011

OM - Erika is correct. Plus you cannot forecast weather, fuel, hydration, lack of sleep, etc etc. I've never heard of a penalty in a relay by being under your time. To answer your question; I'd say you will avg around 9 mpm.

ksrunr · May 7, 2011

tomwhite · May 7, 2011

...bty//.......now I remember why I haven't gone to any HS reunions.....
...went to
my 30th FootBall one
and remembered why I moved.
 
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............30min poolrun
 
trailrun Sunday

TGIF the 6th

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