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Re: Ocean City, MD Half Marathon / 5K Event Reviews

guest — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:02:44 GMT

Packet pickup was a breeze -- well organized and staffed by very helpful and friendly volunteers. The shuttle from FSK race morning was great. Bag drop was good, pickup was much slower. It seemed the bags weren't well-organized inside the buses and the lines moved slowly. Volunteers at the water stops did a good job, although they could have used more people at some of them. The post-race shuttle was MUCH better than last year!! No wait, easy trip to the party. Once at Seacrets, however, the party was a disaster. I waited in line for over 20 minutes to get to an almost-empty table (I got the last slice of pizza). I tried another station and gave up after waiting in line 15 minutes. I went in search of an outside station that I had seen earlier but it had been taken down. I returned to the first station (in the room where the awards had been announced) and could not even find the end of the line. I ate salty popcorn at the bar and then left to find "real" food elsewhere.

Re: Who is Racing this Weekend? ATM?

guest — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:47:04 GMT

I ran ATM today. All in a ll, a good race, It was a bit crowded in parts but not nearly as bad as I had feared, given the expanded field size and how crowded it has been in the past.

Re: Nike+ SportBand?

guest — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:40:30 GMT

what an attractive post that was... ugh! I had to try to log in 4 times just to get that to post. Sorry for all the garbage it brought along....

Re: Nike+ SportBand?

guest — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:38:54 GMT

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I've only been running with

mine for about a month, but I'm happy with it. I had one run that was really

off -- it's a course I have been running for a few years and know that it is 6

miles, but the Nike+ read 7.2 that day. That's the only time it's been really

off; otherwise it's pretty accurate. I recently ran at a local lake with a

friend who has a GPS. When we were running along the road, our "toys"

were completely in synch, but once we were in thick trees her GPS was not as

accurate as my Sportband.

At this time of year I have

to do an unfortunate amount of indoor running, since job and family life take

up all the daylight hours. My gym has a small indoor track: 14 laps = 1 mile.

It is MUCH easier to just zone out and run now that I'm not counting the laps!!

I'm a pretty low tech chick,

so this meets my needs fairly well. One thing I don't like is that the pace fluctuates so drastically that I really can't tell what my pace is at all. On long runs I wear my regular Timex Ironman watch, too, and hit the split button every mile. Overal, though, I'm happy with it.

Re: Saturday - anybody running?

guest — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:46:04 GMT

I did 18 as planned today. It wasn't easy, but the recent break in the DC heat and humidity definitely helped! I ran the first 7 or so on a paved asphalt path and the rest on a packed dirt / gravel trail. It is time for new shoes, no doubt about it, which I will take care of this week. All in all, a decent run.

Re: be careful & carry id!

guest — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:42:41 GMT

I have the Road ID that attaches to your shoe laces. A really super inexpensive option, though, is to go to your local "big box" pet store -- Petco, Petsmart, etc). They have a machine that makes pet tags right there in the store, and they can be personalized with your name, address and home phone (or sig other's cell phone) and easily attached to your laces. They cost just a few bucks, so even for those on a tight budget (goodness knows that's usually me!) there's no excuse not to have ID on you!

Re: Ok Kids its Saturday!

guest — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:50:11 GMT

Did about 12.25 today, some alone, some with friends, then some more alone. Got started at 6 a.m. so the heat wasn't too bad but it was pretty humid. Overall it went pretty well.

Ruby, I totally agree -- I <3 ice baths, too!!! As soon as I get home from a long run, I mix a big glass of chocolate milk (my favorite recovery food) and soak in a cold tub for 10 minutes. Follow that with a warm shower, and I'm good as new!

Re: Stuck at 2 miles?

guest — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:37:34 GMT

I TOTALLY agree with Firecat!! I have been running since 2002 and am training for my 3rd MCM and EVERY SINGLE run I have to remind myself not to make any decisions during the first 2 miles. If I did, I would neverever (everever) get past 2 miles!!

Hang in there, keep putting one foot in front of the other, and become more deliberate about your run/walk ratio and you will be fine.

Re: Monday Runs

guest — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:47:18 GMT

I skipped my long run this weekend so I did 10 today. Intended to do 11 but ran out of time and had to get home so hubby could head out to a meeting.

Re: Sunday runs

guest — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:59:16 GMT

I did 12 today, but it wasn't a good 12. Everything was tough. It seemed like every bit of the way there was something not clicking for me and I never seemed to get it all together. But in the end I put in the 12 that was on my training plan and now I have a lousy run behind me and the next one will be better. That's always the beauty, isn't it? Knowing that there's the next one. And the next one. And the next one. And some will be awesome and some might not, but they all serve a purpose. Today's taught me patience and perseverance -- and offered a valuable reminder that I'm tougher than I give myself credit for and I will always grit it out when I need to.