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How much can a runner improve?

guest — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:32:00 GMT

How much can a runner expect to improve in a given amount of time...say, 9 months? I am a 14 y/o girl, and have been running mostly for fitness for about a year, aprox. 15 mpw, give or take a few. I run 4/5 days a week, and have done 2 5ks (25 min rang). I also play varsity soccer. If I really put my heart into it and work my butt off, how much could I possibly improve in 9 months (by next xc season?) I didn't run xc this year btw. What is resonable? Could I drop to a sub-20 5k, and what do I need to do to get myself to that level of fitness? Workouts, ect. Any replies would be great, thanks for reading.

Protein Bar Recipes Anyone??

guest — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 04:10:00 GMT

Hey all! Does anyone have any good recipes for protein bars?? I LOVE Clif bars...escpecially the chocolate almond one and the other chocolate chip peanut crunch. But anyone who eats these knows that they aren't cheap...so I'm looking for a less expensive way to still get my protein bars! Anyone have some good recipes to share??

Sub-25 min 5k thread (and eventually sub-23...before 2007!)

guest — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 01:50:00 GMT

Hey all! After reading the "Sub-20 Minute 5k Thread" I thought I'd start one of my own...for any other slower runners like me, or faster peope who can offer some advice. So what I said in the subject line basically explains everything. Thinking ahead 6-8 months, I'd like to go sub-23 minutes for a 5k, but for now my immediate goal is to break 25:00. My current PR is 25:18, so I'm pretty close.
Is there anyone else who is have similar goals and are interested in joining my "wannabe fast club"? Speak now or forever wish you had I think it will make the training more fun if we know that there are others working toward the same goal. Also...if there is anyone who has any advice to share, then that would be great!

Re: You know you're a XC runner when...

guest — Sat, 13 May 2006 02:05:00 GMT

.....you know the story behind every mark/scar on your legs.
....you actually post in this thread.
....you remember every race you ran...and what your times were.

Re: mile times

guest — Fri, 05 May 2006 18:02:00 GMT

not bad...not bad at all!! Especially if you're just starting out!!! When i first started I was like 8:27 and now I'm in the mid 6's. So I think that with practice you can definetly go sub-7, and like others have said, probably into the 6:30 or less range. Great job...keep it up!

Re: 100 mile or what ever club 4/21

guest — Mon, 01 May 2006 18:18:00 GMT

Re: 100 mile or what ever club 4/21

i never asked for you to change your name or lifestyle, im just stating that I hate you with a passion, and it felt better just to let you know. it's hard to just skip by and ignore someones comments when reading a thread, and the stupidity and obnoxiousness in your posts is just hard to miss.
i dont understand how just because i posted one comment about hating someone (also my first hateful post) makes it my "life" and as if its somehow dedicated to it.

nice double post by the way, genius, and a redneck is a derogatory term and agreeing that you are one just adds that much more to how much of an idiot you are, STOP POSTING

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I can't beleive you are STILL going on about this...how elementry. BTW thanks for posting...I needed to laugh. You sound like an incredibly bitter and agressive person, and I feel sorry for the people who have to live with you. Life is too short to waste you time writing hateful posts about people who you dont know personally and have never met...especially REDNECKS like me who laugh them off in a heartbeat. If you don't like me or my posts, don't read them. (Didn't I say that before?? Obviously you didn't take the hint, GENIUS.)

Maybe you still like to act as though you're in elementry school (or perhaps you still are???) but I don't and I'm finished with the stupidity of this disagreement or whatever you were trying to make it. This definetly wasn't worth coming unglued over...and i don't know why you did unless you get some sort of stress relief from venting at innocent people.

Re: 100 mile or what ever club 4/21

guest — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 17:37:00 GMT

Re: 100 mile or what ever club 4/21

i'm sorry, but redneck girl, you're a tool, and reading you're posts makes me want to rip my eyeballs out
"just because shes dyslexic doesnt change who she REALLY IS!!!"

you're an idiot, no one was talking about her personality or how she is as a person, you just thought you would share some idiotic insight on the topic

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AND i hate rednecks, and people who spell girl "gurl"
i hate you, a lot

wow....that was pretty lame. actually its kinda funny, since its not like I really care what you think or am actually going to change my s/n or lifestyle for you. Maybe no one else was talking about her personality, but i WAS...why does that even matter...its not like you shared any intelligent insight on the topic. So go get yourself a life besides reading forums and wasteing your time posting stupid replies...because nobody is going to listen to you anyway. And if you don't like my posts...then DON'T READ THEM. duh...what a no-brainer.

I'd rather you hate me for who i am...then like me for who i'm not.

Re: 100 mile or what ever club 4/21

guest — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 17:34:00 GMT

Re: 100 mile or what ever club 4/21

i'm sorry, but redneck girl, you're a tool, and reading you're posts makes me want to rip my eyeballs out
"just because shes dyslexic doesnt change who she REALLY IS!!!"

you're an idiot, no one was talking about her personality or how she is as a person, you just thought you would share some idiotic insight on the topic

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AND i hate rednecks, and people who spell girl "gurl"
i hate you, a lot

wow....that was pretty lame. actually its kinda funny, since its not like I really care what you think or am actually going to change my s/n or lifestyle for you. Maybe no one else was talking about her personality, but i WAS...why does that even matter...its not like you shared any intelligent insight on the topic. So go get yourself a life besides reading forums and wasteing your time posting stupid replies...because nobody is going to listen to you anyway. And if you don't like my posts...then DON'T READ THEM. duh...what a no-brainer.

And just for the record...I'm a redneck, and PROUD of it!!!

Re: 100 mile or what ever club 4/21

guest — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 23:55:00 GMT

hey my brother is dyslexic....and although it may impair your ability to read/write for a bit just remember that it doesn't change anything about WHO you really are.

Re: our own 100 mile club

guest — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 19:00:00 GMT

yeah I think having a mile club would be cool. maybe we could have more then one, like a 100mile one and then maybe 200 or 300 (+?) for the already more advanced runners. good idea...count me in.