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Re: This week's races

Immer treu — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:24:33 GMT

dutch omi wrote:

Immer treu wrote:

dutch omi wrote:
Awesome Immer, especially having your daughter run a half. Great time as well. You must have BQ'd right? Have you ever run Beantown?

Beantown is amazing, offering a weird mix of promise, history, logistical headaches, unpredictable weather, and some of the most wonderful and some of the most self-centered runners ever compressed into such a small area. The course and the fans are legendary for good reasons. Meeting Ernst van Dyk was inspiring; whenever I start grumbling about my own running, it helps to remember seeing and meeting wheelchair/handcycle warriors (MCM being another great place for a booster lesson) who say "Bring it on" to whatever challenges await. No other race quite has given me the feel of being part of some enormous creature, tying into so many folks sharing dreams, the fans, the course, the fabulous volunteers, and the still palpable presence of Patriots Day keeping what could become a carnival something special.

How often?

Three times; once when the world was in black and white and dinosaurs ruled the planet, then 2005 and 2006. In 2005 our locally prevalent GI virus apparently went along and declared itself around mile nine, leading to a port-a-john-on-course personal record that exceeds my lifetime combined total for all other races. The kindly but firm volunteer in the meeting area past the finish used her best lifeguard voice to say, "Sir, you don't look good and I'm taking you to the medical tent." Two iv's, several liters of the house special, and a few days of recovery later, there was no doubt which horse I was going to ride or die trying in'06. A nagging voice still said maybe it wasn't the bug but something else that had done me in. The next year was low 50s, a gentle breeze, a careful start followed by a really fun run and a goofy euphoria that built with each port-a-john passed. I can imagine going again after turning 55 or 60 maybe if health and circumstances allowed..........

Re: This week's races

Immer treu — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:00:12 GMT

Courir26 wrote:

The Pig detour has been measured and came in as .2514 miles. It sounds like Boston will give some slack.

Runners can individually make their own adjustments by multiplying their finishing times by .9905

"So the official times will be the times on the course as it was run," said Pete Riegel, who certifies courses for USA Track and Field. "Any adjusted time is completely unofficial and tells people how they might have run if it were a standard course. But, Boston tends to be pretty lenient with those situations."

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/SPT/805060374

Many thanks! Getting back almost two minutes of my 5 minute second half slowdown is a nice gift!

Re: This week's races

dutch omi — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:44:57 GMT

Immer treu wrote:

dutch omi wrote:
Awesome Immer, especially having your daughter run a half. Great time as well. You must have BQ'd right? Have you ever run Beantown?

Beantown is amazing, offering a weird mix of promise, history, logistical headaches, unpredictable weather, and some of the most wonderful and some of the most self-centered runners ever compressed into such a small area. The course and the fans are legendary for good reasons. Meeting Ernst van Dyk was inspiring; whenever I start grumbling about my own running, it helps to remember seeing and meeting wheelchair/handcycle warriors (MCM being another great place for a booster lesson) who say "Bring it on" to whatever challenges await. No other race quite has given me the feel of being part of some enormous creature, tying into so many folks sharing dreams, the fans, the course, the fabulous volunteers, and the still palpable presence of Patriots Day keeping what could become a carnival something special.

How often?

Re: This week's races

Courir26 — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:13:27 GMT

The Pig detour has been measured and came in as .2514 miles. It sounds like Boston will give some slack.

Runners can individually make their own adjustments by multiplying their finishing times by .9905

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/SPT/805060374

Re: This week's races

Steelers21 — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:20:24 GMT

Good job, Immer. (Immer treu ... semper fidelis. Ahhhh, I get it.)

Unbelievable pace. I cannot run one 7:00 mile. Seriously. To run 26 of them is just . . . ridiculous.

Ridiculous in a good way, I mean.

Re: This week's races

Immer treu — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:45:51 GMT

"For those of you who were at the start line Sunday morning, we thank you for your patience as the full marathon route had to be changed at the last minute because of a structure fire along the final stretch of the Marathon route. The three-alarm fire sparked about an hour and a half before the scheduled start of the Marathon, and three houses involved in the fire were destroyed. The Marathon staff thanks the Cincinnati Police and Fire departments for acting so quickly to re-route the Marathon runners, with the safety of the runners, the fire fighters and the residents at the forefront. Because of the change in the route, the course will be re-certified. According to Marathon Executive Director Iris Simpson-Bush, after the new distance is measured, "we can deduct runner's times by determining their pace and then apply it to a 26.2-mile distance. Then we will check with USATF to get it recertified." We will keep you posted on results......"

Re: This week's races

Immer treu — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:33:44 GMT

dutch omi wrote:

Awesome Immer, especially having your daughter run a half. Great time as well. You must have BQ'd right? Have you ever run Beantown?

Beantown is amazing, offering a weird mix of promise, history, logistical headaches, unpredictable weather, and some of the most wonderful and some of the most self-centered runners ever compressed into such a small area. The course and the fans are legendary for good reasons. Meeting Ernst van Dyk was inspiring; whenever I start grumbling about my own running, it helps to remember seeing and meeting wheelchair/handcycle warriors (MCM being another great place for a booster lesson) who say "Bring it on" to whatever challenges await. No other race quite has given me the feel of being part of some enormous creature, tying into so many folks sharing dreams, the fans, the course, the fabulous volunteers, and the still palpable presence of Patriots Day keeping what could become a carnival something special.

Re: This week's races

Immer treu — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:50:08 GMT

x_39_and_holding_x wrote:

Awesome race, Immer. Man I hope to be that fast some day. . .

You can do only so much to improve your 100 meter pace, but the marathon offers many roads to your potential. My guess is you've got it in you..........

Re: This week's races

x_39_and_holding_x — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:27:36 GMT

Awesome race, Immer. Man I hope to be that fast some day. . .

Re: This week's races

lenzlaw — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:21:15 GMT

FLKaren wrote:

lenzlaw wrote:
ITB problems are definitely on the "outside" side of the knee. Stretching seems to be most effective for it. I have also been doing straight leg lifts, honestly not sure how much they help. Can't hurt I guess. Hip problems are so varied and it's hard to figure out exactly what is the problem. I don't know what sources you have but you might find some help here: http://www.painclinic.org/treatment-exercises-hipsbuttockslegs.htm

Thanks, Len, I've heard it is a fixable problem. I just want it fixed now!

Karen, I know the feeling. My left "hip" has bothered me for years, though it doesn't slow me down. Recently, after a lot of reading, I decided it's piriformis, not the hip itself. You have to have a good idea what is wrong before you can fix it.

Weren't you the one who liked "The Stick"? I finally got one and will be applying it pretty much daily, particularly on a couple trouble spots.