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Does anyone have experience with the Naperville Turkey Trot in IL?

Shelly5672 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:01:56 GMT

My husband picked up my BIB last night and my number was over 4000! I hear it's a huge 5k ( like over 5,000 participants) and was looking for some idea on how it's set up. I know it starts at the high school so I wonder if everything is outside or not? Is it crazy crowded? Is it run well by the volunteers? I just had an experience with the Joliet 8k Red Eye Run and how it was set up was kinda of confusing although it was a good flat course. Thanks for any help!!

anyone run Miami Intl yet?

bob delava — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:47:49 GMT

I was thinking of running it in 2010.

Any feedback from past runners?

Bob Delava

Amica/Breakers

Imgellin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:56:53 GMT

Anyone here run the Amica/Breakers Marathon this year? Just how bad were the weather conditions?

I'm wondering how to prevent hypo-thermia in that kind of a situation.

Paul

Minor vein pain after long runs

fatmoon — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:04:41 GMT

I always experience minor pain in small nerves after a long run. For instance, the side of my legs would feel a pinch when crouching down after a long run. Even other areas of my body have the same experiences. Has anyone experience this?

1/2 Marathon Experience

Steel7 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:11:00 GMT

I recently completed my first half marathon,overall a very satisfyng experience. Felt pretty good afterwards except for what are probabaly the normal aches and pains. But, the most noticeable after effect was a dull ache dead center in my upper chest (kind of like the feeling you might expect after an elephant sat on your chest for a couple hrs - well not quite that extreme, but you get the point). Any explanations?

Running training

Ray62 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:34:49 GMT

Have a question for anyone out there whos run one or two marathons within the past 2 years:

How often did you train?

How long did you train for?

What was your average distance?

What was your longest run?

Did you focus more on distance or time on your short runs (8mi or less)?

and of course, will be running another one?, or was it just too brutal?

am considering running my first marathon, and would like input from those unseasoned marathoners, but of course, if there is some beginners help from seasoned runners, that would also be appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your input.

Ray

Can't find the blog that lists road races by prize purse. .

chocolate2 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:30:08 GMT

A few years ago, I found a blog that lists the road races that offer cash prizes. I can't remember what the name of it was (and I lost the link). I would really appreciate any help I could get. The blog had a very clean, blue and white interface, and it may have been powered by wordpress.

Thanks.

Backache when running ! User ideas?

MUDI — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:19:23 GMT

Dear fellow users,

We are four Business-School students from Copenhagen and would like to

find some user ideas contributing to the relief of backache when

running. The idea is supposed to be translated into a product/item. The

problem definition is as followed:

"When you run, the impact

from your feet hitting the ground is transferred via the legs to your

hips and spine.Therefore, runners often experience backache when

running on solid platforms.Consequently, runners often gain bad running

habits or give up training completely. How could we avoid backache

problems for runners when running?"

We would be delighted for

useful answers. If you have any solution for the posted question please

take a minute to answer the attached 5 questions to get an idea about

your user-profile.

1) Do you run regularly?

2) What is your educational background?

3) From which country are you?

4) How much time did you spend for developing the solution?

5) Is your solution based on an existing idea and if, which one is that?

Please send any suggestion to MUDI@women-at-work.org

Kind regards,

MUDI

Starting Over. Need Motivation.

sherrirunning71 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:59:15 GMT

Hi. I stopped running and cyclying for a while and just trying to get back in to the life style I've missed. I really wish I could find a group to run with either in the mornings on weekends or after work during the week. Plano area.

Asthma

hermama — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:36:04 GMT

I think maybe I have asthma. I am a beginner runner, just now making 30 min runs, 2 mi in length. Near the end of the run (which is slow at 15 min mi) I have a hard time with my breathing, Then for most of the rest of the day I cough up gunk. I recover on my rest day, and then the same thing happens on my run day. I've never been diagnosed with asthma, but does this sound like it? Time for a visit to the MD? Or is it just a stage new runners go through in getting fit--working the old lungs out?