Mary Kay

It would be very unusual for a formal 10k race to be mis-measured by any significant amount. I would trust the race first for distance.

An indicator would be if about 100 runners set significant PRs and were all cheering and shouting! 

Personally I would tend to not run the upcoming race. Running is a long term friend. No race is worth risking that friendship. There will

always be other races. A half is a significant stress no matter the pace. You have only 2 weeks to heal all ailments and could have one

heck of a time healing in the next two weeks if you continue your half training.  Live to run another day. JMO

Marie

Thanks for the feedback re your pain wandering around.  Your comment on books was interesting!  I look at reading those books as if

it I was looking mining for gold. I keep sifting through the dirt and occasionally find a nugget that makes it worth it. I must have 15 or

more books on running and running health/injuries. Often I find the original research papers referred to in the injury related books or 

web articles.  That is where I get a lot of nuggets.  At any rate, I'll probably keep reading that which piques my interest. Heck, I have

read all the Harry Potter books at least twice and can't count how many times I have read the Lord of the Rings!

Good running all!

Jack

I just started today. I'm 53, out of shape (haven't run a race since my Jr yr in HS, 37 yrs ago!), diabetic, and am a breast cancer survivor. I knew I had to make some life changes after finishing breast cancer treatment, so first on the list was to get my diabetes under control. Got on an insulin pump. Just the diet change alone required for that made me lose 23 pounds! Eight months later I added 2x/wk strength training with a trainer. Three weeks later I'm starting the C25K. It was HARD for me to do the 25 minutes today, but I did it! Did I feel good (physically)? No! I hurt everywhere! Was I PROUD that I did it? YES!! Hopefully enough to motivate me to go out on day 2 and go through that hurt again! Trying to work towards a local 5K in 6 weeks! Have another 40 pounds to lose to get back to somewhat normal for my age/ht/gender. May not get that far but doing this has to help! Also have Relay for Life in July so looking forward to LOOKING GOOD AND FEELING GOOD, having more energy, and boosting my metabolism!

Debra-good luck with Door County in 2 weeks. One of the nurses from our office will be running that, her first.  I think I'll make that a goal for next year.

For some reason a tough week to run, just didn't have the desire that's been there much of the last year. But I have a race coming up, the Crazylegs Classic 8K in Madison next Saturday, so I tried a 5 mile run, trying to pace as I would next weekend.  My time was near my goal, but since yesterday I've had pain in my butt/hip area.  I'm going to spend this next week walking and maybe gently jogging, hoping I'll heal enough to run something of a decent time.  Also going to contact a PT friend for some suggestions for stretches.

Enjoy the running friends.

I got a PR on Saturday in the Tarheel 10-miler/Fleet Feet 4-miler in Chapel Hill.  I did the FOUR mile part but got my fastest speed ever for a pace of 11:53 minutes per mile (first time under 12 m/m).   For me, this was a particular victory because first I almost didn't sign up for it because it is known for its hill.  There is a hill that lasts for over 1 mile called Laurel Hill which is so bad they actually give separate awards out for the hill and also give separate split times for the hill alone.   LOL.   Anyway, I"m proud that I entered, proud that I finished, and proud that I did it in my fastest time!   Then yesterday, it went on a zip line tour!  WOOOOT!   Running has given me so much confidence that last month I went sky diving and this month I went zipping!   Life is great!  Bring it!!!

Dan~Thank you for the well wishes!  I'm a bit nervous about climbing Sven's Bluff at 4.5 miles, but boldly praying the past 4 months of training and the beauty of the course will carrry me through to 13.1!  I hope your RN friend enjoys the race and urges you to register for it in 2013.  Don't wait too long to have the butt/hip pain looked at, I should have seen someone earlier.  Have a great run at the Crazylegs 8k on Saturday, it looks like a fun race!

Janet, I just saw your post and congratulations for getting up and starting!  The biggest step is now behind you.  I'm pretty new to running myself.  I started training in February for the Chicago marathon in October.  I've never been a runner, not even in high school (dark ages), but I'm training and running with a (huge) group from my church for charity (World Vision). 

Our second group run this past Saturday was COLD (38 degrees with 15 mph winds), but I actually enjoyed it.  There was someone in our group pacing 12:00 with the Galloway walk/run method and I stuck with him.  He had a GymBoss that beeped and vibrated for the run/walk cues which worked really well, so I decided to get one of my own.  They're only $20 and I think I'll use it a lot if I continue the run/walk method.   I ran 50 minutes on my treadmill last night, my longest run yet (that is, running 4 mins., walking 1 min.).  It was tough, but I was actually hoping to hit a wall just so that I could experience plowing through it.  Turns out my "wall" was pretty soft and easy to jump over. 

I'm still in the "conditioning" phase of my training with the "official" marathon training beginning in June.  I looked ahead to the schedule and probably shouldn't have.  It's hard to believe that I'll actually be running such long distances.  Now that I have a little experience behind me the reality is sinking in and those numbers mean much more.  I keep telling myself, one step at a time, one mile at a time. 

Slowly coming back from injuries, but coming back none the less.  I made the impusive move of running the Savannah Rock and Roll marathon last November after being injured all during training.  I was fit enough from biking and swimming, but my tendons weren't ready for that much stress no matter how slowly I ran, so I ended up in a boot for the month after.   This time, I trained for the Nashville Rock and Roll half, but I tweaked a calf about 2 weeks ago.  That cost me a week and a half off, but I'm feeling good now.  I'm slower than I have been, just hoping to break 2 hours.  Wish me luck.

Hi folks,

We had a storm blow through and provide us with temporarily cool temps for the Firefly Run, which was a fun little run (race report here: http://runningupthat.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/phoenix-firefly-5k-41412/).

I'm still grinding through my training program here in AZ and nursing a blister that's formed under a callus.   It's getting down to the wire now and I've been keeping tabs on the Easter Island Marathon website.  The race swag includes an official tech shirt, windbreaker, and "jockey" - surely they don't mean jockey shorts?  I checked the Spanish version of the site and it says "jockey" there, so it's not a translation error.  Guess I'll find out what the mystery item is once I get there!  According to one race report I found, unless they've changed things in recent years, the only loo on the course is a pay toilet at the halfway turnaround, hm...  It's a pretty small marathon, mainly due to a limited number of hotel rooms on the island, so ya can't expect the level of support you'd get from a Rock-n-Roll.

In the meantime the Whiskey Row HM is having beans & rice instead of spaghetti for the carb feed because the race is held on Cinco de Mayo this year.  Love beans & rice but I'm not too sure about loading up on "the musical fruit" the night before a big race!

Janet, good on you for getting up early!  I'm doing my running before work too now that the weather is getting hot.  I just downloaded the Olympic fanfare to my phone so I can wake up to it on my early mornings!
MaryKay, take it easy, relax and you'll do great on your HM!
Debra, good luck with your half too!

Happy running,
-Nan