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JasonsDrivingForce

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Sep 30, 2007

810. Oct 23, 2006 2:56 PM

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Re: Raleigh, NC runners!!!!

Hey brook trout. If you want to get some speed work in and avoid getting injured in the marathon then come run one or both of the 5ks with us. The monster dash on Sunday is supposed to be really flat. I am sure we could blast past the 19:00 mark if we pace ourselves. Anyway, if you are still going to do the marathon good luck with it and I hope everything goes well. You missed a killer course yesterday! Heck you could have run with the twins. I would have let you borrow the double jogger!

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brook trout

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811. Oct 23, 2006 7:30 PM

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Nah, I'm going to stick with this long distance stuff for a while and see where it takes me. I think it's having an effect. I ran 12 miles at avg. 7:01 pace yesterday at Shelley Lake with moderate effort, which it pretty good for me.

I'll be up for some short races in a few weeks, though! Not going for PRs, though - training through them. If a PR comes in the process, though, I'll be stoked!

JDF - you'd probably break the marathon world record at this run I'm doing this weekend - first 14 miles are down hill

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Only problem is a one mile long, 300' hill at mile 17

If the wheels come off, that'll be the place, I reckon.

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JasonsDrivingForce

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812. Oct 24, 2006 8:07 AM

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Good luck with that Marathon. Yea I would love to do a marathon right now. However, I think running a marathon on less than 6 mpw would be pretty wreckless. 14 downhill miles does sound like it would be fun though. I think I am just going to see if I can hammer out a PR in that monster race. My son will love dressing up for the race. The course is so flat that I might really try to shave off some time from my PR. I felt really comfortable running below 6 minute miles on the downhills on Sunday. It was just those blasted uphills that destroyed me. With this short flat race on Sunday I shouldn?t have any trouble holding my pace.

Great job on that 12 miles at 7 minute pace. Man I know I can?t do that. I really need to get out there and train more. How do you find the time with 3 kids and a job? Are you going to run any more of the local races? Old Reliable 10K, 8K turkey trot?

quote:<HR>Originally posted by brook trout:
Nah, I'm going to stick with this long distance stuff for a while and see where it takes me. I think it's having an effect. I ran 12 miles at avg. 7:01 pace yesterday at Shelley Lake with moderate effort, which it pretty good for me.

I'll be up for some short races in a few weeks, though! Not going for PRs, though - training through them. If a PR comes in the process, though, I'll be stoked!

JDF - you'd probably break the marathon world record at this run I'm doing this weekend - first 14 miles are down hill .

Only problem is a one mile long, 300' hill at mile 17

If the wheels come off, that'll be the place, I reckon.

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Laurie66

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813. Oct 24, 2006 8:39 AM

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I ran my first half-marathon!!! What a rush:-) Thank you for your encouragement and information in the week prior to the race. Hearing about the difficulty of the course made me question my training a little bit, but the Inside Out half marathon was a wonderful race. I loved the course - except for that last hill before the finish line.

I think that my time was just under 2hr 17min, so I was out on the course when the rain got heavy. I wear glasses, so my baseball cap was a very crucial piece of gear. I was warm enough (unusual for me), and I had terrific company (angel) during the race. I met a woman with a comfortable, rock-solid pace, and she was SO encouraging when my knee got really stiff at around mile 9. My knee continued to give me trouble until the end of the race, so her pep talks really kept me going.

I did not get my finishing time because I had a group of friends waiting for me at the finish line. They even had a big sign! I was so moved that my friends would brave the rain just to see me finish that I did not think about my time until my running angel looked back at the finish line and called out the time to me.

Today I turn 40, but I think I got my present this past weekend:-)

JasonsDrivingForce

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814. Oct 24, 2006 10:10 AM

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quote:<HR>Originally posted by runwrath66:
I ran my first half-marathon!!! What a rush:-) Thank you for your encouragement and information in the week prior to the race. Hearing about the difficulty of the course made me question my training a little bit, but the Inside Out half marathon was a wonderful race. I loved the course - except for that last hill before the finish line.

I think that my time was just under 2hr 17min, so I was out on the course when the rain got heavy. I wear glasses, so my baseball cap was a very crucial piece of gear. I was warm enough (unusual for me), and I had terrific company (angel) during the race. I met a woman with a comfortable, rock-solid pace, and she was SO encouraging when my knee got really stiff at around mile 9. My knee continued to give me trouble until the end of the race, so her pep talks really kept me going.

I did not get my finishing time because I had a group of friends waiting for me at the finish line. They even had a big sign! I was so moved that my friends would brave the rain just to see me finish that I did not think about my time until my running angel looked back at the finish line and called out the time to me.

Today I turn 40, but I think I got my present this past weekend:-)<HR>

That is what running is all about! Feeling good about what you have accomplished. Congrats on your excellent run. I agree that the Inside out sports event was a great one even with the rain. See you at the next race!

JasonsDrivingForce

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815. Oct 24, 2006 2:48 PM

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Inside Out Results are up!

http://www.active.com/results/viewresults.cfm?e_id=1341509[/URL" target="_blank">

The 2nd empire classic series have not been updated to include this past race though. I wouldn?t expect those until next week.

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rlemert

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816. Oct 24, 2006 3:27 PM

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Apparently I just imagined my PR over the weekend - I'm not in the results. There's a gap between 193rd and 194th place that I think I fit into, but I'm not there. Bummer!

I've sent in an email about the matter - so I hope they find me.

(I seem to be jinxed by the Inside-Out Classic. Last year they ran out of metals before I finished the half and shut down the food table before I could get to it. Now this.)

bitbit

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817. Oct 24, 2006 3:49 PM

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Hey Brook Trout,

I just found out about the marathon last week and registered too! I think it's going to be fun (and maybe a little painful!)

Now I just have to find a place to stay!

Good luck!

quote:<HR>Originally posted by brook trout:
I wanted to run a race of some length, but there're only some 5Ks and such around here, so, like a true knucklehead, I registered for a marathon in Morganton.

So, my bachelor's weekend will be staying up in mountains and running a marathon on Saturday.

Obviously, I won't race the thing, but I am going to try to finish. I will take a DNF if it gets too bad. My goal race is in March, and I don't want to risk getting hurt or putting myself too far behindi n training.

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swatkins077

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818. Oct 24, 2006 3:58 PM

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I was shocked to see I got 2nd in my AG considering the crappy time I ran. As near as I can tell, that will put me 3rd in AG for the series to date. This is more fun than marathon training! I think part of the reason I like running is because there's math involved

Laurie66

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Oct 1, 2007

819. Oct 24, 2006 4:58 PM

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quote:<HR>Originally posted by rlemert:
Apparently I just imagined my PR over the weekend - I'm not in the results. There's a gap between 193rd and 194th place that I think I fit into, but I'm not there. Bummer!

I've sent in an email about the matter - so I hope they find me.

(I seem to be jinxed by the Inside-Out Classic. Last year they ran out of metals before I finished the half and shut down the food table before I could get to it. Now this.)<HR>

I am sorry to hear about the omission of your name in the results. I hope they find you too. Congratulations on your race!

I ran the HM this year; I did not get a medal either. It was the same issue. They ran out. It would be nice if they send one to me eventually, but it is O.K. if they don't. I am just happy to finish with my parts (knees) and pride intact! I did not check out the food table, so I do not know if that was still going. After the race, I went to Panera and got an egg souffle(?) with bacon. (very tasty) BTW, after the Ribbon Run (not a PR), I went to Big Ed's for a ham biscuit. That made it all better. I am a simple lady with simple needs (running, skating, ham, bacon:-).

brook trout

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820. Dec 22, 2007 3:51 PM

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Hey, bit - the Host hotel (the Comfort Inn) still had some reserved rooms available when I registered. It's a good deal - 65 bucks or something plus a 1:00pm checkout with continental breakfast for us runners. You should give them a call!

Yes, I think it should be fun, but I agree, it might also be excrutiatingly painful! I can't imagine running downhill for 14 miles, but I'm guessing it'll be a rolling descent, not a straight shot, which will break it up somewhat.

I FEAR that hill at mile 17, though. It's ugly. I did a profile of it in g-maps (it doesn't look so back relative to the huge downhill of the first 14). In isolation, it's a real monster - literally a mile long and 300 feet. It doesn't get much worse than that, really... Any idea what the size of the larger hills in Umstead are?

It should be a beautiful run, though! Maybe we'll see the brown mountain lights!

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stech

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Oct 24, 2006

821. Oct 24, 2006 9:22 PM

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quote:<HR>Originally posted by JasonsDrivingForce:
Inside Out Results are up!

http://www.active.com/results/viewresults.cfm?e_id=1341509[/URL" target="_blank">

The 2nd empire classic series have not been updated to include this past race though. I wouldn?t expect those until next week.

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Does anyone know why they sort the times (and calculate pace) by the gun time rather than the chip time? It seems like it is less accurate. I think this past weekend's HM was my first race since ~1988, so I'm not really up on all this new chip technology. Thanks.

JasonsDrivingForce

516 posts since
Sep 30, 2007

822. Oct 24, 2006 10:17 PM

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quote:<HR>Originally posted by stech:
Does anyone know why they sort the times (and calculate pace) by the gun time rather than the chip time? It seems like it is less accurate. I think this past weekend's HM was my first race since ~1988, so I'm not really up on all this new chip technology. Thanks.<HR>

All races are run off of gun time as opposed to chip time because that is the official time. The results are always sorted by guntime finishing order. The chip time is just so you know what you actually ran.

JasonsDrivingForce

516 posts since
Sep 30, 2007

823. Dec 22, 2007 3:51 PM

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quote:<HR>Originally posted by brook trout:

I FEAR that hill at mile 17, though. It's ugly. I did a profile of it in g-maps (it doesn't look so back relative to the huge downhill of the first 14). In isolation, it's a real monster - literally a mile long and 300 feet. It doesn't get much worse than that, really... Any idea what the size of the larger hills in Umstead are?

It should be a beautiful run, though! Maybe we'll see the brown mountain lights!

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The only hill I know of that rises 150 feet in half a mile is in the Southern Village 5K in Chapel Hill. That is one stupid hill! It basically looks more like something you would repel down as opposed to run up. That is the only time in my 40+ races that I have ever been reduced to walking. Now I had the stroller with me so I was really feeling it but 150 vertical feet is 150 vertical feet. It will hurt no matter how you get up it. Check out the map of the southern village 5K. The hill starts just after mile 1 and goes to just about mile 1.5.

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I can?t imagine what that 300 foot monster is going to be like! I would like to see the 14 miles downhill though. That sounds like a challenge to me!

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Jay Soffian (Cool Running)

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824. Oct 24, 2006 10:45 PM

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quote:<HR>Originally posted by JasonsDrivingForce:
All races are run off of gun time as opposed to chip time because that is the official time. The results are always sorted by guntime finishing order. The chip time is just so you know what you actually ran.
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It is worth noting, for those of us attempting to BQ, that Boston takes your chip time.

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