12:30pm.....12 miles in 1:35:28....7:57 pace.
Hilly route toward the mountains and back....about 80 degrees today....nice weather.
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Good afternoon all,
just to contradict roy (Hi Roy!) I did my first workout since the race, a run/bike bricklet. Started with one slokey-pokey mile of running, then 5.6 miles on my DD2's bike. Just enough to get a taste of warm wind on my skin . As a precaution I am icing my knee now, and I will have an appointment with my foam roller later on .
Good luck Susan, you will do great! Your first half marathon is a celebration of how far you have come, so don't be scared, rather enjoy every moment!
Sooo that's where Dark Horse is! I was wondering... I can't wait for the full account (rubbing hands together)...
The PBJ family is planning to celebrate Mother's Day in style, I see.
Kimble, I used to be a choir singer in my younger days. I loved it! The height of my "career" was singing second soprano in Mozart's Requiem, an unforgettable experience. have a great concert tonight!
Sally, though it's fun to run in a group, the pear pressure can sometimes make people run way faster then they should. Listen to your bod', fren. (I know, I shouldn't be saying this, but...)
Gordon and runwun are smokin' fast. You guys should get together sometimes...
Fran, how exciting! Hope it will be fast and easy for her .
Tough age group, Tall. Congrats on the PR, roaddrunner (beep beep)
Have a good day everyone.
j

25 k grand rapids, 2;15:42 25/55 in light heavy div 30 minutes faster than last year sciatic nerve hurting really bad really tired after not enough sleep noisy party down hall and didn't sleep before we went to GR

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Holy guacamole! What's up with these crazy fast Canadians and native Canadians.

Nice job on the PRs Tall and Gordon. You guys rock!

And then there's my favorite Canadian, Dearest SS. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday. You'll be missed.

Well, I might as well add egret to the list. Not only can she kick my pansy American butt in running, she's incredibly hawt also. You always have an open invitation to come to Portland to quaff a few local ales with me...

Heck, why not...MustangSally, Jura, arf & Canfit, you guys rock too! Oh Canada!!! (must be the hockey playoffs ...)

Oops! Thanks Jura, I knew I'd miss at least one...


http://This message has been edited by Labduck (edited May-12-2007).

sounds like a great race, derrick, but sorry about the rest of it..

Tall, I agree with mc. wish I was that tall.

millbot, sounds dangerous. btw, I'm just getting around to ordering the book aamos mentioned on one of your threads a while ago... 'listen to your pain'. & I copied again the information you shared from your doctor.

it is indeed grate weather for working outside. I had fun weeding under the bushes, once I resigned myself to folding that much.... shades of childhood, dappled shade, other worlds. pretty neat.

side effect... (distant but related) Sadie the bouncy springer is a little iffy with other dogs, although improving. She met a yr. old pitbull that was walking by a few days ago, they sniffed through the fence & she seemed to like him. they walked by again today. I admit a prejudice against pits, due to their breeding, but he seems to be a sweetheart. anyway. he jumped against the gate & it swung open. I lunged to grab sadie, all was fine but in the process I did something to my foot. don't remember what. 2 1/2 toes bled a bit, little toe was numb. I iced it. but it was hours ago, & I'm still limping. the top of my foot is very sore to touch. looking at the left foot, the little toe is separated from the next one, unlike the right foot. hmm. tomorrow is my version of a long run & it matters a lot that I do it. any ideas??

SS, I hope you have a wonderful wonderful trip. minister of silly walks can protect the moss without violence. indecisive? hee.

good job, gordon!
also cfli, tselbs, & others.. too tired to look right now but you know who you are.

eta, 'hello' to jura from yesterday. happy you had a bricklet in the sun today. I hope no ill effects.


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Nice 5K times out there today and a smokin' fast 10k from Tall! Congrats! That sounded like a killer workout day to me...wow.

SS - Enjoy the trip!

I was fixing a ton a minor electrical things on the house today, so didn't get to run 'til after 6pm. On the plus side, running when the sun is going down is always nice. I did roughly an hour of marathon pace, so it was probably 8 miles. I really didn't time it other than looking at my heart rate...mostly in the low 160s. I worked on my form as much as I could and stretched...all in all a great way to end the day!

Have a great evening all!




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Wow, Gordon, you are the Man. A 52-second PR, or whatever it ended up being, is enormous in a 5K, especially when you were already sub-20.

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