Hello everybody and keep up the training.

I really excited about fall running season. I have so much stuff going on. I will be doing the Portland Marathon on Oct 7th making this my 8th of the year. Then I will do my 1st double the following weekend (yeah i know its nuts!!) (sat)Wenatchee,WA and (sun)Spokane, WA. followed by a Halloween Marathon. And in the Nov 4th the main event NYC Marathon (my 1st) Oct is going to be a really busy month for me lets hope i stay injury free and have most of all have fun. =)

You can do it!!!!

Pain is temporary, Glory is forever!!!

I recently trained for a 5K and am just keeping in shape for now and trying to improve my overall time. Tonight I ran a 1 mile only and worked on a steady speed at a faster pace.

Hi
Thanks for asking.
The races went well. The first one in Bismark was very cold at the start. My
ankle that I had sprained 2 weeks prior was not giving me any trouble except
I developed a blister under the bandages. The terraine was pretty flat and I
was not pushing too hard. I finished 4:31. that is my average time.
Quickly, I showered ( 1pm checkout) and hit the road. The drive was very
easy. I94W. Not more than 5 cars on the road. Got to Billings in 61/2 hrs w/
a stop for lunch and then gas. Ate dinner and slept.
the race in Billings was a bit different. started up a mountain and for the
first 9 miles it was alot of uphill and very little down. After 10 it was
alot of downhill steep on a winding road that was severely graded. Ouch for
my ankle. After 18 it was residential rolling hills but by that time my
achilles and the blister, that was now larger, were hurting. I walked / run
and finished 4:52. I was happy. I would definately do it again. I was so
geared up to do this that it was not as hard as I thought.
Next one is Oct 7th in Portland Maine.
Off to run 10 b4 work
Gail

Hi J-net

How was Portland Oregon? Portland Maine was beautiful. The race was very well organized and support on the course was top notch. I am sooo glad I got closed out of Chicago ( that was my original plan for that weekend). The weather was perfect. The course was a bit challenging but it will be nothing for you. I come from the flatlands of Florida. The town of Portland is wonderful: bars and stores everywhere on the waterfront, very eceletic.

Are you ready for your double? Just take it easy and you will be fine. Are you going to join the Marathon Maniac club? You will now qualify by doing 3 races in 8 days?

I am taking it easy for a bit. I am concentrating on incorporating Chi running as my running form. Very easy on the knees and hips.

Let me know how things go this weekend. I am putting Portland Oregon on my list for next Oct.

Gail

I getting ready for the Cabo 1/2 half marathon

spencer

Did my very first triathlon this past April in Tempe AZ, and my 2nd Portland (OR) marathon Oct.7 with a couple of half-marathons thrown in in-between.

My next event is another triathlon just outside of Las Vegas/Henderson NV on November 10. Then I get a break (from events, not training) before going back to again doing another triathlon in Tempe this coming April.

Why? I have no idea. I suppose losing some weight and improving my overall health (if you can ignore the consequential stream of minor injuries 8-) plays a role. In any case, I'm probably also just too stupid to know when enough is enough, or when I'm probably in way over my head.

At least I started out running so slow (yup, I'm a slug) on events that I'd never conceived of doing before that every time I go out I have a darn good chance at a personal record 8-). It is all pretty low stress; I have no "competitors anxiety" - I know I'm competing only with myself. All the other participants are my on-course entertainment (even if most of 'em are ahead of me) - it still beats the heck out of my usual solo training. 8-).

Tucson...that might be a good warm up for the PF Chang in January. What is the name of the race? Is it hilly? Are you running the PF chang?

I'm training for my first 5K - the Houston Fun Run EP5K! I'm currently on week 2 of the Couch to 5K training program. Yeah, I'm not a runner - YET, but we all have to start somewhere!