OMG Jeep that is awesome. Have you ran it before? We are totally flat here and I have never ran a bridge, Hence the reason I am nervous. That pic looks beautiful.

Hey gang, just a quick check in. 3 miles each day this week. Running short and easy to start my HM training. Today was a mid-day run, because the local minor leauge hockey season opens tonight. Yes, we have hockey in West Texas!

However, we do not have bridges!

Joe- maybe we should strive for about 20 participants in next years WWHM. I?m in, anyone else?

Hope everyone has great races, runs, and rests this weekend.


Go Rockies,
Stan

Good morning halfers! Sounds like most everyone is enjoying the cooler fall temps, except for those experiencing tornadoes. Jeep runs a 1/2 tomorrow, right? I'm still gimping, but doing better. Went to the Susan G. Komen 5K in Dallas this morning to cheer hubby on, but no running for me just yet. Anyway, I wrote a race report for him (see below):

Susan G. Komen 5K -- Dallas, TX -- 10/20/07 -- Hubby race report!

The day started at 4:15 am, as we were due in Dallas for a group picture at 6:20. After feeding dogs (and waking them up for a change), and feeding ourselves, we were off to Dallas. Turns out the picture really wasn't until 6:40. After the pic,.we were off to hunt for the timing chips and snagged some free coffee on the way. Hubby made his way to where he was suppsed to start and stretched a bit. We talked with a young woman who was doing her first race after only having run for 2 weeks! The weather was beautiful, cool and sunny by the start without much wind.

I left hubby to go and take some pictures of the start, and watch the elites head out. One of them I recognized as "fast guy" from our training group. Don't know his name, so he's just "fast guy" to me. Hubby used a 5 min run / 1 min walk method, and had a very good race. I watched him start, and then didn't see him again until about 1/10th mile from the finish. He was looking strong and feeling good at that point. His running sections were in the 11:00 to 11:45 range, and he said he walked a little more than planned on an uphill stretch towards the end, but overall stuck with the plan. Garmin time says 36:56, and his best time prior to that was 38:06. Big PR, and great day! I'm really proud of him.

I think there were around 30,000 people on hand, and lots of breast cancer survivors as well as those honoring loved ones who passed on. I got teary eyed at the start just watching, listening to the music, and thinking about all who were represented there.




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LOL, it's a different type of trip! Long Slow Distance. I thought that the first time I seen it also.

Hey Karla -- cool that you were there at the Komen!!! That's a big team you had for the race. Hubby was with one of the teams from American Airlines and they had a large group there as well. Nice time you had in your race today! I'm nursing a wonky hip, but still hoping to make the White Rock Half in December. Trained all summer in the TX heat, and I want a half!! If I could get a little speedier, I might be able to run with you. My 5K PR is 28:29 (very hot race in August). Did you do the Tour de Fleurs 10K?

Oh, and I figured out who "fast guy" is. Turns out he won the Senior division today, and outright WON the White Rock Marathon and the Cowtown Marathon back in the 80's. So I can at least say I have had a brush with greatness at the training group water stops on occasion.

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Good Luck, Jeep. Great bridge picture.

Did my LSD today. Plan said 6 miles and I thought that if I felt decent at the turn around, that I might try for 7. Did the run on an out and back paved bike path. Got to the 3 mile mark just fine and then realized that I needed a bathroom. Two choices...extend the run one mile where their are facilities or try to make it back to start. Well, knew that I was not able to go all the way back to the start (3 miles) so I extended my run by going an additional mile out.

Run ended up being 8 miles and just 15 seconds per mile slower than my last half marathon. Pace felt tough but doable. The distance was rough, not what I had planned.

Good luck to all racers this weekend.

wbertha

Well just a 3.5 miler on the track for me today...I mentioned this before, but think I'll go to that "stoopid question" post to ask how can I slow my pace...'cause to a lot of people I know that sounds like a stupid question, but something I defintely have a problem with....my easy, short run came out at an 8:09 pace! Anyway....

Carol40 - congrats to you DH on his 5K PR

SMiddleton -- well, you & I make 2 for the WWHM next year - count me in

CTMama -- good luck on your 5 miler tomorrow -- looking forward to RR

To the Bridge Runners, Peg & Jeep725 --- crossing four bridges in my HM, hence it's name, Lake Natomas 4Bridges --- Will try to post a photo of the biggest bridge, but I don't think it will compare to either of yours -- Good luck to both of you.

Joe -- yay, cool weather, huh?

Good running to everyone!