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698 Replies Last post: Dec 29, 2006 10:52 AM by Strep Go to original post 1 ... 27 28 29 30 31 ... 47 Previous Next

tomspec

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Jun 13, 2006

420. Jun 13, 2006 4:48 PM

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Re: Ontario Runners Forum 2006

quote:<HR>Originally posted by jcumming:
I'm in the final week of my pre-training for lardasses. Next week I start actual training where I can run at faster than 65% effort. It has been painfully slow.<HR>

"pre-training for lardasses" sounds like what I need. Is there a version of this program that includes double cheeseburger combos a few times a week?

Tom

JimR022

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Jan 16, 2002

421. Jun 13, 2006 10:46 PM

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Re: Ontario Runners Forum 2006

jc's gearing up for his usual half-marathon-a-weekend schedule.

Hi Tom..which race is this that's sposed to be a fast 10k?

Strep

633 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

422. Jun 13, 2006 11:20 PM

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Hmmm - has aurang done a Jack?

7 k this morning, with 5 hill repeats - I wish the world was flat

.

Hi Tom - interesting running history.What race are you doing?

tomspec

3 posts since
Jun 13, 2006

423. Jun 14, 2006 8:48 AM

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Re: Ontario Runners Forum 2006

quote:<HR>Originally posted by JimR:
Hi Tom..which race is this that's sposed to be a fast 10k?<HR>

The Waterloo 10KM Classic. By fast, I mean that the slow runners seems to finish with better times than I would expect. I wouldn't be surprised to finish LAST in my age group.

aurang

1,362 posts since
Jun 26, 2003

424. Jun 14, 2006 10:12 AM

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Re: Ontario Runners Forum 2006

I ran a 5k in 18:51 last weekend (ten days), I'll be doing the Nightcrawler on Wednesday next. I was hoping to be in great shape for The Docks 5k and the Canada Day 10k, but I've missed a lot of workouts with this knee problem.

JC, we'll race again at the Waterfront half.

jcumming

771 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

425. Jun 14, 2006 2:12 PM

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quote:<HR>Originally posted by aurang:
JC, we'll race again at the Waterfront half.<HR>

Yeah, this time I'll stay right with you until the .1 km marker.

Strep

633 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

426. Jun 17, 2006 10:11 PM

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We were drifting down the page, time for a bump.

I have my training plan for the next six weeks from Marathon Dynamics. Thursday night we did a tempo run at the track - 15 laps @ 5:35 - felt like a nice moderate run. We kinda over did the warm-up and cool down so end up running 12.5k.

Run with the group in the morning.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Patti

Strep

633 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

427. Dec 26, 2007 10:40 AM

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Me again. Ran 15 k with Nomads this am, but really mostly on my own. They are too fast for me - my instructions were 13K at a 6:40 pace - slow run. I ended up at 15k, 6:13 pace, including walk breaks re the heat. God, it was yucky in the sun, thankfully most of the run is treed as its along the Credit River and they have water and gatorade along the course.

I am enjoying this - I am starting to feel like a REAL runner again

. While getting up early sucks, its great to have my run done and feel energized for the rest of the day.

Hope everyone has survived the heat and had good runs.

Patti

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jcumming

771 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

428. Jun 19, 2006 9:40 AM

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Patti you are sounding like a real runner again. I guess the group motivation is what you need...and to get away from the dreadmill.

I finished 4 weeks of pre-training slogging for lardasses on Saturday and it almost killed me...too freakin slow...even for me.

Now I can at least start to pick up the pace again. I'd like to run a half in around 1:50 this fall to see if I can still run.

aurang

1,362 posts since
Jun 26, 2003

429. Jun 20, 2006 12:28 AM

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I was in Scottsdale, Arizona (near Phoenix) this weekend (Friday-Monday) and squeezed in three runs in the desert. The great thing, seriously, about Phoenix is that not only is it hot (30 degrees at 6:30 am today) but also hilly. I finished a lot of my runs by chugging up the hiking trails of a mountain. Running in the desert is an amazing experience, though you will almost certainly need water. I carried water Friday (38 degrees at dusk) and on Sunday's long run (35 degrees), when I was carefully rationing water. I've never carried water on a run before. Ever.

jcumming

771 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

430. Jun 20, 2006 3:41 PM

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Re: Ontario Runners Forum 2006

quote:<HR>Originally posted by aurang:
Running in the desert is an amazing experience, though you will almost certainly need water. <HR>

When I have run in the Phoenix area I stayed away from the hills.

Actually I hiked on several of them but ran the flats.

Running in the desert can be weird because without the humidity many people don't notice how dehydrated you get so very quickly. It's no fun when the first symptom is death.

aurang

1,362 posts since
Jun 26, 2003

431. Jun 20, 2006 9:06 PM

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The first symptom is a dull headache that lets you know something's not right, not to mention a desire to just stop running and go home.

aurang

1,362 posts since
Jun 26, 2003

432. Jun 21, 2006 11:45 PM

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The Nightcrawler was tonight, I ran five miles in 30:58 and placed 30th. It's small progress that I'm happy with and I'm happy to run well at a pretty competitive race. Jim, who curiously appeared right after some bird droppings landed on my wrist while warming up, came in at just under 34 minutes. To even things out for Jim, he won neither the blender, the mountain bike or any of the showcase showdowns.

JimR022

1,008 posts since
Jan 16, 2002

433. Jun 22, 2006 10:22 AM

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I didn't have nothin' to do with no poo.

I was late leaving work so my warm up was not much more than running to the registration tent, running back to the car to get changed, then running to the start line to start. Then I was stuck in a pack for most of a mile and couldn't get rolling, ended up with a 6:47 starting mile. Had two guys around me in my ag near the end, one about a second ahead and the other a second behind. The guy behind kicks into a huge sprint near the end trying to gain that extra position, which forced me into a sprint, and I forced the guy ahead into a sprint...the three of us were running in a line like idiots. Made for a good chuckle between us in the chute tho. Conditions were about as good as it gets down there, chilly enough off the lake to make you change out of your wet stuff right after you finish.

Strep

633 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

434. Jun 24, 2006 12:02 AM

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Hi All

aurang and Jim - good race! I can't even imagine what its like to run 5 miles at that pace. One of the ladies from Nomads and my Thursday training group won the ladies Masters at a couple seconds over 34 mins. No wonder I can't keep up with them!
Long Busy week, but got my runs and cross training in. Tempo runs Thirsday at the track, got today off, light easy run tomorrow then 17k on Sunday.

Sunday afternoon I'm sadly attending a funeral for a 44 yr old man who had a massive stroke on Wednesday. I'm a friend of his wife. Very sad story - they were separating, very amlicably, family home sold and both were moving to new places next week. Two children, boy 13 and girl 4. He is way too young - makes you really think about what's important. People are rallying to get her through this - she still has to move by next Friday.

Patti

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