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aurang

1,362 posts since
Jun 26, 2003

525. Sep 4, 2006 10:05 PM

in response to: Strep

quote:<HR>Originally posted by DawnT:
I only walked the aide stations, so that was a mental goal of mine. <HR>

Do you bring your own sycophants or did they provide them free of charge?

Congratulations on the race, it's a good start. Doing anything else in the fall?

DawnT071

713 posts since
Oct 31, 2006

526. Sep 5, 2006 11:55 AM

in response to: Strep

They had water, Gatorade and Gu on the bike course. The run course had lots more than usual due to the full Iron race that was also going on. They had water, Gatorade, Coke, Gu, cookies, bananas and I think they even provided chicken soup later on in the day. I tried Coke on the run for the first time and it really helped settle my stomach. I didn't feel the big power surge that others have said I would feel, but it was good just to get the knot out of my stomach.

I might do a 1/2 marathon this fall, but I'm really not sure yet. I want to keep my long run at 2 - 2.5 hours, so the 1/2 mary will keep me motivated to do that. I've never done a stand-alone 1/2, so I'd like to see how much better I can do without having to swim/bike beforehand.

Is anyone doing Scotiabank or Toronto Half or Full Marathons?

aurang

1,362 posts since
Jun 26, 2003

527. Sep 5, 2006 1:02 PM

in response to: Strep

quote:<HR>Originally posted by DawnT:
I tried Coke on the run for the first time and it really helped settle my stomach. I didn't feel the big power surge that others have said I would feel, but it was good just to get the knot out of my stomach.<HR>

I stopped off for a Coke at kilometre 20 of 26 on Sunday. The sugar helped a lot, as did the 43 grams of carbs, but I didn't feel a huge surge, just a return to the pace I had before sputtering a bit.

I'm running the Waterfront half marathon in three weeks.

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Strep

633 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

528. Sep 6, 2006 11:25 PM

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Wow, Dawn, great race! You must be incredibly fit to do a half ironman! I can't imagine going that strong for over 6 hours. Hope you got to enjoy some of Ottawa, as well.

I was thinking of the Scotica 1/2 but my training is pretty intense (for me

) over the next few weeks and that's my rest weekend - and I think I'll take the rest.

Ran 30 k on Monday, 12k this morning, speed work tomorrow night.

Sunday is our mara-pace run from High Park. I missed the last one and have been warned its hard, first half all up hill. Should be a good test.

Happy Running!

JimR022

1,008 posts since
Jan 16, 2002

529. Sep 7, 2006 9:59 AM

in response to: Strep

quote:<HR>Originally posted by Strep:

Sunday is our mara-pace run from High Park. I missed the last one and have been warned its hard, first half all up hill. Should be a good test.

Happy Running!<HR>

Maybe I'll run over that way, stick my tongue out at you, then leave.

Yesterday I did 4xmile repeats then ran 9 miles this morning @mp...man, what a struggle to keep pace with my legs already toasted before I started.

aurang

1,362 posts since
Jun 26, 2003

530. Sep 7, 2006 1:07 PM

in response to: Strep

Was that intentional? What pace were the mile repeats at? If you could actually pull off the second workout, it sounds like a great idea.

Strep

633 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

531. Dec 26, 2007 10:40 AM

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quote:<HR>Originally posted by JimR:
Maybe I'll run over that way, stick my tongue out at you, then leave.

.<HR>

And I'll stick mine right back at you

- however if its near the end of the run it might just be hangin out of my mouth from exhaustion. Either way, I'd wave hi

.
There is suppose to be over 100 of us. On the last one someone tried to commit suicide - not one of the runners! Someone had jumped from a bridge along the route as they were running by - hope its less eventful on Sunday.

Patti

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JimR022

1,008 posts since
Jan 16, 2002

532. Dec 26, 2007 10:40 AM

in response to: Strep

quote:<HR>Originally posted by aurang:
Was that intentional? What pace were the mile repeats at? If you could actually pull off the second workout, it sounds like a great idea.<HR>

The repeats were at 6:30 pace...I know that's an easy run for you

. Doing a longer MP paced run the next day was sorta intentional, mostly just to see if I could hold that pace on tired legs. I don't have any other specific reason to do it, and then I ran really slow today.

That's not the sequence I would normally be doing. It would be pretty slow on my Thursday longer run, then the next run I would pick it up a bit. This was kinda backwards from that.

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aurang

1,362 posts since
Jun 26, 2003

533. Dec 26, 2007 10:40 AM

in response to: Strep

I can't believe you did that. Those mile reps had to be around 5k pace for you. I can't imagine running repeats at 5k pace and running 15k at marathon pace the next day. Well, I did the reps at 5k pace on Saturday and did a reasonably steady long run (16 miles at 7:45ish pace) on Sunday, but I think my marathon pace would have to be closer to 7:00/mile and I didn't come anywhere near there, much less hold it for 9.

That's solid work, and that's where development comes from. It does beat you up. I ran a tempo on Monday and I felt good but very slow on Tuesday and didn't even feel like running on Wednesday. I was fine by yesterday though (800s at 10k pace)

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JimR022

1,008 posts since
Jan 16, 2002

534. Sep 10, 2006 1:49 PM

in response to: Strep

Got in 20 miles this morning along the mgt, lots of people out there even with the longboat 10k on today. That's 2 big runs for me a week apart. Maybe I should stick with this kind of schedule instead of doing very longs every 2 weeks.

aurang

1,362 posts since
Jun 26, 2003

535. Sep 10, 2006 8:38 PM

in response to: Strep

There were people running everywhere. I even saw 6-7 people running last night at around 8-9 pm. It looks like everyone's getting their butt in gear for the fall.

I was at the Longboat races today. I'm pleased to report my first official personal best since June 2005. I ran 38:40 and knocked 12 seconds off my old 10k time. I ran much of the race, really miles 2-5, too conservatively because I expected the pace to get tougher though it never did. As a result, I think I can go maybe 20 seconds faster. With a little more training, a 37-minute 10k is still possible this year.

Strep

633 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

536. Sep 10, 2006 11:44 PM

in response to: Strep

Great run aurang! Hope you get your 37!

Ran my long run with the Marathon Dynamics group this morning out of High Park. 29k in 2:47, 3 mins better than the target and I felt good at the end - tired but not tight - much better than I felt after Monday's 30K. I'm definitely getting stronger.

Okay - I don't live in TO so I didn't have a clue where I was except I knew the Humber was either on my right or my left

. We ran from High Park down to the lake over the bridge then onto the trails, up to the Old Mill, then along the Tommy Thompson trail for 9 miles - I turned around at Raymore Park (?)

It was VERY BUSY - the MS bike thing was happening - very freaky -they were flying at us from the north, every turn was an adventure, then we crossed paths with the Breast Cancer walk, and it got very congested. I admire greatly what they were doing but keep gently asking them to "Please, share the trail", for us people running for our own selfish interests

.

It was a very pretty and very hard course - anyone running that regularly must be in great shape!

Hope everyone else had good runs!

Patti

aurang

1,362 posts since
Jun 26, 2003

537. Sep 11, 2006 10:22 AM

in response to: Strep

My last post seems to have disappeared.

That sounds like a very tough workout. You ran it just over 4:00 pace, as I'm sure you know, but you should be fine on a flat course (Chicago, right?). Is this the hardest workout you'll be doing in preparation for Chicago or is there another 25-30 km run at marathon pace scheduled in a couple of weeks?

I'll be doing my hardest training of the fall (and the year) this week before resting up next week for the Waterfront half marathon.

Strep

633 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

538. Dec 26, 2007 10:40 AM

in response to: Strep

Thanks for the encouragement Aurang. I have three more long runs over the next 6 weeks - slow 33 K this Sunday, a rest week of 23 K, then a slow 36k the weekend of Oct 1, and then 28k on the 8th, 1/2 at mara pace. As well,each week I have "OMP" runs (ordinary mortal pace - which is faster than target mara pace - eg tomorrow's pace is 5:40/k) - 14 k tomorrow, 12 k on the rest week, 17k the next week, and 12 to 14 the final 3 weeks. Top that off with speed work every Thursday which is really tough (18 X 400m this week) , and Friday fartleks of 8 to 10 k, plus a day of cross training per week. After typing this I don't feel so bad about being tired! I hope it all pays off!

Patti

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JimR022

1,008 posts since
Jan 16, 2002

539. Sep 12, 2006 9:41 AM

in response to: Strep

I've done runs like that, patti, where everyone seemed to be on the route at that time. A whole lot of ditching on and off the path and a lot of running on grass and curbs and roadways to get around. All in all it sounds like you're right on schedule.

I saw your results, aurang...nice job! A wee-bit faster than that humid Don River run.

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