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Originally posted by Cora5K:

Wearing the gps on my bicep did the trick. I couldn't be happier.

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Good. I wore mine today on the bicep for an out-and-back trek. I went out 3 miles and came back. Right at my starting point, the unit turned over to 6 miles. Can't argue with that accuracy. !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/smile.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/smile.gif|border=0!

I've been messing with a tight hamstring and sore knee. Left leg for both of them. To give myself a break from the pounding, I've been Xtraining at LA Fitness. People tend to freak when you really hammer the elliptical or stepclimber for an hour. I guess they're not used to seeing people sweat like that. I'm trying to do a run one day/xtrain the next. As the leg gets better, I'll add to the running.

BTW, they caught some kid setting fires just south of where I saw a group of kids trying to start one. Hopefully, it's the same kid.

I'm doing the 5K.

And what ever became of that 10K Willie Nelson used to host in Austin?  Before I coud do that distance, I really wanted to check that race out.  By the time I built my endurance up enough, they stopped having it.

I'm not sure what ever happened of the Willie 10K.  I had afriend who had done it a couple of times and said it was a lot of fun.  Of course with Willie how could it not be a good ole time.

Serious, try your tennis ball or a foam roller in both instances you are imitating deep tissue massage to a certain degree. I'm not sure on the tennis ball but with a foam roller you roll back and forth across the roller (not going beyond the knee) and if you come across an area of discomfort you hold the position until you have a 50% or so decrease in pain. I use it infrequently in the store for general tightness. We have referrals regularly from some Cooper center therapists and trainers who recommend it as well. Its worth a shot if things don't improve. Be patient and remember, listen to your body.

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Originally posted by igo2wake:

any college aged, post-college runners around Dallas looking to run in groups? I'm new to Dallas and looking to connect with some runners more or less my age.

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I'm always interested in someone to run with. What type of distance, pace, and training are you doing? What part of town are you in as well?

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I'm registered for The Cowtown (the half) but I'm not 100% sure I'm running it yet. Do any of you DFWers have any experience with the race? Is it a good one? Fun? Good support?
The only race report I can find here at coolrunning is one from 2004 and it sounded like the race wasn't organized so well.
Anyone have any encouraging words. I'm looking for a little arm twist. 

I have only run the 5K at Cowtown in the past, but this year I plan/hope to do the half.  As far as the 5K course goes, I preferred the new downtown route over the one in the Stockyards.  Just better scenery downtown than in Northside.  I can only speak to the atmosphere as it is pretty good.  People are normally pretty friendly and I've started many conversations at the start and finish with strangers.  More-so than other races.  There's quite a bit set up down there and since it's early morning everybody is there either to run or watch people run.  You get all levels at this race (well, no world-class athletes) which makes it fun. 

The half was new last year, so if there were kinks in it last year, I would suspect they are better this year.

You must run the race so I can look around and try to guess who begaw is.

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