Well this is awesome. I'll be the short guy in blue shoes, black shorts and a yellow shirt. There are only 30,000 other people around so I should be easy to spot.TallerThanPedroia said:
Me too!
Well this is awesome. I'll be the short guy in blue shoes, black shorts and a yellow shirt. There are only 30,000 other people around so I should be easy to spot.TallerThanPedroia said:
Me too!
Harry Agganis said:Heartland 39.3 Series.
Rock The Parkway April 11 Complete in 1:47:03
Garmin Half April 18
Running with the Cows May 8th
Finished the first of the three. I was shooting for a 1:50 very pleased with my 1:47. That is a post 50 PR for me. I still had something left at the end. Going to shoot for a 1:45 next week. I started out with a "Smart Pacer" I will be doing the same next week
GreenMountain said:Nasty weather day in Boston yesterday, but very cool to be part of the experience of running in the marathon. Particular thanks to TTP and pv21feet for the advice and assist on Monday morning. The race management was impressive and from my perspective everything went very smoothly.
Despite the weather and persistent headwind I felt great and was on my pace right through the hills and past BC. At mile 23 I really started to lose energy and miles 25 and 26 were brutal. I pulled it together at the end though and sprinted the last half mile to save a sub 3:00 run. My final time was 2:59:23, which cut 6 minutes off my PR. The crowds were great and very loud the whole way.
Great job, GM!! Where you're from, yesterday's weather must have seemed like a mild day. Happy to do my part to make your day a little easier. Same time, same place next year?GreenMountain said:Nasty weather day in Boston yesterday, but very cool to be part of the experience of running in the marathon. Particular thanks to TTP and pv21feet for the advice and assist on Monday morning. The race management was impressive and from my perspective everything went very smoothly.
Despite the weather and persistent headwind I felt great and was on my pace right through the hills and past BC. At mile 23 I really started to lose energy and miles 25 and 26 were brutal. I pulled it together at the end though and sprinted the last half mile to save a sub 3:00 run. My final time was 2:59:23, which cut 6 minutes off my PR. The crowds were great and very loud the whole way.
Harry Agganis said:
Heartland 39.3 Series
Rock The Parkway April 11th 1:47:03
Garmin Half April 18th 1:46:54
Running With The Cows Half May 8th
Finished the second of three. Started out with the 1:45 pacer. Ran pretty strong for the first 10 the last 3 were a little rough. Finished 6 seconds faster than Rock The Parkway on a slightly tougher course. Will be shooting for the 1:45 on May 9th.
The Four Peters said:I don't really have anywhere else to post this since I don't really do social media anymore, but I'm pretty excited so I want to share it.
I've never been much of a runner. I'm short, I have terrible form, a bad back, a bad knee, and just an overall distaste for any sort of running, dating all the way back to high school. Even in college when I was in excellent shape, the best I could do was crank out about 3 miles total. Even 3 years ago when I lost a bunch of weight and did couch to 5k I topped out around 2 miles due to back and knee issues despite weighing 30 lbs less than I do now.
Anyway, about 4 months ago I was sick of being fat and out of shape and with a hockey tournament approaching in early May (now past), a bachelor party in Austin coming up in June, and my normal seasonal depression starting to set in during the dead of winter, I decided to try running again. Thankfully, my apartment building has a gym and treadmills so there weren't many barriers to running in the cold and snow.
I started out barely running a mile. Back would seize up, I'd cramp up, be out of breath, etc. Story of my life. I kept with it though, combining running with walking to get at least 20 mins in each time. I'd also distract myself with watching Netflix on my phone or the tv or whatever to take my mind off the fact I was running (a huge plus to treadmill running). I slowly started getting better though and since I was treating it just as excercising for the mental benefits (meaning doing anything at all was a plus and there was no reason to get discouraged) it was easy to keep at it.
So why am I posting this? Today I knocked out 3.1 miles in 30:40. Not the best pace obviously but I ran a 5k (on a treadmill) in a respectable time. It's the farthest I've run in over 10 years and I'm pretty pumped. Glad to say I'm hooked for the time being and will keep at it. Hasn't really affected weight loss but I'm ok with that, since I'm really doing it to feel better and for the mental benefits.
Next steps are to get true running shoes and transition to running outside, which has me cautious because I'm in the city and I don't know if my body will hold up to pavement. I may register for a race too just for the accomplishment, I'm not sure. Either way it's damn cool and I'm excited. Thanks for letting me share it somewhere.
SydneySox said:First half yesterday. Was a lot of fun. I loved being out in the middle there just rolling along with everyone else once the pace had really settled in. Last three km were fucked, the last all uphill.
I didn't know what to expect in a time as I've never really paid attention to time, and I did 1:47 which was ok but I know I can do it quicker, I left a bit out there.
I'll do it again for sure. I can totally see how people get hooked on these things.
GregHarris said:Does anyone use Strava?
I really like it and find that the dashboard and the running analytics are pretty darn impressive. I'll be moving over to Strava from Daily Mile for the start of 2015. Send along an invite if you enjoy following my never-ending quest to BQ, and my rather lame excuses of why I don't feel like running in inclement weather.
http://www.strava.com/athletes/7046735
I also went ahead and created a running club for the Dogs as an easy way to get us together on there. Feel free to join, or ignore if this doesn't appeal to you.
http://www.strava.com/clubs/SOSH
drleather2001 said:At what distance does the benefit of doing long runs peak, for marathon training?
The Four Peters said:I don't really have anywhere else to post this since I don't really do social media anymore, but I'm pretty excited so I want to share it.
I've never been much of a runner. I'm short, I have terrible form, a bad back, a bad knee, and just an overall distaste for any sort of running, dating all the way back to high school. Even in college when I was in excellent shape, the best I could do was crank out about 3 miles total. Even 3 years ago when I lost a bunch of weight and did couch to 5k I topped out around 2 miles due to back and knee issues despite weighing 30 lbs less than I do now.
Anyway, about 4 months ago I was sick of being fat and out of shape and with a hockey tournament approaching in early May (now past), a bachelor party in Austin coming up in June, and my normal seasonal depression starting to set in during the dead of winter, I decided to try running again. Thankfully, my apartment building has a gym and treadmills so there weren't many barriers to running in the cold and snow.
I started out barely running a mile. Back would seize up, I'd cramp up, be out of breath, etc. Story of my life. I kept with it though, combining running with walking to get at least 20 mins in each time. I'd also distract myself with watching Netflix on my phone or the tv or whatever to take my mind off the fact I was running (a huge plus to treadmill running). I slowly started getting better though and since I was treating it just as excercising for the mental benefits (meaning doing anything at all was a plus and there was no reason to get discouraged) it was easy to keep at it.
So why am I posting this? Today I knocked out 3.1 miles in 30:40. Not the best pace obviously but I ran a 5k (on a treadmill) in a respectable time. It's the farthest I've run in over 10 years and I'm pretty pumped. Glad to say I'm hooked for the time being and will keep at it. Hasn't really affected weight loss but I'm ok with that, since I'm really doing it to feel better and for the mental benefits.
Next steps are to get true running shoes and transition to running outside, which has me cautious because I'm in the city and I don't know if my body will hold up to pavement. I may register for a race too just for the accomplishment, I'm not sure. Either way it's damn cool and I'm excited. Thanks for letting me share it somewhere.
Planing for the whole clan to be there. The older two are probably on water duty as volunteers for their HS. Wife, youngest, and I are running. Haven't picked a distance yet; Corning Marathon in one month.24JoshuaPoint said:Anyone running New Haven races on Labor Day?
Got your message. Can't seem to reply via PM. I'm with the Milford Road Runner tent if you see this. Good luck!24JoshuaPoint said:Anyone running New Haven races on Labor Day?
Got your message. Can't seem to reply via PM. I'm with the Milford Road Runner tent if you see this. Good luck!