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2009-06-07 3:56 PM
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chartierm22 - 2009-06-06 10:46 PM Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!  I raced my first 5k today and it went GREAT!!!!  I was able to run the whole thing which was my main goal.  I have trouble with my knees and hips so I have had to SLOWLY build up to this level.  I'm so excited.  


Congrats!


2009-06-07 3:58 PM
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Hi,

My metric century charity ride was today! The weather was a bit cooler than expected, and cooler than I was prepared for so I ended up buying some leg warmers. Wore them for the first 21 miles. I also had arm warmers that I kept on for most of the ride and kept pulling up and pushing down as I got cold or hot. Arm warmers rock!

I ended up getting into a little pace line for the first 21 miles so I was able to draft and conserve my energy. Those miles went by very quickly. Unfortunately, those guys didn't want to take the rest stop so I dropped out and, well, rested. There was a rider vs dog incident within the first 10 miles with a rider going down; I almost got caught up in a pile up behind him. I don't know if he was ok or not. Heard about a rider getting a speeding ticket for doing 42mph in a 35mph zone. I bet he considers that a badge of honor! The fastest I saw was 33mph.

The route had most of the hills in the middle, which was nice. It meant that you were warmed up before you started having to work really hard and that it wasn't so bad towards the end when you were really tired.

Around 48 miles I was pretty much ready for it to be over but I still had 13 miles to go. The last 6 were particularly hard because the outer part of my quads were starting to cramp up. Ended up finishing the whole 61.5 miles (1 km short of 100!) in just over 4 hours, at a 15.2mph pace. This was faster than anything I expected.

So far I've raised about $1550. Donations can still be accepted for about another 2 weeks.
2009-06-07 4:07 PM
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MDHillSlug - 2009-06-07 4:55 PM
chartierm22 - 2009-06-06 10:44 PM
Artemis - 2009-06-06 10:32 PM
MDHillSlug - 2009-06-06 9:42 PM
surfnturf - 2009-06-06 8:57 PM I know it is Saturday night but....it's quiet here tonight. Is everyone recovering from a big run or race day?

I just got back from visiting my relatives.

We need to head out of here about 6:15am to get up to my ride! Will be going to bed soon.


Good luck tomorrow!  Hope you have a great ride!!


Have lots of fun!!!  Let us know how your arm warmers work.

Arm warmers totally ROCK! I wore them for most of the ride and kept pulling them up and pushing them down as I got cold or hot. Awesome!


I love arm warmers for that reason.
2009-06-07 4:13 PM
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Up to just over 16miles... that's great for me! Freaking 48 degrees this am here in WI. Wayyyyy too cold for June. But not bad for running.
2009-06-07 4:25 PM
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And for today's lesson, we're going to educate lil' Running Jayhawk on the importance of proper nutrition on a long ride and the consequences she'll face when she fudges it all up!!

The.WORST.62.miles.EVER.

Seriously.

My afternoon has been spent in tears.

I'm just glad it's over and I'm back in my pj pants.
2009-06-07 5:49 PM
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Barb, sorry to hear you had a rough day.  It happens.  Leave it behind and move on to a new week.


2009-06-07 5:54 PM
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Another Central Park run this morning, called The New York Mini 10k.  It's the oldest women's only race, started 38 years ago.  Not sure about the Mini part, since it is 6.2.  Usually NYRR races have lots of "characters."  Always great people watching. Not many costumes today, but some pretty inspiring sights.  In the chutes I was next to Team G'ma.  That was Grandma Judy who was turning 70 this week and running with her daughter and 3 granddaughters.  The #1 finisher in the 75 - 79 age group finished in 52:31....well ahead of me. Also saw a woman in full muslim garb and headress...she had to be so hot, but she was ahead of me the entire race.  There were pro's running and the # 1 finisher was Rose Kosgei, who finished in 32.43...I wasn't even at the halfway mark at that time.  Perhaps the most inspiring though was a women who'd lost one leg from the knee down and was running with crutches. Love running in CP.

2009-06-07 6:42 PM
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MDHillSlug - 2009-06-07 4:58 PM

Hi,

My metric century charity ride was today! The weather was a bit cooler than expected, and cooler than I was prepared for so I ended up buying some leg warmers. Wore them for the first 21 miles. I also had arm warmers that I kept on for most of the ride and kept pulling up and pushing down as I got cold or hot. Arm warmers rock!

I ended up getting into a little pace line for the first 21 miles so I was able to draft and conserve my energy. Those miles went by very quickly. Unfortunately, those guys didn't want to take the rest stop so I dropped out and, well, rested. There was a rider vs dog incident within the first 10 miles with a rider going down; I almost got caught up in a pile up behind him. I don't know if he was ok or not. Heard about a rider getting a speeding ticket for doing 42mph in a 35mph zone. I bet he considers that a badge of honor! The fastest I saw was 33mph.

The route had most of the hills in the middle, which was nice. It meant that you were warmed up before you started having to work really hard and that it wasn't so bad towards the end when you were really tired.

Around 48 miles I was pretty much ready for it to be over but I still had 13 miles to go. The last 6 were particularly hard because the outer part of my quads were starting to cramp up. Ended up finishing the whole 61.5 miles (1 km short of 100!) in just over 4 hours, at a 15.2mph pace. This was faster than anything I expected.

So far I've raised about $1550. Donations can still be accepted for about another 2 weeks.


BIG CONGRATS to you! Despite the weather you triumphed and with a great average pace too! Glad you stayed out of the pile-up...it sounds like it was nasty. Good job!
2009-06-07 6:44 PM
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RunningJayhawk - 2009-06-07 5:25 PM

And for today's lesson, we're going to educate lil' Running Jayhawk on the importance of proper nutrition on a long ride and the consequences she'll face when she fudges it all up!!

The.WORST.62.miles.EVER.

Seriously.

My afternoon has been spent in tears.

I'm just glad it's over and I'm back in my pj pants.


My grandmother would always say...As long as you learned something then it was worth it! Sorry to hear you had a bad day on the bike but I hope you feel better tomorrow.
2009-06-07 6:47 PM
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kcarroll - 2009-06-07 6:54 PM

Another Central Park run this morning, called The New York Mini 10k.  It's the oldest women's only race, started 38 years ago.  Not sure about the Mini part, since it is 6.2.  Usually NYRR races have lots of "characters."  Always great people watching. Not many costumes today, but some pretty inspiring sights.  In the chutes I was next to Team G'ma.  That was Grandma Judy who was turning 70 this week and running with her daughter and 3 granddaughters.  The #1 finisher in the 75 - 79 age group finished in 52:31....well ahead of me. Also saw a woman in full muslim garb and headress...she had to be so hot, but she was ahead of me the entire race.  There were pro's running and the # 1 finisher was Rose Kosgei, who finished in 32.43...I wasn't even at the halfway mark at that time.  Perhaps the most inspiring though was a women who'd lost one leg from the knee down and was running with crutches. Love running in CP.



32:43 for the pro's??? That is WICKED fast. So it is confirmed that I run slower than a 70+ year old!! Oooh, and I bet the lady on crutches inspired many...how do you even do that? Sounds like you had a great day!
2009-06-07 7:41 PM
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Congratulations! ...Looking forward to reading your race report.

 

chartierm22 - 2009-06-06 7:46 PM Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!  I raced my first 5k today and it went GREAT!!!!  I was able to run the whole thing which was my main goal.  I have trouble with my knees and hips so I have had to SLOWLY build up to this level.  I'm so excited.  



2009-06-07 10:41 PM
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I've been there many a times.  Keep on keeping on.  You'll figure out the magic combo of effort vs. nutrition. Plus periodically we all have bad days.  Hang in there.

2009-06-07 10:47 PM
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We're doing well.   I have faith that this team will kick butt!  I had a hilly week.  I biked up Mount Diablo and then camped with the boy scouts on the same hill.  I finished with week end  with a 47 minute run that had 1200 feet of climbing.  I need more hill work--I was beat.

2009-06-08 12:53 AM
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Artemis - 2009-06-07 3:05 PM

Checking now...I thought we were doing Monday updates rather than Sunday.


Mmmm, I usually do them on Sunday, since I have time on Sunday. But I didn't specify dates in the Announcement, like I usually do. (I wasn't near a calendar, and I got lazy. LOL)

Eh. I guess I can do them on Monday.

Or maybe I'll just mix it up and pick some random days. LOL

2009-06-08 1:15 AM
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thank you so much to everyone who gave me an inspire for the race this weekend, but unfortunately i did not perform well. It was olympic distance and i was exiting T2 at 1:45:00 and with how awesome my run training has been, breaking 2:30:00 seemed inevitable. As soon as i exited transition the abdominal craps started. I've never been in so much pain. It took me 23 minutes to cover the first two miles. After that I finallly gave into the pain and stayed at a pace that was barely tolerable (about 9:30). I wanted to cry because I knew I was throwing a great race and all my hard training away, but there was nothing I could do.

I hope others had a better weekend than me!
2009-06-08 7:15 AM
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Morning team!


2009-06-08 7:16 AM
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chartierm22 - 2009-06-06 9:46 PM Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!  I raced my first 5k today and it went GREAT!!!!  I was able to run the whole thing which was my main goal.  I have trouble with my knees and hips so I have had to SLOWLY build up to this level.  I'm so excited.  

Great job on the 5K! I remember the first time I was able to run the whole 3.1miles! Great feeling!
2009-06-08 7:17 AM
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surfnturf - 2009-06-06 7:57 PM I know it is Saturday night but....it's quiet here tonight. Is everyone recovering from a big run or race day?


Soccer tournaments all day in the rain.  9.3 mile run in the cold (50 F) and rain...

And this is supposed to be fun right?
2009-06-08 7:18 AM
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chartierm22 - 2009-06-06 9:46 PM Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!  I raced my first 5k today and it went GREAT!!!!  I was able to run the whole thing which was my main goal.  I have trouble with my knees and hips so I have had to SLOWLY build up to this level.  I'm so excited.  


AWESOME!!  I have my 2nd 5K (of the season, 3rd 5K ever..) next weekend.  My goal was to run it all, but I don't think I will be doing that...Undecided 

So great that you made your goal!!!

Crossing the finish line is a great goal also!
2009-06-08 7:19 AM
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kew - 2009-06-07 10:27 AM

Good morning...

71 minutes of running today.  

Hope everyone is having a great weeknd. 


Great run!
2009-06-08 7:23 AM
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MDHillSlug - 2009-06-07 3:58 PM Hi,

My metric century charity ride was today! The weather was a bit cooler than expected, and cooler than I was prepared for so I ended up buying some leg warmers. Wore them for the first 21 miles. I also had arm warmers that I kept on for most of the ride and kept pulling up and pushing down as I got cold or hot. Arm warmers rock!

I ended up getting into a little pace line for the first 21 miles so I was able to draft and conserve my energy. Those miles went by very quickly. Unfortunately, those guys didn't want to take the rest stop so I dropped out and, well, rested. There was a rider vs dog incident within the first 10 miles with a rider going down; I almost got caught up in a pile up behind him. I don't know if he was ok or not. Heard about a rider getting a speeding ticket for doing 42mph in a 35mph zone. I bet he considers that a badge of honor! The fastest I saw was 33mph.

The route had most of the hills in the middle, which was nice. It meant that you were warmed up before you started having to work really hard and that it wasn't so bad towards the end when you were really tired.

Around 48 miles I was pretty much ready for it to be over but I still had 13 miles to go. The last 6 were particularly hard because the outer part of my quads were starting to cramp up. Ended up finishing the whole 61.5 miles (1 km short of 100!) in just over 4 hours, at a 15.2mph pace. This was faster than anything I expected.

So far I've raised about $1550. Donations can still be accepted for about another 2 weeks.

Sounds like you had a great ride. Glad you didn't get caught up in the crash. Hope the person is ok.


2009-06-08 7:31 AM
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RunningJayhawk - 2009-06-07 4:25 PM And for today's lesson, we're going to educate lil' Running Jayhawk on the importance of proper nutrition on a long ride and the consequences she'll face when she fudges it all up!! The.WORST.62.miles.EVER. Seriously. My afternoon has been spent in tears. I'm just glad it's over and I'm back in my pj pants.

ugggg hope you are recovered and have learned valuable info on what to do next time.
2009-06-08 7:34 AM
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kcarroll - 2009-06-07 5:54 PM

Another Central Park run this morning, called The New York Mini 10k.  It's the oldest women's only race, started 38 years ago.  Not sure about the Mini part, since it is 6.2.  Usually NYRR races have lots of "characters."  Always great people watching. Not many costumes today, but some pretty inspiring sights.  In the chutes I was next to Team G'ma.  That was Grandma Judy who was turning 70 this week and running with her daughter and 3 granddaughters.  The #1 finisher in the 75 - 79 age group finished in 52:31....well ahead of me. Also saw a woman in full muslim garb and headress...she had to be so hot, but she was ahead of me the entire race.  There were pro's running and the # 1 finisher was Rose Kosgei, who finished in 32.43...I wasn't even at the halfway mark at that time.  Perhaps the most inspiring though was a women who'd lost one leg from the knee down and was running with crutches. Love running in CP.


Sounds like a great race!
2009-06-08 7:52 AM
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Morning, June bugs!

Nice running this weekend for lots of you!

Sorry the race didn't go as you had hoped DoctorBob.

I'm hoping to get in a teeny run this afternoon during my daughter's piano lessons.
2009-06-08 7:57 AM
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doctorbob18 - 2009-06-08 1:15 AM thank you so much to everyone who gave me an inspire for the race this weekend, but unfortunately i did not perform well. It was olympic distance and i was exiting T2 at 1:45:00 and with how awesome my run training has been, breaking 2:30:00 seemed inevitable. As soon as i exited transition the abdominal craps started. I've never been in so much pain. It took me 23 minutes to cover the first two miles. After that I finallly gave into the pain and stayed at a pace that was barely tolerable (about 9:30). I wanted to cry because I knew I was throwing a great race and all my hard training away, but there was nothing I could do.

I hope others had a better weekend than me!

Sorry about your race, Do you know what caused the cramping? not enough nutrition? too much? not enough water? Hopefully you can learn from it and move on. Sounds like the rest of the race was going great! And you did stick it out and finish!
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