E.V.I.L. Running Reapers - Halloween Run Challenge (Page 33)

D001 - 2009-10-13 9:48 AM

He's not driving 4 hrs each way for a dozen donuts. He's driving it for the TOTAL EXPERIENCE. There's the initial run, followed by choking down 12 donuts, followed by attempting NOT to puke on the return run, while dodging puddles of puke left by other competitors, and of course, the overall craziness of 3000 competitors, many of whom are crazy-college students still hungover from the party the night before.

Yep. I gotta believe he's going for the total package.

Of course, he's already doing the Reindeer Run in December. It involves a 5K and eating a stack of pancakes....

movingsouth - 2009-10-12 11:54 AM EVIL mates-  I was away for the weekend - but I ran, on the beach.  Do I get extra points to slogging through the sand?  It was about 1/3 of my run.  Super slow, but what a workout!  I've updated the spreadsheet for those missing miles at last count and am now off for another few miles! 

-Cynthia

kvesey - 2009-10-13 11:10 AM

I think running on the beach should count for double.

Last time I ran on the beach, I struggled, while various and sundry folks breezed by me with nary an ankle turn.

How do they do that?

ashort33 - 2009-10-12 12:11 PM

Hey EVIL Reapers- my RR is up from my first oly this weekend... 

ebshot - 2009-10-13 9:22 AM Okay team!  I got a 10k run in today.  Finally!

Ooooo, my first EVIL TOPPAGE!

Sledge - 2009-10-13 6:38 AM

Good morning EVIL Reapers!  I'm finally back from COLD Colorado, and need to settle back into my running routine.  Got up this morning to go out, and it was just so dark that it gave me the creeps.  I didn't go!  But that's ok -- tonight is Torture Dan night so I'll get some running in then...

The strangest thing though... I didn't run in the dark because last week I was talking with some neighbors, and they were convinced that the bears have come back to our neighborhood (trash cans upside down and trash bags pulled apart).  I just don't want to encounter any bears in the dark!  So I went out to the mailbox to get the newspaper, and the front page story (with pictures!) was about how many bear sightings there have been lately.  I think I made the right decision.   But I have to come up with a plan for running until the end of daylight savings time.  I think I'll start running on base until then...

Happychick - 2009-10-12 7:08 PM Hey All ~ I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend!!  I went to update the spreadsheet and see that we are in 3rd...I KNOW we can change that!   With that being said, my update included my 10 mile run on Sunday and I gotta say, I am totally stoked.  I finished it in 1:32:01 so I'm thinking that my goal of a 2hr 1/2 marathon in 4 weeks isn't such an outlandish goal!!

ebshot - 2009-10-13 9:22 AM Okay team!  I got a 10k run in today.  Finally!

Ooooo, my first EVIL TOPPAGE!

ebshot - 2009-10-13 8:10 AM I need to wash my kitchen and living room floors.  I dont' want too.  I want to read.  Good day to curl up with a book and read. 

KOM - 2009-10-13 1:35 PM Good Afternoon E.V.I.L. Runners!  Once again mother nature has rewarded my morning procrastination with afternoon sunshine!  I don't think this kind of reinforcement will be good for me in the long term but today I will take it.  Off to get a 3 mile run in per plan.

Have  a pleasant afternoon everyone!

kvesey - 2009-10-13 11:23 AM

Heh. Reminds of the time I encountered a fox in my neighborhood while running. It appeared to be stalking me. So, I went home.

Then, I had a friend who was chased by a racoon (honest) on a trail run one day.

Yeah. It's not necessarily the large, scary carnivores you need to fear. I'll have to tell you my turkey story someday.

BunnyB - 2009-10-13 11:07 AM
I don't need to do the floors, but definitely find myself in the mood to curl up with my Kindle and finish the latest book I'm reading.  I'm on book 7 in the Sookie Stackhouse series.  I had a really difficult time putting it down last night to go to sleep.  Of course, that probably also explains why I'm yawning so much this morning, because I stayed up too late reading!  LOL 

ebshot - 2009-10-13 1:02 PM Okay, I broke down and went to the hardware store and got a paintbrush.  First coat of Aqua Breeze is on the walls.  The lighting in Alex's room sucks so I will for sure have to put on a second coat.  I am sure I didn't get great coverage cause I couldn't see!  I hope she likes the color!

kvesey - 2009-10-13 11:23 AM

Heh. Reminds of the time I encountered a fox in my neighborhood while running. It appeared to be stalking me. So, I went home.

Then, I had a friend who was chased by a racoon (honest) on a trail run one day.

Yeah. It's not necessarily the large, scary carnivores you need to fear. I'll have to tell you my turkey story someday.

BunnyB - 2009-10-13 12:07 PM
I don't need to do the floors, but definitely find myself in the mood to curl up with my Kindle and finish the latest book I'm reading.  I'm on book 7 in the Sookie Stackhouse series.  I had a really difficult time putting it down last night to go to sleep.  Of course, that probably also explains why I'm yawning so much this morning, because I stayed up too late reading!  LOL 

esc - 2009-10-13 2:42 PM

I had a friend who got chased by a beaver when she was out on a trail run.  It still cracks me up every time I think about it!

I made the aquaintance of a big gaggle of vultures last week.  They were making a quick snack of some road kill.  I didn't think they were going to let me run past.  After making some threatening jestures they finally took flight and perched in tree.  And of course it was an out and back run so I had to run past them on my way back home.  Stupid, dirty, stinky birds.

esc - 2009-10-13 3:42 PM

I had a friend who got chased by a beaver when she was out on a trail run.  It still cracks me up every time I think about it!

I made the aquaintance of a big gaggle of vultures last week.  They were making a quick snack of some road kill.  I didn't think they were going to let me run past.  After making some threatening jestures they finally took flight and perched in tree.  And of course it was an out and back run so I had to run past them on my way back home.  Stupid, dirty, stinky birds.

KOM - 2009-10-13 6:09 PM

Oh My! Where were you running Em? I have never seen a vulture but cannot even think of vultures without thinking of my favorite childhood movie Jungle Book.  The vultures were based on the Fab 4 and always cracked me up.  This clip doesn't have them singing, too bad.  I suppose your vultures were not as fun!

ashort33 - 2009-10-13 11:55 AM

I love my kindle - which version do you have?  I have the first generation - I like the fact that I can add SD cards and the battery can be changed out...