SWBKRUN fast, furious, and closed (Page 297)

gotta run - 2011-12-15 12:33 PM

You have a beautiful family, George!

 

For anyone still thinking about racing Portland, REV3 added an Olympic distance race. They have early bird pricing this week. 

TrevorC - 2011-12-14 11:41 PM

 

You would think That she wears a nice outfit like that, the guy with her would at least have a few buttons undone or something.

Congrats you guys. very special.

DougRob - 2011-12-15 8:44 AM George: Congrats on the well deserved recognition for all your family does for the CCA. BTW, Why is Jeremy the only boy with a normal haircut? We looks the sharpest to me.

RoniS - 2011-12-15 12:11 PM

Gorgeous family, George! Awesome work you all do!

Portland REV3 - I'm registered. Julia and Kyla will be there too, I believe. Maybe, Linda (velcromom) and family. Anyone else? (Kim?!?)

Now that they're having an Oly too, maybe more peeps will sign up!

kt65 - 2011-12-14 6:44 PM

DJ-you may have mentioned it but I cannot find it, but is it a different model of shoe? (the ones from last year that show no wear vs. the new ones?)...different models can break down differently.  My currrent ones last only about 170-200 miles...whereas my older model was somewhere in the 250-300 range. 

And mine don't really look worn, I can just feel the ground more as they hit that older point.  I think it has more to do with the midfoot eva cushioning than the outer rubber...as the cushioning is what seems to eventually loose it's form with miles of impact...and that's kind of what I go by...if i run more on the hard packed multiuse vs. asphalt, I get more miles out of them.

SSMinnow - 2011-12-15 10:56 AM

I will be cheering you all from afar!

swbkrun - 2011-12-16 9:24 AM

 

Ryan and I will be doing the half as well... Or attempting to?!

SSMinnow - 2011-12-16 10:35 AM

Ryan?  who is he?

swbkrun - 2011-12-16 7:24 AM

 

Ryan and I will be doing the half as well... Or attempting to?!

fattyfatfat - 2011-12-16 11:44 AM

go lie down on your bed.

look up.

that life size picture you're looking at.  that's him.

DougRob - 2011-12-16 8:04 PM Totally off topic but I just read that Brain Wilson and the surviving Beach Boys are reuniting, recording a new album and will go on a 50th anniversary tour!

dalessit - 2011-12-17 12:03 PM

We have a topic?

jfought - 2011-12-17 3:10 PM

50K trail relay finished.  The conditions were perfect: 32 degrees, knee deep water, mud mud and more mud, snow, hills and a bunch of really brave people.  I had two goals.  1) Stay on my feet - success  2) Finish - success.  I never checked my watch.  It seemed so slow, I was sure it would just discourage me.  I knew anything around 2 hours would be really fast "for me" and I really thought it would be closer to 2:30 given the trail conditions.  I finished in 2:15.  Had some calf cramping start around mile 8, but it didn't get bad until I finished the race.

I was the first leg of the relay and there were a bunch of people running the same 10.5 mi. course as one single loop.  Needless to say, the trail was crowded for my run.  There were many times when a single-file line of people walking around the deepest-water slowed everyone down.  Finally, I said heck with that and just started running through the water.  It was shockingly cold but it didn't take long to get warmed up again . . . just long enough to have more water to run through.  But, the water was NOTHING compared to the mud.  It was everywhere, deep, slippery, and there was no way to avoid it. 

Luckily, I laced my shoes nice and snug.  I saw several people digging their shoes out of the mud. 

jfought - 2011-12-17 4:10 PM

50K trail relay finished.  The conditions were perfect: 32 degrees, knee deep water, mud mud and more mud, snow, hills and a bunch of really brave people.  I had two goals.  1) Stay on my feet - success  2) Finish - success.  I never checked my watch.  It seemed so slow, I was sure it would just discourage me.  I knew anything around 2 hours would be really fast "for me" and I really thought it would be closer to 2:30 given the trail conditions.  I finished in 2:15.  Had some calf cramping start around mile 8, but it didn't get bad until I finished the race.

I was the first leg of the relay and there were a bunch of people running the same 10.5 mi. course as one single loop.  Needless to say, the trail was crowded for my run.  There were many times when a single-file line of people walking around the deepest-water slowed everyone down.  Finally, I said heck with that and just started running through the water.  It was shockingly cold but it didn't take long to get warmed up again . . . just long enough to have more water to run through.  But, the water was NOTHING compared to the mud.  It was everywhere, deep, slippery, and there was no way to avoid it. 

Luckily, I laced my shoes nice and snug.  I saw several people digging their shoes out of the mud. 

jfought - 2011-12-17 4:10 PM

50K trail relay finished.  The conditions were perfect: 32 degrees, knee deep water, mud mud and more mud, snow, hills and a bunch of really brave people.  I had two goals.  1) Stay on my feet - success  2) Finish - success.  I never checked my watch.  It seemed so slow, I was sure it would just discourage me.  I knew anything around 2 hours would be really fast "for me" and I really thought it would be closer to 2:30 given the trail conditions.  I finished in 2:15.  Had some calf cramping start around mile 8, but it didn't get bad until I finished the race.

I was the first leg of the relay and there were a bunch of people running the same 10.5 mi. course as one single loop.  Needless to say, the trail was crowded for my run.  There were many times when a single-file line of people walking around the deepest-water slowed everyone down.  Finally, I said heck with that and just started running through the water.  It was shockingly cold but it didn't take long to get warmed up again . . . just long enough to have more water to run through.  But, the water was NOTHING compared to the mud.  It was everywhere, deep, slippery, and there was no way to avoid it. 

Luckily, I laced my shoes nice and snug.  I saw several people digging their shoes out of the mud. 

jfought - 2011-12-17 4:10 PM

50K trail relay finished.  The conditions were perfect: 32 degrees, knee deep water, mud mud and more mud, snow, hills and a bunch of really brave people.  I had two goals.  1) Stay on my feet - success  2) Finish - success.  I never checked my watch.  It seemed so slow, I was sure it would just discourage me.  I knew anything around 2 hours would be really fast "for me" and I really thought it would be closer to 2:30 given the trail conditions.  I finished in 2:15.  Had some calf cramping start around mile 8, but it didn't get bad until I finished the race.

I was the first leg of the relay and there were a bunch of people running the same 10.5 mi. course as one single loop.  Needless to say, the trail was crowded for my run.  There were many times when a single-file line of people walking around the deepest-water slowed everyone down.  Finally, I said heck with that and just started running through the water.  It was shockingly cold but it didn't take long to get warmed up again . . . just long enough to have more water to run through.  But, the water was NOTHING compared to the mud.  It was everywhere, deep, slippery, and there was no way to avoid it. 

Luckily, I laced my shoes nice and snug.  I saw several people digging their shoes out of the mud. 

jfought - 2011-12-17 6:10 PM

50K trail relay finished.  The conditions were perfect: 32 degrees, knee deep water, mud mud and more mud, snow, hills and a bunch of really brave people.  I had two goals.  1) Stay on my feet - success  2) Finish - success.  I never checked my watch.  It seemed so slow, I was sure it would just discourage me.  I knew anything around 2 hours would be really fast "for me" and I really thought it would be closer to 2:30 given the trail conditions.  I finished in 2:15.  Had some calf cramping start around mile 8, but it didn't get bad until I finished the race.

I was the first leg of the relay and there were a bunch of people running the same 10.5 mi. course as one single loop.  Needless to say, the trail was crowded for my run.  There were many times when a single-file line of people walking around the deepest-water slowed everyone down.  Finally, I said heck with that and just started running through the water.  It was shockingly cold but it didn't take long to get warmed up again . . . just long enough to have more water to run through.  But, the water was NOTHING compared to the mud.  It was everywhere, deep, slippery, and there was no way to avoid it. 

Luckily, I laced my shoes nice and snug.  I saw several people digging their shoes out of the mud.