100,000 miles for AT

[Megatomic]

Good luck, crazy ultrarunner! :thumbsup: You've got to come up and do the JFK50 one of these days, and talk me into doing the same. I just want the sticker for my car! :biggrin:

Edit: Just looked up your 100K, and wow! 100K in June in the South! Drink up, Mega! After something like that, JFK in Nov. would be a piece of cake!

JFK is iconic, it's up there with States for the Boston of the ultra world. One day I will be doing it and your idea sounds awesome. I am thinking JFK2015 is likely.

About my race this year: yeah, it's insane. Point to point in swampy heat is going to be brutal. This is not an easy race despite the lack of elevation change. I am preparing for it now, saving my longer runs for the heat of the day and consuming as little fluid as possible without dehydrating.

 

[drteming]

4 miles, recovery run.

63,668

 

[ControlD]

5 easy miles tonight. I broke my 5K PR by a pretty wide margin on Saturday and I wasn't expecting to be so sore from a 3 mile run, but it really put a beating on me.

63,673

 

[Capt Caveman]

4.3 miles

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[Mursilis]

5 easy miles tonight. I broke my 5K PR by a pretty wide margin on Saturday and I wasn't expecting to be so sore from a 3 mile run, but it really put a beating on me.

Good job! How'd you do?

+5 yesterday

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[ControlD]

Good job! How'd you do?

+5 yesterday

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22:30, which is pretty pathetic, but for me that's a good time!

 

[Megatomic]

4.4 miles this morning

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[ControlD]

5 miles.

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[Mursilis]

22:30, which is pretty pathetic, but for me that's a good time!

Nothing pathetic about a 22:30 5K from a recreational runner! That's a time few people achieve without a lot of hard work or natural talent, or both. Good job! :thumbsup:

My personal "standard" is 2xWR (two times the world record) at any particular distance. If I can run under 2xWR, I'm pretty happy with that. Sure, I still try to drop my times, but we can't all be elites, and I'm certainly not.

+4 last night
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[Megatomic]

4.2 miles, I'm about used to the Hokas now.

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[TraumaRN]

+7.1 miles this morning in the Hilochee Wildlife area in Florida. What a beautiful run in the foggy conditions. Got all muddy and bloody from the damp conditions and briars on the trail. The definition of a great trail run for me.

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[TraumaRN]

And Mega I'll be running early like 7 or 8am again tomorrow I'm in Davenport. I know its supposed to rain but I'll be out there.

PM me if you want to try and run in the morning if you can.

 

[TraumaRN]

+6.2 on trails of Hilochee again. Gonna hate heading back to Michigan on Saturday.

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[Mursilis]

+6 last night

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[Megatomic]

4.5 miles today

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[ControlD]

5 miles tonight.

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[Capt Caveman]

4.5 miles tonight

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[Megatomic]

4.3 miles

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[Mursilis]

+6

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[drteming]

No time to run the past 3 days. got 7 miles in today.

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[ControlD]

5 miles tonight.

63,753

 

[deadken]

Yikes! Almost 2 weeks since I've updated. I got in 17 miles the previous week. I was wiped out after that OT. Having said that, I got a SERIOUSLY nice paycheck on Thursday! I haven't decided what to buy myself, but I'm thinking of getting a light weight set of running shoes. I'd like to see if I can run a sub 7 minute mile as part of a 5k. I got down below a 7:10 a few times last year when I ran a weekly 5k with a local running club. I got as low as a 7:05 and am hoping that maybe a light pair of shoes will help me get a few seconds faster. Anyone here use lightweight shoes?

I *might* sign up for another 1/2 marathon before the Brooklyn Half that I'm running with my 29 Y.O. niece. Figuring that another 1/2 marathon and a pair of light weight shoes will probably cost me $200, I might as well splurge since I now have some 'extra' money.

Has anyone here run a Tri? I hear that there is a 'baby tri' around here. I think it's a 9 mile ride, 5k run, with maybe a 750Meter swim? Does that sound right? I can't imagine the run and ride being a problem (I do plenty of mileage on both). But, what is the odds that a guy who doesn't usually swim (really, not more than 4 times in the past 3 years), could do 750Meters?


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FWIW: My local running store had a 'fun-run' last Sunday. I did the 9 mile course which ended up being cut down to 8.1 miles. I had a good time and met some nice people afterwards. I'll include that with this weeks mileage after I get back from my run today. Almost 2pm and I still haven't run today! God, I love slacking on the weekends!

 

[Megatomic]

12 miles today

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[Capt Caveman]

Ran the final 18 miles of Boston Marathon course in costume - http://www.boston.com/news/local/ma...on-marathon/hnS1XZ2AYC2byYctZ9QkML/story.html

I ran with a robe, cape, sword and this on my head.

Couldn't run faster than a 8 minute/mile pace or the helmet would start sliding off.

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[ControlD]

7 miles today.

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