February 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    @Elise4270 if we run together some time I'll bring some uncured nitrite-free bacon. I was thinking about trying that anyway.

    What does "cured" vs "uncured" mean btw?
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    @Elise4270 if we run together some time I'll bring some uncured nitrite-free bacon. I was thinking about trying that anyway.

    Mmmm... you can’t cheat and use cherry or celery juice as a nitrate substitute either, nitrates are still nitrates. I want to run with you and kody.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @MegaMooseEsq have you considered taping hand warmers in your shorts to keep your backside warm? :lol:
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,316 Member
    @garygse Awesome race! And I really enjoyed reading your race report. We all need a Pike in our lives!

    Great job everyone else who had races this weekend! So many great accomplishments!
  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,780 Member
    Fantastic race @garygse. Very inspiring, and really shows that good training works. Awesome work.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    JulieS3103 wrote: »
    Congrats @greyparks206 @garygse You both had awesome races!!

    For my race report -
    Today was the Steve Cullen 8k race, it was 10F with no wind so I was super excited about that. Last year I finished in 55:43 and I knew I could run it faster this year but I didn't really have a specific goal in mind. I was a little nervous about ice but they did a great job salting so I never slipped once. The course is really nice that you get to see other racers when you turn around at 3 points and I had friends racing as well so I know I run faster when I get to see friends out there. I was looking at my time every now and then and I realized I was going to get my 5K PR by a few seconds and I still had 2 miles to go. I still felt pretty good at this point so I covered up my Garmin and just kept going. I did get a side cramp in mile 4 but it wasn't too bad. The finish is on a hill so that was tough but I finished in 48:56!! I'm so excited and it was a great race to start off 2019 with.

    Awesome job
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @rheddmobile well done! Sounds like you just need to trip someone at the next race and you got this in the bag! ;)
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    Today's plan was to do a "2 hour run" - but instead I worked on tax prep paperwork for 4 hours. That should count I think! And it turns out that I can not finish as I had planned cause I am missing documents. Yay! Now to spend all those wonderful hours calling/emailing/begging people to send documents so that I can pay the government off for another year...

    (I really have no problem paying taxes, just wish it was not so flipping complicated to do! I mean could you imagine if McDonalds made you fill out 500 forms and what not before they allowed you to give them money? Crazy!)

    Ever since I read about the Scandinavian system of sending pre-filled tax returns the clunkiness of the US tax system has really chapped my kitten. And then I found out how much money TurboTax has put into lobbying against streamlining tax filing and let’s just say I definitely don’t give them money anymore.

    If running pants came with back pockets, I would totally try the hand-warmer thing.