MFP Runner's Club 8/7

Shannon023

Good Luck Banks!

Good Luck Shannon!

Everyone is doing great today.....WELCOME NEW PEOPLE!!

I got up at 5am again and did a 10k today....just under 49 mins. Tomorrow is rest day and I am going to give 10 miles a try on Saturday morning. 9 is my longest so far so we will see how it goes:huh: :huh:

Count down to the 1/2 in Sept...gotta step it up!

Happy Running!

Ali:drinker:

Thanks Ali!! :flowerforyou:

You're a lot faster then I!! Good job on your 10k! :drinker:

Slender1

Good luck everyone on their races!

I am off to Boot Camp tonight!

lisarae

Walked two and ran two miles pushing double stroller. Whew! My little ones aren't so little anymore.
Hopefully I'll get a good run in Saturday and Sunday, hands free.
Good luck all.

banks1850

PTTHHHHHPPPPPP!!!!!

What happened to runners etiquette?

The stupid race had like 500 people, and I was stuck in the middle. I didn't even reach the starting line till about 30 seconds into the race.
Then it took me 1/2 a mile to break out of the "Slow" pack cuz nobody was running on the right side like they are supposed to! Annoyed!!!

My time was 22:20, but my first mile was about 7:16, which is ultra slow for me (my practice splits are usually between 6:40 and 6:50 per mile). Even then, that course was way too packed. It was overall a very frustrating race. I could have cut at least a minute off the time if I was allowed anywhere near the front. I'm a little miffed at the organizers for not "suggesting" that the more leisurely runners stay near the back. I mean, I'm glad so many people participated, but that was ridiculous. Oh well. On the up side, I came back to my car to a message on my phone that our offer on the house was accepted. Woo Hoo, that hasn't sunk in yet though.

Keep running folks!

-Me

alimassa

PTTHHHHHPPPPPP!!!!!

What happened to runners etiquette?

The stupid race had like 500 people, and I was stuck in the middle. I didn't even reach the starting line till about 30 seconds into the race.
Then it took me 1/2 a mile to break out of the "Slow" pack cuz nobody was running on the right side like they are supposed to! Annoyed!!!

My time was 22:20, but my first mile was about 7:16, which is ultra slow for me (my practice splits are usually between 6:40 and 6:50 per mile). Even then, that course was way too packed. It was overall a very frustrating race. I could have cut at least a minute off the time if I was allowed anywhere near the front. I'm a little miffed at the organizers for not "suggesting" that the more leisurely runners stay near the back. I mean, I'm glad so many people participated, but that was ridiculous. Oh well. On the up side, I came back to my car to a message on my phone that our offer on the house was accepted. Woo Hoo, that hasn't sunk in yet though.

Keep running folks!

-Me

That sucks Banks! You should have remembered to bring a whistle to blow them all out of your way!!:laugh: :laugh:

Nice work on your time....even though you didnt like it very much, we are all much impresed!!

Happy Running!

Ali :drinker:

banks1850

Thanks ali! I appreciate it.

I don't want you guys to think I'm whiney, I'm just very self-competetive. I KNOW I can do better, and so I NEED to do better. That's pretty much all there is too it for me. I like that about me. My wife calls it stubbornness, potato potaaato.

Phoenix_Rising

I ran today!! The last real time I ran was high school gym class where, thanks to strep throat and asthma, I collapsed into a heap on the floor.

A few weeks ago I did 4 minutes walking followed by 1 minute running, repeated sequence 4 times.

Today, I ran 3x 1 minute intervals outdoors, the last run up a super steep hill.

While the rest of you are running marathons, I'm just as excited that I actually RAN today at all!

SUPER YAY! :bigsmile:

alimassa

Lauryn- That is GREAT!!! You have to start somewhere....you will be logging miles in no time. Besides its best not to start too fast....A few years back I started running and over estimated myself into a nice stress fracture in my foot. Nothing says fun summer play time like a walking boot for 4 weeks!

Good luck...keep up the WONDERFUL work!

Ali

banks1850

I ran today!! The last real time I ran was high school gym class where, thanks to strep throat and asthma, I collapsed into a heap on the floor.

A few weeks ago I did 4 minutes walking followed by 1 minute running, repeated sequence 4 times.

Today, I ran 3x 1 minute intervals outdoors, the last run up a super steep hill.

While the rest of you are running marathons, I'm just as excited that I actually RAN today at all!

SUPER YAY! :bigsmile:

That's awesome Lauren! Hey, not too long ago I could only run 10 minutes before collapsing in a heap! I mean last September, so as you can see, it doesn't take long once you start to get up a good pace! Keep at it girl!

FitMomof3

Don't have a lot of time to post comments but thought I would let you know that I just got back from a brisk hour walk. I was scared to run because I seem to have pulled something in my inner thigh and wanted to give it some time to heal before running again.

StrawberryMargarita

Banks... So glad to hear about your offer on the house. Can't wait for it to sink in I bet. That is awsome.:drinker:
And thank you for letting me know there is an Etiquette for the slower runners to go to the side. I haven't run in a run yet, but I plan to some day soon I hope and I would not have known that. Maybe someone would have told me, but I am pretty much the only person I really know who runs, so unless I made some one mad and had them yell at me.....

Lauryn, Great job on the getting out there. Sounds like just the right ticket to get started. I keep trying to tell the guy next door who thinks he will die if he tries to run because of Asthma, but I know if he took it slow to start that it would actually help in the end. Good job and you will be running farther in no time at all!!!:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :flowerforyou:

bunnyr

I ran today!! The last real time I ran was high school gym class where, thanks to strep throat and asthma, I collapsed into a heap on the floor.

A few weeks ago I did 4 minutes walking followed by 1 minute running, repeated sequence 4 times.

Today, I ran 3x 1 minute intervals outdoors, the last run up a super steep hill.

While the rest of you are running marathons, I'm just as excited that I actually RAN today at all!

SUPER YAY! :bigsmile:

Yay for You :drinker: I also am a run/walker who is becoming a runner. We are emergent runners I guess you would say :laugh: Every little bit of progress is so exciting! I'll look forward to your posts.

Phoenix_Rising

Thanks for all the wonderful support guys! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: Even in the midst of my crummy day, this brought a huge smile to my face! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: