July 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Does anyone know his family or a way for us to reach out to then to let then know what a part of us he was? @PastorVincent?
I know very little, but it seems his daughter posted some pictures publically on her Facebook here:
https://www.facebook.com/hclinefelter/posts/1332453723598218
My guess is through her would be the way.
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@MobyCarp I read the news earlier and was speechless. I still don't have the words. He was always so encouraging and such an inspiration.
I ran a 10k today. Not a race, though I tried to push the pace... sometimes too much so I walked quite a bit, yet still ended up with a PR of 1:09:19. Unfortunately, Strava doesn't recognize it, but Garmin does.8 -
July goal: 100 miles
7/2: 6.26 miles
7/3: 5.51 miles
7/4: 6.25 miles
7/7: 9.11 miles
7/9: 6.23 miles
7/10: 6.25 miles
7/11: 6.24 miles
7/14: 10.04 miles
55.89/100 miles completed
I had a good run today. 10.04 miles. It was hot. I should have gotten up earlier. But it was good. I felt really good and ran well even though it was so hot. I'm over halfway to my monthly goal so I guess everything is on track.
I just found out about @MobyCarp. I would have dedicated today's run to him if I had seen that earlier. As it is I will dedicate my next run to him. I just don't know what to say. This makes me so sad and even though I never knew him in real life, he was a big part of this group and an inspiration to me and I'm sure many others.
2019 races:
2/2/19: Catch the Groundhog Half Marathon - PR 2:15:17
5/18/19: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - Cancelled due to weather
2020 races:
5/16/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon8 -
I'm so shocked also. @mobycarp helped me and so many of us over the years with his advice. Even more so he was such an inspiration. I remember when he retired and he reminded us to SAVE for our own retirements. I remember reading how he did pushups every morning, and would test out his legs/ankle while the eggs were cooking when recovering from an injury. And, I was so proud to say I know someone running Boston! And always end it with - he's an online friend!
@skippygirlsmom texted me this morning when I was out on a bike ride. It was only 30 miles but it was really hot. Her text made me stop and drink and just go slow the rest of the way back reflecting on his advice over the years. Tomorrow a run in his honor.
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More on @mobycarp - not surprising, he was at another race doing what he loved best!
https://www.whec.com/news/fleet-feet-pace-leader-dies-at-hamlin-race/5422219/
Wow I’m am shocked and saddened by the loss of his life. @shanaber thanks for that update, @PastorVincent @MNLittleFinn thanks for sharing the news. He was a cornerstone of this group.2 -
The last pictures of him are smiling and running a race. I can not think of a more fitting send-off for him than that.14
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PastorVincent wrote: »The last pictures of him are smiling and running a race. I can not think of a more fitting send-off for him than that.
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In the tradition of @MobyCarp, who always wrote a great and insightful race report, I will write a short report of my race today. I know we all wish that we could read his report today too (I just read his last one, so much detail and knowledge of his running and himself) and it doesn't feel great to celebrate, but I'm sure he'd understand.
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
07/01/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 3.0
07/02/19 :::: 4.4 :::: 7.5
07/03/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 7.5
07/04/19 :::: 10.1 :::: 17.5
07/05/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 20.6
07/06/19 :::: 4.5 :::: 25.2
07/07/19 :::: 4.5 :::: 29.7
07/08/19 :::: 3.9 :::: 33.5
07/09/19 :::: 2.6 :::: 36.1
07/10/19 :::: 4.6 :::: 40.7
07/11/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 40.7
07/12/19 :::: 3.5 :::: 44.2
07/13/19 :::: 4.0 :::: 48.2
07/14/19 :::: 9.4 :::: 57.6
Today was the Boilermaker 15k in Utica, NY, which is a large race (about 12,000 runners) that attracts some elite competition. First place for the men was Gabriel Geay - @Teresa502 this is the guy you mentioned right? - who finished in 43:36, a 4:41 pace. First place woman was Caroline Rotich, who finished in 49:07.
And now for the perspective from way back in the pack. The weather was pretty fortunate, around 70 degrees and overcast to start. Word has it that it has never rained during the Boilermaker race in its 42-year history. It was humid though, so I definitely felt it was hotter than the temps implied and I took lots of water, ice and popsicles along the way.
There was about a 15-minute delay in the start of the race because of a police emergency. Apparently there was a homicide close to but off the course (and unrelated to the race). Once the gun went off, it took a while for us to make it across the start line in the crowd. I wanted to be sure I didn't start out too fast, and this was not a problem with how packed it was. I didn't feel great the first couple of miles, I think I stiffened up standing around at the start so long. By the third mile I was doing a bit better but it was gradually uphill. And then the big hill that peaks at about the 4-mile marker. I actually struggled more on the gradual part that I had forgotten about and did better on the hillier hill that I dreaded, but the sun decided to come out full force for a bit so that was a tough stretch. Then a nice long downhill section between miles 4-6 was a great way to make up a little of that time (and the clouds returned!) and I tried to just relax and let gravity do a lot of the work. Mile 4 was my slowest and mile 5 was my fastest split of the race. Then I was trying to kick it to the 10k marker because I thought I might be close to a 10k PR (I wasn't) and then I felt kind of wiped after that - which is not great when there's still 5k to go.
Back uphill a little to mile 7 and then mostly downhill for the rest of the race. The last two miles seemed to last forever. I recognized the street that we finished on but was surprised how far down the finish still was. Even so, the last two miles were the 2nd and 3rd fastest of the race so I'm glad I was able to hang on and finish strong.
My time was 1:37:41 (10:29 avg pace), which is better than last year by 5.5 minutes. Which isn't saying a whole lot but that was my main goal going into this so I was glad. I know I can run a better race. I feel like I'm still really struggling with pacing and consistency. My splits are all over the place, although generally related to the elevation changes. I walked too much for water stops (more stops than I needed and stopping and walking through rather than just slowing), and this is a mental thing more than anything. I am grateful that I have thus far managed to be healthy and I feel like my training season is going okay, so I am hopeful that I can pull together a good race or two in the fall.
By the way, MobyCarp lived only about 1.5 hours away from me and I always enjoyed the overlap in what is local to us. I had hoped I would cross paths with him in person at a race someday but we never ran the same race the same year. Raising a glass to him now.
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PastorVincent wrote: »The last pictures of him are smiling and running a race. I can not think of a more fitting send-off for him than that.
Amen
Yes, this. I still can't quite believe it. I hadn't known him (so to speak) as long as many of you but I thought of him as a sort of running father figure for many of us, and his common sense and advice were always such a help.
Rest in peace seems the wrong thing to say. So I'll say I hope a part of him always runs on in the hearts of everyone who had the privilege of knowing him, in person or online.10 -
I just sat down and opened this thread and my jaw just fell open! Oh @MobyCarp how you will be missed!!😢. Such a shock to us all, but you went out doing what you love. You were such an inspiration to me and probably all on this thread. I always said I wanted to grow up and be like you.
May you run forever!
My run tomorrow is dedicated to @MobyCarp7 -
eleanorhawkins wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »The last pictures of him are smiling and running a race. I can not think of a more fitting send-off for him than that.
Amen
Yes, this. I still can't quite believe it. I hadn't known him (so to speak) as long as many of you but I thought of him as a sort of running father figure for many of us, and his common sense and advice were always such a help.
Rest in peace seems the wrong thing to say. So I'll say I hope a part of him always runs on in the hearts of everyone who had the privilege of knowing him, in person or online.
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Can’t even process that @MobyCarp is gone. You know it’s a thing to say you “follow” someone online, I feel like I followed him literally, he led in places I wanted to get to, showing what being a runner could be like and how to conduct himself at the highest level. Man, I just feel stunned.
Reading Facebook discussion from those who saw him at the race, I can’t help wondering if he had a blood clot in that calf which contributed to the cardiac event. His daughter mentioned hydration. Anyway, everyone be careful out there. Hard to believe someone that strong could go down.8 -
I will reach out to @MobyCarp's daughter on FB and let her know of all the folks here who 'knew', loved and appreciated her father. He and I are the same age and it always amazed me that he could be so fast! I loved his perspective on running, his approach to staying healthy and being patient with injuries and returning. I just can't imagine what happened. I don't think he would allow himself to get so dehydrated as to cause a cardiac event but I also wonder if he was very dehydrated from whatever the virus was that gave him such a high fever this last week and didn't realize it... as @garygse said on FB - Run in Peace Kevin!
I was out the door for my long run that was going to be dedicated to Kevin and was doing my warm up walk around our neighborhood when the neighbor's JRT came flying out of their garage at me (literally around the corner from my house). We danced around a bit as he bit at my shoes and the family tried to contain him. It was looking good for a while and I thought it would resolve with neither of us getting hurt. The father tried to use a broom to distract him (none of the family attempted to grab him!) as I backed away but as I moving away he ran around, bit my calf and ripped. We spent the last 3 hours at urgent care, tetanus shot done and antibiotics in hand. Doc was happy it was primarily a deep tear with a second smaller puncture. Apparently a larger tear is less likely to get infected than just the punctures. In all the years we have had dogs and been around dogs I have never been bitten before. Damn small terrier dogs with Napoleon complexes! So no run for Kevin today... I think he would understand. For sure I will be out there tomorrow at least I hope so.17 -
I will reach out to @MobyCarp's daughter on FB and let her know of all the folks here who 'knew', loved and appreciated her father. He and I are the same age and it always amazed me that he could be so fast! I loved his perspective on running, his approach to staying healthy and being patient with injuries and returning. I just can't imagine what happened. I don't think he would allow himself to get so dehydrated as to cause a cardiac event but I also wonder if he was very dehydrated from whatever the virus was that gave him such a high fever this last week and didn't realize it... as @garygse said on FB - Run in Peace Kevin!
I was out the door for my long run that was going to be dedicated to Kevin and was doing my warm up walk around our neighborhood when the neighbor's JRT came flying out of their garage at me (literally around the corner from my house). We danced around a bit as he bit at my shoes and the family tried to contain him. It was looking good for a while and I thought it would resolve with neither of us getting hurt. The father tried to use a broom to distract him (none of the family attempted to grab him!) as I backed away but as I moving away he ran around, bit my calf and ripped. We spent the last 3 hours at urgent care, tetanus shot done and antibiotics in hand. Doc was happy it was primarily a deep tear with a second smaller puncture. Apparently a larger tear is less likely to get infected than just the punctures. In all the years we have had dogs and been around dogs I have never been bitten before. Damn small terrier dogs with Napoleon complexes! So no run for Kevin today... I think he would understand. For sure I will be out there tomorrow at least I hope so.
Oh goodness! How scary. Was Hobbes with you?
(Thank you for volunteering to contact @MobyCarp's daughter and let her know how much we loved him.)3 -
katharmonic wrote: »Today was the Boilermaker 15k in Utica, NY, which is a large race (about 12,000 runners) that attracts some elite competition. First place for the men was Gabriel Geay - @Teresa502 this is the guy you mentioned right? - who finished in 43:36, a 4:41 pace. First place woman was Caroline Rotich, who finished in 49:07.
Congratulations on your race! Well done!
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martaindale wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Today I bring very sad news. Longtime member and supporter of us all @MobyCarp has passed on. Here is the FB post from his daughter:
https://www.facebook.com/hclinefelter/posts/1331977223645868
I know very very little, just what I read on the linked post.
What a shock. He was such a positive presence and such an inspiration to me. I knew I could never come close to his skill level but he was endlessly supportive of runners of every level here. Just shocked.
^^ This! It is a huge shock!!! Very sad. Prayers go out to his family.
@zsparrow Congratulations on your PR.
@katharmonic Sounds like you had a great race. Hills are killers! @MobyCarp would have liked your race report (BTW, I can't even imaging running that distance at a 4:41 pace. That is amazing to me!)
@shanaber So sorry you got bitten! If the owners were afraid to pick up their own dog, they have an issue and need to make sure he is contained. A good dog trainer could help them with that. Glad your injury wasn't any worse.
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I wrote this race report this morning but when I came here and saw that @MobyCarp had passed away I was just so shocked and saddened by his passing. Anyway, as @katharmonic pointed out, he was so good at giving us a recap of all his races so I will try to do the same.
Yesterday I ran The Scream. A half marathon that began in Jonas Ridge, NC and ended in Mortimer, NC. The field is capped at 350 participants. The Scream is a mostly downhill race. 2400 feet of drop. Sounds easy right? The tag line for the race is “13.1 miles of pure hill.” The first 2 miles is relatively flat and is on a paved road and then you veer onto a forest service road. It’s mostly hard packed with loose gravel. And there were some uphills too!
A friend and I drove down to Morganton NC on Friday after work. Had dinner at a nearby Cracker Barrel and got to bed at a decent time. We got up the next morning and drove about 30 minutes to a mountain resort where we would be bused to the start line. The first bus left at 5:45 am, followed by 2 buses at 6:15 am and the final 3 buses leaving at 6:45 am. The start area was at a convenience store at the top of the mountain and no parking was available there so you either had to ride a big yellow school bus from the resort or be dropped at the store. We made it onto a 6:15 am bus, rode about 30 minutes to the start, picked up our packet, had time to visit the porta-potty and waited for the 8:00 am start. The packet consisted of your bib. This year shirts were not included in the registration fee but could be purchased in advance and would be available for pick-up back at the resort. I didn’t purchase a shirt because I have more race shirts than I will ever wear.
From the store, we walked en masse across the main road and down a side road about ½ mile to the start line. The start was pretty informal. As a matter of fact, I never heard anyone say start. All of a sudden the people at the front started moving and through a trickle effect, so did I. I had a hard time finding my groove for this race. I actually don’t think I ever did the entire race. You know they say the first mile is the worst and this was the case for me. I found myself wondering why I wasn’t sitting at home reading a book instead of struggling along. Even though the race was through mostly forest, it was still hot and very humid. My finish time was 8 minutes slower than when I ran it in 2016. I wasn’t thrilled with my finish time (2:23) but I was glad to be finished.
At the finish line, I walked around for a few minutes, retrieved my drop bag and got on the big yellow school bus to be chauffeured back to the resort area. Once back there, we changed clothes and got some lunch provided by the race which consisted of chicken or bean burritos, salsa and chips, watermelon, soft drinks and beer. I ate a few bites of a chicken burrito but my tummy was not in the mood for Mexican food. The watermelon was delicious though and hit the spot. We hung around for the awards since my friend placed first in her age group – yay her!
I ended up with a blister beneath my big toe on one foot and the heat and humidity zapped me for the rest of the day. My quads and the bottoms of my feet are sore today but not as bad as I expected. I soaked in an Epsom salt bath last night and I think that helped. I’ve done the race twice now and I think that’s good enough for a few more years.11 -
@Teresa502 Great race and race report, even if you didn't PR. They can't all be our best race.2
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As sad as I am about @MobyCarp, I don't want to forget to congratulate @katharmonic and @Teresa502 on y'alls races and @MobyCarp type race reports.
And very sorry @shanaber about your dog bite 😖. Seems those smaller dogs are always the ones you have to watch out for.4 -
Holy cow. I don't even know where to start. I haven't been around much lately because I find it increasingly hard to keep up with this thread, but I learned of the news of Kevin's passing on Strava and thought this was the most appropriate place I could come to share my condolences and sentiments.
As a long time member of this group, I definitely felt a connection with Kevin like so many of you did. His ability to keep up with this thread and share his knowledge and experience alone deserved admiration. That's not to mention the amazing runner that he was. I am sure that I am not the only one who has had those " WWKD" ( what would Kevin do) moments. He was a teacher, an example and an inspiration to us all.
As shocked and as saddened as I am to hear of this news, I do find a little bit of peace in the fact that his final moments were spent doing what he loved the most. Rest in peace doesn't quite seem appropriate, so I hope it's not offensive to say Run in Peace our friend.14
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