Race Reports for 5/3, 5, 6 and Encouragement/Kudos!
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Hey Lisa--Awesome job!! That is awesome that you got a PR! Keep up the good work!
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Hey guys! Congrats to everyone who has finished racing already this weekend!
We (Krista and I) just had a great dinner with Dave, Denny, M'Lisse, Dave, and Erica. You guys are great! Can't wait to fly like pigs tomorrow with everyone. Good luck to all the Minnie racers tomorrow and everyone else racing tomorrow, too.
Can't wait to hear all the great race reports.
Gotta go--have to be up and ready to go in 6 hours.
Good night, guys!
Steve
We (Krista and I) just had a great dinner with Dave, Denny, M'Lisse, Dave, and Erica. You guys are great! Can't wait to fly like pigs tomorrow with everyone. Good luck to all the Minnie racers tomorrow and everyone else racing tomorrow, too.
Can't wait to hear all the great race reports.
Gotta go--have to be up and ready to go in 6 hours.
Good night, guys!Steve
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Well, it's pretty early, and we're about to leave for "The Pig". I figured I'd do a quick wrap up from yesterday.
DW and I did the 5K. Prior to the race, we met Diane, Barb, Susan, Cathy, and Wendy. As we were getting ready to line up, we met up with Erica and Dave (windwalker). It was nice having friendly faces in an unfamiliar place. The 5K was flat and fun. No PR's here as DW is nursing her way back from shin splints, but everything went well.
We had a pleasant surprise in the afternoon when Anne from the WISH team's South Division (those at the Minnie) gave me a call to wish the WISH team's North Division (that's us at the Pig) good luck. It was great to hear from crew. They just finished tea at the GF. How cool is that!
Anyway, we left for dinner at Buca di Beppo. Met up with Dave (mouseskywalker), Dave (windwalker), Erica, Steve, and Krista. Dinner was a blast. The food was good, and the conversation was a ton of fun.
Well, we're off to do "the Pig". C ya.
DW and I did the 5K. Prior to the race, we met Diane, Barb, Susan, Cathy, and Wendy. As we were getting ready to line up, we met up with Erica and Dave (windwalker). It was nice having friendly faces in an unfamiliar place. The 5K was flat and fun. No PR's here as DW is nursing her way back from shin splints, but everything went well.
We had a pleasant surprise in the afternoon when Anne from the WISH team's South Division (those at the Minnie) gave me a call to wish the WISH team's North Division (that's us at the Pig) good luck. It was great to hear from crew. They just finished tea at the GF. How cool is that!
Anyway, we left for dinner at Buca di Beppo. Met up with Dave (mouseskywalker), Dave (windwalker), Erica, Steve, and Krista. Dinner was a blast. The food was good, and the conversation was a ton of fun.
Well, we're off to do "the Pig". C ya.
Lisa: Awesome job on your run. Taking 2 min off a 2 mile time is terrific. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Katerkat: Lot's of luck running with 45,000 of your closest friends. That's a lot of people!
Denny: Thanks for the update. Hope the run goes well today.
Cindy
Katerkat: Lot's of luck running with 45,000 of your closest friends. That's a lot of people!
Denny: Thanks for the update. Hope the run goes well today.
Cindy
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Denny--Thanks for the update!! Nice job on your 5k yesterday! Can't wait to hear the report for the rest of the weekend!
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Congrats Lisa on a PR!!!
I had a 3.5 mile race for our local hospital. I think there were about 800 runners which is by far the largest local race I have been involved in.
I was there really early so I figured that I would run the course at a nice and easy pace before the race to warm up. I needed a long run anyway because I have been slacking. Anyway, I missed a turn and got lost during my warm up. Instead of strolling back to the start with 10 or 15 minutes to spare, I was running hard back and when I got there, I heard the director say, 3 minutes to the start. I had to go to my car and get a drink after my 4.5 mile "warm up" run. I was still sweating like a pig when the race started. It did end up being a PR because I have never run a 3.5 mile race before. My finishing time was 28 minutes on the dot. I was very happy with that. We all got sweatshirts for the effort. BTW, enough with the shirts already. How about some socks or shorts.
It seems like there are a lot of Sunday races this week. I hope everyone had a great time.
Scott
I had a 3.5 mile race for our local hospital. I think there were about 800 runners which is by far the largest local race I have been involved in.
I was there really early so I figured that I would run the course at a nice and easy pace before the race to warm up. I needed a long run anyway because I have been slacking. Anyway, I missed a turn and got lost during my warm up. Instead of strolling back to the start with 10 or 15 minutes to spare, I was running hard back and when I got there, I heard the director say, 3 minutes to the start. I had to go to my car and get a drink after my 4.5 mile "warm up" run. I was still sweating like a pig when the race started. It did end up being a PR because I have never run a 3.5 mile race before. My finishing time was 28 minutes on the dot. I was very happy with that. We all got sweatshirts for the effort. BTW, enough with the shirts already. How about some socks or shorts.
It seems like there are a lot of Sunday races this week. I hope everyone had a great time.
Scott
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Hey guys! We made it back from the Pig! What a great race! I'll have to post details later and I really need to catch up with everyone's other races this weekend, but just wanted to get on here real quick to let you guys know that we finished. Dave (mouseskywalker) and I ran the entire race together--I'll post our finish times later, or maybe I'll let Dave do it, let's just say that we were both very happy with our overall time. 
Krista finished strong, too, as did Denny. We saw Dave (windwalker) and Erica on the course around mile 6 as we were headed back into town, and they looked like they were feeling great. We didn't see Wendy, but I'm sure she was out there going strong, too.
Denny and M'Lisse are on their way back to Canton and Dave just left to head back to Rochester. I must say that I do NOT envy them riding in a car for 4 or 8 hours after a half marathon.
Great job, everyone, on the races this weekend! Can't wait to hear all the reports.
Talk to you guys, soon.
Steve
What a great race! I'll have to post details later and I really need to catch up with everyone's other races this weekend, but just wanted to get on here real quick to let you guys know that we finished. Dave (mouseskywalker) and I ran the entire race together--I'll post our finish times later, or maybe I'll let Dave do it, let's just say that we were both very happy with our overall time. Krista finished strong, too, as did Denny. We saw Dave (windwalker) and Erica on the course around mile 6 as we were headed back into town, and they looked like they were feeling great. We didn't see Wendy, but I'm sure she was out there going strong, too.
Denny and M'Lisse are on their way back to Canton and Dave just left to head back to Rochester. I must say that I do NOT envy them riding in a car for 4 or 8 hours after a half marathon.
Great job, everyone, on the races this weekend! Can't wait to hear all the reports.
Talk to you guys, soon.
Steve
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Hi everyone!!!! Stephen and I are watching the Flying Pig coverage that we Tivo'd this morning--I want to run again!!!! 
The half marathon was awesome this morning. I had 2 goals today: 1. To PR and 2. Do a sub 2:30 half. I did both!! My chip time was 2:27:43.
The weather couldn't have been better--51 and clear at the start and then mid 50's and sunny once the sun rose. And how beautiful was that sunrise over the Ohio River?? Last night they were predicting wind gusts up to 15 mph, but I didn't notice the wind at all.
We had a mini Wish meet this morning, Dave rode with Stephen and I, we met up with Denny and M'Lisse on the upper mezzanine at Paul Brown stadium (boo! hiss!!). Denny got a great group pic with his camera, I hope he posts his pictures!! We got so caught up that talking, that we came pretty close to missing the start of the race! Dave, Denny, Stephen, and I walked down to the starting corrals about 3 minutes to the start of the race!
Much, much better than sitting in the corrals for an hour plus.
The course was fabulous, the hills are long and steep, but the race went really fast overall. I think I found my distance, the marathon was okay and I'm glad I did it and I'm sure I'll do another full, but I LOVE the half marathon distance. I did have some IT band pain on the hills, both up and down, but no where near as bad as the marathon. I'm going to take a couple of days off, ice it, and hopefully it'll be fine.
I hope everyone had a great time at the Minnie! I was thinking about you guys and Mike (Optimator) and Kelley as we were all running "together". I can't wait to read the reports!
The half marathon was awesome this morning. I had 2 goals today: 1. To PR and 2. Do a sub 2:30 half. I did both!! My chip time was 2:27:43. The weather couldn't have been better--51 and clear at the start and then mid 50's and sunny once the sun rose. And how beautiful was that sunrise over the Ohio River?? Last night they were predicting wind gusts up to 15 mph, but I didn't notice the wind at all.
We had a mini Wish meet this morning, Dave rode with Stephen and I, we met up with Denny and M'Lisse on the upper mezzanine at Paul Brown stadium (boo! hiss!!). Denny got a great group pic with his camera, I hope he posts his pictures!! We got so caught up that talking, that we came pretty close to missing the start of the race! Dave, Denny, Stephen, and I walked down to the starting corrals about 3 minutes to the start of the race!
Much, much better than sitting in the corrals for an hour plus.The course was fabulous, the hills are long and steep, but the race went really fast overall. I think I found my distance, the marathon was okay and I'm glad I did it and I'm sure I'll do another full, but I LOVE the half marathon distance. I did have some IT band pain on the hills, both up and down, but no where near as bad as the marathon. I'm going to take a couple of days off, ice it, and hopefully it'll be fine.
I hope everyone had a great time at the Minnie! I was thinking about you guys and Mike (Optimator) and Kelley as we were all running "together". I can't wait to read the reports!
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Dave (mouseskywalker) and I ran the entire race together--I'll post our finish times later, or maybe I'll let Dave do it, let's just say that we were both very happy with our overall time.
Steve
Oh Steve, don't do that to us! We want results!!!
But I think I smell a couple of sub 2 hour half-marathons?!?!?
Krista, wow! Congratulations on breaking 2:30!
Can't wait to hear all about it! The weather sounds absolutely perfect!Way to go to all you Piggies!!
Krista - I'm so happy you are pleased with your time! Excellent job!
Steve - What's the deal with the cliffhanger? You gotta tell us your time if your happy with it! (It's O.K. to gloss over if you're not thrilled.)
Scott - I admire the initiative of running the course first, but... Great job on the actual race!
Alright, now my little race report:
Let me just say (in case there was any doubt), 26.2 miles is a VERY long way to run!!!
But first...
I took the 3 DD's with me to the expo yesterday. Very small, maybe a dozen booths or so and nothing too spectacular. The girls were happy though. The each got a funky little draw string bag, chapstick, a balloon, and a bag of chips. Yoopie! DD3 was quite a sight with cheese puff dust and chapstick smeared from ear to ear by the time we got home!
While the expo wasn't much, they did have some nice stuff in the race packet: Tech shirt, tech hat, and some gloves.
The race started and finished at a Baltimore Orioles minor league team stadium. I wanted to park in the stadium lot and avoid the shuttle buses so had to arrive before 6:00 for a 7:30 start. 90 minute drive, left house at 4:30. I ended up parking adjacent to the start line which worked out great for the start. I didn't even have to throw away my throw away sweat shirt. Just threw it in the van, lined up, and went.
It was a beautiful morning for a race. High 40's and sunny to start. The only problem was THE WIND!! More on that later.
The course was a scenic tour of some historic old neighboorhoods, some newer areas, schools, a hospital, a nursing home, a cemetary, industrial parks, farmland, etc. You name it, we ran it!
We ran past the grave of Francis Scott Key (you know, of Star Spangled Banner fame?) and some house where an old lady shook a flag at Stonewall Jackson's troops as they marched by. Alright, history lesson complete. Now on to Phys Ed.
Did I mention 1. 26.2 miles is a LONG way to run and 2. It was WINDY? Like 30 mile an hour windy?
I ran a very consistent first 20 miles (all within 10 to 15 seconds of each other) but just about then something kind of crazy happened. I GOT REAL TIRED! Add to that that the course did a 4 or 5 mile loop out into the boonies. There were cowbells ringing. Unfortunately, there were only cows to ring them. It was convenient that at mile 22 I had to duck into the woods to pee (well, by that point I was too tired to care so I just kind of stepped off the side of the road) but there was no one within a half-mile to see.
The whole jaunt through the Maryland countryside was accompanied by the strong wind blowing dead in the runner's faces. I was leaning in, running as hard as I could at that point and barely felt like I was moving.
Then (you knew there had to be a story about hills in here somewhere) there were the overpasses on at mile 25. No, not little Disney World bridges. You could sail a Disney Cruise Line ship under these babies! Up one side, down the other. Just get to the bottom and up and down another one. Note to Maryland road designers: We're already up here. Just make the bridge long enough to span both highways!!!
Finally, down the last hill, through the parking lot, into the stadium, around the warning track, over the bullpen pitcher's mound (watch your step! There's no such thing as a little hill after mile 26), and across the line!!
Clock time read 3:41 and some blurry seconds. Chip time should end up just about 3:40! Needless to say, I'm very happy with that considering the last 6 miles were way more walking than I had hoped.
Epilogue: The only dissappointment was that I forgot my ticket for a free beer after the race. Rats!!
Epilogue, part deux: I was none too nimble getting out of the van after the 90 minute ride home. Good luck to Dave, Wendy, and anyone else with extended rides home!
(Sorry for the verbosity)
Krista - I'm so happy you are pleased with your time! Excellent job!
Steve - What's the deal with the cliffhanger? You gotta tell us your time if your happy with it! (It's O.K. to gloss over if you're not thrilled.)
Scott - I admire the initiative of running the course first, but... Great job on the actual race!
Alright, now my little race report:
Let me just say (in case there was any doubt), 26.2 miles is a VERY long way to run!!!
But first...
I took the 3 DD's with me to the expo yesterday. Very small, maybe a dozen booths or so and nothing too spectacular. The girls were happy though. The each got a funky little draw string bag, chapstick, a balloon, and a bag of chips. Yoopie! DD3 was quite a sight with cheese puff dust and chapstick smeared from ear to ear by the time we got home!
While the expo wasn't much, they did have some nice stuff in the race packet: Tech shirt, tech hat, and some gloves.
The race started and finished at a Baltimore Orioles minor league team stadium. I wanted to park in the stadium lot and avoid the shuttle buses so had to arrive before 6:00 for a 7:30 start. 90 minute drive, left house at 4:30.
I ended up parking adjacent to the start line which worked out great for the start. I didn't even have to throw away my throw away sweat shirt. Just threw it in the van, lined up, and went.It was a beautiful morning for a race. High 40's and sunny to start. The only problem was THE WIND!! More on that later.
The course was a scenic tour of some historic old neighboorhoods, some newer areas, schools, a hospital, a nursing home, a cemetary, industrial parks, farmland, etc. You name it, we ran it!
We ran past the grave of Francis Scott Key (you know, of Star Spangled Banner fame?) and some house where an old lady shook a flag at Stonewall Jackson's troops as they marched by. Alright, history lesson complete. Now on to Phys Ed.
Did I mention 1. 26.2 miles is a LONG way to run and 2. It was WINDY? Like 30 mile an hour windy?
I ran a very consistent first 20 miles (all within 10 to 15 seconds of each other) but just about then something kind of crazy happened. I GOT REAL TIRED! Add to that that the course did a 4 or 5 mile loop out into the boonies. There were cowbells ringing. Unfortunately, there were only cows to ring them. It was convenient that at mile 22 I had to duck into the woods to pee (well, by that point I was too tired to care so I just kind of stepped off the side of the road) but there was no one within a half-mile to see.
The whole jaunt through the Maryland countryside was accompanied by the strong wind blowing dead in the runner's faces. I was leaning in, running as hard as I could at that point and barely felt like I was moving.
Then (you knew there had to be a story about hills in here somewhere) there were the overpasses on at mile 25. No, not little Disney World bridges. You could sail a Disney Cruise Line ship under these babies! Up one side, down the other. Just get to the bottom and up and down another one. Note to Maryland road designers: We're already up here. Just make the bridge long enough to span both highways!!!
Finally, down the last hill, through the parking lot, into the stadium, around the warning track, over the bullpen pitcher's mound (watch your step! There's no such thing as a little hill after mile 26), and across the line!!
Clock time read 3:41 and some blurry seconds. Chip time should end up just about 3:40!
Needless to say, I'm very happy with that considering the last 6 miles were way more walking than I had hoped.Epilogue: The only dissappointment was that I forgot my ticket for a free beer after the race. Rats!!
Epilogue, part deux: I was none too nimble getting out of the van after the 90 minute ride home. Good luck to Dave, Wendy, and anyone else with extended rides home!
(Sorry for the verbosity)
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Scott--nice job on your run, especially after your "warm-up" run!!
Steve--I agree..you can't do that to us!! We need results!! Glad to hear you guys had a great race, can't wait to hear all the details!!
Vic--YOu are allowed to be a slacker once in awhile! We won't hold it against you this time! At least you get to watch the Nascar race today....Go Dale jr!! (oh, and as I write that he spins out-figures)
Krista--Great job on your half, sub-2:30 is great!! That is awesome that you didn't have too much IT band pain!
OptimatorMike--WOW!! Awesome time for your 1st marathon!!! WTG!!! I love how you say a couple of times that 26.2 miles is a LONG way to run.
I will check back later for more reports....keep them coming!!!
Steve--I agree..you can't do that to us!! We need results!! Glad to hear you guys had a great race, can't wait to hear all the details!!
Vic--YOu are allowed to be a slacker once in awhile! We won't hold it against you this time! At least you get to watch the Nascar race today....Go Dale jr!! (oh, and as I write that he spins out-figures)
Krista--Great job on your half, sub-2:30 is great!! That is awesome that you didn't have too much IT band pain!
OptimatorMike--WOW!! Awesome time for your 1st marathon!!! WTG!!! I love how you say a couple of times that 26.2 miles is a LONG way to run.
I will check back later for more reports....keep them coming!!!
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