The Running Thread - 2018

[KSellers88]

ATTQOTD:

 

[run.minnie.miles]

ATTQOTD:
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You are full of great memes today!!

 

[Sleepless Knight]

ATTQOTD: Thanks for reminding me that I'm a loner and don't run with anyone. I definitely love having little random conversations during races though!

ATTQOTD: I'm another lone runner. Even if I have a runDisney shirt that says Don't Run Solo, Take a Wookiee. I did run briefly with a pace group during the Dark Side Half this year, but a photo stop came up and that was the end of that. I liked running with the pace group and would definitely consider it again, but also want to be free to stop for a photo if I want to.

ATTQOTD: I have been mostly lurking here but have to jump in on this one: I generally run races alone but my first WDW Marathon I was running near this group of 3 young women who were playing a game of "Marry, <expletive deleted>, Kill" featuring Disney characters as they passed the miles. I couldn't help but eavesdrop. The options were, like, Tarzan, Beast, John Smith. Their choices were not what you would expect. And that was the *least* bizarre trio. It did entertain them and me and probably whoever else was in earshot for at least a few miles.

This reminds me of a fun interaction I had during this year's Dark Side Half. Shortly before entering Animal Kingdom, a girl was singing "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" from The Lion King in honor of being near Animal Kingdom. When she sang "everybody look left, everybody look right, everywhere you look I'm standing in the spotlight" I replied with perfect timing "Well not yet!" and everybody laughed. The girl told me that I made her morning. It was just a fun moment in the middle of the race.

 

[sylkai]

ATTQOTD: I ran the Dark Side Half with a running friend this past April and had a blast. The miles definitely just flew on by. Looking forward to some of the same effect during the marathon with the same friend.

And I ran with my dad while I was in WI this past weekend and that was pretty special too.

Okay, I have now exhausted my list of "runs done with other people."

 

[lahobbs4]

I run alone. I don't want to talk to anyone on my runs because I am surrounded by my three small children all day and momma needs her quiet time!

This is why I love races. I enjoy super small, pleasantry-filled conversations. And then you literally run away when you are done.

 

[rteetz]

Fellow Milwaukee Marathon racers from last year, the event is apparently coming back but under new ownership. This would be the third ownership group in four years of this event I believe.

 

[KSellers88]

You are full of great memes today!!

LOL! I made the WWOS one, so dang proud of myself! I've never made a meme!

 

[SarahDisney]

LOL! I made the WWOS one, so dang proud of myself! I've never made a meme!

You should print it and frame it!

 

[cavepig]

No crazy fun laugh runs here, boring mostly. But, during WDW marathon this year I was back and forth or with some guy for a long time. He was stopping for like all characters but I only did some. That was a great fun time chatting until at some over halfway.

 

[run.minnie.miles]

LOL! I made the WWOS one, so dang proud of myself! I've never made a meme!

You have a future in meme making!

 

[Miranda]

I wonder if I will see any of these famous people warming up on the road before the race! It's going to be kind of crazy... that area is super small town Maine and there are 6500+ runners. I am carpooling with one of my friends from my running group and we are going to meet to get to one of the satellite parking lots for the shuttle bus to the start line by 6:15, which means I need to leave my house by about 5:30.

My goal is just to finish and have fun. It's going to be super muggy and raining it looks like at race time... which is maybe better than the thunderstorms that were showing up yesterday and could have impacted the race. T+D for race time (8am) looks like it will be a gross 69+69=138, ~50% chance of light rain, and I haven't really been doing much distance training in recent weeks. It's been all track work and treadmill work at OTF.

Elite Athlete Bib List for the 2018 TD Beach to Beacon 10K (updated thru July 29, 2018)
MEN
2 Ben True USA
3 Shadrack Kipchirchir USA
4 Jake Robertson New Zealand
5 Stephen Sambu Kenya
6 Tariku Bekele Ethiopia
7 Amdework Walelgen Ethiopia
10 Callum Hawkins Great Britain
11 Ross Millington Great Britain
13 Shadrack Biwott USA
14 Lopez Lomong USA
15 Andrew Bumbulough USA
17 Matt Llano USA
18 Parker Stinson USA
19 Trevor Dunbar USA
20 Luke Puskedra USA
21 Colin Bennie USA
22 Mason Ferlic USA
23 Martin Hehir USA
24 Dillon Maggard USA

WOMEN
101 Molly Huddle USA
102 Sandrafelis Chebet Tuei Kenya
103 Buze Diriba Ethiopia
104 Ababel Yeshaneh Ethiopia
105 Pauline Kamulu Kaveke Kenya
106 Emily Sisson USA
109 Laura Rose Donegan Australia
111 Rochelle Kanuho USA
113 Alia Gray USA
114 Emily Durgin USA
116 Katie Matthews USA
117 Gwen Jorgensen USA
118 Ayano Kubo Japan
119 Sayo Nomura Japan
120 Rachel Hyland USA
121 Kaitlin Gregg Goodman USA
122 Annika Pfitzinger New Zealand
124 Sydney Devore USA
125 Katie Kellner USA

 

[Bree]

ATTQOTD: I’m a lone runner too. I’m happy to just wave and say Hi to my neighbors and keep on running. I am NOT a morning person so that means I’m not too chatty before races.

 

[FFigawi]

I wonder if I will see any of these famous people warming up on the road before the race! It's going to be kind of crazy... that area is super small town Maine and there are 6500+ runners. I am carpooling with one of my friends from my running group and we are going to meet to get to one of the satellite parking lots for the shuttle bus to the start line by 6:15, which means I need to leave my house by about 5:30.

Try to park in the main Hannaford lot. It has the most spots and is easiest to get in and out of after the race.

 

[YawningDodo]

I'm lamenting the fact that we don't have any local 5Ks that appeal to me before October. Nothing in August, and then the one race in September starts at 5:00 PM. Uhhh, no. Not into it. But with my long run this week set for 3 miles, I am so stinking ready to run a 5K already. The Pumpkin Run can't come fast enough. Makes me think about signing up for the 3.5 miler also in October, though I suspect I'd regret it since I think at that point I'd have three weekends in a row tied up with advance plans.

Hrmph. And then I won't be around for Burn the Bird on Thanksgiving, so I only get to run in October this year and the next won't be until April.

 

[Smilelea]

Other than taking my 6 yo on a couple of run/walks with me, I run solo. For the most part, I prefer solo. Just me and my music/audiobook makes the perfect "me" time.

I do, however, like the idea of running with a friend occasionally. Maybe I can make a new friend during the half in January .

I currently don't have any friends that run nearby and I'm too much of an introvert to try to find a running group, or join a gym, etc.

 

[michigandergirl]

Hey that's my neck of the woods!
Glad you had fun, Cedar Point is an awesome park for coasters and beaches.

This was the first time we took the kids to Cedar Point. I was waiting to take them until my daughter surpassed 48 inches. I used to go all the time in my younger years, but it had been quite awhile since I had been there, and I can't believe how much has changed! My oldest son and I rode EVERYTHING. Amazing coasters! So much fun!!! I think we will go back every summer now that the kids are older.

 

[Miranda]

Try to park in the main Hannaford lot. It has the most spots and is easiest to get in and out of after the race.

That's where we are parking! My running buddy did it last year, and she said that she had an easy time in and out of there.

 

[Barca33Runner]

ATTQOTD(Fun Friday):

I have a rare form of RBF that goes by the abbreviation RSKF and stands for resting serial killer face. That should clarify part of the reason I tend to run alone almost exclusively. I’m not good at introducing myself or mingling with people and the RSKF takes care of any inclination that people would have toward initiating contact with me.

The closest thing I have to a fun anecdote is running with my Irish setter. Despite being a very large dog he thinks he is a lap dog and is a giant scaredy cat. One day we were running by a fenced yard and a dog on the other side barked; he cowered and leaned into me and nearly took us both down. Fortunately, I had a bit of agility and avoided a big crash. I’m always extra cautious in such situations now.

 

[KSellers88]

You should print it and frame it!

YES! I'll hang it right next to my college diploma! LOL

 

[opusone]

For those interested, just add the current temperature and current dew point together. That gives you a T+D. Then use the following chart to adjust the paces (as an example):

@DopeyBadger: question on your T+D adjustments... do you adjust your goal race time for the T+D on race day? I know you go by feel (blind), but what are your race expectations at the beginning of the race based on the T+D?