The Running Thread - 2018

[michigandergirl]

Disclaimer: not running or Disney related.

BLUF: everything is OK.

Yikes, we had a scare today. My wife spent the night with a friend last night. She called me this morning and said 'I think I'm having a stroke. Half my face is paralyzed. I'm going to the ER." The fear was heightened because my MIL had a stroke last month. We managed to get her to the ER fast enough that there was zero permanent damage.

Diagnosis: Bell's palsy, a viral infection that causes a facial nerve to become inflamed and then get pinched where it passes through a narrow corridor of bone, causing paralyze of the face.

Treatment: anti-viral medicine and steroids for the inflammation.

Prognosis: Almost always full recovery.

Give your DW (darling whatever) a hug and a smooch.

How scary! Glad it wasn't a stroke. My brother-in-law had Bell's palsy - it lasted a few months, but full recovery. Wishing your wife a speedy and full recovery.

 

[Baloo in MI]

This week we have the following posters with races:

07 - @Baloo in MI - Run Woodstock 100 Miler (NG / N/A)
08 - @michigandergirl - Holland Haven Half Marathon (NG / N/A)
08 - @HomeiswhereMickeyis - Turtle Krawl 5k (0:45:00 / N/A)
09 - @Sleepless Knight - San Francisco Giant Race (NG / N/A)
09 - theHamm - Run Wild for the Detroit Zoo 10K (1:12:00 / N/A)

Best of luck this and my apologies on being late to post the list this week! If you need to revise you goal or make a change of some sort, please let me know. If any else has a race they would like to add, let me know and I will be more than happy to add it to the list.

My apologies, I forgot to ask you to remove me. I did not run the Woodstock 100 today, goal is to be there healthy and ready next year. Please remove me for the following two races as well.

10/21 - Baloo in MI - Grand Rapids Marathon
12/1 - Baloo in MI - Arctic Frog 50k

Good luck to everyone who is racing this weekend!

 

[Sanchez]

We are in Charleston and at this point the storm is heading our way. Of course, I have been through enough of these to know that the situation will continue to change.

Charleston evacuated in 2016 for Matthew and in 2017 for Irma. We chose to stay in 2017. After Floyd in 1999 no South Carolina politician is going to “wait and see.” I am guessing that voluntary evacuations will start Tuesday or Wednesday and then will become mandatory if needed. Assume schools will close Wednesday.

My ever efficient bride has reserved rooms in Orlando and Atlanta.

Regardless, it is likely that the Kiawah triathlon set for next weekend will be postponed again this year. Whether we have storm damage or not police and fire resources will be needed somewhere. Last year all of the various runs and tris were pushed back.

 

[PCFriar80]

Sending positive thoughts your way @OldSlowGoofyGuy. I took your suggestion about a hug and smooch for DW and she said "what was that for?"
I said "who's keeping track?" Best of luck on the recovery.

 

[Baloo in MI]

@OldSlowGoofyGuy how scary! Very happy to hear it was not a stroke! My thoughts are with your family!

 

[FFigawi]

@OldSlowGoofyGuy hope she recovers quickly

 

[TheHamm]

Disclaimer: not running or Disney related.

BLUF: everything is OK.

Yikes, we had a scare today. My wife spent the night with a friend last night. She called me this morning and said 'I think I'm having a stroke. Half my face is paralyzed. I'm going to the ER." The fear was heightened because my MIL had a stroke last month. We managed to get her to the ER fast enough that there was zero permanent damage.

Diagnosis: Bell's palsy, a viral infection that causes a facial nerve to become inflamed and then get pinched where it passes through a narrow corridor of bone, causing paralyze of the face.

Treatment: anti-viral medicine and steroids for the inflammation.

Prognosis: Almost always full recovery.

Give your DW (darling whatever) a hug and a smooch.

Fantastic quick thinking on her part to recognize this! A good friend had a stroke at 35 and recounts realizing what was happening but not being able to communicate, which makes me question if I would even know.

My apologies, I forgot to ask you to remove me. I did not run the Woodstock 100 today, goal is to be there healthy and ready next year. Please remove me for the following two races as well.

10/21 - Baloo in MI - Grand Rapids Marathon
12/1 - Baloo in MI - Arctic Frog 50k

Good luck to everyone who is racing this weekend!

I hope you make it out next year. Recovery is imminent!

Charleston evacuated in 2016 for Matthew and in 2017 for Irma. We chose to stay in 2017. After Floyd in 1999 no South Carolina politician is going to “wait and see.”

My closest experience with a hurricane was Floyd and I was all the way up in DC. I was terrified of the whole thing and still had to go to work even though the metro was closed. It convinced me that living places where people freeze to death if outside was a better option. Be safe, all of you east coasters.

 

[YawningDodo]

638 can be a lot. It depends how gradual it is. If it's 638 over the whole course, you won't really notice much.

If it's 638 over a mile, that's more than a 10% grade. That's the sort of slope that has "turn off AC to prevent overheating" signs and dedicated truck lanes. I've done that in a 10k, and I don't recommend it. (I came in under 2 hours. Barely. And considered myself lucky. My daughter ran the associated half marathon, total elevation gain 2075. She was the last finisher.)

It sounds like this is somewhere in between. Definitely a rather hilly run, might not be one to push for PRs on. I'd suggest having a backup race for your POT.

I found a preview video on their site and it does look like it's hills throughout--no single one that's terrible other than the one they warn about at mile 11. And it's good to know; I hadn't really thought before this about having a strategy beyond "start easy, speed up later if I'm doing well" but I think I can cut myself some slack on mile 11, take it slow and concentrate on going strong into those last two miles (which look flat and even downhill to a good degree). Right now the goal is just to finish and a decent POT for WDW was just going to be a bonus if it happens to happen, so I'm going to hold off until closer to next summer to decide whether I want to run another half marathon to try for a better POT. Suppose there's no reason I couldn't run two next summer if I find another event I like.

 

[Kazrak]

I found a preview video on their site and it does look like it's hills throughout--no single one that's terrible other than the one they warn about at mile 11. And it's good to know; I hadn't really thought before this about having a strategy beyond "start easy, speed up later if I'm doing well" but I think I can cut myself some slack on mile 11, take it slow and concentrate on going strong into those last two miles (which look flat and even downhill to a good degree). Right now the goal is just to finish and a decent POT for WDW was just going to be a bonus if it happens to happen, so I'm going to hold off until closer to next summer to decide whether I want to run another half marathon to try for a better POT. Suppose there's no reason I couldn't run two next summer if I find another event I like.

Sounds like a good plan. It does look rather well spread out.

 

[avondale]

Sounds like a good plan. It does look rather well spread out.

If it's rolling hills throughout, then if you do your training on similar types of hills, it shouldn't be too bad. At least you know ahead of time so that you can plan for them! Good luck!

 

[Kazrak]

Apropos of nothing in particular: I'd just like to say that all y'all are a bad influence.

Or maybe a good influence.

My current thought processes look like, "Well, I'll have the WDW annual pass already, so the cost of doing the Wine & Dine Half next year is just the airfare. And hotel room, because I've used all the DVC points. And the registration. And food. But I'll get to use the annual pass again..."

Problems being that I'd probably have to do it as a solo trip (not conducive to family harmony), and I'll be on vacation again a couple weeks later for Thanksgiving, and...eesh.

(Actually...hm. Wife might be doing Arizona Fall League all-star game that weekend. So younger son and I could do a commando run...)

But, on the other hand, it'd keep me running over the summer. That would absolutely not be a bad thing.

 

[flav]

My apologies, I forgot to ask you to remove me. I did not run the Woodstock 100 today, goal is to be there healthy and ready next year. Please remove me for the following two races as well.

10/21 - Baloo in MI - Grand Rapids Marathon
12/1 - Baloo in MI - Arctic Frog 50k

Good luck to everyone who is racing this weekend!

It takes at least as much courage to sit and heal patiently than to run... Good luck to you @Baloo in MI

 

[roxymama]

Prayers for your family and a speedy recovery @OldSlowGoofyGuy
I'll attack my DH and DD with hugs today.

 

[BikeFan]

@OldSlowGoofyGuy Glad to hear your wife's diagnosis wasn't worse, and hopefully she makes a full recovery! Hope you heal up as well also, @Baloo in MI ! Stay safe, everyone on the East Coast in the path of the hurricane!

 

[TheHamm]

First, I need to give today’s race credit, I disliked it last year (even if it was my 5k PR) and was not shy about it. When they sent our the email saying the course had been changed I was more interested. We love the zoo so I am happy to have some money go their way. With the course change they eliminated my two major complaints (1) the course no longer ran on heaved, 3’ wide sidewalks barriered by brick walls and the fast traffic of Woodward, a major street. Honestly, I felt this was a safety hazard. Additionally, there were lots of strollers and people 2 across that could not be passed in the last mile and there were people running in the road. All gone this year! (2) a fundraiser for the zoo that circled the zoo and never goes in is silly. The course changes fed runners into the zoo through a service entrance for the finish, which was better. I imagine I am not the only one who I emailed about the course, but I did feel I asked for changes, they made them, I had to run the race.

09 - theHamm - Run Wild for the DetroitZoo 10K (1:12:00 / 1:11:56*)

* because I believe the chip time but cannot understands how my watch would have measured only 6.1 unless the course was short. If it was short, I would not have met my goal time, but it would still be PR territory (1:14:21 previous).

The course map had no elevation info, and while they advertised it as being flat, I checked it myself and saw there were some rolling baby hills In miles 3-5 which was helpful to keep in mind when I thought I was going too fast in the first mile- save it. I laughed going up, they were nothing compared to my AM runs around my neighborhood. Overall, I think I could have gone a bit faster, but not significantly. Middle miles were too slow (even with the hills), my spread was too big (11:25,11:38,11:50, 12:17, 12:05, 11:42), and I thought I had a bit more distance to go because of tangents and the finish was around a corner so there was no last push at the end. I look forward to doing this again, and maybe next time the family can come (it was 55 and threatening rain so they did not). They have kids activities starting after the 5k and a big picnic afterwords.
I have two suggestions for improvement, neither of which I think worth emailing over. You still have a mile from the finish to the picnic or main exit. I left out the member exit which was in between the two. This was a bit irritating, mostly because the fam was waiting for me to drive home. On the way I stopped at the cafeteria which was open only for the Starbucks line. I believe the rest opened an hour later. If I could have bought a snack there I would gotten a snack and just left. It was a long wait for coffee drinks, but I asked and they did kindly serve me a can of All Day IPA from the adjacent, closed station. While IPAs are never my choice, it was very refreshing. The not yet open stand has a better variety, which I would prefer.

 

[Keels]

Good luck and congratulations to all of y'all registering for the 2019 Boston Marathon this week - especially those newbies!

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Good luck and congratulations to all of y'all registering for the 2019 Boston Marathon this week - especially those newbies!

Paging our new BQ runner! Come brag about yourself!

 

[Keels]

Paging our new BQ runner! Come brag about yourself!

I got $20 that says he won't ... but don't worry. I'm more than happy to do it eventually ...

 

[michigandergirl]

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Holland Haven Half Marathon
Official time: 2:19:54

So glad to have cooler weather this morning with temps in the 50’s. We ran this race as a marathon training run, running the first 10 miles at LR pace and the last three at M tempo pace, although those last three miles were hard because of a 20 mph headwind, so we didn’t exactly hit pace, but no worries coach @DopeyBadger, the effort felt like M tempo.

The picture above is me on the right (with my favorite donut compression sleeves), and my two friends & favorite running partners, with the lovely Lake Michigan as our backdrop.

 

[roxymama]

First, I need to give today’s race credit, I disliked it last year (even if it was my 5k PR) and was not shy about it. When they sent our the email saying the course had been changed I was more interested. We love the zoo so I am happy to have some money go their way. With the course change they eliminated my two major complaints (1) the course no longer ran on heaved, 3’ wide sidewalks barriered by brick walls and the fast traffic of Woodward, a major street. Honestly, I felt this was a safety hazard. Additionally, there were lots of strollers and people 2 across that could not be passed in the last mile and there were people running in the road. All gone this year! (2) a fundraiser for the zoo that circled the zoo and never goes in is silly. The course changes fed runners into the zoo through a service entrance for the finish, which was better. I imagine I am not the only one who I emailed about the course, but I did feel I asked for changes, they made them, I had to run the race.

09 - theHamm - Run Wild for the DetroitZoo 10K (1:12:00 / 1:11:56*)

* because I believe the chip time but cannot understands how my watch would have measured only 6.1 unless the course was short. If it was short, I would not have met my goal time, but it would still be PR territory (1:14:21 previous).

The course map had no elevation info, and while they advertised it as being flat, I checked it myself and saw there were some rolling baby hills In miles 3-5 which was helpful to keep in mind when I thought I was going too fast in the first mile- save it. I laughed going up, they were nothing compared to my AM runs around my neighborhood. Overall, I think I could have gone a bit faster, but not significantly. Middle miles were too slow (even with the hills), my spread was too big (11:25,11:38,11:50, 12:17, 12:05, 11:42), and I thought I had a bit more distance to go because of tangents and the finish was around a corner so there was no last push at the end. I look forward to doing this again, and maybe next time the family can come (it was 55 and threatening rain so they did not). They have kids activities starting after the 5k and a big picnic afterwords.
I have two suggestions for improvement, neither of which I think worth emailing over. You still have a mile from the finish to the picnic or main exit. I left out the member exit which was in between the two. This was a bit irritating, mostly because the fam was waiting for me to drive home. On the way I stopped at the cafeteria which was open only for the Starbucks line. I believe the rest opened an hour later. If I could have bought a snack there I would gotten a snack and just left. It was a long wait for coffee drinks, but I asked and they did kindly serve me a can of All Day IPA from the adjacent, closed station. While IPAs are never my choice, it was very refreshing. The not yet open stand has a better variety, which I would prefer.

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Holland Haven Half Marathon
Official time: 2:19:54

So glad to have cooler weather this morning with temps in the 50’s. We ran this race as a marathon training run, running the first 10 miles at LR pace and the last three at M tempo pace, although those last three miles were hard because of a 20 mph headwind, so we didn’t exactly hit pace, but no worries coach @DopeyBadger, the effort felt like M tempo.

The picture above is me on the right (with my favorite donut compression sleeves), and my two friends & favorite running partners, with the lovely Lake Michigan as our backdrop.

Congrats to you both and OMG I love those donut socks!!!!!!