Wow! is all I can say about the long ones this weekend.
Mel - great on the 18, I know you know how to treat pain and injury, so take care of that ankle.
Cam - your 16.25 outclassed my effort today!
Duane - your 18 beats me too, it's gotta be because you're 1 year younger than me.
Laurie - another 18 is most impressive.
Vic - way to go on the 16. I'll share one of my secrets with another manly man. To save those nips I apply white athletic tape, 2 small strips, in the shape of a cross. The shirt rubs the tape, no chafing, no blood!
Amy - a 14 + 7 double, you're further along than I was 2 years ago for Goofy.
Helen - 9 + 18 is really something. You are ready today.
Christa Phipps - your 16+, slowly, was what, 8 minutes per mile? You're a jet.
Keeping up with the gang, I was able to produce 16.1 miles today. It's funny, but yet again the most difficult miles for me were 11 and 12. I'm built for runs of 10 or less, and when I go past that number the mind and the body begin to complain relentlessly. Once I get through 12 something happens and the miles get a bit easier. 16 however, was pretty ugly.
Still, I looked back at my Goofy training, and on this weekend 2 years ago I did 13, and never went any longer after that, a few 10's and 12's, but nothing more. So, IN THEORY, I'm fitter than I was when I ran 2:05/4:47. We'll see if fitness in theory produces actual results.
Best to all. Tomorrow I lift and bike easy. I bet getting out of bed will be loads of fun.
Craig
Mel - great on the 18, I know you know how to treat pain and injury, so take care of that ankle.
Cam - your 16.25 outclassed my effort today!
Duane - your 18 beats me too, it's gotta be because you're 1 year younger than me.
Laurie - another 18 is most impressive.
Vic - way to go on the 16. I'll share one of my secrets with another manly man. To save those nips I apply white athletic tape, 2 small strips, in the shape of a cross. The shirt rubs the tape, no chafing, no blood!
Amy - a 14 + 7 double, you're further along than I was 2 years ago for Goofy.
Helen - 9 + 18 is really something. You are ready today.
Christa Phipps - your 16+, slowly, was what, 8 minutes per mile? You're a jet.
Keeping up with the gang, I was able to produce 16.1 miles today. It's funny, but yet again the most difficult miles for me were 11 and 12. I'm built for runs of 10 or less, and when I go past that number the mind and the body begin to complain relentlessly. Once I get through 12 something happens and the miles get a bit easier. 16 however, was pretty ugly.
Still, I looked back at my Goofy training, and on this weekend 2 years ago I did 13, and never went any longer after that, a few 10's and 12's, but nothing more. So, IN THEORY, I'm fitter than I was when I ran 2:05/4:47. We'll see if fitness in theory produces actual results.
Best to all. Tomorrow I lift and bike easy. I bet getting out of bed will be loads of fun.
Craig