November 2nd

Just over a month away from Kiawah. Looks like anywhere from 18-22 is the distance this Sunday @ 7am. Good luck to Trevor on Saturday in the B2B!

Watch the clock!

Nice Day

Rusty and I were blessed with great conditions. Saturday was rainy and blustery. But Sunday morning had perfect conditions. Clear, 50 degrees, no wind. There was fog on the Potomac. At about mile 5, as you crossed the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Georgetown slowly emerged through the mist. Beautiful. Crowds were great too. A fun time (well, not "fun" in the sort of way that most people define it) was had by all. I plan to put this one on my calendar for next year.

For an added humiliation you can view the Finish Line Video by clicking here.

The video's clock time runs about a minute ahead of the official race clock (so it looks like we finish a minute faster than we did). You can also skip and scroll to the time you want to see.

Sunday 26th

Thanks to Swazi for showing up! Together we knocked out 19.5 with the bridge in the first half...perfect conditions. Knowing the guys in DC were running the big 26.2 helped! Next Sunday may cut back a little and try to pick up the pace.

Congrats to John and Rusty for their excellent results in the Marine Corps Marathon

Way to go guys !!!!

Who was complaining about the weather forecast in DC ??

Hows this for a bit of wind and rain....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cumbria/7691020.stm

More about the OMM here:

http://www.theomm.com/event/aboutTheEvent.html

Sunday October 26th

Looks like I may be in town this weekend. I think I need to do about 18 miles. Anyone else planning to be there Sunday morning bright and early?

Good Luck

Just wanted to say good luck to our Marine Corps team this weekend. Have a good run!

Sunday Long Run

What is the consensus for the distance this Sunday? I'm only going a slow 8 miles (one week to race time). But we have a few folks ramping it up for Kiawah. What do other folks want to do?

Long Runs

The weather decided to cooperate on Sunday. The drizzle ended as our run began. The runs were long, 16 to 18 miles. The wind was bad going out, good coming back. The Marine Corps/Bridge to Battleship fellas are now in taper mode. But the Kiawah crowd is beginning to ramp up their long runs. Perhaps as the winter marathons near, we'll see a few fresh faces.

See everyone at the track tonight.

Track Night

It was busy at the track last night. We had a full crowd of runners. We also had youth football games in full swing. Everyone had to play a bit of dodge-the-kids (or adults). But for the most part, the two contingencies have come to tolerate each other. The last of these regular season Tuesday night football games should be 10/28.

As the weather cools, the workouts are starting to mix it up. I heard some people doing ladders, some 800's, and a few of us did mile repeats. More people appear to be arriving at the track with their set schedules, and are therefore less likely to decide on their workout on the spot. Fortunately, there are enough of us that you can find at least one or two people who are doing what you're doing.

I've got a slow 18 scheduled for my long run on Sunday. How about other folks?

Thursday Fartlek anybody ?

I still felt Saturday's 10km in my legs this morning, so I missed the long run. I am planning a long (ish) run Thursday evening with a variety of "fartlek" style efforts / repeats thrown in en route.

If you want to come to I'll be leaving West Ashley around 5 to 5:30 pm - or whenever it suits a critical mass ?

IOP Connector 10k

It's amazing how much slower you go when the course is actually 10kms.... In conditions that seemed to be ideal for PRs, I managed a not so exciting 41:53 to bag 6th place in the 40-44 div. Blair (if her last name is Turnage ?) did significantly better taking 2nd in her division with 46:58.

I think I saw Rusty there - but don't know if he ran 5 or 10. I also couldn't find his name, but I'm guessing he isn't "Rusty" in the results either !!

I went out hard and tried to keep it there, looking for a sub 40 time on a real course. I was doing alright until the 3 mile marker, which was completely out of position. My psyche never really recovered from the disappointment at recording an 8:05 mile after 2 consecutive 6:25 miles and I think my brain let me down more than anything else...

The best bit was jumping in the sea with my running gear on afterwards....

For Tomorrow

Rusty and I are planning to meet at 6:30 for a quick three miles before the group meets at 7:00. So as we've done in the past, we'll have a 6:30 departure for a three mile loop. We'll meet back with the 7:00 departure for the long run. See you tomorrow morning.