Tuesday, November 29, 2011

And still more racing...

Congrats to all of our Turkey Day warriors. Cami got top overall masters, Ann was eighth overall, and Ricky was sixth in his age group (who am I leaving out?).

Reindeer Run is coming up this Saturday. The hits just keep on coming.

I missed this past Sunday with a nasty cold, but I'm looking forward to being back this coming Sunday. Hope to see folks then.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Turkey Day

Good luck to everyone running Turkey Day tomorrow. Looks like the weather will be perfect.

Gordon, Jay and I had a great run on Sunday. The warm weather makes rolling out of bed that much easier. I plan to be there this Sunday. Hope to see everyone out there, ready to run off some of the feasting.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

More Racing News

A big congratulations to Michelle, who pulled off a 3:31 in her debut marathon in Savannah this past weekend. Mighty impressive, though not too surprising given how hard she's trained. Boston is now on the table.

The West Ashley crowd also racked up at the James Island Connector Run this past Saturday. Anne got second overall, Greg got fifth overall, Cami got first place Masters, and Gordon got fifth in his age group. (and what the heck, we'll also claim our occasional attendee Francis Woodard, who won her age group). Way to represent, everyone!

I'm just starting to get my legs back after MCM. I plan to be there for our long run this Sunday. Look forward to hearing some race stories.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Marathons R Us

Had a great time in DC, the weather was clear but freeeeezing, 31 with a wind chill of 27 (still better than being too hot). Thanks for all the support in training. I definitely wouldn't be able to do this well without my fellow psychopa...I mean, runners. Brush with celebrity note: Drew Carey was our official starter. He then jumped in the marathon and finished in 4:37. Not too shabby.

Ricky was cruising in Frankfurt. He ran a much smarter, solid marathon. And check out this little technological leap: Frankfurt has a series of streaming video feeds in front of each timing mat that tracks each runner and creates a quick video clip as they cross the mat. Ricky's results page has a video link to his series of video clips (so no one can accuse him of throwing in a sub).

Click here to check it out. Ricky is wearing the orange sleeveless crewneck, no hat. (note: the video begins with the obligatory commercial and intro). Ain't the future fun?

Good luck to Michelle on her debut marathon in Savannah this weekend. Given how solid she's been ticking off those long runs, she should have no troubles. Also good luck to anyone heading to New York.

I won't be in attendance for our long run this Sunday, but will make it out the next.