a Boston Run

Kidd_Deuce

Focuz: Running 2016 injury free!!!!

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Running - Goal Whitehawk 7:30pm	3.5 miles 00:30:30 (8:42 min/mile)	Shoe: Nike Structure 19 0 miles on shoe Height: 5'9

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Running - Tempo The Narrows 11:00am	8 miles 00:00:00	Shoe: Rav 6 2016-04 Red 0 miles on shoe

CoachGoz

Focuz: Grandma's Marathon

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Running - Intervals Candlewood 5:00am	9 miles 00:00:00	Shoe: Adrenaline GTS 16 Purple 0 miles on shoe

1 mile WU, 10 x 1000 with 2 min. rest, 1/2 CD
(4:13, 4:04, 3:51, 3:51, 3:56, 3:54, 3:56, 3:57, 3:53, 3:58)

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Running - Aerobic OSA 5:00am	7 miles 00:00:00	Shoe: Saucony Zealot 0 miles on shoe Height: 6' 1"

Ecto1

Focuz:

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Running - Intervals MTX-CU-Riverfront 5:00pm Weather: 62, NNW 10, nice!	7.33 miles 00:56:00 (7:38 min/mile)	Shoe: PureCadence 4 0 miles on shoe

2 up, 3x1 mi@5kish pace (0.25 AR), 2ish down
(6:13, 6:05, 6:07)

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Running - Aerobic	12 miles 00:00:00	Height: 5'07

rabid_monkey

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Running - Aerobic Neighborhood Loop Weather: Cool	2.2 miles 00:00:00	Shoe: Mizzuno Wave Inspire 12 0 miles on shoe Height: 6'-2

Bohldog

Focuz: PR @ Grandma's Marathon

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Running - Aerobic Zorinsky 4:15pm Weather: 67�	7.6 miles 01:07:37 (8:53 min/mile)	Shoe: Brooks Dyad 8 (2) 0 miles on shoe Height: 6' 4 Max HR: 165 Avg HR: 140

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Walking - Aerobic Whitehawk 8:30pm	3.6 miles 00:54:42 (15:11 min/mile)	Height: 6'

groupw

Focuz: Getting back into the swing of things.

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Biking - Long Weather: 70 windy	33.18 miles 02:01:21 16.41 mph	Shoe: Giant OCR1 - 5/12 0 miles on shoe Height: 5'9

I've been itching to get the bike on the road after it had been tuned up! Decided to do an out-and back to get the tailwind home. Some days you avoid them. Today it seemed the thing to do!

theDude

Focuz: If you will it Dude, it is no dream.

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Running - David City 6:00pm	9 miles 01:19:00 (8:46 min/mile)	Shoe: NB XC 700 0 miles on shoe Height: 5'10

Planned on more, didn't feel up to it. Got rained on.

JeremyMorris

Focuz: Run

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Biking - Exercise Bike 6:15pm	20 miles 01:00:50 19.73 mph	Height: 6 ft

JeremyMorris

Focuz: Run

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Running - Aerobic Kearney Hike and Bike Trail 4:30pm Weather: 70s	12 miles 01:22:40 (6:53 min/mile)	Shoe: Adidas duramo cross trail 0 miles on shoe Height: 6 ft

BrianL

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Running -	10.1 miles 00:00:00	Shoe: Nimbus 17 BLUE 0 miles on shoe Height: 5'7

rudy

Focuz: Lincoln 1/2 ?

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tour de France spin bike - Hills THE ROOM 4:30pm	16.5 miles 00:50:00 (3:01 min/mile)	Height: 6ft

Rest the foot day so I went for a spin. Great workout!

Jalan

Focuz: Embracing Old Man Style

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Running - Aerobic Lake Cunningham 12:15pm Weather: 57, cloudy	5.2 miles 00:43:00 (8:16 min/mile)	Shoe: Merrell Trail Glove 2 0 miles on shoe Height: 5'9

Feels like the Usual Suspects are coming around but a month too late. My prediction for Lincoln is 3:44 plus one minute for every degree the average temp is over 60.

moxie That's probably a pretty accurate curve for temperature.
- posted at 04:17:00 EDT

Harpo

Focuz: Lincoln 1/2

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Running - Aerobic So Omaha 11:15am	6 miles 00:51:00 (8:30 min/mile)	Shoe: Ravenna 6 Blue 0 miles on shoe Height: 6'2

DaveB

Focuz:

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Running - Aerobic	2 miles 00:15:30 (7:45 min/mile)	Shoe: Saucony Zealot #2 0 miles on shoe Height: 6'5''

Trying to collect my thoughts after the race on Monday.

Its hard to say I'm not a bit disappointed but looking back I am starting to realize it wasn't the disaster I first thought it was. I knew around mile 10 that it wasn't my day. It felt like I had run 18 miles at mile 10. It really surprised me as my training runs I felt stronger as I went on. I don't know what to attribute that to, maybe the heat, maybe my nerves, the downhills? Who knows? I realize that I was also very dehydrated early on. I was drinking as much as I could grab at every mile marker after 13 miles and it still wasn't enough. The wind, heat and sun were responsible for that.

What was reassuring were two things. 1) I placed 2500 spots better than my bib number so that means some really quick, skilled runners were having a tough day too. 2) I finished!

Really an outstanding race to be a part of. I can't express how thankful I am to the people on this site for all the encouragement to get me there.

A small story about finishing: I crossed the finish line and my quads had had enough. They cramped up and I was going down head first. Two medics ran up and grabbed me before my face plant. I said "I'm fine!" The lady on my right says in a perfect Boston accent "SUUURRREEE you are, honey"
Makes me giggle thinking about it every time.

Edie "SUUURRREEE you are, honey". Thanks for the recap.
- posted at 03:43:00 EDT

justinmollak Great stuff! You're right, seems like a lot of people had a rough day in the heat. You did awesome! Congrats! That last parts makes me laugh every time I think about someone saying that Bahston style.
- posted at 03:52:00 EDT

Linny This is awesome. Congrats on the whole experience. You did amazing. Happy your face is intact, as well. :)
- posted at 04:02:00 EDT

murtz great story. congrats.
- posted at 04:07:00 EDT

moxie It sounds like it was a tough one out there. Solid effort. Given it your all, clearly.
- posted at 04:18:00 EDT

dordio Nice recap Dave and CONGRATS! Every time I've ran BOSTON, my legs and quads have been "trash" at mile 10; yes...it is the downhills they are demolishing your legs no matter how much you play it cautious. No way to prep for them
- posted at 05:43:00 EDT

carljsamuelson awesome recap dOOd; ready for DT13?? ;)
- posted at 05:44:00 EDT

rudy Great Recap! congrats
- posted at 06:52:00 EDT

murtz

Focuz: I have no idea what I'm doing

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Biking - Hills	9 miles 00:35:00 15.43 mph	Height: 6'1

35 minutes on the cross-country stationary bike setting.

starguy

Focuz: Believe in the power of Yet

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Running - Tempo Clearwater Falls 11:30am	10.11 miles 01:21:10 (8:01 min/mile)	Shoe: Hurricane A 0 miles on shoe Height: 5' 9'

The wind wasn't as bad as I thought it would be at the start. However, it was meeting my expectations by the end.

Happy Birthday Bob!

moxie That's a solid run.
- posted at 03:03:00 EDT

Linny ^Yes!
- posted at 04:02:00 EDT

mc.lynch

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Running -	5.3 miles 00:00:00	Shoe: NB 890 Green B 0 miles on shoe

Ran out of time. I'll try to find time to finish later.

And if de-elevator tries 2 bring u down
Go crazy - punch a higher floor
Are we gonna let de-elevator
Bring us down
Oh, no Let's Go!
...
Let's go crazy

RIP Prince

moxie I only wanted to see you running in the purple rain. Purple rain. Purple rain.
- posted at 03:09:00 EDT

Linny So sad. :(
- posted at 04:03:00 EDT

tbirdxc

Focuz: In the words of Brady Quinn, "Now I'm done."

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Running - Aerobic 10:30am Weather: 55* blustery	4 miles 00:32:26 (8:06 min/mile)	Shoe: Transcend - orange 0 miles on shoe Height: 6-00

Recovery run around the lakes before heading to Lincoln for track. Feeling beat up.

Linny

Focuz: Mind Over Matter.

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Biking - Intervals Madonna Spin 5:15am Weather: Chilly. Wet.	00:45:00 0 mph	Shoe: SweetSpinz 0 miles on shoe Height: 5'3

Well today was supposed to be swim, but my shoulder has been giving me some troubles the last few weeks in the pool, but I can usually stretch it out. Same yesterday. But then around 4pm it started hurting like a mother. Could not even peanut butter Gracie's PB&J. Or try on clothes effectively at the fashion show.:/ Matt worked it and taped it. So no swim today. Did Michelle's spin instead. It's no secret I handle injury like a champ, so I've been a tad cranky.

Sweat buckets today though, so that's good. Did some planks and what not afterwards.

If you wanna read a great article about two amazing ladies....check the Lincoln Journal Star. My gal Carolyn and her mama Kim. Their path to Boston. Truly inspirational girls. They don't make em any better. :)))

Have a great Thursday.

moxie That's no fun :( Hopefully you just slept on it wrong.
- posted at 03:11:00 EDT

Linny No, it's the swim. :(
- posted at 04:03:00 EDT

camann

Focuz: I Can I Will

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Walking - Aerobic Hoods 6:00am	2 miles 00:00:00	Shoe: Brooks Ravenna 4 0 miles on shoe

Slept in a bit then went for a walk to start my day.

Linny Good way to start the day. :)
- posted at 10:59:00 EDT

BetzE

Focuz: Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

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Swimming - Aerobic 5:00am	2.3 miles 00:00:00

Big group for another Pat workout. 4000 yards. Getting faster with the stroke changes - so that's good.
And, it's Thursday! One of my favorites because it's my day to mentor at Boys Town high school - and I love it.

getfuzzy Aw, that's excellent! and nice work on the swimming.
- posted at 10:00:00 EDT

carljsamuelson Freestyle to back?
- posted at 10:08:00 EDT

Linny ^Fly to back to breast to free :)
- posted at 10:28:00 EDT

Linny Have a great day today, Bets!
- posted at 10:29:00 EDT

moxie Solid. Are there swimming races you can enter?
- posted at 03:12:00 EDT

getfuzzy

Focuz: 60 minutes

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Running - 6:00am Weather: In St. Paul dense fog, 54	3 miles 00:00:00	Height: 5'2"

Ran with my friend, Amy, along White Bear Lake. Huffing and puffing today.

BetzE but always nice to run with a friend :)
- posted at 09:47:00 EDT

getfuzzy yes! :)
- posted at 10:00:00 EDT

carljsamuelson ^^agreed!
- posted at 10:08:00 EDT

Linny ^^^Ditto.
- posted at 10:29:00 EDT

powerfade

Focuz: Calm

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Running - Intervals Candlewood 5:00am	7.46 miles 01:01:31 (8:14 min/mile)	Shoe: 870v3 - Grey/Yellow 0 miles on shoe Height: 6'00

Mix it up workout. .5/1.5/.5./1.5/.5, alternate between 5k and MGP, with 400 AR in between each interval.

2:56, 10:35, 2:56, 10:21, 3:00

Ready but still not ready.

moxie You're definitely ready. You have me very interested in trying out the Hanson's plan for the fall, if my body cooperates.
- posted at 09:21:00 EDT

getfuzzy You are running so well.
- posted at 09:35:00 EDT

BetzE Ready.
- posted at 09:47:00 EDT

carljsamuelson Haircut yet? Then you can check the box next to "Ready". ;)
- posted at 10:09:00 EDT

Linny Ready.
- posted at 10:30:00 EDT

powerfade Haircut will be next week.
- posted at 11:04:00 EDT

carljsamuelson ^then next week, you'll be ready
- posted at 05:45:00 EDT

moxie

Focuz: Get healthy

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Biking - Recovereasy Indoor Trainer 4:00am	01:45:00 0 mph	Height: 5'10 Avg HR: 125

I've had 2 weeks of pretty good training...not so much this morning. For whatever reason, I did not have much energy. Still, got it done. 45 minutes cycling w/u, 60 minutes lifting, core routine, 60 minutes cycling c/d. Hopefully another easy spinning session tonight.

getfuzzy you got it done though. :)
- posted at 09:36:00 EDT

BetzE we all have days like that.
- posted at 09:48:00 EDT

carljsamuelson your worst days seem better than my better days.
- posted at 10:10:00 EDT

Linny Good gravy that's a lot.
- posted at 10:31:00 EDT

justinmollak Sheesh
- posted at 04:12:00 EDT

hOg

Focuz: Sub 2:40 in 2016

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Running - Aerobic Zorinsky 4:00am	7 miles 00:54:54 (7:50 min/mile)	Shoe: Asics Nimbus 18.1 0 miles on shoe Height: 5'8

carljsamuelson

Focuz: commit

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Running - Aerobic Chalco Elevation: Ascent+402 Descent-411 5:01am Weather: 55�, 11 NW, 82%	7.6 miles 01:01:18 (8:03 min/mile)	Shoe: Saucony Guide 8 [20160130] 0 miles on shoe

Omaha [20160421]: Chalco!

smilEy and I ran into, and around, Chalco, from The Center; saw two deer! Ran through a patch of mud, though, shoes are filthy. :(

carljsamuelson happy birthday leanto! happy birthday db!
- posted at 07:44:00 EDT

getfuzzy muddy up here too. :)
- posted at 08:51:00 EDT

moxie Looks like there's plenty of rain on the horizon to clean 'em off with.
- posted at 09:18:00 EDT

carljsamuelson ^thinking pressure washer
- posted at 10:10:00 EDT

Linny Deer! :) Mud. :(
- posted at 10:32:00 EDT

carljsamuelson Mrs.Becker would say, "Fortunately, Unfortunately".
- posted at 05:46:00 EDT

Linny ^Speaking of, I saw her last night. :) Always a pleasure. :)
- posted at 07:04:00 EDT

hskrrs

Focuz: One foot in front of the other...

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Running - Aerobic School Loop 5:00am Weather: 43 degrees wnw 9 clear	3.8 miles 00:00:00	Shoe: Ascis GT2000-3 White-2 0 miles on shoe Height: 6.0

Track meet was delayed an hour due to fog, then during the boys 4 x 800 it started raining along with some pea sized hail. Finished the relay, headed indoors for abut 30 minutes. Finished the meet with finals only and ran the 3200 all together. That was interesting. Went well though.

getfuzzy good way to improvise. :)
- posted at 08:50:00 EDT

moxie Nice. That's one way to make a meet extra interesting.
- posted at 09:18:00 EDT

BetzE nice job rolling with it :)
- posted at 09:49:00 EDT

carljsamuelson when you say "all together"; does that include you?! ;)
- posted at 10:10:00 EDT

Linny Ugh.
- posted at 10:54:00 EDT

justinmollak

Focuz: enjoy every moment

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Running - Aerobic Westside Hillz 4:30am Weather: 56	10 miles 01:19:31 (7:57 min/mile)	Shoe: Brooks PureFlow Yellow 0 miles on shoe

Calves and heels reminded me that it's been a while since I ran up on my toes. I felt the workout from yesterday and since it was a later than normal workout I didn't do back to back this week. I'll do the workout tomorrow instead.

getfuzzy great mug
- posted at 08:51:00 EDT

moxie Good job listening to your body. That's a harder challenge than the tough workouts.
- posted at 09:19:00 EDT

BetzE running up hills on your toes - is that how you're supposed to do it :)?
- posted at 09:50:00 EDT

carljsamuelson ^dropping "s-bombs" the whole way!
- posted at 10:11:00 EDT

justinmollak ^^^^thanks, Barb! ^^^moxie, yea, it can be tough. I don't always listen well. ^^betzE, I was referring to when I did my interval workout yesterday. The calves were pretty sore this morning. ^carl, I dropped some S-bombs when I had to get out of bed @ 4:15
- posted at 10:43:00 EDT

Linny S-bombs. :)
- posted at 10:55:00 EDT

booty

Focuz: Keep moving!

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Running - Aerobic treadmill 5:00am	3 miles 00:00:00	Shoe: Pink Saucony 0 miles on shoe

Focuz: Running 2016 injury free!!!!

Focuz: Grandma's Marathon

Focuz: Earning my "I Ran with Carl" badge

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Focuz: PR @ Grandma's Marathon

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Focuz: Getting back into the swing of things.

Focuz: If you will it Dude, it is no dream.

Focuz: Run

Focuz: Run

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Focuz: Lincoln 1/2 ?

Focuz: Embracing Old Man Style

Focuz: Lincoln 1/2

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Focuz: I have no idea what I'm doing

Focuz: Believe in the power of Yet

Focuz: In the words of Brady Quinn, "Now I'm done."

Focuz: Mind Over Matter.

Focuz: I Can I Will

Focuz: Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

Focuz: 60 minutes

Focuz: Calm

Focuz: Get healthy

Focuz: Sub 2:40 in 2016

Focuz: commit

Focuz: One foot in front of the other...

Focuz: enjoy every moment

Focuz: Keep moving!