I just finished the Thanksgiving day Race here in Cincinnati. The weather conditions sucked but I was surprised at how well I ran. It was about 40 degrees and pouring down rain the whole morning. Initially, my goal had just been to finish around 47- 48 minutes, based on my training runs. However, I really surprised myself. Despite starting out a bit too fast (Ran my first mile at 7:05, 2nd mile around 7:15), I was able to maintain around 7:30 for the next 3 miles and ran about 7:12 the last 1.2 miles. In the end I finished in 45:39, not too bad for me. My initial plan was to start out around 7:40-7:45 for the first half of the race, then pick it up to about 7:25-7:30 the last half. I really surprised myself though, despite even starting out a bit fast. All in all, it was a fun experience.
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I just finished the Thanksgiving day Race here in Cincinnati. The weather conditions sucked but I was surprised at how well I ran. It was about 40 degrees and pouring down rain the whole morning. Initially, my goal had just been to finish around 47- 48 minutes, based on my training runs. However, I really surprised myself. Despite starting out a bit too fast (Ran my first mile at 7:05, 2nd mile around 7:15), I was able to maintain around 7:30 for the next 3 miles and ran about 7:12 the last 1.2 miles.
In
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the end I finished in 45:39, not too bad for me. My initial plan was to start out around 7:40-7:45 for the first half of the race, then pick it up to about 7:25-7:30 the last half. I really surprised myself though,
despite
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even starting out a bit fast. All in all, it was a fun experience.
Nice job on your race this morning! I volunteered and helped set up the race in Cincy on Wednesday night but ran the 5 miler up in Dayton with a friend of mine. We chose to run up there because of the 25th anniversary fleece vest that came with registration. It was pretty cool to because my buddy and I ended up being interviewed live by channel 2 news. I agree that the rain sucked but at least it was fairly warm. My time wasn't as good as yours I averaged 8:39 a mile for a time of 43:14. I don't train much though. I ran a few marathons this fall and just run a race here and there thru the winter so that I can maintain my weight. How much do you run? What part of Cincinnati are you from?
Dave
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I just finished the Thanksgiving day Race here in Cincinnati. The weather conditions sucked but I was surprised at how well I ran. It was about 40 degrees and pouring down rain the whole morning. Initially, my goal had just been to finish around 47- 48 minutes, based on my training runs. However, I really surprised myself. Despite starting out a bit too fast (Ran my first mile at 7:05, 2nd mile around 7:15), I was able to maintain around 7:30 for the next 3 miles and ran about 7:12 the last 1.2 miles.
In
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the end I finished in 45:39, not too bad for me. My initial plan was to start out around 7:40-7:45 for the first half of the race, then pick it up to about 7:25-7:30 the last half. I really surprised myself though,
despite
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even starting out a bit fast. All in all, it was a fun experience.
Hey Dave, good job on the Dayton run. I currently run around 35-40 mpw, since running Chicago where I peaked around 45-50mpw. I just started running a little over 1 year ago, b/c i wanted to get into shape and lose some flab. I'm from the east side of Cincinnati. What about you?
Joe
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Joe,
Nice job on your race this morning! I volunteered and helped set up the race in Cincy on Wednesday night but ran the 5 miler up in Dayton with a friend of mine. We chose to run up there because of the 25th anniversary fleece vest that came with registration. It was pretty cool to because my buddy and I ended up being interviewed live by channel 2 news. I agree
that
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the rain sucked but at least it was fairly warm. My time wasn't as good
as
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yours I averaged 8:39 a mile for a time of 43:14. I don't train much though. I ran a few marathons this fall and just run a race here and
there
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thru the winter so that I can maintain my weight. How much do you run? What part of Cincinnati are you from?
Dave
"Joe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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I just finished the Thanksgiving day Race here in Cincinnati. The
weather
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conditions sucked but I was surprised at how well I ran. It was about
40
Quoted message said:
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degrees and pouring down rain the whole morning. Initially, my goal had just been to finish around 47- 48 minutes, based on my training runs. However, I really surprised myself. Despite starting out a bit too fast (Ran my first mile at 7:05, 2nd mile around 7:15), I was able to
maintain
Quoted message said:
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around 7:30 for the next 3 miles and ran about 7:12 the last 1.2 miles.
In
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the end I finished in 45:39, not too bad for me. My initial plan was to start out around 7:40-7:45 for the first half of the race, then pick it
up
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Quoted message said:
to about 7:25-7:30 the last half. I really surprised myself though,
despite
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even starting out a bit fast. All in all, it was a fun experience.
I here ya there! I run for weight management but I really like it too. I'm pretty dedicated in the spring and summer but I really fall off track in the fall and winter. I ran my first two marathons this fall. I ran the Air Force Marathon up at Wright Patt in Dayton on Sept 20th and then ran Columbus on Oct 19th. My training is horrible though. I only ran 7 days in two months leading up to my first marathon. I was really lacking the motivation to get out the door and never ran a run over 15 miles up til Wright Patt. I'm thinking of joining a running club but I'm from the west side (Colerain/Fairfield) area and seems like everyone that runs is from the east side of town. It just really helps to know that others are counting on you to be out there. Do you belong to one?
Dave
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Hey Dave, good job on the Dayton run. I currently run around 35-40 mpw, since running Chicago where I peaked around 45-50mpw. I just started running a little over 1 year ago, b/c i wanted to get into shape and lose some flab. I'm from the east side of Cincinnati. What about you?
Joe
"David Drake" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Joe,
Nice job on your race this morning! I volunteered and helped set up the race in Cincy on Wednesday night but ran the 5 miler up in Dayton with a friend of mine. We chose to run up there because of the 25th
anniversary
Quoted message said:
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fleece vest that came with registration. It was pretty cool to because
my
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buddy and I ended up being interviewed live by channel 2 news. I agree
that
Quoted message said:
the rain sucked but at least it was fairly warm. My time wasn't as good
as
Quoted message said:
yours I averaged 8:39 a mile for a time of 43:14. I don't train much though. I ran a few marathons this fall and just run a race here and
there
Quoted message said:
thru the winter so that I can maintain my weight. How much do you run? What part of Cincinnati are you from?
Dave
"Joe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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I just finished the Thanksgiving day Race here in Cincinnati. The
weather
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conditions sucked but I was surprised at how well I ran. It was about
40
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
degrees and pouring down rain the whole morning. Initially, my goal
had
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
just been to finish around 47- 48 minutes, based on my training runs. However, I really surprised myself. Despite starting out a bit too
fast
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
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(Ran my first mile at 7:05, 2nd mile around 7:15), I was able to
maintain
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around 7:30 for the next 3 miles and ran about 7:12 the last 1.2
miles.
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In
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the end I finished in 45:39, not too bad for me. My initial plan was
to
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
start out around 7:40-7:45 for the first half of the race, then pick
it
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up
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to about 7:25-7:30 the last half. I really surprised myself though,
despite
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even starting out a bit fast. All in all, it was a fun experience.
No, I'm not a part of any club. I think registering for a marathon has been enough motivation to get myself out the door. Though, I'm at a point now, where I really enjoy running and look forward to it, so often it's not a problem of not wanting to get out the door. Though sometimes it is tough, getting up in the morning before work to get myself out there.
Joe
"David Drake" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Joe,
I here ya there! I run for weight management but I really like it too.
I'm
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pretty dedicated in the spring and summer but I really fall off track in
the
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fall and winter. I ran my first two marathons this fall. I ran the Air Force Marathon up at Wright Patt in Dayton on Sept 20th and then ran Columbus on Oct 19th. My training is horrible though. I only ran 7 days
in
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two months leading up to my first marathon. I was really lacking the motivation to get out the door and never ran a run over 15 miles up til Wright Patt. I'm thinking of joining a running club but I'm from the west side (Colerain/Fairfield) area and seems like everyone that runs is from the east side of town. It just really helps to know that others are counting on you to be out there. Do you belong to one?
Dave
"Joe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Hey Dave, good job on the Dayton run. I currently run around 35-40 mpw, since running Chicago where I peaked around 45-50mpw. I just started running a little over 1 year ago, b/c i wanted to get into shape and
lose
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some flab. I'm from the east side of Cincinnati. What about you?
Joe
"David Drake" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Joe,
Nice job on your race this morning! I volunteered and helped set up
the
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
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race in Cincy on Wednesday night but ran the 5 miler up in Dayton with
a
Quoted message said:
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friend of mine. We chose to run up there because of the 25th
anniversary
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
fleece vest that came with registration. It was pretty cool to
because
Quoted message said:
my
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
buddy and I ended up being interviewed live by channel 2 news. I
agree
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
that
Quoted message said:
the rain sucked but at least it was fairly warm. My time wasn't as
good
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Quoted message said:
as
Quoted message said:
yours I averaged 8:39 a mile for a time of 43:14. I don't train much though. I ran a few marathons this fall and just run a race here and
there
Quoted message said:
thru the winter so that I can maintain my weight. How much do you
run?
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
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What part of Cincinnati are you from?
Dave
"Joe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]... > I just finished the Thanksgiving day Race here in Cincinnati. The
weather
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> conditions sucked but I was surprised at how well I ran. It was
about
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40
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> degrees and pouring down rain the whole morning. Initially, my goal
had
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> just been to finish around 47- 48 minutes, based on my training
runs.
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> However, I really surprised myself. Despite starting out a bit too
fast
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> (Ran my first mile at 7:05, 2nd mile around 7:15), I was able to
maintain
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> around 7:30 for the next 3 miles and ran about 7:12 the last 1.2
miles.
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In > the end I finished in 45:39, not too bad for me. My initial plan
was
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to
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> start out around 7:40-7:45 for the first half of the race, then pick
it
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up
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> to about 7:25-7:30 the last half. I really surprised myself though, despite > even starting out a bit fast. All in all, it was a fun experience. > > Joe > >
I here ya there! I run for weight management but I really like it too. I'm pretty dedicated in the spring and summer but I really fall off track in the fall and winter. I ran my first two marathons this fall. I ran the Air Force Marathon up at Wright Patt in Dayton on Sept 20th and then ran Columbus on Oct 19th. My training is horrible though. I only ran 7 days in two months leading up to my first marathon. I was really lacking the motivation to get out the door and never ran a run over 15 miles up til Wright Patt. I'm thinking of joining a running club but I'm from the west side (Colerain/Fairfield) area and seems like everyone that runs is from the east side of town. It just really helps to know that others are counting on you to be out there. Do you belong to one?
Dave
"Joe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Hey Dave, good job on the Dayton run. I currently run around 35-40 mpw, since running Chicago where I peaked around 45-50mpw. I just started running a little over 1 year ago, b/c i wanted to get into shape and lose some flab. I'm from the east side of Cincinnati. What about you?
Joe
"David Drake" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Joe,
Nice job on your race this morning! I volunteered and helped set up the race in Cincy on Wednesday night but ran the 5 miler up in Dayton with a friend of mine. We chose to run up there because of the 25th
anniversary
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
fleece vest that came with registration. It was pretty cool to because
my
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
buddy and I ended up being interviewed live by channel 2 news. I agree
that
Quoted message said:
the rain sucked but at least it was fairly warm. My time wasn't as good
as
Quoted message said:
yours I averaged 8:39 a mile for a time of 43:14. I don't train much though. I ran a few marathons this fall and just run a race here and
there
Quoted message said:
thru the winter so that I can maintain my weight. How much do you run? What part of Cincinnati are you from?
Dave
"Joe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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I just finished the Thanksgiving day Race here in Cincinnati. The
weather
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
conditions sucked but I was surprised at how well I ran. It was about
40
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
degrees and pouring down rain the whole morning. Initially, my goal
had
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
just been to finish around 47- 48 minutes, based on my training runs. However, I really surprised myself. Despite starting out a bit too
fast
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
(Ran my first mile at 7:05, 2nd mile around 7:15), I was able to
maintain
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
around 7:30 for the next 3 miles and ran about 7:12 the last 1.2
miles.
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
In
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the end I finished in 45:39, not too bad for me. My initial plan was
to
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
start out around 7:40-7:45 for the first half of the race, then pick
it
Quoted message said:
up
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
to about 7:25-7:30 the last half. I really surprised myself though,
despite
Quoted message said:
even starting out a bit fast. All in all, it was a fun experience.
No, I'm not a part of any club. I think registering for a marathon has been enough motivation to get myself out the door. Though, I'm at a point now, where I really enjoy running and look forward to it, so often it's not a problem of not wanting to get out the door. Though sometimes it is tough, getting up in the morning before work to get myself out there.
Joe
"David Drake" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Joe,
I here ya there! I run for weight management but I really like it too.
I'm
Quoted message said:
pretty dedicated in the spring and summer but I really fall off track in
the
Quoted message said:
fall and winter. I ran my first two marathons this fall. I ran the Air Force Marathon up at Wright Patt in Dayton on Sept 20th and then ran Columbus on Oct 19th. My training is horrible though. I only ran 7 days
in
Quoted message said:
two months leading up to my first marathon. I was really lacking the motivation to get out the door and never ran a run over 15 miles up til Wright Patt. I'm thinking of joining a running club but I'm from the west side (Colerain/Fairfield) area and seems like everyone that runs is from the east side of town. It just really helps to know that others are counting on you to be out there. Do you belong to one?
Dave
"Joe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Hey Dave, good job on the Dayton run. I currently run around 35-40 mpw, since running Chicago where I peaked around 45-50mpw. I just started running a little over 1 year ago, b/c i wanted to get into shape and
lose
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
some flab. I'm from the east side of Cincinnati. What about you?
Joe
"David Drake" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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Joe,
Nice job on your race this morning! I volunteered and helped set up
the
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
race in Cincy on Wednesday night but ran the 5 miler up in Dayton with
a
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
friend of mine. We chose to run up there because of the 25th
anniversary
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
fleece vest that came with registration. It was pretty cool to
because
Quoted message said:
my
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
buddy and I ended up being interviewed live by channel 2 news. I
agree
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
that
Quoted message said:
the rain sucked but at least it was fairly warm. My time wasn't as
good
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
as
Quoted message said:
yours I averaged 8:39 a mile for a time of 43:14. I don't train much though. I ran a few marathons this fall and just run a race here and
there
Quoted message said:
thru the winter so that I can maintain my weight. How much do you
run?
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
What part of Cincinnati are you from?
Dave
"Joe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]... > I just finished the Thanksgiving day Race here in Cincinnati. The
weather
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> conditions sucked but I was surprised at how well I ran. It was
about
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40
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> degrees and pouring down rain the whole morning. Initially, my goal
had
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> just been to finish around 47- 48 minutes, based on my training
runs.
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> However, I really surprised myself. Despite starting out a bit too
fast
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> (Ran my first mile at 7:05, 2nd mile around 7:15), I was able to
maintain
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> around 7:30 for the next 3 miles and ran about 7:12 the last 1.2
miles.
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In > the end I finished in 45:39, not too bad for me. My initial plan
was
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to
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> start out around 7:40-7:45 for the first half of the race, then pick
it
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up
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> to about 7:25-7:30 the last half. I really surprised myself though, despite > even starting out a bit fast. All in all, it was a fun experience. > > Joe > >
