GRC Singlet

Max, Matt, or anyone who might have a singlet - can you please bring your GRC singlet to the group run tomorrow? We are in need of two singlets for our team race next weekend in Ohio.

I'll make sure it gets returned...and I'll even make sure it gets cleaned.

Thank you.

RACING AND CLUB GROUP THINK

YO,

Upon reflection(while on the stationary bike watching replays of Sanford and Son), I thought some about this club and racing and such.

I would appreciate other's insight on the matter of racing and training and who joins in participates and shares in the love.

I think, long term, that we should try and make this club and racing events open to all who dare and want to take part. No need focusing just on fast people. I no we do not exlcude others, at the moment, but alas, not many others venture to our little excursions.

I suppose, from my vantage point, its about all who join the fray and how they try and become better, no matter what their level.

This thought or way of thinking might not appeal to all but I think its a new way of expanding the club, training, racing events, etc.

thoughts, ideas from others?

PARTAY

I will, for certain, have a partay on the 22nd of December or on my B-day in Jan, the 19th. This will be a RUNNER'S event. Let me know what time works with you and majority wins.

JINGLE BELL RACE

Pat is going to run the cross country race instead of the 10k on the 9th. I am looking for one or two more male runners. Spread the word and get back to me if interested.

Saturday Run

There's been a lot of chatter about a Saturday run. I propose the MD/DC line on Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park at 9am. http://tinyurl.com/23uqg3

I am going to run long...since I likely won't run at all on Sunday because I have to work a very long day. I'd like to combine both trails and road.

MELISSA..............

GO TO PHOENIX AND QUALIFY FOR OLYMPIC TRIALS. JAKE WILL PACE YOU. OOOOPS.

Three Times a Charm

Unofficial - Melissa Tanner runs 2:57 (and WINS!) this morning at the NCR Trail Marathon in Northern Maryland.

Developing...

JINGLE BELL RACE/METRIC MARATHON

Pat and Pete,

please send me your info for race registration at Max.Lockwood@gmail.com

name
age
residence
date of birth

also, I am not sure if Rolly is doing this. We need one more dude. Timm, Mighty Matias, Merkel, RIGHT ON THE MONEY, etc. interested?

Also, myself and a buddy, Robert, are running something called the Metric Marathon next Sunday. It looks like a cool 16.2 mile workout in Columbia, MD. I have never run in that neck of the woods so I figured I would give it a try. Anyone else interested, check out this site http://www.striders.net

AFTER READING YOUR TRAINING JOURNALS ALL I CAN SAY IS

I am glad but also a little sad not to be in my 20s anymore. Upon reading these things, I am impressed by people's introspection and such.
MAX ON THE SOAPBOX----- In your 20s you are supposed to not know much about the world or yourself. Go out and find YOU and develop confidence and self acceptance, a career, some true love, etc.

In your 30s things begin to flatten out so to speak. You really could care less what others think about you and you are confident in core aspects of yourself and how you fit in with others, etc.

In my 20s I did not have running as a companion. I was an idealist and did other things entirely. So I really do not understand how some of you guys are so dedicated to something that is so time consuming. A 20 year old male has the energy and hormonal level that is pretty intense. I guess its better to run it off than drink, party, etc.

Anyway, its Thanksgiving and I am thankful for running, knowing you guys and other local runners, and loving every ounce of life that is given to me.
MAX OFF THE SOAP BOX

RACE REPORT

Ran the Turkey Trot 5 Mile race in Alexandria today. Totally hot(weather) and lots of beautiful women, too! The usual crew was out including Vanessa Hunter, Crane, Derik and Lisa Thomas and so on. I ran a conservative but strong race. Started out real slow and picked off people along the way. I think I came in 7 or 8 out of like, 2500 runners. Lots of post race chatter and fun. Saw Mike Wardian(not racing but tooling his kid around the area in a stroller).

Ran a few miles for a cool down and am happy.

RUNNING MAKES ME HAPPY_____

Happy Thanksgiving

If Any Women Still Need To Qualify....

Running Down a Dream
U.S. Women Invited to Run P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon to Qualify for 2008 Olympic Trials

PHOENIX - (November 18, 2007) - Elite Racing, Inc. invites all American women who have the goal to qualify for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon to run the fifth annual P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon on Sunday, January 13, 2008.

As part of this special invitational program, accommodation will be provided for all athletes selected to participate. In addition, a cash bonus of $500 will be awarded to the selected athletes who run under the U.S. Olympic Trials "B" standard time of 2 hours, 47 minutes.

All interested athletes must submit a current running resume to Elite Racing by Friday, December 7, 2007 for consideration. Current running resumes, including complete contact information, age and personal best marathon time, must be emailed to lulrich@eliteracing.com. All selected athletes will be notified by Dec. 14.

Athletes from the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project, a nationally recognized running and training program, will provide pacing during the race for the selected group of Olympic Trials hopefuls.

"We are pleased to extend this invitation to our nation's top female marathoners," said Tracy Sundlun, Elite Racing's Executive Vice President. "The P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon course has the potential to be very fast, which we hope helps the athletes produce some outstanding performances."

The P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona features live bands positioned at each mile along both the 26.2 and 13.1-mile courses, creating a block party atmosphere for participants and spectators alike. More than 35,000 runners and walkers are expected to participate on the marathon and half-marathon courses. The event, the world's largest marathon and half-marathon same day combination, concludes with an evening concert at Tempe Beach Park featuring a headlining act.

A two-day Health & Fitness Expo kicks off race week at the Phoenix Convention Center On Fri., Jan. 11 and Sat., Jan. 12. All participants visit the expo to pick up their race numbers and browse over 100 vendors from the running and fitness industry.

To register for the race or for more information about the P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon & ½ Marathon, visit RnRaz.com or contact Elite Racing, Inc. at (800) 311-1255.

TEAM RACES ON THE HORIZON

I know that Jason and Jake and a few others are trying to put together a team to run the cross country USATF race on the 8th of December. For those not doing that and want to something local, I am putting together a team for the 9th on Haines Point. Its a 10K, similar to the one we did for Veteran's Day. So far I have myself, Michelle and perhaps, Peter. Others are more than welcome.

As for the Boston Marathon, i am a go. Jason, if you are putting a team together, add me to it, please.

TRAINING UPDATE. No running today as I did a really boring 90 minute stint on the elliptical trainer where I watched some samurai movie with Tom Cruise. Movie was OK and made the indoor machine bearable.

later,_________M

Thanks to All

Just want to thank everyone for the good wishes for the Philly Marathon. I went out at the pace I wanted but ran into a hammy situation around 17 and ended up limping my way home...If I don't see you before the Thanksgiving Day, know that I wish you a happy holiday and hope everyone get all the tryptophan they need. Matt

PEOPLE SHOULD POST THEIR TRAINING

Please post your training. It might seem boring to you at times but it is where we are spending most of our running time. I think we all can learn a great deal from one another.

This weekend's results:

I'm blanking on Dane's last name, but I think he amassed 70 miles in just under 17 hours:

42 Dane Rauschenberg 86 M/31 35 16:39:57.75 14:17/M 70.000

I don't have anything about Jake and Matt up in Philly, though Jake should well be done and Matt is an 1:45 into it.

TRAINING

OK---Jason has convinced me that age is truly a thing of the mind and that I and others, over 30, are really whatever age we think we are. I will go with this.

As for training. Upon completing my rain run with Scott and Jason, I did a 12 mile fartlek run with Michelle and this guy who calls himself JARRIN, on Friday. Actually it turned out to be a 3 mile warm up and cool down with the 6 middle miles being fartlek. Nice run and we ran hard. 3 minutes on and 1 off. Michelle is still rounding into shape for her hard training coming up in January. I cannot imagine what it would be like to train for trials in the 5K and be considered one of the favorites. Thats lots of pressure! I am sure she will do fine though as she seems to be the most positive and happy person I have met in some time.

After the run, I was really tired and went back to work and then home. I drank a beer and ate some chicken and watched some old movie with Richard Prior and Gene Wilder. I made a commitment to get up at 6am on Sat and run with some folks in Great Falls. NOT HAPPENING. I overslept until 9:40am.

Finally..............

Got up and made French toast and read the paper. 20 Minutes later I was running up and down my favorite hill workout in Rock Creek Park, Ross drive. I did 6 back and forths(70 minutes) and was totally tired. So much so that I had to jog pathetically 2 miles back to my house.

Spent 20 minutes stretching and then commenced with the rest of the day.

A day in the life of a runner____________M

Ultracentric in 30 hours

1. I was out on my last run of the week before Ultracentric the other day. Just an easy 5 miler. Even though the temps have been cooling lately today was gorgeous. It was about 60 degrees and the leaves are both changing and falling. I just got a new cell phone and could not figure out some of the features. SO, I figured I would swing by the store to ask them for assistance at the end of my run.

The run is over and I am heading home. I am about 100 yards from being done when I roll my ankle. No suspense, it doesn’t hurt. But if you are a runner you know exactly what kind of roll this is. I stepped on a grate or a rock or something and for a split-second and the ankle rolled underneath me. Then, through the grace of God, I did not roll it enough, was able to right myself and no damage was done. Sheer panic and “ohmygod” ran through my head but no damage.

2. Ultracentric occurs almost exactly to the day in my life that my father was in when he was crippled in a hunting accident. You see, I turned 31 in May of this year and the race is Nov. 17th. My father turned 31 in April (of 1974) and then on Nov. 15th of that year had the bullet of a .44 rip most of his left lower leg apart.

When I was running 52 marathons last year and had all kinds of questions as to why would I put my body through this when I did not know what it would do to me in the long run, I gave many different answers (all true). But one that was always in my mind was the fact that my father assuredly did not think, that at age 31, he would never be walking again. So, when I heard things from people like a triathlon coach in Canada (Barrie Shepley) who said what I was doing was actually BAD for the sport of marathoning, I steeled myself by knowing what I was doing was for me, the charity, and my family.

It is extremely ironic I am taking on this challenge at this exact time in my life. Only after signing up for the race did I realize the connection.

So this race is for my Dad.

GO ERNST

For all of you 20 somethings and any others, who read this blog, please give a shout to Matt, who is taking on the Philly marathon this weekend. Matt is a great runner and for someone in his late 40's, his committment and passion for the sport, is all the more impressive.

In one's 20's the body is still gold and can withstand torture and still come back. In the 30's it gets to be harder. In the 40's. it just gets worse and so on. Thus, Matt deserves all the more credit and for coming out and training and racing, etc.

GOOD LUCK!

Brightroom photos from Veteran's Day 10k

The photos from Sunday are up. I am thinking of getting a key chain or mouse pad of this one. Intense!

http://brightroom.com/view_user_photo.asp?EVENTID=24997&PWD=&ID=43886912&FROM=photos&BIB=17

YOUR THOUGHTS PLEASE

ALL,

I am writing a little piece for publication about the importance of group running and how it leads to overall running improvement, both mentally and physically. Clearly the little group that has emerged here is a nice case in point. Without anymore of my usual over-wordiness, if interested in sending me a little snippet depicting your enjoyment or satisfaction with this little club,please do at Max.Lockwood@gmail.com . Please explain some things such as how it has helped improve your performance, the comradery you have enjoyed, the awesome feeling you get in Max Lockwood's presence(ooops) that slipped, etc. you catch my drift.

If you can, send me something in the next 4 or 5 days.

thanks and enjoy the holidays_______Max

TRAINING WITH GUSTO

I MET JASON(PHYCHO)DWYER AND SOMETIMES MIGHTY MUNRO AT THE STORE TODAY AT 7:30AM.

TO START IT OFF, I WOKE UP THIS AM TO THE INTENSE THUD SOUNDS OF HARD RAIN DROPS KNOCKING AGAINST MY WINDOW. I SAID, OOOOH, HOW I LOVE TO RUN IN THE RAIN. I MADE THREE CUPS OF INSTANT COFFEE AND DOWNED A JELLY DONUT, TOO BOOT. I PUT MY STUFF IN MY BACKPACK AND JETTED THE 4 MILES TO THE STORE. I FELT LIKE ONE OF THOSE GUYS I ALWAYS MAKE FUN OF WHO RUN AROUND DC WITH BACKPACKS ON. ANYWAY, I MET THOSE GUYS AT THE STORE AND THE REAL RUNNING COMMENCED.

CLEARLY, JASON HAD THIS RUN PLANNED AS HE HAD A SMIRK ON HIS FACE AS WE PROCEEDED TO SLOSH ON THROUGH ON THIS MUD/WATER INTENSE/RIVER RUN. JASON IS A TRUE WARRIOR! HE AND SCOTT REALLY BEGAN TO PICK UP THE PACE AND I WAS LIKE, MAN, I AM WAY TOO OLD FOR THIS. I SORT OF HOPPED CAUTIOUSLY ALONG AS THEY MOVED LIKE THEY WERE USED TO THIS SORT OF THING.

ANYWAY, THEY DROPPED ME AND THIS WAS FOR THE BEST AS I WAS CONTENT TO JOG AIMLESSLY AROUND THE TRAILS. I SORT OF LOST MY WAY FOR A WHILE BUT EVENTUALLY NAVIGATED MY WAY BACK TO RESERVOIR RD. AND THEN RAN BACK TO THE STORE WHERE WE ALL MORE OR LESS FINISHED AROUND THE SAME TIME.

TOTALLY A GREAT RUN AND AN ADVENTURE THAT MAKES RUNNING WORTH THE PAIN AND SUFFERING.

TOTAL RUN FOR THE DAY WAS 2HRS AND 10 MINUTES INCLUDING THE RUN TO THE STORE AND BACK.

I AM TIRED BUT STRONG.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A RUNNER________M

JINGLE BELLS

Not to steal Scott's thunder(scott, please don't be mad), but I think we should do another throwdown on the 9th at Haines Point, as well. Its another Capital Running Company sponsored running event.

Allen, this time, you can win.

Jake, this is your opportunity to outkick Bert.

I will try to run 33:40, which will be a PR for me this year.

I will do my best to convince Michelle to run one for us. If in shape, I am guessing she can run under 34 minutes and get the course record.

Scott, this is your chance to prove your are indeed, not over the hill, at age 18 or whatever you are.

Anyone or everyone can run it, cheer, take photos, etc.

Who wants arthritis??

Does anyone want to run the Ellicott City MD Jingle Bell Run/Walk 5K for Arthritis on Saturday, December 1st at 9:30am? Megan and I want to run, so if we can get at least 2 more that would equal a team. http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?EVENT_ID=1446085&RESET=0&CHECKSSO=1

tempo on thursday

Hey folks,

I am looking to do some hill circuits on Thursday as part of a 11/12 mile run. This will be in the morning- say like depart at 7:45/8?

Nothing too killer as I hope to start a mileage increase up into the 80s.

RUNNING ADDICTION EXPLAINED

Believe me............

Before I was 30, I was normal. I went to parties, dated regular women, ate and drank with some degree of flaw and talked to regular people about normal, everyday subjects. When I came to DC, I found an interesting way to meet people was to go jogging. I would do this to get dates and such. Somehow, I began running faster. I met Ben Cooke one day on the Rock Creek Park trail and he convinced me to run harder and train and such. After this time(4 years ago), I started to run harder and run with serious runners. Since then, running has become too much and all encompasing. I love it but it has made me a different person, so to speak. For good and bad. Another path on my life journey, that's all.

Anyway, it was explained and put into context when I read ONCE A RUNNER. I started and finished it in two hrs at Starbucks, yesterday. Two hrs of reading explains the past four years of my life.

Who would have thunk running is so "ALL POWERFUL".

Interesting times ahead.


Later_______M

Ultracentric looms

Ultracentric, the 24-Hour Race, which also serves as the qualifier to be on the US National Team, is this Saturday. I am extremely excited, strangely confident and ready to run.

Timing for this race will be done by a company whose website can be found HERE. I am unsure if they will keep updated stats as the day goes on (and on and on) but please feel free to check in on me anytime you want. Chances are I will also check my cell phone a few times during the day, so go ahead and say hello as well.

I am a little perturbed the decent predicted temperatures of mid 60s from last week have given way to mid-to-high 70s this week. Damn it! I am only hoping that running at a much slower pace will mean that the sun won’t sap me as much. And hey, it isn’t the 98 degrees of the North Face 50k or 90 plus of the Old Dominion 100.

That said, I guess my confidence comes from my hard fought war this year with crappy racing conditions as well as my performance at the Presque Isle Endurance Classic in 2003 (84 miles; a total which no one has come close to matching in the 4 years it has been run since). (Pre and post race photos below. the first being me not knowing what I was getting myself into.)







Regardless, I am feeling good. Will I reach all of my goals? I rarely do. Mostly because I set so many that are usually out of my reach. But I am ok with that.

The clock keeps ticking and I am ready to run.

Veteran's Day 10k 2007 videos & more pics

Congratulations on the team win!
Pictures are available http://www.flickr.com/photos/christiam/sets/72157603115566895/
Videos:

Melissa
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3241010145859384390

Laura
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3578657330857017292

Jake & Mammen
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7247776607945386847

Jake & ethiopian runner
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=152373908644898055

RACE REPORT

Not much to report, actually, about the race.

It went sort of like this................

Usual bizarre pre-race ritual. Woke up at 5:00am and watched COOL HAND LUKE(classic Paul Newman flick) and ate waffles with banna slices. Left the house at 7ish and ran to the race(5 miles). Got to the race at 7:45 and mozied on to the start line. Usual list of regulars were milling about. Race started and I ran my own race as I started out real slow and got stronger as the run went on. Two weeks after the Marine Corps I feel fine and am continuing to regain confidence in my hamstring(takes forever to heal). Anyway, the race kind of just went by. Most memorable moment was talking to Ryan Deak about his high-school exploits. After the race did an easy 4 or 5 mile cool-down. Not sure how long. Anyway, the grand total of miles for the day was approximatley 15 with 6.2 of it being a tempo.

Main focus is on some Spring marathon.

Legs finally feel really good, though. No limping or muscle problems that make me twinge, just tired. It has taken nearly one year for this butt/hamstring issue to die off.

Everyone else ran great. Nice to see Ben lacing em up.

Nice croud support from everyone. Dave O', I want your bike, where did you get it?

later, M

Veteran's Day 10K Photos

Photos of the winning team can be seen at : http://www.flickr.com/photos/20120378@N02/

Great race everybody.

Skins game tomorrow!

I have been meaning to watch a game at the Rhodeside Grill for some time now. Their wings are tasty and on Sundays they serve brunch until 3pm... and it features an all you can eat waffle bar. It is probably a 1.5 miles from the store... and 2 blocks from courthouse metro. any are welcome to shower at my place- now that's what I talk about team bonding! my place is also 2 blocks away from the grill. I think it would be a fun, relaxing way to unwind and debrief about the race and talk about how good the skins are, especially in their planned, crafty move to lose by 50 points to the Pats so as to remain a sleeper team. Smart.

http://rhodesidegrill.homestead.com/040605brunch.html

V-DAY RACE UPDATE

I saw that the mighty Gurmessa(new last name) is running on Sun. We need to get Wilson to battle him. Also, our team should win providing Ben returns as the Champ(just kidding Ben). Britton Stackhouse is on our team, as well. I do not know her but somehow she got on. Allen must have added her. There is a great photo of Bert on the runwashington website. This is Bert before he was seduced by the dark side and joined the Pacers:)

later, M

Saturday Run

I am running about 8 miles easy tomorrow morning at 9am from the store. I believe Max and Allen will both be in attendence for at least part of the run.

Any other takers?

FINAL TEAM

The groundwork has been done, the foundation set down. Its time to roll.

Final Team is

Women(awesome team)
Laura Turner
Melissa Tanner
Michelle Sikes--Guest star and....(Possible Olympian in the 5K)

Men
Honorary Captain and former Champ_Ben Cooke
JasonDwyer
AllenCarr
Klim
Dylan Keith
Max Lockwood

I suggest we do something fun/social this Sunday or Friday eve. Ideas or suggestions______M

RACE ON SUNDAY

A FEW ITEMS

Big George from Pacers has put together a team. Looks like Crane, Big Bert, Baillie, and some others are signed up. I saw that one of Wilson's countrymen, Jared Nyomboki is signed up as well. Should be a steller race.

Dave, if you are not running and since you have offered to help out, can you bring a digital camera and take photos of me and others flopping around out there?

WHERE IS WILSON? C'MON WILSON, TIME TO LACE EM UP____

MAKE SURE YOU FAX YOUR ENTRIES IN BY TOMORROW

If you cannot, and like Jason, need me to do it, let me know asap.

Ryan Shay Memorial/ Help Alicia Shay

This is all over letsrun and other websites, but I thought I would post it here. Donations are being made in honor of Ryan Shay to his memorial fund. Send funds to:

Ryan Shay Memorial Fund
5873 Leisure Lane
East Jordan, MI 49727

My heart absolutely breaks for my former teammate, Alicia (Craig) Shay. I can't even imagine what she is going through right now. It certainly put a huge cloud over (as well as added some perspective to) what was a great day for Stanford AND American distance running with Ryan Hall's stunning performance.

That said, the one thing that we, her Stanford teammates, do not want right now is for Alicia to worry about money in this difficult time. Some of our former teammates have set up a system to provide financial support for Alicia. As the donations are being sent to her mother at their private address, I would prefer to keep that private. However, if you are able and would like to send a check to me, I can include the amount in a sum that I send to Alicia. Make the check out and send it to me (indicate on the subject line "Alicia Craig Fund"):

Laura Turner
4107 Connecticut Ave NW Apt 202
Washington, DC 20008

I also plan to run the Veteran's Day 10K this weekend and can collect anything there. I plan to mail the money out at the end of next week (Friday, November 16).

I always feel a bit guilty soliciting money from anyone, as I know everyone's financial circumstances are different, so please do not feel any kind of pressure here. Your thoughts and prayers are more than enough at this tough time. Thank you all!

-LT

Massage Info...

I'm sure that a lot of you may already know about this, but I just wanted to share this link to a really cheap massage opportunity, in case anyone is interested...

http://www.pmti.org/clinics/index.cfm

It's a massage school; offers discounted prices for an hour of work from a student or a slightly higher rate for time with a professional.


The weekend of Marathon watching was amazing. Living - temporarily- in the city was even more incredible! On Friday, I considered DC to be a raging metropolis. However, three days in NYC suddenly shrank this city down into the size of a very manageable town. It's nice to be back though! Hoping to see many of you on Wednesday!

Pictures of the Trials

Great shots of everyone. Some are a little blury in the beginning, but Nathan got every runner as they finished. Some truly great shots... and many of Raabe, who ran an awesome race!

http://picasaweb.google.com/nathan.carrothers

V-DAY RACE(AMENDMENT)

I am sending the final list of runners for the race this weekend in today. Please send me an e-mail right away if you are not doing it. Or, if you are and I do not know, let me know within the next few hrs! AMENDMENT________Please go to this link and fill out entry form and fax to the number provided. Sorry, this is the way the race folks want it. Make sure you write comp of Max/ Georgetown Running Company on the form. M http://www.runwashington.com/other/entryformsindex.html

So far I have as for certain is:
Jason
Allen
Klim
Dylan
Laura
Ben

On the fence:

Me
Michelle

RIP Shay

Shay next to friend and training partner Hall before the race this morning. They had run 4 miles together the day before in Central Park.

It's a very sad day for the American running community.

LIVE FROM NY

The trials were totally awesome. Chris Raabe ran a heck of a race. He was right up there for much of it and finished a very respectable 2:17 on a tough course. One of the best marathons I have ever witnessed. The crowds were great and I was able see the runners countless times because I could run back an forth and see them at different places on the loop. Wardian got his moment of fame by running the first 3 miles or so as the leader. Eventually though, he was sucked in. Eric Post ran well and I think Steve M, had a bit of an off day. Bottom line is he stuck with it and finished.

As for the top guys, I have to agree with Klim, he was on the ball, must be some brainpower up there:( Hall was the class of the field as he separated himself about mile 17 or 18 and never was challenged. Ran like the wind. Ritz was strong and Sell showed guts and gusto as he took 3rd. Khalid ran a heroic race considering his injuries an age. I think, he did not have the confidence to go with those young guys in the beginning and thus, waited too long to make a move. All of these cats are true WARRIORS in the end, though.

Over and out_____________M

LIVE Trials

Here is the URL to watch the trials live.

http://www.mediazone.com/channel/nbcsports/2007/ingnycmarathon/index.jsp?utm_source=mzhpbutton_102507&utm_medium=button&utm_campaign=nycmar_mzhp

I won't be able to watch the race live because of this 5k I am doing so I am wondering if anyone will be taping NBC or the live stream on the internet? Any computer geeks know how to make a video file to view later?

I have a wedding to go to tomorrow afternoon, but would like to somehow watch the race before then.

Race Walking

I think many of us are in agreement that racewalking is the stupidest thing we have ever seen. Well, have you ever wondered what a racewalker would do if attacked by a gang of sword wielding ninjas? Would he racewalk away or flat out run away? The Japanese, known for their wonderful treadmill and human tetris game shows, are here to give us the answer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WFkCjQAltc

Weekend Runs

I'm not running on Saturday...rather racing a 5K.

I do plan to run 15ish on Sunday at Riley's Lock. If anyone is interested in meeting late morning (circa 10am)let me know. The route is designed in a way that those running can run 10-12 instead of 15. Two-thirds of the run is on trails/towpath, the remaining bit will be on some rolling roads.