Running thread

[PTI (pti)]

I'm curious who Dennis was pacing. Whoever it was, I'm guessing they finished around 20ish hours. He and his guy were that far ahead of the crowd. Probably top 25 or so.

Met a guy from Louisville (Jonathan Lundy -- shepherdsville, actually) that did extremely well. 85th, I believe. 350ish finishers, 750ish starters. He trains hardcore at Jeff Memorial, and was looking fantastic coming up Hope.

Krar had a pacer, and I forgot to ask his name. Very curious who could keep up with him. Interestingly, he didn't pick up the pacer until mile 60 (after going over Hope and back), because he wanted the dude to be fresh.

 

[PTI (pti)]

Also met this guy (once again, in the local coffee shop) this weekend...

....had no idea who he was, until later i saw him signing/autographing books next to the check-in. Very inspirational story.


http://www.amazon.com/Out-There-Story-Ultra-Recovery/dp/1499721196/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1408415155&sr=1-1&keywords=out+there+david+clark

 

[PTI (pti)]

Dennis (of Athletes in Tandem) was pacing this guy:

http://ultrasignup.com/results_participant.aspx?fname=Danny&lname=Bundrock



Danny Bundrock. Finished 25th, in 21:57. That is scootin, for sure.

 

[LadyCat92]

Welp, after seeing that elevation profile, I won't complain about the legs I got in the Bourbon Chase. I can't even imagine trying to scale that.

 

[LadyCat92]

Put in 17 in this nasty humidity today. Don't see how PTI runs in this stuff daily down in NOLA.

 

[PTI (pti)]

* Buddy of mine just finished the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc this morning. The cut-off for the 100-miler is 46 hours, and the course record is 20:34. By comparison, Leadville = 30 hours (and ~ 50% of starters finish), and the record is about 16.

This guy is an awesome runner, and it was comical seeing how slowly he was moving. I think the first 30 miles took him 10:30. Finished with about 30 minutes to spare.

Now that has got to be a scenic race. Takes place in the Alps, and runs thru France, Switzerland, and Italy.

* Q50 races (local running outfit) is hosting the inaugural 5kanine here in town -- so we signed up to race the dogs 1.5 miles on trail.

Very much looking forward to this. My pup will have a ball. Lassie's dog may have a stroke and have to be carried across the finish line.

* I decided I'm buying a pair of Hokas. I love shoes that are ugly and on sale, and these fit the bill...


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(hoka mafate 3)

Thanks, runningwarehouse!

* Should arrive this week, free, courtesy of my employer's health and wellness program....

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* Decided I'm mixing up my training a little bit, and committing more to speed work and tempo runs. I did 14 on Saturday at an 8ish pace, and it damn near killed me. Actually, I *tried* to hold that pace. It was more like 10 at that pace, and 4 of shuffle-walking. Ugh.

 

[LadyCat92]

And now we have a new men's marathon WR. Just blows my mind that these guys can run basically 13 mph.

 

[PTI (pti)]

Booker's first race -- the 1.5 mile Q50 5Kanine.

Dude. That was a blast. The lass's dog also finished as well, but at one point had to stop and lay down on the trail.

Tipitinas is a local music venue/bar. They had their annual 5k last night. I'm on the board of the local track club, so I volunteer at their races. My responsibility this race was "beer pourer." Tough gig. We had the guys from Fat Tire in from Colorado, and poured about 20 kegs of Fat Tire/New Belgium. Literally kept the thing going until the cops came up and physically shut the beer truck down.

 

[anthonys735]

You're wearing Hoka's?

Not allowed to give me shit about any type of fad EVER again.

 

[PTI (pti)]

Originally posted by anthonys735:
You're wearing Hoka's?

Not allowed to give me shit about any type of fad EVER again.

In that picture? No. Wearing Solomon's....

My favorite heavy-duty trail shoe.



Hokas are weird. HUGE padding. It's like walking around on a jump-jump. Great shoes to preserve your feet in high mileage runs, or on very technical trail (rocks/tree roots/etc). The newer models are much more normally sized, but still believe in above average padding.

 

[anthonys735]

Hoka's,

Loser.

 

[legalbeagle123]

World Marathon Majors Complete:

*Chicago 2012 - 2:56:36
*London 2013 - 3:23:32
*New York 2013 - 3:32:21
*Tokyo 2014 - 3:14:39
*Boston 2014 - 3:19:35
*Berlin 2014 - 3:05:45

Berlin was awesome. Not surprised the WR fell with the weather we had, but am surprised at the amount he shaved off. Incredible. Got my 3rd Boston Qualifier while I was at it.

Berlin as a city also amazing. Lots of cool stuff, but lots of gut-punching stuff as well. Concentration camp first hand =

 

[LadyCat92]

Congrats, Beagle. That is an awesome accomplishment.

I survived the Bourbon Chase this weekend. That was awesome, exhausting, and insane all at the same time and I would totally do it again.

 

[UK_Memphis]

My first and probably only post in the running thread. My sister, who I'm guessing Beagle might know, is on track for a little over 4 hours in the Chicago Marathon today.

 

[Lexie's Dad]

Are any of the other far west KY folks running the McCracken County half on 11-22?

Do any of the other far west KY folks run Fly with the Eagles? I'll be making my third trip - it will be an annual one - in February. If you haven't, you should. Neat course. Only $25. COLD. Great hoodie.

Signed up for Flying Pig full. It's on my 45th birthday - only reason I'm stupid enough to run a spring race that takes that much training. Hopefully we have a mild winter.

 

[anthonys735]

3 time Boston winner, and current record holder, Rita Jeptoo apparently failed a drug test. Ruhroh.

 

[MobileCatFan]

Originally posted by anthonys735:
3 time Boston winner, and current record holder, Rita Jeptoo apparently failed a drug test. Ruhroh.

Not surprising when you consider that Kenya and Ethiopia have zero enforcement on the national level and a much higher desire to GTFO of being dirt poor.

* Ran the Indy Marathon yesterday... 3:45 on practically zero training. Despite it not being a PR or anything, I was excited as hell about it. Longest run going into was 14 miles 3 weeks ago and averaged around 30 miles a week since the Derby Marathon. Didn't run but about 20 mpw in September.

All that is great but I've never been able to figure out how to pace, which was goal yesterday. The first 1/2 marathon was only 30 seconds faster than the second half, basically due to me having to hit the porta-john at about mile 18. Also, I feel awesome today. A little stiff and sore, but will probably be back running or on the bike tomorrow.

 

[LadyCat92]

Seriously think I'm going to register for this race. It's no time limit and everyone I know that has done it says it's a fun race even though its out in the middle of the sticks in EKy.

Plus, I decided that for 2015, I'm going to focus a lot more on hill training. This should do it.

 

[PTI (pti)]

* My mom (it will be her first) and cousin have signed up for the Hatfield-Mccoy. I've always wanted to do that one, since it seems like a lot of fun. It's built around their annual redneck/hillbilly mountain festival/town party thing. Probably some seroius people watching.

* Knocked out this workout yesterday:

http://running.competitor.com/2014/09/training/workout-week-5-4-3-2-1-long-run_113444

Whew. Total asskicker.

2 warm-up
5 = marathon pace
1 recovery
4 = marathon pace
1 recovery
3 = marathon pace
1 recovery
2 = 1/2 marathon pace
1 recovery
1 = 1/2 marathon pace
1 recovery

22 in all, if I counted correctly.

Really doing a much better job on training lately. "Marathon pace" for me is about 7:45 or 8. 1/2 is about 7:15 or 7:30.

* PR goals....

1/2 = 7:15 pace (1:34) = running a local 1/2 on 12/20
Full = 8:00 pace (3:28) = running the rock-n-roll new orleans in february

/fingers crossed

 

[LadyCat92]

I noticed they have a "double half" for those wanting to claim a race in 2 different states. Apparently you can finish the first half. Stop and rest and then do the second half. No interested in that but cool idea for 50-staters. I just think it would be a fun race. Still small but seems to be growing by about 10% year. About 550 finishers last year. No time limits. Aid stations every mile. People coming through on ATVs to check on you and take you back if you can't finish. Throw in the people watching factor and it's got to be pretty entertaining.

 

[Lexie's Dad]

One of my running buddies did Hatfield-McCoy a couple of years ago. He had a great time. Needless to say, it's "rolling"...

 

[legalbeagle123]

Made my first attempt at a 100 yesterday.............Fail.

The shorter/different stride I used really did a number on my joints. My hips were screaming 35 miles in and I knew I wouldn't make it. Only ran without pain at a faster pace that was unsustainable for 100. So, finished the 50, collected my medal and went home. Really disappointed because I had plenty of energy to keep going. In fact, some of my faster miles were at the end.

Fantastic race for anyone considering a 50 or 100. Mostly flat, old railroad bed, great scenery, and terrific support. Highly recommend.

Winner was a lady who finished the 100 in 14:45.

 

[Lexie's Dad]

Originally posted by legalbeagle123:
Made my first attempt at a 100 yesterday.............Fail.

The shorter/different stride I used really did a number on my joints. My hips were screaming 35 miles in and I knew I wouldn't make it. Only ran without pain at a faster pace that was unsustainable for 100. So, finished the 50, collected my medal and went home. Really disappointed because I had plenty of energy to keep going. In fact, some of my faster miles were at the end.

Fantastic race for anyone considering a 50 or 100. Mostly flat, old railroad bed, great scenery, and terrific support. Highly recommend.

Winner was a lady who finished the 100 in 14:45.

I just missed meeting you buy about a bunch of hours or so. I showed up to work the race around 9:00 Sunday morning (Steve, the race director, and his brother John are a couple of my running buddies and have taught me a ton). It's more or less the same crew that puts on the LBL Trail Run in March. I actually went out on a bike to find the last 20 on the course. Needless to say, they were toast.

A girl from our running club ran 50 there, don't know her time, but she seems reasonably pleased. A dude ran the 100, I went out to find him and came in the last mile with him. He was using a stick to help himself walk. I just tried to keep his spirits up.

 

[legalbeagle123]

^^^
How many actually finished the 100?

 

[Lexie's Dad]

Steve tells me that he thinks about 85 finished. Not too bad for the first year of the event.
This post was edited on 11/17 12:51 PM by Lexie's Dad

 

[LadyCat92]

I did go ahead and register for the Hatfield-McCoy. Was reading their Facebook page and apparently they had about 1000 runners last year and are expecting about 1500 this year. Other than the climb up Blackberry Mtn it seems to be a reasonable course. Was looking at the course detail and had to chuckle when it mentioned following the dirt trail for part of it. Seems appropriate.

 

[Lexie's Dad]

Bringing back from page 3 to ask a question.

One of my friends is trying to talk me into running the "Lovin' the Hills" 15 miler in Louisville on February 7 with him.

Who here has run it before? Is it worth riding in a car 4 hours each way with no time to really stay and do anything?

They advertise it as a trail run - how rough is the trail?

I'm already registered for a half on February 14 - if I do Lovin' the Hills, will I be cooked for that half?

 

[PTI (pti)]

That race is absolutely brutal. Honestly, I think it's one of the toughest races in the country -- particularly if there's snow or ice on the ground. Harvey Lewis is from Cincinnati, won Badwater this year, and has raced for Team USA internationally in ultramarathon races. He was 2nd this year at LTH, and didn't come close to 5 hours. His 50k pr is probably 330 or 345.

I've tried it twice, and done 818 and 828. Now, I'm slow, but for comparison sake, my last 50k was 610, I think. And that was a 95 degree day in september.

it's a great race, especially if you're a glutton for punishment. Just realize that the 15 miler will take you MUCH longer than you'd ever expect.

 

[Lexie's Dad]

Thanks.

So, if I thought it would be rough and I'd average 10:00 miles, it might be closer to 12:00? Or is it even worse than that?

My friend has told me that it's the toughest race he knows about, but he still has me on the fence.

 

[PTI (pti)]

10? Not a chance in hell. The winning time last year was 2:24.

With snow and ice on the trail, it's an absolute monster. I'd safely say take your half marathon road time and double it. If it's dry, it will still be extremely brutal, though not as bad.

 

[MobileCatFan]

I haven't done LTH, but Jefferson Memorial is brutal.

I ran the Siltstone Half two years ago a month after I ran my fastest 1/2 time ever (1:32) and ran it in 2:25. I was absolutely trashed and the Siltstone Trail is the easiest route of any in Jefferson Memorial. I know LTH uses more of the difficult trails and I ran it on an absolutely perfect day.

 

[Lexie's Dad]

Holy shit.

Thanks, that's what I needed to know.

That's tougher than the LBL trail run.

 

[PTI (pti)]

By the way, it sounds like I'm talking you out of it. Not my intention. Just be prepared for essentially a long hike. If nothing else, it will make a great story.

 

[Lexie's Dad]

I'll eventually run out of questions about this damn race.

I'm 99% certain that PTI has run the LBL Trail Run. Is the trail itself at Lovin' the Hills as bad or worse than the trail at LBL? (Narrow, rocks, roots, things that make you trip and sprain ankles.)

Or, is the problem more just incline, incline, incline?

Or is it a combination of the two?

I'm about 80% convinced I want to give it a try, but knowledge is power as they say.

 

[MobileCatFan]

It is not just the incline, its the decline as well. You almost have to walk down them. Constant up and down and very few switchbacks to keep grade even. Very narrow, tons of roots.

They don't allow mountain bikes on it at all so its not exactly well worn either.

 

[Lexie's Dad]

Thanks.

I've probably convinced myself to enter now. As you all said, I hike it and finish in 4:00.

 

[PTI (pti)]

LBL is much less challenging, and that's a tough race.

Two things make LTH so hard, imo.....

1) it's almost unrunnable. Even if you're very talented, there's so much narrow single track, so many creek crossings, quick ups and downs, constantly changing directions, that you're never in a rhythm

2) it's in february, so if you add in ice and snow.....watch out.



Just do it, hoss. You've got me all excited now, just so I can revel in your misery.

 

[blueboy08]

I am training for my first half, the Flying Pig half, and looked at the potential of doing back to back with the Derby and Pig in April/May since my some of the people I run with are doing both. I have an ok base as is- I can go knock out 5mi or play 90 minutes of soccer without any issue, but the most I have ever done in one run is 9mi. I plan to train up to about 12mi two weeks prior to the first one I attempt, but am I going to be hobbled for a month afterwards if I try 2 halves over 8 days?

 

[PTI (pti)]

In all likelihood, yes. No training program will take you past 20 or so miles.....and the marathon is of course 6 more than that. For most people, it's a serious, extremely difficult accomplishment, and you'll know it by how sore your body is.

If you're going to try it, drink lots of fluids on race day, load up on salt, and have a back up plan for the Pig (such as "only" doing the half).

 

[LadyCat92]

Pti - I think you misread his post. He is doing the Derby Mini and the Flying Pig half if I'm reading it correctly. Those should be doable if you're well conditioned. The main thing will be how much adrenaline kicks in during the Derby Mini and results in you over exerting yourself, making you really sore. That will make it a tough recovery week going into the pig.