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Saturday, May 10, 2008

Sat, 10 May 2008 17:57:47 GMT

The speaker schedule for the expo at Cleveland marathon is below. I know I will be going up on Saturday, not certain what time yet. I would like to see Bill Rodgers. Maybe Bart Yasso too if I decide to be up there that long. Might just go up and play it by ear. Of course I need to get shin healed and get thru the race, preferably no worse then I am now.

The speaker schedule is as follows:
Friday May 16, 2008
Saturday May 17, 2008
11:30am - Course Talk
12:00pm - Pace Team
12:30pm – Bart Yasso
1:00pm – Bill Rodgers
1:30pm - Doug Kurtis
2:00pm – Anne Audain
2:30pm – Course Talk
3:00pm – Pace Team
3:30pm – Bart Yasso
4:00pm – Bill Rodgers
4:30pm – Doug Kurtis
5:00pm – Anne Audain

10:30am – Course Talk
11:00am – Pace Team
11:30am – John Bingham
12:00pm - Bill Rodgers
12:30pm – Anne Audain
1:00pm – Doug Kurtis
1:30pm – Bart Yasso
2:00pm – Course Talk
2:30pm – Pace Team
3:00pm – John Bingham
3:30pm – Bart Yasso
4:00pm – Doug Kurtis
4:30pm – Bill Rodgers
5:00pm – Anne Audain

Thursday, May 01, 2008

Thu, 01 May 2008 21:14:56 GMT

Well its May.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:03:33 GMT

Happy Birthday William Shakespeare!

Anyone see the Boston Marathon? I did, DVRed it. Good race, exciting finish to the womans race. I just wonder what Lance did to line up with the elite runners. Sorry he's not that fast, alot faster then me but not up there with the elites. Their's been other celebrity runners what made him so special? Ok he's raising money for cancer but he can do that lining up any where.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:44:13 GMT

Today I got in 12 miles at Mill Creek Park. Overall a good run, but it rained most of the time, was a dreary 55*. Blah. I seemed to wake up with a headache and its hung around all day.

This week I totaled 33.5 miles, longest run was the 12 today. Did a tough hill run thursday so some sort of speedwork. Overall I just didn't feel it was a great week. I do think if I can get a good week in this week I should be in good shape. Either way I have to be ready, I start the taper in a week. I plan to run about 45 miles, with a long run of 21 on Sunday. I want to do some sort of speedwork, intervals or tempo, whichever is fine. I hope to do a mid week 8 miler also. Overall I think this year has gone better then last year. May 18th we will find out if it pays off.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:33:34 GMT

"Make impossible your favorite word.....welcome the challenge... because when you bring your heart and your mind to your intentions there is nothing you can't accomplish!"

Jillian the Biggest Looser

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:44:09 GMT

I completed my week with 51.6 miles. I set out this week to make it to 50 miles and I was able to break it with a rest day even. I had it in my head I needed to make it to 50 miles, seemed like a good number. I still feel it was a quality week. First, I got more miles then I ever did before. Secondly, I got in a 20 mile long run at Mill Creek park, plenty of hills. And thirdly, a tempo run on Wednesday went well.
This year my training has been different then last year.

More MPW this year during training.
An 18 week plan over 16 last year.
Less speedwork in the form of intervals. Mostly Yasso 800's last year
More long runs. 3 20 milers planned this year over 2 last year.
Tempo runs. I need to check but dont think I did them last year.
I toped out last year at 43 miles. I have been over that 3 times now.

With 5 weeks till marathon, 2 weeks still I start my taper I just hope for 2 more good weeks. I think I jumped miles a bit this week, so next week will do a slight cutback week and try to get in the 30-35 range. The week after that I hope to be in the 45-50 range before I start taper.

Monday, April 07, 2008

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:12:22 GMT

Hows the pizza business?

Pictures from the race.

Cougar Challenge almost 5K

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:39:20 GMT

I got up this morning and started to get ready for my race this morning. I ate some pancakes, glad I got up a little earlier then normal. My daughter woke up just in time to go, it had been along time since she's gone to a race with me so it was a rare treat. She doesn't run but likes to go and watch. I got there got my shirt. I thought it was supposed to be a windshirt but was just a cotton long sleeve tshirt. I did about a mile warm up. The 2 people that told me they were going to be at the race didnt show up but I saw about a dozen people I knew.

I knew this was a tough course with a few real goo hills. I got to start line and was ready to go while the starter went over the course. And off we went, it started flat, hitting the first big hill about a half mile into it. I kept even effort up it and felt ok at the top. I decided to try to run it at what felt like an even pace, there were no mile markers. I caught up to a runner I know Tom "Kquicky" and ran with him for a while. We kind of pulled each other along. We hit the next big hill, I knew it was up the hill and back down. I also knew kquicky was a strong finisher so I figured if I stuck with him I might finish good. We got back down the hill still together and I knew the next section wasnt a bad hill more of a long small slant. And it also was about a half mile to finish line. You went down this section then looped to the left and had a short straight away of about 100 yards or so lined with the cars parked for race. Kind of cool. Kquicky had pulled ahead of me and I just tryed to hang close. Then I saw th clock and tryed to sprint to the finish. Well for me its a sprint, I crossed the finish line clock read 23:53. I thought I had run a PR I never been in 23's before and been a while since I had even been in 24's. I knew this was a tough course so I was shocked.

But the joy was short lived. A couple of people with GPS watchs said it was short. And talking to how many people had run a good time on this route made me think it may be short. Then at the awards the race director said they thought it was short a tenth of a mile. I figure it was between .1 or .2 of a mile short. So I guess I put it down has my 3 mile PR instead of 5K PR. I am in a tough age group, finished 40th overall but didnt place. I had a good time just wish the course had been measured correctly. But given the hills on it I think I might do good on a flat course. I have no more races planned till the Cleveland Marathon this one just fell at the perfect time, The Glover schedule had a 5k race this weekend.

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:13:15 GMT

My cable company rearranged the channel lineup and added a few. I now have 3 different weather channels, the regular weather channel, Weather Now and Weather plus. The Weather Channel can keep me entertained for hours and now I got 3 channels for weather. I can look at all 3 forcasts and root for the one with the best broadcast. Or bet on them when they have conflicting forcasts!!

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:08:24 GMT

I got in 6.5 miles yesterday afternoon. I actually didn't feel has bad has I thought I might. I held a good pace, maybe there is something in those "recovery" runs.

I got an email from president of the local road runners club (Ok it was sent to all members that gave their email address) saying they were going to start a Fall half marathon this year. They have a winter one held in begining of March I have done the last 3 years (4 if you count the year I did the 5K). He had asked a couple of us about it around a month ago, and I suggested early September or late August. They have picked September 21st to hold it. So much for my opinion. Of course I missed the meeting so I guess its my fault. Then again I probably would of kept opinion to myself. I have 2 problems with the half idea in general. First they are planning to use same course has the other half. Its such a great park and they could have better options why not show off the park more and give it something different. Secondly, I think they could of done a better date. You have a winter half why not go summer?? End of August?? And the closest marathon to the Youngstown area is Akron Marathon on September 27th. If they did it right would of been a good training run. Has it is now I think you basically elimanate alot of fall marathoners. Ok I am done ranting about it. I think I will just not worry about it and do my thing. I just think its got alot possiblities but dont think he's getting it started off right. Ok now im done. I think. No guarantees.