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Running / Saturday August 23rd, 2025

« Last post by kawasa on August 23, 2025, 03:57:39 PM »

Had my 5K alumni race this morning. Decent weather, 74°F full sun, just a bit of humidity.

I didn't get the time I'd hoped for but I think the course had a lot to do with that, all grass and hills(one called the Big Green Monster you have to run up twice). Still managed to take 1st overall in 17:47 and it felt great. I haven't won a race there since high school in 2004 so it was a homecoming for me. Did a cool down run with one of the old heads so I was more social than I usually am too, it was nice.

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Running / Re: Thursday, August 21st

« Last post by Fast Eddie on August 21, 2025, 11:44:14 PM »

5K easy. Got a 10K race myself on Saturday as well.

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Running / Re: Thursday, August 21st

« Last post by kawasa on August 21, 2025, 09:39:45 PM »

I did about 4 miles on the treadmill, an easy shakeout run and then some strides outside in a pair of Nike Dragonfly XC spikes I got for a race Saturday. The race is an alumni race my HS alma mater kicks off every season with and the teams are the varsity team, young alumni, and old alumni. I'm really excited to be in shape for it this year, 20 years since I graduated.

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Running / Thursday, August 21st

« Last post by glwestcott on August 21, 2025, 06:37:22 PM »

Warming up here a tad, but not bad at 71°. All the talk of slowpoke runs makes me feel better. I’m pathetically slow, but I figure just keeping it going at my age is as good as I’m willing to shoot for these days.

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Running / Re: Wednesday August 20th

« Last post by buzzy on August 21, 2025, 04:26:11 PM »

3k.  It seems so pathetic.  But I'm trying to follow the program to the letter.

And I've never been a fast runner, always like a 9/10 minute mile.  2 hour half kind of runner.

But jaysus.  I'm so slow!  7:30/km.  And it's not easy.  My Garmin so kindly reminded me of all my personal records just now and it was hard to see the 5 min km times while still huffing from the slowest 3k in the world

I'm in good humour about it though.  I certainly won't get back there if I dont put in the time.

You'll get to where you want to be. I always feel slow these days. When someone asks me, I usually tell them my strategy was to start off slow, then taper off. 

My boy runs college cross and track, so there is no way I'm in his league. He has all the gadgets for training. I just tell him I'm a hippie runner. Nothing with me that's electronic. 

BTW 3 miles today. I run at lunch and am finding as the temperature drops, my runs improve. Imagine that.


ETA that this was my Thursday run.

--buzz

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Running / Re: Wednesday August 20th

« Last post by kawasa on August 20, 2025, 07:23:45 PM »

You'll definitely get back there. Too much or too fast too soon either means you get hurt or you quit.

4.8 miles on the treadmill. It was a warm-up then 4x1:30 below 5K pace then a warm-down. Never did any speed work on the treadmill, that wasn't so bad.

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Running / Wednesday August 20th

« Last post by RioG on August 20, 2025, 07:14:05 PM »

3k.  It seems so pathetic.  But I'm trying to follow the program to the letter.

And I've never been a fast runner, always like a 9/10 minute mile.  2 hour half kind of runner.

But jaysus.  I'm so slow!  7:30/km.  And it's not easy.  My Garmin so kindly reminded me of all my personal records just now and it was hard to see the 5 min km times while still huffing from the slowest 3k in the world

I'm in good humour about it though.  I certainly won't get back there if I dont put in the time.

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Running / Re: Tuesday, August 19th

« Last post by RioG on August 20, 2025, 07:08:59 PM »

Rest day for me.

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Running / Re: Tuesday, August 19th

« Last post by Fast Eddie on August 19, 2025, 11:32:19 PM »

Short, easy late evening 5.8K due to rain showers and a busy day at work.

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Running / Re: Tuesday, August 19th

« Last post by kawasa on August 19, 2025, 08:57:52 PM »

4.2 miles on the treadmill. On call for work so I had to stick around the house.