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Offline Mom of Scooby

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Is this crazy?
« on: August 01, 2014, 12:26:29 PM »
Some people in my running group were meeting today at 4:00am to run 20 miles before work.. They do this a lot on Friday.. But today, two of them were meeting at 3:40 to get in 22... It's like the middle of the night!

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Re: Is this crazy?
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2014, 12:32:53 PM »
no

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Re: Is this crazy?
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2014, 12:48:06 PM »
I wouldn't do it. I am so slow I would probably never make it to work.

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Re: Is this crazy?
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2014, 01:14:00 PM »
I wouldn't do it. I am so slow I would probably never make it to work.


They circle back at 5 to meet the group who is starting at 5.. I'm on the list because they run close to my work.. but they are way too fast for me.. They are so fast that they manage to have coffee at Wegman's before they leave to shower and go to work!

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Re: Is this crazy?
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2014, 04:34:00 PM »
Not crazy at all. Nope. I would do this and we all know I'm not crazy.

And neither am I.

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Re: Is this crazy?
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2014, 04:56:19 PM »
Not crazy.  If you want to do it, you find a way to get it done.

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Re: Is this crazy?
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2014, 06:39:42 PM »
I've done it, but not on a weekday. After 20+ milers I usually need a nap.

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Re: Is this crazy?
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2014, 08:50:50 PM »
I don't know how someone could get up at 2:45 ish to run at 3:40 , run 22 miles and then go to work all day

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Re: Is this crazy?
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2014, 09:00:19 PM »
Get yourself to bed by 8-9 and it's not all that bad.  I personally couldn't do it because I'm not a morning person and kind of a wimp when it comes to running long.  That doesn't make it crazy though.  My hat's off to those who make it work.

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Re: Is this crazy?
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2014, 09:05:02 PM »
I would do it in an off day but not in a workday. For me it's not the hour that's prohibitive, it's not having control over the rest of my day to nap, loosen up, etc.

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Re: Is this crazy?
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2014, 09:45:14 PM »
Nah.  20 (and up) milers are for weekends or days off.

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Re: Is this crazy?
« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2014, 06:38:53 AM »
There is no way I could do it.

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Re: Is this crazy?
« Reply #12 on: August 02, 2014, 07:22:07 AM »
I often run 20 miles before work, but at 9am :D Come 4pm I would be dead if i woke up that early. I need to be up quite a bit before motoring out the door, let alone driving somewhere on top of it.
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Re: Is this crazy?
« Reply #13 on: August 02, 2014, 07:59:49 AM »
I often run 20 miles before work, but at 9am :D Come 4pm I would be dead if i woke up that early. I need to be up quite a bit before motoring out the door, let alone driving somewhere on top of it.
That's impressive.
You must have some kind of special long distance mitochondria/genetics.

I've never done a 20 mile run in my life.

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Re: Is this crazy?
« Reply #14 on: August 02, 2014, 09:34:05 AM »
I've always felt the key to the 20 mile run was the afternoon nap.  Unless you're Dagwood, you can't nap at work.

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Re: Is this crazy?
« Reply #15 on: August 02, 2014, 12:20:15 PM »
Anyone that regularly runs 20 miles is already a little bit nutty.

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Re: Is this crazy?
« Reply #16 on: August 02, 2014, 06:38:24 PM »
I've done it plenty...the pain in the ass of running from 3am to 6am or so is overtaken by the feeling of being the biggest badass in the office...

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Re: Is this crazy?
« Reply #17 on: August 02, 2014, 07:40:39 PM »
I've done it plenty...the pain in the ass of running from 3am to 6am or so is overtaken by the feeling of being the biggest badass in the office...
True! You feel very accomplished :D
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Re: Is this crazy?
« Reply #18 on: August 03, 2014, 02:04:52 AM »
Anyone that regularly runs 20 miles is already a little bit nutty.

This.  Doing it before the ass-crack of dawn only makes it marginally more crazy than doing it at a normal time of day. 

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Re: Is this crazy?
« Reply #19 on: August 03, 2014, 08:30:04 AM »
I don't know how someone could get up at 2:45 ish to run at 3:40 , run 22 miles and then go to work all day

Completely agree.  But they are probably younger, too. At our age, they will not do this anymore.

 

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