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Ducks Fan · Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 9:59 pm Post subject: Update

Well, tomorrow is the Portland Marathon! Too bad I won't be in it. My body just didn't like the idea of running more than 10 miles, and it's way of showing me this was by finding a new body part to injure. On the bright side, I learned how atrocious our health care system is. Right now I'm trying to run about five miles a day in preparation for a November 6th 5k. Who know, I may be able to break the 20 minute barrier.

Dan, I noticed the Willamette Invitational was today. But to my surprise, I couldn't find any participants from Willamette. What gives?

P.S. I don't plan to abandon the forums this time. Still don't know what I decided to not really post anymore. Confused

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Dan · Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 10:32 pm Post subject:

Paul · Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 7:07 am Post subject:

Well, it looks like I should have looked at this before I posted on Open Mic. I think the big problem is you went about training like you were an 80 mile a week runner, and your body just wasn't ready for that. Is the race you want to enter the AC Gilbert's Discovery Village 5K ?? I am preparing for the Run Like Hell 5K the week before in hopes of breaking 20 min myself.
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Ducks Fan · Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 9:38 am Post subject:

Yeah, my ignorance cost me.

The 5k is infact the A.C. Gilbert House 5k. The race itself is only about a mile away from my house, so that makes the warm-up and cooldown pretty easy. Where's the Run Like Hell 5k?
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Paul · Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 7:55 pm Post subject:

Run Like Hell is in downtown Portland. This was a breakthrough race for me last year, 20:12. It is a straight out and back course, with a downhill section at the beginning and the same uphill section at the end. By the way, I ran in the Run Hit Wonder on Aug 1. 10,000 runners in 10K and 5K. Retro bands all along the route. Ended up 81st out of 3353 runners in the 5K portion in 20:18. Very cool race, but not good for PR's, you run with the pack for at least a half mile before things break up.

Paul
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Ducks Fan · Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 8:16 pm Post subject:

How many people typically run Run Like Hell? If Portland weren't an hour away I would think of going up for it. There aren't too many 5ks in Salem this fall which is a little annoying.
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Paul · Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 9:10 pm Post subject:

Last year was pretty small. It runs in conjunction with a half marathon. This year he's boasting of a couple of thousand. Plus its on Halloween day. People will dress up!!
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Paul · Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 9:22 pm Post subject:

Actually, a bit of research shows this race didn't exactly make a hit with the running community. A lot of people boycott Terrapin events.
Here's the website:

http://www.t-events.com/runlikehell_2.htm
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Ducks Fan · Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 9:27 pm Post subject:

Ducks Fan · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:37 am Post subject:

Well I've been away for a bit, but that was due to scholastic and crappy computer reasons. With so much school work I was only able to get in 2-3 miles a day or so. Lately, however, I've been running more and am in the best shape of my life. Two weeks ago I ran 2.6 miles in 15:45, a minute faster than I've ever done before. And just yesterday I ran 5.1 miles in 32:16. This equates to about 3:57 per kilometer, which is pretty damn fast for me considering my 5k PR is 20:19. If only there was a 5k race soon, I feel confident I could run in the 18:40s or so. There is a 10k I'll probably do in January. If I keep a good rate of running, there's a chance I could run 40 or so (the official goal is 40:37, so I can say I ran a back to back 5k PR).

Track is only three months away, and I'll probably spend most of my time getting ready for the 3k. Don't have any speed, so the longer the better. Our best XC athletes run the 8 and 15 pretty exclusively, so I may have a shot at winning my first race ever (if we're going against a school that doesn't have any good runners in the 3k). As of now, my track goals are 4:40 (or whatever equates to a 5:00 mile) and 10:20 (3k). I'm a much better track runner than XC/road runner, so if I stay healthy I should be able to hit these goals.
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Dan · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 12:28 pm Post subject:

Any particular significance to the 2.6 and 5.1 milers, or is that just a route you do frequently?

Dan
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Ducks Fan · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 1:16 pm Post subject:

Ducks Fan · Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:08 pm Post subject:

I had my 10k yesterday and ran a near six minute PR of 40:48. I finished 5th out of 95 runners and was 2nd in my age group. Although it was, time wise, by far me best race ever (went through 5k 14 seconds ahead of 5k PR), I am kind of disappointed. I was unable to run the three days prior to the race because of a sore IT band that I didn't want to destroy. It felt good on race day, but those three days off hurt me. I went out in 6:10, which was about 30 seconds faster than I wanted to go out in. I know I am in about 39:30 shape based on a workout I had a few weeks ago. The first mile was in 6:45 and each successive mile was about ten seconds faster than the previous one, with the final mile in 5:50. I ended up covering the 8.1k course in 31:40.

So it's been a pretty good start to the new year for me. I still want to break the elusive 5:00 barrier and would like to go sub 10 and sub 18 as well. All I have to do is stay healthy...
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Dan · Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:47 pm Post subject:

Nice job.

Cascade?

Dan
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