The Runner's thread

[kiddiedoc]

Have been doing a little cross-training...swam my first half-mile today

 

[Orangesmokey]

http://static.squarespace.com/static/5009fc89c4aaecb544740715/t/50462eabe4b0b97fe5ac005b/1346776747802/

Looks like there are a few extreme hills here.

Just by looking at that I would say that they are hitting every major hill in the downtown area.

I ran my half marathon in the downtown area and we hit a few good hills there. It made me realize very quickly that I needed to start including more hills in my runs.

 

[Orangesmokey]

3.4 last night. Lots of hills again.

 

[YankeeVol]

4 miler this morning. 30:18

 

[Orangesmokey]

3.5 this afternoon and it was miserable. Humidity was through the roof.

 

[Aavoxx]

Best ever mile...then I broke the treadmill.

 

[Orangesmokey]

Best ever mile...then I broke the treadmill.

:lolabove: Beyond repair??

 

[Aavoxx]

:lolabove: Beyond repair??

No idea. Not my treadmill. Not my problem.

 

[Orangesmokey]

No idea. Not my treadmill. Not my problem.

Even better!!

 

[bamacheats]

Just signed up for my first full marathon

I'm planning on going back to Nashville next year and attempting the full marathon. What are the chances that the weather could be that bad again?!

 

[YankeeVol]

I'm planning on going back to Nashville next year and attempting the full marathon. What are the chances that the weather could be that bad again?!

Nashville is not a full I'd want to run. The half was bad enough

 

[Aavoxx]

Nashville is not a full I'd want to run. The half was bad enough

Worse than Knoxville?

 

[heartvols]

I'm planning on going back to Nashville next year and attempting the full marathon. What are the chances that the weather could be that bad again?!

Ikr. My coworker was there that day and I thought to myself haha dumb beech is getting rained on. She showed us pics of her after the race and she looked like a wet dog.

 

[YankeeVol]

Worse than Knoxville?

Never ran one in Knoxville though I'd think it'd be worse.

 

[Aavoxx]

Never ran one in Knoxville though I'd think it'd be worse.

Gonzo was telling me that someone he knows that ran both the Boston and the Knoxville said the Knoxville was more difficult.

I have one for you to run once you reach Alaska: The World's 15 Toughest Marathons - weather.com

 

[YankeeVol]

Gonzo was telling me that someone he knows that ran both the Boston and the Knoxville said the Knoxville was more difficult.

I have one for you to run once you reach Alaska: The World's 15 Toughest Marathons - weather.com

There's a run up a mountainside I read about in Runners World. I can't wait to get up there

 

[Orangesmokey]

Gonzo was telling me that someone he knows that ran both the Boston and the Knoxville said the Knoxville was more difficult.

I have one for you to run once you reach Alaska: The World's 15 Toughest Marathons - weather.com

The Great Wall of China marathon would be awesome.

 

[Aavoxx]

The Lake Tahoe one as well.

 

[Orangesmokey]

I don't know that the ones in the snow I would have any interest in running. Some of the other ones I would be interested in running in.

 

[Aavoxx]

I'd love to go Lake Tahoe that weekend. New bucket list item.

I'd golf, kayak, bike, and run all weekend.

 

[Unknown Muppet]

Gonzo was telling me that someone he knows that ran both the Boston and the Knoxville said the Knoxville was more difficult.

I have one for you to run once you reach Alaska: The World's 15 Toughest Marathons - weather.com

What he told me was that the Knoxville just had more elevation shift than any of the other marathons he had run in the past. I found it hard to believe but since I had not run any of the three I can not argue with him.

 

[jguy2]

There's a run up a mountainside I read about in Runners World. I can't wait to get up there

Pikes Peak Marathon.

 

[tri_vol]

My town hosts the toughest road marathon in America.

Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon – America's Toughest Road Marathon

The trail marathon here is even harder.

Conquer the Cove Trail 25k & Marathon

 

[tri_vol]

You could run an unofficial marathon on this.

Manitou Incline - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Aavoxx]

The one in Peru looks awesome.