mattw last won the day on April 18 2020
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Congrats! Not easy to keep going when there's not an actual event, but you kept it going!
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Cool idea and awesome the family and neighbors joined. But you could have just done 58 minutes. Probably a bit less epic though.
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Good year of training and high mileage! We just rearranged our living room and hung the TV (previously on a stand). Only took my son and I 3 tries to get it right.
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Still raining. Started at 4:30 am, and I wasn't able to go back to sleep. It is in the low 30s, but not below freezing, so just the cold rain. I wimped out on biking to work. I can still claim I'm getting over the stomach flu that hit me Monday night and knocked me out for two days. Drove to work yesterday too as I really didn't have enough strength to ride. Just as well as I had to pick up my race packet for tomorrow's half marathon. I am one of the two-hour pace group leaders. Running buddy Tim is the other. We, along with another buddy who has since moved away, were, and kind of still
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The holidays are good time for rest and a break from regularly scheduled runs. At least that's what I'm telling myself.
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Sounds like you got a good number of adventures in this year too! I hope the winter isn't too harsh.
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Bummer. Good that you got the right fit. But as these things go, you know next year's model will be all wrong.
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If the kids ever run more than 3 miles at a time and build some endurance they may be smoking me.
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Donuts were the main motivation to finish early and get to the front of the line.
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Sweet that you could pull off that kind of speed! And with a questionable stomach too.
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Hmm, maybe I'll get one for the half marathon pacing gig.
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My last bloop was a collection of what I saw while spectating the marathon spectators. I had a pretty good view as I ran the 26.2 miles through and around downtown Charlotte. Training was half-hearted. I didn't put in sufficient weekly miles nor was I consistent at speed work. With everything else going on in life, I was somewhat apathetic about it too. I combined that with a cold 3 days before and a fairly consistent 15 - 20mph wind on race day. To ensure a painful day, I started with the 3:15 pace group who started running 7:10 - 7:15 minutes per mile instead of the 7:25 required for th
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That is a good idea. I have been concerned that people may mistake me for a player on that team. "You're a Pacer?!? Can I have your autograph?"
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I tend to discard the ugly ones. I have a couple that have "PACER" in large letters on the back. Does that confuse folks if I wear it to the gym or while biking?
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Great stuff! Kudos to you and your wife for braving the elements and for recognizing the conditions can be miserable and beautiful at the same time.