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grommit
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 posted Feb-10-2007 06:25 PM
   
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Originally posted by rolyone:
Anyone running on the mountain tomorreow morning 9:00 am.
Roly
.... I'll be at the cemetery gates @ 8:20-8:30 and then at the monument at 9.. you coming ? et KJ? g&g
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kneejerk
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posted Feb-10-2007 07:01 PM
I'm having a birthday party for daughter's 13th birthday today and seven 13-year-olds will sleep over... so I'm not sure about tomorow, what kind of shape I'll be in. So far so good, I still might go running. But dont wait for me if I'm not there by 9:00....Good luck to the Ile Bizarders tomorow.
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rolyone
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posted Feb-10-2007 07:18 PM
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Originally posted by grommit:
.... I'll be at the cemetery gates @ 8:20-8:30 and then at the monument at 9.. you coming ? et KJ?
I should be at the Gates at 8:30 . Truxx, you going to join at the monument at 9:00 or want to meet up ealier at the cemetary gates at 8:30 on Mount Royal Street. Get in a little trail run with Gro. I can call and give you directions. Ran for a 1.5 hours in the woods near home on some pretty soft pack snow that felt like running on sand. Here is an interesting story of a local from Verdun who won the Boston Marathon in 1937. http://www.davidblaikie.com/david_blaikie/boston/baa_1937.htm
[This message has been edited by rolyone (edited Feb-10-2007).]
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runningag
Cool Runner |
posted Feb-11-2007 01:47 PM
Can someone turn off the wind switch please?Third long run in a row that I'm struggling against strong wind. Ok, I know, that 's the price to pay for staying in the countryside. But still. I don't really mind the cold, but the wind can be tough. Finally we got a real winter. Not as harsh as 2003 and 2004, but colder than last year for sure. As I'm training for the NCM, I'm just beginning to put mileage and I did my first 15 miler today (well, not quite, but close). So I'm thinking of you guys who are training for Boston or Paris. Speaking of long runs, I really like running long, maybe because I take it easy. Always liked it. But I still hate threadmills, but it's better than running at -20 with a 50 km/hr wind. And I'm getting used to it. I don't regret that one month pass at the local gym. And as weeks go by, we are in the middle of February and hopefully it will be a bit warmer and less windy for my next long run next weekend in Mtl. (I wonder if I should bandit the hypothermic run...)
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kneejerk
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posted Feb-11-2007 05:32 PM
Good for you for doing your 15 miles in the wind today, RG. Dont despair, the best weather of the year is just around the corner!My goal this week is just to run 30 minutes every morning before work -I go all the way to the top of the Mont-Royal stairs and back. That's all I can manage, these days. My lowerback is strained since december but I found out that doing the 'Child pose' asana as many times as possible during the day really helps. Truxx, did you go running with Grommit and Roly this morning?
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rolyone
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posted Feb-11-2007 05:53 PM
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Originally posted by kneejerk:
Truxx, did you go running with Grommit and Roly this morning?
Unfortunately we missed both you and Truxx's company today we waited at the mounument as long as we could before starting to get cold. Another 2 hour run with Gro, on the Mountain and in the trails. So much for starting my taper this week-end for next weeks half, oops. I
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grommit
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posted Feb-11-2007 07:42 PM
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Originally posted by rolyone:
Unfortunately we missed both you and Truxx's company today we waited at the mounument as long as we could before starting to get cold. Another 2 hour run with Gro, on the Mountain and in the trails. So much for starting my taper this week-end for next weeks half, oops.
I
....2:10 actually  perfect conditions, not too cold, no real wind worth mentioning..... blue skies for a good part of the run & even the odd light flurry to add to the ambience.... ol' molasses is looking pretty good these days.... hanging in there with not too much [visible] suffering.... until he slid down the stairs and wack that shoulder again..... ouch  ya shudda bean there  ....alas monday cometh ..... argh!!  grommit
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rolyone
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posted Feb-12-2007 07:55 AM
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Originally posted by grommit:
....2:10 actually  l' molasses is looking pretty good these days.... hanging in there with not too much [visible] suffering.... until he slid down the stairs and wack that shoulder again..... ouch
ya shudda bean there
The shoulder is a little tender this morning but working. I seem to take to stairs as some coolrunners take to spaining ankles.. Sheez. Today and tomorrow are well deserved rest days, I got to sleep in till 5:00 am this morning.
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Silly Sally
Cool Runner |
posted Feb-12-2007 10:14 AM
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Originally posted by rolyone:
... I got to sleep in till 5:00 am this morning.
I went to sleep at ... ugh Sorry to hear about your little spill ... Sally p.s. What gets you all motivated to run in this friggin' cold? ------------------
"Follow your bliss"
My Ironwoman Inklings
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grommit
Cool Runner |
posted Feb-12-2007 11:00 AM
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Originally posted by Silly Sally:
p.s. What gets you all motivated to run in this friggin' cold?
.... endorfin addiction/blind stupidity/OCD/the need to cross the line looking good/not minding the weather.... really/focus on the goal/coz i like it/self-indulgence/masochistic tendancies/all of the above... g
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rolyone
Cool Runner |
posted Feb-12-2007 01:59 PM
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Originally posted by grommit:
.... endorfin addiction/blind stupidity/OCD/the need to cross the line looking good/not minding the weather.... really/focus on the goal/coz i like it/self-indulgence/masochistic tendancies/all of the above...
me to all of the above plus I get to help out the Gromster at the VT100 and hang with the ultra folk.  Oh ya and I have a little trail race in June.
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Df7
Cool Runner |
posted Feb-12-2007 06:30 PM
Mercury, congratulations on your 1st in AG on the weekend - bravo...  Sally - I thought you were an IRON gal...you're sounding like a princess Knee - did you survive the birthday celebrations ? Got an envelope in the mail today from WHITEFACE ...
Ran outdoors both Saturday and Sunday..pool this evening...and the week has begun.
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kneejerk
Cool Runner |
posted Feb-12-2007 08:26 PM
Df, when Whiteface is calling, you got a do what you got a do.Yeah... I survived the party. They were all very sweet (even the one who called 911 as a joke -no kidding, believe me, he's not about to do that stoopid trick again). I almost bankrupted myself with the new iPod gift but resistance is futile -these things are too cool to abstain from. Did yours chose her highschool yet? Ok, below 20 tomorow. I'm not doing my 30 minutes. I admit. It's supposed to get warmer by Wednesday, right?
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Df7
Cool Runner |
posted Feb-13-2007 05:27 AM
Hey knee - apparently it "feels like -28" at the moment, I'm checking cause if its snows heavily tomorrow, you know how it is, schools might get closed ...and it looks like Thursday is cold as well then warmer Friday through the weekend. Nope, she hasn't chosen yet..uniforms have to be purchased this spring..english equivalency placement (sp) tests...will have to have a family pow wow again... 911 call and it was a "he" hunh ?  Sounds like quite the party. Take care of your back.. Merc - you okay ?
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Mercury1
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posted Feb-13-2007 07:45 AM
Hi Df. Yup, I'm just fine....a day older but fine.......Took yesterday off and rethought my Boston strategy. Quads quite sore from the Hivernale hills in Ile Bizard. On reflection, started a bit fast - 1st kilometer up the hill in 3:45, followed by the slop through the golf course. Looking closer at the results, it seems everyone was from 2 - 3 minutes off their usual 10K times. I felt I was in 38:30 shape but hoping for a sub-thirty-nine. My 41+ was a bit of a shocker but considering that I decided to shut down for the last 5K, I shouldn't be too suprised. A bit more mileage and lots more hills are now the new strategy! Ugh. Lungs almost dryed out.
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grommit
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posted Feb-13-2007 04:03 PM
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Originally posted by Mercury1:
Gro.... Doin' Boston?
.....not this year, alas I didn't qualify ...... well actually I only ran one M last year..... on a stress fracture (if I was any dumber I'd be a plank of wood, I can still feel it) and then cramped about a mile after Heartbreak Hill.... ho humm... congrats on yesterday's race, I nearly went but other obligations got in the way... a toasty warm TM for me ce soir let it snow, I say!! btw..... I'm buying myself a skid-lid/crash-hat before my next maniacal skiing outing.... and keeping out of the way of trees g&g
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kneejerk
Cool Runner |
posted Feb-14-2007 07:11 AM
I did my 30 minutes this morning. Hey it was not so bad!
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Mercury1
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posted Feb-14-2007 02:49 PM
TM at work for me. Easy 4 miles after tough tempo last night on the TM. Legs feel like lead.........Outside? Fogedaboudit!
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rolyone
Cool Runner |
posted Feb-15-2007 04:54 AM
Yesterday got in a 6.4 km run at 4:50 min/km pace.Easy 5km this morning at 5.19 min/k pace. Funny last year that pace was a tempo run. Yeah progress. KJ early morning runs are not so bad, so will I have company for a 6:00 am run up the mountain this spring.
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kneejerk
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posted Feb-15-2007 08:16 AM
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Originally posted by rolyone:
Yesterday got in a 6.4 km run at 4:50 min/km pace.Easy 5km this morning at 5.19 min/k pace. Funny last year that pace was a tempo run. Yeah progress. KJ early morning runs are not so bad, so will I have company for a 6:00 am run up the mountain this spring.
Wow, glad to hear about your progress Roly. Good going, you are so steady. 6:00 am on the mountain on a WEEKEND? Hahaha. No thank you, this is one level to far for me (into insanity).
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Df7
Cool Runner |
posted Feb-15-2007 10:56 AM
It was very difficult out on the roads this morning. I had a tough time this am, was up at 5 to get going because I wasn’t sure about the status of the schools. When I finally left munchkin’s school and rushed back out in that horrendous wind to catch the next bus, we heard a loud thud. The bus driver hit a young woman crossing the street. We didn’t know if she was killed but when we herded off to catch another bus, some of the folks stayed to look after her, she was conscious and crying, on her side in the snow. Plse be careful, don`t let your guard down for a minute if you are running outdoors today or any day. Even if a driver does see you, he may not be able to stop. The roads are slick and the wind affects visability. Don`t take any chances, I keep hearing the thud as I try to work. This, from someone, who plays chicken in traffic all the time. I’m not feeling so good right about now.
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runningag
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posted Feb-15-2007 11:14 AM
DF, what a horrible story. You're right, we gotta be careful. But fortunately, here in Mt-Ste-Anne, they have cleaned the road very early this morning and I did my run in perfect condition (except for that brutal wind). We got over 30cm of snow last night.
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rolyone
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posted Feb-15-2007 07:45 PM
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Originally posted by kneejerk:
Wow, glad to hear about your progress Roly. Good going, you are so steady. 6:00 am on the mountain on a WEEKEND? Hahaha. No thank you, this is one level to far for me (into insanity).
Thanks KJ, I have to say I see it differently I love running outside nice and early in the spring and summer. Everything is just so fresh and peacefull. Df7 What a terrible accident to have witnessed, Have you heard any news on the condition of the person who was hit. roly
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runningag
Cool Runner |
posted Feb-15-2007 07:58 PM
As a bad news never come alone, in Quebec City, parents and friends are still looking for a 16 years old who went running last evening and never came back.http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/Quebec/2007/02/15/006-recherche_athlete.shtml
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Df7
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posted Feb-15-2007 08:32 PM
Nope, just got home, thought about her alot today. Gag, they are still looking for him, it doesn't look good.6 sluggish ks on the t/m at the MAA, it was relatively quiet, guess the weather had people heading home. Friday tomorrow, bring on the weekend.
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