White River Roadrunners

Jon Healey · 5K Runner Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 24

Just starting my eleventh week of training--six weeks to go before Nov 7. Who else is running Wynne? I'm training slow, but will race hard. Hope you are staying healthy? Getting plenty of sleep? Blessings to you!! my fellow runners, walkers, volunteers, supportive family members!

Jon

"...so with Hektor: he could not shake off the great runner, Akhilleus." --Homer (The Iliad)

DInsell · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:17 pm Post subject:

Doing the half myself.

deltarunner · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:43 pm Post subject:

I'm doing the Soaring Wings Half Marathon this year. I've done the Mid South Half Marathon several times & thought I would do a different Half Marathon this year. Good luck to all...
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sunshine · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:45 pm Post subject:

Already signed up for the Mid South, Soaring Wings, and St. Jude's.
Half.
This is my favorite distance--will push myself but not race.
Still trying to decide where I want to head in January.
Heard St.Jude half already full!!
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sunshine · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:29 pm Post subject:

Two words for the MidSouth Marathon/Half yesterday:

DANG WIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jon Healey · 5K Runner Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 24

It was brutal. The wind was the worst I ever encountered. I can't tell if I hit the wall or whatever. I am so sore my teeth hurt. And I am about 10 minutes slower than I wanted to be! Mama tol' me there would be races like this...

"I run to feel His joy..." -From the movie, Chariots of Fire

sdcooke22 · 20k Runner Joined: 27 May 2007 Posts: 55

Great time at Wynne,Jon. You da MAN!

" Quit Lollygaggin! " Coach Van Reynolds

sunshine · Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:53 am Post subject:

WHERE WERE YOU, DINSELL?????????????
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DInsell · Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:23 am Post subject:

I decided not to run. Wisely.

sunshine · Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:54 am Post subject:

dang, DINSELL!

And I had plans to motivate you to a new PR by running at your heels!
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DInsell · Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:38 pm Post subject:

I imagine that would be a PR for you too....

sunshine · Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:11 pm Post subject:

UH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh.
wait.
so YOU were gonna motivate ME.
well.
THAT WORKS, TOO!

you shoulda been there..............

WE'LL DO THAT NEXT TIME!
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Jenniferdorris · Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 11:46 pm Post subject: Wynne

As a matter of fact if understood correctly it was a PR for Little Miss Sunshine! Laughing

And that is something to be proud of. The conditions were terrible this was another fight back the tears race...yes it was that bad. I literally thought I was going to be pushed off the road by the winds. Some dropped out and one collapse at the finish. Brutal conditions....i'm with Jon it just wasn't our day.

The guy at the finish asked me if I needed the paramedics. Did I look that bad???? Evil or Very Mad

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robups · Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:13 am Post subject:

To those of you who finished......... Congratulations! I know it had to be miserable out there.

You have to be mentally strong to run in those conditions. I would have folded Embarassed

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sunshine · Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:54 pm Post subject:

Jen, you looked cute, just like always.
How does a person run 26.2 miles and look like THAT??

I had delusions of grandeur, pre-race, but that was not to be. Still a PR for me by 1 minute and 17 seconds.

IMAGINE HOW MUCH BETTER I COULDA DONE WITH DINSELL THERE TO MOTIVATE ME TO GLORY.

I did the Galloway again.
Some of my MUCH FASTER running buddies have been prodding me NOT to do the walking thing to get a faster time.
I don't know. Not convinced of that. At mile 11.5 I passed 2 of my AG competitors--and only cause they were DEAD TIRED. The last mile I did a 9 and a half minute mile-- which for lots of you is WALKING--but for me is sizzling fast. I don't think I coulda done that if I had not had those walking breaks.
But I don't know. As Rick said, whichever you choose--that's your destiny...........

A race to remember:

One of my friends from our local running group had an asthma attack and was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
Another one said she cried the entire last mile. I told her SHE IS MY HERO cause she didn't quit.
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