Strickland5 Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 With my latest HalfMarathon happening on October 15th the title works for me. So let's talk about the race shall we? First ... it will be SCENIC! As you can see from the route map we'll be running along some rather nice scenic sections of SF ... well not the start/finish, but once we get to the Painted Ladies, Panhandle, Golden Gate Park, and the Marina for sure. Oh did you see the HILLS! We start off with a NASTY hill - as you can see below. Man ... miles 1 to 3, 6 to 7, and 11 to 12 are gonna be tough! So we keep working through the Hal Higdon's Intermediate 1 Half Training 3 Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : TBD Link to comment
theophilus Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Holy moly, that looks like an incredible half. Those hills tho... Quote Chapter 25: Theophilus is Mostly Done Volume 1: Meanderings (2015 - 2020): 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Volume 2: The Bar and the Bellwether (2021): 24 | 25 "May your curse in life be that your hard work is constantly mistaken for talent." Link to comment
Strickland5 Posted September 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 29 minutes ago, theophilus said: Those hills tho... Welcome to San Francisco ! 1 Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : TBD Link to comment
theophilus Posted September 14, 2017 Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 On 09/13/2017 at 8:14 AM, Strickland5 said: Welcome to San Francisco ! I've run in SF exactly once. Not rushing to do it again. Quote Chapter 25: Theophilus is Mostly Done Volume 1: Meanderings (2015 - 2020): 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Volume 2: The Bar and the Bellwether (2021): 24 | 25 "May your curse in life be that your hard work is constantly mistaken for talent." Link to comment
Strickland5 Posted September 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 2 hours ago, theophilus said: I've run in SF exactly once. Not rushing to do it again. I get to do it every day I run Honestly while there are some serious hills here, they are avoidable. 1 Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : TBD Link to comment
Mike_d85 Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 22 hours ago, Strickland5 said: Honestly while there are some serious hills here, they are avoidable. Now why would you go and do a thing like that? Quote My Battle Log I'm on Strava for my running now. Check out Kick! too. You unlock gear with your progress on Strava. Link to comment
Strickland5 Posted September 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 yesterday was a 10 miler ... tough but got through. Got 5 miles, 8 miles and another 5 er this week... so should be fun Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : TBD Link to comment
The Tin Man Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 That race looks like so much fun! I have a friend in SF...I should put it on the list. According to him, the locals barely even notice the hills. http://mannequinamerican.com/comic/san-francisco/ Quote The Tin Man: Cyborg Ranger Tin Man's Out of Date Epic Quest I am what I do. Link to comment
Strickland5 Posted September 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 My 5 miler this morning was a touch longer per my garmin but a touch short when I mapped it out ... stupid drunk GPS ... oh well. Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : TBD Link to comment
Strickland5 Posted September 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 8 miler is done! 1 Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : TBD Link to comment
The Tin Man Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 57 minutes ago, Strickland5 said: 8 miler is done! Nice run, and nicerer splits! A full minute pace faster the last two miles is nothing to sneeze at, even if going downhill helps. Quote The Tin Man: Cyborg Ranger Tin Man's Out of Date Epic Quest I am what I do. Link to comment
Strickland5 Posted September 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 1 hour ago, The Tin Man said: Nice run, and nicerer splits! A full minute pace faster the last two miles is nothing to sneeze at, even if going downhill helps. I shifted to a more aggressive playlist ... it helped Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : TBD Link to comment
Strickland5 Posted September 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 My 5 miler this morning didn't happen... some serious head ache/stuffy nose/groggy goodness happening ... going to rest up and hope to recover for Sunday's 10K scale back run. 1 Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : TBD Link to comment
Strickland5 Posted September 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 Little behind here with my updates Sunday - 6 miler done! Tuesday - 5 miler done! Today - 8 miler done! Still recovering from being sick, but mostly just stopped up nose which is manageable. 1 Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : TBD Link to comment
Strickland5 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Running ... more running ... rest ... knee pain == new shoes ... rest .. .run run run ... 1 Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : TBD Link to comment
The Borg Queen Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 Running ... more running ... rest ... knee pain == new shoes ... rest .. .run run run ... What shoes did you get? Quote Class and Profession: Level 23 Borg Queen Link to comment
Strickland5 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 2 hours ago, Primeval said: What shoes did you get? Just replaced my Nike Structure 20s - didn't wanna get different shoes as I've been in the Structures for most of my recent training. Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : TBD Link to comment
The Borg Queen Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 8 hours ago, Strickland5 said: Just replaced my Nike Structure 20s - didn't wanna get different shoes as I've been in the Structures for most of my recent training. Nice! Fancy. I love new running shoes. Quote Class and Profession: Level 23 Borg Queen Link to comment
theophilus Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 On 10/09/2017 at 1:56 PM, Strickland5 said: Just replaced my Nike Structure 20s - didn't wanna get different shoes as I've been in the Structures for most of my recent training. Rad! Quote Chapter 25: Theophilus is Mostly Done Volume 1: Meanderings (2015 - 2020): 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Volume 2: The Bar and the Bellwether (2021): 24 | 25 "May your curse in life be that your hard work is constantly mistaken for talent." Link to comment
Strickland5 Posted October 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 Welp ... the race has been canceled due to the fires we have raging north of SF ... so oh well ... glad to have gotten back into the habit of running. Need to start thinking about how to mix in other things (yoga, weights) to help repair and strengthen for the running. Quote Half-Ork Scout Leader Running PRs : 5K 24m16s | 10K 53m32s | 15K 1h18m09s | Half Marathon 2h1m44s | Marathon 4h42m2s Past Challenges #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 #30 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 #40 Current Challenge : TBD Link to comment
The Borg Queen Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Welp ... the race has been canceled due to the fires we have raging north of SF ... so oh well ... glad to have gotten back into the habit of running. Need to start thinking about how to mix in other things (yoga, weights) to help repair and strengthen for the running.Woah!! That really stinks, I'm sorry!You got to run one up north! Too rainy to have fire here Quote Class and Profession: Level 23 Borg Queen Link to comment
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