2+2er Nike Plus running group - who's in?

[kevstreet]

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Anyone still running?

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Yes sir.

Inside of 2 months 'til NYC.

I'm just trying to get to the starting line healthy. I know I'll be prepared, I ran an 18 miler last Sunday and I have another this Sunday.

Unfortunately I was diagnosed w/ Plantars Fasciitis last Tuesday by my podiatrist. Ugh, I have a podiatrist. Anyway, hope there are some others still running.

[nolanfan34]

BUMP

Ship the marathon!!



Yes, ran the Portland Marathon yesterday. The calibration is off a little as you can see, but the time is accurate. It was easily the hardest athletic event I've ever undertaken.

Made all of the first-time marathoner mistakes, like starting out a little too fast. Passed the half marathon point at about 1:55, so I had some dreams of finishing sub-4 hrs.

Instead...can you tell where I started to get leg cramps? I had a planned walking point at mile 16, up a big hill before a bridge. After I started up the cramps would come and go, and the rest was pretty tough.

But, I gutted it out and finished, and I was pretty excited after I was done. I can barely move today, but it's a good hurt.

Couple of action shots:

Mile 12, feeling strong.



Mile 21, putting on a happy face, even though I was hurting!



I never felt like I hit the wall at all - I had plenty of energy, and my aerobic capacity/breathing was fine. The legs just didn't hold up.

Next time I guess! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Thanks to Entity for recommending the training book, and somehow indirectly kicking this whole thing off for me. I could barely run 2 miles last January, so it goes to show what you can do in a short period of time.

[jd2b2006]

Congrats nolan...I hope I can follow in your footsteps one day.