Running Mania

I'm in.

I use strava for both running, cycling and skating and frequently get the type wrong. So I'm kind of hard to follow. But here we are.

ian wrote:Skyrocketing insurance premiums + novelty wearing off = fewer of these events in the near future

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We're lucky in Calgary that we have the pathways for smaller events. The number of events that close roads is relatively smaller.

But Jennifer is right. This is part of being a city. There's more to being a city than drivers driving around fast on arterial roads.

Jwolf wrote:It's a big city. Vancouver had a lot going on every weekend in the summer too. I think it's great.

One less thing than planned this weekend.

cool. So I can do a north-south line, basically. I went to Strides once a few years ago and they really didn't have a selection (though they had some Puma stuff if I recall!). But depending on how I am getting around I will try to swing by there (hoping to convince my mom or sister that they want t...

A lot depends on what your run commute looks like stop-and-go wise. Mine is about 40% short blocks with a stoplight every block, and then 60% long blocks with a stop roughly every mile. The short blocks are useless for training. I've tried to do stoplight sprints but it just doesn't seem to work. Th...

Just don't get discouraged by all the ankle-biters zipping past you in the relay. This. On top of the sun trying to kill you, you're struggling in after 35k, that flat open stretch on Bishop Grandin, and people who started 2k ago in the relay are ripping past you. Here's something I wrote about a g...

It sounds like a good year.

I've done Manitoba twice, both years the Marathon was the first hot day of the year and nobody was prepared. Days like today (and the shorter runs in the heat between now and then) make you stronger.

Have fun.

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As long as he didn't inseminate anyone with a contaminated sperm sample, I'm golden.

There's one person who has posted in the very long Runner's World online thread that went to the "real" media with this story. I'm not sure what to make of it. Yes, it seems as if there are no other times in his portfolio that indicate a 3:11 marathon, and his blog (which had a lot of boa...

his name wasn't ***** was it? just checking if that word is still banned. What word? I can't type it - its banned!!!!! It an old RM story. Somebody did a giant math job outing a guy as a cheater in some Toronto races, the cheater got all butthurt and threatened to make life hard if we kept defaming...

his name wasn't ***** was it?

just checking if that word is still banned.

Are we betting? I'll take the under.

My advice: it doesn't matter much what you're doing, as long as you're moving forward.

Don't overthink it. Don't start learning the lingo. Don't fuss over paces or plans or traing plans or anything that sounds like jargon. There'll be lots of time to overthink it later. Just run.

I have no doubt that it's mostly perceived, but not entirely. "Humiliating" is a strong word... "embarrassing" maybe.... whatever the word for just not being proud of your performance. Sometimes just making it to the end of the swim lane is enough to be proud of yourself, but at...

Spirit wrote:
nobody is looking
The opposite sex is always looking at the opposite sex; with guys looking somewhat more. They say so. I didn't make that up.

I'm 47, a little gray haired, a touch overweight, a touch undermuscled. I guarantee you I am entirely invisible to women.

Why does it matter if you're in public? For many people it is difficult to put yourself out there and attempt activities that you are not proficient at. Especially if a public venue is the only place your can develop the skills necessary, like swimming at a public pool, or in my case learning gymna...

Why does it matter if you're in public?

I volunteered in 1999. On-call legal counsel, one of the lesser-known volunteer positions. Carry on. I too volunteered in '99. I was part of the Mascot group. I was both a spotter (human accompanying the mascot to help out and prevent abuse/tackling/etc), and I was also in the costume - Pato, the P...

I volunteered in 1999. On-call legal counsel, one of the lesser-known volunteer positions. Carry on. I too volunteered in '99. I was part of the Mascot group. I was both a spotter (human accompanying the mascot to help out and prevent abuse/tackling/etc), and I was also in the costume - Pato, the P...

I volunteered in 1999. On-call legal counsel, one of the lesser-known volunteer positions.

Carry on.

Well it's not an issue anyway- the girl from CRS said he'd have to start at the back, so obviously Pat sprinting through the crowd with the stroller to catch up with me is not safe in any way. Once the race gets going, it's actually not too crowded at the front, and I honestly don't think it would'...

I attended several St. Urho Day parades before discovering it was all a fictional excuse to get drunk.

I agree with you Mark. There are always people running in the front corrals with strollers in the Vancouver Sun Run (where the rule also is that they are only allowed to start in the last wave with the walkers). At worst it can be dangerous to both the runners and the child, and at best very annoyi...

La wrote:Course is the same. Only difference is the race organizer (and associated charities) and the date. Most of that will be personal preference. There are no absolutes in terms of which is better.

BTW, it's Yonge, not Young.

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