Hey guys, sorry if I got heated up, but I didn't respond well to being told that I posted 'completely wrong information', when I consider it all accurate. The water stops are ok if you are carrying a water belt. But, I was on vacation, and had forgotten mine. If you go in knowing that there isn'tr ...

EDITED: Instead of attacking my character, why don't you write your own review, discussing the parts that you liked so much. As, I said there were great aspects of the race, and that way when people look up reviews they will see my highly negative review against others who had a much better time. S...

http://www.manitobamarathon.mb.ca/ The stations were a good 6k apart at the start when hydrating yourself is the most important. It was reaching 40 c, and we needed to drink. When we were treated to a water stop, the water we received was served through garden hoses into old looking garbage cans. T...

I waited too long to sign up, and now it's full I might end up coming out to cheer though!

Dwayne

Awesome experience isn't it?

Soon you'll find yourself saying things like "oh, I just did 10k yesterday" then you'll be one of those crazy runners (a club I joined years ago).

Congrats on a great run and for feeling great after it!

Dwayne

Congrats to both of you!

Now the real question is, what were your costumes? and where are the pictures of them?

Dwayne

yes, that is correct for me!

Dwayne

dsandall wrote:

dgrant wrote:Men's Long Sleeve RAID shirts in orange or grey coolmax - $47

That would be my preference in Medium. Now I won't have to model a woman's betty tank like I was forced to do last time

Dwayne

I realized I forgot to mention a colour, so make it Orange!
Dwayne

I have paced people in many races, 10k & halfs. I was there to help them hit a personal best. I was a registered runner in all cases. Many races have explicit rules against un-registered runners on the course. There are some races in the ultra world where pacers are allowed, even encouraged, for...

Hi, I'm a geek and I admit it openly :-) I developed my own logging software because there was nothing out there for the Mac that was decent. I have been slowly migrating it to run as a web application; but I keep getting bogged down by both feature-itis (ie. integrating google maps), my day job, do...

Actually I'm a she :) The other question I had, aside from getting in enough mileage in training is how much should I be eating and what?? In the two marathons I've run, I've gotten by with just one gel each - eating and running - haven't really worked for me yet! Thanks for all the feedback. As fo...

now, tell me more about this fabulous date! I could, but I would have to kill you :wink: (or at least wound you so that you can't talk!!) -Natalie :lol: are you dating a celeb??? kidding. note to self, agent provacateur's dates are none of my business. :wink: Ya but so much fun! We want a race repo...

Hi, Check out Hal Higdon's site for his ultra plan, that's the one I'm following. It is designed for the Comrades Marathon which is actually a 54 mile race. http://www.halhigdon.com/ultramarathon/ultramarathon2000.htm Two things are important (from what I have been told by some seasoned ultra runner...

One other poster alluded to this, but all your training paces have to be relative to your base, your overall running experience and your goals. If training for your first marathon, your base is going to be way more important than your tempo pace. I did almost no tempo running or intervals for my fir...

The three main races I want to do in 2006 are: Blackfoot Ultra 100km at the end of May (Just outside of Edmonton); PowederFace Marathon in July (trail marathon in the rockies); Lost Souls Ultra (Lethbridge) in September I'll attempt the 100 mile if I finish the previous 2 in one piece, if not, the 1...

I'm not a huge one for labels, and even though I do describe myself as a runner, I do cringe slightly when one of the people I work with (who is a couch spud) asks how my jogging is going... Again, I'm not elite by any stretch, but I have this mindset that jogging is casual vs. the regime I try to f...

Way to go Natalie! I'm like you, can't stand counting calories, I have kept a food diary on & off for a couple years; It gets bad around the times people bring in the fund-raising chocolates and such (girl guide cookies this week) to the office to sell for their kids. A good running base, keepin...

bunsontherun wrote:I catch your drift there QMP...Winnipeg definitely looks like the place to move to!

qmp wrote:OK, first off, I am thinking of moving to Winnipeg

Yup, the nachos are delicious

Dwayne
still traumatized from having to model a women's top

There are a wide variety of cross training activties that one can use to quickly reverse the shrinkage effects anyway :-) :oops: :shock: Lends a whole new meaning to the term "pumping iron". Hmm...Viagra and Ipubrofen...what a cocktail. Well, I'm one marathoner who is drug free (of any kind).. unle...

dgrant wrote:Men's Long Sleeve RAID shirts in orange or grey coolmax - $47

That would be my preference in Medium. Now I won't have to model a woman's betty tank like I was forced to do last time

Dwayne

I have yet to see a credible explanation for the hot/cold thing. The rationale I've heard (again in the Runner's World article) was that the cold constricts the lactic acid cells then they cling to the blood cells. The hot afterwards then starts the whole muscle flushing cycle. I used to use ice pa...

Hi Cheryl, how have you been? I've become a big fan of the ice bath. My methodology is based on an article I read in Runner's World about a year or so ago. Here's my scheme for voluntarily invoking severe shrinkage :-) * Disclaimer: A certain number of cards must be missing from your deck to think t...

My vote would be for long sleeve technical shirts. Sorry Natalie, but any colour other than white :-) I'm sometimes too messy with gels on a long run LOL Dwayne ... says the man who is wearing a white-ish shirt in his avatar. Geesh! :lol: Busted :-) but that shirt now has a couple clif-shot espress...

My vote would be for long sleeve technical shirts. Sorry Natalie, but any colour other than white I'm sometimes too messy with gels on a long run LOL

Dwayne

How far do you want to go today?

(not too proud to admint I actually used this line once many years ago)

Dwayne