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fish
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10 Years

Postby fish » Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:57 am

This month completes my 10th year of running. Here's hoping for another decade or 2.

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Re: 10 Years

Postby Habs4ever » Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:59 am

Cool. Congratulations :D
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Re: 10 Years

Postby NewFinnLoper » Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:06 am

Yay...Way to go Fish!!!!
22 halfs (PR 1:42:02) :)
5 full (PR 3:48:21)
...and a smattering of adventure and trail races thrown in for good measure!
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All running is on hold until further notice .... :0(

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Re: 10 Years

Postby RA. » Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:20 am

fish wrote:This month completes my 10th year of running. Here's hoping for another decade or 2.

Mine is next month!
Life is short. Stop whining!!- Jwolf

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Re: 10 Years

Postby fish » Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:42 am

RA. wrote:
fish wrote:This month completes my 10th year of running. Here's hoping for another decade or 2.

Mine is next month!

fishImageRA

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Re: 10 Years

Postby Spirit Unleashed » Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:43 am

happiness!

mine was a long time ago.....
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Re: 10 Years

Postby Jwolf » Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:16 am

Very nice. :)
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Re: 10 Years

Postby Robinandamelia » Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:27 am

awesome!

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Re: 10 Years

Postby scrumhalfgirl » Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:21 pm

congrats!
Jesse's 2017 Plans
April - Boston Marathon
May - Sporting Life Ottawa 10K
May - Ottawa Half Marathon

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Re: 10 Years

Postby La » Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:22 pm

\M/
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Re: 10 Years

Postby Ken B » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:32 pm

Congratulations, Fish!!


I am coming up on my 11 year anniversary of taking a RR half-marathon clinic and starting this adventure.

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Re: 10 Years

Postby chunkymonkeymelonhed » Wed Apr 30, 2014 5:29 pm

Nice!
On the books for 2017:
50th Birthday!!
Boston Marathon- April 17th what a day- DREAM COME TRUE :dance:
Run for Water 10K- May 28th
Scotia Half - June 25th
Trail River Run half marathon- Sept. 30- CANCELLED
MEC 10K Race 10- Nov. 5

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Re: 10 Years

Postby Jo-Jo » Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:11 pm

Happy Anniversary!!!
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Re: 10 Years

Postby jharbeck » Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:34 pm

Huh. I just realized that my tenth anniversary is also this coming month! So happy happy healthy healthy!
Marathons: 1; 30k: 2; Half marathons: 6; Shorter: Um, I've lost track
PBs: Half-marathon: 1:35:32; 5K: 19:54 (both 2012)

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Re: 10 Years

Postby jgore » Wed Apr 30, 2014 6:49 pm

Congrats, fish. Here's to a few more decades.

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Re: 10 Years

Postby trixiee » Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:05 pm

Awesome! Hoping you can run coast to coast in your 90's! http://m.wpbf.com/national-news/wwii-ve ... s/25715022
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Re: 10 Years

Postby Sandra » Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:28 pm

Congrats and here's to many more!
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Re: 10 Years

Postby Doonst » Thu May 01, 2014 4:29 pm

I'll be 10 years in a month too, isn't that sumpthin.
next up:


This broken wing will fly again
One fine day
This blackbird's mute gonna sing again
One fine day

So all you sinners come out
And all you drunkards crawl out
Come into the light of one fine day

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Re: 10 Years

Postby Jo-Jo » Thu May 01, 2014 5:38 pm

Doonst wrote:I'll be 10 years in a month too, isn't that sumpthin.


Yep..it is!
And I'm going on almost 8 years of being your "official fan"...now that's sumpthin :D :D :wink:
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Re: 10 Years

Postby gnu » Thu May 01, 2014 6:09 pm

Congrats, Fish!! My 10 is this July :D Maybe with all these 10s we should have a party!

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Re: 10 Years

Postby Jwolf » Thu May 01, 2014 6:57 pm

This spring is my 10th anniversary year too- Sunday I'm celebrating 10 years since my first Half-marathon. :)
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Re: 10 Years

Postby AndyM » Fri May 02, 2014 8:28 am

This month is 10 years since my first half as well :)

Happy Runniversary!

2014 Races:
Around the Bay 30K - DNS :(
ORW Marathon - 3:38:11 - PB & first BQ!!!!

Personal Bests:
Marathon - May 2014 - 3:38:11-----30K - Mar 2013 - 2:37:42----1/2 Marathon - Oct 2013- 1:38:53----10K - Oct 2012 - 45:31-----5K - Feb 2009 - 22:21

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Re: 10 Years

Postby NewFinnLoper » Fri May 02, 2014 8:35 am

10 years since my first half marathon too... 8)
22 halfs (PR 1:42:02) :)
5 full (PR 3:48:21)
...and a smattering of adventure and trail races thrown in for good measure!
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All running is on hold until further notice .... :0(

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Re: 10 Years

Postby Dr. S » Fri May 02, 2014 8:36 am

Congrats! Mine is next year!!
Sonia

7 marathons (PB 5:01)
31 halfs (PB 2:10)
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The plan for 2014: 10K des glaces & Apocalypse 5K
2015: No plan at all!

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Re: 10 Years

Postby Habs4ever » Fri May 02, 2014 8:41 am

All these 10 year anniversaries are great, I love it.
I'm feeling a bit old though (or I started running long before the rest of you). :lol: This spring is my 30 year runiversary! :shock:
I wanna live like there's no tomorrow
Love, like I'm on borrowed time
It's good to be alive, yeah....Jason Gray

Running is a conversation with your body. Sometimes you listen and sometimes you tell it to stop whining and do something. - Ian


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