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Good morning, everyone! Had a good 7 last night, half on road, half on trail. With darkness beginning around 7.40pm now - earlier if raining - I'll only be able to run off-road with a head-torch (light?) soon. Hill work with the running club tonight for me.
With Baker, JOLVM, Spider and I (and probably other son the forum) all running marathons within the next few weeks, some of us are already in, or will soon begin, tapering. QOTD: apart from following the planned reduction in mileage, is there anything additional you do during the taper period, e.g. try to get more sleep, cross-training, etc?
Re: yesterday's QOTD - for me, it is always 500ml of an isotonic drink (usually no/low cal tablet with water) after every run or race plus a banana and/or a protein bar.
Mark - reading about you having a beer with your new buddies during a run makes me think you should do the Marathon du Medoc in France some time. I haven't myself, but the idea of 26 aid stations with a different Bordeaux to sample at each would create an interesting challenge and dilemma at the same time! One of the aid stations near the end has oysters, too.
Marco, CVB and NoCo - my Raynaud's comes along almost exactly as Marco describes: 20-30 mins after running and perhaps 3 runs out of every 4 or 5. Only during cold weather, and usually when damp as well. And just tingling, no pain. Never had it before last winter but CVB's comment about snowboarding echoes one of my own theories. Last winter, I often set mole traps on our land during freezing temps. You can't wear gloves when doing this - you have to wear surgical gloves so your scent isn't transferred to the trap. It is like working with bare hands in a snow bank. No Co - luckily I haven't experienced this with my toes.
NoCo - glad you got your credit card back in time. Further to Maureen & HTT's comments, I have had problems in the past when travelling with credit cards. My US credit card is with Citibank and they now have travel notification facilities in their on-line banking site and since I've started using this, the problem seems to have gone away. Anyone who is travelling should see if their issuing bank has a similar service.
Multi - nice 7.15 pace on your 12 MLR
Smoke - hope DD2 is better today
Spider - sorry about the hiccup in NGF's travel plans - hope she resolves the issues quickly. Hope she wasn't just worried about arriving at the Casa in the middle of your taper!
Flicker - nice double yesterday
Dr Bart - good luck with the XC prep. This week's meet sounds like it is in the place you posted the Google Map/Photo image of - quite hilly and challenging.
Finally, got a reply last night to the query I sent to the BAA. It looks like it was just read by a general assistant and not passed along to the verification team:
"Thank you for your message. It is possible that your confirmation email was filtered into your spam or junk folder. If you received a reference ID while registering, it means that we have received your registration. If your information is verified and you are accepted, your name will be posted to the list of entrants on our website, baa.org. We advise that you monitor this link to see your acceptance:
Please feel free to contact us with any further questions."
Rationally, I know I'm OK. Emotionally, I'd like to get this small obstacle behind me.
Good morning Burglar. Hi MarlowMum. Headed out for a 6 miler.
Burglar - I've heard of Marathon du Medoc.. that would be awesome. Sounds like some do serious drinking there.. I'd have to restrict it, but what a blast that would be. I'd hate the lack of knowing too. So is your name on the entrants list? I didn't catch whether you tried that.
MarlowMum - Good to see you again. Awesome re Berlin.
QOTD - Any pre-running fuel or drinks? What works for you?
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RUN DONE: 6 miles at 57%HRR. Pace: 8:26
HTT - Great job on the improvements yesterday
For the QOTD - I often eat a banana before running. I often eat nothing. I rarely drink before because I'd have to take pit-stops even before my warm-up is finished.
Hello Marlow Mum and good luck with your taper & Berlin Marathon! One of my running club friends ran there last year and loved the course.
Mark - No my name is still not on the entrants' list. I have been checking daily. ATTQOTD - I don't drink before a run for the same reasons as you. I will usually have a few nuts or similar light snack beforehand and on MLR/LRs, I'll usually bring along a gel, as much for mid-run fueling practice as anything else.
HTT - there was a TTOD on running downhill about 3 weeks ago, here it is again:
The best way to run downhill is to lean and avoid braking. Lean forward slightly and take short, quick strides- don't lean back and brake. Try to keep your shoulders just slightly in front and your hips under you. Although it's tempting to over stride, avoid taking huge steps to reduce the pounding on your legs and back. Allow your stride to slightly lengthen, but not at the expense of cadence - try to maintain your cadence/rhythm. Land on the balls of your feet with your knees bent. This will reduce impact on the knees. Hold a wider arms position, rotating more than usual. This will help your balance. Don't be afraid to let yourself go. Go for it! You can and will run faster than you think and still maintain control.
Morning, up for my 10 miles with 8@ MP. My last harder weekday run. Next week it's taper time.
BB - I plan to ride my bike casually on the reduced mileage days. Nothing hard to work the legs, but something to stop being antsy.
MarlowMum - that is very cool about Berlin, I hope to be there next year. They say it's going to be a lottery entry this time around.
Mark - Run started, and run done before I even got up! I have to get out there now too, clock is ticking away.
Morning, peeps. Got in 7 easy this morning as taper begins. Legs were actually functioning, possibly because I finally got a good night's sleep last night out of sheer exhaustion. I'm hoping to get NGF's situation clarified today and find out when she can actually get out of there. She doesn't know about taper madness -- yet. But she will.
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Marathons to date: 17. States: 10. Countries: 4. PR: Memphis 2009 3:31:56. Next up: London Marathon 4-24-16, shorter races in the interim.
MarlowMum - I can sure understand that. I got a good laugh seeing your multiple posts and the possible voice-to-text "corrections"... Good step to add humor to the day. Thanks. Glad you're back. The group is different, yet great.
Hi Spider. Glad you got the 7. Hope the new GF's situation is OK.
Good morning. I was a little taken aback out when I saw that there were already 9 posts before 8 am. I thought maybe we had some lurkers come out of the woodwork but not so much. Well, nice to see MarlowMum back here and it looks like there is some back and forth between Mark and Burglar. 7 easy miles for me yesterday with a slightly progressive effort. Didn't drop the pace too much, just ran by HR. Everything felt good. I might try to hit double digits this a.m. and perhaps do some MP miles. We also have our trail group run tonight, so that is tempting.
Burlgar - yes, before I go on a big trip, I try to call the credit card company. I will have to look into the inline banking and see if they have that as an option. GoLizzy (one of the forumites on here before) did Marathon du Medoc and posted photos last year. It looked amazing.
Marlow - enjoy Berlin. That would be one I would like to do. Then I would stick around for Oktoberfest.
Mark - Glad the 6 was good. I take it that cold didn't amount to anything?
Maureen - hope the 10 goes well.
From yesterday:
Smoke - yikes for DD2! Hope she is feeling ok. Getting hit in the face with a ball smarts. Hopefully you and DW don't get weird looks from strangers when you are out with her. I remember my mum somehow got a black eye (maybe walking into something on her way to bathroom at night) and she said that people gave her odd looks, like my dad was beating her or something.
Flicker - nice work getting that progressive run in. Some speedy last miles.
Mel - well, now that you've given that Yuengling the thumbs up, I really have to try it. Hopefully I can find some.
Baker - I am also doing 2 marathons in 6 weeks: Chicago and NYCM. Are you doing the Towpath? What is your plan for Dayton? PR attempt?
Multi - glad you had a successful 12. You really like those progressive runs.
NoCo - Whew, glad the CC came. Have a good trip.
LSU - hope the tempo went well.
HTT - nice work getting those MP miles in at the end.
Hackker - yeah, I guess the treadmill company wouldn't really by the excuse "I'm too fast for your treadmill, please upgrade me".
Spider - hope the interview went well.
Looks like we have 2 QOTD, one from Burlgar and one from Mark:
QOTD - I am not sure what I will do for this taper. I am actually thinking I won't taper much for Chicago and I will use it as a training run, possibly go for my first negative split marathon. I usually only use a 2 week taper, so I tend not to get too antsy. The bike trainer is a welcome distraction, but I also like to get some reading done. I wish I could get the cleaning bug during the taper, but that rarely happens.
QOTD - In the morning I will usually have a small glass of orange juice so that I can take my iron pill. Then I have 8-10 oz of water. Sometimes I'll have maybe 4 to 8 oz of coffee.
This is probably more for yesterday's QOTD, but post-run, I have been making an effort to have protein shakes. So I'll usually throw in 1 or 2 types of fruit, some protein powder (like Hammer Vegan powder), chia seeds, udo's oil, and some almond milk and coconut water.
Morning freaks! Have 14 on tap for after work. The longer MLRs start wearing on me at this point because of how long it takes to do after work. But just a few more before the taper.
For QOTD - Pretty much have to get some diet coke in me to wake me up. For my long runs I normally have a breakfast burrito (tortilla shell, eggs, bit of bacon, peppers) or bagel with cream cheese and a banana.
Boston Burglar - Just wait until it gets dark at 5:00! Thats probably the only real part of winter I don't like so much.
MarlowMum - Awesome that you are running Berlin!
Mark - I take pits stops on a regular basis when running in the park, but have yet to ever stop on a marathon to do it. I think the body just knows when to suck it up.
Maureen - Hope the 8 @ pace goes well. The pace runs are always the ones I least look forward too, especially the early ones.
Spider - What race are you doing next?
CVB - Last time I had the machine serviced, I asked the tech if there was anyway to increase the speed. Unfortunately, no. Have a good double digit run....and possibly a double too.
G'morning gang!
I need to clean up the house but procrastinating instead. I ran mile repeats with the team last night but did them my own style (30 sec surges w 30 sec easy). I didn't tell anyone what I was doing and probably drove the girls nuts with pacing. I still beat them, but every time they caught me I would take off again. I think it did push them to run faster than usual, though. I felt good yesterday, but stiff and sore this am. Some easy miles on tap for later.
QOTD: 1 cup of coffee
Multi - my legs felt great after Sunday's race. I ran some fairly quick miles Monday and Tues. No soreness until yesterday when I went to speedwork. The running was fine, but getting out of bed this morning was a chore.
Baker - DH still follows the Tribe but has reasonable expectations. The Braves are looking like the better bet. At least he hasn't been tuning in to the Browns yet.
NoCo - enjoy MI. Hope you get a reprieve from the wet weather you've had.
Spider - hope you and NGF get it figured out. Sounds like a very crazy itinerary. I had about 24 hrs total transit time from Kenya to US (with 2 stops). It should be a short flight from Accra to Lagos, Nigeria. There are direct flights from Lagos to Atlanta (Delta) that might make the trip a bit easier. You might want to check it out. I bought my tix last-minute and got a great deal on Kayak.com
H2T - I love Indian food. One of my good friends is Indian and she often feeds me her tasty cuisine. This past year, she has been vowing to teach me how to make some of it. I thought it would be a good recovery activity after Boston but now can't get past one issue....the pressure cooker. I was always a little afraid of it but now it has negative memories attached to it.
MarlowMum - good to see you back! Good luck at Berlin!
Smoke - The graphs and formulas on the cut-off thread are interesting. I wish I had that much free time. There is one particular incessant whiner over there that is annoying (yet entertaining at the same time). Some people will never 'get it'.
Burglar - I think the course is more difficult than the one I created. It consists of 1 smaller loop followed by 2 identical larger loops. They get a big (.3 mi) hill not once, but twice. Another steep hill is visited 3 times. The ones unfamiliar with the course will likely get a bit mental after the first loop knowing that they will have to repeat. PR would be a major feat here. This is the county championship meet (Fulton co, which encompasses downtown Atlanta and suburbs due north and due south) and there should be some good competition. The girls team will be very weak as only 3 of the regular varsity girls will be present. The others will be taking the ACT exam. Whomever scheduled the meet sort of overlooked the coincidence with the exam. I wish they were running, but I think they have their priorities correct.
Mark - I believe Lizzy ran Marathon du Medoc and was very fond of it. Wonder what happened to her...and Sharpie, iRun, curly, lap'd and others.
DrBart -- I did this itinerary with frequent flyer miles on American; Delta wanted three times as many FF miles for this trip and I didn't have that many. FF itinerary requires available FF seats. So it required flying Iberia to Madrid, British Airways to Heathrow arriving late, AA to JFK with no further flights to Arkansas that day after arrival, and then LGA to XNA the next morning. I couldn't get her from LGA to FSM (the Casa airport) at all, but XNA is only an hour drive.
Good morning, I ran 3 today and it was pretty rough. I felt winded before I even hit a mile and I was not going very fast. I felt some discomfort in the hamstring ligament but the main ham was ok. Hopefully I can string a few days together. It was only 74 when I started, which is really exciting.
DD's eye is healing nicely and she is quite proud of her new look. I took her in to Costco to let them have a go at adjusting her glasses back to normal. A nice clerk patched them up but said they will never be the same again.
I don't really do anything different except run less during a taper. I do like to keep it at 2 weeks instead of 3.
Burg: I cannot blame you wanting to see your name etched in stone. You are not alone.
Bart: Sounds like a tough course. Perfect time to get some hill repeats in.
Hackker: The amount of food you eat before and during running amazes me. Banana only for me. Do they make treadmills that go faster?
CVB: I do wonder when I take her out if someone is going to call the cops. I have her coach's number on my phone just in case.
Marlow: Marlow: Marlow: Marlow: Marlow: haha, good to see you post.
Mark: Seems like you had the whole cold thing bounce right off of you. I am jealous since mine lasted 2 weeks.
Maureen: 8 at MP sounds pretty hard for a weekday run. It would be nice if you had a half marathon to run instead.
Spider: Sorry about the NGF troubles. Seems like a big hassle just to travel out of there. Sleep does make the running easier.
drB - wow you recover fast! you're a machine. you can't clean too much now, what would you do during your next taper?
marlow - hi. enjoy the taper. i find it to be a double-edged sword. i always look forward to it but after a week, i begin yearning for a solid workout.
marlow - i can be a little **** sometimes
hackker - i updated to iO7 yesterday and it said it had 27 hours to go. looked an hour later and it said 29 hours to go. woke up this morning with it done though. i like some of the features i've seen so far. need to set up the iRadio though and check it out.
cvb- berlin marathon + octoberfest sounds like a perfect vacation to me. did octoberfest back in '97 when i was only 22. don't remember much, just a vague sense of goofy happiness.
spider - how did the interview go? hope NGF situation gets worked out ok.
burglar - enjoy the hills later. i can imagine the frustration with waiting on the acceptance.
maureen- good luck on the tough workout. i'm amazed at all the MP miles you put in, and at this point specifically to how i just adjusted my goal time down, envious of all the MP miles you are getting in. i think they will really help physically and mentally come race day.
never got any miles in yesterday but i was planning on a RD either yesterday or today anyway. did bike commute to/from work though so the legs did get some action. bike to/from work today and plan to get 5m in.
ATTQOTD - during training, i run commute to/from work a lot. during taper, i scale back on mileage per plan but also bike commute. i'm getting more sleep that way as well. i also tend to focus on nutrition a bit more and take Vitamin C and for this cycle, Zinc as DS#2 got a cold last week but fortunately didn't pass it on. one more thing i do is build up the capital with DW as i tend to be worn out the following week and not much help on some things.
Good morning. Good luck to all of those with the taper starting. The taper always makes me a little nervous. I'm on the opposite end of yall, I am building up miles for a marathon in December. Tempo run went well, in total I had put in 6 miles at a average pace of 8:15. The weather is supposed to be nice for next week and cool enough for me to want to sign up for a 5k to attempt a new PR. Do you think running a 5K at 85-90 versus 65-70, worth the attempt?
Have a good one.
Hi all - not much to report here, but I wanted to check in. Legs were a little sore after last night's 12, so today's 6 recovery should be nice - 9th day in a row.
Burglar - thanks for the start. Hope you have an enjoyable hill workout. A running friend has Raynaud's - it made it tough for her to manage gel packs and get salt out of her pockets late in races. She told me that her doctor's advice was to "move to a warmer climate." Might have had something to do with her ending up in San Diego.
I tend to do more Bikram during taper. I think it helps manage racing weight - maybe just because it's 90 minutes of not eating. Two weeks is good for me. I think I would go bonkers if I started to taper 3 weeks out.
Hi Marlow. Good luck to you and your DH with your German adventure.
Mark - I have coffee and a small bowl of oatmeal in the morning and then stick to Shot Bloks once I leave the house / hotel.
maureen - mid week MP run - nice!
cvb - hope you had a nice run this morning. I do like progressives - I usually just run by feel, which means I start off pretty slow and then end up running faster (with similar effort).
JOLVM - do you have to travel for the race on Sunday or do you get to sleep in your own bed?
Hackker - I hear you on the longer MLRs. So far, 12-13 is all I've been able to pull off during this cycle. They seem much more daunting than an easy 5-6, but the reward when finishing is great. I like the feeling of having the fitness to knock out what many would consider a long run in the middle of the week.
DrBart - glad to hear that you're feeling good. Easy day after speedwork is probably a good idea.
Spider - oh man, sounds like a cluster. Good luck!
Hey Smoke - nice that you got to run in 74° temps. Was it 4am? Good thing about a rough 3 is that you know you'll get back in shape soon. Gotta protect the hammy and let it heal.
LSU - sounds like a hot 5k and I don't think I would consider it for a PR effort if the temps are going to be reaching 90. Is it in the morning when it will be cooler?
Run done (as Mark likes to say) I got those 8 MP miles in, 10 total miles. Felt like a long run though, I was on mile 2 and couldn't believe how much I had left. More of a mental than a physical issue I think. Also I kept wondering how I was ever going to do this pace for 26.2 miles. I have to remember that the miracle taper will occur, I'm not just going to head out to Chicago tomorrow and run a marathon.
QOTD - I am also one of those folks that does not eat or drink before. I have my latte and drink about 1/3. I have the other 2/3 for when I get back, just heat it back up. That's it for most runs. For LR I will eat a little something, and bring a Gu for halfway out. I really like the Belvita Breakfast Biscuits. They do not sit heavy in my stomach at all, yet they seem to last for a while. They say the carbs are slow release, I find them very useful.
Spider - Hope your GF pulls through, travel is no fun.
CVB - I am doing 2 marathons within 4 weeks, and I'll do the reverse of you actually. I'll race Chicago, but then for Santa Barbara in November I am going to play around with the negative split. I'm thinking I will run 9 min/mile for the first half, then see how much (if any) of a negative split I can get. I've only had a negative split marathon once. My time was not all that fantastic, but I felt like a million bucks at the end instead of someone dragging across the finish line totally beaten down.
Hackker - there is no good way to do the weekday MLR. I've tried morning, I've tried after work, I've tried splitting them. It's just a hard part of the training cycle. It's all the fault of that "job" thing really
DrBart - I think it's so cool you run with the team. None of my sons coaches ever ran with the team, XC or regular track. I think it's motivational.
Smoke - Ya, MP runs can get grueling. Not much to do except run fast for a long stretch, alone, in the dark! It makes all the difference when running in a race, I perform so differently. The temperature drop must feel great.
JOLVM - Knock on wood, and I don't want to curse myself, but I'm feeling very good about this past cycle. I'm not coming out of it totally drained, and I'm hitting my speed goals and mileage goals. It does boost the confidence level.
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PRs: 5K - 19:12 10K - 39:34 Half - 1:27:09 Marathon - 3:10:09
Early afternoon all. If I can get away this afternoon, am hoping for a relatively slow 6. I'm feeling yesterday's 8, although I did use the foam roller last night. The next few hours of recovery will be key.
Dr.B.: I've never touched a pressure cooker. They are only needed for lentils. There are many dishes that don't require lentils. Although my wife does most of the cooking, I make a mean aloo muttar (potato & peas, along with tomatoes, onions and spices). If you really do want to use lentils, red lentils don't require a pressure cooker. So, my only lentil dish is a dal tadka (red lentils that turn yellow when cooked with turmeric, plus other spices - likely what you have seen at an Indian buffet), but it's yummy. Great, it's lunch time and I have no Indian restaurant nearby. Grrr..
Burglar: It's like you have a mental taper madness waiting for BAA confirmation. Any minute now...
Marlow: Nice to make your acquaintance, again and again.
CVB: Hope you got the double digits in. Hitting that during the week always impresses me.
Spider: Look at it this way, the rest of the relationship should be easy if you can get past this, right? I'm a silver lining kind of guy, so that's what I do.
QOTD: If my stomach is growling, just a handful of salty snacks (cheezits is my go-to) or 1-2 fig newtons. Otherwise, I try not to eat before a run. For an LR or race, I will have a banana 60 minutes beforehand. Most of the nourishment that will benefit aside from settling the stomach is already there, for better or worse. I just try not to throw it off-kilter.
Smoke: Glad to hear DD's eye is on the mend. Sorry to hear about it, though.
Time to get some non-Indian food in my system so it's digested enough before my run (double-thread reference there...).
Just a quick pop-in. Have to take our 14 or 15 year-old dog to the vet. She is a Puggle and on occasion has back problems. She could hardly walk a few hours ago....gave her a baby aspirin....and now doing better. Still better get it checked out.
Did 12 plus earlier today on a route that takes me over a covered bridge. The bridge is about 100 years old but a couple of years ago, some moron took out almost the entire side of it with a vehicle. The road is closed but I can still make my way across. So far, the wooden planks have held my weight. It's not that far to the water below, but it would be quite chilly.
Have a great day!
Howdy gang. 5 easy last night. DW returns this evening. Kids were great for me without her. Just helps to have another body for transportation purposes. Swimming lessons and dance tonight so mandatory that we divide and conquer.
AS if the news of the Browns tanking the season wasn't bad enough, woke up this morning and checked the weather for Saturday for Dayton. Unlike prior in the week, there is now a 70% chance of rain in the morning. The low the night before is expected to be 64. Sooo, it is looking like it might not be the best for a PR attempt. Will make the final determination race morning. 60 at the start seems a bit warm to me but maybe the rain will help? I guess the benefit of having another marathon to run is I can be picky if need be about the circumstances.
CVB - I still have plans to do the Towpath and train right through it. Or a mini taper. Especially if this weekend turns out to not be a PR attempt, I'd like to give a PR a chance on the Towpath. My favorite course.
Oops. I missed Burglar's QOTD. For that: Yes, sleep is the big one, and I'm trying to hit that right now and maintain. Last night was good... I must arrange for great sleep as a life-long habit.
Burglar - That is a bummer. While I know you're safe, I'd feel the same way. I sure look forward to a resolution to that one. If/when you write them again, I'd specifically mention that you are not on the entrants list. That may prevent the mass type response to check your junk mail, etc.
Maureen - hahaha... yeah, when all goes well, I'm out there early. Trying to become better at causing all to go well. :-) ...OK, now I'm wondering why I type in RUN DONE... :-) Just in the habit now. I know the feeling well (not sure if I can keep this up for 26.2). In truth, part of that is because, without a taper, I could not. With a taper, I likely can. We tend to forget that in the middle of a tough week of training.CVB - Not really... was sore throat (gone now) and still have some congestion even in bronchial area, but not feeling bad any longer... no sinus type meds needed during the day now.
Smoke - Sorry your run was tough. Good to hear about DD2. So far, it's on it's way into the air... hopefully permanently. I do feel lucky.
Hackker - I often do pit stops in training too... I seem to time it better on races. hahahaha suck it up... good one.
Bart - YES, it was GoLizzy! Good memory. I remember reading about it and just thinking how awesome it would be. Yeah, I wonder about all those. NoLogix, Millerb, DGR, kidsDoc, DawgDoc, JOLVm (Oh, he's JOLVM now. :-)... sailrunner, BD, HarryLanders, FDR and so many others.
JOLVM - Great reply to Marlow... made me laugh in front of others who were being quiet.
LSU - Not for a PR... I could not do that. I would be fine for 1 mile... be too hot for 2nd and slow down terribly for the 3rd. Dry would help, but still, I don't think I could, especially with sun.
UPDATE FOR LSU - OK, now I get it... YES, At 70, you can likely PR from a hot 5k.
Multi - I do once in a while have a little coffee, but I often pay for that in pit stops.... sometimes worth it. :-)
Flicker - Nice on the 12. Cool team there.
HTT - Good luck on recovering... that was a greatly improved time and I would expect some residual affects... but worth it. :-)
Marco - Hope the pooch does better. Love covered bridges... .well, those with sides. :-) Good place to use caution.
Baker - Good luck splitting up the responsibilities. The chauffeur stage will be different. We're not there yet.
baker - bummer about Richardson and the affect on the Browns this year. i actually like him and was hoping he would have more of an impact but they're still missing a pass game. kinda need some type of down field threat. hate that he's going to the colts, he'll really help them out in a year or two. glad i'm in the NFC or i would dislike that move even more.
also, bummer on the forecast. hopefully the dew point won't be too bad for you and possibly a little overcast, then 60 won't be too bad. get the dew points in the upper 50's or 60's and ugghhh. do i understand you right that you have another full planned? when?
Mark - good call on the big "M". that happened when she hurt her old man earlier this year.
about GoLizzy, i remember she posted a video of the oyster "aid station". very funny. hey GoLizz, de-lurk already, we need you!
anyone heard from GATA lately? last i think i heard of him was when i ran with him for a few miles at
Boston 2012. i'm still impressed he finished based on the condition he was in, that's a tough runner.
LSU - go for it!! weather should make a difference.
mark, hacker - i'm with you on pit stops. have avoided them during races. had urges but ran long enough for them to go away. tmi?
JOLV - I'll keep a close eye on the dew points. I'd love a chance to run the half. Wouldn't be worried as much about the weather. But it sold out a long time ago. DW was always planning on running this race and I signed up before injury #2. So I wasn't able to train as much as wanted. Six weeks off from end of March to beginning of June. Anyhow, marathon #2 is first weekend in November and it is local. 50 minute drive from my house. Set my PR there last year.
Mark - don't know how single parents do it. Hats off to them.
Keeping with Maureen's "Mark" theme, Run Done. The final tally was 6.1 at 8:55. I was sore all day and even doubted my ability to complete with only a small window of availability, but once I started running, I felt great. I ran 4@9:00 (0:20-30 faster than equivalent), then 2.1@GMP (8:45). It was nice to have an inexplicably good run, so I'll just say "thank you" and be on my way.
QOTD: Not enough experience to comment...yet.
Have a great evening, all.
Hey Gang,
DGR is alive and well. Appreciate the shout. This is the first time I've been over here since the "rennovation" of the Forums... It looks different.
I've been injured in various ways for the last year, dating back to Sept 1, 2012. Foot problems nagged me through February, followed by left calf/left hammy in March. I jogged the Boston Marathon as a fun run when I had absolutely no base. The bombings missed me by 3 minutes and a half a block. I had Right Hamstring and back issues that wiped out July. Then I went to Florida and spent a few nights with my brothers down there. There was a nice hot tub with many jets that turned out to be great therapy. I also switched my Massage Therapist and realized my old one was overdoing it & bringing on injuries.
So now I'm on a pretty nice 6-week streak of running with improvement in mileage, pacing, and recovery. I hit 62 miles last week and September is already my highest mileage moth of 2013.
I'm hoping to race Peak to Creek on October 26 and I'm shooting for some kind of a BQ that might get me in for 2015. I made no effort to get a qualifier for 2014 after Columbus 2012, where I bonked at mile 18 after a 7-week taper. After all of the downturns this year, I'm thinking I have a shot because P2C has 2700ft of net down and I'm a pretty good hill runner.We shall see. My training is short, but it's going well now...
OK, gang you are caught up on your old buddy now. For anyone (Mark, Dr Bart, baker, spider, marco, and others) who still hang out here from the old days!
And I'm dismayed about Trent Richardson also. The Browns tank the season before game 3. I guess they want to get Johnny in the draft... Ugh!!
Hello DGRunning, though you came before my time. I just found out a friend is running St. George, her first marathon ever. That's an interesting concept, 2500 feet drop for the run, sounds like your run. I can't imagine that much downhill, my legs would hurt a lot I believe, though I've never tried it.
What technique do you use for that?
Run done. A nice 'n' easy 6.
DGR - Whoa! Look who's "Gone Running"...nice to hear that you're back at it. Good luck with the race prep and BQ attempt. Sounds like it should be screaming fast (see below).
LSU - thanks for clarifying. And yep, I'd agree with the others - go for the 5k PR in the cooler temps!
maureen - nice job on the MP run. Strategy for runs like St. G? I think it's hang on for dear life and hope your quads don't explode. I've ridden that course on my bike and I can see why it's a popular qualifier. The scary thing is that there are quite a few climbs, too, so there's a lot more downhill than just the 2,500' of advertised net drop.
htt - congrats on your recent breakthrough. The consistency (and rest) is paying off!
Nice to see some longtime regulars making an appearance lately. As Mark said, we just need to see many others. I hope they are doing well. Night all.
I just sent her an email and was trying to politely inquire about the state of her quads. As a first time marathoner she doesn't know what will hit, it's a tremendous experience. To have a course like that I kind of think will be harder if you don't know how to run hills for that long.
Didn't want to scare her though
Night run went ok
A little pain in my right knee, so contemplating an off day tomorrow...we will see
Baker - Hope the weather forecast improves! Guess the Brownies have already thrown in the towel. Think they are looking for Bridgewater for QB with all their picks?
H2T - Good job getting the run...sometimes we just need to get started
DG - Welcome back from a newccomer since you were gone...hope the recovery keeps going well
Multi - Love the nice and easies every now and then
Flicker hopefully it is a one time thing. I worry more when it hurts on the side as opposed to hurting in the middle somewhere.
DGR: Hey good to see you over here!
Baker: As long as it stays right around 60 you should be okay and the rain will surely help.
Agreed Smoke.....It hurts on the outside, so gonna be conservative and see how it feels


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Analytics can help to reveal a more in-depth story about organic traffic being driven to a site and how that traffic behaves once it is on the site.
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MB: It's basically a coordinated effort to enhance a client's Web site positioning, and is done in concert with analytics and optimization efforts. We use different bid management platforms, and help our clients select the right platform for their needs. We then go beyond traditional search performance metrics, and seek to express search value in terms of a custom monetization model. We also maintain agency relationships with all major search vendors (Google, Yahoo, Microsoft) and can manage both administration and strategy for a client's SEM initiative. In short, we attack search from every possible angle.
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The three employees were in fine condition and had left the hospital, Lindquist said.
Lindquist confirmed that the powder was in one piece of mail, and that at the time of the discovery at 11:30 a.m., the three employees were in the mailroom together. As a precaution, they drove themselves to the hospital for evaluation.
Update, 1:20 p.m.: The prison has been advised by the York County Hazmat Team that the unknown white substance found in the mailroom has been determined to be non-hazardous. Mailroom operations are expected to resume as normal today.
Previously reported: Three York County Prison employees sought evaluation at a local hospital after potential exposure to an unknown white substance, according to a news release issued by the county Friday afternoon.
The three employees at about 11:30 a.m. Friday were opening mail in the prison mailroom when the white powdery substance was discovered. The employees suffered no immediate ill effects but as a precaution drove themselves to a local hospital for evaluation, the news release states.
Until the substance can be identified, the mailroom is closed and the HVAC airflow to the area has been temporarily turned off. There is no impact on other prison operations, including visitation.
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Bechtold will seek city council position
Tim Bechtold, 47, has announced his candidacy for Connellsville City Council.
The Connellsville resident earned a B.S. in Secondary Education from the University of Tennessee and a M.S. in Athletic Training from Ohio University.
He worked as a head trainer with the New York Yankees minor leagues; trainer with the Cincinnati Reds and Bengals team doctors; teacher and back-country trip leader with Outside In School; and program supervisor with The Voice of Reason.
"I left the job of head baseball coach and assistant athletic trainer at a prestigious liberal arts college in Tennessee to serve a mission of working with at-risk youth," Bechtold said. "I met my wife, Raecyne (Washington at the time), 12 years ago while supervising a residential treatment facility in Greensburg. When we married, we decided that Connellsville, a place where we had become part of a church community and where both sides of her family had lived for generations, would be the place we wanted to sink roots and raise a family."
Bechtold said the recent death of his 85-year-old father caused him to revisit the priorities, values, and history his father sought to instill in Bechtold.
"The founding leadership of our country made a great sacrifice to leave their own homes, their trades, and their ambitions to become public servants as a way to do their part in making the country a better place to live," Bechtold said. "I still believe in that noble concept of service, and do not see becoming an elected official as a way to expand my business interests nor to create opportunities to promote my personal agenda."
Bechtold said he sees an opportunity to share his professional and life experience as a trained leader, team builder and manager in an effort to help serve the community.
"I want to contribute to Connellsville and help make it an even more positive place to raise a family," he said, adding that the city needs a council member who can bring a new perspective and a new way to think about the city. "Someone who sees what this city has to offer the region, yet be aware of the obstacles that have been historically in our path and find solutions for them. I'm that person."
Bechtold said during his time on the Connellsville Health Board and through various other community involvements, what he heard, whether true or perceived, is that there are two types of people on or running for council — the "old guard" who secretly control everything and pass all ordinances and codes to keep their and their crony's pockets lined and the out-of-town "opportunistic elite" who want to drive down prices, buy up the prime spots and drive out the poor in order to open new businesses.
"I am a far cry from being painted into either of those scenarios," Bechtold said.
Bechtold and his wife have three sons: Greg, a 2012 Connellsville Area High School graduate; Teague, 3; and Che, 2.
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Islamic school that does not allow disabled children on the autistic spectrum. Kicked out my little boy (who is on the mild side), and allowed parents to ridicule another boy with aspergers. Islamic schools should offer (and teach) compassion for all of Allah's children. (I even offered to hire an assistant or work for free (to assist my son and help other struggling students). In the end we were "allowed" to homeschool at a desk in the lobby (after I begged them because I wanted him to be able to go to recess with his friends (and friends are HARD TO FIND for an autistic kid.)
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I like most of you was completely baffled by the poor performance by the WVU football team, especially on a few tentative moments against Auburn on Saturday Night (Sunday Morning). Every sign pointed to an offensive team that would have its way and move the ball at will against an Auburn team that really wasn't very impressive defensively. Then it happened.......the air kind of came out of the bubble and the offense became tentative and hesitant. Almost as if they went into a prevent, and we all know how that usually turns out. Devine had 91 yards in 4 carries and ends with 128 for the game. Mismatches at receiver which were obvious early were seemingly abandoned and when they were used the throw was not the crisp, decisive throw we saw early, but as if Brown were trying to aim his passes, and rather poorly I might add. The bright spots? Jock Sanders, the rush defense (even without Berry and Williams) and the kicking game was effective rahter than porous. There is no blame for the poor play, although nerves, inexperience, or poor weather conditions might all seem appropriate considering the monsoon prior to the kickoff, would certainly contain merit. Nope, they simply need to get back to the drawing board, practice a little harder, get healthy and remember that JB is not, nor will he ever be, Pat White. He brings his own flavor to the game, and so far it has been rather sweet. Can't wait to see the finished product! I will say one thing though. I love ladies, but not as my mountaineer. Get the bearded guys back and remind them that the coonskin cap is PART of the costume.
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Please don't forget the Coaches,,,Stewart and Mullens. Football players are a reflection of their coaches, most fumbles and interceptions are caused by not protecting the ball and forced passes and bad judgement usually lead to interceptions. I think the biggest reasons for these miscues are coaching, at least 90%. When WV decides that the football program is heading downhill, maybe someone will decide that Stewart and Mullens should find employment elsewhere, maybe NAIA, or high school football. One other note,,get rid of the Big Bird yellow uniforms,,please I hate to watch football games with sunglasses on.


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|Simultaneous determination of 16 purine derivatives in urinary calculi by gradient reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with UV detection.
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|A reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method with ultraviolet detection has been developed for the analysis of purines in urinary calculi. The method using gradient of methanol concentration and pH was able to separate 16 compounds: uric acid, 2,8-dihydroxyadenine, xanthine, hypoxanthine, allopurinol and oxypurinol as well as 10 methyl derivatives of uric acid or xanthine (1-, 3-, 7- and 9-methyluric acid, 1,3-, 1,7- and 3,7-dimethyluric acid, 1-, 3- and 7-methylxanthine). Limits of detection for individual compounds ranged from 0.006 to 0.035 mg purine/g of the stone weight and precision (CV%) was 0.5-2.4%. The method enabled us to detect in human uric acid stones admixtures of nine other purine derivatives: natural metabolites (hypoxanthine, xanthine, 2,8-dihydroxyadenine) and methylated purines (1-, 3- and 7-methyluric acid, 1,3-dimethyluric acid, 3- and 7-methylxanthine) originating from the metabolism of methylxanthines (caffeine, theophylline and theobromine). The method allows simultaneous quantitation of all known purine constituents of urinary stones, including methylated purines, and may be used as a reference one for diagnosing disorders of purine metabolism and research on the pathogenesis of urolithiasis.
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Open Grave
A man (Sharlto Copley, DISTRICT 9, ELYSIUM) wakes up in a pit of dead bodies with no memory of who he is or how he got there. Fleeing the scene, he breaks into a nearby house and is met at gunpoint by a group of terrified strangers, all suffering from memory loss. Suspicion gives way to violence as the group starts to piece together clues about their identities, but when they uncover a threat that's more vicious—and hungry—than each other, they are forced to figure out what brought them all together—before it's too late.
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Where the story leads is so disappointing-and hackneyed-it makes the entire journey feel like an enormous waste of time.Christy Lemire, RogerEbert.com, 01.02.2014
Individual moments linger, but the film is merely a rough draft of a thriller.David Lee Dallas, Slant Magazine, 12.28.2013
The road to the finale is littered with dead bodies and red herrings, but Open Grave is more notable for its laid-back approach to storytelling than for its plot twists.Stephanie Zacharek, Village Voice, 01.07.2014
The film's aura of mystery only works in the first 20 minutes or so, when it seems effortless; after that it feels like it's working very hard to keep the truth obscured, and in so doing just becomes a colorless slog.Ian Buckwalter, NPR, 01.02.2014


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Half a second was just enough time for Tyler Buchanan and Peter Ripke to send Lafayette Jeff fans home happy and bring the student section on to the court.
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Officials consider new road near Branthoover Cut-Off in Murrysville
While they consider closing a portion of Branthoover Cut-Off, Murrysville officials also are thinking about creating a new road nearby.
Council is considering closing a portion of the road — from the entrance to Leone's Pet Supply to Old William Penn Highway — and building a new connection between the jug-handle portions of the road to Old William Penn Highway. The jug handle would remain open, Murrysville chief administrator Jim Morrison said.
About 900 cars travelled on the road during a two-day study, Council President Joan Kearns said.
"That's not an insignificant amount of cars using that access," Kearns said. "We need to make sure we do the right thing."
The potential road closure comes after a Churchill couple sued the municipality after a 2009 traffic accident. Council considered closing the road in 2005 but opted to keep it open because there was no significant accident history, Morrison said.
Officials have considered posting signs restricting left turns onto the road but worry that drivers might be confused because of nearby Andrews Lane.
"Obviously, we don't like this intersection," municipal engineer Joe Dietrick said. "The geometry of Branthoover along with Andrews is very difficult. Any signage is going to cause confusion."
Instead, officials think realigning the road to require a 90-degree turn on or off of Old William Penn might be a better answer — even if it is substantially more expensive.
Closing a portion of the road would cost about $4,000, Morrison said. However, building the new connection could cost as much as $100,000 because of permit costs and acquiring property rights.
Council is slated to vote to close the road May 1. If approved, movable barricades would be put in place at the sharp turn onto Old William Penn and near the back entrance to Leone's Animal Supply store, Dietrick said. Eventually, permanent barriers would be put in place, he said.
However, if the road is closed this spring or summer, the new road wouldn't be built immediately. Solicitor George Kotjarapoglus said council has a "reasonable time period" to decide what to do, up to a "couple of years, so long as you are pursuing something."
The state Department of Transportation will be consulted for any changes, Dietrick said, as the department owns the jug-handle portion of the road.
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Schenectady County - The Planning Board of the Town of Niskayuna, as lead agency, has determined that the proposed CVS/Pharmacy will not have a significant adverse environmental impact. The action involves the demolition of the existing CVS/Pharmacy, the former Hollywood Video and a 2 story single family house in order to construct a freestanding CVS/Pharmacy with a drive thru and associated site improvements. The project is located at 1334 and 1348 Balltown Road in the Town of Niskayuna, New York.
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Hixson resident Jesse Cox built Access Door Company from the ground up in 2005 at the age of 23, when he started the garage door installation and maintenance company out of his apartment. Despite a down economy and the recent drop in new construction, today he operates out of a 4,000-square-foot showroom and has managed to grow the business by 43 percent in 2012 alone.
While new construction propelled the business at the beginning — Cox mainly worked with contractors he met at job sites until around 2008 — it was Access Doors' successful transition to the remodel/retrofit market that has allowed for its continued growth, he said.
"People are realizing they're not just wanting contractor-grade doors anymore," said Cox, whose business buys directly from the manufacturer and provides a lifetime warranty on all the doors he sells as well as their installation. "They want something well insulated and aesthetically pleasing that complements the home."
He said through Access Doors he wants to serve the type of discerning customer that likes to shop around and who reads product reviews online.
"We take a lot more time in the sales process to cater to the homeowner," said Cox, who still regularly goes on sales and service calls for the company.
Customers have the option of having a sales person come to their home or of visiting the Hixson showroom to see examples of different options, such as the low-maintenance faux-wood finish currently enjoying popularity, Cox said. The business also has a program called the Door Imagination System that can take a photo of a client's home and visually display it in conjunction with the different door looks they are considering.
Access Doors makes its own door springs and offers custom painting, providing a door which truly fits the customer's home, said Cox.
Perhaps the most unique aspect of the business is its commitment to serving its customers that day, provided the call is placed before noon. The lifetime warranty on installation is also a rarity, said Cox.
"These days and times, that's important to a homeowner," he said.
So is a good reputation, which Cox said the company maintains by following through on its lifetime installation warranty, keeping job sites clean and making sure service providers show up on time. He said numerous online customer reviews on sites such as Angie's List back up his assertions and draw in new customers for him.
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West Seattle's first greenway: Miss the meeting? See the planFebruary 27, 2013 at 10:30 am | In Delridge, Transportation, West Seattle news | 10 Comments
(WSB photo from February 21st meeting at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center)
One week after interested residents gathered to hear firsthand about the plan for a Delridge Neighborhood Greenway – first one in West Seattle – the graphics and Q/A are all online, so you can see them and find out more about the greenway plan, even if you missed the meeting. The graphics show the planned route – from the north end of Delridge by the bridge, turning onto 26th from Andover, and heading south to Graham – while the Q/A document details how the greenway will work. For example: Stop signs on side streets that intersect with it; no bike lanes, but sharrows would be used (and on eastbound Andover, bicyclists will be routed onto the "wide sidewalk" to avoid truck traffic); no new sidewalks, but there's a chance to designate set-aside pedestrian areas. This will be the first greenway in West Seattle, with completion expected before the year's over; the area to be studied for a second one is expected to be further east, along 21st SW.
P.S. What's a greenway, you ask? An alternative route with safety features focused on walking and biking, as explained on the project page.
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26th from Brandon to Juneau needs a traffic calming device. people try to avoid the light on delridge and brandon so they fly down 26th (which has no sidewalks), there are so many kids on this street i'm surprised nothing has happened yet.
Comment by k2 — 11:27 am February 27, 2013 #
Save some money. 26th is already undriveable due to massive traffic circles and curb bulbs and I think I spotted some speed bumps last time I was detoured down it.
Repave Brandon and build some sidewalks or at least put some paint on Brandon between 30th and Delridge to keep people out of the deep ditch where there is no shoulder. Come to think of it there are no street lights or anything in that section since the only landowners in that space are various departments of the city government. No taxpayers to ding for the cost.
The city spent thousands (millions?) repainting, rerouting Delridge just 100 yds away, to make IT a bicycle friendly street. I suspect the residents would rather have a bus route that went somewhere useful without taking two transfers and 3 hours.
Comment by Ken — 11:42 am February 27, 2013 #
Both this proposal and sidewalks will remove most of the parking your neighbors are using the city right of way for right now, It that a good trade off in a really low traffic area like that?
Do you want 26th to become a 20 ft wide street with parking on both sides so every one has to wait for any car going the opposite way to clear? School buses have to saw back and forth and visitors have to park in your front yard or blocks away? They did it to my street years ago and it really is a cut through from Delridge to 35th that avoids two miles of driving to the next "official" arterial route.
Comment by Ken — 11:58 am February 27, 2013 #
Where in the world do these people come up with these crazy expensive ideas???
What does this do to improve anything in a way that actually matters?
There always seem to be money in the "budget" for these feel good projects..but never enough to fix potholes or other needful things.
There are just too many people working for the city that do not have meaningful jobs.
Disgusting waste of time and money.
Comment by Orca — 11:59 am February 27, 2013 #
Please read the fact sheet. The city says parking will NOT be removed on 26th:
Does the proposal remove parking on 26th Ave SW?
No. However, there will be a small change to the side streets where they cross the greenway. Currently,
legal pedestrian crossings exist at these intersections, and parking is not allowed within 20' of these
unmarked crosswalks. When stop signs are installed on the side streets, the parking restriction will
increase by 10' to make sure the signs are visible at all times. For information on parking changes on SW
Genesee Street associated with Metro Route 50 safety improvements, see
Seriously a greenway when they can't even keep the sidewalks cleared?
Comment by helridge — 12:44 pm February 27, 2013 #
Great! I use 26th often on my way to work via bike and applaud these improvements.
The changes should make 26th a better street for EVERYONE, not only cyclists, but drivers (with clearer street markings, improved traffic circles and easier to see pedestrian ways and intersections) and pedestrians.
26th is often used as a cut-through by non-neighborhood speeding motorists and maybe this could actually help slow things down a bit. I think the neighborhood will actually like these changes.
Comment by Al — 1:15 pm February 27, 2013 #
As a 26th ave. resident I am really excited for these changes, especially the speed bumps and added stop signs. Anything to slow down speeders. I am hoping my blood pressure will decrease now when I attempt to take my kids on a bike ride in the neighborhood. Brandon needs improvements, too, and I hope that happens sooner rather than later.
Comment by Delridge Mom — 4:43 pm February 27, 2013 #
What a waste of money.
26th is going to add a bike/walk street no one will use to the two parks no one uses. We could hire police officers with that money!
Look at the presentation if you want a good laugh: it admits that almost no traffic travels 26th, and what does averages the speed limit (30 for arterials, which 26th is repeatedly called) – but we need to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to "calm" it? And the reasoning: "lots of people will try biking" (no study cited, just "lots of people will try biking").
There should be a vote on this.
Comment by Mel — 9:03 pm February 27, 2013 #
I'm excited to see the commitment to completing this before the end of the year! I bike and run through (and around) there a lot, see lots of others biking through there, and I play around in the parks occasionally. Such nice amenities to have so close!
There was a "vote" that got this implemented. It was a group of passionate people who presented this to their neighborhood (and others) and got approval. Those who are proactive in their community wanted this. I'd love to see more people with this same passion for their neighborhoods.
Plenty of research has been done regarding greenways…
This is a great "active-living enhancement" that will encourage people to get outside and be active in the community. I can't wait to experience this and more greenways going in around Seattle!
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The planned closing of yet another major Mid-Ohio Valley employer is being met with concern by area residents. 310 employees are expected to be without jobs by late this winter, when the walker systems plant in Williamstown closes down.
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Walker draws much of its workforce not only from Williamstown, but also from Wood County, and parts of Ohio.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Checking out Chainmail
This convinced me to finally print and bind a copy of the Chainmail rules. I'm not as worried about getting an original copy of them, as the printed copy is perfectly readable. I'm also not really sure I want to use it for gaming. I'm perfectly happy using the alternative combat system for OD&D, after all.
I still want to get a handle on Chainmail, though. So the other day I started reading through the book and taking some notes.
My first impression is that this is a much more solid game than I was led to believe. I've seen all kinds of criticism of it, from it being archaic and unwieldy to downright unplayable. There are some things I would probably want to house rule, but I can definitely say it's not unplayable. In fact, from my initial look through the rules, it looks to be a pretty fun little system.
Over the next couple weeks, I'll spend a little more time going through the book in more detail and give you my impressions. It probably won't be a true cover-to-cover analysis, but I'll cover the things I find interesting about it. I'm not really interested in going through everyone else's impressions of it again until I get done, because I want to read it with fresh eyes and see what I see in it on my own. Later, though, I'll try to sift through some of the other stuff online and see where my reading matches and doesn't.
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Hey there! You know, it's funny that you wrote this now, because I was just talking to a friend of mine the other day about Chainmail. I've wondered if we should be taking a look at it for our boardgaming endeavors. Specifically, we've been looking to whip up our own boards and pieces on a large scale. Think a huge piece of plywood that would be painted up with a map of Medieval Europe! I've been wondering if Chainmail might not be a good starting place to create some rules for this game to end all games...ReplyDelete
I think you would probably have to abstract quite a bit if you wanted to use Chainmail for something with that large a scale. Not to say it couldn't be done, but it might present more problems than help. Instead, you might look at the mechanics for some of the old hex and counter wargames or Games Workshop's Mighty Empires. They tend to work better for larger-scale stuff.ReplyDelete
Of course, now that I write that, it just reminds me that I meant to take another look at Mighty Empires a while ago.
You can check out the first installment of the series here.ReplyDelete