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I was having a discussion with my wife about the widely publicized saga of fugitive Edward Snowden.
"I feel sorry for the guy," I said to her.
"Why would you say that?" she questioned.
"I don't know. I feel a bit of empathy for him, maybe even a kinship."
"I don't follow."
"It's probably because we have something in common."
"In common? What on Earth could you possibly have in common with a man like that?"
"They say he's a leaker."
"And how does that relate to you?"
"I prefer not to talk about it."
"I don't think we're on the same page here."
"I just think we'd all be better served if society wouldn't draw such attention to people's infirmities. It's just unusual that it surfaced in such a young man. In my case, I didn't notice the problem until long after I received my first Social Security check. But even then, I didn't feel the need to run off to China. I ran to my urologist."
"I'm not sure you understand the situation."
"Oh I understand all right. When it happens, you want to crawl into a hole. Frankly, I didn't know where to hide. Still, I never felt I had to fly to Hong Kong."
"Hon, do you understand what they mean when they call him a leaker?"
"I wish you and the press would stop using such a crude term. I'd much prefer you apply the more sensitive description, overactive bladder."
"Hon, this has nothing to do with a bladder. He's being charged with treason."
"It's horrible how society is so quick to condemn. You have an embarrassing accident, and the next thing you know, you're labeled a traitor."
"Let me explain something to you. The man is accused of stealing classified material. It's very serious. The government is trying to extradite him, but other countries, not friendly with the U.S., refuse to let him go."
"Why would they want to keep a leaker?"
"Are we talking about the same thing now?"
"Yes. Do you remember the puppy we returned to the humane society? He was a leaker too. Yes, I felt bad for him, but I certainly didn't want to keep him. Not after the third time we had to shampoo the carpet."
"I can't talk to you anymore. I had no idea you were so ignorant."
"Why am I ignorant?"
"Do you understand what the man is accused of?"
"Yes, yes. I know. Stealing classified material, collaborating with the enemy, treasonous deeds."
"Thank you!"
"I just feel he's getting bad advice and could use a little guidance."
"Like what?"
"Like limit late-night beverages and stay clear of colas and caffeine. At least that's what my urologist tells me."

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Association of Educators in Imaging and Radiologic Sciences
2013 Annual Meeting
Radisson Hotel, Salt Lake City
Attendance • 130
Runs through • Monday
College & University Professional Association for Human Resources
Association Leaders Program
Salt Lake Marriott downtown, City Creek
Attendance • 120
Runs through • Final day
Stampin' Up!
2013 Annual Convention
Salt Palace
Attendance • 3,140
Runs through • Saturday
Economic Calendar
New economic numbers to be released this week include:
Commerce Department • Retail sales data for June
Commerce Department • Business inventories for May
Labor Department • Consumer Price Index for June
Federal Reserve • Industrial production for June
National Association of Home Builders • Housing market index for July
Commerce Department • Housing starts for June
Federal Reserve • Beige Book economic report
Labor Department • Weekly jobless claims
Freddie Mac • Weekly mortgage rates
Conference Board • Leading indicators for June
IPOs Planned
Initial public offerings scheduled to debut next week as provided by Renaissance Capital, Greenwich, Conn., and SEC filings.
China Commercial Credit Inc. • Wujiang, China, 2.7 million shares, priced, $6 to $7, managed by Burnham Securities, and Axiom Capital Management. Proposed Nasdaq symbol CCCR. Business: Microcredit lender to small businesses in the Jiangsu Province of China.
Diamond Resorts International Inc. • Las Vegas, Nev. 15.5 million shares, priced $16 to $18, managed by Credit Suisse, BofA Merrill Lynch, and J.P. Morgan. Proposed NYSE Symbol DRII. Business: Vacation club with more than 490,000 members and 295 destinations.
NRG Yield Inc. • Princeton, N.J., 19.6 million shares, priced $19 to $21, managed by BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, and Citigroup. Proposed NYSE symbol NYLD. Business: Formed by NRG Energy to own, operate and acquire renewable and conventional generation and thermal infrastructure assets.
OncoMed Pharmaceuticals Inc. • Redwood City, Calif., 4 million shares, priced $14 to $16, managed by Jefferies and Leerink Swann. Proposed Nasdaq symbol OMED. Business: Biotech developing new antibody therapeutics to be used in cancer treatments.
Physicians Realty Trust • Milwaukee, 8 million shares, priced $12 to $14, managed by Wunderlich Securities, Oppenheimer, and Janney Montgomery Scott. Proposed NYSE symbol DOC. Business: REIT focused on acquiring, developing and managing healthcare properties.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The USS Taylor and about 250 sailors returned to Naval Station on Mayport Monday morning after a seven-month deployment.
"They were gone for seven months patrolling around the horn of Africa, Somali basin, certainly conducting some piracy operations, maritime security operations with foreign navies. It's a constant mode of training. I can tell you last night, probably wasn't any sleep on the ship. Everybody's excited to reunite with their families," said Bill Austin with Naval Station Mayport.
SLIDESHOW: Homecoming photos
The deployment was a great success, according to Austin. The ship docked about 8:15 a.m., but families are begin lining up much earlier.
"I go to all these homecomings and it's always something different but one thing that remains the same, there's always a lot of excitement in the air. As you can imagine, seven months is a long time, so there's a lot of happy folks out here today waiting for their loved ones to return from sea," Austin said.
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Topic: Not sleeping
John died on Nov. 23 and I'm still unable to sleep the night through. When I sleep I have nightmares all night. They all involve me needing John and calling for him and he's not there. I have meds to take but they don't help.
I miss him so much. I've tried to go back to work but I've quit two jobs already.
I'm so lonely and tired I just don't want to do anything.
How do you go back to a normal life when the man you lived for is gone? I have no energy or desire to even get out of bed. I don't want to be around anyone right now, even family, but my savings are going and I really don't know how to get myself started again.
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'"We'll see how he does," Miller said. "It's going to be tough because Marty's such an established Sabre. People are going to want to get to know him and know get to know his personality. I know Ty's a good person, a good guy. He works hard and he's competitive. These are all things that we demand of our teammates."'
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Friday's Times predictably led with the dramatic stalling in the Senate of the immigration bill endorsed by President Bush (a story by Carl Hulse and Robert Pear that offers the pleasant surprise of the term "liberal Democrats" to characterize some opponents of the bill). As a counterweight, the Metro section fronted a sob-story by Jennifer Medina, "Arrests of 31 In U.S. Sweep Bring Fear In New Haven."
Some of those in federal custody are suspected of being illegal immigrants, and Medina described in sympathetic terms the liberal attitude toward illegal immigrants by New Haven, Conn. officials who "wanted to bring them out of the shadows."
"Within hours, any sense of sanctuary that the city and advocates for immigrants advocates [sic] had developed over the years was turned upside down, replaced with fear."
The picture caption read: "Immigrants and their advocates met yesterday outside a church in New Haven, a city that welcomes them."
Now why would "immigrants" need advocates unless they were of course "illegal immigrants"?


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We tend to think of surprise as a pleasant word: surprise party, birthday surprise, Gomer Pyle flashing a grin that stretched from Camp Pendleton to the Pentagon and repeating the word three times, every time.
On Wall Street, though, they understand there are two sides to this coin.
An "upside" surprise might send a stock soaring; a "downside surprise" makes only the shorts happy.
So it is in college basketball. For every bunch of Charlotte 49ers, surging from 13-17 to a 9-0 start, there is a Florida State, whose star player made headlines with his offseason talk but recently participated in three consecutive home losses. Including one to Mercer.
A month into this season, there are plenty of each.
Upside surprise: Larry Brown, head coach, SMU
We all knew he was one of the great basketball coaches of all time. Turns out he's actually a wizard. That's just about the only way to explain turning one of college basketball's true wastelands into an 8-1 club. Some will focus on the identity of SMU's opposition and dismiss what has happened here. Such declarations completely miss the point: That SMU is beating anybody is worthy of our amazement.
It should be no shock the Mustangs are running great offense. Their coach is Larry Brown. They're shooting a fair percentage from the field (45.8) and beautifully from 3-point range because they don't waste opportunities. Most impressive is the number of times they visit the foul line: 26 attempts per game. How impressive is that? Indiana is No. 1 in scoring and gets one more attempt per game than the Mustangs, who are 137th in scoring.
Downside: Villanova
Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised a team as heavily dependent on young players as the Wildcats are on freshman Ryan Arcidiacono and sophomore Ashraf Yacoubou would be laboring to a 5-4 start. But it's fair to be surprised the Wildcats have to depend so much on them when seniors Mouphtaou Yarou and Maurice Sutton are still in the program.
Sutton is a fifth-year player, and Yarou was one of the cornerstones of a 2009 recruiting class once ranked No. 2 in the nation by Scout.com. The rest of that class? Dominic Cheek, Isaiah Armwood and Maalik Wayns. None of them remains.
Upside: Brandon Paul, point guard, Illinois
You probably still think of him as a shooting guard, and he might, as well, but he plays as much point as anything—and he's playing all of it ridiculously well. Paul is averaging 19.5 points and shooting 48.1 percent from the field; he's never before shot better than 40 percent for a season.
New coach John Groce has put Paul at greater ease on the floor but not by being easy on him. Groce insisted Paul function like a leader. "Just because he's a senior doesn't mean he's a leader," the coach said. The coaches also wanted him to understand that being consistent in games came from consistent effort in practice.
Groce talked to him about "what consistency looked like, not being so up-and-down … I think he's really embraced those things we've talked with him at great lengths about."
Downside: Georgia
In one of the richest talent-producing states in the nation, the Bulldogs are shooting 38.8 percent from the floor (312th in Division I) and average 56.8 points (331st).
They also scheduled themselves into their current 2-6 hole, playing half their games against high majors and none of those four at home. The good news for UGA? It's one of five SEC teams playing .500 or worse—which matches the total of the other five BCS conferences combined.
Upside: Marcus Smart, point guard, Oklahoma State
After watching Smart dominate yet another major opponent (South Florida) in yet another Cowboys victory, it felt like time to thumb through the Sporting News college basketball preview issue to double-check whether he'd been included on one of our three All-America teams. Alas, we missed on that, but he was one of the five players on our all-freshman team.
That still puts us far ahead of the person who, with a number of games passed, ranked Smart as the No. 14 freshman in the nation.
No. 14! Among freshmen!
People, Marcus Smart has been the best college player in the nation to this point.
We knew he was going to be great. We did not expect that. Smart ranks only third on the OK State team in scoring (13.4), but leads in rebounding (7.4) and assists (5.0). He's had a completely transformative effect on a team that last season finished 15-18. It's far too early to say who'll be your Sporting News player of the year—UNLV's Anthony Bennett is pushing for that, as well as freshman of the year—but Smart is in the conversation.
Downside: Assist/turnover ratio
The value of this stat began to wobble as Tyshawn Taylor led Kansas to the NCAA championship game with 1.4 assists per turnover, where KU faced Kentucky's Marquis Teague (1.8 assists per turnover).
With UCLA drowning despite Larry Drew getting 4.6 assists for every turnover, we can pretty much bury this number. If a team has more turnovers than assists, there's little doubt it has ballhandling issues. But the collegiate obsession with turnovers has transformed a generation of point guards into mice, fearful of attempting anything daring lest they be scolded by analysts waving stat sheets.
In two seasons at Georgetown, Allen Iverson's assist/turnover ratio was 1.1-to-1.
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"If our investment reaches a level that makes sense, we'll certainly apply," Pape said, adding that the reduced taxes could help the firm keep high-paying jobs downtown. "Of very high and important value to our business is the future development of downtown Fort Wayne."
But the request – which Pape said has not been finalized – would come at a time when the city's policy on tax incentives remains in flux. And lingering political questions on the long-delayed, tax-subsidized Harrison project could add another dimension to the debate if and when a request comes before council.
Pape said he did not think council would make the abatement a political issue but that the discussion could be interesting from multiple angles.
"I do not believe council members will make it political just because of me or my firm," Pape said. "But it's a high-profile space, the Harrison has a lot of history behind it, and I've got a history too with council."
Tax abatement, also called tax phase-in, is a tool meant to lure new companies or get them to expand locally by offering a temporary reduction of taxes on new property. In theory, this helps Fort Wayne compete for desirable jobs that otherwise might go somewhere else. But some critics have said the benefits can too often go to firms that already rely on local customers and would not likely leave Fort Wayne anyway.
"If professional services are already in Fort Wayne, and they're already serving people in Fort Wayne, they're not going to do it or not do it just because they get a tax break," said Councilman John Crawford, R-at large. "If they're just serving a market that's already here, I don't see what good a tax incentive does."
New policy changes proposed by a joint city-county tax committee leave the door open for professional services – such as dentists, doctors and lawyers – to get tax breaks, though the job-creation standards could tighten, possibly making it more difficult to gain council's OK. The new guidelines could be up for approval by the city and county in February.
Another central question is whether professional firms can export their services to outside markets – the way a manufacturing plant or distribution center can – or simply tap in to an existing customer base already being served by other local businesses.
"The more advantageous businesses are those who can create jobs and export their business beyond Allen County," said City Councilman Russ Jehl, R-2nd, who serves on the tax panel. "Your dentist office who will just be siphoning off patients from other dentists, they're going to have a much more difficult time getting an abatement."
Under the panel's recommendations, 10-year property tax phase-ins would likely be reduced on all businesses – not just professional services – as the city and county try to minimize the burden on other taxpayers. When companies pay less taxes, other taxpayers make up the difference.
Professional services firms that rely largely on local customers would get lower marks under an updated scoring system, reducing their chances of getting tax incentives, according to the panel's recommendations, which were released this week.
But Pape pointed out that today's technology makes it harder to define a firm as strictly local. While Carson Boxberger does not have offices outside Indiana, technology is creating more opportunities to do business with regional, national and even global clients, he said.
"Our office increasingly is serving clients we don't know, we've never met, that don't live here," he said.
Several City Council members – including those who have opposed or abstained on votes regarding recent tax abatements for professional services firms – said they would consider requests by Carson Boxberger and other companies on their merits.
Councilmen Jehl and Tom Smith, R-1st, each voted against two recent tax abatements for professional services firms – one for a dentist's office, the other for an ophthalmologist – according to records kept by the city clerk's office.
"It's not easy, it's not perfect, but clearly there are going to be more and more professional services asking for abatements," Smith said. "The pressure's on to be business-friendly."
Jehl declined to discuss possible tax incentives for Carson Boxberger, while Smith said only that he hoped the request would come after the new tax policy takes effect sometime in early 2013 so that council would have a clearer set of guidelines.
Councilman Crawford has abstained from recent votes on tax abatements for professional firms but has generally been critical of how loosely the benefits are awarded. He acknowledged that a Carson Boxberger request would make an intriguing case study in local tax policy.
"That'll be a fun one," Crawford said.


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What a difference a day makes.
On November 29, when ColoradoRapids.com ran an update on the Rapids 2012 Movember team, the group of 18 had brought in over $1,200 as part of the national effort to raise awareness and funds for men's health issues.
However, due to a final push on the last day of fundraising, the 18 people on the Rapids team more than doubled that amount, bringing the final total to $2,665. The mustaches, which the Rapids 2012 Movember team grew throughout the month of November, had paid off.
The Rapids' $2,665 was the sixth most among groups participating in Major League Soccer's effort, trailing clubs Vancouver Whitecaps (#3) and Seattle Sounders (#5), as well as the league office (#4). The top team was Viking Army SC, a New York Red Bulls supporters group, trailed closely by a group representing EA Sports FIFA 13. More information can be found here.
Taking home the honors on the Rapids team was the club's new Chief Revenue Officer, David Burke, whose fundraising total of $915 edged out club President Tim Hinchey ($725). In third place for the Rapids was Academy Director Brian Crookham, at $250. The Rapids' Movember page, which is still accepting donations, can be found at http://us.movember.com/team/421449.
As of December 3, Major League Soccer's Movember efforts in 2012 have raised $46,358, topping the 2011 effort. To date, globally over 1.1 million people have participated, raising $174 million USD.


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|The humour isn't too bad, as a student of politics, I laughed a couple of times. While I think you can't make the article more accessible without defeating the point I think a couple of the jokes could be reconsidered. As I see it, in order to make the article more 'lean and sharp' you have lost some of the political satire that I particularly enjoyed. I think the balance is the issue here be careful to keep it amusing for people who keep up with politics and still amusing for those who have heard of the campaign on Wikipedia and wanted to see if we had anything. The article is either obvious "More chinless Etonian wanks" or employs satire "The campaign focuses on perceived deviant sexual practices and the evils of single Mothers along with widespread unemployment." The differences are rather jarring, this is really a case of you can't have your cake and eat it, the article can be accessible but it can't cater for both the politically adept and inept without sounding disjointed or confusing.
|I like the idea behind the article, John Major and the conservatives being some of my favourite political punching-bags. You execute the idea reasonably, the above comments aside, but should definitely consider reworking the tone. Remember, an article like this should be told from an informative perspective that at least sounds professional, some seemingly unneeded profanity and the occasional error interrupt an otherwise pleasing tone. Just make sure you remember to justify things you make up and that you consider being slightly more eloquent when it comes to insults or profanity opportunities.
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|Some careless spelling and grammar errors hurt your score here, but they are not so bad as to effect the entire article adversely. Just proofread it carefully, I know it's dull and time consuming and I am the only person who regards it as a real good time but you will reap the rewards. Mainly you need to have a look at the bottom paragraph, perhaps it is just my browser but all the edit links are run into one another in the final paragraph making it difficult to read
|They are fine, and I especially like the mock game cover, I felt harsh giving this a 9, but it didn't scream 10 at me either, my impulse was 9 so it stays there. It is mostly because I feel that the first image could be slightly more relevant, this is only my opinion, however, and you don't have to change it. Otherwise these are OK as they are.
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New York -- Macerich announced that Eataly, the largest artisanal Italian food and wine emporium in the world, has reached an agreement to open its second U.S. location, at The Shops at North Bridge near Michigan Avenue in Chicago.
The new location, expected to open in September 2013, will be the concept's largest, at 60,000 sq. ft. Eataly opened its first U.S. store, in Manhattan, in 2010.
Eataly is a collaboration among Joe Bastianich, Mario Batali, Lidia Bastianich and Oscar Farinetti, who founded Eataly in Turin, Italy, in 2007.
"This location will be a signature attraction for food-focused Chicago residents, as well as the city's national and international visitors," said Guy Mercurio, VP, Macerich's National Restaurant Group.


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Marcia Somers assumed duties as Los Altos city manager in April 2012. Part one of the Town Crier "e-terview," an email interview, follows.Somers offers her account of how she stepped into a leadership position in a city bursting with activity.
TC: First off, Marcia, give us a bit of background on why you accepted this position, including where you had been working.
Somers: I have been in the Bay Area for almost 40 years and lived in San Francisco, Palo Alto and, for the last 30 years, Campbell. My good fortune has been to gain a broad range of experience working in the private, nonprofit, education and public sectors. I've always been drawn to jobs that are broad in scope and organizations that are known for being well managed, but I also have a desire to reach for the next level. Los Altos fit the bill.
TC: Danville, where you previously served, has certain qualities in common with Los Altos. What are some?
Somers: I had an incredibly stimulating and rewarding 19 years with the town of Danville. There are many similarities between Danville and Los Altos, including both being situated in beautiful areas of the Bay Area surrounded by hills and creeks and a unique semirural atmosphere. The residents also have a lot in common, including being well educated and interested in contributing their time and talents to the community.
TC: What were your responsibilities, and how did Danville prepare you for this undertaking?
Somers: As the community services director in Danville, I was responsible for a full range of recreation services as well as maintenance services, which included parks, roadsides, streets and facilities. As assistant town manager for the past six years of my tenure, I oversaw maintenance services, recreation services, information technology and public information and provided assistance to other departments as well as continuing to manage a number of significant parks and facilities projects and providing direct support to the city council and city manager.
TC: After a year and a half as city manager here in Los Altos, what have been your biggest surprises?
Somers: I've always been a big proponent of citizen involvement and participation. I have participated as a community volunteer in a number of school, city and professional endeavors. But I'm convinced that Los Altos has everyone else beat. The level of volunteer support by residents in this community is unmatched anywhere.
TC: Occasionally, some citizens have discussions about the structure of our city government, including the idea of electing a mayor for four- or six-year terms instead of the mayor simply rotating among councilmembers to serve for one year as mayor mainly just to chair council meetings. What do you think of that?
Somers: Large cities, such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland, can benefit from directly elected mayors given the size of their cities and scope and significance of the issues they face. Small cities, like Los Altos, benefit more from the collegial, nonpolitical approach to city business as well as an annual mayoral rotation. The mayoral role tends to be very busy, as requests for his/her appearance and participation in community events is fairly significant. The rotation allows councilmembers the opportunity to experience all those extra activities.
TC: Creating a new civic center has been on the schedule for the past five years. Do you have ideas on how to proceed?
Somers: The city council indicated during its annual planning retreat last January that construction of a new community center in the first phase of civic center improvements was a high priority. We are now in the process of moving forward with planning the redevelopment of this very important community asset.
Since I have had experience planning and constructing community facilities in both my previous cities, I recognize the tremendous value that these structures offer to a community and its residents by creating central gathering places and multipurpose activity spaces for citizens of all ages.
TC: What are two or three main items on your agenda for the next year?
Somers: While there are several priority items that are important for me to focus on, the first three that come to mind are redevelopment of the Hillview Community Center, planning for implementation of initiatives identified in the Downtown Parking Management Study and continuing to enhance city staff's communication with the public.
Part two of the Somers e-terview is scheduled to run next week.


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zene: My race is Mohawk Hudson River Marathon (Albany NY) Oct 13th. I hope your appointment goes well on Monday.
2013 Sub-3:30
Hi chaps
I have booked to do my first marathon in Dublin in late October.
I have recently run a 1:35 HM and my 5k PB is 20:21. I am hoping 3:30 marathon is therefore realistic!
I am currently focusing on a 10k in July and working on speed. Hopefully that will also benefit me for the marathon...
Welcome WelshmanInLondon - I'm an Englishman, married to a Welshwoman and living in America!
Do you have a training plan in mind for the marathon? It looks like you have about 15 weeks after your July 10K - are you planning to start specific marathon training then?
Welshman - Welcome. You have the speed for a 3:30. Endurance is the only thing you need to work on.
Zene - Those are hardcore injuries. The fact that it hurts to do everything is not good. But I'm glad you have a top secialist in your corner. If it were me, I would just submit to his recommendations and get healthy. Best of luck with the appointment and more importantly the recovery.
crznszn - I guess I don't understand spouses that have a problem with their partner running marathons. Worried about you getting injured is good thing, but having to come up with valid reasons for running other than "it makes us feel good" is just mind boggling to me. On the other hand, you're entering a new AG so happy very early b'day. I just turned 50 in January.
dankelley - Having soft PR's is a good thing since it means very soon you will be crushing another distance PR. I am with you on the 1600's. There is no track near me open to the public so I incorporate them into my road runs. The only problen is having to slow or stop for traffic which blows up your time. Good luck at Providence! PS You're only 133#? How tall are you?
KK - I wouldn't worry about the weight. You are fit as your last 20 shows. I thinkk there is a fine line for us competitive non-elite runners. At what weight do you start to sacrifice muscle? 2 or 3 week taper is probably more pchological for you. Either one will work if you get the mileages right before the race.
EDIT: Arrgh, It ate the rest of my post and further shoutouts. Out of time now so will finish later.
Jim, How has your recovery been going, and how are you approaching Green Bay? I'm also lucky that, like yours, my wife is so supportive of my running.
KK, did you run a 20 this weekend? I agree with Jim about weight. Yours is in two weeks?
Szn, it's in Casper, WY on June 2. Glad your foot is ok. I vote for that 5K, as its such a short race and you are fast,
then your family will really have to lavish you.... with praise. You certainly dont look 49. As I always wonder at, we runners are the only people who relish getting older. I am looking forward to turning 60 in the near future. Just wish I had started marathoning when I was younger.This would be a lot easier.
ilana, I remember talking about us getting lost up there. How did your 5K go? I was going to run a big 10K yesterday but short races mess with LRs. actually I had hoped to run the NJ Marathon but I wasn't ready so cancelled.
Rocky, did your pacing job work out?
Welshman, Welcome.
I ran 16 this morning @ 8:50, with that right knee acting up, Had to stop to stretch it out. I've probably ramped up my mileage too fast since Carmel two weeks ago, and added hills Friday, first in a while, and 10 on Wednesday.
jimair1: The one positive thing about living in suburbia is that there are lots of side roads with not much traffic to speak of. There's a neighborhood about 1.5mi away that has a pretty flat loop that's almost exactly a mile. I'm convinced that everyone who lives there thinks I'm insane, as they always see me doing tempos and intervals there, but hey. And yes, I've lost weight over this training cycle, and am down to ~133. I'm only 5'6", so I'm not skeletal or anything.
texas: Good luck with the knee. I got through training last year by stopping every 4 miles on long runs to stretch my IT bands. No fun, but it got me through.
Had my last week with any real runs, with the 3x1600 on Wednesday and 12mi today. Today's MLR was the worst I've felt during a run in ages - had a hard time keeping any pace, and just felt uncoordinated for the whole thing. That said, I do feel my general energy level coming back up, so I guess that's good.
runbegan: I am doing quite a moderate mileage 10K schedule to take me through to the 14 July 10K. The peak is around 40 miles with plenty of HM pace / tempo runs but also some 1/2m to 1m intervals. I do feel like I had plateaud on the same mileage of around 35mpw in a recent HM buildup (based on Glover's schedules) with not many quality runs so want to introduce more of these to push my lactate threshold out before the bulk of marathon training.
After a week recovery or so I then start a 14 week program loosely modelled on the Pfitz 12/55 schedule but with an extra couple of weeks up front. As I will have built a good 10k base it will just be about shifting more focus to longer tempos/LT runs and building up the long runs.
In my most recent HM training schedule I topped out at 15.8 miles for a long run so the training distances don't concern me, more that I am maximising benefit from the runs.
Hopefully that is sensible! I would also be delighted if I can get a sub-20 5K in the process of increased mileage...
Welshman - welcome! I think a 3:30 marathon is definitely realistic, from the looks of things. I definitely think if you follow a Pfitz-type schedule you'll be great!
Jimair - you're right about the muscle thing. Honestly, the habits of an ex-elite gymnast might die hard. For whatever reason, even though a lot of people at my height would be fine under 100 lbs, I don't think I am, and my muscle deteriorates.
Tex - yes race is 2 weeks from Saturday. I decided to stick with a 3 week taper and just added a little to the middle run of the week, mostly because I've already stretched this plan out and added a miles as I did so.
DanK - tapers are weird that way with you feeling good then feeling terrible. Glad your energy level is up though.
So, I ended up deciding to do a 3 week taper and just add about 3 miles in the week. Friday morning I did 4 miles at 7:04 and Saturday morning 12 miles at 8:17. It felt a little rough but mostly underfueling I'm guessing, and it was hot. Went to yoga on Sunday but took it really easy. I'm hoping the weather cooperates on the 18th because May can get weird here. Have a great week all!
kk - You are doing some fast running and will kill your marathon. I was going to tell you a 2 week taper would be fine, but I guess you made that decision.
Rocky - Hope the pacing went well. Smiles are the best at that age.
ilana - That is an ambitious fall plan. Did you do the 5K?
Jaye - Welcome. Just to echo what everyone else said, 3:30 might be a stretch, but you have time. Do some more racing to see where you are.
znentanar - I guess it is good to know what the problem is, but that doesn't sound good. Hope the recovery goes well. Enjoy the pool.
Texas - You are amazing running those times with that training mileage. Good overall fitness that you've developed over the years. Hope the knee is nothing serious. No 3:30 attempt for me. I think that would be a stretch. I might get there again, but at least one more cycle before I try.
runbegan40 - I've done Pfitz 18/55 for 4 cycles. It will get you into shape, but was a challenge for me.
dan - Very fast running. You will easily blow past your marathon PR.
crzn - I ran the Outer Banks marathon in 2007. Fun race. If the wind is blowing like it normally does that time of year, it will be at your back most of the race. We rented a condo for the weekend (3 days) and really enjoyed the whole weekend. I get Columbus day off so had the extra day.
Welshman - Welcome. You certainly have the speed. Endurance is the only issue. How are your long runs?
Sorry I have been absent for a while. Crazy week for me. After last weekend I caught my wife's cold. Can't complain as I gave her mine back in Feb. After not being sick for years, I've had 2 colds within 3 months. Seem to be getting over it. Runs last week went fairly well, but yesterday I couldn't complete my 18 miler. With the cold and allergies I bailed at 11 miles. With the good 18 miler last week, I'm not too concerned. As for the week, had a big paper I had to finish at work before leaving town on Thursday for my son's track championships. He had his 10K on Thurs. He finished 2nd, but with a new PR of 32:09. That time also qualified him for a regional meet. He and 2 other runners led for most of the race and then he and one other runner swapped the lead about 3 times in the final 2 laps. Exciting race, but he couldn't match the final kick of the other runner. He had the 5K on Sat. It started slow so he went to the lead early and no one followed. It was a hot and windy day so you can see where this is heading. With 3 laps to go he started to slow and was caught. In the next 3 laps 2 other runners passed him and he finished 4th and didn't get a best time. He was disappointed, but lesson learned. Got home late Sat. and should have been ok for Sunday run, but it wasn't to be. Feeling better today. Have a great week everyone.
Ilanarama - About your December goal race, not sure if you like substantial downhill courses or not, but in addition to CIM (which I don't consider a substantial downhill course), take a look at the Tri-States Marathon in Mesquite, NV (about 70 miles north of Las Vegas). Not only is it a super fast course (and home of my current PR) but it can combine as a nice little vacation getaway, especially if your hubby may enjoy going to Las Vegas. The race ends in Mesquite, in Nevada right on the AZ border, but they bus runners 26.2 miles up the canyon into Utah and the race starts in Utah, runs through AZ and finishes in NV, hence the Tri-States name. All in all, it should lose close to 2,500' this year and be an even faster course than the one I ran last year as they are moving the start up the canyon another 1+ mile.
JayeXn - With so little marathoning experience and with your current times, it may be asking a bit much to run a 3:30 in just 5 months time. My current 50 mile PR is a 9:37/mile pace and I have yet to break 3:32 in a marathon. But, I will recommend Hanson's Marathon Method training program to you as it has really helped my running after embarking on my first ever marathon training program after 125 completed marathons and ultras.
KKrunner - I see you decided on the 3 week taper but, in the future, I see nothing wrong in a 2 week taper. How many miles do you see yourself doing this week and how many miles do you see yourself doing next week prior to your marathon? Also, what is your typical carboload routine, if any, for your marathons?
TexasTrotter - As you saw on my FB page, I did mostly great with the 3:45 pacing gig at the OC Marathon with a 3:45:01 finish. That dreaded one extra second was the result of the finish line being 1.45 miles after the 25 mile marker giving me insufficient time to makeup that extra mileage. 13,500 seconds (3:45:00) was the goal and I was exactly one second over. Drats! But, fortunately, I tend to kick all my remaining runners out of my group by Mile 25 and urge them on to a faster finish and I had really hit the brakes at the Mile 25 marker as it had appeared I was on my way to a 3:43:xx finish which would have been a bit too fast. About the baby running stroller, yes, I have the BOB running stroller and should be putting it into effect very soon, possibly by next weekend and hopefully with my wife out there with us. Although she's been semi-retired as a runner--her last marathon was the 2011 OC Marathon--she is a 9 marathon veteran and a 3 star Marathon Maniac (#2200) so I hope she gets back into running.
About your training conditions, that's some serious heat and humidity that you have to deal with. Is all your training outdoors or do you take it indoors when conditions get too rough?
Runbeganatforty - So when does your actual training program begin for your October marathon and do you find it hard to stay in shape between training programs?
crznszn - No pay involved for pacing but with the pacing that I do we are comped the race entry and comped parking for each the expo and race day, VIP parking when such a thing exists (parking way up close to the start or finish line). After a bit more pacing experience, I may consider going for a Clif Bar Pace Team spot as those pacers, I believe, are flown across the country to pace races, put up in the host hotel and may even have their meals paid for by Clif Bar. Chances are that I am already a more experienced racer and pacer than some on the team but I still want to get just a little more experience and I want to get a BQ and drop a few pounds so I really look the part of a top notch pacer.
Welshman - With a 1:35 half marathon, I would say that a 3:30 marathon is definitely within reach.
cwschind - Hope you are over your cold. Having two colds so close together must be kinda rough. Your son is doing fantastic and a 32 minute 10K is crazy fast!
dank - your training continues to go very well. Keep up the great work.
Yesterday, was my most aggressive pacing assignment to date, 3:45, and it followed a disaster of a 3:44 race seven weeks ago at the L.A. Marathon. In a nutshell, I've really trained hard in the seven week stretch between the L.A. Marathon and OC Marathon and I just knew that six weeks worth of Hanson's Marathon Method had made my a better/stronger/faster runner than ever even with my weight up a bit right now--I mean, seriously, have you ever seen such a fata$$ 3:45 pacer? .
I think yesterday, although just a pacing assignment, was possibly my best race ever and I believe I would have easily been in the mid or even low 3:30's had I been racing. To me, what I did yesterday on a flat course is way better than my current 3:32 PR on a course that lost 2,350' elevation.
Today, I feel fresh and will aim for one more 60+ mile week this week before going into a 2 week taper leading up to the Mountains To Beach Marathon where I hope to shatter 3:30 to eclipse my current 3:32:46 PR and while this next race is on a faster course, it is still nowhere near as fast as the courses where I've run 3:32 (Mesquite Tri State with a 2,350' descent) and a 3:33 (St. George with a 2,500' descent). Best of all, I feel way more confident about my 3:40 San Francisco Marathon pacing gig than I had felt just a couple days ago.
On the baby front, my daughter Sophia just turned one month old last Friday and is getting cuter and cuter by the day. Plus, I am a very proud papa every time I hear each her family and friends and my own family and friends say how she looks just like me!
Welshman - hey, I know you from the old sub-1:40 thread! Welcome! As Jim says, you have the speed; it's just a matter of endurance.
forty - welcome to you as well, and thanks very much for your kind words. I am finding butter and cheese the hardest things to do without at the moment.
on CIM - zene, I'll have to catch up with you again about the place you stayed. I haven't got that far yet in planning. Rocky, there is a sort of plan among a group of us women who used to post in the BQ Babes thread, which is why I'm thinking CIM. The other idea I had was Tucson. But I'll look at Tri-States. I do fine with downhill courses - had a PR at the time at St. George in 2010.
Rocky - it sounds like a fantastic pace experience! I have to agree you're a big guy...hopefully Sophia won't have inherited THAT...
cws - ugh, I hate colds. Somehow I managed to avoid catching my husband's cold last month.
KK - I hope the weather cooperates for you. Heat is tough on me, too.
Texas - be cautious with that knee.
Dan - hee, I have a nearby steep road I do hill sprints on and people give me strange looks.
Szn - I totally sympathize with your husband issues. Mine will run with me a few times a week (we do a 4-mile loop and then I peel off and do another 2-5 miles) but I think he resents my running as much as I do in training for marathons, because he'd rather me go mountain biking with him 3x/week instead of just once, and I always have to work around things like backpacking/river trips/etc. He also is not thrilled when I travel for races because he doesn't want to come with me (boring) but doesn't like that I go alone (he gets lonely, and what am I up to?! - just kidding, it's not a trust issue, just a "you're having fun without me" issue). So it's a fine line to walk. (Or run...)
So I didn't want to mention my 5K but Tex and CWS are making me. All I can say is, you know it's a small race when a 24:xx gets fifth overall and second woman. (Also it was long - my Garmin measured 3.2 - and hilly, and had a few curbs to cross etc.) But I was treating it more as a workout than a race, so that was good.
My real race is next weekend, a 10K trail race with a major climb in it. I don't expect to do super well, because I haven't been running more than about 35mpw, but I hope to beat my time from a few years ago, and beat my trail-running nemesis who is exactly my age and usually beats me. (I beat her in road races, she beats me on trails.)
Today it's raining, but I womanfully got out for 6.3 miles anyway. (I live in the desert! I'm not used to running in the rain!)
Cws - Sorry about catching the cold. Hope you keep feeling better.
Rocky - awesome job on the pacing! I'd like to try that out with some halfs. I think I will do 25ish miles this week, and not much at all the week of the race. I like to carb load or prepare with pizza and beer to be honest.. I'm not sure what I'll do since I haven't had pizza AT ALL this cycle before a LR, but I know it works well with my stomach. The beer might be what's catching up to me to be honest, but nothing's going to change the day before the race so I figure I might as well fuel then. I can't do pasta because it just feels too heavy. Your daughter is adorable - keep the pics coming!
Ilana - I'm more hoping for not windy and rainy, but super hot would be rough too since it's been pretty cold in general. Good luck with the 10K
Did a recovery run of 4 miles yesterday.. was planning to do 6 today but the sky just opened up so I'd rather do 4 today and hope it clears up tomorrow so I can go a little longer outside - just don't feel like running in rain right now.
rocky: Pfitz starts on June 10th - with a rest/cross-training day . I wouldn't say it has been hard to stay in shape between training programs, but this year has been challenging due to outside factors. February in particular was close to 0 miles - so I definitely feel like I to ramp-up gradually before hitting Pfitz. Lovely family pics!
ilana: I cheat on cheese, because my allergy is just cow's milk, so I can have goat and sheep cheese. I have seen some vegan 'cheese' which must be dairy-free but I would guess it would be fairly disappointing!
dan: If I have a good cycle this time we need to go public with "Mesocycle Zero"
In case anyone has nothing better to do and is interested in all the gory and mundane details, here's a link to the running posts on my blog: http://exilesny.blogspot.com/search/label/Running obviously the rest of my daily-spewed-nonsense is there somewhere too!
runbohem: I post in the Indiana forum with HoosierTed. I'm traveling to Russia at the end of this month and Ted thought you might know something about running in Moscow. Can you give advice on that? I'm staying at this hotel
BTW I'll be shooting for a sub 330 this Nov so I might start lurking on this thread.
I had a tough tempo run this morning. Went out far too fast at 6:35s when I was shooting for between 6:50 and 7:05. On tired legs could only manage 2.5 miles tempo instead of the 3 I was shooting for! Lesson learnt...
Tomorrow will be an easy 5 miles...
Hi Everybody-
Zene- I hope your pool running/swimming is going alright. And if I were you I would stay away from Shamrock! Happy Mother's Day!
Londonwelsh- I think 3:30 is definitely realistic for you. Your PBs are about the same as mine- I was trying to break 20 min. in the 5k in the fall and I got close but couldn't do it- I doubt that I will be able to do it with the warmer temperatures now.
KK- I hope your taper is going well.
Cws- Congratulations to your son- you must have been so proud of him. I hope you are feeling better.
Rocky- Great job with the pacing. Loved the pictures- especially of Sophia- she is beautiful! I hope your 60 mile week went okay.
Ilana- Congrats on 2nd in your AG despite treating it as a training run. And good luck with that 10k- go beat that trail running nemesis of yours! It's kind of fun running in the rain if it's not too heavy, isn't it?
Jim- I hope your training is going okay. And my husband means well (I think lol)- it is partly me too- I just feel guilty about racing a lot- I mostly stick to races very close to home. As my kids have gotten older and more of their sports obligations are during the week it has gotten a little easier for me to race, but I still feel guilty. I'm from an Italian family, so maybe the guilt thing is just ingrained in me!
Tex- I hope your knee is feeling better. Thanks- you don't look 59 either! But I can't exactly say I am looking forward to 50! But a new age group is one good thing about it.
Dan- Good luck on Sunday!!! I can't wait to hear about your race. I think you're going to do great!
runbegan- I took a quick look at your blog- loved the pictures of Germany. I hope your running is going well.
So I'm not doing the 5k on Mother's Day, because we're going to the Mets game. It was my choice- I'm a really big Mets fan. I don't know if any of you are baseball fans, but the really good thing about it is that Matt Harvey is pitching, so there is even a chance I'll see them win! Will probably get in between 25-30 miles this week. I'm having trouble finding a convenient 10k- there are so many more 5ks!
Hi to everyone else and I hope you all have a great weekend! Good luck to anyone racing if I missed you!
Szn, it was not 2nd AG, it was 2nd OA woman! I told you it was a small race! I think I was the first finisher of either sex over 30, let alone over 40!
London - even 6:50 is too fast a tempo for you if your half is 1:35, I think.
I am afraid I am out for my Sunday race. Yesterday I had a lovely run in the morning, then came home to find out that our new washer and dryer were about to be delivered. The company only took them to the curb, so my husband and I rented an appliance dolly and brought them in and down the stairs to the basement. They were heavy, but I thought we managed okay until after I had put in a couple hours' work at my computer (I work at home) and then tried to stand up. I couldn't!
I must have strained something in my left hip or quad. It's the part on the outside and just to the back and front of my thigh, about even with my crotch. Last night was horrible. I could barely walk, and it hurt so much. I hobbled around the house and took ibuprofen and iced, and it was hard to find a position I could sleep in. This morning it's not so bad but very stiff. Stretch stretch stretch. Walking hurts at first but eases up a little, so I'll try going for a walk, but I think it's unlikely I'll be running by Sunday.
Ilana- My bad! I knew it was overall, but I guess I was only half paying attention while posting. Bummer about your injury- hopefully its a quick thing that works itself out soon. When my back acts up I always find it feels better if I walk than if I am sedentary, so hopefully you can tolerate that and it feels better soon. You're probably right about not being ready to race by Sunday though. So you'll have to get your nemesis next time! Feel better!
welsh: Welcome! I'm with ilana on your tempo pace sounding fast-ish. What are you using for paces for GMP / tempo / GA? As for the sub 20m 5K: I thought I'd do this too in this training cycle, but I never could quite get the convenient 5Ks to line up with the Saturdays where I would have wanted to race. I think that's a post-marathon todo for me.
cwschind: Busy seems to be the natural way of things for you Sounds like your son is both extremely fast and learning some solid life lessons. That's a nice combo.
rocky: I'm always complaining that everyone focuses on specific numbers without understanding statistics at all. Finishing 1 second off target is *insanely* accurate - fantastic job! And no, you don't look fat to me. One of my favorite things about racing is that it's impossible to match body types to running ability - it tends to wreck any stereotypes that one might arrive with. It sounds like your focused training is paying off, and let's say that I'm plenty jealous of your recoverabilty. Near as I can tell, that's as important a skill as any other if one wants to become a good marathoner. And your daughter is beautiful, of course
crznszn: Finding the time is hard. I'm very grateful to DW for tolerating my schedule over the last 6 months: with two little ones (8 and 4), even if I shift some runs early, it's hard to get in a 1.5+ hour mid-week run without asking something of her. I know what you and ilana mean about walking/running on that line. Lucky for me, DW is also now into marathons, which certainly helps with the understanding. Thanks for the well wishes!
ilana: Yikes, sorry to hear about the hip. Buy appliances that come with free installation! Good job on the 5k! I need to get me one of these running nemesis people - it sounds perfect for being middle aged and overcompetitive (talking about me here, in case that's not clear!).
I'm now pretty much set for Sunday: got my clothes laid out and my pace band printed. I'm going AMA and will head out at 7:15 pace, even though that's more than I trained for. I'm OK with the risk, as this has been the best training stretch I'm likely to get in the foreseeable future (I usually have my kids in the AM, but my wife has been on leave from teaching this year), and the outside shot of getting my BQ makes the downside risk tolerable. We're off to Providence mid-day tomorrow. Should any of you be _incredibly bored_, you can follow me on Sunday by checking out twitter.com/danielkelley - when I start, RK should send a link there that will show a realtime map of me moving around the couse.
I am a newbie to this year's 3:30 thread. I was on here two years ago when I last tried to qualify for Boston, until I got discouraged after a 1:48 half marathon. This time I'm just focused at the moment at building up the miles, and seeing where I get as my weight comes down and my fitness goes up. I'm guessing that right now, if I were to just increase the long runs for the next twenty weeks or so (I'm at 14 now), I could run around a 3:50.
I hope to drop about 10 pounds from my current 153, which should cut my time by perhaps 8 minutes, and so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that if I add some speed work, and boost my weekly mileage eventually up to 65 from my current level of 45/wk, I have a chance...
In the meantime, though, I'm just taking it day by day and trying to have fun with the running. Is anyone else here running the Harpers Ferry Half Marathon tomorrow?
ilana, dan - I am still trying to figure out my training paces and be a bit more disciplined about things. McMillan predicted 6:47 to 7:05 based on my 5k time - the upper end would be between 15k and HM pace which I know Pfitzinger focuses on. I ran at 7:00 the week before and that felt good for 4 miles. I am focusing on 10k at the moment so trying to be a little aggressive over shorter distances than I would for marathon training. Nevertheless not focusing on pace properly and running 5k pace is not what I had intended! I am going to aim for 7:00 to 7:10 in the next few tempo runs and see how I respond...
I am fortunate that in the UK there is a free weekly timed 5k in the park about 1/2 mile from my flat (see www.parkrun.org.uk). I think they are starting to build up in the US. I have volunteered once too and had a great time.
ilana - sorry to hear you are out for your Sunday race.
dan - good luck for Sunday...
Dankelley- I'm really excited for you to go out and crush it. Good luck!! And let us know - does it have tracking?
Crzn - 5k and mets game sounds like a great day
London welsh - I have a habit of going out too fast on tempo runs too.. My tempo paces have gotten a lot faster, but it took a while.
Hi to the newcomers! Ill write more when I'm not on my phone.
Cannot wait for this taper to be over. It's working though, I suppose. Thursday did 5.5 miles at 7:53, yesterday 3 mile tempo at 6:46.. Think I'm gonna do a whopping 9 miles today. One week.
KKrunner: No tracking, but if you check out twitter.com/danielkelley tomorrow around 7:30 AM, you should see a link to a runkeeper live thing there. My phone will be broadcasting my location to that page as I run the race. It's pretty good - I used it last year for my sister to find me on the course, and this year for my parents to find my sister and I at mile 24 of Boston.
Good luck with the taper! I can say that my taper experience has been very weird - first I didn't feel rested at all (first week of taper), then I could feel my energy levels coming back, but running felt horribly awkward (middle 1.5 weeks), and I'm now ready to fight a bear with a herring.
Be careful to not up the intensity too much in the taper! I've found that my body wanted to run my recovery runs this week about 1.5 min/mi faster than when I was in the middle of training. I suppose this is an effect of getting used to what an intensity feels like, then being much less tired at the end of the taper. I tried to be careful to not race my runs over the last week, but we'll see.
The good news: you're only a week away now! Enjoy the pizza and the beer, and I'm sure you'll be raring to go next weekend.
allnamestaken - Sorry. i can't advise on Moscow, haven't been there since the 90's. All I know is that traffic is horrendous, which is not my style.
tex - I started having my knee act up in a run recently and tried grabbing with my toes a bit, the way my PT had me do during sessions. Also was doing lunge type exercises and other knee execrsises. It always help when I do them. WTG on 16
cws - your son's times are scary. Sorry about your colds. Getting sick sort of messed up my cycle. We'll see how much tomorrow
rocky - nice baby shots. I've never seen such emaciated 3:45 runners in my life!
ilana - I have the opposite sig.other issue. DW is getting back into running some, but she always wants to come with me on mine. A friend of mine who I've been sort of coaching into 1/2 marathon shape just operated on for cancer (young guy, too). He's British and told me if he gets through it, he wants to run London next year. I told him I'd do it with him, and my wife said fine, you better take us! (whole family)
kk - I don't mind running in rain, if it starts after I do
czrz - go mets! Anything but the yankees.
ilana - that just sucks. It's almost Jim-like.
dank - good luck, but it sounds like luck won't have much to do with it!
Hey Jim, and everybody else I've missed. Man, talk about AWOL. Thanks to bad work organization, my life went a bit bonkers. I kinda sorta finally got back to normal middle of this week, though that included a trip to Budapest. But at least I got a run in there along the Danube -- my favorite run. Otherwise, I've been tapering simply because I haven't had time to run. Ok, I missed 3 days straight, but it was spotty before that too. Tomorrow's the race (Prague) and I'm not expecting anything. In the back of my mind, I have this silly romantic hope that I can go under 3:20, and then this other part of my head saying "don't be no fool!!" In any case, I'm going to err on the side of reckless, simply to find out what I can get away with on the sort of cycle I've had. Which has had it ups, and downs, and literally, on the grounds. Good marathon weather, albeit not great for the family: mid-50's and a bit of rain likely near the end. Will letcha know.
Up from a long nap after banging out a long run (20) first thing (and with ice bags on my right knee and shin, grrr). Not sure if already running 69 miles this month, which is a lot for me, was a good idea (average run 11+ miles) but I'm determined to run more as I've mentioned. I've run 10-16-20 since the last one and will do 16-10 in next 2 weeks then the race, which has a nice symmetry to it. It's taper time -- 3 of my favorite words. Leaving soon to find some hiking boots for the trip up into the mountains and celebrate. I am so excited about this trip -- we haven't been to Jackson WY and Yellowstone in a long time but they are gorgeous.
Bo and Dan - GOOD LUCK with your races tomorrow.
Bo -- I hope you get that sub sub 3:20, and nice to hear from you. You know that course and are going to hammer it. And I know what you mean about the devil/angel thing and often go out too fast thinking I can hit some arbitrary goal, so please be careful with that. I haven't been able to bend down lately so I'll skip the lunges and exercises. Ha, when you talk about running along the Danube, somehow me running down the Trinity doesn't seem as memorable....
Dan -- A 7:15 pace sounds crazy so good luck with that. Wow, 133 pounds?! That ought to help your speed. I forget what your goal is but see your PR is 3:50 but you've run a 1:29 half, sorry, I can't remember if this is just your second one but I know you've trained hard through your NH winter and getting up early with the kids and I'm betting you'll do well in Providence. And I like your line about you being middle aged and over competitive -- wait til you get in the 50s AGs and see how much tougher they are than you would have expected.
KK -- One week, that's exciting. So how did your 9 go today? That was a very fast tempo and strong 5.5, it sounds like you're more than ready. I know what you mean, wanting the race to be here and over with, and then I sign up for or start training for the next one immediately. Are you happy with your weight now?
LW -- My wife has wanted me to run Dublin (or London again or any race in Europe, or at least take her there), so I'm interested to see your impressions of the race and city. And I agree with the others, your PRs predict a strong race. Those tempos sound a little too easy for you but I like your plan of starting there and seeing how it goes.
Jeroly - Welcome. Are you still trying to BQ? Do you live in W Va? How do you plan to get down to 143?
Ilana - I'm guessing that your hip is better now. If not, do you have a foam roller or stick?
Szn - Thanks. Hey, I'm only 58 (1/2) so of course I don't look old. Have fun at the Mets game and happy mothers day to you and Zene. My daughter will be up in NYC again next week - she has a college friend who lives in Manhattan and loves visiting (OK, who doesn't?).
Zene - So how's the pool running going? Hoping you recover quickly.
cws -- So you've got a week left, I think? How are you feeling about Cleveland? Too bad you got sick. How can your son be that fast?
ANT -- Can't say I'd want to be running around Moscow based on a trip to St. Petersburg two years ago but we had a guide. You might contact Calbearsfan who ran that marathon - he used to post here but is now on the sub 3 thread, I think.
Rocky - To nail that pace almost exactly in your fastest pacing job is impressive. Still don't know how you do all those races. Great pic of you running You ARE a maniac; I'm just a member of the club, but somehow 4 stars. Did you meet your wife running? I'll have to look up her races.That's one cute girl. She's going to love her mom and dad fighting over pushing her as they run. I read that Sofia is the most common name, but I'm sure you know that. Sounds like one of those cities near Runbohem.
Jim - I saw that you're not running Green Bay, too bad about that - do you have another one in mind?
Hello to anyone I missed.
Trotter - Thanks for the welcome! Yes, and my BQ time is 3:30 as I'm 53.
I'm now living in DC after moving from NYC earlier this year.
I think that the weight will come off as I continue to run lots of miles and eat healthfully.
Since March I'm down about 15 while ramping up from 0 mpw to 45. I think if I keep my calories at about 2300/day, it should take me another 8 weeks or so to drop another 10.
Iliana- you have all my sympathy. Hope you recover quickly.
Jeroly - Where in the DC area are you? I have a great group to train with in the summer months and you can let me know if you are interested. We meet at the Columbia Island Marina. I hope to start running with them again in July but my guess is I won't be able to.
All - I had a big setback the past few days. After weeks with no pain (I hadn't run a step for three weeks at this point) I finally felt confident I was healing. Pool ran on Tuesday, Swam MTuW, cycled W evening. I did wear crappy no support ballet flats all day Wed - Friday.I was in pain all day Thursday. Pool ran Friday, still in pain all day on my right side where the fractures are. It felt as bad as it did after the initial injury. So now I have to back track and figure out what caused it. Considering I cycled 50 miles 2 weeks ago with no problems, and have been swimming every day for a month, I am wondering if it was the pool running, but it seems unlikely. I think it honestly could be the shoes. Post injury the worst I felt was the day I wore cruddy Payless boots to work - I was on total rest at that at that point and it set me back to square one. Anyhow....
I will get your races updated when Im not on my iPad.
zenetanar: I live in the District in the Mt. Vernon Square neighborhood (near the Convention Center). I've started doing Sunday long runs with the Washington Running Club, a nice group of people that meet @8AM (7AM starting in June) in Georgetown - there's a lot of fast runners in the bunch but they're not stuck up about it at all. They organize free group long runs from 8-20 miles every Sunday.
Ah. Glad you fund a good group! May husband runs with CAR who meet on Sundays at the same time but usually from Fletcher's. Though since he BQed in March he hasn't run longer than 5 miles at a time.
Congratulations to Dan who ran a 3:18:53! It was nice having you on our thread but I think it's time for you to move up now...
And I'm sorry to report that Runbohem ended up taking a DNF at 33km. He said it was a hot day and he overdressed, and he went out for the 3:20 even though he knew it was a bad idea
Texas - ow, don't hurt yourself! And my hip quickly got much better, but not completely better. I will be foam rolling and stretching a lot, I think.
jeroly - welcome! I remember you from the old site.
KK - holy moly you're fast. After you smash your marathon PR you will have to do the same for your half!
London - I would run shorter (e.g. half mile and one mile) repeats for 10K preparation, rather than tempos. For a season beginning with 10K races and moving to longer ones, that would be just perfect, as you start out with short hard efforts and move toward longer tempos, a la the 'Canova funnel'.
z - aw, that is awful that you ended up in pain. The shoes could totally be it. I hope you figure it out and heal up.
Speaking of injury, I thought I was feeling a bit better yesterday - I ran errands on my bicycle and totally didn't feel my hip - but I went for a short run in the afternoon and it started hurting worse and worse after the first mile, particularly downhill. Since today's race is up and down a steep trail, I bailed on it.
I also have another not-quite-injury. After my four-day bike trip a couple of weeks ago, I noticed a weird clicking in my right knee. It doesn't hurt, but it feels 'wrong' and strange. Oddly it doesn't happen when I run, only when I walk. I have no idea what to do about it!
Dan (our Kenyan) -- Wow, that's sensational. A hearty congrats for going sub 3:20. But please stick around and keep motivating us. And write a RR when you recover please.
Bo -- Sorry to hear that,but I'm sure you gave it your best shot and were smart enough to pack it in and save it for another day.
Zene - Sorry to hear that news. Yeah, those shoes didn't help.
Ilana - Ouch back. There are some good yoga poses that can stretch some of that out.
Ok, I will simply say that I logged my first DNF today, and it's not pretty. It's weird too. I didn't realize what a toll those last 10k destroy you. As it is, I only made it to mile 20+ and now I don't feel so bad. Outside of a badly bruised ego. I could tell I wasn't going to hit my A goal (3:20) but still thought a BQ or 3:30 would be in the works, which I was fine with. But the wheels fell of the cart very suddenly. What a horrible, mortifying letdown. I didn't think I was hoping for a miracle and would have been ok with just about any kind of a time. But I targeted my A goal that was simply a big mistake. I backed off the A goal at around mile 16 or so, but clearly I did so too late. Hope everyone else has had better weekends.
Hey all: great race today, and I'm back on my couch now. For some reason, they didn't start the race for ~10 minutes after they gave us the 1 minute warning, so the runkeeper time is padded - I have 3:09:10 on my garmin. They haven't put up the official numbers yet, but I think the finish clock said 3:09:05 or so when I crossed. So while it may not get me into Boston in 2014, I think I have my BQ!
I'll write it up more tomorrow.
Holy moly, Dan, you're even faster than we thought! Even bigger congratulations to you!
Way to go Dan! Awesome!! Congrats!!
Dan, that is one awesome time. Very interested to read the RR, especially the training portion.
I've been going through what happened yesterday and am feeling less depressed about it. It helps to know (and hear again) that it happens to everyone. I think I'll target a 1/2M as soon as possible (and as soon as sensible) to keep myself going and pumped up. At the end of the day, I simply didn't get enough 40 mpw weeks in, so I couldn't deal with the mild heat. I also wore capris and long black shirt more suited to a cool fall day, which turned out to be a mistake. But the morning's weather report called for rain in the last hour of the race, and a rapid drop in temperature. Still, I've dealt with worse. Keep runnin!
Rocky - Belated congrats on the pacing. Great job. Love the pictures.
ilana - Sorry about the injury. Hope the washer and dryer are working. Heal up soon.
KK - Glad to hear the taper is working for you. I think there is a PR in your future.
runbegan40 - Get in as many miles as you can before Pfitz.
allnames - Welcome.
london - Those are some fast tempo times. I can't get any where near there. What time are you shooting for?
crzn - Hope you enjoyed the Mets game and mother day.
dankelly - Wow!! You definitely belong on a faster thread.
jeroly - Welcome. Did you run a half yesterday?
runbo - Sorry about the DNF. Sounds like you overdressed for sure.
Texas - Great work on the 20 miler. Enjoy the hiking. Hard to tell where I am. This cold has me confused about how things are going.
zenetanar - Sorry about the set back. I know it is harder for women, but you might want to try and stay in your running shoes as much as possible.
Still have this cold. Not as bad, but just can't seem to shake the congestion in my lungs. Part of it may be allergies at this point. As a result, not feeling good about my taper. I am down about 10 lbs from my last marathon and I definitely put in more mileage this cycle. Just have to trust the training. Still a little early, but weather looks warm for Sunday in Cleveland. Slight chance of rain. Enjoy the week everyone.
dan: Awesome - beyond awesome actually - can't wait to hear all about it! Way to go AMA and still come out smiling.
runbo: So sorry to hear your experience - glad you're starting to feel less bad about it. It's a sobering counterpoint to dan's triumph to remind some of us not to go too crazy.
tex: I hope the knee gets better soon. I'm always in dread of an injury like that derailing my running - maybe because I'm still afraid that if I have to stop for some time I'll never start again. In reality I probably don't need to worry about that.
welsh: Good luck with the rest of the 10K training. I agree with ilana that I would do more speed work for that. If you do Pfitz it will start you off with a lot of LT work, so you'll be well prepared for that. I'd like to see a sub-20 5K too after getting so close last year (with a 7 minute PR ) but I'd be gutted if it affected my marathon training!
kk: It really is time to wish you well for the last few days before your race now! It's just gone, effectively overnight, from lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s to lows in the 30s and highs in the 50s here! I hope the weather treats you well next weekend.
cws: Glad you're not too worried about the missed 18 miler. Although we know a single bad run is not a big deal, it can be easy to let it get in your head. If you're still doing Cleveland at the weekend - good luck! EDIT: just saw your latest - hope it all goes well this week!
szn: Sorry you didn't get the result you wanted yesterday!
ilana: I hope the healing continues well and that your new issue doesn't turn into a big problem. Such a shame to miss your chance to best your nemesis!
jeroly: Welcome!
zene: So sorry to hear about the setback - hopefully your recovery is (or will soon be) back on track.
I did a five-run (my first) 30-mile (first this year) week as part of my ramp-up-to-Pfitz. Sunday in particular was a good run - I was up at 5.30 to avoid missing the Mother's Day festivities and tackled a 10 miler with a big hill in the middle. Last time I went that way two weeks ago, I had to stop and walk twice on the way up the fairly brutal half-mile first climb. This time I took the whole run nice and slow and powered up without any problems. Hopefully either my fitness, good pacing or both is coming back as I start to ramp up the miles again.


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i've been trolling through DGR posts for years and this is gonna be the first time i post my bag for critique. what i'm looking for is to see if i'm missing anything/ or should start introducing anything new.
i've read through enough to know that the super-high speed stuff is not gonna work for me right now, so it's all gone. i've been using this set-up for about 6 months now, and it's been showing great results. distance and control has gotten better each month. league and tournament results are higher when compared to last seasons.
i'm currently throwing between 300' to 350' backhand and a hair shorter forehand.
168g pro d challenger (putting duties only)
170g pro d challenger (putt and approach)
175g elite x soft challenger (approach only)
172g elite x soft APx (turn over approaches)
175g bar stamped z buzzz (beat)
174g esp buzzz (fresh)
175g Pro Leopard (beat/ turn over, roller duties)
175g Pro Leopard (worn/ in the sweet spot, nice high speed turn and minimal fade)
175g Champ Leopard (straight......with a nice little fade at the end)
169g star sidewinder (beat, will hold a anny line)
169g star sidewinder (worn, will still fade)
170g star sidewinder (fresh, straight)
169g pPD (beat. turn-overs)
169g sPD (flick and hyzer finishes)
167g cPD (flick and hyzer shots)
The occasional visitors
172g champ banshee (wind days only, but a powered down cPD does the same thing)
175g pro pig (when i forget how to flick my challengers)
175g dx XD (for when the APX isn't doing it for me)
off the tee i find that i'm using a Leopard about 75% of the time, but i play mostly heavily wooded courses. the Sidewinder goes about 30' longer then my leopard but uses more of the fairway, so i only throw it when there is room for it to work.
i feel that my Mids are the weakest point of my game. on most occasions, i find that after my drive, i'm throwing my challenger, which i can push out as far as my buzzz. i'm reaching for my challenger 90% of the time within 200' and 100% of the time within 150'. it's the between 200' and 300' shots that i wish i had more confidence in my mids. lately i'm powering down a leopard....
so, any advice? thanks.


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TPWD Honors Game Wardens, Citizen, Who Go Beyond Call of Duty
AUSTIN, Texas — Game warden Michael Boone was off-duty when he heard about friend and fellow warden Wesley Wagstaff's fatal car accident while en route to an 'Operation Game Thief' call last November. Although shocked by what happened, he called his officers and Wagstaff's family and notified them of the accident. Boone later responded to the OGT call himself and arrested a man for illegally shooting a white-tailed deer outside of the hunting season.
His professionalism in a time of grief has earned him recognition, along with four other game wardens and one civilian, from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's law enforcement division.
"It's an honor, but I did what Wesley would have wanted me to do," Boone said. "He wouldn't have wanted us to lay down, so we didn't lay down. We're still in forward motion here."
Boone received the Midwest Officer of the Year award April 13. Game Wardens Kevin Malonson and Susan Webb received the Humanitarian Award, which is awarded to those who give their time to comfort and support a fellow employee during a crisis. Malonson and Webb helped the family of Michael Pauling, a game warden who was killed in the line of duty Aug. 2, 2001. Webb also worked to fulfill the needs of Wagstaff's family.
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Pagan wrote:Do tell! I seem to have trouble getting over my front leg. What "trick" did ya learn to do this?
make sure you follow through with your body... assuming you throw rhbh; after your follow through your body should be sideways, left leg should be in front, left arm having just swung on the same plane your throw was on.
i had issues with this for a long time... the thing i focused on was easing up on my throw because when i tried to really rip it my last step was too big which makes it REALLY hard to get over your front foot. i think the culprit is the big last step, but how i dealt with it was throw easier, in other words. i see A LOT of people with weak follow throughs due to a huge last step... strong arming the disc with terrible not smooth form (more rec. style players, btw)
also, practice throwing from a stand still and find how narrow your stance needs to be to execute the follow through i explained above. this will improve smoothness, accuracy, and power.


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I think our defense will keep Houston's offense in check and we will control the ball.
Colts 31
Texans 13
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I think our defense will keep Houston's offense in check and we will control the ball.
Colts 31
Texans 13
Smothered Chicken!
This is a division game so I expect it to be a lot closer than that
Colts 27
Texans 24
Houston moving on: Texans announced Case Keenum as their starting QB moving forward.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 28, 2013
Take me out to the black, tell 'em I ain't coming back. Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me.
He's pretty good the Colts shouldn't underestimate him because he's a rookie at least I hope they don't.
They've turned over 10% of their roster. Added 3 running backs. Wow.
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/t...ABN4635301.htm=== Texans place Cushing on IR, sign 5 to active roster ===
Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - The Houston Texans placed linebacker Brian
Cushing on injured reserve Monday.
Cushing will miss the rest of the season after suffering a fractured fibula
and a torn lateral collateral ligament in his left knee on Oct. 20 at Kansas
The Texans also signed five players to the active roster: running backs Ray
Graham, Dennis Johnson and Deji Karim and linebackers Tavares Gooden and Jeff
The running backs provide insurance with Arian Foster and Ben Tate battling
hamstring and rib injuries.
They are very out of sync, but teams always seem to "find their rhythm" against us, plus it's a division game. It'll be close. Indy *should* win this. But that's why they play the games. Will be interested to see how we handle the loss of Wayne, and integrate Whalen and TRich into the passing game. Our O has to make adjustments.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Colts 31
Texans 17
Our O will adjust OK but I'm worried that the defenses don't have to plan so much for Reggie. Who do they have to scheme for now?
Ever notice how friendly folks are at a shootin' range??.
Andrew Luck. And you can't scheme for him, he's too good. As long as he's around, he'll get the ball where it needs to go.
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Maybe, Pep hasn't really given me much confidence in him yet. One thing is for sure, the Texans won't be able to prepare for those adjustments as they will be the first team to face them.
#HC Chuck Pagano: Doubful -- Josh Gordy (groin), Delano Howell (neck). Greg Toler day-to-day with groin. Bjoern Werner limited today— Mike Chappell (@mchappell51) October 28, 2013
It'll be nice if Werner can come back. He was starting to get the feel of playing 3-4 and was looking better.
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
I don't see us putting a lot of points on the board while we're trying to adjust to the loss of Reggie.
We should still win this one, though.
The Colts will never over look an opponent with Pagano as HC. We're rested and Luck should have a solid night
Smothered Chicken!
I would argue that San Diego was possibly overlooked.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Their offense is decimated.
San Diego was definently overlooked, though I think they're a pretty solid team as well, and could be last playoff team.
Colts 20
Texans 13
"It's just unfortunate that we've been penalized so much this year and nothing has happened to the Pistons, the Palace or the city of Detroit," he said. "It's almost like it's always our fault. The league knows it. They should be ashamed of themselves to let the security be as lax as it is around here."
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The Texans know if they do not win this game the season is definitely over. If they win it could kick off a possible win streak with winnable games coming up. Reliant Stadium will be rocking with Keenum making his first home start. It is fun living down here and hearing the talk on the radio everyday.
This is the Texan's Super Bowl.
Have to be ready for their best.
Super Bowl XLI Champions
2000 Eastern Conference Champions
Time to bust out the Letterman jackets
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
The Colts seem to play to the level of their opponents. Close, ugly game.
21-16 - another 4th quarter comeback for Luck.
Colts lose this by 3 or a score.
This one is kind of tough to predict. On one hand, we are clearly a better team than them at this point. On the other hand, they always treat our visits down there like its the Super Bowl. They will be pumped up for this game because it's about all they have left to look forward to this season. Plus I am a little nervous to see how the offense looks without Reggie Wayne. This is the biggest on the field challenge that Luck has faced in his career, and he will no doubt miss his always-reliable HOF security blanket. Guys like T.Y., DHB, and Fleener must step up NOW.
Pacerdude brings up a good point about the Colts playing to their level of opponents. We struggled to beat Oakland, lost to Miami and San Diego, yet beat SF, Seattle, and Denver. As much as I hope that the Colts go down there and completely embarrass Houston, I think that the first game without Wayne and the fact that the Texans will treat this game like its the Super Bowl will mean that it's a close game.
Colts 24
Texans 21
Texans are a bad team. Colts roll easily. 38-14
Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel
Texans are desperate, at home, and playing in prime time. They lose, their season is over. They win, they are still in the mix. We are going to get their best shot.