tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post437835252102803864..comments2024-03-25T13:33:42.271-04:00Comments on Racing Stripes: Lawyers Revenge! Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-48970980563030919902017-06-22T07:18:34.679-04:002017-06-22T07:18:34.679-04:005th out of 933 women is AMAZING. Well done. You ar...5th out of 933 women is AMAZING. Well done. You are on fire. I'm jealous but also not that jealous because it would require me to do a lot more speedwork to get this fast again and that's something I hate. I prefer longer slower running ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566278530342212908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-31752551108486981272017-06-19T10:46:07.918-04:002017-06-19T10:46:07.918-04:00Totally agree! I hadn't looked on the website ...Totally agree! I hadn't looked on the website beforehand to see what the awards were, so I was pretty surprised when they only recognized the top three men and women. Not like that would have deterred me, but still!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-1643697196193501632017-06-18T22:12:42.652-04:002017-06-18T22:12:42.652-04:00Most of our local races here are also fundraisers ...Most of our local races here are also fundraisers but still do OA and age group awards (medals are fairly cheap). I'm not sure people would DO the local road races here if they did not give awards. I guess this race is doing something right to attract 6,000+ runners without them, but it stinks not to give you guys any sort of recognition. Amy Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197087030892201936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-75289696079265720162017-06-13T16:14:31.474-04:002017-06-13T16:14:31.474-04:00I know you are in favor of manual splits, but when...I know you are in favor of manual splits, but when I am running at full effort, having one more thing to "do" isn't really appealing. I'd rather have inaccurate Garmin data than have to worry about fiddling with my watch while running. I'm not claiming to have run extra distance, particularly because this course was under a bridge, but simply reporting the data as I have access to.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-52791649476727494612017-06-13T15:42:53.137-04:002017-06-13T15:42:53.137-04:00And Yes...not "work"...just a well run 5...And Yes...not "work"...just a well run 5 km race as any coach would be both pleased and proud of!<br />Froggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269761005612834052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-39795716547401542052017-06-13T15:40:41.827-04:002017-06-13T15:40:41.827-04:00You did amazingly well in this one...PR is always ...You did amazingly well in this one...PR is always the sacred cow to seek! I like those mile splits you denote...1st the slowest at 6:40...then progressively faster. This is absolutely how you want to run the 5,000 meter race!<br /><br />I will acknowledge the late and not timely start of race can through you off of your well laid plans to warm-up timed to start of race. But let's face it...these are not races where the world elites running and the starts are on precision basis...but you are fairly elite runner on these local circuits...so don't let those factors become excuses...just revel in the fact you ran 5km so close to your PR in the warmer conditions!<br /><br />The race is what it is...under what conditions it is...and whatever logistics race officials and their course marshalling staff put into it to give those high-end runners best chances to run their fastest. You probably deserve a "PR-cake" on this one...or if I was your Coach...would encourage one...because races not always about the ultimate FT...but how you ran it and how well you coped with the extraneous factors and conditions. And this one...you done really well adjusting!<br /><br />As usual...will still take issue or comment on your end finish...or running the distance from 3-mi mark....to the finish line (what we call as course measuers...the "metric-finish"). Technically that distance should come out slightly less than 0.11 miles, but rounded up it is 0.11-mi, so no question marks referring to 0.13-mi. Whatever time it took you to run from manual lap at 3-mi mark to across the finish line...is your interval run time/pace...based on minutes/mile. Someday...hope I can nurture a shift in how you interpret this...cause in end-run...doesn't matter....you are running some really awesome performances! Cheers! Froggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269761005612834052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-73672459225523984222017-06-12T05:01:20.000-04:002017-06-12T05:01:20.000-04:00Thank you!Thank you!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-40120083696837369012017-06-12T05:00:52.076-04:002017-06-12T05:00:52.076-04:00I only felt crowded at the beginning but it wasn&#...I only felt crowded at the beginning but it wasn't too bad at all. I actually felt badly for the 10K runners having to dodge 5K walkers as they approached the finish! Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-31574609665947462702017-06-11T19:55:39.052-04:002017-06-11T19:55:39.052-04:00Great race! Congratulations! I do the LHH 10K almo...Great race! Congratulations! I do the LHH 10K almost every year, and it's my least favorite race - the course and weather can be brutal, but I am a lawyer and like to support the American Heart Association. The 7:10 am start was annoying, but the joint start seemed to work out OK - hopefully you didn't feel too crowded by the 10K-ers. Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878882500026678616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-19766656991746657402017-06-11T16:35:52.483-04:002017-06-11T16:35:52.483-04:00Nice work! Keep it up.Nice work! Keep it up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745354742891286811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-41133677797048087732017-06-11T16:32:32.142-04:002017-06-11T16:32:32.142-04:00Thanks, Wendy!Thanks, Wendy!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-60780049119978042512017-06-11T16:32:24.697-04:002017-06-11T16:32:24.697-04:00Thank you!Thank you!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-63061181929531213282017-06-11T16:32:17.639-04:002017-06-11T16:32:17.639-04:00Thanks! Yeah, hope to see you in Ashburn at the en...Thanks! Yeah, hope to see you in Ashburn at the end of the month!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-25447545475457085442017-06-11T16:31:57.697-04:002017-06-11T16:31:57.697-04:00You make some great points. I've found that ra...You make some great points. I've found that races that primarily exist to raise money for charity don't pay as much attention to awarding the fast runners as they do the fundraisers. Which is fine, but a little disheartening when you don't get recognition. But yes, this race was large, I think over 6,000 people if you add the 5K and 10K participants.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-30247842298187538982017-06-11T16:11:55.693-04:002017-06-11T16:11:55.693-04:00Another great race for you! This is your year! Another great race for you! This is your year! Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-68070687023377376862017-06-11T15:07:09.232-04:002017-06-11T15:07:09.232-04:00As always, a HUGE congratulations to you!!As always, a HUGE congratulations to you!!Zenaida Arroyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18137949290555784656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-87270253248653970162017-06-11T14:04:58.393-04:002017-06-11T14:04:58.393-04:007 secs ain't much with the "heat adjustme...7 secs ain't much with the "heat adjustment" - good run! Might see you at the 4-miler hot-fest...Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397535137083527889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-66711168333504062332017-06-10T21:40:11.625-04:002017-06-10T21:40:11.625-04:00Congrats on the 5K and the excellent time that isn...Congrats on the 5K and the excellent time that isn't too far off your PR, plus a negative split! I don't think a 5K 7 seconds slower is a significant difference because so much can affect a 5K since it is so short and even if the course is a few meters longer or something, well that's easily 7-10 seconds. It sucks that this race did not do age group awards. In a race with 900+ women and who knows how many men, that makes no sense unless it was say, a very inexpensive race. I've run a few that only did overalls but those were very small races and otherwise, the organizers probably would have had age group awards left over because not every group had people. Amy Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197087030892201936noreply@blogger.com