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Post by janice on Dec 5, 2006 22:19:20 GMT -5
if you are scared of trails..... if you are a-scared of the FA then join us on dec 17 for a training run on the course Sunday, December 17th GUTS Members Training Run TIME Start time is 8 am from the Pres'z house. If you want to start at the visitor’s center then you should start around 7:30 in order to run over to the house by 8am, but the loop DOES NOT go by the VC.DIRECTIONS From I75 , take the SR-5, exit #267B. Stay to the left, following the signs for Marietta. Take a right at the second traffic light, onto Tower Rd. Go approximately 1.5 miles the street will change names to North Saint Mary's and become residential. The house is at 668, set back from the street, 2-story, very yellow farm house style. HOW LONG Each loop is approximately 7.75 miles. Runners are free to run as many loops as they desire. PICTURE: Wear your GUTS gear for the group photo! AID: None provided. This is just a training run among friends. If you need it, bring it !
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Post by Quixoti on Dec 6, 2006 17:15:21 GMT -5
Can I still come if my membership application is still in the mail? (Which it may or may not be)
Exactly how fast do y'all do this?
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Post by janice on Dec 6, 2006 21:42:27 GMT -5
yes, i am sure we will get it by then anyway....
SUPER fast! haha. no really we will have several different groups ranging from pretty fast (sub-3:30 marathoners), to not-as-fast (sub-four-hour), to fast enough.
hope to see you then janice
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Post by Fish on Dec 7, 2006 19:38:20 GMT -5
i'd like to do 25 or 30 or maybe 35 of the FA 50K. would that be allowed? will i get teased and heckled and tarred and feathered? the main reason is, is that i'm sorta using the FA as a training run for prepping for the ING GA Marathon. then the next step will be to pick out a 50K or 50Miler to start training for. any ideas?
if possible, i'll join in on the training fun on the 17th. running the Carpet Capital 10 Miler this weekend up in Dalton (i know, i know. that's just a warmup for y'all, but i've had my eye on this race for a while.
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Post by richcheese on Dec 7, 2006 21:19:02 GMT -5
running the Carpet Capital 10 Miler this weekend up in Dalton (i know, i know. that's just a warmup for y'all, but i've had my eye on this race for a while. Be sure to let us know how it went.
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Post by surftrip on Dec 8, 2006 16:42:58 GMT -5
Hi - I wanna run with y'all but being the geek and not knowin' anyone, I'm not too sure where to meet ...what to bring ...can I bring my member dues to this event and kill two birds with one stone?
thanks.
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Post by Cardmaster on Dec 9, 2006 8:02:36 GMT -5
Surftrip, Bring whatever you need to run on the 17th. A change of clothes for the ride home is a good idea this time of year. Bring your membership dues and application also. This way you can get GUTS along with a good training run that same day. Since you are joining on the 17th I have changed your forum status to GUTS Member. Sign onto the forum and look under the Members only section. You will find a topic for training runs and a thread under that topic for the Dec 17th run. The directions are posted there. We list the directions in the restricted area not to exclude. It's done to not tip off the folks in charge of the area where we run. See you on the 17th.
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Post by Fish on Dec 11, 2006 19:36:59 GMT -5
Carpet Capital 10 Mile Race Report: Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr The End [glow=red,2,300]- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [/glow] (1:14:48 official time. I'm most proud of the fact that I had a negative split for the 1st and 2nd 5 miles. AND my 10th mile was my fastest!! now it's time for some serious FA and ING training)
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Post by janice on Dec 12, 2006 21:21:00 GMT -5
good job at the 10 miler!
you can run as far as your feet want to go on the 17th. i may heckle you as i eat my lunch and you head out for another loop, but that is part of the training! i know you think i am kidding, but "beware the chair" is a serious subject. Just ask Mr cheese! he spent more time at the FA aid station last year than the fastest runner spent running it!!! no, really, it is true. but, he finished. yes, he did. just not very fast....
anyway, it will be a good training run. griz
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Post by richcheese on Dec 13, 2006 7:05:45 GMT -5
i know you think i am kidding, but "beware the chair" is a serious subject. Just ask Mr cheese! he spent more time at the FA aid station last year than the fastest runner spent running it!!! no, really, it is true. but, he finished. yes, he did. just not very fast.... griz Hey! Unfair to Cheeses! Fish, welcome to GUTS, where you can get a PR and still be abused... It's all part of the toughening process. Speaking of the aid station, beware! It all butt evaporates near the end of the FA!
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Post by janice on Dec 13, 2006 21:30:01 GMT -5
sorry mr cheese, i wasn't intending to be unfair to cheese. afterall, i love cheese!
just pointing out that with really nice, cozy, food-filled aid stations, a runner can waste a lot of time without noticing it.
so, beware the chair, we will try to be mean to all runners so that they don't stay at the aid station too long. i promise. ;D (ok, see that was a joke....)
thx j-g
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Post by Fish on Dec 18, 2006 11:05:28 GMT -5
a couple of questions/comments, from The Rook:1. Janice, thanks for hosting everyone at your place on Sunday. beautiful house, great weather, nice route. 2. it was fun meeting other GUTS folks and running on Sunday. 3. is my "pod" off, or does anyone else think the distance is about 7 miles? maybe 7.1 or so? sure don't think it's 7.75, cause i'm not capable of running that in the time we ran it in. just asking. 4. Damn, y'all sure do run fast on those trails! how do you find your pace on that trail course, compared to what you would run a moderately hilly road course? add 15secs/mile? 1min/mile? 5. ouch, my calves hurt!
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