Henry Rono training for masters mile record. PART II

Good luck this week-end in the Fountain of Youth Mile run at Canby high school (1:30pm Sat). Nolan Shaheed is flying in from D.C. to do battle. He looks like he could turn in a sub 4:40. Congratulations on winning the division at Lilac Bloomsday. 6:46 pace on that hilly course is smoking.

Hope to shake your hand on Saturday. Will you have T shirts for sale?

Wow, what a thread.

Henry a question:

Why did you decide to START your comeback with runs of such LONG duration (100 minutes or more)?

I'm just curious about that as most coaches would likely suggest starting at 15-20 minutes.

Good for you and good luck.

Thank you.

Tardis Runner wrote:

Good luck this week-end in the Fountain of Youth Mile run at Canby high school (1:30pm Sat). Nolan Shaheed is flying in from D.C. to do battle. He looks like he could turn in a sub 4:40. Congratulations on winning the division at Lilac Bloomsday. 6:46 pace on that hilly course is smoking.

Hope to shake your hand on Saturday. Will you have T shirts for sale?

D.C.?

Henry is not ready to run a fast mile and due to his strained hamstring and lack of fast, mile-fitness shouldn't even be running it, other than jogging it with short strides.

Nolan Shaheed is doing a concert series in Washington D.C. at the moment according to OREGON LIVE.

Here I am in Portland, and I didn't make it to Canby! If you ran, I hope you didn't hurt yourself further.

I think I only need to say one more thing: Thanks!!

bkm

Canby Results:

Nolan Shaheed 4:42 Announced as new American record for age.

Henry Rono 5:43.57

Splits for Henry;

1. 1:25.07

2. 1:26:85

3. 1:27:19

Final 5:43.57

Henry look a little stiff. Somewhat overcast conditions with some wind and sprinkles.

Nolan looked like a spring chicken. What could he have run at age 25.

Nolan said he was running 1500,800 and 5K in the Worlds. But he would try the steeplechase in the US champs for the first time. He asked Henry how to prepare for the steeplechase and Henry told "you have to power and strength".

WOW HENRY IS GETING WORSE 5:43 HE BETTER START DRINKING AGAIN,LOL

REnt wrote:

WOW HENRY IS GETING WORSE 5:43 HE BETTER START DRINKING AGAIN,LOL

the crack about drinking is NOT appropriate; but it is time to maybe change the title of this thread as a 4:40 mile is not even in Henry's solar system for this season anyway.

REnt wrote:

WOW HENRY IS GETING WORSE 5:43 HE BETTER START DRINKING AGAIN,LOL

not cool.

time to change the name of this thread. Henry ain't gonna even make it to worlds in 4 months at his current rate of improvement and weight loss; let alone even get within sniffing distance of a sub 5 minute mile, let alone a 4:40 mile. I hope Henry proves me wrong; but at this point, I just don't see it happening, do you?

Only time will tell.

I just spent a long time responding to a message that got deleted! I think that the moderators are a little quick in deleting messages on this thread.

they don't want to upset Rono; he seems to be a little thinned-skinned. They mainly want cheerleaders on here that will kiss his ass; not point out that his comeback has totally stalled out the past 2 months and that he hasn't lost any weight in 2 months and is trying to run through a strained hamstring. I don't see him even making it to the worlds meet in Sept. at this point unless something changes.

I think Henry needs to forget about the 'mile' and concentrate on the 5k and up.

Photos form today's run at Canby High School.

http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/TSC1947/

great pics....when Henry looks like Nolan; then we will see something! (or get Nolan to put 25 lbs of weight in a back pack to carry while he races; to even it out).

Rono fan... wrote:

I think Henry needs to forget about the 'mile' and concentrate on the 5k and up.

Next week I'm running in Bay To Breakers going after my PR I did on Bloomsday

last week. 50:35 MINUTES. 6:46 MINUTES PACE PER MILE.

After I we can do about a mile in the near future.

Henry

Hi, Henry! How are you feeling?