Masters Weekend Races and Runs

Sorry about the setback. Sorry about the pain. Glad you're having fun with the killer horse and the motorcycle. Please tell me you don't combine vicodin with either!

Happy New Year-

RB

Runnerbabe wrote:

Your comment was rude and uncalled for. Not what we usually see here on our friendly masters thread. :(

Maybe you are just having a bad day. Hope things get better...

RB

I think you failed to notice that rainrunner was responding to another "RB."

You are SO right. Thanks for pointing that out. Sincere apologies all the way around!

RB

The very best is to combine all three with a vodka-enhanced chocolate milkshake from Michael's Frozen Custard.

Just kidding- April Fools!

Actually, my desire to ride is what motivates me to not take the vicodin but the riding makes me need the vicodin. Vicious circle... broken occasionally with beer or vodka or rum or a nice banana martini... just kidding. I don't like banana martinis.

yaysers

AK-47,

Chuck Dooley from Breckenridge. I visit this thread often, but don't usually contribute. Glad to hear things are going well for you. Seems you have not lost much fitness over the years.

I now live in NW Washington State. I see Al Mayer from time to time at races. He told me you had moved to Alaska. I'm jealous of you being able to xc ski so often, I went without for 5/6 years. I started doing some more skiing this winter.

Cheers,

Chuck, now that's ancient history! Didn't we run Rawhide Marathon in 1983? And I remember a lot of good skiing, we both started getting into it about the same time. I also went 5-6 years without skiing, and paid a heavy price as my clunky bod can't take 11 or 12 months of running a year. AK has been great--a frozen paradise--and we have a great aerobic sports community here. Good to hear from you. Google my blog sometime and drop a note.

There are some impressive stories and times, and so early in the racing season. I ran the Great Bay HM in Newmarket, NH yesterday, which had 1300 runners and several hundred walkers in its first year. I had not run more than 10 miles since September, and most of my winter runs have been on the tread mill, so I ran with more than a little trepidation. I also went on antibiotics on Wed for a sinus infection, but that seems to be gradually clearing up. I did have to blow my nose sans tissue a couple of times during the race, which is as gross as it sounds.

Anyway, back to the race. I ran the first 10 pretty relaxed in 65 flat, which would have been a good training run, particularly with the hills. The entire course was hilly, with some long uphills and pounding downhills. Even the NH runners were complaining. BUt I felt pretty good after 10, so I picked up the pace a little for the last 5k and finishing in 1:24:06, which is a PR by 1:16 and good enough for 14th overall. There were several other masters ahead of me, including John Tuttle, who finished in just under 1:22. I'm pretty fired up to pull out this time after such a chaotic winter.

BTW, to whomever put out the table of empty cups with the "Aprils Fool" sign underneath - it was only funny because the real water stop was around the corner. Otherwise, you would suck.

Those hills along Great Bay were Lynn Jennings' daily stomping grounds. She lived right off Bay Road. The Lynn Jennings Scholarship was one of the beneficiaries of the money raised. Back in the day Jennings and Cathy O'Brien scorched many miles on those momentous hills. I remember Bay Road with it's views of that Bay as gorgeous. Great place for a race. You did well to deal with those hills so well.

Nice racing everyone!

Got back home last night (Sunday) after finishing up in Japan and a two day layover in Honolulu. Ran Kapiolani Park and up Diamond Head both days, felt good. Not a bad week overall.

Good week to you all!

The Great Bay was a beautiful course, and the weather was absolutely perfect. I have to give credit to plyometrics for building up my leg strength and lactate threshold to enable me to handle the hills. I now regard them as opportunities rather than obstacles.

Does anybody have a good recommendation for an over-the-counter allergy medicine? Something non-drousy that doesn't make you feel sluggish?

I've never had allergy problems, but my Doc thinks all my recent colds/flu bugs might be cleared up by taking a taking an OTC allergy med for a few weeks. She suggested Claritin-D.

Hello fellow masters, I have been away from this thread for about 6 months, but I am back reading, looking for inspiration to get out and get back to training. I have been a runner for 32 of my 44 years and ran a 1/2 marathon last October that did not go as well as I had hoped, I was just physically and mentally exhausted and thought that I would take a little time off (which I had never taken more than a few weeks off in a row before) and get recharged. Well I am going into my 6th month of basically no running (maybe 5-6 times a month) and still cannot get the motivation to get out the door and train consistently. I was a 50-70 mile a week guy who was fairly competitive for my age, but now it seems like I come up with every excuse in the world to not head out the door to run, I don't have to be to work until 7:30 a.m. but still cannot get the devotion to keep it going. Any words of advice?

Thanks

A few selected Master's results from the weekend:

> Carlsbad 5000 (22nd)

> Carlsbad, CA, USA; Sunday, April 1

> Distance: 5 km, multi-loop certified course

> Prize Money: See details below

> MASTERS MEN (Separate Race) -

> 1. Dennis Simonaitis, 44, Draper, UT 14:55 $1000

> 2. Alan Newton, 44, Boise, ID 15:07 500

> 3. Peter Magill, 45, Pasadena, CA 15:12 200

> ...

> Henry Rono, 55, KEN 17:48

>

>

> MASTERS WOMEN -

> 1. Michelle Simonaitis, 40, Draper, UT 17:03 $1000

> 2. Patty Murray, 41, Boulder, CO 17:05 500

> 3. Midori Sperandeo, 40, Laguna Niguel 17:21 200

> Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Mile (35th)

> Washington, DC; Sunday, April 1

> Distance: 10 mi., certified loop course

> Finishers: 5205 men + 5502 women = 10,707 total (up from 10,593 last year)

> Prize Money: See complete details below

> 27. Paul Thompson 41 New York NY 51:35

>

> Cooper River Bridge Run (30th)

> Charleston, SC; Saturday, March 31

> Distance: 10 km, certified point-to-point course (Untimed 4-K walk was

eliminated)

> Total Entrants: 37,161

> 13. Sean Wade (40+), USA/TX 31:12 100

> 40+:

> 1. Sean Wade, USA/TX 31:12 $1500

> 2. Irv Batten, USA/SC 32:53 1000

> 3. Jamie Yon, USA/GA 33:27 750

> 4. Jerry Clark, USA/NC 34:04 500

> 5. Eric Vandrevort, USA/TN 34:06 250

> 50+:

> 1. Jerry Clark, USA/NC 34:04 $750

> 2. Gary Romesser, USA/IN 34:41 500

> 3. Sam Swofford, USA/SC 35:42 250

> Top Local:

> 1. Neil McDonagh, USA/SC 32:06 $500

>

> 40+:

> 1. Mosqueda (above) 33:30 $1500 (40+ CR)

> 2. Kremleva (above) 34:08 1000

> 3. Burangulova (above) 34:56 750

> 4. Sultanova-Zhdanova (above) 35:44 500

> 5. Donna Anderson, USA /SC 35:50 250

> 50+:

> 1. Tatyana Pozdnyakova, UKR 36:48 $750

> 2. Toni Cruz, USA/NC 45:25 500

> 3. Catherine Lempesis, USA/SC 46:34 250

>

> INCHEON, KOR (25-Mar). Incheon International Half-Marathon. 21.1 km.

MEN - 1. Khalid Khannouchi, USA, 1:04:58; 2. Simon Sawe, USA,1:05:04; 3. Mbarak Hussein (40+), USA, 1:05:06; 4.

>

> COLUMBIA, MO, USA (30-Mar). Missouri Relays (8th).

40 year-old Rod DeHaven won the 10,000m --Ed. MEN - 10,000m: Rod DeHaven, 1966, Unattached, 31:27.21.

Hello All:

I am a long time reader of this thread and I have decided that it is time for me to add to it. I enjoy reading all about the great workouts and races, but I really enjoy the camaraderie that goes along in masters’ meets and road races. I can say that I have been a similar situation as bradyc last year after the masters meet in Charlotte, NC. I entered the meet hurt and the events only made it worse. So I took off nearly 10 weeks with no running and I went through an experimental “shockwave therapy” to get rid of PF. That worked and I am glad to say that I am now pain free and back to decent training. Being away from running was easy and it was easy to fall away from the regiment of training- almost good. However, I once again got the itch to get back into it, so I did. Perhaps it (running) is an outlet for my obsessive compulsiveness. I am sure bradyc that in due time you will get back to it and again learn to enjoy the sport all over again! Good luck!

bradyc wrote:

still cannot get the devotion to keep it going. Any words of advice?

Thanks

Got to make it fun and challenging, a bit of a stretch if you will...gotta have something that you are training for...if you were mainly a marathoner maybe you try your hand at track and field...if you were a road 10K maybe pick a cool trail 50K ...pick a destination event...choose an event that's only 3 or 4 months away and commit to it...knowing that there is a specific event that you are preparing for is surely a way to get you out the door...be sure to keep a daily log and post your training here every weekend...those two actions alone will keep you honest...now get out the door already, will you?

MF

1962 wrote:

Hello All:

I am a long time reader of this thread and I have decided that it is time for me to add to it.

DITTO....

I was off almost the entire 2006 year with PF. Ran my first race of the year in November '06 but have had a few calf pulls since then. I am now 4 weeks into training again and am running injury & pain free!!! What a great feeling.

I wish I could have joined you at Carlsbad but I will have to wait another year! (I've been saying this for 4 years now)

Have a good training week everyone!

Runnerbabe, you're on your way back to being a runner and you'll always be a babe! Hang in there! Good stuff coming for you!

NYloco, hope the nose clears up. Sounds like great mileage; you should be happy with what you're throwing down. And props to Patty Murray in Carlsbad --no doubt Tracklover is also pleased.

Me? I was a lazy bum this week. Gave myself permission to slack off after Boston Indoors beat up on me. Lots of stretching, core work, one day of weights, and a 3 mile easy run with my son. That was it. I'll start back again next week. So many great posts for inspiration--thanks to all and congratulations to the racers!

Happy training,

Spikez

Reno,I've had good luck with Loratadine, which is a heck of a lot cheaper than Claritin. Most grocery stores or chain drug stores carry it.SB

Reno wrote:

Does anybody have a good recommendation for an over-the-counter allergy medicine? Something non-drousy that doesn't make you feel sluggish?

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