4 miles each outdoors on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday....holy shit my legs are sore!
Lovin' rest day today.

Back at it Saturday and Sunday.

Anybody doing the Shamrock Shuffle at the end of the month? this will be my 3rd year...as much as I hate going to the city, I love this event.

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Ran single-track trail on Sunday. Snow was packed down so it was fine. 52 miles in the last 6 days Gotta get ready for Ice Age trail 50k in May!

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

Volunteering at the first aid station. Looks like it will be my duty to ensure all the cups of gatorade are properly filled and handed out. If you have any complaints you can leave a comment card.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

I'm going to be going up there to support a friend, looking forward to that race and seeing what makes the ultra runners tick. there is a new 100-mile ultra starting up this year out here in Sterling called the Hennepin Hundred following the old Hennepin Canal. Im going to be volunteering at that one. i know i am light years away from that kind of thing but i am fascinated by ultra running and want to be a part of helping those runners.

This will be my second year for the Shuffle, also doing the Race to Wrigley 10K at end of April. Had to do a 3 mile run Sunday anyways so signed up for Shamrock Shuffle in Rockford. Ragnar Relay is coming in June with the Madison Half in August for me.

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An unjust law is no law at all--St. Augustine of Hippo

Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

I'll be the one and only person at the Shamrock wearing a Slayer t-shirt...lol.

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We're going to Half Acre afterwards and order in some food. Heck we will stop there Friday for Fer kin Friday after getting packets...

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An unjust law is no law at all--St. Augustine of Hippo

Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

i ran my towns Shamrock Shuffle 5k saturday - sub-24 minutes for the first time. looking forward to a great year of racing in 2015.

My Shamrock time was 47:47. Crap time, but then again, being glad to have just been out there. Over the last 2 weeks, I've traded in Tequila for salads and shed a few lbs. Just broke 9 min pace (8:49) o a 5 mile run for the first time this year.

Next up is Race to Wrigley on 4/25 and then the big Chicagoland Spring Marathon in Schaumburg 5/17.

The Shamrock was MISERABLY cold...we got the hell back on the train as fast as possible.

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all in all, the weather this spring has been amazing for running. i have been getting 5 nights a week in and roughly 35-40 miles per week. still a little unsure about my goal race for the year but i have several races lined up in the next couple months. i think i am going to commit to the Quad Cities Half Marathon in September, but continue to do 5 and 10k races in the meantime.

next weekend is the Illinois Marathon. i found out this week i will be running lead-off for our relay team which doesn't excite me. i don't like running in a stampede environment but from what i hear the first half of the race has a lot of crowd support whereas the second half is a lot of empty streets and is kind of boring. hopefully i can do well and get the team off to a good start.

Correct (for the most part). I have done the CU marathon 3 times. First half has everybody but it seems far more do the half than the full so at the split it does become lonely for the full. However at the end you run through some nice upscale shady neighborhoods in Champaign so it is not all bad. And the finish through the west part of campus, in to the stadium and on to the field is terrific.

When I do marathons when there is also a relay I sometimes feel extra slow when the relay guys blow past me. I have to remind myself they are not going quite as far as I am.

U of I is my alma mater -- I always enjoy going back. Good luck and have fun!

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

thats actually going to be kind of weird - I'm going to be going at what i hope to be 8:00 to 8:20 pace for my relay leg, and running with people who are WAY beyond me in terms of running ability, but they will be crushing it for 26.2 miles. I'm kind of hoping based on that i will be in one of the forward corrals and can get off to a faster start than typical since the runners around me will be faster. we put down 3:30 - 3:40 for estimated finish time based on our estimated 10k times.

To see how the lowest 5% lives? That place is a fine dump with a wonderful scent.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

No, I would say they are more in the 6-10% range. For the lowest 5% I visit Danville, Decatur, and Portage IN.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

I usually visit Schaumburg or Arlington Heights for that. They appear to be in the highest 20% but that's an illusion created by all the debt they carry.

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His mind is not for rent to any God or government.

Hmmm... I live in Arlington yet aside from an almost-paid mortgage, carry no debt. I don't think I am alone, at least on our block.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

I had to pass on the Race to Wrigley because I had that bad chest virus for a few weeks but am still doing a 10K at the Morton Arboretum this weekend. Along with the Ragnar Relay our group is doing the Race to the Base (Fort Sheridan to Great Lakes, 10 Nautical miles) and I did sign up for the Rock and Roll Half Marathon in Chicago. The Shamrock was brutal the last 2 miles or so...but Haymarket had great liquid refreshment.

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An unjust law is no law at all--St. Augustine of Hippo

Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

I still want to do a marathon, but my left knee has been flaring up lately and not, uh, flaring back down, so I just don't know whether I have it in me to go more than ten miles. Maybe it's time to re-devote myself to riding a bike.

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I am impressed by the mileage racked up by CSFMB members. I stick to two mile runs every other day. Anything more than, and my back can't take it. There is a ton of stress on the joints from running.

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Been a few years since I have done any type of running.

Started the couch to 5k program tonight.

Hoping to be back running 3 miles a few times a week by summer.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Cool, best of luck! You're fortunate to have all those hills out there to run on, I presume.

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I'm going from couch to 5K in one day. Promised myself to do a 5k everyday and have a perfect path set up. I hope I have
WiFi in the hospital to let you know how I did.

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Eh, 12-15 miles a week is a good start, maybe every other week stretch that last run out another .5 miles...

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An unjust law is no law at all--St. Augustine of Hippo

Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

Arbor Day run at Morton Arboretum was quite hilly but a good challenge. I also signed up for the Cinco de Miler on May 9th which is along Lake Michigan south of Soldier Field (cool medal that looks like a sombrero and is a bottle opener) and the Fox Trot run in Elgin Memorial Day weekend....3 races in with several to go this year.

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An unjust law is no law at all--St. Augustine of Hippo

Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

i've been running on days i'm too lazy to go to the gym. probably getting between 8-12 miles every 7 days.

a few years ago i was able to run 5 miles in sub 45 minutes. on friday i broke 10 min mile running 4 miles in 39 min.

baby steps but i was proud i could haul 230 of ass that quickly again.

like curious hair, i love the warmer weather. friday got up to high 70s and i was in heaven

good running everyone, i got in a couple decent runs this weekend (one fast, the other slow and longer) and i feel ready for the relay. i totally recommend the C25K program to get into the swing of running, it really works. it got me literally from ZERO running whatsoever to running a 5k in 3 months and little did i know how bad i was going to get bitten by the running bug. i started at 230 lbs and i lost 35 pounds in about 4-5 months. it is amazing how shedding 35 pounds lightens the load and allows you to really achieve faster speeds you didn't think you would ever be able to hit.

running is great. playing basketball is even better. i do both... people really dont realize how sick their bodies are.... youre right, when you run regularly and shed off the excess pounds you feel like a teenager again (and kinda look like one too lol).

i love the feeling. i run every time i get a chance now, even if its just to the mailbox

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the world will always the world. your entire existence is defined by your response.

I finally got off my ass and went to the gym. Did 2 miles on the treadmill at a 0.5 incline. Not too great at 21:30 but it is a start.
I could have done a little more but didn't want to overdo it. Lifted a bit afterwards and left. Now I need to keep getting in there or
running outside when it is nicer out.

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I ran all winter, went out there when it was fifteen below, but I'm not looking forward to going out there this morning. A few warm days and it's easy to get soft.

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His mind is not for rent to any God or government.

No doubt. I took my dog for 3 walks a day all winter long but I didn't bitch as much then as I have this week after wearing shorts golfing last Saturday.

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