Green Bay Cellcom

feeds@yuku.com (flasun) — Wed, 28 May 2008 08:27:49 GMT

Hi guys ... Better late than never getting this posted ... I messed up the title, sorry ...

The new avatar is the wife of a co-worker walking her victory lap around Lambeau Field. She suffered complete renal failure from e coli contracted from bagged spinach (remeber the news stories a couple of years back). Her first doctor ordered her off life support telling her husband (in front of her) that she wouldn't survive. She spent a year in a wheelchair and on dialysis with the...

Avenue of the Vines

feeds@yuku.com (WalkingDonny) — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:57:50 GMT

Incidentals first! No water or electrolyte drink at the beginning. Six aid stations had more than enough fluids for the masses. About as flat a course as you can have. So with normal temperatures would probably be a good event to PR at.

Website says course is county roads that go thru Vineyards. Neglected to add that one of those roads goes thru diary farms and that is a possible dealbreaker for me.

Coburg 12 and 24 hours

feeds@yuku.com (davidnewborn) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:12:16 GMT

Hmmm - I couldn't remember much then and even less now - however.

Lou and I had decided reasonably late that if one of us went down to Melbourne the other would - Lou wanted 100 miles in 24 - I realised 24hrs would be stupid with my lack of continuity in preparation and decided to move to the 12 hour but the organisers had filled the first 12 hours on track so I got the second 12 hours from 10pm onward.

I figured that I would be reasonably fresh around the graveyard...

Santa Cruz Half

feeds@yuku.com (WalkingDonny) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:28:10 GMT

My noon time walking buddies Forest and Ric also entered this event. At packet pickup at the Sports Basement on Thurs Forest, who has the physique of a football player, ended up with bib #747 which he thought was amusing Nice clear weather 50 degrees at the 7am start appoaching 70 by the time I finished.

A 10k is also run and this year had a separate start time so it was a little less crowded for...

Big D Texas Half Marathon

feeds@yuku.com (AgileRiver) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:36:26 GMT

The Big D Texas Half Marathon is held the first Sunday in April every year. The event includes a marathon and 5k as well. Results show 1663 half marathon finishers, 501 marathon finishers, and 494 5k finishers so a total of almost 2700 participants.

The race starts and finishes on the Texas State Fair Grounds in Fair Park. The marathon and half start together and split off at about mile 4, when the course reaches White Rock Lake. The full marathon continues around the lake...

Athens, Ohio 1/2 Marathon

feeds@yuku.com (lou2121) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:07:44 GMT

Hello, This is my first post, but I have read post to get tips- thanks by the way! On Sunday, April 6th I walked the Athens Half/Full Marathon in Athens, Ohio. Athens is home to Ohio University, the area is beautiful. This was the 41st full and 18th half. Not a lot of walkers, but the race to me was very walker friendly. Everyone starts together, most walkers stayed to the side or positioned themselves in the back. The course starts in town on campus and makes its way to the local bike...

Angie’s Half Crazy

feeds@yuku.com (maryram) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:40:47 GMT

University of Houston at Clear Lake in Webster, Texas is 80 miles from my house. So, in order for me to be at race packet pickup by 5:30 am, I had to get up at 3:30 am. I left the house at 4:00 am. Remember, I am NOT a morning person. Anyway, the traffic was minimal, so my friend and I made good time getting to the race site. We ate breakfast along the way… I always like to eat two hours before race start. Then drink plenty of water and have a cup of good strong coffee.

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The Grasslands Run (50 mile, marathon, half)

feeds@yuku.com (AgileRiver) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:51:15 GMT

Patty and I did the half marathon yesterday. My first trail race and Patty's fifth time to do this particular trail half marathon. This is a small low key very fun race held annually at the LBJ National Grasslands.

We met Friday at the host hotel, Ramada Limited, in Decatur, TX. Packet pick-up was at the hotel - 2 guys and 2 tables. One looked your name up on the list, wrote your first name on a numbered bib tear tag and made sure you knew how to find the race location in...

Shamrock Half, VA Beach VA

feeds@yuku.com (pljarrar) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:46:24 GMT

This was my 3rd year doing the Shamrock Half with Rebecca and Pat. We met at the expo and picked up our race packet. Since they were having a walking division, we had to also stop and check-in at the walking table after getting our bib number. There they gave us another bib number for our backs and made sure we understood the rules for the walking division. They also both were judges for the race. We cruised the expo, and I did some shoe shopping and bought a pair of racing flats for my...

6 foot track (- 16%)

feeds@yuku.com (davidnewborn) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:10:26 GMT

Bearing in mind last year I had trained for a solid ten months before the race and this year 10 weeks it was always going to be hard.

On the way I got lost because I was looking for signposts to the new parking area - but managed to find it in the end - got my shoes on - the chip and number put a plastic poncho raincoat as it was trying to rain and grabbed my bag of fresh clothes etc and got on the bus to the start. It was nice to chat to some people before the start and then we...

Snickers Marathon Report & Stuff

feeds@yuku.com (Smiling Walker) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:01:34 GMT

It all started off pretty well I thought. Got off on time Friday and had a good lunch in route. Even that turned over log truck that caused us to re-route our trip wasn't an upset, just part of the day to day scene when driving through the country side of southwest Georgia in the vicinity of a sawmill.

Got to Albany about an hour later than we expected but no big deal. Checked into the hotel and I headed off to the packet pickup a few blocks away to meet up with Vicki &...

Pensacola Half Marathon (The LONG REPORT)

feeds@yuku.com (maryram) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:01:04 GMT

So, the weather wasn't at all what had been predicted. When we woke up at 4:30 am, I looked at the radar and the line of thunderstorms was still located west of New Orleans and not expected in Pensacola until after noon. The start was beautiful, at a veteran's memorial park located right on the bay.

Myrtle Beach Half Marathon

feeds@yuku.com (mabeccacws) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:10:34 GMT

I highly recommend this race! The expo and pasta dinner were in the Grand Dunes Marriot. For the first time in our Prevention racing career Pam, Pat, and I decided to stay in the host hotel. We splurged. The expo was on the small side. I didn't really spend much time looking around. I had hoped that someone would be selling racing flats that I hadn't tried on yet. No such luck. We worked in the Prevention booth for a few hours then got off our feet before the pasta dinner....

Tallhassee 1/2 Marathon, Part 2

feeds@yuku.com (Smiling Walker) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:06:52 GMT

I'll just fill in a few gaps since I did a report last year. First of all the weather was GREAT. No rain, started out that morning in the high 40s and warmed up gradually. Probably got a bit warm for the full marathoners but I was done before then.

I improved my time from last year at this event, from 2:54 last year to 2:43 this year. I walked most of it but did run for 1 to 2 min. each mile. It would depend each time on what I felt like doing. Toward the end the running...

Honolulu Marathon 2007 (long)

feeds@yuku.com (twinbubbas) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:38:52 GMT

(I didn't know if I was supposed to start a new subject or tag onto Roger's, I hope I don't repeat a lot of what he's already said)
This was my first marathon and for training I followed the beginner's plan at The Walking Site. I felt very well prepared. I can't tell you how many times I thought to myself that a lot of other folks seemed very unprepared!

There were 27,000+ people registered for the race - it's unknown how many people participated...

Tallahassee Ultra Distance Classic 50k/50 Mile

feeds@yuku.com (Smiling Walker) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:23:54 GMT

DH and I went over to Tallahassee the day before the event so I could go to the park to look at the course since I knew we would arrive for the race before sunrise. Had a great time looking around and took the boat ride on the river. Lots of gators out there sunning themselves. It is a beautiful state park if you ever get the chance treat yourself to a trip there.

Oddly enough I got some sleep the night before and we arrived in plenty of time to pick up my packet and set up my own...

Honolulu Marathon

feeds@yuku.com (Turtleguy9) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:58:16 GMT

Aloha All
Well this is my first marathon. The start was really crazy, it took me 35 minutes to cross the starting line. I was not helped by the tropical downpours we were experiencing. Thanks for the tip about a trashbag raincoat folks..
The first half of the race was cool, with the occasional rain torrent. I guess no amount of training would have gotten me ready for walking in wet shoes and socks. Got no blisters on my feet. The last half of the race got hot, with little clouds...

Royal Victoria Marathon and Half Marathon

feeds@yuku.com (elovebird) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:05:21 GMT

Greetings all walkers and walk/runners alike!

I registered and participated in Vancouver Island's most popular Half Marathon on October 7th firstly to determine where I was in terms of fitness, to learn about racing, as this was my very first competition event, and to bring home a token of success, ie. the medal precisely! Okay, the real reason was I wanted to earn a medal

Since I...

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