Runners

[goosehd]

@jerkules Congrats!

[Nik]

Sounds great @jerkules welcome back. I went to Track Tuesday for the first time in months this morning and it was very hard

[Dmart]

@jerkules That's great to hear. Keep it easy and don't stress it, often times not worth it in the long run (unless you are getting paid to run )

[goosehd]

I have logged 435 km’s in the past 4 months with the last month and a half dedicated to zone 2 training. Overall I feel great with the pounds slowly slipping away, better sleep, and just better overall health.

My daily runs are now about 10km’s with my long, slow, run closer to 20km’s.

[Nik]

That’s a lot of progress @goosehd its fun to see things add up in a big picture like that. Any thoughts on next developments? Maybe joining a local track running group or signing up for an event?

[Dmart]

That’s quite an achievement in the short time. I hope the body feel fine without any nagging things or injuries. Keep it up!

[Napa Transplant]

Ran a pretty huge PR in Chicago a couple of weeks back. I'm the one in the Iron Heart; I had a chance to sneak back to the hotel for a quick shower before some of my friends were projected to finish.

[Dmart]

Congrats on the PR! I have a half coming up this Sunday!

[Dmart]

PR‘d in 1:34:06 (5 min faster and a hilly course) but still disappointed to not break sub 90min. Next time then I guess.

[goosehd]

@Dmart Congratulations and excellent time! How did you feel afterwards? Still some reserve in the tank?

[Nik]

When's the next event then @Dmart so you can run under 90?

[Dmart]

@goosehd that was all out. The course had 4 hills in the first 6miles that fried my legs…had to reduce the pace to stop accumulating more lactate.

[Dmart]

@Nik I actually plan for a 70.3 in early summer and a full Marathon in fall.
Although I am still in a race for getting a bib for London Marathon. In that case I run London and do a 70.3 in fall.

[Nik]

Great plan. Let us know which races you end up going for.

[mumonkey72]

@Napa-Transplant Congrats! Chicago is one of my favorite courses. Pretty sure I've worked a couple shifts with the tall guy in the back left?? Work at a little local running store when I'm not teaching!

[Napa Transplant]

@mumonkey72 It definitely felt like a fast course (which was confirmed when they announced a new world record while I was still quite far from the finish). Funnily enough, I think that Chicago was the first time I met the gentleman you mentioned; that photo was a cross section of several different running groups from DC.

[Dmart]

@Nik I registered for a small sprint distance in April since I never done a triathlon to see how it works. June 2nd Ironman 70.3 in Switzerland and I entered the ballot for Berlin Marathon in September.
Will be a sweaty winter on the trainer 🥵

[mumonkey72]

@Napa-Transplant Ahhh got it. What club are you in? I work once a week for Potomac River Running, were mainly in NOVA now, but we still do some events in DC.

[Napa Transplant]

@mumonkey72 I normally run with the Navy Yard Pacers gang, but the core of my marathon training was solo Anacostia River Trail mileage.

[mumonkey72]

@Napa-Transplant lol small world! If I ever see another guy at a convention/packet pickup in all Iron Heart I'll know it's you!