***Official 2012 Runners Thread***

[Mr_Tomahawk]

I am not sure how many runners we have here, but feel free to share anything running related...

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Great idea!

I'll start...

Going to be doing a handful for 5k runs in the next few months, but I am also doing the Brew to Brew run in a month. http://brewtobrew.com/

It's a 44 mile relay run from KC to Lawrence. I have never done it but am doing it with a couple of friends who've done it in the past and said it is a blast.

Anyone else done this race?

[L.A. Chieffan]

i saw some dudes run on tv once

[kepp]

Originally Posted by Mr_Tomahawk

Great idea!

I'll start...

Going to be doing a handful for 5k runs in the next few months, but I am also doing the Brew to Brew run in a month. http://brewtobrew.com/

It's a 44 mile relay run from KC to Lawrence. I have never done it but am doing it with a couple of friends who've done it in the past and said it is a blast.

Anyone else done this race?

I'm registered for a few half marathons around KC this year: Rock the Parkway, KC Corporate Challenge, Hospital Hill and probably The North Face half in November

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Originally Posted by kepp

I'm registered for a few half marathons around KC this year: Rock the Parkway, KC Corporate Challenge, Hospital Hill and probably The North Face half in November

Have you ran any one of those prior to this year?

I have been tempted to do the Hospital Hill...I've heard its a fun/challenging run.

[Stanley Nickels]

Hospital Hill 10K was harder than any half-marathon I've ever ran. No shit. It's exhausting.

[Rain Man]

So far this year, I've done...

The Key West Half-Marathon in Florida (2:03:23 officially, but really 2:03:11 counting the time it took me to cross the starting line). I was on pace for two hours until the ten-mile mark, and then I fell apart.

The Yeti Chase 10K in the Denver Metro Area (59:07). Had some minor hills and kind of cold, but I probably should've been faster. This was my first 10K ever.

Ralston Creek Half-Marathon in the Denver Metro area (2:06:05). Had one small hill and one good-sized hill, but also had a perfect downhill to make up time. This is my record for a Denver-area half-marathon.

Next up: The Gusher Half-Marathon in Beaumont, Texas. I'm going to be in the area and figured, why not?

[keg in kc]

I'm what you call a plodder. These days I can handle about 3 miles (which is really good for me in March, this is usually my "get back in shape" time of year), but I run really, really slowly. I'm not sure I can even hit a 12-minute mile at this point.

Even when I was 20 years younger and 50 pounds lighter, I was never fleet of foot. Back in my cross country and road racing days, I was lucky to do much below 8 minutes/mile, and I don't think I ever finished a 10k under 50 minutes.

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

So far this year, I've done...

The Key West Half-Marathon in Florida (2:03:23 officially, but really 2:03:11 counting the time it took me to cross the starting line). I was on pace for two hours until the ten-mile mark, and then I fell apart.

The Yeti Chase 10K in the Denver Metro Area (59:07). Had some minor hills and kind of cold, but I probably should've been faster. This was my first 10K ever.

Ralston Creek Half-Marathon in the Denver Metro area (2:06:05). Had one small hill and one good-sized hill, but also had a perfect downhill to make up time. This is my record for a Denver-area half-marathon.

Next up: The Gusher Half-Marathon in Beaumont, Texas. I'm going to be in the area and figured, why not?

That's an impressive resume you have building for the 2012 year Mr. Rain Man!

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Originally Posted by Stanley Nickels

Hospital Hill 10K was harder than any half-marathon I've ever ran. No shit. It's exhausting.

This is what I have heard...

Edit*

Yikes! 253' grade change in 1 mile!

[Marcellus]

Doing a half marathon in May hoping to run about 1:50:00. Haven't done a half yet but have done 11.5 miles at an 8.5 pace.

Hope to run a 5K in 20:00 this year. Best time last year was 23:30, actually that was this year on New Years day.

Hoping to run in at least 8 organized races this year and get faster.

Today is actually the 1 year anniversary of me starting C25K ironically.

[Rain Man]

I finally broke two hours in a half-marathon! 1:58:56 in a race in Beaumont, Texas, last weekend. I was aided by a flat course, perfect weather (mid-50s), overcast sky, and sea-level oxygen. The wind was even pleasant for 11 of the 13 miles, and I only had a notable headwind in Miles 10 and 11.

[Spott]

Finally ran a 15K for the first time last week in just under 76 minutes. Was hoping to do it a little quicker but it was pretty windy Saturday morning. I've been doing 5k runs every Tuesday and Thursday and running a few miles a day on weekends, but this was my first time I've ever run that far.

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Running (in a team of 4) the "Brew 2 Brew" tomorrow. KC to Lawrence ~44 miles.

[Rain Man]

I got two runs in in June due to a fluke of timing. Today was brutal.

June 30 - Leadville Heavy Half Marathon - It's a "heavy half" because the distance is 15.46 miles instead of the standard 13.1. Finish time 4:26:08. The race starts at an elevation of about 10,200 feet, and then you climb to 13,185 feet in the first half and then come back down. Oxygen is at a premium. The other challenge is that it's on a really, really rough trail so you can't make good time at all on the downhill side unless you want to kill yourself. For a good chunk of it you're running on a very rough trail of rocks that range from orange-sized to cantelope-sized. I made it to the top in 2:30:13, but then it took me another 1:55:55 to get back down. I beat 25 percent of other runners, and I'll gladly take that since high-altitude mountain runners are beasts. 404 total runners.

On June 17, I did the Estes Park Half-Marathon. It's all paved, and goes from about 7,500 feet or so to 8,000 feet or so. My official time was 2:17:50, which I was very happy with because I beat about 55% of other runners. I'll take a top-half finish in Colorado any day. The marathon is billed as the highest all-paved marathon in the U.S., and I'm not sure if that's true of the half-marathon as well. 310 total finishers.

On May 12, I did the Fear The Deer Trail Half-Marathon, which is billed as the toughest trail race along Colorado's Front Range. Finish time of 2:45:27, which beat only 19 percent of runners, but again it was a tough trail race. Elevations ranged from about 6,000 feet to 7,400 feet, but it had so many hills that you actually have 2,800 feet of uphill in total. 76 total finishers.

On April 7, I did the Redline 13.1, a pretty flat half-marathon in the Denver metro area. Tanked it with a 2:09:48, beating only 33 percent of runners. Not a good run for me. 166 total finishers.

On March 10, I did the Gusher Half-Marathon in Beaumont, Texas. Perfect weather, sea level, and a flat course finally let me beat 2 hours, at 1:58:56. I beat 75 percent of other runners. 485 total finishers.

On February 12, I did the Ralston Creek Half-Marathon in the Denver metro area. It wasn't really flat as it gained about 400 feet over the first eight miles, and then lost it. I did okay on the uphill and flew on the downhill with the fastest mile split I've ever recorded in a race. Finished in 2:06:05, which is a Denver-altitude record, and beat 43 percent of other runners. 422 total finishers.

On January 28th I did the Yeti Chase, my first-ever 10K. Relatively cold weather, reasonably flat course with some mild hills. Finished in 59:07, which beat 44 percent of other runners. 310 total finishers.

On January 22nd, I did the Key West Half-Marathon. Perfectly flat, but got pretty warm after Mile 10 and I fell apart. Was hoping to break two hours, but finished at 2:03:23. Beat 65 percent of other runners. 722 total finishers.