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Rain Man 10-19-2009 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by ziggysocki (Post 6189571)
Wow. Pikes peak sounds amazingly hard. I want to try it. I can do a 1:50 half comfortably... and my best is just over 1:40. I am gonna have to look into this race.

Maybe you can do it with me and stlchiefs this year.

This will take some psyching up. I was having trouble getting enough air at 12,600 in Breckenridge this year, and Pike's Peak tops out over 14,000 feet. It's not just the 13 miles of uphill, it's doing it on half oxygen.

ziggysocki 10-19-2009 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by stlchiefs (Post 6189249)
Oh I'm doing it for sure, it's the only reason I signed up for the KC half because you need proof of a prior 1/2 or full marathon to "qualify". I put that in quotes because a 2:30 half qualifies you for Pike's Peak 1/2.

I think the full marathon fills up much quicker though as there are a lot less spots for that. There are also some psychos who do a double: 1/2 on Sat and Full on Sunday.
Holy crap... that is amazingly sadomasochistic. After running the full in KC on saturday, I am still so sore that today at work I was referred to as all of the following; Robocop, Tinman, Bubba's Bitch, Gramps, and my 6 year old asked me "Need me to help you down the stairs pop?" I read about this guy that ran 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 different continents. Some people are just ****ing sick.

stlchiefs 10-19-2009 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 6189600)
Maybe you can do it with me and stlchiefs this year.

This will take some psyching up. I was having trouble getting enough air at 12,600 in Breckenridge this year, and Pike's Peak tops out over 14,000 feet. It's not just the 13 miles of uphill, it's doing it on half oxygen.
Hey at least you can acclimate yourself to the altitude a bit, the most I got is taking the tram to the top of the Arch!

88TG88 10-19-2009 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Demonpenz (Post 6187789)
i won't knock most any activities. BUT HOLY SHIT DOES IT ANNOY ME WHEN I GET BEHIND THOSE LANCE ARMSTRONG WANNA BE ****S HERE IN LENEXA. TURN THE KEY PUT GAS IN IT AND DON'T WEAR SPANDEX
You're just mad because my bike cost more than your Ford Tempo.

LiL stumppy 10-19-2009 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by SNR (Post 6187709)
Running is the dumbest form of exercise ever. I don't ****ing get how people can love that shit so much. It's not like you see physical benefits in added muscle/more chicks. You also have to put up with shin splints.

If you want to keep your heart healthy, there are hundreds of different cardial exercises you can do than run 26.2 miles in the span of a few hours.

Sorry if any of you are runners, but there's nothing I hate more on this earth than someone I know who makes a big fat deal out of their running regiment.

"How about we just schedule the meeting before the day starts? We can do it at 7 AM. That should be plenty of time."

"Weeeeeeellllll... I'll JUST getting done with my morning 10 mile run at that time and I'll need to shower and stuff.... you know... can we push it back to 8?"

If God wanted us to run, he would have given us wheels for legs.
uhhh it burns more calories than walking, and people who are over weight need that

ziggysocki 10-19-2009 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 6189600)
Maybe you can do it with me and stlchiefs this year.

This will take some psyching up. I was having trouble getting enough air at 12,600 in Breckenridge this year, and Pike's Peak tops out over 14,000 feet. It's not just the 13 miles of uphill, it's doing it on half oxygen.
Honestly, at distances longer than 10k, lungs are not my problem. But I have never run anywhere with more than a 300-400 ft altitude change. When is that race? Nevermind found it... http://www.pikespeakmarathon.org/

stlchiefs 10-19-2009 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by ziggysocki (Post 6189624)
Honestly, at distances longer than 10k, lungs are not my problem. But I have never run anywhere with more than a 300-400 ft altitude change. When is that race? Got a link?
I think it's in August, but registration is in March. http://www.pikespeakmarathon.org/

ziggysocki 10-19-2009 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by stlchiefs (Post 6189634)
I think it's in August, but registration is in March. http://www.pikespeakmarathon.org/
I say we get as many planeteers as we can and run it as a team. Who are the other runners here?

Rain Man 10-19-2009 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ziggysocki (Post 6189624)
Honestly, at distances longer than 10k, lungs are not my problem. But I have never run anywhere with more than a 300-400 ft altitude change. When is that race? Got a link?
http://www.pikespeakmarathon.org/

Lungs will be a problem here. :)

I'm not as fast as you, so you'd probably have more of an issue with air since you'd need more of it (plus I have a 5,300 foot head start being in Denver). I ran one half-marathon at 9,000 feet this summer and didn't notice it at all, but it wasn't overly steep (800 feet up and back down). I ran another one that topped out at 11,800 and it was a notable problem, but as I mentioned in a past thread, it was mostly uphill (4,000 feet up and something like 1,000 back down). I ran another one that topped out at 12,600 and I had to stop five times to get air - not stop to walk, but actually stop. It was half uphill (3,000 feet up and then back down), but was pretty steep.

14,000+ has to be seriously hard.

Rain Man 10-19-2009 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ziggysocki (Post 6189651)
I say we get as many planeteers as we can and run it as a team. Who are the other runners here?
I'd be up for it as long as y'all recognize that I'm the slowest guy on the team.

stlchiefs 10-19-2009 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ziggysocki (Post 6189651)
I say we get as many planeteers as we can and run it as a team. Who are the other runners here?
I think TinyEvil might run or maybe he's just a natural freak of nature. I know Silock runs and works out a lot.

ziggysocki 10-19-2009 09:08 PM
I know Rageeumr is also a bigtime runner. He gave me some tips before I ran my first full.

rageeumr 10-20-2009 07:33 AM
Sadly I've let myself slip a bit. I was training hard last winter for the St. Louis marathon and then a buddy of mine scheduled his wedding for that weekend. No problem, I'll just run Olathe. Then mother nature had something to say about that and they canceled Olathe. So I was kind of deflated after training all winter and not racing.

But as of last week I'm back at it, slowly working to get in shape for Spring marathon season. Pikes Peak sounds like exactly the kind of race that would end me. Hills are my kryptonite. I can only imagine what a mountain would do to me.

And I know what I felt like after hiking to the top of Peak 8 at Breck last winter. Granted I was in ski boots, but even WALKING at that altitude kicked my arse, and I was in pretty good shape at the time.

ziggysocki 10-20-2009 07:37 AM
You are already signed up for Olathe right? IIRC they transfered the registration from 2009 to 2010. That will be what I am training for over the winter. I was also thinking Vegas in mid December. Anyone ever run that one?

Demonpenz 10-20-2009 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by 88TG88 (Post 6189617)
You're just mad because my bike cost more than your Ford Tempo.
that doesn't even make a difference to me. Less money I spend the mo fo the weed, why don't your girl come slow motion with me.


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