Anyone planning to run one of the four Garmin KC Marathon races (5k, 10k, half-marathon, full marathon) this upcoming Saturday? I'm going to be trying the full, which I also ran last year and enjoyed. There were several Bills fans running last year, in town for the Bills-Chiefs game the following day. Might see some Charger fans there this year.
Heck, even walking 13.1 miles is impressive.
I ran for decades before I ran my first half-marathon, and for that one and almost every one since I took a few breaks to walk, get some refreshments, and pee.
As you know, the half-marathon is a challenging and fun distance.
For KC, the half and the full marathon runners run together from the start to about the end of the 13th mile.
So, together they get to see the Plaza, Westport, downtown, the 18th and Vine district (near my high school, Lincoln), a long climb up Paseo and then through Hyde Park and down Gilham. At 47th (Cleaver Blvd), the half-marathoners turn right for the last little bit to finish in front of the Nelson-Atkins Museum, while the full-marathoners turn left and then run up Troost for a little bit before turning and running toward the neighborhoods north of the Plaza, including Brookside, along Ward Parkway, and Waldo, before turning back and coming back to the finish line. I know all these neighborhoods well because I grew up by Paseo High (around 49th and Paseo) but was bussed to elementary school to the the Brookside area, and then was bussed to Lincoln for junior and senior high. Plus, our parents didn't drive, so we rode buses and walked all over the place. Running the course last year brought back a lot of fond memories, and I'm sure it will again this year.
Pee?
Could we PG-13 the thread and let you "take a piss"?
Could we PG-13 the thread and let you "take a piss"?
Or science it up to "void your bladder"?
I like "Pee" because it's the middle letter in the BPH that messes up this old man's sleep and has me visiting race course porta-pottys for any distance longer than, say, 10 or 13 miles. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Marcellus:
I keep forgetting about this race for some reason and I've had it on my list for a while, I know a person involved in putting on the Garmin race. I'm doing the Salina Marathon on Nov 4th. Just randomly kind of came up and they were running a $7 sign up special.
That will be my 10th Marathon I think and I've done around 5 50Ks and 2 50 milers with a personal long distance of 55 miles.
Lewdog couldn't be more wrong, 26 miles is 26 miles whether you are hiking or running its always work. Frankly the people spending 5+ hours out there to finish have my respect. I've never run slower than 3:55:00 with a PR of 3:20:02. Is it super human? No but its more work than 99% of people are willing to put in.
Not sure how old your coworker is Lew but she likely ran fast enough to qualify for Boston unless she is really young so what she did is indeed impressive.
Wow, that's awesome! You ultra-marathoners are some badasses. I like how y'all are much less picky about on-course nutrition than a lot of the rest of us are! :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by DanT:
I like "Pee" because it's the middle letter in the BPH that messes up this old man's sleep and has me visiting race course porta-pottys for any distance longer than, say, 10 or 13 miles. :-)
If somebody could come up with supplements to help restore racehorse-like form they could make a fortune. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DanT:
Wow, that's awesome! You ultra-marathoners are some badasses. I like how y'all are much less picky about on-course nutrition than a lot of the rest of us are! :-)
Good luck this weekend! I've ran a dozen or so ultras now but only one marathon and all that time on the pavement was murder! Kudos to you pavement pounders, that shit isn't easy!
I'll stick to the woods with all the booze and junk food I can stuff in my face while runnning 30+ miles haha [Reply]
Originally Posted by 417Chiefsfan:
Good luck this weekend! I've ran a dozen or so ultras now but only one marathon and all that time on the pavement was murder! Kudos to you pavement pounders, that shit isn't easy!
I'll stick to the woods with all the booze and junk food I can stuff in my face while runnning 30+ miles haha
:-)
Running the streets seems easier to me, but I love how you ultra trail runners handle things! [Reply]
Originally Posted by DanT:
My goals for the race include my 220-pound body not causing any potholes. :-)
My C goal is to finish, B goal is to go sub-5, and A goal is to beat 4 hours and 50 minutes. I set my PR there last year (4:42:36), but I'm about 10 to 15 pounds heavier now.
Ended up at 5:14:32 and 18th out of 31 in my age group. Not as fast as I had hoped, but I was pleased with how well I ran the back half, where I moved up over 150 places in the overall. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DanT:
Ended up at 5:14:32 and 18th out of 31 in my age group. Not as fast as I had hoped, but I was pleased with how well I ran the back half, where I moved up over 150 places in the overall.
Congratulations! Nice work! I've got my last long training run tomorrow before Salina and I am ready to taper. My ass is kicked right now. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DanT:
Ended up at 5:14:32 and 18th out of 31 in my age group. Not as fast as I had hoped, but I was pleased with how well I ran the back half, where I moved up over 150 places in the overall.
Originally Posted by Marcellus:
Congratulations! Nice work! I've got my last long training run tomorrow before Salina and I am ready to taper. My ass is kicked right now.
Originally Posted by Marcellus:
I keep forgetting about this race for some reason and I've had it on my list for a while, I know a person involved in putting on the Garmin race. I'm doing the Salina Marathon on Nov 4th. Just randomly kind of came up and they were running a $7 sign up special.
That will be my 10th Marathon I think and I've done around 5 50Ks and 2 50 milers with a personal long distance of 55 miles.
Lewdog couldn't be more wrong, 26 miles is 26 miles whether you are hiking or running its always work. Frankly the people spending 5+ hours out there to finish have my respect. I've never run slower than 3:55:00 with a PR of 3:20:02. Is it super human? No but its more work than 99% of people are willing to put in.
Not sure how old your coworker is Lew but she likely ran fast enough to qualify for Boston unless she is really young so what she did is indeed impressive.
