Monthly Archives: July 2007

Wet Wednesday Wramblings

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So rambling doesn’t really have a “W” on it, but it seemed fitting to have the three W’s as a heading post for this random post of the week.

Usually I have some great idea about what to write on Wednesday’s, but not today.  I’ve hit the proverbial writer’s block, so I’ll just post some random items, thoughts, and ideas.

 

Every Monday night at Shadyside Park in Anderson, about 90 kids from across the city and county appear to race a mile around the top-section of the lakes.  They are always looking for volunteers to help as well as kiddo’s to run the race.  All ages are welcome at the 6pm start near the playground off Alexandria Pike.

Every Tuesday night runners of all stripes gather in Selma to take part in the Wapahani Summer Road Runs. I got an e-mail from director Jerry Pierce this week wanting me to let everyone know about the final race of the season.  It is at Prairie Creek Reservoir on July 24th at 6pm.  Meet at the Picnic Area by the beach.  It will be a 3 mile run on Wapahani’s XC course.  Only a $1 to race!

If you didn’t know the Tour de France is currently underway and is approximately 1/3 of the way through the grueling 3 week cycling adventure. I started reading a blog written by Martin Dugard, a NYTimes bestselling author, and his experiences covering the Tour last year.  I enjoyed keeping up all year long and enjoy his coverage of this year’s as well.

 

I guess that is enough rambling for one day!  Hope you are doing well and have been able to get out and enjoy the rain!   Please leave a comment below about some random though you have!

 

 

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Results Roundup from July 14

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Not all the races have posted results, but here is what I could find for you this week!

United 2 Fight Race Against Prostate Cancer was won by Abdelaziz Atmani in 15:11.3 (4:53), second place Sean Bowman finished in 15:11.9 (4:53). Dani Prince of Bloomington won the female division in 17:27 (5:37) placing 18th overall, second place wasn’t far behind her either with Jackie Dikos finishing in 17:29 (5:37). Legend Gary Romesser still has it with a 21st place finish in 17:37 (5:40). A good field of 436 completed the 5K. The Indy-Star reported that more than 2,000 participated and raised almost $100,000.

2007 Zoo Run Run (pdf) was won by Ross Russell in 19:54 (5:31) this was a 5.8K course. Ross’ time was 17:11 for the 5K. Kiley Trennepohl won the female division in 22:32 (6:15) and 19:27 for the 5K. Almost 350 participants finished this race.

2007 Summer Sizzlin’ Classic (pdf) was won by Zac Graham in 16:24 (5:16). Pam Mertz won the female division in 19:00 (6:06). One-hundred and seventy-eight runners participated in this event.

Iron Horse 4 Mile Run was won by Ian Holtson in 23:10 (5:47) and Dana Neer right behind in 23:28 (5:52). Michelle Hollingsworth won the female division 29:55 (7:28). Forty runners participated in this event.

Note to Race directors: If you don’t know where to post your results, e-mail them to me and I’ll be happy to post them for you. Or e-mail them to me anyway and I’ll make sure I cover them here!

Results from Weekly Race Series:

Anderson Road Runner’s Thursday Night 2.64mile results

Runner’s Forum Thursday Summer Series (and twilight series) results

Wapahani Summer Road Runs (Tuesday night) results

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Race Review: Lapel CdLS 5K

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This race is probably the definition of low-key events. With a 7:30am start, you are able to beat most of the heat typical of mid-July weekends. This year it was almost chilly at the start due to weird weather patterns. I feel this event is so low-key that I actually rode my bike the 10 miles from Anderson, raced, then rode my bike back.

All proceeds from this event benefit the CdLS Foundation, which provides support to families who have a child with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome. The foundation is located in Connecticut, but this is a personal issue for the race organizers as they have a child with CdLS. They have done everything possible to maximize “profits” than can be sent back to the foundation.

The course is exceptionally flat, and would be a good PR course if it weren’t for the 180 degree turns. This year there were only 2, but that was because the leaders missed a turn (no one told them where to go, although a map was available at the registration area), the field followed and we all set some amazing times, I passed the mile mark at 3:41. Typically there are 3 180 degree turns, one water stop and a loop around a little park to make the 5K distance, this year’s distance was approximately 2.7 (various GPS watches gave slightly different distances).

Ample water, grapes, and bananas were available at the finish. An important note is that this race is not scored in the traditional sense. They give out overall and age group awards but it is based solely on your bib # and finish order. A clock is viewable to get your finish time, but they do not track finish times. This year’s age group awards where blue, red, and yellow (I think) key lanyards. One older runner asked, “Where’s my whistle?!?”

To add to the fun flavor of the event, random awards were given to the 8th place (8th year of the event), 17th place (Conrad’s, the young man with CdLS, age), and 21st place (21st year of the Lapel Village Fair) of each division (men, women, walkers).

This event is a part of the Anderson Road Runner’s Road Race Series, which is where many of the participants come from.

My time was 17:09 overall with 3:41 (.6miles) 6:25, 7:02 (1.1 miles), which is a 6:22 pace, which got me 4th place overall.

CHESTERFIELD RACE RESULTS POSTED

5K 10K

Did you race somewhere this weekend? Tell us all about your experience in the comments section.

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July 14 Race Roundup

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This is another busy racing weekend with eight different options across the region! I probably would not race this weekend, but since I am in the Anderson Road Runner’s Road Race Series I am going to make the short trip to Lapel to run their race.Also a special note that the All-Star Cross Country Camp begins on Sunday.

8th Annual Lapel Village Fair CdLS 5K Race is located on the west side of Lapel with a 7:30am start time. Meet at Woodward Park, West of the Town Water Tower off 200 S. Note that pre-registration ends at 7:15 and all proceeds benefit Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation, Inc.

Ironhorse 4 Miler in Logansport. This will be held at the Cass County YMCA at 8am. More details here. All proceeds benefit the Cass County YMCA.

Special 5K located in Greenwood begins at 8am.

The 4th Brown County XC Challenge will be held on the Brown County High School Cross Country course. This is a trail race located at Eagle Park, near the north gate of Brown County State Park. All proceeds benefit the Brown County High School Cross Country Teams.

Unite 2 Fight Against Prostate Cancer begins at the War Memorial in downtown Indy. Events begin at 7:30am with a Prostate Cancer Survivor’s picture. It appears that there will be a lot of activities at this Tuxbro event.

5th Annual Zoo Run at the Columbian Park Zoo in Lafayette begins at 8:30. A pancake breakfast follows this race around Columbian Park. All proceeds benefit the zoo.

Bulldog 5K located in Pennville, IN starts at 9am and is on shaded country roads.

Sizzlin Summer Classic 5K starts at 8am in Richmond on IU – East campus. Includes both trail and road running. Part of the Wayne County Challenge.

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Obsessive Running Logs

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Runners are obsessive about… well running. We are also obsessive about keeping track of our running, our PR’s, shoes, clothing, and technical equipment we use.

Over the years I’ve heard lots of stories about runners and their running logs. Some lock them away each year in a safe deposit box and treat them as prized memories, leafing through them with a mist of sentimentalism similar to looking through old family photo albums.

Another runner would do anything to keep from putting a “goose egg” or 0 into the log book.
I didn’t really start keeping a log book of my running until the past few years. If I recall correctly my first log book was a free one from Runner’s World that came with my subscription.

I then progressed to using an excel spreadsheet log that someone had created on the Internet. This worked great for a year, then I couldn’t remember where I got it, so when I wanted a new one for the new year I went looking again! I found another great excel version but again didn’t keep track of where I got it!

A year or so ago I also tried using a web-based training log. That didn’t last too long because it was more of a hassle than anything else. But I recently came across a site called Running Ahead and have been able to stay consistent with keeping it updated and really enjoy the variety of features. Running Ahead is actually so good that Runner’s World bought the software to use for their logs!

A quick search on Google produced a plethora of running logs and excel based logs. If you are reading this you are probably a little tech-savvy and I would highly recommend using Running Ahead for logging your mileage. Check out their demo page.

A quick review of 10 important elements of a running log by Jeff Galloway and I find that Running Ahead lets you incorporate pretty much everyone of them, if you so desire. I’m not quite so obsessive about some elements (i.e. I don’t heart rate train, so I don’t keep track of my heart rate).

What do you use to keep track of your mileage? Do you even care? Leave comments and let’s discuss what’s out there for logging in your miles.

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