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Doctor F · Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 8495 Location: The Empire State

By Judy's criteria, I'm not sure I would ever run another Rock N Roll event. I've had very mixed results with respect to that organization's ability to run races. On the other hand, my ING experiences have never been bad.
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Judy Denver · Joined: 03 Jan 2006 Posts: 3784 Location: Mile High City

Hmmm - I'm rethinking that Asbury Park marathon - not because of Matt's experience, but a couple of other reasons. Looking at finishing times from last year, it does not look at all like a fast course (could have been the weather or other conditions) - but most people ran considerably slower than their other 2009 marathons. Why run in loops if not for speed? Ocean Drive (March) is starting to sound like a better NJ option.

And I really need RI, so am thinking perhaps Breakers on the same day.

Thoughts from the peanut gallery on any of these?
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1L · Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 7587 Location: Hotlanta, GA!

I'm thinking I'm going to pass on Asbury Park as well, and Ocean Drive looks more appealing schedule-wise anyway. I hope to BQ in the fall, and I think RtB is the place to take care of that even with the hard packed road course. It just seems fast all the way around.

I'm guessing that Breakers is similar to the old Ocean State race in Newport. It was my first BQ in 1984, and Newport is a wonderful place to run. It was a loop course, but very flat and very scenic. I'd go for RI. (It is also easy to fly to Providence or Boston).
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e · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 3246

Change in races this weekend. With predicted highs in the 90's in SC, I am switching from the Chattooga 50K to the Black Mountain Monster 12/24. I entered the 12 hour race. Highs only in the 80's and it's a 3 mile loop course. I've only run one time since the Scenic City Trail Marathon so this should be quite interesting.
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EatDrinkRunWoman · Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 632 Location: Seattle

Just looked at the calendar and realized Seattle Rock 'n Roll is no longer listed (then again, perhaps it never was!) Plus I'm running Royal Victoria.

6/26/10: Seattle Rock 'n Roll
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10/10/10: Royal Victoria Marathon
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Thank you!
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e · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 3246

Firming up my schedule a bit. Of course my fall races will all fall apart when we get Molly's classic travel soccer team schedule. Rolling Eyes

Add these please Ian.

July 10...Rattlesnake 50K
July 17...Landsford Canal 50K (maybe)

August....Wild Hare or Tupelo

Sept. 5....Norris Dam Trail 50K
Sept 25.....Hinson Lake 24 Hour

Oct. 3....FATS 50K
Oct. 9...Triple Lakes Trail Marathon
Oct. 16...Medoc Marathon
Oct. 30...Ridge to Bridge Marathon

Nov. 7...Marshall University Marathon
Nov. 13..Chickamauga Marathon
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2Ls · Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 3037 Location: Orlando FL

My fall race schedule (so far):

October 2: Jacksonville Marine Corps 1/2 Marathon

November 14: Paul DeBruyn 30k (New Smyrna Beach)

Ric H. · Joined: 17 Aug 2005 Posts: 2396 Location: In the great NW

Please put me down for this one. First Call Marathon Aug 7th. Its a fat ass (thats the term not my fault) local, food bank donation gets you in probably 50 entrants by last years results.
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ksimkoid · Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 569 Location: Boise, Idaho

Ian - can you please add this on our list for me?

Pocatello marathon 9/4/10

Many thanks!
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alevansal · Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 6:35 pm Post subject:

I just signed up for Steamtown on 10/10. There are other Tapers who've also signed up, but I'll let them out themselves.
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leannNO · Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:25 pm Post subject:

Can you add this to the list:

Iron Horse 100K, Florida, February 19, 2011
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e · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 3246

Add this one for me please.

Weymouth Woods 100K
January 15, 2011
Southern Pines, NC

Leann....your race in February looks good. Surely it won't snow in Florida? Laughing

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T. Musacchio · Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 877 Location: The U.S. of A.

Just realized I'm not on the list for NYCM on 7 November. Thanks!

(And am I really the only taper running New York this year?)
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e · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 3246

Hey Ian, remove the Wild Hare Marathon for me. They are running it on August 7th and I'll be out in California. I was thinking of running a 12 hour race out there on the 7th but I don't think my husband would be too happy if I wasn't around for my brother-in-law's 50th birthday party that evening. Rolling Eyes

Sheesh.

So, right now I have no races on the schedule until September 5th...Norris Dam Hard Trail 50K. Whatever will I do? I'm already bored.
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kent · Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 2:19 am Post subject:

e · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 3246

Kent, that one is the weekend after we leave. The one I was looking at was 12 Hours at Cool. It's a night run starting at 7PM on the 7th of August in Cool, Ca. Not too far from where we'll be staying in Sacramento.
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kent · Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:31 pm Post subject:

GBN · Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:13 pm Post subject:

Sep 4 - Iron Mountain 50-Miler
Sep 25 - GEER 50K
Oct 10 - Steamtown Marthon (I'm registered and have a hotel room, but I might end up bailing out. We'll see.)
Nov 6 - Mountain Masochist 50-Miler

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Aila · Joined: 23 Jul 2010 Posts: 8 Location: San Jose

Hello, I'm new here, and I'm not sure where the races are "listed", but I'm almost done with the madness - San Francisco marathon is on Sunday and I'm running that one... Do you know, that you will see more runners on the streets when you are tapering? I swear, even someone trying to catch a bus looks like a runner to me right now...
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Rita · Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 3988 Location: Alexandria, VA

welcome to the madness Aila, you've lucked into a great site... do you live on the left coast or are you traveling for this marathon?
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T. Musacchio · Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 877 Location: The U.S. of A.

e · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 3246

Delete me from Chickamauga. Went to check on registration status today and found out it was FULL. Evil or Very Mad

This is the 2nd year in a row that I've missed getting registered in time.
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Trent · Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 5197 Location: Deep Wells, TN

no twitch muscles · Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 2563 Location: Tennessee

lori · Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 3260 Location: Where you're not

Ok..ok, I'll update! (Sorry, haven't done this in awhile)..

10/3/10 Twin Cities
10/10/10 Gotta love that date.. Steamtown. (GBN... you better not bail.. it's going to be a great party!)
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Babs · Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 1376 Location: Athens, Ga

I decided not to run Tupelo MS.
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kent · Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:06 am Post subject:

10/30/10 - Healdsburg Half
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stihl going · Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 3319 Location: Roads and trails

8/8 river ramble1/2
9/19Fox Cities marathon
10/3 Twin Cities Marathon
10/30 Monster Dash 1/2
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stihl going · Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 3319 Location: Roads and trails

And oh yea 8/20-21 Ragnar Great River Relay
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"When headphones are outlawed, only outlaws will have headphones. You sir are a badass." Nels
"Dr. Peru used to aspire to DNF, but a DQ would be way, way cooler" Dr.Peru
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e · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 3246

Are you pacing any of those Paul?
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Trent · Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 5197 Location: Deep Wells, TN

stihl going · Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 3319 Location: Roads and trails

Yes e to answer your question. One in an official capacity and one as a sherpa. I am attempting to pace a friend to a 1/2 PR next weekend(1:33) and will pace 1:40 at the Monster Dash.
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"When headphones are outlawed, only outlaws will have headphones. You sir are a badass." Nels
"Dr. Peru used to aspire to DNF, but a DQ would be way, way cooler" Dr.Peru
"My guess Kleenex is that you're a "minute" man" Julie K

EatDrinkRunWoman · Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 632 Location: Seattle

Ian -- ummm... could you... ummm... oh jeez, this is going to be tough. Could you, ummm... add me, ummm... to the following race? (Dear God what I have gotten myself in to?)

11/21 -- Harpeth Hills Flying Monkey

Shocked

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no twitch muscles · Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 2563 Location: Tennessee

1L · Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 7587 Location: Hotlanta, GA!

Glad you got in, Betsy - I went for a run, came back and it was full!!!!!!!
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T. Musacchio · Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 877 Location: The U.S. of A.

Betsy, I got one of those weird active payment confirmation emails, too.

So, with excitement/fear...: Ian, can you add me to the Flying Monkey list?
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no twitch muscles · Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 2563 Location: Tennessee

EatDrinkRunWoman · Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 632 Location: Seattle

Aila · Joined: 23 Jul 2010 Posts: 8 Location: San Jose

Thank you for your welcomes.. I am from San Jose CA, so I just spent one night in San Francisco before the race. It went well, although now my IT band is angry... this was my 3rd marathon. I ran Marine Corps Marathon last year and Big Sur this April.
Oh, next race is October 31, Silicon Valley Marathon, I can actually run to the starting line-up, it's only 4 miles from home!

Aila
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no twitch muscles · Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 2563 Location: Tennessee

e · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 3246

Signed up for the Peachtree City 50K on November 14th. Will probably run Bartram Forest 50K again on the 27th of November. They don't have sign up info posted yet tho.

Looking like Thunder Road again on December 12th and Freedom Park New Year's Ultra on December 31st.

Change my race on the 9th of October to Bethel 1/2 marathon. Can't make it to Triple Lakes. Soccer game conflict with Molly.

Thanks Ian!
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Babs · Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 1376 Location: Athens, Ga

Did you notice there is no race day packet pick up this year at Thunder Road. I have ran the marathon 2 times but they had race day packet pick up. I guess I am skipping it this year.
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Shoeless Matt · Joined: 18 Jan 2010 Posts: 287 Location: Boone, NC

e · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 3246

I didn't notice that Babs. That is going to suck having to drive down there Friday night for packet pick-up and then back down again for the race on Saturday. Sad

Oh and Ian, it's December 11th....not 12th. Sorry.

Matt, I'm not running the full 24 either. Most likely stop at 12 hours.
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Babs · Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 1376 Location: Athens, Ga

Matt, thanks for the suggestion. Trent sorry we couldn't meet up.
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Trent · Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 5197 Location: Deep Wells, TN

Yeah, still not sure if I will toe the line. It has been so hot, I have struggled when running anything over 3-4 miles.
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no twitch muscles · Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 2563 Location: Tennessee

Trent · Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 5197 Location: Deep Wells, TN

Somewhere between 3 miles and 50.

Criminy.
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