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jrjo
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 Posted: 03/03/03 - 21:55 Post subject: Napa Valley Marathon... I got tan lines!!
Short version :: all ready public
Long version :: A little history of jrjo's prior marathon excursions.
1987 :: Grandma's 4:17... all done off of college track training, egads
1999 :: Twin Cities... comeback not meant to be, injury. DNS
2000 :: Twin Cities... injury midway through training, 3:37, Pr
2002 :: Gulf Beaches... agony of heat and humidity, 4:27
2002 :: Grandma's ... got the flu the day before and bagged at 13.1, DNF
2002 :: Twin Cities... another comeback, not. DNS, ran the 10M.
2003 :: Napa Valley... I'm happy to have kept two monkeys that plagued half of my attempts before. No DNS and no DNF. Despite this being my 198th race, I felt like an absolute newbie getting that medal draped over my neck...felt good! Yeah, the 4:07 wasn't where I felt I could be, but the sun was shining all morning, I saw wonderful green foliage that I haven't seen in months, the smells of spring were everywhere, and even after I showered there were some noticeable tanlines around my ankles.
So enough of the literary, you want the nuts and bolts right? This really is a small marathon. 2200 runners. And I think they let in an extra 500 this year since it was the 25th annual. I got to hear Dick Beardsley speak some on Saturday afternoon and some other talk about the course. With all the talk of a downhill course, I expected easy going. Well, heck, it's downhill in total, but along the way it winds up and down the valley. Nothing huge, but still it was all but a few miles of it being either on an incline up or incline down. I do think the rower helped me keep from frying my quads on all the uphills. They felt pretty good. My calves were a different story. I smacked the wall hard at 20M and was stretching my calves every half mile and shuffled all the way home...not pretty.
I knew going in I'd have a hard time of it with so much winter running happening on the treadmill. In fact, I wimped out enough during February that I only ran outside off the treadmill once the whole month. In the end though, I'm glad to have at least been able to get in enough mileage to start and to finish. A nice time would have been gravy.
So there's the report. I'm not a wine consumer, so I can't begin to report anything other than there was plenty and nooow I see the lure of this race for so many. 
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monk25
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Posted: 03/03/03 - 22:36 Post subject:
Awesome job! Congrats!!
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shelflifers
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Posted: 03/04/03 - 00:24 Post subject:
I'm so happy for you JRJO! You are SOO the man!
Congratulations on the excellent race and enjoy them there tan lines!
joel
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omega lambda
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Posted: 03/04/03 - 01:25 Post subject:
Congratulations, Jrjo! Great job and a very nice report as well.
 
Relax, take it easy, enjoy class and spare some appetite for dinner with the OC gang later this week! 
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Sandy Cheeks
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Posted: 03/04/03 - 01:56 Post subject:
Hooray!
I'm so happy for you! Sounds like you had a great race! Nice report, too. 
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purple hayes
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Posted: 03/04/03 - 07:00 Post subject:
Way to go John!
Enjoy your time in sunny California!
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copteacher
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Posted: 03/04/03 - 08:07 Post subject:
NIce job John.
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shelee
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Posted: 03/04/03 - 09:42 Post subject:
John! Exellent report...so jealous: tan lines! Even better race!!!! Your race was definitely one to be proud of! So happy for you! How are your calves? Hope you're relaxing and recovering.
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runswithscissors
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Posted: 03/04/03 - 09:54 Post subject:
Great job, jrjo! I would really like to run that one someday. Of course, I'd be forced to indulge in the wine myself! 
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Posted: 03/04/03 - 10:40 Post subject:
Congrats Jrjo!
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Posted: 03/04/03 - 10:53 Post subject:
 to you John!
You Rock! Great job! I can't imagine training for a marathon in this weather. You da man.
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Posted: 03/04/03 - 15:15 Post subject:
[scroll:cbd3bd6d6a]GREAT RACE! and report, jrjo![/scroll:cbd3bd6d6a]
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Posted: 03/04/03 - 16:43 Post subject:
Congratulations to you! You Rock!
Only a few more months until you can expand those tan lines.
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Posted: 03/04/03 - 16:57 Post subject:
Great job.
So a course that has 1,000 feet in elevation gain and 1,100 feet in elevation loss is basically a downhill course? Reminder to self: Look at the details.
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genie
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Posted: 03/04/03 - 19:47 Post subject:
Way to go, buddy!! I'm proud of you!!!! I know you weren't where you wanted to be, but I think you did great, and what better and more beautiful place to run in the dead of winter than Napa??? I'm glad you were able to enjoy yourself amongst all those vineyards, whether or not you sampled the spoils........
It was so great getting to talk to you, too! (he's got this great Minnesota accent.... )
Next stop...MADISON and a zany crew of Riff Raffers! Life is good!
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