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ShannonG
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 Posted: 03/21/03 - 13:35 Post subject: UPDATE on the too long(?) run
It's just shy of 9 k and hilly, and my longest (flat) run is 7k. It's an absolutely beautiful route, and I just want to do it NOW! I figure if I have to walk part of it it's not the end of the world, and gives me a goal to improve on next time. Is this OK? Acceptable?
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runswithscissors
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Posted: 03/21/03 - 13:44 Post subject:
7K to a 9K is not a very big step actually. I think you'll be just fine! Just stretch well, and slow down your pace a bit. ENJOY!!! 
Edit: People who don't enjoy hills are crazy - hills are beautiful!
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shelflifers
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Posted: 03/21/03 - 13:52 Post subject:
Rando's the only runner I know who loves hills... 
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Posted: 03/21/03 - 17:29 Post subject:
Go for it! The excitement of the race will carry you a long way. Plus, as you said, if you have to walk, who cares? It's your race, as long as you're enjoying it, that's all that matters.
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Posted: 03/21/03 - 17:59 Post subject:
| kattzoo wrote: | | Go for it! The excitement of the race will carry you a long way. Plus, as you said, if you have to walk, who cares? It's your race, as long as you're enjoying it, that's all that matters. |
If you have to walk some of it, so what? It's all about having fun.
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genie
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Posted: 03/21/03 - 18:13 Post subject:
Absolutely!!! Can you bump your long run up any before the race, just so you'll feel better? Even still, just go have fun.
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Posted: 03/21/03 - 19:20 Post subject:
| shelflifers wrote: | | Rando's the only runner I know who loves hills... |
I love hills as well.
Shannon, 2k increase is not that much. The adrenaline of the race should carry through. Best of Luck
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ShannonG
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Posted: 03/23/03 - 17:50 Post subject:
Well, I did it and it turned out to be not 9k but 8 on the the nose, so it was really no big deal. Gorgeous run through the Okanagan orchards. It wasn't a race, just a route I had mapped out in my mind. There was one hill I had to walk up (like 1/4 mile long, 9% grade) but other than that I ran, baby!
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Posted: 03/23/03 - 18:13 Post subject:
9% grade .25 mile, that's a heckuva hill. Great job
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Posted: 03/25/03 - 14:29 Post subject:
great job Shannon!
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