(04-13-2015 09:44 AM)BucFyre Wrote:  Ran in the Dogwood Festival 5k on Saturday. Another personal best and shaved 10 seconds off my time. It was a strong incline route with only one section going downhill for about a quarter of a mile. Next run is on April 25 in the Dirty Girl Mud Run here in Atlanta and then a 5k in Nashville on May 2.

Congratulations!

(04-13-2015 09:44 AM)BucFyre Wrote:  Ran in the Dogwood Festival 5k on Saturday. Another personal best and shaved 10 seconds off my time. It was a strong incline route with only one section going downhill for about a quarter of a mile. Next run is on April 25 in the Dirty Girl Mud Run here in Atlanta and then a 5k in Nashville on May 2.

How in the world does the Dogwood Festival have a run associated with it now? And at this time of year with the amount of pollen in the air I'm amazed people finished it without sneezing up their lungs.

(04-13-2015 02:10 PM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(04-13-2015 09:44 AM)BucFyre Wrote:  Ran in the Dogwood Festival 5k on Saturday. Another personal best and shaved 10 seconds off my time. It was a strong incline route with only one section going downhill for about a quarter of a mile. Next run is on April 25 in the Dirty Girl Mud Run here in Atlanta and then a 5k in Nashville on May 2.

How in the world does the Dogwood Festival have a run associated with it now? And at this time of year with the amount of pollen in the air I'm amazed people finished it without sneezing up their lungs.

I believe this is the first year they've had it. One thing I have noticed since starting to run last year is that Atlanta has a super active running scene. There are 5k/10k/halfs/marathons almost every single weekend of the year.

Fortunately all the rain we've had the last couple of weeks helped keep the pollen at bay last Saturday. I have pretty bad allergies so I took a Claritin a couple of hours before the race and I haven't had any issues yet.

(04-14-2015 08:10 AM)BucFyre Wrote:  

(04-13-2015 02:10 PM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(04-13-2015 09:44 AM)BucFyre Wrote:  Ran in the Dogwood Festival 5k on Saturday. Another personal best and shaved 10 seconds off my time. It was a strong incline route with only one section going downhill for about a quarter of a mile. Next run is on April 25 in the Dirty Girl Mud Run here in Atlanta and then a 5k in Nashville on May 2.

How in the world does the Dogwood Festival have a run associated with it now? And at this time of year with the amount of pollen in the air I'm amazed people finished it without sneezing up their lungs.

I believe this is the first year they've had it. One thing I have noticed since starting to run last year is that Atlanta has a super active running scene. There are 5k/10k/halfs/marathons almost every single weekend of the year.

Fortunately all the rain we've had the last couple of weeks helped keep the pollen at bay last Saturday. I have pretty bad allergies so I took a Claritin a couple of hours before the race and I haven't had any issues yet.

You're right about ATL's running scene. The problem is the heart of the season is June, July and August, which is crazy. I ran/walked the P'tree Road Race one year and resolved to never to it again on the humidity alone.

(04-14-2015 10:33 AM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(04-14-2015 08:10 AM)BucFyre Wrote:  

(04-13-2015 02:10 PM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(04-13-2015 09:44 AM)BucFyre Wrote:  Ran in the Dogwood Festival 5k on Saturday. Another personal best and shaved 10 seconds off my time. It was a strong incline route with only one section going downhill for about a quarter of a mile. Next run is on April 25 in the Dirty Girl Mud Run here in Atlanta and then a 5k in Nashville on May 2.

How in the world does the Dogwood Festival have a run associated with it now? And at this time of year with the amount of pollen in the air I'm amazed people finished it without sneezing up their lungs.

I believe this is the first year they've had it. One thing I have noticed since starting to run last year is that Atlanta has a super active running scene. There are 5k/10k/halfs/marathons almost every single weekend of the year.

Fortunately all the rain we've had the last couple of weeks helped keep the pollen at bay last Saturday. I have pretty bad allergies so I took a Claritin a couple of hours before the race and I haven't had any issues yet.

You're right about ATL's running scene. The problem is the heart of the season is June, July and August, which is crazy. I ran/walked the P'tree Road Race one year and resolved to never to it again on the humidity alone.

LOL Don't say that....I'm running my first P'tree this year. I've never done a 10k before but after my next race I'm switching to a 10k training plan and I'm going to do a test 10k in Kennesaw before July 4.

(04-14-2015 12:14 PM)BucFyre Wrote:  

(04-14-2015 10:33 AM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(04-14-2015 08:10 AM)BucFyre Wrote:  

(04-13-2015 02:10 PM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(04-13-2015 09:44 AM)BucFyre Wrote:  Ran in the Dogwood Festival 5k on Saturday. Another personal best and shaved 10 seconds off my time. It was a strong incline route with only one section going downhill for about a quarter of a mile. Next run is on April 25 in the Dirty Girl Mud Run here in Atlanta and then a 5k in Nashville on May 2.

How in the world does the Dogwood Festival have a run associated with it now? And at this time of year with the amount of pollen in the air I'm amazed people finished it without sneezing up their lungs.

I believe this is the first year they've had it. One thing I have noticed since starting to run last year is that Atlanta has a super active running scene. There are 5k/10k/halfs/marathons almost every single weekend of the year.

Fortunately all the rain we've had the last couple of weeks helped keep the pollen at bay last Saturday. I have pretty bad allergies so I took a Claritin a couple of hours before the race and I haven't had any issues yet.

You're right about ATL's running scene. The problem is the heart of the season is June, July and August, which is crazy. I ran/walked the P'tree Road Race one year and resolved to never to it again on the humidity alone.

LOL Don't say that....I'm running my first P'tree this year. I've never done a 10k before but after my next race I'm switching to a 10k training plan and I'm going to do a test 10k in Kennesaw before July 4.

Good Luck! Hopefully it won't rain the night before

Hit a new personal best on 5/2 with my 5k in Nashville, TN. First time under 40 minutes. I keep training and training. Eventually I'd like to get it down to about 30 minutes. I think I could be pretty content with that. Next 5k is on 5/23 here in Atlanta.

Hit another personal best on my last 5k. Down to 39:03. I'm running my first 10k next weekend. I joined a running development program up in Kennesaw on Saturdays so they're helping me train for it. Maybe one day I'll get these things done even faster.

i'm running a five thousand this weekend. it's my first. i'm more inclined to trail running, so this might be boring. i haven't really been training. but i have a great recovery drink, pbr, hot sauce, and vegetable juice

i finished my five thousand in about 30 minutes. i was pretty excited that it wasn't boring and that i didn't stop. the terrain was level, asphalt. it's an atp tournament grounds. i'm definitely doing these in the future. it's helped me get out on the trails

I'm trying to get back in a groove. My work schedule blew up my running schedule for about 6 months, and now I'm trying to shake off bone spurs and a strained Achilles.

Completed my first 10k last weekend. I had a target of completing in 1:30:00 since I've never run one before. My official time was 1:26:27. Felt pretty good up until mile 5 where they had a nice incline for about 1/2 mile. I'm still struggling with uphill but they're getting better.

Running in a 5k tomorrow with members of my running club. They're trying to push me to bring my time down to about 35-36 minutes. It sounds like a lofty goal but we shall see. Hoping very low humidity in the morning.

Two weeks to the Peachtree Road Race.

(06-19-2015 03:09 PM)BucFyre Wrote:  Completed my first 10k last weekend. I had a target of completing in 1:30:00 since I've never run one before. My official time was 1:26:27. Felt pretty good up until mile 5 where they had a nice incline for about 1/2 mile. I'm still struggling with uphill but they're getting better.

Running in a 5k tomorrow with members of my running club. They're trying to push me to bring my time down to about 35-36 minutes. It sounds like a lofty goal but we shall see. Hoping very low humidity in the morning.

Two weeks to the Peachtree Road Race.

Rock and roll! You rock!

Completed the Peachtree Road Race in 1:23:53. Almost 2.5 minutes faster than my last 10k.

I'm running in a 5k this weekend then I've got two scheduled for August. My goal is to hit 30 minutes by the end of the year.

Oh wow...no one probably looks at this anymore, myself included. But since my last post I've been running regularly, minus a few injuries for 7 years now. I've run countless 5ks, 10ks at 15k, 10-milers and 2 half-marathons.

During lockdown last year I really buckled down and got my 5 mile time down to under 1 hour. Still not the fastest runner in the world but light years ahead of where I was in 2014.

Hope all is well with anyone who sees this.

I am still walking 4 miles or more a day.

I'm currently preparing for a marathon run in June. I'll look to break 4:30 this time around.

I just finished a 15K last month in 81 minutes. Not bad for a 50 year old guy but not great as it is an 8:30 mile pace. I've never fancied myself as a long-distance runner, I have always been more of a strength training kind of guy.

Thank you, for keeping this thread going. I am walking at least 5 miles a day. Many days I hit 19-20K steps.

The activity helps us to remain healthy.

Yesterday, I ran 22 miles in 3:40:00. Still making preparations for my marathon run in June. Also I'm currently thinking about trying ultramarathon trail running at some point.