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#6,001
#6,001
Nerd-Vol said:
Ran hard today. Took a more difficult route with a lot longer hills. Amazing weather, just shirts no shirt. Did the 5k at 7:50 pace. Very happy with that.

I will do that route again tomorrow and then do speed drills at the YMCA on Friday.
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Great pace man
 
#6,006
#6,006
Orangesmokey said:
Good stuff...yes. Jeff or Jimmie win... No. Sorry Nerd but never been a fan of either.
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Very unfortunate. Just when you think you know a guy...


gcbvol said:
Nice job Nerd & Smokey. I envy those sub 8 paces.
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Thanks GCB and SDV. It was a ways off what I run on my comfy home route which I know like the back of my hand. I want to go back out tomorrow and shave 30 seconds off what I ran today.
 
#6,007
#6,007
Been able to get back into it a bit now that the snow is gone and weather is better. Gotten about 25 miles or so in the past ten days I think, not timed myself much yet till I feel like I'm back in the full shape I was.

One thing I'm looking at is doing another 5k next month at the end of April. My sister volunteers at Children's hospital and they are doing a run sponsored by Color Me Rad. I've looked stuff up on the internet and heard both good and bad things, but I figured I'd see what you guys know about those kinds of races? I'm thinking after the Komen race I did last october nothing could be that disorganized again, though it was still a good experience (other than 29 degree weather)
 
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#6,008
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Daloth said:
Been able to get back into it a bit now that the snow is gone and weather is better. Gotten about 25 miles or so in the past ten days I think, not timed myself much yet till I feel like I'm back in the full shape I was.

One thing I'm looking at is doing another 5k next month at the end of April. My sister volunteers at Children's hospital and they are doing a run sponsored by Color Me Rad. I've looked stuff up on the internet and heard both good and bad things, but I figured I'd see what you guys know about those kinds of races? I'm thinking after the Komen race I did last october nothing could be that disorganized again, though it was still a good experience (other than 29 degree weather)
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Here's my experience with Color Me Rad:

We were scheduled to run the 10am wave in Knoxville. The night before, we got an email that said that they needed to end everything earlier, so the last wave would go out at 9:20 or so (I don't remember the exact times). So we showed up a little earlier, in time to get there about 9.

The route was a loop, and people were told to park in the civic coliseum parking garage. At some point, the route was changed without notification to be a loop that enclosed the coliseum, so you couldn't park there. So we were driving around trying to find parking downtown, and at this point, we were told by a traffic cop that he was being told on the radio that the last wave was actually going to leave out earlier, like 8:45 or 9:00.

We finally got parked, and we got down to the stage. They announced that they were ending traffic control, and that we could continue to run, but we would have no protection from traffic. Well we ran the last wave, and they did keep traffic control out there until we were done (but we were running, and 95% of the people at this point were walking).

The race was untimed, and we didn't track it, but I'm almost certain that the route they sent us on was more like a 3.5k than a 5k.

Never again.

Have fun! :good!:
 
#6,009
#6,009
The point being, don't treat it like an actual legitimate run. Treat it like a social event.

Also, they usually give a very, very small portion of their proceeds to charity. They are a for-profit race. I don't see any excuse for a for-profit race company to put out such a terrible product.
 
#6,012
#6,012
Nerd-Vol said:
Very unfortunate. Just when you think you know a guy...



Thanks GCB and SDV. It was a ways off what I run on my comfy home route which I know like the back of my hand. I want to go back out tomorrow and shave 30 seconds off what I ran today.
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:eek:lol: :eek:lol: :eek:lol:
 
#6,015
#6,015
SDV said:
Volnation 5K Run for Rich Rollin
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No, I said FOR-profit. That color me rad run just sounds like a money grab racket. I wouldn't want to sully the name of Rich for my scheme.

I would name it something ambiguous. The children are our future 5k. Something like that.
 
#6,016
#6,016
Nerd-Vol said:
No, I said FOR-profit. That color me rad run just sounds like a money grab racket. I wouldn't want to sully the name of Rich for my scheme.

I would name it something ambiguous. The children are our future 5k. Something like that.
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Sorry I misread for profit
 
#6,021
#6,021
Doing my first organized run on Saturday. Get to wear a dress for it. And drink beer. And run is used in the loosest possible term. I look pretty hot in a red dress.

I also bought some sweet zebra print running shorts for the group stair climbs I've been doing on Sundays.
 
#6,022
#6,022
Thrasher865 said:
Here's my experience with Color Me Rad:

We were scheduled to run the 10am wave in Knoxville. The night before, we got an email that said that they needed to end everything earlier, so the last wave would go out at 9:20 or so (I don't remember the exact times). So we showed up a little earlier, in time to get there about 9.

The route was a loop, and people were told to park in the civic coliseum parking garage. At some point, the route was changed without notification to be a loop that enclosed the coliseum, so you couldn't park there. So we were driving around trying to find parking downtown, and at this point, we were told by a traffic cop that he was being told on the radio that the last wave was actually going to leave out earlier, like 8:45 or 9:00.

We finally got parked, and we got down to the stage. They announced that they were ending traffic control, and that we could continue to run, but we would have no protection from traffic. Well we ran the last wave, and they did keep traffic control out there until we were done (but we were running, and 95% of the people at this point were walking).

The race was untimed, and we didn't track it, but I'm almost certain that the route they sent us on was more like a 3.5k than a 5k.

Never again.

Have fun! :good!:
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Stupid phone double posting
 
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#6,023
#6,023
Thrasher865 said:
Here's my experience with Color Me Rad:

We were scheduled to run the 10am wave in Knoxville. The night before, we got an email that said that they needed to end everything earlier, so the last wave would go out at 9:20 or so (I don't remember the exact times). So we showed up a little earlier, in time to get there about 9.

The route was a loop, and people were told to park in the civic coliseum parking garage. At some point, the route was changed without notification to be a loop that enclosed the coliseum, so you couldn't park there. So we were driving around trying to find parking downtown, and at this point, we were told by a traffic cop that he was being told on the radio that the last wave was actually going to leave out earlier, like 8:45 or 9:00.

We finally got parked, and we got down to the stage. They announced that they were ending traffic control, and that we could continue to run, but we would have no protection from traffic. Well we ran the last wave, and they did keep traffic control out there until we were done (but we were running, and 95% of the people at this point were walking).

The race was untimed, and we didn't track it, but I'm almost certain that the route they sent us on was more like a 3.5k than a 5k.

Never again.

Have fun! :good!:
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This is basically what most of the runners reviews i read were. Not really what im looking for to be honest. I definitely appreciate the feedback. Not sure ill be doing it if its that disirganized honestly.
 
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