Thursday, March 11, 2010

My Global Warming, My Ass! 6.66 mile Virtual Race Report

Yes, I am still alive! I know that I havn't posted in several days but my life is flipping crazy:)

I am finally going to do my race recap for Razz's Virtual 6.66 mile race! So here goes.....

Who: Me
When: Sunday March 7, 2010. My start time was 2PM in the afternoon:)
Where: I ran through my Maple Grove neighborhood. Basically sidewalks and a little of the road.
What: A virtual 6.66 mile race put together by Razz. It is officially titled, Global Warming, My Ass! 6.66 Mile Run.
Why: It was a great idea to get a bunch of people to run for fun and post a race report about our great adventure...or not:) I also needed to run anyway!
How: Well, I wore my old Asics and prayed to God that they would be good to me:) I also wore my Nike running pants, my green Autumn Woods Classic long sleeved race shirt and my Running Room jacket.

Here is how it all played out.....

Mile one: Oh boy, I feel like I am booking it pretty fast! Push it Julie..come on kick it into high gear! 7:48 Not to shabby:)
Mile two: Man I feel a little tired after mile number one, I can feel myself slowing down. 8:20 Alright, I will take it!
Mile three: Holy crap, I still have like almost four miles left! Stop thinking and just keep it going! 8:31 Well, I am keeping pretty consistent!
Mile four: I feel like I am finally warmed up and breathing pretty steady. Good steady..not gasping for breath steady. 8:37
Mile five: Oh crap, I am feeling a little lazy and this hill does not help. I know that I have slowed down but keep pushing up the hill:) 9:01
Mile six: There is a God because I am almost done:) Do a little dance, make a little love...get down tonight! Some more humming and random thoughts about what I was going to make for dinner that night:) 8:23
Mile seven: Oh what the heck, just go the full seven! Maybe Razz will give me bonus points:) Just finish strong...just finish strong, start sprinting! Move it! Move your butt! 8:33

Final time: 59:07 which is about a 8:30 something mile pace!! I will take it:)

Tomorrow is Friday!!! It has been a long week and I am ready for a few days off!! Saturday is my first official run with the St. Cloud River Runners:) I am so excited to meet some of their runners who are showing up for the weekly breakfast run!! I am bringing my camera and hope to take a few pictures:) Have a great weekend everyone!!

Also, go and check out Anne Marie's blog! She is hosting this wonderful Athletas running clothes giveaway:)

Erica is also hosting a Oiselle clothing give away!! Check it out:)

Misszippy has another giveaway to check out! She is hosting a Rockin' Refuel give away...looks good:)

44 comments:

  1. Hey Julie! I definitely know about a crazy life! No worries on not posting.

    You are a ROCK STAR! 7 miles at that pace is awesome. What a fun way to spend a run, knowing that many other blogger friends were running with you.

    TGIF huh? I look forward to seeing your pics!

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  2. I am also with you on the crazy life thing; congrats on the smoking hot pace on the virtual run.

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  3. You are a speedster Ms Julie!!! Wow! Great run and cool recap :)

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  4. Great job, not that I have read your report I am sure I will be thinking "make a little love, get down tonight" at some point during my 6.66 mile run on Sunday. :)

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  5. Wow! You are fast! The virtual run is a kick! I can't wait to hear about your new running friends. Should be great. Can't wait to see the pictures.

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  6. Very nice job on your virtual race! I like the little disco intermission. I hope you have a wonderful weekend with your new group. I bet you will love it!

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  7. Nice Job Julie!
    I keep waiting for the right time to run. Its been raining here and I don't want to do the run on the treadmill. Tomorrow is my day!
    Have a great time with the running group :)

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  8. Great pace! agghhh ... KC and the Sunshine band is now stuck in my head ..lol. Hope you have a great time with the new running group!

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  9. I'm excited to start following your blog. I actually worked in Minnesota for four months in 2008. I was lucky enough to be there April-July and the state will forever hold a special place in my heart. Some of the most friendly people I've ever met! Sometimes I wear my Minnesota t-shirt in road races...it gets a lot of cheers down in VA!

    Awesome run. You're so fast! I'm jealous.

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  10. Hey, no briding the race director ... that's my job!!

    Nice and speedy there, chica!! Great overall pace for a 7-miler! I went with the interval speed work cuz I'm all competitive like that and all. Yeah, I suck!!

    Happy weekend!!!! FINALLY!!!

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  11. WTG Julie!! That was a great run.

    Good luck with the St. Cloud River Runners tomorrow. Hope you have a great time.

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  12. You had a great run, well done! I hope you enjoy your run with the new group. I'm sure it will be the first of many great runs with them. Great for motivation as well. Have a good weekend!

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  13. Nice job on the 6.66! You are pretty speedy for a little 6.66 mile run. Great report and have fun running with your new group this weekend.

    Have a wonderful weekend and good running!

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  14. You are a speedy girl! I had to laugh at your Get Down Tonight salute!

    Have a great time with your running group, I love love love running with mine.

    btw, I have a coupon for Barnes & Noble and guess what I'm going to buy...Julia's Mastering the Art of French Cooking! : )

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  15. Great pace!

    Thank you so much for all the sweet comments you have been leaving on my blog- your comments always brighten my day :)

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  16. Have fun on your first run with the running group this weekend.

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  17. Have fun with the group this weekend! I run with two running clubs. The only problem with one of mine is I'm right in between groups pacewise. Too fast for the slower runners, to slow for the faster runners. So, I usually end up on my own anyways. But meeting everyone in the AM is cool!

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  18. nice job on the virtual run, overachiever :)

    hope tomorrows first group run goes well! i am sure you will enjoy running and chatting with the new friends.

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  19. Great run/race!!! You really had some great speed.

    Running with a group is super fun. Make sure you take lots of pictures! :)

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  20. Nice job Julie, fast run, nice and steady.

    Have fun with the new group. I look forward to the pics and run down.

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  21. Excellent. Another great contender. Razz will have his work cut out for him picking a winner!

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  22. Great job Julie on the run and great recap! You went fast.

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  23. Fun Julie. Enjoy your group run and meeting other running peeps. Sadly Vegas does not have many in my area for this. I know start one of your own and make it happen. Yet, that makes me think of my favorite Groucho Marx - I would never join a club that would have "me" as a member. :)

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  24. Julie -

    I didn't see an email for you, but Chicago is 10/10/10 - it is over half full :)

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  25. Perfect move integrating a little KC and the Sunshine Band...

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  26. Nice job! super speedy chica! Have a great weekend!!!

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  27. Great run! I know in my next race I will be thinking of that song, especially since I am already singing it! lol

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  28. Wow great job! Sounds like an awesome race for you :D

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  29. Nice job with your run, Julie! I hope you have some days off this weekend. I assume your CB is back to college after last weekend or does he have a different week off for spring break?
    meg

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  30. Nice run! Have a good run tomorrow in St. Cloud.

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  31. You little speed demon! I LOVE IT! Well done on your race, Julie!

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  32. Enjoy the running club.

    There is a runner doing Zumbro from St. Cloud. See if he is in that group. Can't remember the name.

    Love the title of the run.

    I have to do something like that tomorrow. Hopefully the motivation is there.

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  33. Hey Julie,
    Great pace and great report! Awesome job on pushing through the distance. Isn't it amazing how running makes you feel! :) Have fun on your group run. I love running with other people, especially when they're faster. I find that it really pushes me to keep up. Have a great weekend!

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  34. Hi Julie,
    I enjoyed your race report, particularly the KC tune at mile 6 (LOL). Great job on the run!
    I hope you have a great time with the running group. I look forward to the pics.
    Have a great weekend!

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  35. My mind seems to wander in the middle of a ...hey look, a squirrel...

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  36. Awesome job, Julie! Enjoy the rest of your weekend :)

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  37. Nice run! Hope the group meet-up was fun!

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  38. Thanks Julie! good job on your virtual race...I would love to post a time like that :)

    Have a good weekend!

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  39. Hi Julie,
    You wrote a nice report of your virtual race. Congrats for your average pace.

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  40. That's a great idea; hosting an online, informal run. Better idea: participate in it. Nice work.

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  41. I'm going to post again, just wanted to thank you for your comment on my last post, it's so nice to have a friend like you!

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