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Fri, Aug 31, 2007

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Sat, Sep 01, 2007

USATF LDR Circuit is winding down for this year. Only two more races, Alta this Saturday the 8th and Top of Utah Marathon on the 15th. If you want to race Alta register now and purchase extra tickets for guests for the BBQ after the race. It's a fun race to watch or run. This is a race that will go away if we don't get good participation. So even if you don't want to beat up your legs, come eat and swap war stories about your up coming marathons.

Wed, Sep 05, 2007

St. George Marathon Fast Running Blog Pasta Party!

Who: All Fast Running Bloggers and their families (and whoever else wants to come!)

What: Pre-Marathon Pasta Party

When: Friday, October 5^th at 5:30 p.m. to whenever

Why: This is great time to get bloggers together and meet one another

Where:

1686 E Boulder Springs Road in St. George (Mik’L’s parents home)

Directions from Marathon Expo to the house:

1:	Start out going NORTHEAST on S CONVENTION CENTER DR toward 1670 SOUTH.	0.5 miles	Map

	2:	Turn RIGHT onto RIVERSIDE DR.	1.5 miles	Map

	3:	Turn RIGHT onto S RIVER RD.	0.6 miles	Map

	4:	Turn LEFT onto BOULDER SPRINGS RD.	0.2 miles	Map

	5:	End at 1686 Boulder Springs Rd St George, UT 84790-8598, US		Map

Total Est. Time: 8 minutes Total Est. Distance: 3.04 miles

We will provide the pasta, sauce, and meat. Please bring a side dish (salad, bread, dessert, or whatever). RSVP to miklhack at hotmail.com so we can get an approximate count for food.

If you already have dinner plans we’d still like you to stop by and mingle with the other bloggers. See ya on the 5^th.

Comments

From Jon on Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 19:36:53

Is there a post-run party, too?

From superfly on Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 19:42:27

In STG...Yes.

From James in Sunny AZ on Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 22:18:32

Have any others indicated what they are bringing to the pre-race party?

From Superfly on Sun, Sep 16, 2007 at 14:51:13

James...No. So it's wide open for what you want to bring.

From Mik'L on Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 12:10:02

Don't forget to email me with your RSVP...even if I know you are coming. I'm keeping a count that way so we have some idea how crazy this party is going to get!

From Jon on Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 12:36:42

Where/when is the post run party?

From Paul Petersen on Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 12:46:01

The location and time of the post-race party will be given through a series of clues throughout the St. George Marathon itself. Read every hand-painted sign. Look under every gatorade cup. Watch for coded flasher blinks from police cars. It will all fall into place by the finish line.

From Mik'L on Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 13:00:29

Can you really do all that while running a 2:19 Paul? (That is the time you ran in my dream last night...sadly I dream about the STGM because Clyde talks about it so much. Unfortunately I missed you and Clyde and everyone else coming through the finish line, which was the nightmarish part about it.)

Jon- I think the post-party will be more of a figure-it-out-at-the-finish-type-thing. And I guess you (and me too) aren't invited since we aren't running the marathon and won't have a chance to unscramble the clues.

From Paul Petersen on Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 13:27:37

Well, I assumed that you guys would be the ones setting up the clues, so you won't need to unscramble them.

I hope your dream is true, other than the part about not getting to the finish line. Most of my running dreams involve me getting lost in someone's house before the race or during the race. Very frustrating.

From Jon on Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 14:21:56

Like when you got lost in Clearfield? Word of advice- don't go into any strange houses the morning of St. George. And if you get lost in a port-o-potty before the race and can't get out, ... well, then you don't really deserve to run the race.

From Jon on Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 16:41:44

Is there really not going to be a pre-decided time/place?

From Superfly on Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 21:26:02

Jon I think the time will be around 6 or so on Saturday night. We will have it at the same place as the pasta party. We will be having ice cream and cake because Mik'L will be 26 years old on marathon day as well.

But like Mik'L said I think we will just plan it out with everyone Friday night during the pasta party.

From Tom on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 13:15:39

Just wanted to let folks know that if they are aware of anyone still looking for lodging Fri/Sat night for the SG marathon I have a room available (family suite) at the Budget Inn. Cost is $114 per night and requires 2-night stay. If any of you know of anyone interested let me know and we can get the room switched over to new name/credit-card.

From Mik'L on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 13:37:20

We are NOT having a birthday party...sorry. Are we really going to invade my parents house twice?

From Superfly on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 14:04:36

Yes we are having a party for you. We might as well have the post race thing there. Maybe at the pool/bbq area in the Boulders.

From Paul Petersen on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 14:24:56

Sunday the 7th is my wife's birthday too (her 28th). Mik'L, if it makes you feel better, you two can share the party.

From Tom on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 14:34:46

From Mik'L on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 14:38:08

I am still against the "birthday" party, but we can definitely celebrate Stacy's bday! :) Anyone else having a bday around the marathon?

From Jon on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 15:27:25

Mine is later in the month, so that doesn't count. I'm willing to bet that about 9% of the blog has their b-day in October...

From Tom on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 15:28:44

Oops! Sorry for the double-post.

Just wanted to mention the room I had mentioned earlier is no longer available.

Sorry to barge in on the B-Day party discussion. If I don't happen to make it to one of the parties I'll go ahead now and wish a Happy Birthday to all to whom it applies!

From James in Sunny AZ on Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 17:36:10

Mine is before - this friday. Sadly, the twenties are already behind me . . . I don't know if we will be able to stay for the after-race party, however - we have a 7-hour drive back to Mesa.

From Ryan on Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 16:38:44

SGM Alert! A coworker of mine is dropping out of the race and has a room available at the Courtyard Marriott. If you are interested let me know and I'll get you in touch with him.

From Michelle on Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 10:07:26

Anyone know how these parties normally go? I have a husband and three kids who probably aren't thrilled to hang out for several hours with 40 people they don't know, but I definitely want to pop in the party and say hello and meet people face to face. I assume it won't go too late, but when is the "party" get really hopping? Sorry to be a prima donna.

So this is my RSVP, we will show up and probably not for dinner. But I am sure I'll have a loaf of bread or some type of food to share.

From Michelle on Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 10:08:38

I also have a friend who has a reasonable room in a motel available, but she will get rid of it by the end of this week if it doesn't get spoken for. Let me know if you need it!

From Ethan on Sat, Oct 06, 2007 at 22:57:23

Thank you for the spaghetti party! I got some good noodles and mingled a little bit. It was fun to meet up with some bloggers.

Thu, Sep 06, 2007

Wanted: Fast Runners for the Hood to Coast Relay

I am attempting to assemble an "all star" team to attempt to win the Hood to Coast Relay next year (Aug. 2008). This is the biggest, oldest relay in America, and there are over 1000 teams that do it each year (3x bigger than the Wasatch Back).

Here is the deal: the fine folks at Ragnar Relay want to pull a bit of a publicity stunt. They want to get 12 guys that can average 5:15/mile or better for the whole relay, dress them up in Ragnar gear (shirts, hats, jackets, etc.), and outright win Hood to Coast (Ragnar's biggest rival). The idea shows a lot of moxie, and I like it. If we can get 12 very fast people, Ragnar will pay the entry fee, pay for our drive out there, pay for food, and give us gear. Not to mention give us the chance to win the most competitive relay out there, and mix it up with teams supported by Nike, Brooks, and Adidas.

In order to have a chance at winning, the team needs to be able to average 5:15/mile for the entire relay. Most legs are 5-7 miles in length. I have found that threshold (half marathon) pace is a good estimator of the pace one can hold over the duration of a relay. Therefore, the main time criteria I am looking for is:

1:10:00 or faster in the half marathon

In the absense of a half marathon time, other "qualifiers" would be:

31:30 or faster in the 10K
2:26:00 or faster in the marathon

Prior relay experience is also handy.

Teams get into HTC through lottery, which will be in October. If I can show the Ragnar folks that we have at least 5 or 6 people on-board, they will enter a team, and we can fill out the rest of the team over the next year. In reality, we need as big of a roster as possible, due to all the injuries and other things that can happen over the next 11 months! We will go with the 12 fastest runners.

Send me (Paul Petersen) an email at rockharrier(at)yahoo.com if you are interested. Also, if you know anyone who fits the criteria who does not read this blog, let them know as well. This is not a FastRunningBlog team or anything, so it is open to all runners from any age or state who can meet the criteria.

Comments

From Jon on Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 16:27:50

I guess my 1:14 half marathon puts me on the B team. Or as Sasha would say, I would be on the "fun" rather than the "blood" team.

From Superfly on Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 18:26:24

I may be right on the cut line but I'm in if you'll take me. I'm not sure if my 1:09 at Hobble works. But by then I should be faster...

Wed, Sep 26, 2007

Update on the St. George blogger party:

RSVPs Received by 9/25
Clyde, Dave, Chad, Chris, Katie, Jeff, Jon, Michelle C, James B, Ted, Paul, Logan, Christi, Brent, Cody, James W, Bobbi (35 people total)
ANYONE ELSE? please email your RSVP...thanks

Wed, Oct 17, 2007

Fund Raiser For Logan Fielding to go to the Olympic Trials.

As many of you already know, Logan Fielding, one of our bloggers, qualified for the US Olympic Trials with standard B in St. George. This means he has the opportunity to go to run at the Trials in New Your but he has to pay for it out of his small teacher salary. New York is not a cheap place to travel to. One blogger suggested we should hold a fund raiser for him, and I thought it would be a good idea.

You can make a donation through our PayPal button to the Fast Running Blog with a note that you want it to go to Logan. It is convenient, but PayPal will charge a commission. An alternative way is to mail a check made out to Logan Fielding to the following address:

1075 9th Street, Ogden, UT, 84404

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