Discussion: road race ????

why don't you guys come to london and do the vulture bait 25k trail race??? much nicer than the stoopid road! today is last day for registration.

'Bent and Goose are going after that elusive Boston qualification. I might think about the Vulture Bait though... The alternative is the Toronto Half. Or a lot of spectating.

okay - but keep in mind that online registration closes today at 6. https://www.onlineregistrations.ca/vulturebait/ and let me know if you're going - i can see if there's room in the pimpala. so far i think there are 4 of us - not sure if christine's going yet either.

Thanks for the invite. Normally I'd be all over that, but somehow I've been thinking about Boston a bit. Of course, I should really have done some specific training for this. Instead I've been sick, out of town and at tons of holiday meals. I guess if I can still qualify in the shape I'm in, a good marathon time should be easy if I trained.

i'm sure you'll do fine. good luck! and i might join you guys for one of carons' classes next week. what time do they start?

The Core class is Thursday at 7:10 p.m., then the Yoga class continues after that, finishing at 8:30 p.m. Downstairs at the Caledon East Community Centre (next to the OPP). I think it's $10/week. Beforehand, some people do a coached outdoor run (some form of intervals with As, Bs and Cs in a nearby subdivision) for no extra cost. For that, you meet at the Community Centre front door at 5:45 p.m.

'Bent you will definately qualify ...I mean in your category it's atleast a 5+hr cut-off for Boston.

If you want to work together for the first 27km, I'll be pacing around the 3hr mark? Keep in mind that you have the big climb ~15min into the race (new course ...climbing out of hog's hollow), so you'll want a bit of a warm-up before hand.

I've told 'Bent and Goose they should stick with the 3:20 pace bunny until 32 km, then speed up if they've got it in them. It's the first marathon for both of them, and they only need 3:30.

Bender, I'm doing this one with Goose. He's planning a 3:20 pace, unless we feel good in the last 10k. I suspect if I kept up your pace I wouldn't last much past Hog's Hollow given my intensive preparation.

Hmmm, looks like 'Bent and I pressed "submit" at the same moment. (He's sitting 3' away. I could ask him.)

You two crack me up.

He's planning a 3:20 pace, unless we feel good in the last 10k.
Bent' smart move for the first attempt. I may just join you in the finish chute, having gone out too fast and blown up.