Comments on: Happy 4th of July! http://www.theschierers.net/blog/life/happy-4th-of-july We're just UFOs swirling about the cosmic abyss... Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:09:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Kristin http://www.theschierers.net/blog/life/happy-4th-of-july#comment-9317 Kristin Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:29:09 +0000 http://www.theschierers.net/blog/?p=468#comment-9317 I seem to remember the last time I ran the race, they had mile splits (chris might remember better has he ran it last summer), but this year they had the kilometers marked, so that's when I hit the split on my watch. The problem was I couldn't convert to min/mile in my head, so I didn't have a clue how my pace compared to what I run during the week. Probably why I just ended up missing my stretch goal of 32 min. I seem to remember the last time I ran the race, they had mile splits (chris might remember better has he ran it last summer), but this year they had the kilometers marked, so that’s when I hit the split on my watch. The problem was I couldn’t convert to min/mile in my head, so I didn’t have a clue how my pace compared to what I run during the week. Probably why I just ended up missing my stretch goal of 32 min.

]]> By: The Evil Eyebrow » Running on the 4th http://www.theschierers.net/blog/life/happy-4th-of-july#comment-9315 The Evil Eyebrow » Running on the 4th Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:34:35 +0000 http://www.theschierers.net/blog/?p=468#comment-9315 [...] good to know that running is becoming traditional amongst my friends on the 4th of July. We did it, Chris and Kristin did it, even Jim did (although his link is to twitter with its anti-indexed mentality). Go [...] [...] good to know that running is becoming traditional amongst my friends on the 4th of July. We did it, Chris and Kristin did it, even Jim did (although his link is to twitter with its anti-indexed mentality). Go [...]

]]> By: Bill Ruhsam http://www.theschierers.net/blog/life/happy-4th-of-july#comment-9314 Bill Ruhsam Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:34:07 +0000 http://www.theschierers.net/blog/?p=468#comment-9314 Ooo! I just realized that you Kristin had <em>kilometer</em> splits. How weird. I've never run a 5k race that had non-mile splits. That almost seems, <em>unamerican!</em> I've always wondered why more races aren't going that way. Of course, I'm trained to think in miles for my pace, so I'd have to do some mental juggling if everything started to be kilometers. Ooo! I just realized that you Kristin had kilometer splits. How weird. I’ve never run a 5k race that had non-mile splits. That almost seems, unamerican!

I’ve always wondered why more races aren’t going that way. Of course, I’m trained to think in miles for my pace, so I’d have to do some mental juggling if everything started to be kilometers.

]]> By: Bill Ruhsam http://www.theschierers.net/blog/life/happy-4th-of-july#comment-9313 Bill Ruhsam Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:26:31 +0000 http://www.theschierers.net/blog/?p=468#comment-9313 Congratulations to both of you. Yours is not the first race where the official time and the watch time were inexplicably different. Next time, remember to smile across the finish line. Better yet, make sure you smile every time you pass someone. It's demoralizing to get passed by a person who's smiling. :) Congratulations to both of you. Yours is not the first race where the official time and the watch time were inexplicably different.

Next time, remember to smile across the finish line. Better yet, make sure you smile every time you pass someone. It’s demoralizing to get passed by a person who’s smiling. :)

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