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21 years ago 01/01/2003 1:45pm EST

re: catman

2002 was a very, very bad year running-wise for me. In indoor track, I didn't take enough time off after cross country. I PRed in two events at the first meet of the season, but sucked it up the rest of the season. In outdoor, I did the exact opposite and did no off-season running. It took me forever to get in good shape, so by the time championship season came along I still wasn't in full shape. During summer training for XC, my running got interrupted by real-life problems, and I had no base when XC started. I ran two good races, and then ran consistently 2 minutes slower than my PR for the rest of the year. Overall, 2002 was a wash, running-wise.

21 years ago 01/01/2003 6:31pm EST

re: catman

Whoops, check that...

Four race wins. Forgot about the little 12km that I won in January in Ban Phai (Khon Kaen province Thailand).

The half that I PR'ed at was not a half, it was the first half of the Seoul Marathon in March. Went through the half in 1;07;22 and kept on trucking but hit a massive side-stitch at 25km and pulled out of the race entirely. I had only 1 week notice before I was to run the race, and my translator gave me a muffin 20 minutes before the race....big mistake!

jason

21 years ago 01/02/2003 12:38am EST

re: JasonInKunming

Happy New Year Every One! Lets not stress lets just have fun

on the trails, on the roads, on the track and on Letsrun!

Be Blessed!

21 years ago 01/02/2003 4:11am EST

re: Flagpole Willy

Hey, you forgot to mention that you pounded your buddies into the ground on a 10 mile run. You forgot to mention that you matured as a runner and as a man on that 10 mile run. You forgot to mention that you are cooler now than you were in college because you beat a bunched of washed-up never were runners who were running their training run at 7 minutes a mile.You are The MAN.Shining brightly, the truth prevails and reality reigns supreme when the silver-backed glass speaks.

Flagpole Willy wrote:
My PRs are long gone (except perhaps in the marathon since my PR there is very very slow compared to my other times).
In 2002 I had a very good buildup the first few months of the year culminating in a mid-summer peak of racing decent 5K times for the then 35-year-old body (less than 2 minutes slower than my PR set in college). While this doesn't see that great, a year earlier I was running almost 4 minutes slower for 5K, fat and out of shape, so 2002 was a good "back-to-fitness" year for me.
Pretty much since that fitness peak in mid summer I have fallen off a tiny bit so that my 5K time would probably be 45 seconds or so slower now. In 2003 I have a different goal though, and that is to run a decent half marathon. I will run one in the spring and then perhaps mid summer and then fall. I expect with more miles that if I so choose I should be able to run a faster 5K than I did last summer, and I will probably give that a try at some point mid summer/early fall, but the main focus is to do some half marathon training and then perhaps attempt a PR in the marathon in the spring of 2004.
Not that you all care.

21 years ago 01/02/2003 4:55am EST

re: Jebus

Finished off my collegiate career, setting five PRs at 3000, 5000 and 10,000 throughout the indoor and outdoor seasons. Continued training with a full time job throughout the summer and fall, hitting 100 miles a week for the first time ever. Year ended with a stress fracture, but back training to begin new year.

21 years ago 01/02/2003 4:59am EST

re: The Roc

Sorry, late on this thread, but,...2002 was a great year. Started over again with "over 40 PR's" Ran every distance from the 800 (6 x 1:55) to the 10k (Mostly high 31:50's). Got a quick mile in there (4:09 on only one attempt). If the knees hold up, plan to beat all of those times in 2003.

21 years ago 01/02/2003 6:33am EST

re: Northwest Master

In 2002, my body finally told me it that it was too old and too beat up to continue trying to hammer out decent race times and train once or twice a day everyday. I guess 2003 will be the year to try and maintain some level of physical fitness and hope my running buddies don't bust my balls too much if the beers begin to add a few pounds to my frame. Good luck to everyone out there training hard.

21 years ago 01/02/2003 6:46am EST

re: Dr. Blackjack

I set PRs in the 5K, 8K, 5M, 10K, Half Marathon, and Marathon. Not quite as good as last year where I PRed in EVERY distance (that I race) from Mile to Marathon. I would rate this year as another solid A. Don't know if I will get the chance to set PRs at every distace this year (03), as I am focusing on the Marathon even more. I ran over 4500 miles last year, so don't know if I will beat that either. All kind of depends on how the next marathon goes. Missed that OT by 2.5 seconds so have to get it on the next one.

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