I'm writing my first Take It and Run Thursday blog! Woo!!! Today's theme is Relay's, Ultras and Tri's. Which is perfect since I was going to write about my first triathlon. :-)
Relays:
There's only 2 relay's that I would like to do. First is the River to River Relay in southern Illinois. It goes from Mississippi River to the Ohio River across the Shawnee National Forest. Our fmr governor Blagojevich ran it one year. It takes place around the middle of April. Stats are as follows:
There's another one called the Bourbon Chase in Kentucky. This is a weekend/overnight event so it's a big longer. I doubt I'll ever be able to do this. But it's still an interesting thought! Info:
Ultras:
On Twitter someone completed a 50k in 6 hours and 13 minutes on May 30th. After reading all the talk back and forth about 50k, I decided that in my 31st year of birth (2011) I'll run a 50k! Which is 31 miles. Sounds perfect to me right!
There are two options for me to run. Chicago Lakefront 50k at the end of October or the Rock Cut Hobo Run 10k, 25k and 50k (pdf) in September. I already plan on doing the 10k and 25k run in September of this year. The 10k is on Friday night, the 25k on Saturday and the 50k on Sunday. I'll probably go for the Hobo Run because it's in Rockford and it's a trail run. Sounds like fun!!! Plus, I can walk and not feel bad. :-)
Tris:
I've always thought about doing one. Nothing big or long, just a sprint tri. I knew of one called HRMS in August that was not that far away from me in Naperville, IL. This was a definite doable race. And had decided on trying it in 2010.
But then I received an email from the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) stating that OCRF is the Official Charity of the US Women's Triathlon Series. Then they went on to mention that they have a triathlon on June 14 in Naperville, IL!! When I clicked on the link to take me to their website, I found out that this is a Sprint Tri! Sprint Competition - 750m swim - 22.8k (14.1mi) bike - 5k run. Awesome! So I can raise money for Ovarian Cancer and some of you may know how it's important to me! So I think I'll be doing that next June! Problem is... how do I train for a tri during the spring?? But now it's time to start looking for a triathlon suit and a swimming cap.
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So in a similar thought of the triathlon, I found a pretty easy way of getting a 'brick' workout in. I found a 10.5 mile bike ride route that starts from my house so that when I get back, I can go out for a run immediately afterwards!
Today I did this ride. I got all dressed for my ride and then I realise that I don't have my helmet! I left it in Kevin's car back on Memorial Day but hadn't received it yet in the mail. Come to find out he mailed it out yesterday. But I decided to go out and ride anyway. DON'T EVER DO THAT! I'm gonna head out tonight to buy a new one so I can go on my ride on Sunday.
I dressed too warmly for today though. I had my winter running pants on over biking shorts and a lightweight rain jacket on. I warmed up on both top and bottom. But it was a fun ride nonetheless. I even wore my Garmin! Just to see how it would be out on TOMRV next weekend. So here are my stats from the bike ride.
Relays:
There's only 2 relay's that I would like to do. First is the River to River Relay in southern Illinois. It goes from Mississippi River to the Ohio River across the Shawnee National Forest. Our fmr governor Blagojevich ran it one year. It takes place around the middle of April. Stats are as follows:
Teams of eight runners compete on an 80-mile course. Each runner completes three sections that range in length from 2.5 to 4 miles. Teams are started in groups every 30 minutes beginning at 6:15am and continuing until the last group is started at 8:45am. The finish line closes at exactly 8:00pm.
There's another one called the Bourbon Chase in Kentucky. This is a weekend/overnight event so it's a big longer. I doubt I'll ever be able to do this. But it's still an interesting thought! Info:
The Bourbon Chase will take place October 9-10, 2009, with the starting times staggered based upon each team's estimated finish time. Beginning near the Jim Beam American Outpost & Homestead, the first flight of teams will start the 200 mile course at 8am. During the next 12 hours, every 15 minutes a new set of teams will begin their overnight journey through the Bluegrass State. Teams are made up of 6 or 12 person teams. Each member of the team will run three legs over distances varying from 3 – 7 miles. Each team will provide two support vans to drop off and pick up runners at designated exchange points along the 200-mile route.
Ultras:
On Twitter someone completed a 50k in 6 hours and 13 minutes on May 30th. After reading all the talk back and forth about 50k, I decided that in my 31st year of birth (2011) I'll run a 50k! Which is 31 miles. Sounds perfect to me right!
There are two options for me to run. Chicago Lakefront 50k at the end of October or the Rock Cut Hobo Run 10k, 25k and 50k (pdf) in September. I already plan on doing the 10k and 25k run in September of this year. The 10k is on Friday night, the 25k on Saturday and the 50k on Sunday. I'll probably go for the Hobo Run because it's in Rockford and it's a trail run. Sounds like fun!!! Plus, I can walk and not feel bad. :-)
Tris:
I've always thought about doing one. Nothing big or long, just a sprint tri. I knew of one called HRMS in August that was not that far away from me in Naperville, IL. This was a definite doable race. And had decided on trying it in 2010.
But then I received an email from the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) stating that OCRF is the Official Charity of the US Women's Triathlon Series. Then they went on to mention that they have a triathlon on June 14 in Naperville, IL!! When I clicked on the link to take me to their website, I found out that this is a Sprint Tri! Sprint Competition - 750m swim - 22.8k (14.1mi) bike - 5k run. Awesome! So I can raise money for Ovarian Cancer and some of you may know how it's important to me! So I think I'll be doing that next June! Problem is... how do I train for a tri during the spring?? But now it's time to start looking for a triathlon suit and a swimming cap.
===============================
So in a similar thought of the triathlon, I found a pretty easy way of getting a 'brick' workout in. I found a 10.5 mile bike ride route that starts from my house so that when I get back, I can go out for a run immediately afterwards!
Today I did this ride. I got all dressed for my ride and then I realise that I don't have my helmet! I left it in Kevin's car back on Memorial Day but hadn't received it yet in the mail. Come to find out he mailed it out yesterday. But I decided to go out and ride anyway. DON'T EVER DO THAT! I'm gonna head out tonight to buy a new one so I can go on my ride on Sunday.
I dressed too warmly for today though. I had my winter running pants on over biking shorts and a lightweight rain jacket on. I warmed up on both top and bottom. But it was a fun ride nonetheless. I even wore my Garmin! Just to see how it would be out on TOMRV next weekend. So here are my stats from the bike ride.
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