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    I was just wondering if there are any avid runners on here?

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    Yep...Surfingfarmboy! 'Cept he lives on the east coast!

    Once you move here you might look into joining a running club near your home or place of work. That way you'll kill 2 birds with one stone and also meet new people with similar interests. Just a thought, anyway...

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    • #3
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      I'm one....my marathons (with total times run) to date so far are as follow:

      Honolulu: 7 times
      Boston: 6 times
      Chicago: 5 times
      New York City: 1 time
      Cape Cod: 1 time

      Of course, I've run plenty of 10Ks to half-marathons as well..too many to keep track of.

      Next big race for me in 2007 will probably be another running of Honolulu, though there is a pretty good chance I may run either the Jamaica Reggae Marathon or the Macau Marathon instead of it.

      I used to be a 105 mile a week runner, but I'm slowly becoming a "penquin" runner as I grow older...I'm probably doing no more than 40-50 miles a week kind of runner now, (8-10 mile runs 5 times a week) though at least once a week (usually Saturday), I'll knock-off a 16-18 miler, with 20 milers run about the six weeks or so before a marathon.

      My PR in the 26.2 was Boston '98 with a 2:59. I'm now probably, (if running in decent running weather) around a 3:25 to 3:30 marathoner. If I'm running a marathon in Honolulu, I finish around 3:45 to 3:55...the conditions runners have to deal with in Honolulu (temps above 65, high humidity, and 30,000+ runners) are not condusive in knocking down fast times. I did knock-off a 3:12 and finished 203rd overall in the '99 edition of the Honolulu Marathon though..but that was when I was a decent runner! I run now simply to keep my weight down...my sub 3:00 marathon days, I think, are all pau!

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      • #4
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        H.U.R.T. is running this weekend. (I think these people are NUTS!!)


        HURT 2005

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        • #5
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          Originally posted by Surfingfarmboy View Post
          I'm one....my marathons (with total times run) to date so far are as follow:

          Honolulu: 7 times
          Boston: 6 times
          Chicago: 5 times
          New York City: 1 time
          Cape Cod: 1 time

          Of course, I've run plenty of 10Ks to half-marathons as well..too many to keep track of.

          Next big race for me in 2007 will probably be another running of Honolulu, though there is a pretty good chance I may run either the Jamaica Reggae Marathon or the Macau Marathon instead of it.

          I used to be a 105 mile a week runner, but I'm slowly becoming a "penquin" runner as I grow older...I'm probably doing no more than 40-50 miles a week kind of runner now, (8-10 mile runs 5 times a week) though at least once a week (usually Saturday), I'll knock-off a 16-18 miler, with 20 milers run about the six weeks or so before a marathon.

          My PR in the 26.2 was Boston '98 with a 2:59. I'm now probably, (if running in decent running weather) around a 3:25 to 3:30 marathoner. If I'm running a marathon in Honolulu, I finish around 3:45 to 3:55...the conditions runners have to deal with in Honolulu (temps above 65, high humidity, and 30,000+ runners) are not condusive in knocking down fast times. I did knock-off a 3:12 and finished 203rd overall in the '99 edition of the Honolulu Marathon though..but that was when I was a decent runner! I run now simply to keep my weight down...my sub 3:00 marathon days, I think, are all pau!

          Well, I think those are some pretty impressive times! I am going to try for the Honolulu this year.

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          • #6
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            Originally posted by OahuGirl View Post
            I was just wondering if there are any avid runners on here?
            I'm a middle-of-the-pack fitness runner myself, consistent 15-20 miles/week when I'm not injured, and seven time marathoner (all Honolulu).

            Stop by Niketown if you work in town. They put together two group runs a week (Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings) and go around Waikiki, either along the Ala Wai to Kapiolani Park or along the beach to Ala Moana Park.
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            • #7
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              Originally posted by Keith H. View Post
              I'm a middle-of-the-pack fitness runner myself, consistent 15-20 miles/week when I'm not injured, and seven time marathoner (all Honolulu).
              A "middle-of-the-pack fitness runner" with a very big heart as well. Keith as done something I've yet to do in marathoning: Raise hundreds of dollars for the Team in Training charity. If I recall correctly, he dedicated his 2005 running of the Honolulu Marathon to TnT. Well done, Keith!

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              • #8
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                Football Coach here. I run about 3-5 miles a week and walk about 8 miles per week. Except during football season, when I run about 2 miles a day, with lots of sprinting.

                Gets harder every year to keep up with those dang teenagers.
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                • #9
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                  I used to be an avid runner, but now I'm a dad! Not Surfingfarmboy-avid mind you, but I used to do about 30 mi/wk and I'm at maybe 30/month now!

                  Like Keith, I'm a Team In Training alum (GO TEAM!!) and did four marathons with them. Among these was Honolulu a few years back and Surfingfarmboy isn't kidding. I'm not a warm weather runner (even here in the Bay Area I have to run early or late or I get smoked) and I got massive heat cramps during that race. Anyways, like Tutu says, running groups like TNT and Niketown are a great way to meet new people.

                  And Surfingfarmboy - If you're a 3:30 marathoner I don't believe you qualify as a Penguin!

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