Running 168 for 168 April 26, 2008
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Have you heard this amazing and inspirational story? A Senior Airman, Brenden Burstad is running 168 miles in memory of the 168 victims of the Murrah Building bombing. This Sunday is the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon and there will be over 16,000 runners participating in this run which benefits the Oklahoma City National Memorial. If you’ve not taken the opportunity to come to Oklahoma and visit this outstanding memorial, the OKC Memorial Marathon is a perfect time to do so!
Brenden Burstad is doing more than his fair share to honor the memory of those whose lives were taken from them. He’s running 141.8 miles from where he is stationed at Altus Air Force Base and then the full marathon to equal 168 miles. Amazing.
Check out the article ( http://www.okrunner.com/airman-burstads-run-underway ), and really, come visit and I guarantee you’ll be surprised by the hospitality of our city, the professionalism of the marathon, the emotion of the Memorial and the great city of Oklahoma City!
April 19, 1995 is a day I’ll never forget. The sound of the blast, the news coverage afterward, the overwhelming accounts of charity and kindness, standing at the base of the Murrah building looking up at complete devastation and now the field of 168 empty chairs…those emotions, sights and sounds will keep me coming back to run year after year.
We will never forget.
Starting early February 29, 2008
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Enjoying a 4 miler out at Lake Hefner yesterday afternoon, I happened to spy a Mom and her two kids out for a run. As is my norm, I smiled…nay…grinned, gave a little wave and went on my way. It was only after I finished and met back up with one of my running buddies that I found out that the kids were participating in the OKC Memorial Kid’s Marathon. After they finished their run, we chatted a bit (they were parked next to us) and I couldn’t help but notice how enthusiastic the two boys were about running this marathon. It cheered my heart!
Curious to see how long the Kid’s Marathon is, thinking that it must be a mile or so and not a real marathon, I looked up the information and was quite surprised to see that the kids run the full distance. Not all in the same day of course, but they run a mile at a time until they reach 25 miles, and then they finish the last 1.2 on the day of the actual race.
How incredibly cool is that? I don’t have kids, but if I’m granted that privilege someday, I can think of few things that are better to instill into your children than the love of doing something athletic. Not only that, but to pick a meaningful event for participation!
I love the idea of including your children in something you are passionate about, whether it’s yoga, swimming, biking or any other sport. So I encourage you, if you have kids, include them in your Sweat365 goals and activities!
Of course, be careful, use common sense and caution so that your child doesn’t suffer injury or burn-out!
Advice? March 19, 2007
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Fellow runners; someone needs our help! Connie left this message on my “Worth. Less.” post with the following question:
- “Dear runners,
I get severe stomach cramps after my long runs. Today I ran in my first half marathon (it was GREAT!!!!); however, my stomach has cramped off and on ever since. I drink lots of water…I just do not know what causes this. I am training for the marathon, and I just hope that my stomach will not start hurting before I actually finish the race. Any suggestions would be very appreciated.
Many thanks!”
My question for Connie is this: what are you drinking during your run, how much, and how often? Also, are you “eating” Gu or any other type of performance food? Hopefully with some more info we can answer the question better. Do any of y’all experience anything like this?
Training update February 19, 2007
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Ten weeks to go and the miles are piling up!
Thirteen was the magic number on Saturday. Thirteen very windy and very cold miles. Twenty mile an hour winds with gusts up to double that and a chilly 34 degrees! As I heard someone comment, it didn’t seem to matter which way you turned, the wind was always against you, sometimes even blowing a lifted foot into a leg!
I’m fortunate in the fact that the OKC running club, OKC Landrunners, host free marathon training runs in preparation for the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. “The Runner” so helpfully provides water stops, and the camaraderie is a great incentive to get out there and run a set mileage. They run on Saturday or Sunday mornings, Sundays if there is a major race on Saturday. I’ve been wanting to get in on the runs, but either because I was out of town, or because the runs were on Sunday, I have missed all of them prior to this last Saturday. As I was a new runner in the training group, I’m even in the picture on their website! :-)
New Developments! January 8, 2007
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I’m so excited to find that OKC has a training group for the April 29th marathon. I’ll be running with them every Saturday morning at 8 as long as I’m here in town!
Although I’ve done 10 mile runs without the benefit of either water or camaraderie, I was dreading the longer runs by myself. A local running shop “The Runner” is coordinating water stops for our Saturday morning runs and they anticipate between 40 and 100 people to show up (based on the previous years). This will definitely be a help and encouragement for the long runs.
I had a nice 7 miler on Saturday, averaging a little under 9.5 minutes per mile.
Asics: 7 so far this week, 79 total
Marathons are hard December 12, 2006
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It’s race reports like this one that make me both nervous and hopeful about running a marathon. I’ve been doing a pretty fine job with sticking to my training, so I hope I’ll be ready. My goal: to finish. That’s all I want to do is finish.
Fortunately I’ll have NordicTwin (he’s the silent blogger on this site!) dragging me along behind him for the duration of the run. I can just see us at mile 22…
NordicTwin: Only 4 more miles! Let’s sprint to the finish line!
Me: uugnnghhhhh.
NordicTwin: You’re doing great! Lift your knees a little higher so they aren’t scraping the ground as you crawl!
Me: uunngggghhhh.
NordicTwin: Here, I’ll just jog circles around you to keep you encouraged!
Me: uunngh
