2006 Marathon Relay

[tommy]

Note: Mark and Paul Hobbs came up with an idea to get a bunch of valvers/OHS folks to get together and run a marathon relay. It started in another thread (2006 Fitness Resolutions). I moved it here to focus separately.

Mark, the end of May is not good for me - Austin Triathlon is that weekend. This certainly doesn't have to hinge around me. If you want to do VT, I'll catch up on the next one.

Or perhaps we could come up with several dates/locations and see what interest we get.

Perhaps we can have more than one team.

Any other takers?

 

[msiwik]

2006 Marathon Relay

Note: Mark and Paul Hobbs came up with an idea to get a bunch of valvers/OHS folks to get together and run a marathon relay. It started in another thread (2006 Fitness Resolutions). I moved it here to focus separately.

Mark, the end of May is not good for me - Austin Triathlon is that weekend. This certainly doesn't have to hinge around me. If you want to do VT, I'll catch up on the next one.

Or perhaps we could come up with several dates/locations and see what interest we get.

Perhaps we can have more than one team.

Any other takers?

Tom - I am not wedded to VT. I do share the excitement of getting 5 of us together sometime, somewhere to do the marathon relay. Let's go with the idea of looking at several dates/locations and see how far we get! Happy New Year!!

 

[MitralMan]

What exactly IS a marathon relay?

What exactly IS a marathon relay?

I'm looking to shed 30 lbs over the next year, at which point I will take up running again. But this might be an excuse to accelerate my timetable!

 

[tommy]

Great question, MitralMan! Lots of marathons offer relays for those that don't want to run the complete 26.2 miles. The concept is very popular.

Typically the distance is split into 3-5 segments with each participant running 1 or more segments. The "baton" pass is at official stations along the route. You sign up as a team and run as a team.

One of the team members starts with the rest of the field. The other team members are transported to the hand-off points. The last runner crosses the finish line. Official times are reported.

Sound like fun?

 

[MitralMan]

It DOES sound like fun.

It DOES sound like fun.

And feasible, too.

It's like running a 10K, give or take.

I wasn't ready to do a 5 miler this past October, but I'll keep reading these posts -- at the point at which I get to a 10:00 mile, I'll consider myself ready.

 

[msiwik]

And feasible, too.

It's like running a 10K, give or take.

I wasn't ready to do a 5 miler this past October, but I'll keep reading these posts -- at the point at which I get to a 10:00 mile, I'll consider myself ready.

That's the spirit! I don't think we need to lock into any timetable. I do think it would be a great thing to get 5 people from this site to run a team marathon! Keep us posted on your interest!

 

[LLJ]

I feel like I've been off line forever. Nice to be back. I am so in for the relay! (Mark: been doing your short,faster workouts and even though they killed me the first time, I find they do help my speed on overall runs)
I missed about 5 workouts over the last 3 weeks,but I am keeping up to speed with training and would love to run with you guys! This week is my one year anniversary and I am really just beginning to feel like I might have a chance to get back to 9 minute miles one day.
Laura

 

[ChristineBP]

If you guys would let a slow turtle run with you, I would love to come out and play!!!! I've done quite a few 10 mile runs, but not fast. My heart valves are growing quite old even through I'm only 29. I've done the broad street run in philly, in 04 and 05 (it's a very flat and fast). I try to run at least one 5k race a month, but right now it's more like 2 or 3 a month. What can I say I love just finishing a race and who doesn't need another t-shirt!!!!! I've done many 5 milers and 10k's as well. My last 10 mile race was the first sunday in November 05.

I finished it in just under 1hr and 52min. For me that was very good, it was flat but the hill we ran down mile 2 was the hill we ran up mile 8.

But I never stopped running, I kept a good pace and felt some what ok (if there is such a thing) after the race.

Keep me in mind, I really want to run a marathon the full fun of 26.2 miles is my goal. But I'm not allowed, so this would be the next best thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[msiwik]

I feel like I've been off line forever. Nice to be back. I am so in for the relay! (Mark: been doing your short,faster workouts and even though they killed me the first time, I find they do help my speed on overall runs)
I missed about 5 workouts over the last 3 weeks,but I am keeping up to speed with training and would love to run with you guys! This week is my one year anniversary and I am really just beginning to feel like I might have a chance to get back to 9 minute miles one day.
Laura

Laura - Happy New Year! and one year - wow! Glad the faster workouts are helping! I think we have 5 to 10 people on this site that could do a marathon relay including all those that responded here - we will get there - just a question of organization and logistics. Mark

 

[msiwik]

If you guys would let a slow turtle run with you, I would love to come out and play!!!! I've done quite a few 10 mile runs, but not fast. My heart valves are growing quite old even through I'm only 29. I've done the broad street run in philly, in 04 and 05 (it's a very flat and fast). I try to run at least one 5k race a month, but right now it's more like 2 or 3 a month. What can I say I love just finishing a race and who doesn't need another t-shirt!!!!! I've done many 5 milers and 10k's as well. My last 10 mile race was the first sunday in November 05.

I finished it in just under 1hr and 52min. For me that was very good, it was flat but the hill we ran down mile 2 was the hill we ran up mile 8.

But I never stopped running, I kept a good pace and felt some what ok (if there is such a thing) after the race.

Keep me in mind, I really want to run a marathon the full fun of 26.2 miles is my goal. But I'm not allowed, so this would be the next best thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Christine - yes there is room. We might even have enough for 2 teams!

 

[MitralMan]

Slow turtle? You'd kick my tail right now!

Slow turtle? You'd kick my tail right now!

If you guys would let a slow turtle run with you, I would love to come out and play!!!! I've done quite a few 10 mile runs, but not fast. My heart valves are growing quite old even through I'm only 29. I've done the broad street run in philly, in 04 and 05 (it's a very flat and fast). I try to run at least one 5k race a month, but right now it's more like 2 or 3 a month. What can I say I love just finishing a race and who doesn't need another t-shirt!!!!! I've done many 5 milers and 10k's as well. My last 10 mile race was the first sunday in November 05.

I finished it in just under 1hr and 52min. For me that was very good, it was flat but the hill we ran down mile 2 was the hill we ran up mile 8.

But I never stopped running, I kept a good pace and felt some what ok (if there is such a thing) after the race.

Keep me in mind, I really want to run a marathon the full fun of 26.2 miles is my goal. But I'm not allowed, so this would be the next best thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But GIVE ME SIX MONTHS!!!

 

[MitralMan]

Laura, one year? CONGRATS!!!

Laura, one year? CONGRATS!!!

I feel like I've been off line forever. Nice to be back. I am so in for the relay! (Mark: been doing your short,faster workouts and even though they killed me the first time, I find they do help my speed on overall runs)
I missed about 5 workouts over the last 3 weeks,but I am keeping up to speed with training and would love to run with you guys! This week is my one year anniversary and I am really just beginning to feel like I might have a chance to get back to 9 minute miles one day.
Laura

How do you feel? What observations do you care to share? Christmas was my one year anniversary.

 

[Paul]

Wow!!!

Wow!!!

Thanks Mark for kicking this off!! My wife Michelle and I (and Sam the dog!!) did a Jan 1st 5K here in Burlington Vermont and I was thinking about all the conversations I have had with Mark about running and training and being patient with recovery and thought it would be great to run with him and other OHS people. I am interested in running with others and it doesn't have to be Vermont, HOWEVER, I can vouch for the event and the course and the area and the state. And I can take the lead and help organize if it works out that we can run here. It's a great place and a great event. VERY friendly!

Typically the relay is great because it lets many more locals get involved and with that local interest comes the local support. My wife ran the Chicago marathon and that was phenomenal with 100,000 spectators and +20,000 runners, but for an event like ours the the relay really builds the local interest.

http://www.runvermont.org/marathon/rregister.html
This is the web site for more information. As you can see we need to put in a bid for a relay team (or two!!) and all teams are 'drawn from a hat' because of so much demand for a team. I plan on submitting a bid for a team regardless of what happens with this OHS team idea. I don't know if I can put in two, and I don't know the odds of getting one let alone two.

Again, let me say, I am not pushing that hard for the VT race, but it seems to me to make sense to do a race near one of the participants so there is some knowledge of the location and maybe even the ins and outs of the event. I would be more then happy to take the lead, at least until we pick an event. So, to start with, anyone interested, just interested, in meeting somewhere for some event where 5 or 10 of us would each run roughly 5 to 6 miles; send me an e-mail directly. Please express interest or opinions or suggestions on the web site (or to me or Mark directly as you choose); but I think an email directly to me would be a good place to start so I can get an idea of how many people are really interested.

Mark has been in contact with other outlets for HV or OHS or Congenital Heart Disease people to communicate and I will talk to him about throwing a bit larger net. This could really be great!! Happy New Year!!

P.S. As far as speed goes, it doesn?t matter to me one bit! I have my own pace goal but each member's goals are their own. I was thinking the team would be 2004 or 2005 patients so that we are all in recent recovery, however if your surgery was earlier and you want to run please don?t retract your self.

 

[Paul]

revision

revision

Totally forget that last part about 2004 or 2005. Anyone who has had someone's fingers on their heart... LETS RUN!

 

[Paul]

One more thing

One more thing

If anyone knows of a good event, even if you can't or don't want to run, please suggest it and give me a link.

 

[msiwik]

If anyone knows of a good event, even if you can't or don't want to run, please suggest it and give me a link.

Subject to my wife's blessing, I will come to Vermont Memorial Day Weekend 2006 to do 1/5 of the team relay. From my networking, I know how important it is that we raise the visibility of adult congenital heart disease plus I would very much enjoy the camaradie etc. I get all kinds of running magazines and when I get the time, I can look into other marathons offering relays and put the word out for suggestions. Do we have 3 other takers for Vermont as Paul proposes or should we look for a different event?

 

[LLJ]

Hey guys: Memorial day is May right? I'd say that's a go for me. Do we have to sign up now or is there generally room? Vermont would be so wonderful;close enough and certainly a beautiful spot.For someone who doesn't like running(at least not as much as cycling) I'm sure doing alot of it lately.
Mitral Man:Yes, one year ago today I was in that giant post surgical cardiac room with my own nurse at the foot of my bed surrounded by about a dozen other OHS patients in similar states. As I recall, right about now my nurse was telling me to cut out the nonsense and consent to having morphine. I was still trying to grasp how freakin' bad I felt,but I was still kickin because I was told I asked the physican assistant who removed my chest tube for a date. (he was very handsome....I think) Anyway, I feel better all the time and it definately takes at least a year to feel that you've maybe returned, wouldn't you agree? Congrats on your Christmas anniversary!
Laura

 

[msiwik]

3 down/2 to go - Marathon Relay

3 down/2 to go - Marathon Relay

Hey guys: Memorial day is May right? I'd say that's a go for me. Do we have to sign up now or is there generally room? Vermont would be so wonderful;close enough and certainly a beautiful spot.For someone who doesn't like running(at least not as much as cycling) I'm sure doing alot of it lately.
Mitral Man:Yes, one year ago today I was in that giant post surgical cardiac room with my own nurse at the foot of my bed surrounded by about a dozen other OHS patients in similar states. As I recall, right about now my nurse was telling me to cut out the nonsense and consent to having morphine. I was still trying to grasp how freakin' bad I felt,but I was still kickin because I was told I asked the physican assistant who removed my chest tube for a date. (he was very handsome....I think) Anyway, I feel better all the time and it definately takes at least a year to feel that you've maybe returned, wouldn't you agree? Congrats on your Christmas anniversary!
Laura

Laura - lol great story, I have one to match! It's amazing what we say when we are on medication!! Ok team, I think we have 3 people - Paul, Laura, Mark. Who else - Christine? We need two more!!

 

[Paul]

Hey guys: Memorial day is May right? I'd say that's a go for me. Do we have to sign up now or is there generally room? Vermont would be so wonderful;close enough and certainly a beautiful spot.For someone who doesn't like running(at least not as much as cycling) I'm sure doing alot of it lately.

Hi Laura,
The date is May 28th. The Sunday before Memorial Day on Monday May 29th. I will be submitting a bid for one team. All teams will be selected at random from the bids and the accepted teams will be notified on Feb 6th at 9:00.

I look at my bike every time I do a load of laundry, it is sooo lonely... But running, elliptical-trainering and cross counry skiing are more interesting then the stationary trainer at this point in the winter, maybe we can do a ride after the run.

 

[Paul]

not locking into VT

not locking into VT

I just want to reiterate that we are not committed to VT on May 28th by any means.

I want to meet people and talk and learn from others. I will probably not have a problem finding locals to run the relay here in VT if we can get more participation some where else on some other date.

So i really don't want to eliminate the possablity of meeting and running with Tom or Mitralman or anyone else at this point.