Seattle Shines Hosting Inaugural Rock 'n' Roll Marathon | Running Network

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Mid Week , Rock n Roll

Nice job to those that ran this weekend at Rock n Roll, with pacers and those who participated I'm sure there were about 80 or so of you out there.

Thanks to all those that paced from what I can see most were right on it although I found it interesting the number of you who finished but didn't really appear to have anyone following them and like I said most seemed be pretty much on their pace.

Also thanks to Enid and Rachele for their help in coordinating things, they really worked hard and helped make this easier for everyone.

It was getting on the warm side but all in all I think it was a great event with very good support.

I posted results (below) that I could find (in no particular order) and I know some of you aren't listed, but I couldn't find you. Again it's very helpful if you put your name on the roster, that's one of the reasons I put that up. I did see some of you but still couldn't find your times and I know some of you used others numbers so for sure I can't find you.

It's kind of funny I was able to get a media pass so I was right at the finish line taking pictures and almost all of you ran right by as I yelled in your face with out even noticing, now that is great focus. As far as the picture taking goes it got really hard at about 2:00 for the half as the flow for that race was really heavy and to top it off th eamrathon was just picking up steam finisher wise so I missed a lot of you but here is a link to the photo gallery I put together.

As far as the mid week workouts go I'll get them posted a little later today. Those of you who ran over the weekend except for most of those who paced should go on the easy side. Those who are training for Portland will be starting hills. Looks like we'll have a big crew training fo rPortland which always make it nice with a lot of trainin partners to workout with.

Last week on the eastside we went to the track for a workout only to find that the track is gone. I guess they are going to resurface it. I mentioned that we could go to another school but now that hills are going to start for most I think we can still meet at Everyday Athlete for now.

As most of you know the track at Grennlake is supposed to go away for awhile as well this summer but again while most are doing hills we'll keep with the current plan.

Since the 4th is this Saturday I think we'll bag the run unless a lot of you think you'll be running. Let me know.

Rock n Roll Seattle Chuckit Finishers

Tien Doan 4:59:46
Scott Armstrong 1:46:22
Jennifer Bendemire 2:23:22
Lisa Galvan 2:09:26
David Arthur 3:53:51
Suzanne Potts 1:59:26
Ken Tarleton 4:13:24
Melissa Frank 4:39:08
Ian Cox 4:00:14
Megan Thompson 3:54:56
Janet Palmer 2:25:40
Audrey Waller 2:13:01
Colleen Engle 2:33:42
Corrie Vaa 2:00:27
Allison Klune 1:56:51
Karen Gutkowski 2:15:32
Rutuja Khanzode 2:18:47
Vipul Hingne 2:18:48
Kyle Zitek 1:48:27
Susan McIntosh 4:14:12
Deborah Kerns 3:54:32
Pippa Fordwood 4:31:29
Brady Gustafson 3:14:51
Teresa Van Horn 2:14:20
Martha Koshiyama 2:01:40
Andrew Hammer 4:59:46
Suresh Krishnamoorthy 1:54:24
Andrew Bryant 1:26:32
Steven Brooks 3:57:20
Andrea Millikan 1:50:22
Laura Karassik 1:58:31

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No chuckit meeting on Saturday

Due to fact that so many of you are invovled in the run tomorrow (Rock n Roll) we won't be meeting Tomorrow Saturday for the run.

I'll be down early and am going to take some pictures and maybe do some video.  Since I can't do both at the same time (although I might try) I was wondering if any of you who might be going down to spectate would be interetested in help the ole coach out.  If so let me know and if not I still love you.

Good luck to those are running, both pacers and those running for time.

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Mid Week and hopefully helpful info including building a little Chuckie

Well Rock n Roll is upon us with the weather looking perfect all should be smooth sailing from here on out. Tonight's workout is posted and is meant to give you a feel for the pace you'll be running (hopefully the whole race). For those that are pacers in the race I recommend that you do the same workout working on your pace and for a little extra practice it might be good to lead others at the pace you plan to run. Get you used to running with others.

As you are working on your pace this should be hard from the stand point that it's hard to run the pace because it feels so slow, if it feels too fast then maybe we should talk and reconsider your goals. From here on out the rest of the week your runs should be lite and easy.

Here is some good info from a previous blog posting that I think will be helpful including building a litttle Chuckie.

So with so many of you running soon I want to go over a couple important things. Now that you have spent several months training for your event it seems like a waste to ruin it now by doing something silly. What do I mean by something silly, oh like wearing something new that you haven't tested out in training, eating something during (or right before) the event that you haven't tried in training. Not sticking to your race plan and having feelings of grandeurs. (this is a big one) Now you say heck I wouldn't do any of that stuff but it seems to me that the week of the race a certain level of insanity seems to set in and normal level headed people do some really silly stuff. I will admit that I have fallen victim to all that I listed so I know of what I speak.

So let's take the big three separately:

1. Wearing something new - What I mean by this is don't try some new stuff this week, meaning new shoes or clothing. You might get away with it but you might not, so it's not worth the risk. If you're going to do new shoes make sure at least they are the model that you have been wearing. I ruined a perfectly good Seattle Marathon by doing this, getting some very nice blisters in the process.
   
   You'll be tempted at the race expos to buy new stuff for your race so you'll be the best looking person on the course but again unless you've worn it before not worth the risk. We had a group member once ruin a perfectly good Disney Marathon by wearing some new shorts he got at the expo and wearing them and in the process loosing some blood and not finishing, he could have used some serious body glide.
   
   
2. Eating something new - Meaning don't try new foods or supplements before the race, again those abound at the expos but unless you've tried it in training don't risk it. I "once" found out that Bee Pollen is a good laxative and ruined a perfectly good marathon.
   
   
3. Not sticking to your race plan (getting feelings of grandeur) - Now this is probably the biggest one. I don't know what happens on race day but like I said something happens to normally level headed people, again here I know what I speak of from past experience. As you start your race it should feel very easy. Its supposed to, it doesn't mean you're in better shape than you thought and all of a sudden you're a contender for the race victory. It means be cautious and enjoy it while it last as it will get tougher as the miles go by and if by chance you're still feeling good into the last quarter of your race then let er rip, you've ran a good race and had a good plan.
   
   If you start out a little faster than you want then slow it down and get back on your pace. The earlier the better. It's easy to get out a little fast because you're excited and your adrenaline is pumping so you'll feel very good early. Don't make the mistake of believing that you're in much better shape than your training has told you, you're probably right, again if you feel good going into the last quarter of your race then go. It's funny how many people end up doing this.
   
   On another note if you're not feeling good early, as long as you're on the pace you should be you'll probably work out of it as you warm up. My best marathons were ones where I felt I wasn't going to be able to finish in the first few miles.

I know you all are say I won't do any of this stuff but you know what I bet 1/3 of you will. Hey we have already had people fall victim to this this year. So try to stay sane.

Ok by request I'm going to go over building my pre race Chuckie. I know sounds kind of scary but it's not and it's a good idea so there.

What I mean by building a little Chuckie is making sure that I have all of my gear that I'm going to need come race time. So generally the day before, not the night before as you might need to get something and it might be to late to get it.

So I go to my bed (I know you're thinking where the hell is he going with this. ) I start with Chuckies head. If I'm going to wear a hat I lay that down first, maybe some sun glasses. Next I lay down the top (right below Chuckies head) I'm going to run in making sure to put on the number, you would be surprised at how often you don't have enough pins. Below that I put my shorts and any thing else I might wear. Below that my socks, then shoes and timing chip if needed and there you have it a little Chuckie. Now if you decide to do this and you call your layout a little Chuckie, now that is a little scary ;)

One more thing be careful with your prerace activities I know you're going to different lands and they are full of adventure but save that for after your race, make sure that you rest up and stay off your feet, the day before don't walk five miles taking in the sites. Remember you've invested a lot of time in preparing for this and being a tourist can wait until the day ofter.

Have a great race.

Mid Week, Hydrate, Fall plans, Oiselle, Shore Run

 The mid week workouts are posted. Well RnR is only about a week and half away so most of you are winding your training down with this weeks group workout being your last hard one, make it a good one.Make sure that get plenty of rest here on out and hydrate well. Don't over do it but with the way the weather has been it might be on the warm side so it might be good to keep that area covered.  You might also mix in something like gator aid along with water to make sure you don't flush out your system with water.

The rest of you are gearing up for a fall event. So far I see a few planning for SJJ Half, Portland, Skagit Flats, Victoria, Marine Corps, Nike Women's, Vegas, Cal International,  New York and of course Seattle, so another well rounded training summer ahead of us.

I was out at fremont on Friday and saw a few of you there. I put up a slide show of the pics that I took. It was a nice night for the run and most had great runs.

Don't forget the Oiselle ladies night this saturday night at Super Jock from 6-8 pm if you plan to attend please rsvp here http://www.runchuckit.com/oiselle.asp

Also don't forget that the Shore Run (Seward to Madison) is the Day after the RnR events and they are in need of volunteers here is the info that I have.

I hoped that you could add a plug to the Shore Run to the blog--we need runners and course marshals, so if people have just run Rock N Roll, they can still come out and help on the course.  It's a great event--all the $$ goes to support cancer research.  Here's a link: http://www.fhcrc.org/about/ne/events/shorerun/index.html.

Photo Gallery Posted, Chuckisms, oiselle night

I put up a photo gallery from this weeks mid week workout.

Last night after the workout 18 if our members went out for pizza to wish a couple (Geoff and Nancy Dunbar) from the group good luck in their move to California. They had put a list of their favorite sayings (chuckisms) that I use (appearently a lot) and once that got started everyone from the table had one or two so we put a list together that I'm sharing here.

1. Don't slap your feet
2. Don't do your long runs too fast.
3. Consistency.
4. It's ok to wake up with a little chuckie.
5. Don't buy anyhting new the day of the race.
6. The first few miles during the race should be easy.
7. Run like you have ski poles in your hands.
8. If you want to run fast you have to run fast.
9. use your arms to run faster.
10. "what are you carring all that crap for"?? (water and Gu)
11. I'm getting alot of complaints from people that their times aren't improving
12. Ice it.
13. They've got the love injury(new boy friend or girl friend)
14. Wedding and babies kill my business

Well after looking at it they're right I do thos use those a lot and probably always will.
Good luck Geoff and Nanacy it's been a pleasure getting to know you guys and being able to help you with your runniung and of course being able to chare my Chuckism's with you.

On June 20th from 6-8pm at Super Jock n Jill, Sally from oiselle will be having a ladies night where she'll offer group members 20% of product in her line. if you plan to attend please here and RSVP

Mid Week, ,tune up race, Chuckit member Chicago blog.

The midweek workouts are posted. Most will be finishing up with track for RnR while many are stating to get ready for a fall event. The Super Jock n Jill Half Marathon training plan starts this week. Only 3 months to go which means only 4 months to go for most fall marathons.

For those finishing up with training for RnR I was thinking that the Fremont 5K would be an exellent race to get in before RnR. I always like to run a race 2-3 weeks before my marathon. Take advantage of the tapering and get one extra speed workout in to sharpen up before the race.  The race is this Friday evening in Fremont of course. It's pretty fast course with a hill early on and then mostly flat. I'll be out taking pictures and of course takiung advantage of the beer garden afterward. Hope you can make it, it's always good to see you guys outside of the group.

A few people have mentioned getting singlets, (tanktops) for the summer. I'm going to investigate over the next couple of days and send out mail once I get an ideas of which one we''ll get as well as a price. More coming soon.

One of our fine members has been selected by the the Chicago Marathon to provide an online blog of her summer training for that race. I think a fine selection as well. Enid Moore who has been in the group for a few years will be blogging through the summer so follow her and her training here ,it should be fun.