Wow, missed that probably as I was posting - 9 miles Plantmom- look at you GIRL!!!
Woo-hoo! You rock, PlantMom!
2 gold stars for abasket!!
Great job everyone! Yep, PlantMom, a lot of the training plans I’ve seen have you train up to 10 miles prior to the HM. You’re right there!
Went running with my husband today, who was so enthusiastic about my pace that he thought I could train for a short time and qualify for the 2018 Boston marathon. Apparently the qualifying times for old ladies like me are pretty slow. However, I saw a flyer for another race today, and think I might prefer this one instead.
It’s the Lard Butt 1K, an event dedicated to the “below-average athlete and weekend warrior in all of us”. It advertises doughnut stops every 250 meters, and a fabulous beer garden. Lard Butt 1K will replace timing chips with chocolate chips, water stations with donut stations, and feature a well-stocked beer garden before and after, along with a Health and Fatness Expo.
I think I be ready for it, since it’s not until June 11th. It will be hard work, though! 
The Boston qualifying times for older women are actually statistically harder than for younger folks. When the standards were revised, it was women over the open classes that took the biggest hit. Bunsen did great with her qualifying.
I like the sound of the donut run!
Lard Butt? That sounds like my peeps’ race!
“The Boston qualifying times for older women are actually statistically harder than for younger folks. When the standards were revised, it was women over the open classes that took the biggest hit. Bunsen did great with her qualifying.”
When you say that, does that mean statistically harder as far as more women trying to enter in the older groups? Or more difficult because it’s tougher to run as you get older? I’m looking at it more as the difference of doing a qualifying event a couple of days before the deadline for one year to be in the age 50-54 group (4 hours), and age 55-59 (4 hours-10min). Those 10 mins seem like a big help, as far as timing goes.
"Lard Butt? That sounds like my peeps’ race! "
Oh, you liar! I’ll bet you have a little tiny flab free butt!
Bus, the lard is strategically masked under layers of Wolford pantyhose and Spanx. Plus, my Louboutins act as an attention diversion. 
JK.
As my friend says, “you don’t need to get faster to qualify for Boston - you need to get older.” If you can run 6-8 miles at 8:30 -9 min pace without falling dead, it is a good sign. I think you can do it. It took me 1.5 years to convince myself that Boston was achievable.
You crack me up, Bunsen! I think I can handle 6-8 miles at that pace without falling dead. And I’m dying to know what Louboutins are. They sound kinda dirty
D is running her first 10k this AM. I’m sending her the good vibes!
There was a lot out there about the qualifying times and women age group issued when the times were changed a few years ago. I did a quick search and found this which gives some analysis.,
http://www.grtconline.org/content/view/635/644/
Remember that you can’t get in to the actual race unless you are about 90 seconds to 2 minutes under the qualifying time now because they do it by rolling entry.
I had to be under 3:20 back when I ran Boston. I first qualified with a 3:13. I ran 3 Bostons. I don’t like big, logistically difficult races and have no desire to go back, although I completely understand the allure of it.
It is certainly true that it’s a huge help to age up and get those extra minutes, but runners slow down a lot with age. I ran 3:08 at age 31 and 4:08 at age 57 and was doing my best. Both races were 3:05/4:05 equivalents. I ran 25 minute 5K in 2009 and now run 28. It feels just as hard!
Slow 9 miles this morning; I ended up going to a Barre class yesterday afternoon and my legs are really feeling it today. Nice countryside run, but it’s been almost a year since I’ve run that route and Strava was kind enough to point out how much slower I’ve gotten! Time to get to work.
My Lulu order arrived yesterday - I love the Align crops. They are advertised as the “naked” sensation - there is some very light compression, but the pants are incredibly soft. I’ll let you know about wear. They do have a very high waist though - so if you don’t like that, you probably don’t want these.
Let us know how she does FallGirl! One day you might be out there with her!
Sounds like everyone has purchased some nice loot lately.
Sabaray, did you end up getting the Nike’s you spoke about a few pages back? I forget if you liked them or not…I saw the color I want(ed) in a running store yesterday but they didn’t have my size (or anything close) to try on - they said they have been very popular.
I did, abasket - the “Air Zoom Odyssey”. I’m still undecided - I will need to get new inserts for them if I’m going to keep them, which kind of negates the $55 I saved. I don’t know that they have enough stability for my ankle. I am expecting a new pair of Brooks Transcend today - if I love those, I’m sending the Nikes back and getting another pair of Brooks Adrenalines to work into the rotation. My feet need to feel good.
Got it - thanks for the info. I tend to usually like Nikes for me, but every shoe is different - which is why I sometimes hate to order online - I don’t want to spend a lot of time ordering, trying, returning, etc. Which is why I often just walk in the running store and spend my 30 minutes there and done. But sometimes I disappointed at the choices!
I found another barre studio not far from my house. But…there are no early AM classes and only one evening with classes after 6PM. The only times I could possibly go would be Sat or Sun AM and I would not want to do 2 days in a row. I guess they are not considering that some of us have full time jobs.
“Remember that you can’t get in to the actual race unless you are about 90 seconds to 2 minutes under the qualifying time now because they do it by rolling entry”
Hmm, does that mean that’s the cutoff where they start accepting people, and then if they don’t fill up by a certain point, then they start going to the slower times?
" I had to be under 3:20 back when I ran Boston. I first qualified with a 3:13. I ran 3 Bostons. I don’t like big, logistically difficult races and have no desire to go back, although I completely understand the allure of it"
That is absolutely amazing!.
Hi everyone. Sorry about being so silent – lots of travel and other stuff taking up time.
Here’s an inspirational story and video about a 100-year-old runner, http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/at-100-still-running-for-her-life/?ref=health&_r=0.
I was in NYC this week and ran in Central Park. It was a bright sunny day and the park was beautiful. I also walked a lot that day, and acheived 30,000 steps – although the last 200 I did by pacing around the room at about 11:45 pm. I was so close to 30,000 it was worth it! I’ve earned the Earth badge from Fitbit – 7900 miles. (It would be more if my Fitbit actually recorded my steps accurately, but that’s another issue.)