No worries HCcD. I will be attending and documenting every minute of this mile :lol: and then driving the boy to the hotel where I suspect he will purge himself some more of the adult beverage. Ironboy - are you serving up bacon, eggs and buttery toast aftewards to the participants? The body's react...

I'm preparing for a DLF in the 17.5K distance.

My running legs are sort of coming back. The nimbleness needed for trails - not so much. But that is ok. I'm just out for a good time and some new scenery.

He was allowed back in but knew the shower was his first stop.

Thanks for the offers Andy!!!!!

Glad you made the most of it.
Congrats!

Gotta love Ethan for running, despite relapsing, and as a guide.

Messier said he wants to finish in 4:30. Apollo is looking for a personal goal of 3:30.

Will be PVRing the race Sunday on NBC.

BTW, Apollo Ono wants to finish sub-4. If he does, Subway will donate some obscene amount of money to Special Olympics.

He's run 700 miles in training.

Jo-Jo wrote: Have you checked your local Humane Society??

Yes, not an option. They euthanized close to 100 animals earlier this year for a ringworm outbreak. I can't support an organization like that. Few animals are even being dropped off their now from what I understand.

I know it's way early, but gotta ask.

Do you know of any good animal-based charities that sell Christmas cards? I've only found the Farley Foundation.

Cheers!

HCcD wrote: Not to worry ... if you bring your own towels, etc ... you could always shower and change in my room, after the race and before the post race M&G festivities ... I am also considering staying in Hamilton an extra night, before driving back home on Monday ... Andy, Dave (Double Belly...

dgrant wrote: canalrunner wrote: Nice I can beat them all....just not Ed Whilock....yet. Surprised that Pat Lafontaine had that time and Ritcher is the fastest ex-Ranger. Always thought of him as a fast hockey player rather than a Messier. Anyone have a guess at Messier's time? Put me down for 3:53...

can you put quinoa in a rice cooker?

Jwolf wrote: They still need endurance conditioning but some do it in other ways. I know some hockey players do run. Most will run 5K max maybe once a week and usually pre/post-season and they traditionally suck at it because they go all out at the beginning and have nothing left for the next 4K. C...

I'm in.

Strider wrote: WTF CCG. Starting to train for your pacing duties for next May? Very cool, you'll love this - but wow taking on the 17.5 - it is a tough little course. I have to do a long run at about that distance anyway. Swag is nifty. I need hill work for the Boxing Day 10-miler, so why not? And ...

I'm doing 17.5. I've just returned to running after 10 weeks off thanks to a bike crash, so I'm just doing this for fun.

We registered for this race two years ago, but couldn't go because of injuries (recurring theme). But the jacket was nice.

Too bad I missed out on the hoodie. Oh well.

I do like the Alcatraz thought. However, I did Gravenhurst this year and they do like that and it sucked. One marker at 500m where you turn inland and nothing else to site for 1K except a Boston Pizza sign and the buoy on land. And there's a lot of water on either side of you so going off course - t...

I just don't understand why they have to close down two major highways for a 40K ride and 10K run? When they first mentioned this and tossed around "Ironman" and the road closures were for 10 hours, I really thought a half or full was coming here. But Olympic is fine and I'll likely do it.

Ryan Sutter raced it last year too. We saw him and his wife - Trista? in the registration line. No celebrity perks for them - they waited behind us. Who's to say how many freebies that got in the expo though. I didn't know he was an Ironman. Nifty. If I recall, his NYC finish time was quick. No Bobb...

Went with the new goggles this morning. Perhaps I should have remained in the fog, some unsightly stuff on the bottom of the pool.

Hey Kim, thanks for the update! Dental check-ups can be odd that way. I have a heart murmur and used to have to take drugs before they'd open my mouth. Something about off-setting the possibility of stuff going into the body. I don't take the stuff anymore, not sure why :roll: Patience young lady. A...

No fancy goggles here - just TYR ones. I was suspecting they might be done. 4x/week must create some wear and tear, including on me :lol: Which is fine, I was kind of bored with them anyway. It's time for a new colour. I might give the baby shampoo a try, but likely I'll just pull out the new pair I...

I knew I had poor vision so I didn't think much about the cloudy goggles recently until I realized, heck, I'm not that blind. :oops: So, the spit in the goggle no longer works. It appears to have stopped working when I cleaned them after noticing some gunk in them. I washed with water then sprayed t...

I am actually out.

Kelodie wrote: I didn't know that! Thanks for explaining. No problem. I know more about legal wranglings than one should, but thankfully not out of personal experience - just occupational hazard (journalist and legal junky). HCcD wrote: That was my concern, as well ... If his insurance has, say, st...

Not to be a poop, however, the victims likely won't see a penny of the money, providing they win, which is really a slam-dunk. In most civil litigations like this, much more reasonable amounts are negotiated outside of court and are really piddly sums. Even then, no guarantee you'll get the money un...