ladechat wrote:This is awesome! Thanks for setting it up, Holly! And thanks to Andy for turning me onto it!

welcome here!

Hey, what's the deal? This some kind of rogue message board?? Presumably it's not linked to any particular store so we can post stuff and not have it be deleted? Lisa, I answered your swim question on that "other" board. Some of us wanted to start a board that is not business-driven so that we don'...

A timing mircochip and a quik tie. This looks like a weird center for a 45 record. I always fasten the night before through an eyelet on my shoe. Important! NOT around a lace! Why not around a lace? I always put mine through one of the crossed sections on my laces (so that it's going around two pie...

lol

Took another R&R day off today and just did an easy 22.5K recovery ride, testing my race wheels for K-town this weekend ... Welcome aboard everyone ... andy :) Peace !!! welcome here, andy! soon we're going to be overrun by dark-siders... this could be dangerous... :P I just got back from my 8 ...

qmp wrote:PICK UP YOUR RACE KIT THE DAY BEFORE IF AT ALL POSSIBLE

what's a race kit? ;)

I check Winners frequently... I got my famous red Nike shirt there (the one in my avatar) and I've bought a few other things there too.

How about something like or using the idea of... United Runner's Across the Country...Not that long maybe an Abbr. URAC..hehe I mean we are all from different areas, sort of... It's kinda long, and abbreviations are hard for people to remember. Also, I don't want to necessarily limit the appeal to ...

alright, let's keep those good ideas coming. once we decide on a name and have a domain, the possibilities are endless (limited only by time and money). dave's shirt idea appears to be a hit. i was also considering email addresses for members with x number of posts. perhaps a monthly member profile?...

jacob42.2 wrote:I'm not a fan of the cafe idea...I don't my singlet to have a cup of steaming coffee on the front. It'll look like we all work at some cafe... :mrgreen:

An important point from our most fashion-coordinated member.

it's funny to me that runnerscafe is winning... that's actually my *least* favourite of the bunch. but we'll wait and see what others vote... :P

qmp wrote:

dgrant wrote: I'm not really feeling the runstrong one, because it sounds like a Lance fan website.

Lance who????

www.livestrong.org

;)

Now here's where I put the cart way ahead of the horse...what about having a member with some graphic talent put together a logo as well. This is a great idea. Do we have any members with graphic talent? If not, I have friends. :) There are many places online where you can get club logos printed on...

vote for one and tell me which, and I will remember that you also wanted to vote for the other... (does that make sense?)

Here is a list of possible domains. Vote for your favourite, and make any comments. There were more name ideas but I eliminated any that don't have available domains or that could have negative connotations.

I dunno if it's the hot one today, but hopefully, having her work on me, wouldn't be as painful ya know. Don't wanna look like wuss. My dentist is hot too, but I think he's gay so I'm out of luck. I don't KNOW that he's gay, but he made some comment about some male actor that I was pretty sure I'd ...

I added a few extra smileys for fun. When you are writing a post, click on "view more emoticons" to see all of them. Here are the ones I've added so far:

a_keddy wrote:yahoo, i found you guys!!! thanks for tipping me off qmp!

welcome here. :)

QuickChick wrote:Racing flats: Cute orange pumas that weigh almost nothing and make you speedy.

Jacob, did you hear that? your new shoes are "cute".

bunsontherun.com is taken.

.net and .org are available

gjennifer wrote:BUNSONTHERUN!!!

Oh wait, would we need Ken to give his permission??? :D

lol
that's hilarious, and I do like it. what do people think of that?

I would want to clear it with Ken, though, as a courtesy.

Yet another great site for mapping out your runs. They only have a few cities so far but are still working on adding more and improving the system:

www.runningmap.com

I'll start us off with a few:

LSD = long, slow distance
ITB = Iliotibial Band
ITBS = Iliotibial Band Syndrome
BQ = Boston Qualifier
PB = Personal Best (also PR for Personal Record)
HR = Heart Rate

What do I need to do in order to increase my speed?

(besides colour-coordinating my running gear, of course)

The Moose is Loose is a fantastic half-marathon, which I really enjoyed running. The course starts at Hawerluk Park and goes half-way around the golf course before doubling back and then extending into the Whitemud Ravine. Most of the run is on wood chip trails, with a bit of dirt and pavement here ...