My kind of town, Chicago is

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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby CinC » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:33 am

Huge congratulations to you Ian!

Just amazing - your dedication to the sport and the respect you have for all of us on this board is very inspiring. Congratulations again.

Are you doing Boston again in 2010?
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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby eme » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:40 am

Wow. You are scary fast.

Congrats on a great, albeit unplanned race!
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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby ian » Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:27 pm

CinC wrote:Are you doing Boston again in 2010?


Unlikely. With the big 3 out of the way, I'm starting to think about the next US race to do... I think Vegas might be the frontrunner.
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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby seuss » Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:31 pm

BJH wrote:
nobody runs a 5 minute PB on a vacation race


Yeah, apparently they do! Well done ian, enjoy that beer!


holy crap! i need a vacation.

amazing season Ian - way to put the icing on the cake.

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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby canalrunner » Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:43 pm

That is crazy fast.

Loved your report. It had the rythm of your race in it.
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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby JSmitty » Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:22 pm

Congrats Ian, simply awesome result. Another PB. Ho-HUm. Is that what dedication produces?
I can only image writing 5k splits with descending times beside them.

Like Steve said, Thanks for saving the beer!! I got two in!
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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby Kristen » Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:29 pm

ian wrote:
CinC wrote:Are you doing Boston again in 2010?


Unlikely. With the big 3 out of the way, I'm starting to think about the next US race to do... I think Vegas might be the frontrunner.


I took Vegas off my wish list today because the website (I think that's the website) is a little overwhelming.

But maybe I'm not looking in the right place... are there two marathons in Vegas? The Rock' n Roll is one... is there another?
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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby ratherBrunning » Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:34 pm

Awesome PB--congrats! :D
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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby ultraslacker » Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:57 pm

Awesome job, congrats on the pb! I am very impressed by your splits.
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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby eljeffe » Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:42 pm

I've pretty much run out of adjectives to describe how awesome your running is by now.
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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby endurox » Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:00 pm

Just saw your report, so to repeat the message I sent you, How do you do it?? Awesome time and so many in row. Holy Sh*t!! Congrats!
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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby ROW » Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:26 pm

Amazing Ian!
You run my pace for my 5km races :wink:
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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby Nicholas » Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:39 pm

Wow, super race, Ian!!! You were like a metronome, just clicking away the miles at the same (incredibly fast) pace. Shows what you can do when you are relaxed and going with the flow of your body....a huge PB! Five minutes at that pace is a huge PB.
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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby VeloCarrie » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:27 pm

ian wrote: medal, beer, space blanket, and a banana


Awesome! What a great reward after such a speedy race! :D
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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby Habs4ever » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:42 pm

You are smokin' fast. WOW :shock:
Excellent report-I had fun reading it.
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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby blank » Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:40 am

Congratulations Ian, that's a pretty freakin amazing time! :shock:

Loved your report too!
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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby waynerdog » Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:38 pm

If you weren't so freaking amazingly fast, I would say I'm getting tired of congratulating you on PBs this year! Great way to end the season, sir!
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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby 5km » Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:39 pm

"Final Result 2:38:59, 3:46/K"

CONGRATULATIONS! Awesome result.
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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby Garrett » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:03 pm

There really is no ceiling for you is there? I didn't think 5 minute PB's at those speeds was possible.

Was really looking forward to your report after reading your time in the race thread. Unbelievable. Congratulations!
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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby UltraQueenga » Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:11 pm

Fun report, Ian. Congrats on an amazing PB!
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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby cgraham » Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:04 pm

Amazing job Ian. But then, with all the miles and races you've put in the bank this year, probably not all that surprising.

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Re: My kind of town, Chicago is

Postby canuck_runner » Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:43 am

Awesome report Ian, I really liked the 'stream of consciousness' type of report. Incredible time, you're amazing!!!
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