On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 06:41:04 GMT, "B i l l S o r n s o n"
wrote:

Badger_South wrote:
On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 04:20:34 GMT, "B i l l S o r n s o n"
wrote:


Sigh. My POINT to Bill Baka was that seeing how fast one can run
ONE MILE is totally different from one's minutes-per-mile pace on
long (or even long-ish) runs.

Bill "La Jolla Half Marathon in 2:02, IIRC" S.


Got that point right away. Not too shabby, 2:02. Probably some hills.

LJ Half is known as one of the toughest around. Includes a fun little jaunt
up the Torrey Pines Grade (note to self: measure distance next time I ride
it). Prolly only 1-1/2 to 2 miles, but quite steep.

At an average 9.25mi/hr pace, you probably ran several 8 min miles
somewhere in there. If you're not feeling well by mile 12, one can
easily end up doing the survivor shuffle and dropping a min/mile. I'd
predict at least a 48 min 10K time off of this. Years of regular
training? (just curious).

I had LOTS of problems that day (including gastro-in-the-bushes-testinal).
It was a cold, wet, windy, miserable morning (I remember my buddy calling at
like 4 am and saying he wanted to bail; told him I was doing it no matter
what). Still, 8.5 to 9-minute miles is pretty much my pace, race or no...
(I think I did a 10K in :47-something, but it was VERY flat! )

I'm no natural runner, by any means. 5-10, stocky frame (170 to 190
extremes). I began running with some friends, entered a 5K here and 10K
there, and then trained for a half. (Former heavy smoker, too.)

Began training for the St. George Marathon -- got up to 22 miles -- but
totally broke down before I could do it. Had stress fractures all over the
place -- ran America's Finest City (Half) with a bunch of 'em (very
painful), then pretty much gave it up. Turns out I have (had?) a condition
with calcium not being absorbed by my body -- it collected in my kidneys
instead of reaching blood -- so I got stones and broken bones! Nasty
combo...(since treated with meds; seems to be working.)

Bill "what was the question?" S.

Bill, what you describe is the opposite - not enough calicum. Kidney
stones are a sign of raging oestoperosis, not the opposite.

Michael J. Klein
Dasi Jen, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, ROC
Please replace mousepotato with asiancastings
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