by zippetydude » Mon Oct 16, 2006 12:08 am
Ryan - it was great meeting you too. Hope we see each other on the trail when you're out here on vacation. Good luck in your studies at school.
By the way, when I got home I checked in with an exercise physiologist. I asked him how much effect doing Skyline yesterday would have had. He said it probably added about 14 minutes to my time, so if I hadn't done Skyline yesterday, I would have run the race in 31 minutes. I would have won the race outright. (read: har har) Even better, I would have finished ahead of Perry. Come to think of it, I didn't really talk with anybody, but the real difference probably would have amounted to about 14 seconds. Oh well.
Perry - sweet time dude. You were a minute faster than last years results, so you were already fast and you're improving still. A thought: Next year, I'll invite the other fast runners (besides you) on a C2C run the day before, and you can kick butt and take names. You probably won't need the help, though.
But seriously,what is your ideal distance? 5k, 10k, marathon? Have you tried ultras? There's a 50 k coming up in December in Ridgecrest. If you're not busy, you might consider that. Also, in January they have a really cool 50 k out in Calico. As most of the runners come out and camp anyway, we could wind down with a cold beer and tell stories about our exploits.
Incidentlally, I spoke with RJUSC and he had just seen you. We looked for you, but never found you. Too bad, I'd enjoy meeting you and be open for a C2C training run together if you'd like to do so. I'm nowhere near your speed, though, so it would have to be an easy day on your training schedule.
z