My running

Typographical Nyquil. Now do you all agree with me, that joggers are some of the most boring life
forms on the planet? If you're going to cheat on the wife, at least have an interesting story to
tell about it.

Ed Prochak said:

I had wondered what happened to you. When I read your post, I remembered you mentioning in this
group about training for a run.

Sounds like you managed to pull off the stunt, even overcoming an injury, all without her knowledge
until the final moment!

Sounds like you will do good. Your time was nice for a first 5K. almost exactly 10minute miles.
Your time is very close to my first 5k (31:27), so trust me on this you will remember that number
for a long time.

Great to hear your report. Now when's your next race?

Thanks, the stunt was fun as well as the race. I was a little bummed when I hurt my leg, so I was
kinda quiet. Going from 32 to 34 minute training times to 31:29 in the race wasn't a surprise, but
suddenly dropping to 27 flat was. I haven't quit figured that out yet.

On Fri, 11 Apr 2003 19:59:02 GMT, Ed Prochak <[email hidden]> wrote: Now when's your
next race?

Quoted message said:

April 15, Miami 1040k (CPA sponsored)

Fredric Altman said:

I'm 56, my wife, 40. My wife has always been a runner, from track in high school and college up to
today. Myself, I've never run except in the military, where you had to, or else, and that was over
thirty years ago. Janet occasionally runs local races, 5ks and a local 7 miler. Last November, I
decided, for a practical joke, I would start running and train for a 5k on New Year's day...

Hey, great story. Way to go, especially the overcoming injury part which would have stopped most
hesitant folks from forging ahead. Hope you enjoy the fun and benefits for a long time to come. --
Josh in Syracuse

Fredric Altman said:

Thanks, the stunt was fun as well as the race. I was a little bummed when I hurt my leg, so I was
kinda quiet. Going from 32 to 34 minute training times to 31:29 in the race wasn't a surprise, but
suddenly dropping to 27 flat was. I haven't quit figured that out yet.

Well, you may notice jumps in performance in your early running career. Beginning running progress
rapidly, but that doesn't necessarily mean smoothly. So fair warning, if your times level off, don't
asume you reached your best level.

Enjoy!

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Josh Steinberg said:

Hey, great story. Way to go, especially the overcoming injury part which would have stopped most
hesitant folks from forging ahead. Hope you enjoy the fun and benefits for a long time to come. --
Josh in Syracuse

Thanks, I tried to be careful, I warm up pretty well for about 10 minutes and I haven't tried to
extend the distance yet. The injury was only completely gone about two weeks ago.

great line ,,,, luved yur story ,,, keep up the run plodzilla

Fredric Altman said:

I'm 56, my wife, 40. My wife has always been a runner, from track in high school and college up to
today. Myself, I've never run except in the military, where you had to, or else, and that was over
thirty years ago. Janet occasionally runs local races, 5ks and a local 7 miler. Last November, I
decided, for a practical joke, I would start running and train for a 5k on New Year's day, all
without Janet's knowledge. Just talk her into entering the race and then, at the last moment, say,
hey, I think I'll run too. She would think I had lost my mind, she would be amazed, then I'd tell
her what was going on, voila, the joke. Anyway, the training went well up until a week before the
race. I did something to a tendon or ligament below my knee and could barely walk. I have had
trouble with my knees, so Janet wasn't suspicious. I had even awoken at four in the morning, ran
four miles, came home, cooled off, got in bed and she was none the wiser. Anyway, after the
injury, I went to see a physical therapist that specializes in runners and got a little advice,
which was to start slower and work up to 5k slower than I had. Janet got the idea to run a race in
Miami on March 1. I started training in mid January with my knee still very tender and began
working up to 5k again. I wasn't completely ready, but I didn't think I could keep the secret
until the next race which is in April, so, the day before the race, which Janet thought she was
going to by herself, I asked her what time we needed to leave for the race. She looked at me funny
and said, well, about 6 am. When I told her I was going to run the race, she thought I had lost my
mind, she tried and tried to talk me out of it, saying I was just going to hurt myself. Of course,
I insisted. I finished, but when Janet saw me cross the finish line with a respectable time, way
before she thought I would, she thought I had hitched a ride with someone. She was thoroughly
amazed, but even more amazed when I told her I had been training behind her back for three months.
She didn't like the idea that I could get up out of bed, run for a hour, come back and get back in
bed without her knowing a thing. Oh, there were thirteen in my age group, at least I finished
ahead of three with a time of 31:29.

Since March first, I'm down to 27 minutes flat.