Comments on: SaunaTown http://zerotoboston.com/2007/10/09/saunatown/ My Quest to run the Boston Marathon and observations made of the running sub-culture along the way. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:14:40 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: suzanne http://zerotoboston.com/2007/10/09/saunatown/comment-page-1/#comment-11817 suzanne Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:50:51 +0000 http://zerotoboston.com/2007/10/09/saunatown/#comment-11817 dean, came here thinking i'd find a race report on your day in steamtown - it is on my short list for attempt #3 at a BQ - is it really as fast & flat as website claims? -after birmingham, i'm done with hills. suzanne dean, came here thinking i’d find a race report on your day in steamtown – it is on my short list for attempt #3 at a BQ – is it really as fast & flat as website claims? -after birmingham, i’m done with hills.

suzanne

]]> By: kestrou http://zerotoboston.com/2007/10/09/saunatown/comment-page-1/#comment-8413 kestrou Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:38:50 +0000 http://zerotoboston.com/2007/10/09/saunatown/#comment-8413 Dean, A couple buddies of mine have run Rocket City - really liked it! Just wanted to send good vibes your way, buddy! :) kestrou Dean,

A couple buddies of mine have run Rocket City – really liked it!

Just wanted to send good vibes your way, buddy! :)

kestrou

]]> By: dean.schuster http://zerotoboston.com/2007/10/09/saunatown/comment-page-1/#comment-8394 dean.schuster Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:23:43 +0000 http://zerotoboston.com/2007/10/09/saunatown/#comment-8394 Thanks Bryan! Drop me a note when you qualify. You'll know when I do. The sonic boom of my victory shout will be heard across the continent. Next attempt: Rocket City Marathon, December 8th in Alabama. - Dean Thanks Bryan!

Drop me a note when you qualify. You’ll know when I do. The sonic boom of my victory shout will be heard across the continent.

Next attempt: Rocket City Marathon, December 8th in Alabama.

- Dean

]]> By: Bryan Crnkovic http://zerotoboston.com/2007/10/09/saunatown/comment-page-1/#comment-8387 Bryan Crnkovic Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:57:52 +0000 http://zerotoboston.com/2007/10/09/saunatown/#comment-8387 Hey Dean, awesome website. As you know my friend Tom made it across the line. Sorry you didn't make Boston, but you were a lot closer than I was. Unfortunately, I had a really bad day, or good day depending on your perspective. I bonked early, but I got thru it and didn't DNF(closest I ever came to DNF). You will get to Boston and I hope to see you there in person. I'll look for the blue hair. Thanks for keeping me company at the finish line. Bryan Hey Dean, awesome website. As you know my friend Tom made it across the line. Sorry you didn’t make Boston, but you were a lot closer than I was. Unfortunately, I had a really bad day, or good day depending on your perspective. I bonked early, but I got thru it and didn’t DNF(closest I ever came to DNF). You will get to Boston and I hope to see you there in person. I’ll look for the blue hair. Thanks for keeping me company at the finish line. Bryan

]]> By: kestrou http://zerotoboston.com/2007/10/09/saunatown/comment-page-1/#comment-8349 kestrou Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:07:59 +0000 http://zerotoboston.com/2007/10/09/saunatown/#comment-8349 Chin up, buddy - that's the great thing about Marathons, is there's always another one! :) And the greater the striving, the sweeter the victory. My advice - Phoenix, Arizona in January - flat, fast, and dry cool desert air. Worked for me! And while everybody was whining about running 26.2 miles in 88 degrees in Chicago, I was in Arkansas doing my first 100-miler in 92 degree heat - BRUTAL!!! The course started with a 16 mile loop, then 42 miles out and 42 miles back. Got to that turnaround about 7pm and got to run that second 42 miles in relative coolness - so ended up having a negative split on that last 84 miles. Yup, you read that right - miles 58-100 were faster than miles 16-58 because of the heat and humidity during the day. End result was that I came in 14th out of 140 starters - and I'll take "top 10%" in any race on any day as a sign of a good effort on my part. Now if I can just get that brother of mine back in running shape... kestrou Chin up, buddy – that’s the great thing about Marathons, is there’s always another one! :) And the greater the striving, the sweeter the victory. My advice – Phoenix, Arizona in January – flat, fast, and dry cool desert air. Worked for me!

And while everybody was whining about running 26.2 miles in 88 degrees in Chicago, I was in Arkansas doing my first 100-miler in 92 degree heat – BRUTAL!!!

The course started with a 16 mile loop, then 42 miles out and 42 miles back. Got to that turnaround about 7pm and got to run that second 42 miles in relative coolness – so ended up having a negative split on that last 84 miles. Yup, you read that right – miles 58-100 were faster than miles 16-58 because of the heat and humidity during the day.

End result was that I came in 14th out of 140 starters – and I’ll take “top 10%” in any race on any day as a sign of a good effort on my part.

Now if I can just get that brother of mine back in running shape…

kestrou

]]> By: Dean http://zerotoboston.com/2007/10/09/saunatown/comment-page-1/#comment-8233 Dean Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:39:59 +0000 http://zerotoboston.com/2007/10/09/saunatown/#comment-8233 Amen #191! - #540 Amen #191!

- #540

]]> By: russ # 191 http://zerotoboston.com/2007/10/09/saunatown/comment-page-1/#comment-8226 russ # 191 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:49:15 +0000 http://zerotoboston.com/2007/10/09/saunatown/#comment-8226 Well, at least you weren't running in Chicago! Well, at least you weren’t running in Chicago!

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