Nice job!!! _- 1 min per mi is great. I'm out for this year with a torn meniscus, but following surgery, I should be back at it by the first of the year... Looking at a late september or early october Marathon to drive my comeback.

COOL!!!My wife ran the Air Force half this weekend and KILLED her PR. She ran a course record by four minutes, broke her own PR by three minutes and won in 1:18.20. She's right on pace to run her olympic trials qualifier in Chicago Dave

Sorry I didn't see this.. how did it go??

That or the FAA...

Annnd we have the "Dukes" version....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...edded

Typically my basic running schedule looks something like this:Monday Easy long run, not the longest run of the week but a good solid slow distance run.Tuesday: distance workout, either a harder effort for a given distance, like the middle five miles miles of a seven mile run or long intervals mile r...

At this point its all about consistency and starting to build in a little speed work. I love quarter mile repeats and mile repeats for building confidence and speed for longer distances. I ended up taking today off cuz of a sore knee. At this point resting here and there is definately better than ge...

Anytime. I can get you my E-mail if you want..Dave

Anytime. As you can tell I love to talk running..Yeah there's a little more to it than that. Dave

Nice job!! Some of the gels are definately better than others. I have had to try more than a few to find one that was atleast ok and did not upset my stomach. I've had the gels keep races/runs from becoming death trots at times too. Glad to hear that your race went well. Lemmie know if you want any ...

I usually tie my key into my shoelaces if I cant hide it on the car somewhere. Where are you, that has rain like that?? thats gotta be tough to get out and train. Of course most people think my wife and I are nuts for running in the conditions that we do.Dave

Many running shorts have a "key" pocket that a gel will fit into. They also make racing shorts that have pockets on the back along the waist line for gels. My wife stuffs hers into her jog bra strap. She likes that because they are more liquid that way. I've seen people strap them to their...

yeah it's all about finding out what works for you. Anything other than a marathon I don't eat the morning of. Marathons I get up 4 hours before and have a bowl of plain oatmeal and slam a Gatorade. Otherwise It's a big late night snack and then just fluids. this is after years of trial and error......

Sounds like you may have had too much in your stomach too. I am VERY careful about what I eat/drink and when before a race. Basically I can have no food 3-4 hours before and have cutoff times for different drinks. Gatoraid until 20 min before sips of water until 5-10 min before. Dehydration can caus...

Stick to your pace and it should happen. The adreanaline and excitement of race day can get you through alot. Just don't get too excited and go out too fast. Even splits of negative splits are usually the best bet. Dave

when I was shopping for my 04, I saw a vibe at the Toyota dealer (i think) in Beavercreek with Genvibe stickers on the racks.Dave

Yeah chaffing sucks. I usually use speedstick gel anti-prespirant on places I'm likely to have issues. The bars are good pre and post race. I can't take them on the run. The gels will really help you to not Bonk at the end of the race. Just make sure that you have some water to wash them down with, ...

Energy gel. I personally like GU Vanilla 2x caffiene. On easy runs the chocolate is good it tastes like choc. Icing I have also used Roctaine (expensive but the high performance version of Gu). Tehy provide Electrolites and sugars to keep you going. I like to take water (not gatorade) and Gels. Othe...

Yep at that distance taking water is a must, and I would recomend a gel at the same time.... But make sure you have done it in practice so you are used to getting water and having something in your stomach. During the marathon I took water and gel at 7, 13 and 21 Mi. good luck

AWESOME. Sounds like you have done the training.... Be sure that you practice taking water and Gels on the run, during your training. When you get water squeeze the top of the cup down with your index finger and thumb so you can stick the entire top of the cup in your mouth. It gets more water in yo...

NICE!! Watch those early miles.. you can beat the hell outta your legs with the down hill, and really pay at the end of the race. A few of my friends ran Boston a few years back and they said that the down in the first part of the race really made their quads sore at the finish.Up is harder to run b...

which halfs are you guys doing??

The "official" video from the 2009 USAF marathon shows me finishing at about the 1:56 mark.http://www.usafmarathon.com/docs/Marathon2010.wmvDave

Just for reference ,I purchased a silver 04 Auto, Base with the moon and tunes package, and aftermarket remote start for right about 8K. It was extreemly clean for a private sale, had ALL service records and had 58K on the clocks. I searched for about three mos. and haggled $500 off of asking price....

We put three kids in the back seat last week and couldn't get the two car seats plus a boster seat in using the LATCH. I had to use the belts on the outboard seats to make enough room. Four seems to work Five is pushing it unless you start hanging stuff outside.The more I get to drive it the more I ...

Whelp it's mine. Drove it 80 miles home and all seems well. One question I have though is, does having ABS also mean that it has trac control? I know other GMs were this way but I can't seem to find this.Dave

58K, Auto, around 8K asking. They have the records that show regular 3K oil changes, the window bolt being replaced and they did front pads last year. It was driven by a woman who I doubt ever ran it hard.Other than very minor scratches on the lower front valance I could find no other issues besides...

Hello, I'm looking at a FWD 04 Vibe with the power package, Sun and sound package, and ABS. Are there any issues that I should look for that are common on these? The car looks very nice and "appears" to have been well taken care of. It also has a remote start installed.TIADave