2010, My year to smash all of my PR's

It's all good Vinh. Still got a great speed workout in.

Well...you were moving your legs fast all the same! I wussed out on my workouts big time today. Some days are like that! My coach was right...he told me on Saturday after my sneaky 3 miler I did, that I would miss all the slow running he had me doing...After today I don't want to run for a long time! Maybe two days...haha.

Thanks Burt!

Missy - That was a rough workout he had you doing. It's okay, I guess we both had a bad day of training. I know you'll bounce back from it and kill it next time. No more sneaky runs for you Missy =)

Looking good.

That is ridiculous! I still can not believe they did not have to either refund money or reschedule the race. Bizarre!!

I have to say that I am dying reading your run. Today I had to do 800 meters at a 6:40 pace followed by 200 meters at a 6:30 pace and I could barely do it. I ended up having to slow down a bit after 3 repeats!! You are speedy, and you say it wasn't "too daunting!!" WOW. Nice job.

wow bad race organizer's thats proper bummer there Vinh I would so not be impressed with that at all they should refund or give you free entry next year the money they got huh!

thats darn good 2 mile reps there Vinh speedy legs you are catching me up I dare say I think you will blow your times out the water :-)

Insane pace once again. That it was on the terrible TM makes it super-impressive.

Hmm, I'm guessing they spent a lot of your (and everyone else's) money already preparing for the 2010 version. That's funny that the 50% offer is only good for this month - a year away! You should sign up just because you know that's not what they want.

UGH, those Race Directors, they should give you 100% off for next year...:P

Thanks Paul!

Kelli - I totally agree about the marathon refund but what can I do. Most marathons usually have a no refund policy but I never expected a cancellation. Oh well. Sucks to be me =P

Kelli, I know you are fast. I'm thinking you can break 21 on your next 5k. Actually I know you can do it! Just keep up the awesome training and you will do it.

Sam - yea, the organizers for that marathon suck =( the only reason I like that marathon is b/c it's in my home town, it's close, it's flat and easy...

as for the run, haha i'm no where close to you Sam. I won't be catching up to you anytime soon. I am hoping for a sub 19:30 next weekend...We'll see how it goes

Joe - Thanks! I think the key thing to help me qualify for Boston is to get my 5k down as much as possible. The faster paces I can hit, the easier a 7:00-7:15 pace will be. Easier said than done lol.

I might sign up. It'll be 35 bucks for a marathon but hopefully the weather doesn't get all crazy again.

Missy - lol, I wish. Are you running any marathons this fall? I need to find one but I'm leaning to one on the east coast or closer to me.

Tough break on the entry fee. I hate that it costs money to run anyway. Last year an organizer who had to cancel re-scheduled for two months later, opened it up to everybody for free and put a "tip" bottle at the registration table. That seemed to make everybody happy. He did the right thing and everybody who wanted to (it was a lot hotter the second time) got to race.

flatlander - wow, that was awesome for that organizer to do that. as for the organizers for mine...i think a lot of runners will not be returning b/c of their decision to cancel it as well as their resolution to it.

BTW, you are doing an awesome job on mileage for the year. Keep up the great work!

Yeah very interesting. I haven't had a canceled race yet. And hope to never have one. That would be rough if it was one of my goal races. Come race day the one thing I DONT want to think about is if they will be canceling it or not.

Awesome workout Vihn. Workouts like that will really help you alot in your longer runs for sure. I see that BQ in your future. You just have to find a good race to shoot for it and hope the weather is perfect and they dont cancel it on you.:(

I understand the no refund policy of you are not able to run, but it seems strange to not offer something to runners when you cancel the race. I know that the Ragnar Relay people messed up in California and a good chunk of the course was under construction and runners were not allowed to run those portion, so they offered all of those teams a FREE spot in the Vegas relay a month later. I know not a ton of them took them up on the offer, but at least they offered something and their race was not even canceled! I guess 1/2 off next year is better than nothing, but I still think it should be FREE!

I think I can post a faster 5k time, but I might need to pick a new course. The Herriman 5k is very hilly. I will do it again because I can run to the race, my family can all come and run the 1 miler, we get breakfast and then a parade. BUT for a decent 5k time I need to find a course that is not uphill. I do not have natural speed, I am never even warmed up until after 3 miles!!!

Wow, what a great deal to get 50% off and wait a year after you were trained and ready. Lucky you. Good workout today, your speed keeps improving!

Vinh ~ That's an AWESOME SPEEDY 2 mile repeats! 6 miles at 6:35 is IMPRESSIVE! GOOD JOB!

It stinks that they didn't give at least partial refunds when they're the ones that cancel the race.

Hi V! Well I was planning on signing up for St. George again, but part of me wishes I would travel and do something new and exciting instead. But I do want to do a marathon this fall for certain. :D I should do one East Coast as well..haha...fun times!