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[VicHockeyFan]

The TC 10K is coming up on Sunday, April 29.

http://www.tc10k.ca/

And yours truly, VHF, will be entered and competing in my first semi-competitive 10K run since about 1997.

[sebberry]

Good luck

I can barely run a hundred meters.

[Sparky]

It's all in the knees Seb.

[gumgum]

I've done it a couple of times.

Two pieces of advice:

Don't overdress. It aways gets hotter than you would expect.

And above if you're a guy or a woman choosing not to wear a bra, band-aid your nipples! After my first race I was smarting a pair of very bloody nipples that soaked all the way through both of my t-shirts. I had a very painful shower when I got home.

[jklymak]

^ After 10 k??

[gumgum]

Yep.

[CarlonCouncil]

Good luck

I can barely run a hundred meters.

@sebberry - I'm with you on this one!! I will stick to tossing cabers as I don't have to run as far!!

Carl

[VicHockeyFan]

I've never covered my nipples for 10k.

And I've never run much longer. In my prime, 10k was over in under 40 minutes. I'm not sure what my goal is this year, I'll let you know closer to run day.

[Holden West]

Funny, Gumgum's Bloody Nipples was the name of the goth band I played in during high school.

[Phil McAvity]

I'm bet gumgum regrets getting both nipples pierced just before the race.

[Sparky]

I've never covered my nipples for 10k.

And I've never run much longer. In my prime, 10k was over in under 40 minutes. I'm not sure what my goal is this year, I'll let you know closer to run day.

Maybe we should meet you half way with a bottle of Oxygen? ......you know just in case....

[VicHockeyFan]

Been training every day with hard 12 minute runs. I'm aiming for sub 45 mins.

[Bernard]

I need to get back in shape and I should have set the TC 10K as a goal. Though this post is reminding me to get out there today.

My goal, 10 K in under 1 hour by the end of September.

[VicHockeyFan]

Did 20 minutes today, felt good.

[VicHockeyFan]

3.1k in 00:15:25 this morning. I'm happy with this.

Only two weeks until race day.

[Holden West]

^Excellent. I remember the days when VHF wouldn't walk fast in case the olives sloshed out of his martini.

[VicHockeyFan]

^Excellent. I remember the days when VHF wouldn't walk fast in case the olives sloshed out of his martini.

Looking at results for my age group last year, of the 380 men in my group, the median time was 00:54:21. Hmm, would be nice to be in the top half.

I think I'm right around that time. Next Sunday I'll run a 10k and see where I'm at, although that'll probably be a little slower than race-day, with nobody to pace me.

On race-day it's nice to pick a guy slightly ahead of you, catch up with him and pace with him, then try to move to another target a little ahead, and so on. At a race like the TC, there is no shortage of targets all around you, all race long. In that last 5kms, it's nice to pass more guys than pass you, and that was my experience back in the 90's. I might be in for a bit of a reality check now.

[Hotel Mike]

Good luck VHF. I'll wave as I pass you on the 29th

[VicHockeyFan]

Good luck VHF. I'll wave as I pass you on the 29th

Indeed.

The big race is just a week away.

I did 6.2k yesterday, was pretty easy, but my time was lame (00:33:22), as I went real easy to start.

Anyway, only one, maybe two more long runs this week before the weekend. Saturday rest, then Sunday morning big race.

Woot!

[Holden West]

I saw on Facebook there's a 91 year old guy preparing for the race. I don't know how his time compares to yours.