Thursday, August 7, 2008

Saturday August 9

Scary, I actually managed to get into this blog! Unfortunately I don't have any witty comments or jokes, so straight to business...just wondering who's running this Sat? I (Kari) am running at 6:00 from Bliss and would love anyone to join me. I'm looking forward to treats and company afterwards. See you then!

20 comments:

Dawn said...

hey ladies!
I'm back and looking forward to catching up on Saturday!

I've already done my long run this week, so I think I'll plan for a 7am run... about 40 minutes...maybe the hills...

later!
Dawn

Anonymous said...

Hello Ladies!
Are you all signed up for OIM??
How about the Run for the Cure 5k on the previous weekend? If you haven't done this one they have the best post run treats provided by Island Farms and Quality Greens. I guarantee you will get at least one tear in your eye looking around at all the survivors and their families!

Anyway, I'll be there on Saturday and I'm bringing my bathing suit!! Amy and I jumped in the lake after running last week and that is the best my hips have felt in weeks!! I have a my last long run until Iceland, so I'll plan to be able to jump in the lake for about 7:45!!

See Ya Soon!! Leslie

Melanie said...

I won't be there, my husband is taking the boys camping. So I get to sleep in and have an evening/day with Sarah. I haven't run all week so I need to get back in the groove for next week. Have a great run!!

Anonymous said...

Ill be there... I did my long run yesterday so I wll start around 7 and do intervals...4&4 X7 and be back at bliss for around 7:45/8:00...
see you guys tommorrow~~
cant wait!
karleigh

Anonymous said...

I plan to be there at 6:00 and I am really looking forward to seeing everyone again and hearing all about your summer! Who is planning to run the OIM? and is the plan still to do the 1/2?
cheers!
Danette

Dawn said...

DANETTE! can't wait to see you!!
I have your t-shirt :-)

I'm registered for the half, but have not yet registered for the run for the Cure (and yes, Leslie, you're right the food after is the best)... do we want to regiter as a team again? Does anyone want to head that up?? how did that work last year, Mel?

Karleigh, I'll try to do intervals with you... I'm a little off track with them, though so I dont' know if i'll keep up with you but i'll try. i"ll bring my ipod incase i end up eating your dust--highly likely.

Anonymous said...

Hey guys. I'm thinking of becoming a runner again. I will join you guys at 7 and try what ever it is you guys are doing these days:)

See you tomorrow!
Alexis

Bobbi said...

I can drive anyone from Shannon Lake area who wants a ride. Let me know and I can pick you up ~6:45am.

Dawn said...

Hey Bobbi!
I'll be ready for 6:45 :-)

And whoever this Alexis person is... I look forward to meeting you... there used to be a girl who ran with us named Alexis... we liked her a lot... we miss her... Looking forward to meeting you "Alexis".

:-)

Anonymous said...

Well there happens to be a thunderstorm going on right now, 5:20am, so I checked for some advice...
I know little about weather beyond the wind-chill factor, so I checked in with a meteorologist buddy who also runs five or six marathons a year. He told me that your risk of being struck by lightning while wearing those gadgets is no higher than if you ran stripped-down naked. Why? Because lightning is attracted to the tallest object around, like a telephone pole or house--not battery-operated gadgets. (If your GPS operates with a lightning rod or a kite with a key, that's another story.) But since simply being outdoors increases your risk of being struck, it's best to head for shelter during a thunderstorm. When you get home, don't hop right on the treadmill. If lightning hits your house, the current can pass through electrical wiring and give you a jolt that's stronger than a double-caffeinated gel.

Not too sure what I'll do...
Cheers, Leslie

Anonymous said...

Is anyone checking the blog this am?

Anonymous said...

It's 5:35 and I'm thinking I'm going to wait an hour before heading out. Don't mind the rain but lightning is a different story.
Kari

Anonymous said...

5:32
Storm watch...
The weather network said this would not come until this afternoon!!!

Okay, this one did it for me.
I don't want to be charred for Iceland!!

I wondered if anyone had any scientific opinions on what sort of a target for lightning is presented by a runner proceeding at, say, 7 minutes per mile?

About the same as 10 minutes per mile, walking, or standing. If you're out in a clear flat area, you're a target. If you're next to a tree, it's a target and you are too close to a target. Same rules apply to runners as others w.r.t. lightning. If the lightning starts up, head for shelter now. If no shelter is close enough to reach before the lighting strike gets close, head for the lowest ground you can find
and get down.

'Close' is, unfortunately, a very broad range. Count the seconds between stroke and thunder. 5 seconds is 1 mile. If you're at less than 5 seconds, get shelter _immediately. Since lightning strokes routinely hit 5-10 miles apart, even out to 25-50 seconds you're still too close for confidence (and at that point, the thunder may be hard to hear).

That outer range may sound extreme. On the other hand, people have been hit by lightning while the causative storm was 30 km away. Not as conservative as you might think, therefore. Since I grew up in tornado alley, I am very cautious of thunderstorms. Very interested,but cautious.

If the lightning passes I'll go out later. I'm scheduled to do 18k today so I hope to get it in at some point but for now I think I'll watch the storm as it is getting more intense!!

Cheers, Leslie.

Anonymous said...

Hi again!
I thought this was cute, especially the end part!

I'm advocating a 10 mile (if you're confident of hearing faint thunder) or 30 minute (- 30 minutes since the last thunder you did hear, if you're not certain of hearing/seeing distant lightning) buffer zone between you and the edge of the storm. Some of the discussion focussed on this being so large as to prevent you from getting your run in for that day. My first concern in running is health, and getting hit by lightning is not healthy, so no problem deciding what to do there.

But even if you're committed to running 'regardless', lightning is not a major interruption. Storms with lightning are primarily thunderstorms (surprise), _and_ these storms are not, individually, long-lived. 90 minutes is a _long_ thunderstorm. Add 30 minutes either side, and for a _long_ storm, you might lose 2.5 hours of the day for your run.

There was also some ill-considered statistical reasoning. I wouldn't go in to it except the line of thought seemed popular among otherwise knowledgable people. The mistaken reasoning was to say, "Only about 100 people per year are killed by lightning. That's awfully rare, so I'll get my run in regardless of the lightning and take my chances with the lightning." The error is simple -- Almost nobody, at any given time, is in a position where they _could_ be hit by lightning. This month, for example, I could not possibly have been hit by lightning, regardless of what I did outside, since there wasn't any lightning to be hit by. The situation is analogous to getting killed by an alligator. Very few people are killed by alligators. The person reasoning above is concluding (effectively) that it is ok to go to a swamp and throw rocks at an alligator, since very few people are killed by alligators. If there is, or recently has been, lightning in your area, then someone is throwing rocks at a nearby alligator. Time to take some safety measures.

Anonymous said...

hmmmm, scary (yet funny) research Leslie. Sounds like the thunder stopped so now I'm thinking that I may just head out but I'm also thinking that I don't want anyone throwing rocks at an alligator. Complicated. Leslie, call me if you want to chat about this. 767-6222
Kari

Anonymous said...

Thunderstorm don't scare me!!! See you at seven.

Karleigh

Anonymous said...

I'm heading out to Bliss, it's not raining or lightning so hope to see anyone out and about.
Kari

Bobbi said...

I haven't heard any thunder for a while now, and it seems to be clearing up. Dawn, do you still want to be picked up at 6:45?
Bobbi

Anonymous said...

I'm heading out now too!
cheers, Leslie

Anonymous said...

Late start...7am...dog barfed this morning too...but I'm leaving now! See you all??!
Deb