MN RED Message Board

THANKSGIVING DAY RUN or WALK

7of7 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:53:46 GMT

As is our tradition, we will meet Thursday morning for a short run or walk around Lake Calhoun before we all go off to stuff our faces full of Turkey! Please bring any family or friends you have in town and join us.

We'll meet in the Executive Office Center Building at 8am, do our run or walk and then head over to Caribou for some quick socializing and then everyone can go home to cook the turkey.

Hope to see you then.

Wednesday Night - Location Change

7of7 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:47:45 GMT

Being that it's the night before Thanksgiving and we generally have a smaller group, I'm going to move the run to Lake Harriet on Wednesday night.

LHF Video

Brandy — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:43:58 GMT

Can you find the MN Red runner?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sdKvcVVAPk

Run on Saturday

escargot — Thur, 19 Nov 2009 21:09:49 GMT

Who is in town this weekend and wanting to run?

The schedule says bandshell but Jake and I are playing with the idea of a run at Hyland.

Any takers?

Wednesday Runners?

escargot — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:49:03 GMT

Anyone out tonight? I would like to run.

Polar bottles

stenine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:36:18 GMT

I don't know if anyone is interested in this, but thought I would throw it out there. We have had some contact with the Polar bottle company about selling us their product with a MNRed logo on it. The cost breaks down like this:

There is a setup charge that we would have to split among those ordering on top of the bottle charge, so we would likely need interest from at least 20 people to consider this.

10: $21
15: $19.33
20: $18.50
25: $16
30: $15.67

Plus there will be a shipping charge, which I don't think would amount to much. They also say that orders that can be ready to ship before March 1st get a $0.50 per bottle discount.

I've got a sample (not with MNRed logo) if you want to see it.

Please post if you are interested or want to see the sample.

Polar Bottles

1. Angela
2. Ann
3. Brian
4. Jake
5. Jake
6. Brandy
7. Troy
8. Kyle
9. Janna
10. Shawn

Computer help

stenine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:49:00 GMT

Does anyone have a Windows XP Home CD that I can borrow for a computer reconstruction?

LHF - Travel Plans and Packet Pick Up

afox — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:38:25 GMT

For those of you heading to Des Moines for Living History Farms could you please post your travel plans so we know who's going when? That will help us figure what we want to do about dinner on Friday night. Also, a few of us will likely be going down Thursday evening (so we can stop in Mason City for a yummy steak dinner) so will be in Des Moines early for packet pick up. If you would like us to grab your packet please post your name and shirt size. Thanks!!! Oh, and don't forget to pack your old shoes!

Fox News - Alexandria Get Your Rear in Gear Event

runnoevil — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:58:21 GMT

For those of you still following and supporting the Get Your Rear in Gear events. I wanted to share some news that this morning was amazing. With loss, there is no boundary. The last couple of days, I've had the pleasure of working with the Alexandria Get Your Rear in Gear team for their inaugural event - in memory of Tony Snow (former United States Press Secretary who died of colon cancer last year).

There was a lot of hard work by many MN RED team members to get the event started to support a couple of members who had lost loved ones to the un-talked about disease (we're changing that - thanks to you). MN RED still puts us on the list as a race "to do" in the calendar. This has been appreciated. Many RED members continue to volunteer or run in the event.

We worked hard several years ago together for a morning like the attached national news. We will be on Fox & Friends again in the a.m. - national. That is, unless a bomb drops.

http://www.getyourrearingearblog.com/events/fox-news-coverage-of-get-your-rear-in-gear-5k-honoring-tony-snow/

Greece Marathon

runmom — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:30:22 GMT

More than 3600 athletes have passed the starting line. The winner of the 27th Marathon is KIPKURUI JOSEPHAT in 2:13:44. First Greek athlete to cross the finish line was THEODORAKAKOS DIMITRIOS in 2:26:27. The weather was rainy, especially at the first half of the race, which was the main reason that times where not so fast. First woman is OZAKI AKEMI in 2:39:56. First Greek woman athlete is AMPATZIDOU GEORGIA in 2:44:23.

Athens was great! I got home last night around 8 pm and didn't get to bed till 1am. I'm at work and running on caffeine! I ended up running 4:38 according to the race clock (I screwed up my Garmin at some point). We started the race in a downpour which eventually turned to sun/humidity. Lots of long gradual hills. I felt good till around mile 19 when my left knee "twanged" and thought I'd have to hail a swag wagon but it worked itself out enough for me to finish.

Too much walking in the days prior; different time zone; lack of sleep; and unfamiliar food don't lead to a PR but that wasn't our purpose. The actual course wasn't very scenic or interesting but the finish was at the historic PANATHENAIC STADIUM in Athens and after we finished, we hiked up to the top of the Acropolis, AWESOME! The best part was sharing the experience with my dad and sister. Anna

P.S. Check out the MNRed Team name in my results attached.

Boston 2010

Hermosaboy — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:09:59 GMT

Just registered.

According to the website, it is filling fast.

Who else has/will be registering???

Good Luck OXB Runners

afox — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:53:27 GMT

We have a few runners at the Outer Banks Marathon & Half tomorrow. Shawn & Brandy are running the half and Jerry (aka Flo) in the full. Good luck and have fun!

MP3 Player

Unfiltered — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:22:03 GMT

One of my mp3 players died. Does anyone have suggestions concerning which player or maybe just which features I shold be looking for. I think that I am going to stay with a flash based player. Thanks.

Neil

Party Dec 5th

drew — Thur, 05 Nov 2009 22:49:01 GMT

What: Second Annual Chili Cookoff
When: Sat 12/5, 6:00 PM
Where: Kris & Drew's home (4928 Washburn Ave So, Minneapolis)
Why: Because it's Fall and we love Chili, and because we all survived another cycle of Coach Ron's training
What to bring: Your favorite batch of Chili, beer or wine, a good story from your big race this fall, a few bucks to enter the Chili Cookoff Regional Finals
What we will provide: All the condiments (jalapenos, cheese, sour cream, etc), beer, wine, chips, and Drew's Award Winning Chili
Who is invited: Everyone, bring your SO and your kids (if you don't have any borrow one or two)
Hope to see you!!

Good gift for successful 1st marathon?

Stevebaby — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:26:29 GMT

Hey gang,

My friend in Cincinnati ran Chicago - her first full. Before that, she did the Flying Pig relay in May 2008 and then her first 1/2 at Flying Pig 2009.

I'd like to send her something fun - was there a website that had lots of fun running/marathon tee-shirts for women?

Lemme know where to find that site, or other ideas for a good gift.
(I have no idea if she'll do another - I don't know how she trained for this one with 4 kids and a husband working 100 hr weeks...)

Stevebaby