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RPI 2015 Off Season Thread: Another Long Spring and Summer :(

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FreshFish said:
Not for the Frozen Four. Maybe for Patriots' Day and the marathon, we'll see.
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Freshfish,Keep an eye open for me..Bib 1488 willow street athletic club.Yell something like "run you freak " or my all time favorite run forrest run!
 
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Just for the day... will stop to see if Conte is locked up again.
 
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Today is 3 April 2015. There are 183 days (6 months) until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 3 October 2015 for the start of next season.
 
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Back from vacation didn't miss anything. I guess. No firings, no early departures like every other team so far. Looking forward to another crap pp , boring cycle cycle turnover no shot on goal and 500 record. NExt year 5-8 th place finish if lucky
 
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jstadts said:
Thanks drshoen, Being a life long RPI fan has toughened me up for the pain involved with running Boston!
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I ran it in 1969. Hopkinton was a lovely little town. The first 18 miles seemed like a piece of cake. That is where it suddenly became apparent that this was going to be a very difficult day for me. Although i had done a considerable amount of competitive running in the past (high school mostly) I was totally unprepared for what hit me at that point in the race. The last 8+ miles it was no longer a race for me, it was just a matter of trying to survive and finish. I have little experience with other marathons but i cannot conceive that any other held in this country can be anywhere near as difficult. Best of luck to you. Let's Go jstadts!!!!
 
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DrDemento said:
I ran it in 1969. Hopkinton was a lovely little town. The first 18 miles seemed like a piece of cake. That is where it suddenly became apparent that this was going to be a very difficult day for me. Although i had done a considerable amount of competitive running in the past (high school mostly) I was totally unprepared for what hit me at that point in the race. The last 8+ miles it was no longer a race for me, it was just a matter of trying to survive and finish. I have little experience with other marathons but i cannot conceive that any other held in this country can be anywhere near as difficult. Best of luck to you. Let's Go jstadts!!!!
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Thanks Doc, 26.2 miles is a humbling distance. The course is a challenge exactly for the reason you stated.It so easy for 15.5 and then you get your quads tore up on a steep downhill right before the hills. I went too fast early in last years race and found the last 6 miles to be very rough. Hoping to use last years experience to my advantage this year.
 
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DrDemento said:
I ran it in 1969. Hopkinton was a lovely little town. The first 18 miles seemed like a piece of cake. That is where it suddenly became apparent that this was going to be a very difficult day for me. Although i had done a considerable amount of competitive running in the past (high school mostly) I was totally unprepared for what hit me at that point in the race. The last 8+ miles it was no longer a race for me, it was just a matter of trying to survive and finish. I have little experience with other marathons but i cannot conceive that any other held in this country can be anywhere near as difficult. Best of luck to you. Let's Go jstadts!!!!
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Actually I have come to the conclusion that there are no easy Marathons - each has its moments. My last one was Long Island in 1980 (alas I was never quite good enough to qualify for Boston). The course was quite flat but the return up the Wantagh Parkway against the 10-15 mph headwind for some 10 of the most boring miles just took the starch out of me. I hit the wall at 20 miles and finished at 3:34. I think my last mile might have been something like 15 minutes so you can see that I almost came in on my hands and knees. After that I kept to 5 milers and 5Ks. These days my Fuji Altimira is required for any distance longer than that.
 
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Today is 4 April 2015. There are 182 days (26 weeks) until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 3 October 2015 for the start of next season.
 
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jstadts said:
Thanks Doc, 26.2 miles is a humbling distance. The course is a challenge exactly for the reason you stated.It so easy for 15.5 and then you get your quads tore up on a steep downhill right before the hills. I went too fast early in last years race and found the last 6 miles to be very rough. Hoping to use last years experience to my advantage this year.
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I had a distinct advantage in that race. In 1969 the total number of entrants was far lower and not many Africans were involved. It was just beautiful and warm when we started, but there was a wind off the water right in your face as you got closer to Boston and the temperature rapidly cooled and it began to drizzle. You have it well figured though, that downhill is what is death on your legs and in my case, my knees. At the 18 mile mark i remember thinking to myself, it just cannot be this easy. Then slow death started-first the knees and then my thighs. I tried to run the race moving as little of my upper body as possible to conserve( a la Abebe Bikila, my idol from the 1960 and 1964 Olympics)-but my arms and head were all over the place as the last 8 miles unfolded. I had run lots of 10,000 meter races to prepare and was in the best shape of my life. The good news-I finished and had a very respectable time finishing less than 45 minutes behind the winner (a Japanese runner who set a course record at the time) and just barely breaking 3 hours. The bad news-I was physically sick for months after having become far too dehydrated during the race. Was glad i did it but would never have wanted to try it again choosing far easier races for the few other times I ran. BTW I am just under 6' tall and ran that race at 137 pounds. I had figured that every 5 pounds extra would be like running with 2 bricks in my pockets.
 
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DeepRed72 said:
Actually I have come to the conclusion that there are no easy Marathons - each has its moments. My last one was Long Island in 1980 (alas I was never quite good enough to qualify for Boston). The course was quite flat but the return up the Wantagh Parkway against the 10-15 mph headwind for some 10 of the most boring miles just took the starch out of me. I hit the wall at 20 miles and finished at 3:34. I think my last mile might have been something like 15 minutes so you can see that I almost came in on my hands and knees. After that I kept to 5 milers and 5Ks. These days my Fuji Altimira is required for any distance longer than that.
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I ran a few but all in the late 60's and early 70's. I have watched many others and some look far easier(although you are right, 26.2 is just the right distance to destroy just about anyone). For me it was always the downhill stretches, the wind, and the humidity that made things most difficult. After looking at the course I would think the one held in Chicago might be one that i would have found the easiest.
 
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DrDemento said:
I had a distinct advantage in that race. In 1969 the total number of entrants was far lower and not many Africans were involved. It was just beautiful and warm when we started, but there was a wind off the water right in your face as you got closer to Boston and the temperature rapidly cooled and it began to drizzle. You have it well figured though, that downhill is what is death on your legs and in my case, my knees. At the 18 mile mark i remember thinking to myself, it just cannot be this easy. Then slow death started-first the knees and then my thighs. I tried to run the race moving as little of my upper body as possible to conserve( a la Abebe Bikila, my idol from the 1960 and 1964 Olympics)-but my arms and head were all over the place as the last 8 miles unfolded. I had run lots of 10,000 meter races to prepare and was in the best shape of my life. The good news-I finished and had a very respectable time finishing less than 45 minutes behind the winner (a Japanese runner who set a course record at the time) and just barely breaking 3 hours. The bad news-I was physically sick for months after having become far too dehydrated during the race. Was glad i did it but would never have wanted to try it again choosing far easier races for the few other times I ran. BTW I am just under 6' tall and ran that race at 137 pounds. I had figured that every 5 pounds extra would be like running with 2 bricks in my pockets.
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Dang Doc 6 foot 137 you must have been skin and bones Sub 3 at boston is something to be proud of.Did the Wesley girls beg for kisses back then like they do Now? I lost a little time with that. I said to myself what the hell if they want to kiss a sweaty guy pushing 50 who am I to disappoint them. I am getting stoked for race day .
 
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DrDemento said:
I had a distinct advantage in that race. In 1969 the total number of entrants was far lower and not many Africans were involved... Was glad i did it but would never have wanted to try it again choosing far easier races for the few other times I ran. BTW I am just under 6' tall and ran that race at 137 pounds. I had figured that every 5 pounds extra would be like running with 2 bricks in my pockets.
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Doc, I believe I'm a few bricks heavier than you. ;)
 
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