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| Topic: Still Around |
terrysquier
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:36 am Subject: Still Around |
| Just a brief message to let you all know that I'm alive and well and have not left the planet. I'm currently in the process of moving to a new address here in Canon City and haven't been too faithful ... |
| Topic: Happy Father's Day! |
terrysquier
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:07 am Subject: Happy Father's Day! |
| Hey, all the fathers among us, have a great day. And give yourselves a big pat on the back. I myself have two kids, a son in Phoenix, AZ, and a daughter who just moved from Denver to North Carolina ... |
| Topic: trail running less damaging, more effective? |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 6:24 am Subject: Re: trail running less damaging, more effective? |
| I'm not sure about providing a better training stimulus, but they're a lot easier on the feet and certainly a lot more fun, at least for me. As I stated before, I'm a pretty slow runner, anyway, so i ... |
| Topic: Trying to gear up again! |
terrysquier
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 6:15 am Subject: Trying to gear up again! |
Hi, all -
Well, I'm trying to get geared up for another half-marathon race in the next few weeks. I've been pretty lax for the past few months having to deal with the move of my four grandkids fro ... |
| Topic: Weight training |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:46 pm Subject: Weight training |
| Well, I've decided, at least for the time being, to continue with some weight training, albeit not anywhere near a body-builder's program. I worked out today and did about two sets for each body part ... |
| Topic: Trying out the new Garmin 205 |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:34 pm Subject: Re: Trying out the new Garmin 205 |
| It will be interesting to hear your experiences over the next few weeks. I've been using the 301 for about a year now and am pretty pleased with it. I rarely lose contact with satelites, but, of cou ... |
| Topic: Back in the fold |
terrysquier
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:52 pm Subject: Re: Back in the fold |
| Seems like I've lost some of my quickness of late, though, probably because of putting on a little extra padding over the winter. "Quickness" is not the proper term, probably. What I mean is that I' ... |
| Topic: Back in the fold |
terrysquier
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:40 am Subject: Back in the fold |
| Hi, all - well, it's been awhile since I posted anything here. Guess I've been too busy with other things, negligent, or just plain lazy. The last half marathon I ran was the end of last summer, a r ... |
| Topic: On my way to Boston... |
terrysquier
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 1:33 pm Subject: Re: On my way to Boston... |
| Congratulations, Rickshaw. A truly great honor. I know I'll never get there myself, but I admire anyone who is able to qualify and be accepted to run in the Boston Marathon. Some of my close friend ... |
| Topic: what other sports do you enjoy? |
terrysquier
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:07 am Subject: Re: what other sports do you enjoy? |
| Rickshaw, I enjoy a couple of sports that are very conducive to living here in Colorado. I love to hike in the mountains, and there are plenty of trails here. I also love mountain biking, although I ... |
| Topic: Logging your workout |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 5:36 pm Subject: Re: Logging your workout |
| I've been using RunLog Deluxe by Pegasus Software for a long time and find it to be very useful and versatile. There are a lot of features to the program and it can be customized in numerous ways to ... |
| Topic: purging my running stuff |
terrysquier
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 5:33 am Subject: Re: purging my running stuff |
| Rickshaw - I echo "mfox." Don't let the flame burn out completely. I know I did. I engrossed myself in work back in the late 90s thinking I had plenty of time to get back in shape. Then, bang. I ... |
| Topic: Max heart rate question |
terrysquier
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 2:30 pm Subject: Re: Max heart rate question |
| While I've never had my max heart rate tested professionally, I do wear a heart rate monitor pretty much all the time. During half marathons that I run and other races or hard training runs, I've had ... |
| Topic: Shoe insoles |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 12:53 pm Subject: Shoe insoles |
| Does anyone use alternative insoles in their running shoes, such as those made by SuperFeet or Sorbothane? I purchased both of these and have tried them for a few weeks now. My longer runs seem a lo ... |
| Topic: What's your 1 mile PR? |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:42 pm Subject: Re: What's your 1 mile PR? |
| I never ran full out for one mile but I used to average 6:37 per mile for my daily ten-mile runs back in the early 80s when I ran. I was about 40 years old back then and weighed about 155 pounds. To ... |
| Topic: Platte River Half Marathon |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:36 pm Subject: Platte River Half Marathon |
| Well, completed my 5th half marathon this morning, and while I'm no speed demon, I managed to better my Las Vegas half marathon pace by 30 seconds per mile and 10-mile race I did last month by 15 seco ... |
| Topic: Shamrock Shuffle 8K Race Report |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 4:18 pm Subject: Re: Shamrock Shuffle 8K Race Report |
| Wow, Bricks, 530 out of that many finishers. That put you in the top 3 percent. And almost 19,000 finishers. That's a real mass of humanity. How do you ever manage to get to the front of a pack li ... |
| Topic: Vasoline vs BodyGlide vs Compression Shorts |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 11:15 am Subject: Re: Vasoline vs BodyGlide vs Compression Shorts |
| I, too, have a problem with chafing. I have some BodyGlide and Vasoline but I always forget to put it on, so I can't say which really works better. I bought some compression tights a couple months a ... |
| Topic: getting back to it |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 5:13 am Subject: Re: getting back to it |
| Rickshaw - glad you're starting to get back at it again. There's nothing worse than being down and out for more than a couple days at a time. I think runners and fitness buffs are so used to being i ... |
| Topic: Wipeout #2 |
terrysquier
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:35 am Subject: Re: Wipeout #2 |
| Minnow - bet you that would have been funny to witness. It probably almost looked like a planned maneuver to let the other girl know that you were so confident that you could beat her, you would do a ... |
| Topic: Carrying water while running |
terrysquier
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:30 am Subject: Re: Carrying water while running |
| Actually, I have two Camelbak hydration systems that I use occasionally. In fact, I used one yesterday and it worked very well for an 8-mile trail run that I did. That one was the waist belt type th ... |
| Topic: Final Kick? |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:54 am Subject: Re: Final Kick? |
| Every race I've run (which isn't many, of course), when I finally saw the finish line, I tried to get there as quickly as possible with whatever I had left in me. Before every race, I always tell mys ... |
| Topic: Runnin' O' the Green Race Report |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:28 am Subject: Re: Runnin' O' the Green Race Report |
| OldManRunner - So sorry to hear about your performance in this race, especially when you had hoped and expected to do so much better. It must really be a disappointment. Hopefully, you just experien ... |
| Topic: running and the immune system |
terrysquier
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 12:23 pm Subject: Re: running and the immune system |
Get well soon, Rickshaw.
Terry |
| Topic: Pueblo Chieftain Spring Run-Off |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:41 am Subject: Re: Pueblo Chieftain Spring Run-Off |
| That's handy to know. I need every second I can get. I know when I ran in the Las Vegas half marathon a month or so ago, I felt a lot better because of the lower altitude. I wasn't puffing as hard. ... |
| Topic: Pueblo Chieftain Spring Run-Off |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:18 am Subject: Re: Pueblo Chieftain Spring Run-Off |
| I'd classify it more as a road race, even though a goodly portion of it was on a trail. The first four miles was on the road and then dropped down to a riverwalk trail and nature trail. The trail po ... |
| Topic: Pueblo Chieftain Spring Run-Off |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 1:51 pm Subject: Pueblo Chieftain Spring Run-Off |
| What a great day for a race. The weather was perfect. There were over 600 runners participating, spread out among a 5K, 10K, and 10-miler. I ran the 10-mile section and did plausibly well. I comp ... |
| Topic: Wipeout #2 |
terrysquier
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:46 pm Subject: Re: Wipeout #2 |
| Reminds me of a couple of years ago when I came up to a stop street near the local junior high school on my new flashy mountain bike. It was my first bike that had those new-fangled shoe clips that l ... |
| Topic: Life And Times Of A Running Shoe |
terrysquier
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Forum: Runworks Articles Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 4:32 am Subject: Re: Life And Times Of A Running Shoe |
| Good article. It describes to a T the lifecycle of my running shoes. Right now I have five pair of regular running shoes and three pair of trail shoes in use, two pair of retired shoes for everyday ... |
| Topic: Stretching Success? |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 5:07 pm Subject: Re: Stretching Success? |
| I myself do very little stretching, if any. Once in a while I'll stretch my calf muscles but that's about it. So maybe, like you, I'll try a few light stretches for my thighs and hamstrings and calf ... |
| Topic: Las Vegas Half Marathon |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 4:59 pm Subject: Re: Las Vegas Half Marathon |
| My next planned run is a 10-miler in Pueblo, Colorado, the first of March. After that I'm going to run a half marathon along the Platte River in Denver in April and then another half marathon in Fort ... |
| Topic: Las Vegas Half Marathon |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 5:19 am Subject: Re: Las Vegas Half Marathon |
| Well, if you must know, I did about as expected although I was hoping for better. My pace was 11:29 per mile. That was about 10 minutes total time faster than my last half marathon, but, of course, ... |
| Topic: Las Vegas Half Marathon |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 2:36 pm Subject: Las Vegas Half Marathon |
| Well, I made it. That makes four half marathons in my running career that began a couple years ago. A great time was had by all. It was a fantastic group of people, the weather was perfect, and it ... |
| Topic: Training Runs Using Pace Time |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:58 am Subject: Re: Training Runs Using Pace Time |
| No, it didn't beep. After you set the appropriate setting, i.e., time/pace or distance/pace, etc, it tells you to press "start" to begin. When you do, the timer starts and a split screen appears: t ... |
| Topic: Training Runs Using Pace Time |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 12:57 pm Subject: Training Runs Using Pace Time |
| Since I run with a heart rate monitor, heretofore most of my runs have been run using the applicable heart rate range for the particular run I was doing. However, since I also have the Forerunner 201 ... |
| Topic: treadmill at home |
terrysquier
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 3:29 pm Subject: Re: treadmill at home |
| I have a treadmill at home, but to tell you the truth, I hardly ever use it. I much prefer to be outside during good weather. I probably would use it more if I just made up my mind to do so. I did ... |
| Topic: interval workouts |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:53 am Subject: Re: interval workouts |
| I live about a block from our local high school running track. In fact, I do a majority of my running there. I don't mind running in circles; it beats dodging traffic on the roads and it's easier on ... |
| Topic: resting heart rate |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:45 am Subject: Re: resting heart rate |
My resting heart rate is generally between 45 and 50.
Terry |
| Topic: what other sports do you enjoy? |
terrysquier
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 5:51 am Subject: Re: what other sports do you enjoy? |
| I've never done any backcountry camping, but there are lots of people who do. When I used to hike a lot in the mountains, I used to see tents all the time. Since I live within an hour or two hours o ... |
| Topic: weight lifting |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 5:30 am Subject: Re: weight lifting |
| No, I'm sure not muscular. I have the wrong genetics for that. I'm overweight but that's not because of muscle; it's because I like to eat, especially ice cream. I don't drink and I don't smoke, so ... |
| Topic: weight lifting |
terrysquier
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Forum: Training and Racing Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 12:26 pm Subject: Re: weight lifting |
| I do a little weightlifting to kind of keep my body toned. I have 9 pair of dumbbells that go from 5 lbs to 45 lbs each, along with a weight bench that has a leg curl/extension attachment. About the ... |
| Topic: what other sports do you enjoy? |
terrysquier
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 12:21 pm Subject: Re: what other sports do you enjoy? |
Since I live in Colorado, I enjoy hiking in the mountains. I also do a lot of mountain biking and so trail running in the summertime.
Terry |
| Topic: New Member |
terrysquier
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 4:57 pm Subject: Re: New Member |
| Thanks for the welcome. I'll try to chime in when I feel the urge. The only thing I've had to get used to since my heart attack and surgery is being so slow. But I haven't given up just because of ... |
| Topic: New Member |
terrysquier
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Forum: General Discussion Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 5:22 am Subject: New Member |
| Hi, all. I'm an old person here in Colorado who loves to run. I started about 2 1/2 years ago after I had a heart attack and bypass surgery. I'm pretty slow but I continue to plod along. Right now ... |
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