Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Chris - 3.14
Glad I made myself run today. I actually really felt like running but was just busy with getting ready for camping (I'm packing as I write this). I did this same hill run about a month ago. I felt so good during the whole run, I started out quick right out of the gates. Also I passed two very attractive ladies on my run, which made me think I might have to start running more often in the summer =P. Final time was 23:47 for a pace of 7:34. Oh I wanted to mention, I kinda wish I had a Magneto run here. I had one in Eugene, although it wasn't very long, I miss it. Does anyone else know what a Magneto run is? Maybe Luke can explain it to you since I'll be gone camping and unable to respond till Friday....
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Sure, here's the story...it's from "malmo", a.k.a. George Malley, former American Record holder in the Steeplechase:
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One day I come back after a morning run to find Ron Tabb and my roommate playing darts. I join in, the conversation drifts to the usual - how far d'ya go, etc. I said that I ran the morning magneto loop, 8.5 miles in 46:00 (5:25 per mile) which I described as being "moderate" paced. A "magneto" loop was a term coined by Dave Gordon (your average 2:11 guy), referring to any loop that you could do, and probably have done, in your sleep. Everyone has their own lexicon, you might call them a "chip shot" or a "lay-up", etc. Magneto loops tend to be shorter warm-up/down loops and morning loops, but can be longer -- I had a 29 mile "mega-magneto" loop. My morning magneto loop was marked at the first mile so I'd use it as a gut-check. I'd usually hit the first mile in 6:10-6:15, determine how I felt and take it from there. Tabb asked me what the fastest I've done the loop, I replied that it was 44:07 (5:11/mile)
A day or two later, I awakened one morning and there is Tabb in the living room stretching, not unusual -- except that he's got his racing flats on. I go to the local bagel shop for a snack and a newspaper, when I get back, it's not too long before Tabb finishes his run. He tells me that he just ran the magneto loop in 44:00. Very animated, shaking my head and waving my arms, and with tongue planted firmly in cheek, I rant "What the hell are you doing? You come over to my backyard, wearing racing flats, just to break MY magneto record? Do I ever come over to your house and break YOUR magneto records? NO I DON'T ! That's because there's a runners code, "Thou shalt not break your friend's magneto records!"
The next morning I ran the loop in 43:28 (5:07). You don't mess with the runner's omerta. No, I didn't wear racing flats, I did as I usually do--rolled out of bed and ran. I'll concede that the gut-check point that day wasn't over 6:00.
Haha I love that story! It warms the cockles of my heart.
ReplyDeleteGood stuff. I need a Magneto run that I dont have to drive 10 or 20 minutes to get to...(stupid L.A.)
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