This Sat. we will be going for our longest run to date....a nice 20 miler. Most of us have completed 18, and we've been doing very well with the "pushed" runs these past two weeks, including some strenuous hill work, so it's time to take off the gloves and go at the big one.
I am confident that we can definitely handle this, we'll take it nice and easy and by keeping the group together, we will be able to all help each other out.
As usual, please get there early, parked by 6:30am, bathroom a few times, flagpoles by 6:45am, and running by 7am. We'll start by heading SOUTH through the alley for about 1.5 miles, turn around and head back North. We'll get to the top of San Vicente and 26th, and do the golf course loop, come back to 26th, and then head back down San Vicente to Bundy, and take a one block loop to the left. By the time we get back down the hill, we should have covered our 20. Attached is a map of the upper section of the 20 miler.
Bring plenty of GU or snacks, we'll be out there for about 5 hours. You should be hydrating today and all day tomorrow. The weather outlook is to cloudy and cool, which would be great for this long run.
For those who have fallen behind a bit, still come on out and do the best you can, it's still better than trying to do this on your own, we'd like your company. So don't lose any sleep over this, it's okay to be a bit nervous, it's a big one, but we'll just be fine....we know how to do this now...and we're all pretty good at it.
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These past few weeks, I've been helping a friend of mine who is trying to launch a musical about Duke Ellington. This has been ongoing for several years now, and it's just amazing how she has gone out and gotten a lot of interest and some support. The biggest problem is getting folks to actually give money to the project. She has never done this before, but with a huge heart and lot of gumption, this might actually work. I've been shooting auditions as they are gathering a very talented group of singers, dancers, actors, and musicians. It's been exciting, frustrating and rewarding, but the last session of auditions got me a chance to really see how talented people can be.
We had a choreographer create a dance and then teach it to about 30 amazing dancers, and then within a period of about an hour, they all learned it, gave it their personal touch and I recorded them in small groups so that the director can pick and choose. Then they were asked to sing, read some lines, and dance some more. Just to be in the presence of these talented folks was a treat, and it was interesting to see how "talent" can be defined. Some were very skilled and some less so, some could sing and entertain, but some could actually inspire and catch your heart. I was even moved close to tears in the presence of a few.
The difference is subtle, and even though some might have sung a bit off pitch, or didn't have the strongest voice, but to be there and feel the passion which they gave to their effort was enough to impress and be moved.
I hope this project really goes, and I'll let you all know the progress, but we have a pretty big show of our own coming up, which I hope we all can attend. The mechanics of running a marathon, I believe we all have a taste of, and I feel we can all imagine how it will be....2/1s for a few hours and we'll be done. But the one part we don't know is what is going to happen to us inside our minds and our hearts. This is a very special thing we are about to experience. I know quite a few have done this already, and I know quite a few more have never gone all the way through this, and that's what makes this all so special. It's different for everyone, and each time, something new is to be had.
I look forward to this, as I'm looking forward to our 20 miler this weekend, it's a great opportunity to get to know yourself a bit better, to know how you're going to perform and react under conditions which you've never been before. The best part is that we get to do this together.
Come on out....it's going to be a pretty good show,
Walt
I am confident that we can definitely handle this, we'll take it nice and easy and by keeping the group together, we will be able to all help each other out.
As usual, please get there early, parked by 6:30am, bathroom a few times, flagpoles by 6:45am, and running by 7am. We'll start by heading SOUTH through the alley for about 1.5 miles, turn around and head back North. We'll get to the top of San Vicente and 26th, and do the golf course loop, come back to 26th, and then head back down San Vicente to Bundy, and take a one block loop to the left. By the time we get back down the hill, we should have covered our 20. Attached is a map of the upper section of the 20 miler.
Bring plenty of GU or snacks, we'll be out there for about 5 hours. You should be hydrating today and all day tomorrow. The weather outlook is to cloudy and cool, which would be great for this long run.
For those who have fallen behind a bit, still come on out and do the best you can, it's still better than trying to do this on your own, we'd like your company. So don't lose any sleep over this, it's okay to be a bit nervous, it's a big one, but we'll just be fine....we know how to do this now...and we're all pretty good at it.
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These past few weeks, I've been helping a friend of mine who is trying to launch a musical about Duke Ellington. This has been ongoing for several years now, and it's just amazing how she has gone out and gotten a lot of interest and some support. The biggest problem is getting folks to actually give money to the project. She has never done this before, but with a huge heart and lot of gumption, this might actually work. I've been shooting auditions as they are gathering a very talented group of singers, dancers, actors, and musicians. It's been exciting, frustrating and rewarding, but the last session of auditions got me a chance to really see how talented people can be.
We had a choreographer create a dance and then teach it to about 30 amazing dancers, and then within a period of about an hour, they all learned it, gave it their personal touch and I recorded them in small groups so that the director can pick and choose. Then they were asked to sing, read some lines, and dance some more. Just to be in the presence of these talented folks was a treat, and it was interesting to see how "talent" can be defined. Some were very skilled and some less so, some could sing and entertain, but some could actually inspire and catch your heart. I was even moved close to tears in the presence of a few.
The difference is subtle, and even though some might have sung a bit off pitch, or didn't have the strongest voice, but to be there and feel the passion which they gave to their effort was enough to impress and be moved.
I hope this project really goes, and I'll let you all know the progress, but we have a pretty big show of our own coming up, which I hope we all can attend. The mechanics of running a marathon, I believe we all have a taste of, and I feel we can all imagine how it will be....2/1s for a few hours and we'll be done. But the one part we don't know is what is going to happen to us inside our minds and our hearts. This is a very special thing we are about to experience. I know quite a few have done this already, and I know quite a few more have never gone all the way through this, and that's what makes this all so special. It's different for everyone, and each time, something new is to be had.
I look forward to this, as I'm looking forward to our 20 miler this weekend, it's a great opportunity to get to know yourself a bit better, to know how you're going to perform and react under conditions which you've never been before. The best part is that we get to do this together.
Come on out....it's going to be a pretty good show,
Walt
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