8 on the 8th 08!
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Today I ran an 8 mile race. Crowd support was non existent. Drink stations were unmanned. And I felt great.
Nancy over at Notes of a Non-Runner organised a virtual event in which runners all over the world ran 8 miles on the 8th day of the 8th month in 2008.
For some reason I entered the ‘hilly with very strong winds’ course. It was hilly as I was checking out some quick routes for the volcano challenge so I ran around two of the other volcanoes in the challenge. Earlier in the week I checked out the other 3.
I started off at work and walked up to the Auckland Domain to warm up. I then headed out towards Mt Eden and ran up (uphill into the wind!) to check out an alternative route up to the top. After that I headed out towards One Tree Hill and ran around it. Conditions weren’t really great for running as the wind was very strong but I enjoyed it nevertheless. After One Tree Hill I ran home and funnily enough I hit 8 miles as I turned into my street. I’d mapped it out on g-maps beforehand and had gotten 8.4 which I thought would be enough (I wanted a little margin as I’d have hated to come up short).
I was listening to another great podcast by Steve Runner and one of the points he made was how great the online running community is and I have to agree. These virtual events really help you to feel connected and that you are part of something bigger. It was great.
I’m going to be cheeky and claim provisional 1st place for this event as I live in New Zealand and we are GMT +12 which means that I probably completed the event before it was even the 8th in the rest of the world. Of course my time won’t be fastest but hey, since when was time important! Speaking of which, 8 miles in 1:17:23.[ad#default]
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very cool race concept! Ill do eight minute of cardio this morning for 8.8.08
also, do you love listening to podcasts? I never do but more than a few people have asked me about DOING them.
Id love your insight if you have a moment.
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Andrew, you definitely finished first, there is no question about that !
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woo hoo congrats on placing first of 1! Go Andrew!
LOL…My run last night was totally into the wind too, that makes it tough!
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Great job on your 8 miles, Andrew.
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Great job! Keep it going!
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Good Luck with the Volcano Run this weekend. Can’t wait to hear how it goes.
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Great race report. You would’ve came in first, but I see that some people actually ran their 8 on the 6th or 7th. But maybe you’ll take first for actually doing it on the 8th!
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AndrewE
reply on August 9th, 2008 8:40 am:
Aah! I’m sure they did it to steal my thunder!
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Wow, that is awesome! What a cool idea. And I have to say, that is a really good time for 8 miles. That’s pretty amazing that you have lost over 100 pounds. way to go!
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Wow, awesome job! Congrats, Andrew!
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Hi Andrew,
Please pardon the randomness of this comment, but I just thought you might like to know that you are now part of my Runner’s Circle.
Cheers,
-C
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AndrewE
reply on August 10th, 2008 6:17 pm:
I noticed! Thanks C.
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Have fun at the volcano race tomorrow. Looks like we will have a nice day for a change. Take it easy onthe hills.
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Very nice Andrew! I’m still amazed at your pace…
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Doh, there was a minor typo in the above link. (Remove the slash in the URL & then reload the page. Oops!) Or, I can just make life easier, by listing the correct link here.
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That’s an awesome pace for 8 miles. I dream of running 8 miles that fast.
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Man… the picture of your running course looks awesome and breathtaking! You are tempting me to get over to NZ someday. Hope it will happen in my lifetime. Kudos for completing 8th on the 8th. I have to agree with you that online running community is awesome. Its like having my own family, too.
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Gold medal for Runners Running Uphill into the Wind!
Way to go, Andrew!
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I also selected the hilly course, but I chose to do without the wind and apparently for the first day in a month without the humdity.
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Great job with the 8 miles! I think I can see the crowds cheering you on in that picture
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