Team ZGeek 2007 membership list

[kleph]

Team ZGeek Members
kleph - Marathon
Benwah - Marathon
dwarfthrower - Marathon
goss - 9k
King_Crud - 9K
That Bloke - 9k
Boonzie - 9k
Mr Bigglesworth - 4K
Sapia - 4k

Bifrost - Injured Reserve
Elentari - Injured Reserve

[Glompbot]

Change mine to 9k
veedka is also doing 9k

[That Bloke]

I tried to register online but I don't currently have a credit card, I got through the first 2 steps of the sign-up hoping they had a pay pal option(most do these days) but alas no.

[kleph]

the online entry is now open and that is with the credit card. you can also register by mail with a check or money order but the application form on the site is for last year's race. zip them an email and inquire.

[kleph]

given we've been visited by our first troll in the sub forum, i'll make the announcement i was hoping would not be necessary - the troll policy in the Team ZGeek forum.

actually, the policy is very simple. go for it! troll away! be a complete dickhead in every thread. knock yourself completely out.

oh, but one caveat, it is only permitted AFTER you register to run one of the races.

because if you ain't got the guts to put up, then shut up. take it to fight club or the war forum.

[Benwah]

Troll? Where? yeah, When you have entered one of the said footraces you can make as may comments as you want, bring it!

[King_Crud]

OK, i have entered. I said i was in the sporting group Zgeek

[kleph]

updated. good on ya!

[Artful-dodgeR]

Put me up for 9kms at this stage.

Trying to get into the swing of things and hopefully by that stage 9kms shouldn't be too difficult.

[dwarfthrower]

Committed++... money now officially somewhere in the vicinity of mouth.

Taking on the big boy... at least then if I wuss out, I've wussed out of something worthwhile.

[Benwah]

Dwarfthrower, you are the fucking MAN! good stuff.

[Glompbot]

Well done DT!

[kleph]

list updated. 17 weeks left to go people! lets get trainin!

[Dundasbro]

I am considering this... Forgive me but would I be able to get a link to some info on this? I know it's been posted before but i'm a lazy\busy cunt (exams). Also is there any age restrictions of any sort?

[dwarfthrower]

I am considering this...
The more the merrier.

Forgive me but would I be able to get a link to some info on this?
http://www.sydneymarathon.org/

Also is there any age restrictions of any sort?

18+ ...And not just so you can get into the pub afterwards.

[Dundasbro]

18+ ...And not just so you can get into the pub afterwards.

Bugger, i'm out then. Gotta wait a couple of years... Might try the 9km one though, i'll think about it.:greenwink

[kleph]

if you are not 18, you really shouldn't be attempting a marathon. it's a lot of stress on your body that it simply doesn't make sense to endure. if you really are interested in running build the foundations of good mechanics now and then take on the distances later. you'll be a better runner for longer if you do.

my suggestion is try the 9k and develop a good form. its a good opportunity to meet other runners - not just us freaks of Team ZGeek - who can help you advance if that's what you are interested in doing.

[Dundasbro]

Ok thanks Kleph, i might try the 9km, i'll think about it. :)

[Dark Darling]

OK. Sapia's talked me into it. I want to do this too, so put me down.

[Glompbot]

a weiner is yuo!

[dwarfthrower]

OK. Sapia's talked me into it. I want to do this too, so put me down.

They might be putting a few of us down when all is said and done.

[kleph]

OK. Sapia's talked me into it. I want to do this too, so put me down.

which race? and i need to know when you actually register as well.

[Bifrost]

Hmmm...Could run 9Km no worries, but I have 2 problems:

1) Isn't it only 42km or 21km? Oh no, I get it now. Well this wouldn't be a challenge if I didn't go for something I've never done before, so I'm shooting for the 1/2 marathon (full marathon scares me witless even now).

2) My gf is due not long before that and I'm thinking that sodding off for a nice run when there's a newborn about might be considered "naughty". Never mind, she just said it was all good and that I have to start training (and the little tacker kicked me really hard in the hand - via stomach - for the first time which was FUCKING AWESOME).

Tentatively sign me up for 21km, but at this stage I struggle with 10, so I am going to need some damn training. I'll sign up on the site maybe tomorrow after I tell my friend who is mad for this stuff that I'm signing up.

[kleph]

you have plenty o time, my friend. if you can do a 9k now, you have time to prepare for a half-marathon. benwah and i can help you come up with a training schedule if you need.

[Bifrost]

you have plenty o time, my friend. if you can do a 9k now, you have time to prepare for a half-marathon. benwah and i can help you come up with a training schedule if you need.Cool. I did find the Sydney Marathon training schedules on the website. What do you think of them? http://www.sydneymarathon.org/default.asp?PageID=3245

I'm happy for anyone to help me with a training schedule because I have only ever run to stay in my pants (ie. not get humungously fat), so I've never actually had a goal as such.

[kleph]

and with that, team zgeek will be represented in every race. AWESOME!

[dwarfthrower]

and with that, team zgeek will be represented in every race. AWESOME!

Excellent... Go team ZGeek.

[Glompbot]

Cool. I did find the Sydney Marathon training schedules on the website. What do you think of them? http://www.sydneymarathon.org/default.asp?PageID=3245

I'm happy for anyone to help me with a training schedule because I have only ever run to stay in my pants (ie. not get humungously fat), so I've never actually had a goal as such.

oooh, thanks for that link!

[Glompbot]

I am torn between dropping down to 4k and staying at 9k and just walking it...

[Veeedka]

I am torn between dropping down to 4k and staying at 9k and just walking it...

9k!

I've still gotta register, and start getting off my arse, etc...

[Dundasbro]

Ok put me down for the 9k, I still need to register though...

[kleph]

i'm in the jungle after spending a week in the mountains - machu picchu is a tourist trap, btw - won't be able to update till mid-next week.

[kleph]

the marathon and half-marathon routes for the race have been posted. the pdf can be got here (http://admin.eventdirector.net/resources/PONT3/SITES/39/DOWNLOADS/4025.pdf).

http://www.zgeek.com/forum/gallery/files/2/0/1/srf.jpg

[Glompbot]

jesus christ thats a long run

[kleph]

same as everywhere else in the world... 42k.

[dwarfthrower]

Damn, you said all I had to do was run from Milsons Point to the Opera House...

Looks like a nice run though. I should try to fit in a working visit to Sydney so I can get out and explore some of the terrain before the event.

[kleph]

if you can take the time off the week before the race, benwah and i'll probably do a tour at some point. the preview of my last marathon (http://www.kleph.com/blog.php?v_blog_id=5&v_blog_entry_id=461) was one of the few things i did right.

when things got bad i was able to focus on specific landmarks instead of distances. as my pace went to shit thinking about distances was essentially the same as thinking about how much longer i had to endure the agony. (YAY! mile 20 - at least an hour more of the torture!)

that line of thought left uncontrolled would have resulted in a DNF for sure. instead, i kept aiming for the next locale i could remember on the course and tried to push everything else out my mind.

[Girl.]

Hey that runs right past my flat, I'll wave and yell at you as you run past my balcony.

[Benwah]

Pretty flat.... awesome and goes up Alison road near my house! and centenial park, one of my training loops, with all the views and that, I reckon it's going to be a beautiful view a lot of the way.

[kleph]

according to the organizers, the big difference this year is that the course no longer includes observatory hill. a number of runners who have done the race in the past identified this particular quirk of the course as a major problem (http://www.coolrunning.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=13772&st=0).

as a result, "the course now follows Hickson Rd to the Harbour pathway underneath the Bridge and onto the boardwalk on the Harbour side of the Park Hyatt , along Campbell Cove to the Overseas Passenger Terminal."

the goal, as i understand it, is to level out the course and make it more time-friendly...

"The Blackmores Sydney Marathon has traditionally been viewed as a tough course with some elites shying away from the event preferring to chase a time on the flat Gold Coast course or elsewhere... With competitor numbers steadily increasing the Festival looks set to top the 21,000 mark this year taking it to the top echelon of participation events in Australia."

[Glompbot]

I'm pulling out.

[dwarfthrower]

I'm pulling out.

Can't tempt you with a rollback to the 4k?

[Glompbot]

Its tempting.
I could easily walk it.
When do you have to get your entries in by again?

[That Bloke]

Its tempting.
I could easily walk it.
When do you have to get your entries in by again?

Well the recruitment expos aren't until around the 15th of September.

Just visited site:

Early bird entry + complimentary running singlet* ~Online: 7 August, midnight ,Postal: Last mail 6 August

Early bird entry~Online: 31 Aug, midnight, Postal: Last mail 31 Aug

Standard entry~ Online:14 Sept, 5pm, Postal:Not available, In person: Sat 22 Sept, 2pm

[dwarfthrower]

I still haven't received my complimentary running singlet.

[kleph]

and, remember, if there is enough demand, the event may fill up.

[That Bloke]

The Edgell jog(8km) is the weekend before(the 16th) here in Bathurst(about 200km West of Sydney), anyone going to give that a go too?

[Glompbot]

I feel so slack for piking on this... so... I just paid for my entry into the 4k run for the blackmores run

I'm in again!

[PhilDude]

i just did the city to surf for the first time, i'm hella keen to do a 9km run!

[dwarfthrower]

i just did the city to surf for the first time, i'm hella keen to do a 9km run!

Nice work... I watched that on the teev this morning for a bit of inspiration. Looked like a beautiful day for a run up there.

[PhilDude]

Cheers DT... the weather was great.

[NextWish]

Boop; 9km or 4km undecided :jackson:

[goss]

Can you put me down for the 9km run please?

As I discovered weekend, 9km seems to be a very good distance for me right now.... pity the city to surf is 14 :(

I'd sign up for the half marathon, but I think I'd need another month or so of training to get to that point.

[goss]

Registered for the 9k under sporting team Zgeek...

[dwarfthrower]

Excellent work.

[kleph]

ATTN:: all 9k bridge run folks.

there is a very good thread over at CoolRunners Australia discussing the course....

http://www.coolrunning.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=15651

[That Bloke]

I registered for the 9k this afternoon with my Brother's credit card.

[m00f]

hey, i'm flying over from perth to do the marathon. bit of a silly decision now that i think about it - but should be a good weekend. i'll keep an eye out for the zgeek t-shirts...

[dwarfthrower]

Excellent, the more the merrier... or at least the more hands available to drag my corpse off the road.