Pictures of me running (shameless plug again)

Chris Meech

This came as a complete surprise to me, but as some of you know, I completed my first half-marathon just the other weekend. Last night I received an email with a link to the following page[^]. I was utterly blown away, mainly because I didn't even realize while I was running that someone was taking these pictures. I ordered the two of my sister and I finishing hand in hand. :-O Chris Meech "what makes CP different is the people and sense of community, things people will only discover if they join up and join in." Christian Graus Nov 14, 2002. "Microsoft hasn't ever enforced its patents. Apparently they keep them for defensive reasons only. Or, they could be waiting 'til they have a critical mass of patents, enforce them all at once and win the game of Risk that they're playing with the world." Chris Sells Feb 18, 2003.

Jeremy Falcon

I like this one... Clickety[^] I can just see the caption after someone praises VB... "I'm coming to kick your ass bitch!" :laugh: Jeremy Falcon

David Stone

Jeremy Falcon wrote: I can just see the caption after someone praises VB... "I'm coming to kick your ass bitch!" Sig worthy material! :laugh:

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Chris Meech

LOL. Could be sig material here, I thinks.:-D Chris Meech "what makes CP different is the people and sense of community, things people will only discover if they join up and join in." Christian Graus Nov 14, 2002. "Microsoft hasn't ever enforced its patents. Apparently they keep them for defensive reasons only. Or, they could be waiting 'til they have a critical mass of patents, enforce them all at once and win the game of Risk that they're playing with the world." Chris Sells Feb 18, 2003.

Paul Watson

Shouldnt you be running in ice skates? I mean you have the maple leaf on your chest, so where is it on your feet? ;) I was photographing the Two Oceans Marathon the other month and I was totally blown away by the other photographers. These guys are deadly serious. There was an actual Official Event Photographic Company. They then staked out at least 8 guys at the finish. All these guys did was take photos of every single person who crossed the line. And I mean every single person. I was at the finish for two hours and these 8 chaps just kept the triggers down. There was a girl whose job it was to bring them new batteries and new memory sticks. She would walk past the photographer would pop out the one memory stick and pop in the new one. She took that back to the media center, cleared it and then came back to the photographers. Also they have a system where every few kilometers there is a patch of road painted blue. If you run over it and you have this pink stripe on your number which indicates you want your picture taken then a photographer standing at the piece of road takes your shot. They then contact you after the race and ask if you want to buy it. Weird stuff. Cool shots btw, man I want a beard like that! *says Paul stroking his smooth chin* :-D

Paul Watson
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Chris Meech

Paul Watson wrote: Shouldnt you be running in ice skates? LOL. If I didn't know better, I'd think you were from that large mass of land just to the south. It was a great day weatherwise for the run though. About 16C, the sun shining and a gentle breeze coming off of Lake Ontario. Made for perfect running conditions. I think the company, Bright Room that took those shots, probably had a setup pretty similar to what you described. I guess as a participant, I just never really saw or noticed them at all. Paul Watson wrote: man I want a beard like that! My trademark. :cool: It's gets even longer and bushier through the summer months, cause I don't trim it at all. Come September, though I usually trim it back to within ½ inch of my face. Following the trim operation, does that ever turn people's heads.:-D Chris Meech "what makes CP different is the people and sense of community, things people will only discover if they join up and join in." Christian Graus Nov 14, 2002. "Microsoft hasn't ever enforced its patents. Apparently they keep them for defensive reasons only. Or, they could be waiting 'til they have a critical mass of patents, enforce them all at once and win the game of Risk that they're playing with the world." Chris Sells Feb 18, 2003.

Roger Wright

Chris Meech wrote: longer and bushier through the summer months Isn't that a bit backwards, even for Canada? My beard is fairly short, but I have to trim it even closer in summer to prevent heat stroke. In winter I let it grow, along with my hair, to protect against frost during the windy season.

"Ask not for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee..."

Chris Meech

Roger Wright wrote: Isn't that a bit backwards, Never let it be said that I follow the herd. :-D My dad and I used to build a lot of things together and whenever we were working on a project he would always exclaim, "You know son, there's 21 right ways of doing this, but god damn if you don't find a 22nd way". After all these years, I'm still true to form. :-D Chris Meech "what makes CP different is the people and sense of community, things people will only discover if they join up and join in." Christian Graus Nov 14, 2002. "Microsoft hasn't ever enforced its patents. Apparently they keep them for defensive reasons only. Or, they could be waiting 'til they have a critical mass of patents, enforce them all at once and win the game of Risk that they're playing with the world." Chris Sells Feb 18, 2003.

Filip Govaerts

Wait a minute here... You ran half a marathon in about 2hours, 21 minutes and 46seconds??? Wow, time to actually start training for running man... 1hour and 20 minutes would be a sharp time;) Take care, Filip

Chris Meech

Filip Govaerts wrote: You ran half a marathon in about 2hours, 21 minutes and 46seconds??? That was still faster than any marathoner ;P Filip Govaerts wrote: 1hour and 20 minutes would be a sharp time That would be a time to brag about. The first in my age group was 1:23:55. I finished 59/64 in my age group. I'll be doing another half marathon in September and want to break 2:10. If I train well and have a good run, I may break 2 hrs, but that will be difficult. I have to run every kilometre, one minute faster than I previously ran. X| Chris Meech "what makes CP different is the people and sense of community, things people will only discover if they join up and join in." Christian Graus Nov 14, 2002. "Microsoft hasn't ever enforced its patents. Apparently they keep them for defensive reasons only. Or, they could be waiting 'til they have a critical mass of patents, enforce them all at once and win the game of Risk that they're playing with the world." Chris Sells Feb 18, 2003.

Filip Govaerts

Oh but you can do a lot better. Much Much Much better... The thing is you miss dedication to training. You run about 8,5 kilometers an hour... That just means your out of shape. Try to run 3 times a week and make up a training schedule. Start eating right, and you will loose some fat also. Read about running, give yourselves 3 months of real dedication to running and eating habbits. You'll be amazed how much progress you will have made. Hint. Buy yourselves a heart rate monitor. An essential training tool take care Filip