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| Does this water bottle carrier make my butt look big? 
This was taken at a 33 mile (55 km) footrace; I was the only one who walked the whole way. I finished next to last place, but I finished. And it finished me!
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| Well done you!
And, yes, it does though I'm more worried about the mini-skirt over leggings look
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Edited by Orbilia 2007-10-22 10:52 AM
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| Hey Ollie:
That looks like girl. I can not imagine that is you who looked different in Austin.
Congrats on finishing the walk at last and at first.
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| I thought it was more your little tiny pin head making your butt look big.
Just kidding Ollie, I meant to say congratulations. Also, what are those blue things on your ankles? Your cult affiliation?
Just kidding Ollie, I really want to know. Oh yeah, and congratulations, Shelly |
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| Yeah, I was wondering too, are those ankle weights? Congrats, Ollie! |
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| The blue things on my feet: "trail gaiters"; these are designed to keep rocks out of my shoes.
They are very, very light.
As far as the "skirt": those are basic nylon running shorts. I got in the habit of wearing these over my leggings to hold them up; I continue to wear them out of compassion for those who have weak stomachs (seeing me in spandex leggings is not a fate I'd wish on anyone.  )
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| Good work on the race, ollie! The tights and running shorts are exactly the costume my DD wore for tree planting, except they had knee high gaiters and bizarre head coverings (like t shirts wrapped around their heads, ears and mouths) to keep the bugs out! Tights alone could apparently be bitten through, so they added shorts. Hers were red, though. They are apparently the fastest colour! |
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| The blue things almost make it look like your pants have fallen down around your ankles.... but the water bottle looks fine!
Congrats on finishing the race, I think 33 miles would do in most people. |
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| I see flashes of blue in the crowd, so I knew you weren't the only one wearing them. They did look like ankle weights to me too, but I knew it wasn't though. I have some ankle weights that exact color, my cult recommended them so I had to ask. Any soreness after the big race? |
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| soreness: not much; one of the reasons is that I walked the last 11 miles so slowly it served as a long cool down.
I am more sore after a faster effort on the road.
PS: I got your PM and attempted to mail you back; my message is stuck in the "outbox".
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| Yeah, I got it, thanks Ollie, I get a little rowdy sometimes and then worry I was carried away. Your such a good sport, I missed that and missed you when you were gone. Thanks for being such fun, Shelly |
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| that's awesome, ollie--how long did it take you to complete the 33 miles?
i'm currently doing my 7 mile walks. . .i'm going to change it to daily hikes soon. we shouldn't get snow until January--though long "indian summers" often make for bitter, wet winters here--which might mean earlier snow.
we're doing the Heaphy track in NZ, i think. It's a 3 day hike between huts, carry-in/carry-out. i believe each day is a 14-15 miler. |
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| It took me 9:25.
I should point out that when I am in racing shape, 31 miles on trails of this type takes between 7:15 and 7:35, which would have put me at about 7:45-8:05 this year.
But you have to start again somewhere. 
On bike paths, it took me 7:15 to walk 50km (31 miles) this year; I've walked it as fast as 6:20 when I was in shape.
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| that's quick timing. i've never considered doing a race like this. it would be interesting. i'd probably be very slow, though. takes me a couple of hours to get my 7 miles. well, i'd say just under 2 hours. |
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| Zoe, when I walked with my teacher, we typically walked 15-16 minutes per mile, for 4 to 7 miles on the bikepath that goes past our gym.
Ok, she liked to talk a lot. |
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Important question!
