Whos doing the Bridge Run?

chrisheltra · 09-27-2011, 08:10 AM

Ive been thinking about trying it out this year. Anyone else?

http://bridgerun.com/index.php

jmd · 09-27-2011, 08:11 AM

wish i could. i get tired just driving over it.

toslow · 09-27-2011, 11:41 AM

I usaully do it but the last year I have been having a bad knee problem. I love doing it but if you dont have a good shoe on then it kills your body.

LadyInRed · 09-27-2011, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by jmd

wish i could. i get tired just driving over it.

Seriously. I walked to the center of the bridge 6 years ago to take pictures and to say that I walked on it. My legs still hurt to think about it and it took entirely too much effort for me to get that far

. Could barely push the clutch in to drive back home.

MonteC · 09-27-2011, 12:06 PM

Thinking about doing it.

SOADweskey · 09-27-2011, 02:15 PM

I will be stationed in New York by then.

ForceFed4g63 · 09-27-2011, 02:21 PM

I want to do it this coming year, hopefully I'll be ready by then. Doubtful but I'll try lol

ShawnBoyMoody · 09-27-2011, 02:41 PM

Um yeah. NO.

Whaler · 09-27-2011, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ShawnBoyMoody

Um yeah. NO.

But they'll have beer at the top...

jmd · 09-27-2011, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Whaler

But they'll have beer at the top...

beer won't help me if i die trying to get to the top.

LadyInRed · 09-27-2011, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Whaler

But they'll have beer at the top...

I think I'll just wait for everyone where the beer is

ShawnBoyMoody · 09-27-2011, 04:06 PM

OH RLY?

BigdaddyDupree · 09-27-2011, 04:09 PM

Ill be there.

1998ta__1991rs · 09-27-2011, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BigdaddyDupree

Ill be there.

lmao

CPTNSLOW · 09-27-2011, 04:16 PM

I just signed up

Matts94Z28 · 09-27-2011, 05:01 PM

Possibly

CPTNSLOW · 09-27-2011, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Matts94Z28

Possibly

No huevos

brewerz28 · 09-27-2011, 05:43 PM

The wife and I did it in 2010. It was fun. I thought I was going to die. I'd do it again if I could still jog. Damn bone spurs..And yeah my feet were effing killing me.

chrisheltra · 09-27-2011, 05:45 PM

Whats it like? Incline & decline?

brewerz28 · 09-28-2011, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisheltra

Whats it like? Incline & decline?

Its not bad at all. It's crowded but nothing horrible. Lots of costumes and general goofiness. The run to the start of the bridge is pretty easy and there were a few bands playing on the side of the road so that made it even more intertaining.

Once you hit the bottom of the bridge thats when people slow down and you start bobbing and weaving fuckers left and right. The incline is alot steeper than one would think just by driving over it. But just keep a steady pace, which at times might seem impossible due to the vast amount of "runners" who walk up the entire incline of the bridge. I did have to stop running but kept a good pace walking for 5 minutes and then pushing thru for 5 minutes. Yeah I was/am way out of shape but felt that running the bridge is something everyone should do atleast once. Plus my wife had a shit load of her peers from her sqaudron all meet there and they had already ran 3 5ks and another 10k as a group preparing for the bridge.

The decline...not what you think. I felt that once I hit the crest that I would just cadillac all the way down. NOT. To me the decline was just as difficult as the incline but when I used to run I would always try and look as far ahead as I can and focus on an object and push it till I got there. Looking down the bridge could be a bit demoralizing for some as you can see exactly how much further you have..lol

Overall it was a great experience that I hope I can do again one day..Get there really early, dont forget your ipod. Drinks are plentiful and all the free food and shit at the end of the race is a nice plus. We all went for drinks and then rode all the buses back across the bridge. Some people say you should take two cars and park one downtown the night before. We had no problem getting back and getting out of traffic. Downtown was a mess and I would have hated to fight that traffic..

Wear some comfortable broken in shoes! I saw quite a few people without shoes towards the end of the race most with popped blisters and just a overall bloody mess down there..lol

Hope this gave you some sort of insight as to what it was like. I'm sure you will have fun and not need to visit one of the many amberlampse they have stationed all through the race.

09-27-2011, 08:10 AM	#1
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09-27-2011, 08:11 AM	#2
jmd Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,177	wish i could. i get tired just driving over it. __________________ Cadillac man

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SOADweskey Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ballston Spa, NY. Posts: 148	I will be stationed in New York by then. __________________ When my car stays in one piece it is fun to drive.

09-27-2011, 02:41 PM	#8
ShawnBoyMoody Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: In the lab.... Posts: 8,159	Um yeah. NO. __________________ The Krusty Koupe "Luck favors the oblivious, and boy am I lucky!"

09-27-2011, 11:41 AM	#3
toslow Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Charleston Posts: 285	I usaully do it but the last year I have been having a bad knee problem. I love doing it but if you dont have a good shoe on then it kills your body.

09-27-2011, 02:21 PM	#7
ForceFed4g63 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Aiken Posts: 7,002	I want to do it this coming year, hopefully I'll be ready by then. Doubtful but I'll try lol

09-27-2011, 04:06 PM	#12
ShawnBoyMoody Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: In the lab.... Posts: 8,159	OH RLY? __________________ The Krusty Koupe "Luck favors the oblivious, and boy am I lucky!"

09-27-2011, 04:09 PM	#13
BigdaddyDupree Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: MACEDONIA Posts: 4,967	Ill be there. __________________ . What you wanna do?

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09-27-2011, 05:43 PM	#18
brewerz28 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the corner of get a map and fuck off Posts: 565	The wife and I did it in 2010. It was fun. I thought I was going to die. I'd do it again if I could still jog. Damn bone spurs..And yeah my feet were effing killing me. __________________ *"I don't fuck around anymore, I got a man under the hood."*

09-27-2011, 05:45 PM	#19
chrisheltra Neo is Jesus Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 13,265	Whats it like? Incline & decline? __________________ Gap A Hoe Racing