#runchat Recap

Has anyone here tried to participate in a twitter chat and failed?

I have, I always get super lost with what is going and can barely participate in the conversation.  However, I did some looking and found www.tweetchat.com which really helped me stay on track with the convo.  Obviously, I couldn't read everything, but it was a little easier to see what was happening.  I'd love more hints on how to have success with twitter.  

Anyway, I finally participate in #runchat, and it was pretty awesome.  Basically @iRunnerBlog and @RunningBecause throw out 5 questions and the #runchat community answers those questions.  

Here are the questions and my answers .. as well as other thoughts.  

Q1:  from by @OneFootThere: If you could pick a company to sponsor you, which one and why?

A1 Saucony, so I never have to buy shoes again... and I've loved my first two pairs

Basically, the idea of sponsorship for a slowish 'nobody' like me is pretty far-fetched.  However, having some free shoes would be pretty awesome, in retrospect though I would rather have my race-fees covered as those are the most expensive.  

Q2: is from @Shawnegreer: What is your most difficult distance to get a personal best time and why?

A2:   I PRed a few distances lasty year including 5K, but I still think it's my nemesis, more misses than hits

Ya'll know I want me a sub 30 5K... which has proved to be quite difficult.  Though, I did still PR one of my 5Ks last year.  As a side note, I really haven't done enough of any of the other distances to establish a lot of patterns.  

Q3: from our great friend @BartYasso: What is your favorite marathon or half marathon? Why?

A3:  I've only done TC marathon, my favorite half is WomensROCK - too much fun! 

TC marathon is my only marathon... but as biased as my opinion may be - it was totally awesome!  I've only done two halves as well, but again WomensROCK was awesome!  LOL - aren't you glad you come here for my well-thought out opinions.  

Q4: from @TimLaBrecque: Do you find it harder to run with or without music? Why?

A4:  I mostly run without, but it's partially because I'm to lazy to track down my ipod

Part of the problem is I have one of those big ipods and it's too awkward to carry while I run.  I don't mind running outside without a soundtrack, because I enjoy the scenery, but on the treadmill, I'm in need of some tunes.  Luckily, my mom gave me her ipod shuffle that she wasn't using, but now I need to create a appropriate running playlist.  I got these suggestions from  @RFKGuide2Runnin which looks like a good start.  However, what are your suggestions?  Even though my normal music likes are more mellow, I enjoy music that has a pretty good base beat when I run.  

Q5: from @26point2miles: What was your very first race? Have you done it since? What made it special?

A5:  first race was heartbeat 5000 5K, it was great and I have and would do it again

Some of the runchat-ers ran their first races in grade school... nothing like that fact to make you feel a little behind.  Well, all that matters is that you start.

Not sure if tweet chatting is totally my thing yet, but this #runchat sure is fun.  Join me (and a bunch of others) at 8pm Eastern on the second and fourth Sunday of every month