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Chews without water? I guess it could work but if I eat anything or take a gel I want some water to wash it down.
Honey stingers are the ones I've found in which I don't need water, so Ive stuck with them. Certainly easier with water, but it isn't mandatory like I've found with others.
Thats what I use as well. But I do carry water for anything over 7 miles or so. And in the summer's he with the SI we have, it's almost mandatory.
I lied. My legs feel like I ran a marathon. Rough day yesterday - did not get out.ChiefD said:Good Lord, my legs feel like I just ran a half marathon. 3 more games today, and 3 more against a bunch of young'uns.
We held our own for a bunch of old guys, and even inflicted a little bit of physical pain on those boys old school style. They did not appreciate that one bit.
Was planning on running in the morning, but my legs are really sore. Gonna see how I feel.
Way to gut it out and finish.
So frustrated and disappointed with myself.
Pretty sure we've all done this before. Lord knows I have. Don't do anything differently raceday than you do on a normal day
So I'm going with your math:Legitimately disappointed in myself. I had a first in a looooong time weekend at home without my wife or kids, who took a weekend trip with our niece for a quick getaway. Free reign all weekend? Free reign!! In addition to getting some projects done around the house, I was pumped about being able to get out on a long run or two without that feeling of guilt being away from the family for 3-4+ hours.
I had planned a ~4 hour run on Saturday, with another 1-2 hours on Sunday. Well the weather ended up flipping those days around for me, so I went for 1.5 hours on Saturday and planned a 4 hour run at a local park/ski hills first thing Sunday morning. Got to the trail at 7am and ran with a friend for an hour before he departed, then I was off on my own. An hour and a half later, I was back around within a mile of where I parked and had the choice of heading to my truck or looping back out for another 1.5 hours. And you know what I did? I quit. I ####### quit. Not a single obligation at home or reason why I couldn't spend more time out training and I just flat bailed. Yep, that's the mental makeup I need to finish my first 100 in three months.
Yeah, I hope that my own stupidity on fueling was the main culprit. At least that is easily fixed. I broke the cardinal rule. Thinking I needed the fuel I ate a decent meal in the morning instead of just chomping down a granola bar or something.Pretty sure we've all done this before. Lord knows I have. Don't do anything differently raceday than you do on a normal day
Way to show off that grit though.
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Nice! That's very close to where my pace/HR range is at that general distance range.ChiefD said:
Agree with ChiefD, still a good weekend. So don't beat yourself up too much. We've all been there.Legitimately disappointed in myself. I had a first in a looooong time weekend at home without my wife or kids, who took a weekend trip with our niece for a quick getaway. Free reign all weekend? Free reign!! In addition to getting some projects done around the house, I was pumped about being able to get out on a long run or two without that feeling of guilt being away from the family for 3-4+ hours.
I had planned a ~4 hour run on Saturday, with another 1-2 hours on Sunday. Well the weather ended up flipping those days around for me, so I went for 1.5 hours on Saturday and planned a 4 hour run at a local park/ski hills first thing Sunday morning. Got to the trail at 7am and ran with a friend for an hour before he departed, then I was off on my own. An hour and a half later, I was back around within a mile of where I parked and had the choice of heading to my truck or looping back out for another 1.5 hours. And you know what I did? I quit. I ####### quit. Not a single obligation at home or reason why I couldn't spend more time out training and I just flat bailed. Yep, that's the mental makeup I need to finish my first 100 in three months.
That's past my bedtime!
My boys learned a lot yesterday as did I.my two oldest sons swim in their first meet tonight. They couldn't do last week while others did, so the others have times posted. Some of those times for 13-14 yo are better than I can do now, or could do most of HS (as a Senior I was slightly faster but not much). Should be fun and as this is their first summer on the swim team, it's all about learning and having a good time working hard with friends. But the last meet went 4 hours, started at 6 and ended around 10.
Good work! Be careful in 162 SI, that's dangerous stuff. Congrats on the -20!
Today must be tempo day. Perfect weather for one!
Great job on the weight loss! I need to drop 20 myself.
local 5k and 10k this weekend. I'm not running because I know I'll want to push it and pushing it might reinjure the leg. I want to run it, so the internal debate of "I'll run it but not race it" coupled with my plan of doing MAF throughout the summer with the exception of two tris vs. knowing that I'd want to push it.
Check out your SI. That should be enough to talk you out of it
It's going to be bad enough up here, let alone in Alabama. I was really hoping to 5K next Saturday, but I'm beginning to come to terms with settling on a July 2nd race, no matter the conditions. I don't think I should wait any longer than that.
only 141. By July it will probably be around 150+ at the start of any race (all the more reason I like shorter tris throughout the summer)Check out your SI. That should be enough to talk you out of it
Huh...you're actually looking at something better than us then. We're projected for 75 and 86% humidity at 8 am. No...thanks! I hope the Cavs don't keep me up too late Friday, so I can get my 14 MLR done as early as possible but I'm not optimistic.
Believe it or not I was crossing the street in downtown Tampa and lifted off my left leg to move faster and avoid getting hit by a car and then felt it. I ran 4 days later in a 5k and made it worse. I literally limped across the finish line. It was very sad.
Thanks! Yeah I noticed REALLY quickly how my HR climbed into 160s/170s much faster in the 160 SI range. Leaning toward some morning runs now...
Awesome to see that i'm not the only one... means it's a real thing and sustainable. I like that.
Funny you mention this. I am NOT a morning person. Lately I've had a lot on my mind and have been waking between 5am and 6am and annoyingly haven't been able to go back to sleep. A few weeks back, I said #### it, and went out. Early morning runs are a different animal. So peaceful. Given summer coming and its associated 160+ suck indexes... I may follow your lead and start running more in the AM before work.
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@mr. furley - You still living in the Milwaukee area? We're in Pewaukee. We need to get together for a run and a beer sometime soon!
schedule lately has conspired against me running my normal time/routine. been getting them in but on odd days at odd times. hadn't really thought much about it, was just happy to be able to get in what i could when possible. but my mood has sucked for the last few weeks. this week i got back to running on schedule and things are falling back in to place. my mood has much improved
been in Green Bay for 12 years!
Welcome to the dark side.Wow... So pre-work morning runs may be a thing for me now. Suck index 125 felt downright cool compared to the 146 I ran in at 7:30 last night or the 165 at 5:30 the night before. Such a huge difference.
PR'd every distance on strava and got my first 9:00mi. Slow as hell for many of you but that's :40 improvement on legs that just went 11 hours earlier.
mac32, you rock
https://www.strava.com/clubs/TeamFFAWow... So pre-work morning runs may be a thing for me now. Suck index 125 felt downright cool compared to the 146 I ran in at 7:30 last night or the 165 at 5:30 the night before. Such a huge difference.
PR'd every distance on strava and got my first 9:00mi. Slow as hell for many of you but that's :40 improvement on legs that just went 11 hours earlier.
mac32, you rock
This is pretty much where I am now. I have 9 miles scheduled for Saturday and I am going to try to keep the HR in the 140's. I have been trying to run "comfortably" during the week. HR seems to be in the 155 range when I do this. I always feel like that was to hard for a long run. I could talk in the 150's but it would not be comfortable.Nice! That's very close to where my pace/HR range is at that general distance range.
As a n00b, I was surprised (shouldn't have been) at the correlation between my heart rate and how my body felt.. running in the 140s is a breeze... Running in the 150s and talking is tough.... running in the 160s and I'm working hard for air and struggling more. I've learned to adjust my pace based on a mix of the data and how I feel... and working on better reconciling the two. My Wahoo TickrX has become a pretty critical tool as I try to learn more about running and how my body responds.
Thanks guys. I know I'm overly chatty right now, just kinda in that honeymoon phase with running where I'm diving headfirst in. You guys have been extraordinarily helpful/welcoming. Thanks. Hope to get to the point where I can give back.
