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[ChiefD]

And side question.

Any preferred dinner to eat the night before a morning 5k? And say the race it at 9am, what do you eat in the morning and at what time?

Generally I have just tried to not eat a huge dinner the night before and something reasonably healthy, and in the morning at about 7am drink a 5 hour energy and maybe 150 calories worth of beef jerky...............yeah baby

I would suggest the opposite of what Chiefs ate.

Yeah, I threw that one out there as a little funny for all you guys. I've always done the pasta thing, and seems to work well for me. Pizza sounds a heck of a lot better.

 

[Hang 10]

And side question.

Any preferred dinner to eat the night before a morning 5k? And say the race it at 9am, what do you eat in the morning and at what time?

Generally I have just tried to not eat a huge dinner the night before and something reasonably healthy, and in the morning at about 7am drink a 5 hour energy and maybe 150 calories worth of beef jerky...............yeah baby

I would suggest the opposite of what Chiefs ate.

Yeah, I threw that one out there as a little funny for all you guys. I've always done the pasta thing, and seems to work well for me. Pizza sounds a heck of a lot better.

Pasta is always safe. I used to eat a chicken breast and pasta but I think I had pizza before a long training run and whether it was mental or not I had lots of energy the next day. Since then I have ate pizza and it's never failed me. Pizza and a couple beers and you'll sleep good and PR. Well, maybe not but it's Friday night and pizza with beer is still decent plan either way.

 

[tri-man 47]

And side question.

Any preferred dinner to eat the night before a morning 5k? And say the race it at 9am, what do you eat in the morning and at what time?

Generally I have just tried to not eat a huge dinner the night before and something reasonably healthy, and in the morning at about 7am drink a 5 hour energy and maybe 150 calories worth of beef jerky...............yeah baby

The goal of dinner the night before a race is to keep you regular on the morning of the race. The carbo-loading is two nights before a race (and morning before), and really only for endurance events. Eat smart the night before so you can #### in the a.m. I like a bit of breakfast - usually a small bowl of oatmeal with some brown sugar and almond milk. Just enough to facility said #### and keep the tummy from growling. I'll try to eat about 2 hours before. What you're doing now sounds fine.

 

[MAC_32]

And side question.

Any preferred dinner to eat the night before a morning 5k? And say the race it at 9am, what do you eat in the morning and at what time?

Generally I have just tried to not eat a huge dinner the night before and something reasonably healthy, and in the morning at about 7am drink a 5 hour energy and maybe 150 calories worth of beef jerky...............yeah baby

something you will poop out by eight am, don't go crazy with the salt and fat either. Usually just go with pasta, sometimes have pizza if it is a shorter race. Otherwise I eat relatively naturally the day before a race.Morning, banana and if I am up early enough and hungry half a bagel.

 

[SFBayDuck]

And side question.

Any preferred dinner to eat the night before a morning 5k? And say the race it at 9am, what do you eat in the morning and at what time?

Generally I have just tried to not eat a huge dinner the night before and something reasonably healthy, and in the morning at about 7am drink a 5 hour energy and maybe 150 calories worth of beef jerky...............yeah baby

The goal of dinner the night before a race is to keep you regular on the morning of the race. The carbo-loading is two nights before a race (and morning before), and really only for endurance events. Eat smart the night before so you can #### in the a.m. I like a bit of breakfast - usually a small bowl of oatmeal with some brown sugar and almond milk. Just enough to facility said #### and keep the tummy from growling. I'll try to eat about 2 hours before. What you're doing now sounds fine.

Salmon and risotto or rice is my favorite, chicken will do. Just go easy on the fiber, and try and eat a little earlier than usual so you can drop the kids off at the pool in the morning before the race. Coffee in the AM always helps me move things along.

 

[Juxtatarot]

And side question.

Any preferred dinner to eat the night before a morning 5k? And say the race it at 9am, what do you eat in the morning and at what time?

Generally I have just tried to not eat a huge dinner the night before and something reasonably healthy, and in the morning at about 7am drink a 5 hour energy and maybe 150 calories worth of beef jerky...............yeah baby

The goal of dinner the night before a race is to keep you regular on the morning of the race. The carbo-loading is two nights before a race (and morning before), and really only for endurance events. Eat smart the night before so you can #### in the a.m. I like a bit of breakfast - usually a small bowl of oatmeal with some brown sugar and almond milk. Just enough to facility said #### and keep the tummy from growling. I'll try to eat about 2 hours before. What you're doing now sounds fine.

And side question.

Any preferred dinner to eat the night before a morning 5k? And say the race it at 9am, what do you eat in the morning and at what time?

Generally I have just tried to not eat a huge dinner the night before and something reasonably healthy, and in the morning at about 7am drink a 5 hour energy and maybe 150 calories worth of beef jerky...............yeah baby

something you will poop out by eight am, don't go crazy with the salt and fat either. Usually just go with pasta, sometimes have pizza if it is a shorter race. Otherwise I eat relatively naturally the day before a race.Morning, banana and if I am up early enough and hungry half a bagel.

And side question.

Any preferred dinner to eat the night before a morning 5k? And say the race it at 9am, what do you eat in the morning and at what time?

Generally I have just tried to not eat a huge dinner the night before and something reasonably healthy, and in the morning at about 7am drink a 5 hour energy and maybe 150 calories worth of beef jerky...............yeah baby

The goal of dinner the night before a race is to keep you regular on the morning of the race. The carbo-loading is two nights before a race (and morning before), and really only for endurance events. Eat smart the night before so you can #### in the a.m. I like a bit of breakfast - usually a small bowl of oatmeal with some brown sugar and almond milk. Just enough to facility said #### and keep the tummy from growling. I'll try to eat about 2 hours before. What you're doing now sounds fine.

Salmon and risotto or rice is my favorite, chicken will do. Just go easy on the fiber, and try and eat a little earlier than usual so you can drop the kids off at the pool in the morning before the race. Coffee in the AM always helps me move things along.

So, Ghost, I'm not sure if you caught this, but ####ting is very important to this group.

 

[Sand]

My daughter has lacrosse both days this weekend, so I knew I wasn't going to be able to get out and get in a long run - and I really needed one. So I took the day off of work and took off for a "runcation day" out in the Pt. Reyes National Seashore, about 30 minutes from where I live and one of my favorite places to run. I had an idea of the route I was going to take, but grabbed a map and planned on trying to work in some new trail sections I hadn't hit before. I loaded up the hydration pack with some water and Nuun, stuffed some chia/fruit bars in the pockets, and headed out for some exploring.

The result? Twenty-three miles with over 3,700' of elevation (per Strava, Garmin says only 3,200?) and four hours and forty minutes of fun on the trails.

And of course, some pics:

Single track through what is basically rainforest

14 miles in I finally meandered out to the ocean

If you're gonna be this close to the ocean, you have to hit the beach

Of course running down to actual sea level meant I had to climb back up, but what a view

It was just such a great day. I only saw a handful of people the whole time (although I did see the biggest bobcat I've ever seen!), it was just foggy enough to keep it somewhat cool, and while a couple of those climbs were a little tough I really felt good all the way through the end. Afterward, it was beef jerky, a 22 oz Lagunitas IPA, and sweet potato fries while sitting outside a bar just a mile from the trail head.

I just might have to take a few more runcation days off on Fridays over the next few months.....

Dude!

 

[beer 302]

My daughter has lacrosse both days this weekend, so I knew I wasn't going to be able to get out and get in a long run - and I really needed one. So I took the day off of work and took off for a "runcation day" out in the Pt. Reyes National Seashore, about 30 minutes from where I live and one of my favorite places to run. I had an idea of the route I was going to take, but grabbed a map and planned on trying to work in some new trail sections I hadn't hit before. I loaded up the hydration pack with some water and Nuun, stuffed some chia/fruit bars in the pockets, and headed out for some exploring.

The result? Twenty-three miles with over 3,700' of elevation (per Strava, Garmin says only 3,200?) and four hours and forty minutes of fun on the trails.

And of course, some pics:

Single track through what is basically rainforest

14 miles in I finally meandered out to the ocean

If you're gonna be this close to the ocean, you have to hit the beach

Of course running down to actual sea level meant I had to climb back up, but what a view

It was just such a great day. I only saw a handful of people the whole time (although I did see the biggest bobcat I've ever seen!), it was just foggy enough to keep it somewhat cool, and while a couple of those climbs were a little tough I really felt good all the way through the end. Afterward, it was beef jerky, a 22 oz Lagunitas IPA, and sweet potato fries while sitting outside a bar just a mile from the trail head.

I just might have to take a few more runcation days off on Fridays over the next few months.....

Dude!

Yea, he totally sucks

 

[BassNBrew]

My daughter has lacrosse both days this weekend, so I knew I wasn't going to be able to get out and get in a long run - and I really needed one. So I took the day off of work and took off for a "runcation day" out in the Pt. Reyes National Seashore, about 30 minutes from where I live and one of my favorite places to run. I had an idea of the route I was going to take, but grabbed a map and planned on trying to work in some new trail sections I hadn't hit before. I loaded up the hydration pack with some water and Nuun, stuffed some chia/fruit bars in the pockets, and headed out for some exploring.

The result? Twenty-three miles with over 3,700' of elevation (per Strava, Garmin says only 3,200?) and four hours and forty minutes of fun on the trails.

And of course, some pics:

Single track through what is basically rainforest

14 miles in I finally meandered out to the ocean

If you're gonna be this close to the ocean, you have to hit the beach

Of course running down to actual sea level meant I had to climb back up, but what a view

It was just such a great day. I only saw a handful of people the whole time (although I did see the biggest bobcat I've ever seen!), it was just foggy enough to keep it somewhat cool, and while a couple of those climbs were a little tough I really felt good all the way through the end. Afterward, it was beef jerky, a 22 oz Lagunitas IPA, and sweet potato fries while sitting outside a bar just a mile from the trail head.

I just might have to take a few more runcation days off on Fridays over the next few months.....

Dude!

Yea, he totally sucks

Ditto.

 

[tri-man 47]

And side question.

Any preferred dinner to eat the night before a morning 5k? And say the race it at 9am, what do you eat in the morning and at what time?

Generally I have just tried to not eat a huge dinner the night before and something reasonably healthy, and in the morning at about 7am drink a 5 hour energy and maybe 150 calories worth of beef jerky...............yeah baby

The goal of dinner the night before a race is to keep you regular on the morning of the race. The carbo-loading is two nights before a race (and morning before), and really only for endurance events. Eat smart the night before so you can #### in the a.m. I like a bit of breakfast - usually a small bowl of oatmeal with some brown sugar and almond milk. Just enough to facility said #### and keep the tummy from growling. I'll try to eat about 2 hours before. What you're doing now sounds fine.

And side question.

Any preferred dinner to eat the night before a morning 5k? And say the race it at 9am, what do you eat in the morning and at what time?

Generally I have just tried to not eat a huge dinner the night before and something reasonably healthy, and in the morning at about 7am drink a 5 hour energy and maybe 150 calories worth of beef jerky...............yeah baby

something you will poop out by eight am, don't go crazy with the salt and fat either. Usually just go with pasta, sometimes have pizza if it is a shorter race. Otherwise I eat relatively naturally the day before a race.Morning, banana and if I am up early enough and hungry half a bagel.

And side question.

Any preferred dinner to eat the night before a morning 5k? And say the race it at 9am, what do you eat in the morning and at what time?

Generally I have just tried to not eat a huge dinner the night before and something reasonably healthy, and in the morning at about 7am drink a 5 hour energy and maybe 150 calories worth of beef jerky...............yeah baby

The goal of dinner the night before a race is to keep you regular on the morning of the race. The carbo-loading is two nights before a race (and morning before), and really only for endurance events. Eat smart the night before so you can #### in the a.m. I like a bit of breakfast - usually a small bowl of oatmeal with some brown sugar and almond milk. Just enough to facility said #### and keep the tummy from growling. I'll try to eat about 2 hours before. What you're doing now sounds fine.

Salmon and risotto or rice is my favorite, chicken will do. Just go easy on the fiber, and try and eat a little earlier than usual so you can drop the kids off at the pool in the morning before the race. Coffee in the AM always helps me move things along.

So, Ghost, I'm not sure if you caught this, but ####ting is very important to this group.

Yet if Ghost reads through the previous several hundred pages, he'll find several examples of when some of us weren't, uh, successful. Hilarity ensued.

 

[Annyong]

Since we are on the topic of nutrition...

Do you guys take any vitamins or supplements before or after a particularly long run to aid in recovery?

 

[Annyong]

Yet if Ghost reads through the previous several hundred pages, he'll find several examples of when some of us weren't, uh, successful. Hilarity ensued.

Oh yeah, don't eat about 7 chicken breasts and have a couple beers the night before. Youll have a bad time.

 

[MAC_32]

Since we are on the topic of nutrition...

Do you guys take any vitamins or supplements before or after a particularly long run to aid in recovery?

some form of liquid protein immediately after, especially higher intensity workouts.

 

[ghostguy123]

Haha, when I started these 5ks a couple summers ago I couldnt #### before the race. Pretty sure it was just nerves. But I still make sure to not eat heavy the day before and something light in the morning.

The first race I did this year, I #### a half hour before. Pretty sure I got the nerves out.

I could see this being a much bigger problem for you guys who run the LONGGGGGG races.

 

[parasaurolophus]

Haha, when I started these 5ks a couple summers ago I couldnt #### before the race. Pretty sure it was just nerves. But I still make sure to not eat heavy the day before and something light in the morning.

The first race I did this year, I #### a half hour before. Pretty sure I got the nerves out.

I could see this being a much bigger problem for you guys who run the LONGGGGGG races.

It preoccupies my entire morning for anything longer than a 5k. Once I finally deliver the package it is like the hap hap happiest raceday morning since bing crosby tap danced with danny ####### kaye.

 

[Brony]

Good luck to all with races this weekend!

Run. Run like the wind.

 

[Hang 10]

Poop like the wind too!

 

[wilked]

Just ran 5.5 with the jogging stroller. Upper 50s, I ran slow but still sweating like a pig, feels weird after training in the cold temps for so long.

 

[wilked]

So seems like no one has a free real time GPS tracker app, will likely spring for the $5 a month mapmyrun MVP, cancel after the race.

 

[koby925]

Dudes - been away from the thread and running for awhile with my injury. Update:

I got my lydocaine shot about 2 weeks ago now. Once the shot pain wore off, my leg felt great the first 4-5 days after the shot. Then I started PT with a hip specialist. He was a bit more optimistic than the doc after checking me out - putting my surgery odds at about 50/50. Then a week or so after the shot I started feeling pain again. The PT wanted me to do about a week or so with him/at home before testing it running. My first running test was Wednesday. I went 3.2 just under 8 min pace. First mile or so I felt fine but all hell broke loose after that. It was really really painful just to finish that short of a run. Then Weds night and early Thursday I could barely walk. PT said to keep at the PT, sometimes PT makes it worse in the beginning. But I was convinced that I was done and actually tried to move the doc appointment up to no avail. After all this time off, a shot and PT and I'm no better? I'm doomed to surgery. Then something surprising to me happened. Thursday late and Friday the hip started feeling better. Not 100% mind you but feeling like it did before PT. So I said, what the hell, you're supposed to be testing it now, try another run. The thought of that Wednesday would've made me cringe but it actually went pretty well. I did 3.5 at around 7:40 pace which felt awful fitnesswise, but more importantly, the injury area felt pretty good. And this morning I still feel pretty good. I'm by no means out of the woods, but I take this as very encouraging. I'm gonna keep on with the PT and test runs and hopefully I fend off that sum##### operating room.

 

[beer 302]

Since we are on the topic of nutrition...

Do you guys take any vitamins or supplements before or after a particularly long run to aid in recovery?

Sprinkle a little HGH on everything I eat, does wonders. Picture a young Sly Stallone, that's me.

Good to hear Koby, hoping your recovery continues along that path. The docs know what they are doing (most of the time) and really, what do you have to lose? Ride it out and see if it improves, if not you go under the knife anyhow. I've always been a proponent of trying to avoid that at all cost.

 

[beer 302]

tri-man (and Sand), looks like TomTom is getting in on the built-in HR monitor thing as well, just got this in an email:

http://www.tomtom.com/en_us/products/your-sports/running/tomtom-runner-cardio-gps-watch/white/?WT.mc_id=CO_email_ONEOFF_FI_SPRING2014_PreorderCardio_Fitness&WT.tsrc=email_campaign

Might have to ask for a new Christmas present this year

 

[SFBayDuck]

So seems like no one has a free real time GPS tracker app, will likely spring for the $5 a month mapmyrun MVP, cancel after the race.

Sorry, I got nothing. GPS smartphone apps don't work in a lot of the places I run - I once did a 6-mile loop and mapmyrun told me I had done 17 at a sub-4:00 pace.

 

[ghostguy123]

Just ran 5.5 with the jogging stroller. Upper 50s, I ran slow but still sweating like a pig, feels weird after training in the cold temps for so long.

####### stroller guy.

After this running season NONE of you stroller pushing #######s are going to beat me again...........NONE...........

 

[ChiefD]

1:49. Race report later. Happy but unsatisfied, if that makes sense.

 

[wilked]

1:49. Race report later. Happy but unsatisfied, if that makes sense.

I do know what you mean

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU6IndADEWI

 

[CGRdrJoe]

Got the marin half marathon tomorrow, hoping for sub 9 minute mile but my knee is swollen to ####.

Sfbayducks you at San marin today for laxapalooza? We are playing now

 

[Hang 10]

1:49. Race report later. Happy but unsatisfied, if that makes sense.

Makes sense to me. That's a PR though, right? Congrats brother! Drink up and enjoy the rest of you day. Don't let woulda/coulda ruin your moment.

 

[parasaurolophus]

1:49. Race report later. Happy but unsatisfied, if that makes sense.

nice work. look forward to the details.

 

[ChiefD]

1:49. Race report later. Happy but unsatisfied, if that makes sense.

Makes sense to me. That's a PR though, right? Congrats brother! Drink up and enjoy the rest of you day. Don't let woulda/coulda ruin your moment.

Yes, it is. Getting ready to crack the first beer now!

 

[Juxtatarot]

Koby - Sounds like good news! :fingerscrossed:

Chief - Congrats on the PR and I'm looking forward to the race report! What's next for you?

 

[tri-man 47]

Koby - Sounds like good news! :fingerscrossed:

Chief - Congrats on the PR and I'm looking forward to the race report!

This, and this.

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I did 12 trail miles today - first half on single track, then mostly a wider gravel path. Nothing too technical - some roots, rocks, and ups and downs. (I did have to climb through a large, downed tree.) But I haven't been on any sort of trail since last summer, so it kicked my butt. Of course, it was also 65 and humid ...so sick of this warm weather ...can't wait for fall.

 

[MAC_32]

I'm a little too excited about this nice weather.

First track workout of the year, bit it on sprint #11, hard. Finished workout anyway, but there was blood everywhere.

Then today. First trail run of the year in nice weather...and I bit it again. It was five miles in so I cut the planned seven mile run a mile short. Took it as a sign.

Sorry. I got excited.

 

[Sand]

Duathlon done:

7:30/mi for 3.3 miles in first leg. .8 of those were trail, and it is bloody hilly, so the 7:30 is pretty decent.

21.3mph on the bike. Again very hilly. 231W avg. , 238w normalized.

8:08 to finish up on the 1.7mi. return leg. .8 trail, and had to stop for a sec to un crampify my calves.

Runs were pretty good, bike a bit off.

2nd in AG, not sure how many in there. Saw #1 for the whole race and couldn't pull him in. Will find out numbers when the final results get released.

 

[parasaurolophus]

Sometimes I hate weathermen.

According to weather.com it was 0 chance of rain until 12pm today and then 95% chance starting at noon moving to 100% chance and never below 90% again the rest of the day. I started my run just after 9 thinking I had plenty of time. At 10:45 the skies opened up and I was drenched and freezing my butt off. Had to call it quits a mile early because I couldn't move my hands and I could tell I was getting blisters on my feet.

It has been sunny for the last 3 hours.

Idiots.

 

[Sand]

Duathlon done:

7:30/mi for 3.3 miles in first leg. .8 of those were trail, and it is bloody hilly, so the 7:30 is pretty decent.

21.3mph on the bike. Again very hilly. 231W avg. , 238w normalized.

8:08 to finish up on the 1.7mi. return leg. .8 trail, and had to stop for a sec to un crampify my calves.

Runs were pretty good, bike a bit off.

2nd in AG, not sure how many in there. Saw #1 for the whole race and couldn't pull him in. Will find out numbers when the final results get released.

Forgot:

Run 1

Bike

Run 2

 

[Brony]

Did a 6 mile run today at average pace. Longest I've run in quite some time and I didn't tweak my calf so that's really encouraging. Post run recovery has been more sore than usual, but I'm hoping tomorrow they are not feeling injured. Would be a great sign if it plays out that way.

 

[FUBAR]

The only thing I'd caution with this is he's a new runner - jumping to 5 days/week might be a bit too much at first. I'd take Fridays off while he ramps up and then slowly mix that in (say every other Friday). Otherwise, I had the same thoughts.

Watch your weekly mileage increase. Typical growth is +10% each week. It'd be a good idea to do this in cycles - increase for 3 weeks, then take a step back (decrease) for a week. Then go on another 3 week increase. Rinse/repeat.

I have already been running 5 days a week for a couple months, and was doing at least 5 days a week for like 4-5 months straight last year. But I wasn't doing a lot of miles each time. Generally just running 3 each time and not going over that hardly ever.

Really it seems like I should just keep doing what I have been doing with the addition of one LONG run, maybe will start that at 5 miles, during the middle of the week. I HAVE been doing like one day every other week of repeats on the treadmill, just probably not enough of them. Also not sure what pace to shoot for regarding 400s or 800s.

Sign up for a 5k race, or just do one on your own. No pressure, it's just a gauge. Then you can extrapolate.

 

[ghostguy123]

Sign up for a 5k race, or just do one on your own. No pressure, it's just a gauge. Then you can extrapolate.

Last year I hovered around 27 minutes with a couple at 26 when I felt really good that day.

Did one this year, second time running outside, ran 28, but I KNOW I could have gone faster to abotu 27.

Goal this year of 25 sometime in like september or october.

I think if I cut 10-15 pounds of fat off my ### I could do 26 right NOW pretty easy. Working on that as we speak. Down from 220 to 216..............shooting for 205 by september

 

[ghostguy123]

I just feel bad for the guy I usually do my 5ks with. He is doing a 20 miler tomorrow and hasnt been running for like 3-4 months cause his foot was hurting. He could have run the past couple weeks but didn't to make sure he would be able to run tomorrow. He is a little crazy. Football player/MMA fighter mentality. Well, not just mentality, that pretty much describes him. BEAST.

I already told him he is an idiot. Like talking to a wall. A BEASTLY wall.

 

[SFBayDuck]

Got the marin half marathon tomorrow, hoping for sub 9 minute mile but my knee is swollen to ####.

Sfbayducks you at San marin today for laxapalooza? We are playing now

Bummer, yes I was there - pictures at 10:00, clinic at 12:45, and game up on the grass at 2:00. Just got home.

Get a little ice on that knee tonight, elevate it....and good luck tomorrow!

 

[SFBayDuck]

Koby - Sounds like good news! :fingerscrossed:

Chief - Congrats on the PR and I'm looking forward to the race report!

This, and this.

--

I did 12 trail miles today - first half on single track, then mostly a wider gravel path. Nothing too technical - some roots, rocks, and ups and downs. (I did have to climb through a large, downed tree.) But I haven't been on any sort of trail since last summer, so it kicked my butt. Of course, it was also 65 and humid ...so sick of this warm weather ...can't wait for fall.

Then today. First trail run of the year in nice weather...and I bit it again. It was five miles in so I cut the planned seven mile run a mile short. Took it as a sign.

Sorry. I got excited.

Nicely done, fellas. Even the falling part, Mac - just part of the price of admission for playing on the trails, I'm afraid!

 

[tri-man 47]

Great training, MAC!

Great racing and AG award, Sand!!!

Our long-lost buddy, Wraith, messed up an ankle during soccer today (coaching soccer). Something snapped, and it's massively swollen ...doesn't sound good, which would be a shame 'cause he's had a lot of quality training despite this Chicago winter. Fingers crossed!

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Congrats on going sub-1:50, Chief.

Sand -- Another event, another AG place. Like clockwork with some of you guys!

 

[wilked]

Just when I thought all hope was lost.

There is an app called glympse which seems to do what I want. Battery life is only risk, gonna take it on a test spin soon. I don't plan to start it until 12 miles in so it will hopefully only need to go 2 hrs or so,.....

 

[Sand]

Congrats on going sub-1:50, Chief.

Sand -- Another event, another AG place. Like clockwork with some of you guys!

The rest of Alabama is slow and fat. Wait, let me correct that, the rest of Alabama is slower and fatter.

Kinda like winning the arm wrestling contest at a MENSA meeting...

 

[mr. furley]

impressive, Mo

https://twitter.com/steve_ojones/status/451537794243260416/photo/1

 

[ChiefD]

The day started out promising. The weather was beautiful - 60 degrees at 7:30am. In retrospect, this was warm. After a long winter, in which all of my training was in temperatures <40, this was strange. An anomaly really. At the start, my nipples were not erect, and unfortunately, neither were the ladies around me. On the bright side, the warm weather meant LESS clothing of said ladies, so I registered that in my head as a win for me.

If we back up a bit, I had an excellent bowel movement at home, so all systems were go. I was focused.

My plan was to go out strong but conservative. The first three miles were uphill, so I didn't want to burn all of my energy coming out of the gate. And I came out really good. The first 8 miles were solid: exactly where I wanted to be:

Mile 1: 7:25

Mile 2: 7:53

Mile 3: 8:10

Mile 4: 7:58

Mile 5: 8:08

Mile 6: 8:02

Mile 7: 8:07

This is where my I turned into the biggest MANGINA ever. This next stretch, from mile 8 through 10, was a steady incline. I talked to myself, and decided to back off a bit here to save some for the last 3 miles, which were pretty much downhill until the finish. The problem: I went too slow. And when I got to mile 10-11, I never pushed the envelope to really hammer down. This is the part where I'm extremely unsatisfied. I KNOW I left time on the course here: I was effing cruising going into mile 8.

Mile 8: 8:24

Mile 9: 8:46

Mile 10: 8:30

Mile 11: 8:51

Mile 12: 8:42

Mile 13: 8:09

Mile 13.3: 7:48

So my mental game let me down. Oh, and my heart monitor. I planned to wear it, and had it on at my car. My bluetooth on the phone wouldn't recognize it, so I fiddled with it for 10 minutes and decided to bag it. So unfortunately, no data.

So what's next? I usually only run 2 of these a year. There is another HM here in 2 weeks that I'll probably sign up for tomorrow. I'm pissed about losing the mental game, but happy I was able to achieve a PR. When I ran this course last spring, I was at a 2:03, so I've made a hell of a lot of progress in a year.

I've already decided to ramp up my race schedule this year, so I'll be adding the other HM in two weeks, and a 10K in the fall in advance of my fall HM. My summer plan is to build up my base better with the HM dictating my pace, and we'll see how that goes.

Thanks to all here for the support and the kind words.

 

[Sand]

impressive, Mo

https://twitter.com/steve_ojones/status/451537794243260416/photo/1

Speaking of this - Universal sports at 4am tomorrow. Should be awesome.

And, to top it off, Paris Roubaix is tomorrow. Live on the website or tape delayed Monday evening. This is the height of spring. The carnage in this race is legendary.

 

[beer 302]

The day started out promising. The weather was beautiful - 60 degrees at 7:30am. In retrospect, this was warm. After a long winter, in which all of my training was in temperatures <40, this was strange. An anomaly really. At the start, my nipples were not erect, and unfortunately, neither were the ladies around me. On the bright side, the warm weather meant LESS clothing of said ladies, so I registered that in my head as a win for me.

If we back up a bit, I had an excellent bowel movement at home, so all systems were go. I was focused.

My plan was to go out strong but conservative. The first three miles were uphill, so I didn't want to burn all of my energy coming out of the gate. And I came out really good. The first 8 miles were solid: exactly where I wanted to be:

Mile 1: 7:25

Mile 2: 7:53

Mile 3: 8:10

Mile 4: 7:58

Mile 5: 8:08

Mile 6: 8:02

Mile 7: 8:07

This is where my I turned into the biggest MANGINA ever. This next stretch, from mile 8 through 10, was a steady incline. I talked to myself, and decided to back off a bit here to save some for the last 3 miles, which were pretty much downhill until the finish. The problem: I went too slow. And when I got to mile 10-11, I never pushed the envelope to really hammer down. This is the part where I'm extremely unsatisfied. I KNOW I left time on the course here: I was effing cruising going into mile 8.

Mile 8: 8:24

Mile 9: 8:46

Mile 10: 8:30

Mile 11: 8:51

Mile 12: 8:42

Mile 13: 8:09

Mile 13.3: 7:48

So my mental game let me down. Oh, and my heart monitor. I planned to wear it, and had it on at my car. My bluetooth on the phone wouldn't recognize it, so I fiddled with it for 10 minutes and decided to bag it. So unfortunately, no data.

So what's next? I usually only run 2 of these a year. There is another HM here in 2 weeks that I'll probably sign up for tomorrow. I'm pissed about losing the mental game, but happy I was able to achieve a PR. When I ran this course last spring, I was at a 2:03, so I've made a hell of a lot of progress in a year.

I've already decided to ramp up my race schedule this year, so I'll be adding the other HM in two weeks, and a 10K in the fall in advance of my fall HM. My summer plan is to build up my base better with the HM dictating my pace, and we'll see how that goes.

Thanks to all here for the support and the kind words.

Sometimes mental is a bigger part of the race than training for it. Enjoy the PR and come back strong in the next one armed with the knowledge you gained from this one.