Ran a 10k in June (4 Viewers)

[bostonfred]

Second week of my 5k circuit. Race time temperature was in the high 90s, down from the day's high of 102 degrees, and every bit as muggy as the first race. I was able to avoid the embarrassment of showing up late to the race today with one simple change to my schedule: I opted not to go.

How come everybody else gets a motivational pat on the head but not me?

We need an "I Didn't Run a 10K in June" thread to handle these situations.

I know I didn't earn a "keep up the good work", but if you guys were sincerely motivational and interested in new runners joining the thread, you'd at least throw a "try to keep up the good work" out there.

 

[2Young2BBald]

That story is awful, by the way. And a little disconcerting as I head into my first Oly this Sunday. I wonder if they'll ever know what happened to him.

I posted to iTriple, the USAT swim ruling on "assistance". Below is the rule verbatim out of the rules. If something goes south for a moment, there is no shame in grabbing on and getting a breather.4.2 Bottom Contact and Resting. A participant may stand on the bottom or rest by holding an inanimate object such as a buoy, boat, rope or floating object. Excluding the bottom, a participant shall not use any inanimate object to gain forward progress. A violation of this section shall result in a variable time penalty, unless the Head Referee in his/her sole discretion determines that (i) the violation was substantial and resulted in an unfair time advantage, or (ii) the violation constituted endangerment under Section 3.4(1).

ETA: Here is a link to the entire set up USAT Rules. I know I am an over planning geek, but these are worth a read if you are doing these.

 

[wraith5]

Anyone have links to articles about consuming sea salt? I know 2Y has been doing it, and I was talking with a guy about it last week who is a big believer.

I got my information from talking to an exercise physiologist on a break during a tri clinic. She recommended pink sea salt for every day use & pink sea salt and lemon added to water as a supplemental sports drink. I am sold after 3+ months of use and will have a bottle of the mix in one of my cages for the HIM on Sunday. About 45 days after starting the stuff, I had my annual physical. My sodium level was pegged dead center on where it needed to be & my Ph levels were stellar and much better than the year before when I was not using the salt.

What amount are you using? Is there a specific amount per day, or do you add it to all of the water you drink regardless of the amount? I seriously can't find any articles talking about this. Regarding the Oly this weekend - wetsuit, yes. headphones, no. Stupid USAT.

 

[wraith5]

Second week of my 5k circuit. Race time temperature was in the high 90s, down from the day's high of 102 degrees, and every bit as muggy as the first race. I was able to avoid the embarrassment of showing up late to the race today with one simple change to my schedule: I opted not to go.

How come everybody else gets a motivational pat on the head but not me?

We need an "I Didn't Run a 10K in June" thread to handle these situations.

I know I didn't earn a "keep up the good work", but if you guys were sincerely motivational and interested in new runners joining the thread, you'd at least throw a "try to keep up the good work" out there.

Not to nitpick, but runners tend to, you know, run. As opposed to not running. Plus we were all over your race report - let's not get too needy right out of the gate.

HTH

 

[Sand]

That story is awful, by the way. And a little disconcerting as I head into my first Oly this Sunday. I wonder if they'll ever know what happened to him.

Most of the time these things end up being heart attacks. In which case there was nothing to be done, anyway.The one thing I didn't like about that situation is that his wave was wearing black caps. I know they rotate colors to figure out what wave people are in and all that jazz, but rotating to black is just stupid. Keep it neon, race directors.

 

[Sand]

Second week of my 5k circuit. Race time temperature was in the high 90s, down from the day's high of 102 degrees, and every bit as muggy as the first race. I was able to avoid the embarrassment of showing up late to the race today with one simple change to my schedule: I opted not to go.

How come everybody else gets a motivational pat on the head but not me?

We need an "I Didn't Run a 10K in June" thread to handle these situations.

I know I didn't earn a "keep up the good work", but if you guys were sincerely motivational and interested in new runners joining the thread, you'd at least throw a "try to keep up the good work" out there.

If you can't stand the heat and humidity (you up in the NE?) then all I say is "try and keep up the good work - on a treadmill". Treadmills suck, but at least you are getting some work in. I did a crapload of treadmill work this winter when we were insanely cold. This is the FFA - failure is not an option.

 

[2Young2BBald]

Anyone have links to articles about consuming sea salt? I know 2Y has been doing it, and I was talking with a guy about it last week who is a big believer.

I got my information from talking to an exercise physiologist on a break during a tri clinic. She recommended pink sea salt for every day use & pink sea salt and lemon added to water as a supplemental sports drink. I am sold after 3+ months of use and will have a bottle of the mix in one of my cages for the HIM on Sunday. About 45 days after starting the stuff, I had my annual physical. My sodium level was pegged dead center on where it needed to be & my Ph levels were stellar and much better than the year before when I was not using the salt.

What amount are you using? Is there a specific amount per day, or do you add it to all of the water you drink regardless of the amount? I seriously can't find any articles talking about this. Regarding the Oly this weekend - wetsuit, yes. headphones, no. Stupid USAT.

I know, the articles are quick to tell you how it'll improve your ability to take a dump, but not how to improve your athletic performance (although, sometimes taking a dump is an athletic performance in itself). The person I talked to advised to use it as I substitute for normal table salt. I told her I never used salt as I assumed most foods had more than enough that I didn't need more. She let me know that this was part of the issue I likely had with cramping in my calves. I was worried that my sodium levels would elevate and with a family history of heart disease, this was obviously something I didn't want. The annual blood work confirmed that not only was my sodium level right, but as I stated, the pink salt appears to have had a positive impact on my Ph levels. And, I hate to mention this on race week :knockswood: , I have not had any serious cramping issues like I had prior to using the stuff. For the sports drink, in a 24 oz bottle I put a well rounded table spoon (looks and sounds like a lot) in with about a 1/2 a lemon worth of lemon juice (and ice it too). After some trial and error, I think I can tell when I need and the taste is awesome when you are a few hours in to any workout. I wish I had more science for you, but I can't seem to Google up anything either. Heck, if it provides some of the non athletic benefits its said to provide, I am getting those benefits anyway, any performance boost is a bonus. As for the headphones, we'll have to continue to agree to disagree on racing with them!

 

[gruecd]

Second week of my 5k circuit. Race time temperature was in the high 90s, down from the day's high of 102 degrees, and every bit as muggy as the first race. I was able to avoid the embarrassment of showing up late to the race today with one simple change to my schedule: I opted not to go.

How come everybody else gets a motivational pat on the head but not me?

We need an "I Didn't Run a 10K in June" thread to handle these situations.

I know I didn't earn a "keep up the good work", but if you guys were sincerely motivational and interested in new runners joining the thread, you'd at least throw a "try to keep up the good work" out there.

Are you serious? Jump into a new thread with a bunch of regulars and start complaining because you're not getting enough attention? I bet you're the same guy who walks into an open gym for the first time and then complains 'cuz people don't pass you the ball enough. Seriously, become a regular yourself, and you'll see that we're a very accepting group. This was not a good attempt at endearing yourself.

 

[BassNBrew]

Second week of my 5k circuit. Race time temperature was in the high 90s, down from the day's high of 102 degrees, and every bit as muggy as the first race. I was able to avoid the embarrassment of showing up late to the race today with one simple change to my schedule: I opted not to go.

How come everybody else gets a motivational pat on the head but not me?

We need an "I Didn't Run a 10K in June" thread to handle these situations.

I know I didn't earn a "keep up the good work", but if you guys were sincerely motivational and interested in new runners joining the thread, you'd at least throw a "try to keep up the good work" out there.

Are you serious? Jump into a new thread with a bunch of regulars and start complaining because you're not getting enough attention? I bet you're the same guy who walks into an open gym for the first time and then complains 'cuz people don't pass you the ball enough. Seriously, become a regular yourself, and you'll see that we're a very accepting group. This was not a good attempt at endearing yourself.

May want to recalibrate your sarcasm meter. What Fred lacks in fantasy football acumen, he makes up for in bringing the funny.

 

[gruecd]

May want to recalibrate your sarcasm meter. What Fred lacks in fantasy football acumen, he makes up for in bringing the funny.

If that's the case, and he was just being sarcastic, I apologize. Had a crappy day.

 

[BassNBrew]

Been struggling with a case of the dead legs since the century. Might just be a case of the heat like many others are dealing with. Anyway, had a interesting workouts this weekend.

Sat: 500 yard pool swim. Been fighting google problems and lack of motivation in the pool. I seem to be having good OWS but struggle in the pool. Did a 4 mile trail run. I'm still not sold on trail runs. Damn near bust me ### every time or twist an ankle. My knees seem to get beat up on the trails and i don't enjoy having to focus on every step.

Sun: Was scheduled for a 10 mile run but changed it up with a 7 mile mountain run - out and back on the BRP. Basically did a 815 ft climb over 3 miles with a 50 foot descent over the next 1/2 mile. This worked out to a 5.1% grade over the first three miles. Out time was 34'04" or 9'44" per mile at 144 HR. Return time was 26'07" or 7'28 per mile at 149 HR over 3.5 miles. The last two miles felt like I was falling off a cliff. Seemed like I was sprinting the whole way although the splits showed only 7 min miles. Pretty happy that I kept the HR higher on the downhill. Was curious if this might work for a speed workout from the standpoint of giving my legs the taste off turnover at a 7 min/mile pace???

Mon: Cross trained with basketball and soccer.

Tue: Did a preview of the tri course I have coming up in two weeks. Averaged 20 mph on the bike on a hilly course which included stop lights and picking up my bike computer which fell off. Shooting for 20.5 in the event. Finished up with a 5 k at a 8'27" pace, the second half was at 8'14". I think this was a new pr for a run coming off the bike. All of this was on the sluggish legs and sore calves.

Need to get a run in tonite, but it's 96 degrees right now as I type this.

 

[bostonfred]

May want to recalibrate your sarcasm meter. What Fred lacks in fantasy football acumen, he makes up for in bringing the funny.

If that's the case, and he was just being sarcastic, I apologize. Had a crappy day.

I'm sorry to hear you had a crappy day. I read this and felt bad so I just went for a run to make up for it. Or maybe it was just to make up for skippinng yesterday's race. Either way, I'm fairly certain it was a mistake. It's one of those days where it's actually hotter in the house than it is outside because the air conditioning just can't keep up with it so it almost felt good when I first went outside. But it wasn't good. It turns out it's so hot that my marathon running wife who was running with me stopped and walked half of it, and run-walked the rest of the way home. It was hot enough that we each brought a bottle of water and had either drank it or it evaporated long before we got halfway. I think my GPS was off by a bit because it said I had travelled 3000 miles in 14 minutes. Either it had my original location stuck in California where I last used it, or it just assumed I was in Africa from the heat. Regardless of my pace, I got home early enough that I could get a couple waters out of the trunk of my car and meet her about a quarter mile from the house. And to finish off this lovely run, I weighed myself before and after the run and I put on a pound and a half while running. Great hobby you guys have here.

 

[bostonfred]

Need to get a run in tonite, but it's 96 degrees right now as I type this.

Not to nitpick, but runners tend to, you know, run. As opposed to not running.

If you can't stand the heat and humidity (you up in the NE?) then all I say is "try and keep up the good work - on a treadmill". Treadmills suck, but at least you are getting some work in. I did a crapload of treadmill work this winter when we were insanely cold.

This is the FFA - failure is not an option.

 

[wraith5]

Need to get a run in tonite, but it's 96 degrees right now as I type this.

Not to nitpick, but runners tend to, you know, run. As opposed to not running.

If you can't stand the heat and humidity (you up in the NE?) then all I say is "try and keep up the good work - on a treadmill". Treadmills suck, but at least you are getting some work in. I did a crapload of treadmill work this winter when we were insanely cold.

This is the FFA - failure is not an option.

I feel like you're trying to make a point of some kind here...

 

[Worm]

Heading out in about 30 minutes... usually run in the morning but couldn't today. I think it's still in the 90's as I type.

At least it's not that humid...

 

[tri-man 47]

bostonfred - smart solution to your "problem!" lol

I acknowledged your wise non-run. Man, seems like everybody's fighting the heat this summer! How long til fall?

 

[Worm]

Heading out in about 30 minutes... usually run in the morning but couldn't today. I think it's still in the 90's as I type.At least it's not that humid...

Powered through, though the time of day / food in my belly threw me off. Added a bit to get to about 2.6 miles.

 

[benson_will_lead_the_way]

Hey fellas, it's been awhile.

Tri-Man- Nice sprint Tri and bounce back.

Sand- Good job....looks like you will be better trained for your next one.

Wraith- Good job logging all those miles....i'm jealous.

The_Man- Hope you stay healthy along ur training....i've had issues.

Rail- Nice job....way to go above what you expected

Pigskin- where you going to be in wisco?

BassnBrew- hope your legs get fresh soon

My update: Got some new shoes....hoping that will help with the leg issues. Ran for the first time in 6 weeks on sunday. Ran 3 miles at 7:15 pace. Legs felt okay. Ran another 3 miles at prolly 7:30 pace(had to go slow running with my roomie) Tuesday night. Legs feel okay...outside of my calves being tight....they haven't let up since my run on sunday....I've been drinking a lot and stretching....any ideas?

 

[gruecd]

7.5 "get-out-some-aggression miles" in the pouring rain. I love it when people look at me like I'm bat-### crazy for being out there.

HTFU!

 

[benson_will_lead_the_way]

7.5 "get-out-some-agression miles" in the pouring rain. I love it when people look at me like I'm bat-### crazy for being out there.HTFU!

Nice work....what does HTFU mean? It's been posted multiple times in here.

 

[gruecd]

7.5 "get-out-some-agression miles" in the pouring rain. I love it when people look at me like I'm bat-### crazy for being out there.HTFU!

Nice work....what does HTFU mean? It's been posted multiple times in here.

Harden The ______ UpIn other words, stop making excuses, suck it up, and get it done! For example, I wanted to quit halfway into a hard tempo run, but I decided to HTFU and finish strong!

 

[2Young2BBald]

7.5 "get-out-some-agression miles" in the pouring rain. I love it when people look at me like I'm bat-### crazy for being out there.HTFU!

If I have a vote, I think PSL should post his special HTFU Pics just for this. Oh, and Tapering blows donkey ####! I am even annoying myself.

 

[gruecd]

Oh, and Tapering blows donkey ####!

No argument here. They don't call it "taper madness" for nothing. You don't want to be anywhere near me during the taper.

 

[Sand]

7.5 "get-out-some-agression miles" in the pouring rain. I love it when people look at me like I'm bat-### crazy for being out there.

HTFU!

Nice work....what does HTFU mean? It's been posted multiple times in here.

 

[pmbrown_22]

Went out last night around 8:30 and got my 14 in. Did pretty well. Pace overall was about 9:20 on a hilly route that I normally run. Had to take some breaks with the heat, but it felt pretty good to get the miles in. I am so tired this morning though. I was out until 11 by the time I got back and finished stretching. I am going to try and beat the heat a bit and go out around 9 here at work and get my 5 recovery miles in today.

 

[pigskinliquors]

Pigskin- where you going to be in wisco?

I'll be in Platteville, and possibly La Crosse and Milwaukee for quick visits.

If I have a vote, I think PSL should post his special HTFU Pics just for this. Oh, and Tapering blows donkey ####! I am even annoying myself.

Will do soon, but I have to work at home today (pic's on my work computer) as I have the joy of having two daughters with head lice. They are quarantined at home with me, as I'm washing or throwing away virtually anything they could be in. Basically our entire neighborhood full of kids has it, and I'm destined to kill all the little bastards (the lice, not the neighbors) before the weekend is over. Grue: I LOVE the you r freakin' crazy runs in the rain = my favorite!!

2Young: for the salt info!

BF: HTFU, and quityer#####in'. We crave good race reports, and want BostonFred here Forever. Keep posting and we promise you'll get your attention tis:

BnB: KILLER workout schedule!

Benson: Join the geek-squad, and get some OxySox or calve sleeves to assist with the pain. All the cool guys are wearing them.

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My update:

Yesterday I did 65 minutes of my "No Mercy" Spinervals DVD and today I did a 5.3 mile hill run. I talked with a Garmin rep (Heather = ), and she suggested that I Super Glue the cover on to see if it would help. The great news is that it started and didn't stop once!! The bad news is that I couldn't get the mode button to work at all = I can't check my workouts, or ever delete workouts. Thus, if I can't get it to work, it will die when it's full I can either spend approximately $100 to get a refurbished one, or start looking for a new device. Crap.

 

[2Young2BBald]

Taking a break from packing for this weekend and I have butterflies the size of condors Being as OCD as I am, I am taking a break to reprint my checklist and am starting over because I have a feeling I am forgetting something.

 

[Darrinll40]

Being as OCD as I am, I am taking a break to reprint my checklist and am starting over because I have a feeling I am forgetting something.

Been there, done that. You will remember 20 minutes after leaving home.

 

[Darrinll40]

Not much to report on my running lately. I am up to six miles for my long run and still losing weight, though that is going slowly. I was scheduled for 3.5 but my knees and feet were bothering me so I skipped it. I really need to HTFU and get it in gear. I finally did get my bike fixed and have been riding on the days when I don't run. I did catch up a bit on the thread and I can see that almost everyone is doing great, though I am worried that grue has been wimping out on his tempo runs. I was once accused of posting here just to brag about what I have been doing. And I have to admit there was just a bit of truth in that, or there was when I was actually accomplishing something. When us slow guys post a run update it means a lot when we get encouragement from the good runners, especially when it comes from marathoners and crazy-### IM people. (Hint: swimming should consist of treading water and beach balls, and sometimes just floating on a board.)

Did I ever tell you you're my hero?You're everything, everything I wish I could be.Oh, and I, I could fly higher than an eagle,'cause you are the wind beneath my wings,'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

I really hope that doesn't piss anyone off. You guys are the best friends I never met.

 

[bostonfred]

Just got back from the gym. I'm running an 8 minute mile on the treadmill as a warmup and another as a cooldown from my workout now. I know that's not as fast as I can go, but I really haven't pressed myself on this, and I'm not sure I want to before I go use the bench. I should probably do more of the stats gathering stuff you guys seem to love, but I haven't been focused on improving my time as much as my distance outdoors. I'd like to change that a little and try to improve my speed for the 5Ks. My wife's marathoner friends have been doing them, and when I ran my half marathon a while back, my goal was to finish ahead of my wife and within a few minutes of her 50+ year old friend. That's embarrassing. This time, my goal is to eventually beat her in the 5k, and maybe even keep up with her 20 something daughter. Or just a few feet back.

 

[Darrinll40]

Just got back from the gym. I'm running an 8 minute mile on the treadmill as a warmup and another as a cooldown from my workout now. I know that's not as fast as I can go, but I really haven't pressed myself on this, and I'm not sure I want to before I go use the bench. I should probably do more of the stats gathering stuff you guys seem to love, but I haven't been focused on improving my time as much as my distance outdoors. I'd like to change that a little and try to improve my speed for the 5Ks. My wife's marathoner friends have been doing them, and when I ran my half marathon a while back, my goal was to finish ahead of my wife and within a few minutes of her 50+ year old friend. That's embarrassing. This time, my goal is to eventually beat her in the 5k, and maybe even keep up with her 20 something daughter. Or just a few feet back.

Without making me go back and check, what are your 5K and half marathon times?

 

[Darrinll40]

I really need a good thread experience. I just about got lynched in another thread because I don't like strangers hanging out going through my garbage.

 

[2Young2BBald]

Just got back from the gym. I'm running an 8 minute mile on the treadmill as a warmup and another as a cooldown from my workout now. I know that's not as fast as I can go, but I really haven't pressed myself on this, and I'm not sure I want to before I go use the bench. I should probably do more of the stats gathering stuff you guys seem to love, but I haven't been focused on improving my time as much as my distance outdoors. I'd like to change that a little and try to improve my speed for the 5Ks. My wife's marathoner friends have been doing them, and when I ran my half marathon a while back, my goal was to finish ahead of my wife and within a few minutes of her 50+ year old friend. That's embarrassing. This time, my goal is to eventually beat her in the 5k, and maybe even keep up with her 20 something daughter. Or just a few feet back.

The stats gathering thing for me is more about accountability than performance improvement (although, they strongly go hand in hand). I use an Excel spreadsheet I built to my personal preference. When there are time gaps without workouts, or quality workouts, it helps to motivate me to get out there! PM me an email address if you'd like a copy. My wife uses a low-tech pocket calendar to achieve the same thing. Sand is a proponent of what is available over on BeginnerTriathlete and it si AWESOME. The only reason I haven't switched, is that I have 3 years of data built in to the spreadsheet and I get about change.

 

[Dexter]

My road bike came in the mail today.... Macomb Orchard Trail here comes trouble.

 

[Darrinll40]

My road bike came in the mail today.... Macomb Orchard Trail here comes trouble.

What did you get?

 

[bostonfred]

Just got back from the gym. I'm running an 8 minute mile on the treadmill as a warmup and another as a cooldown from my workout now. I know that's not as fast as I can go, but I really haven't pressed myself on this, and I'm not sure I want to before I go use the bench. I should probably do more of the stats gathering stuff you guys seem to love, but I haven't been focused on improving my time as much as my distance outdoors. I'd like to change that a little and try to improve my speed for the 5Ks. My wife's marathoner friends have been doing them, and when I ran my half marathon a while back, my goal was to finish ahead of my wife and within a few minutes of her 50+ year old friend. That's embarrassing. This time, my goal is to eventually beat her in the 5k, and maybe even keep up with her 20 something daughter. Or just a few feet back.

Without making me go back and check, what are your 5K and half marathon times?

Great question. I've only run one half marathon, and it was in Vegas, but my time was a little over 2 hours. I don't exactly know my 5k time...

Hi guys. Long time listener, first time caller. I started a local summer 5k circuit yesterday. I was looking forward to this year's series with my wife who is a marathoner but she's getting over an injury and wants to get her miles back up before she starts running at race speeds. I was planning on meeting some of her friends there to run with them, but it didn't work out exactly as I'd hoped. A local bar sponsors the event, and although it technically starts at 7, the last time I went to one of these 7pm starts, it actually went off at 7:30. So I was parking my car at about 7:02 and went to get my number. The registration lady was already breaking the tent down. She just stared at me and said, ok, give me your ten dollar entry fee, and the race starts over there. I got there, and there was one older dude jogging towards the start line who was like, oh, yeah, i got here late too, they started a while ago. What? Tonight, they started at 7:00. Glad they got that worked out. I have no idea what time this was. So now I have a number in a race I barely even know the route to, and there's literally not a single runner within sight for me to follow except the old jogger, except he was ridiculously slow. To his great credit, he kept yelling directions to me until I saw the first of the walkers, and then a water tent that was closing up, and a bunch of people across the bridge run-walking over the hill, and so on. As I tried to cross the bridge, I got caught behind double wide women (they were walking two by two, too) and took the last opportunity I'd get to break around them for the next mile as I was about to get caught on a sidewalk with a guard rail that runs down a small highway. Weird place for a race route but I guess they like the river view and feel the guard rail makes it safe enough. So while I'm behind the guard rail, I'm now passing power walkers with their headphones so loud I can hear them through my headphones. I say "on your left" for no apparent reason, since they have no interest in listening for such, and I have to dodge the spinning blades of death that are their karate chop power walk hands. As if to reinforce how far back I am, I then get stuck behind a mother and her two kids who have decided to ride their bikes along the route so they can follow their dad. Except they're so slow that they either have no chance to catch their dad, or I couldn't see their dad because he is the predator. And, like the others on the path, they seem inexplicably confused by words like "on your left" or "excuse me". I turn my head to see if I can hop the guard rail and run past them, and I'm thankful that I looked, because a huge escalade is pulling up along side them with a dude hanging his head out the window saying, get out of the way, can't you see there's a race going on? Which was great, except he was now blocking me inside the guardrail, while the mother stopped to talk to him and he kept yelling at her. I try to make myself inconspicuous as I sneak around them, but there's very little room, and, to be honest, in high school I probably would have made it without touching her, but things change. So one of the kids turns around and says, mommy, why is that man touching you? At which point I decide to start running again, and find my speed in a way to which I'm unaccustomed. As I work my way to the finish line, I see a bunch of people ahead who are actually running. Well, jogging. And they've stopped to walk a few times, but still, these are actual runners. I must have made somewhat good time to catch up to them. And suddenly they start sprinting. So I figure this must be the finish line, and in the 85+ degree heat and humidity, after running full speed away from the bike family, I start my final sprint, hoping to salvage some semblance of a time. Except it turns out that this wasn't the finish line. Somebody had a camera and they wanted to look good in their picture so they started running full speed. So now I'm drenched in sweat, and I have a new stitch in my side, and I realize that the sign up there says mile three, which isn't really that long a run but I've been pouring it on and getting stuck repeatedly along the way. So I try to go continue the sprint to the finish line, but now I'm dying, because I'm going way too fast for it, and my face is turning purple. And as I cross the finish line, with the clock showing 34:46, I look like death incarnate and am slowed down to the last bit of jog left in my legs, feeling like I've run the best race I possibly could have under the conditions, it's right then that the camera guy takes a picture for their website and says, almost sympathetically, good job, way to run it out at the end. So my wife asked me how fast I ran, and I didn't want to tell her I was late, so I just told her I ran sub 7s. I didn't tell her I meant 7 minute Ks, but if you can't lie to the woman you love, why get married?

 

[2Young2BBald]

I really need a good thread experience. I just about got lynched in another thread because I don't like strangers hanging out going through my garbage.

The best part about this thread, to me, is that everyone gets a chance to be motivated and be the motivator (with very little ). I wouldn't sweat the other thread. You have no need to do a credibility check here! You story is still a great one and you are still a great person.

 

[tri-man 47]

Taking a break from packing for this weekend and I have butterflies the size of condors Being as OCD as I am, I am taking a break to reprint my checklist and am starting over because I have a feeling I am forgetting something.

2Young - first and foremost, have a great race experience!!! I'll lose my internet access tomorrow, so let me take a moment now to wish you all the best. I look forward to reading your report. So, butterflies, eh? Maybe it would help to stop thinking about the half-IM and focus on the next race ...look beyond this weekend. Let yourself relax with some DWD planning (you got the relay legs worked out yet?). Think about your kids' next events. Distractions aside: In one respect, this'll be like your other triathlons - you'll hit the water and immediately be absorbed in the race, at which point your training will take over. Be. Patient! It's a long day out there. You start with a glass full of energy. Save some for the run if you can! BostonFred - as you keep a good focus on your run training, you'll be amazed at the improvement. Darrin - I read through the 'trash' thread. I hear what you're sayin'. Even though it's just trash, it's still creepy. Our suburb has a nice rhythm of people putting stuff on the curb the night before trash pick-up, and other folks circling around and taking stuff for metal recycling or possibly to repair and use (I've put out old fridges, dryers, lawnmowers). But that's less personal than someone sitting and watching houses. As you note with your wife's fear, it really isn't safe. But anyway, you can come hang here anytime! You're one of our heroes for what you've accomplished over the past few years. I still look forward to meeting you and catching a run sometime.

 

[2Young2BBald]

2Young - first and foremost, have a great race experience!!! I'll lose my internet access tomorrow, so let me take a moment now to wish you all the best. I look forward to reading your report. So, butterflies, eh? Maybe it would help to stop thinking about the half-IM and focus on the next race ...look beyond this weekend. Let yourself relax with some DWD planning (you got the relay legs worked out yet?). Think about your kids' next events. Distractions aside: In one respect, this'll be like your other triathlons - you'll hit the water and immediately be absorbed in the race, at which point your training will take over. Be. Patient! It's a long day out there. You start with a glass full of energy. Save some for the run if you can!

I am TRYING to keep with a couple of simple goals for Saturday:1. Have fun and enjoy the day. This is a day to learn for the next one.2. Since the crash, appreciate the chance to even try and do something like this.3. Don't get hurt.4. Go have too many micro-brews and deep fried pickles at Scotty's on Saturday night.No time goals, no deep rooted plans. I talked to my buddy who is going this weekend and who is doing DWD with us, a little while ago. Both he and I have had stupid disagreements with our wives tonight while packing. Taper madness, business as usual. I appreciate the advice and believe me, it'll be top of mind. I know the recent bike successes I've seen in no way translates to the HIM distance.

 

[BassNBrew]

Just got back from the gym. I'm running an 8 minute mile on the treadmill as a warmup and another as a cooldown from my workout now. I know that's not as fast as I can go, but I really haven't pressed myself on this, and I'm not sure I want to before I go use the bench. I should probably do more of the stats gathering stuff you guys seem to love, but I haven't been focused on improving my time as much as my distance outdoors. I'd like to change that a little and try to improve my speed for the 5Ks. My wife's marathoner friends have been doing them, and when I ran my half marathon a while back, my goal was to finish ahead of my wife and within a few minutes of her 50+ year old friend. That's embarrassing. This time, my goal is to eventually beat her in the 5k, and maybe even keep up with her 20 something daughter. Or just a few feet back.

If you were hanging with them in a half, the 5k shouldn't be an issue.

 

[BassNBrew]

Well I blew off the run last nite and this morning. That meant tonite was a run/swim/run brick. Temperature was 99 degrees when I started my 3.2 mile run. Ended up with an 8'22" pace which was a huge accomplishment. First 1.5 miles were around 8 min pace but a hill spiked my heart rate and it never recovered after that. After finishing I sat for 10 minutes and my hr hovered just north of 100 bpm as I made a puddle of sweat. Obviously my body was working hard to cool. The swim was 4 x 1/4 mile legs. Nothing real special, struggled a bit with soreness from lifting two days ago. Finished up with a 2 mile run home just south of 9 min/mi. My weight dropped from 212 to 206 during this workout including 48 oz of water and 16 oz recovery shake.

 

[wraith5]

Nice job BnB and BF.

Tri-man and 2Y - good luck this weekend!!

Dexter - what did you get?

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I followed up yesterday's morning run and noon swim with an evening ride on the bike trainer - my goal was to keep my cadence above 90 while switching gears every 5-10 minutes. Made my goal, but quit at 50 minutes which is a little less than I'd have liked...

My achillies have both been bothering me for about forever, but I think I did something bad to my right one on my 15 mile run Sunday. Just a few inches above my heel it feels like there's a lump on the tendon and it is VERY sore to the touch. I have full range of motion, and running isn't generally too bad, but riding the bike last night it got very sore towards the end. I've decided I'm going to have it checked out next week after the Oly. I am very afraid of what the doc will say about recovery, because I know it won't involve running a 1/2 and full marathon yet this summer if it's anything more than a strain. I'm also really wishing I knew a good sports doc as opposed to my GP.

ETA: A quick internet search tells me this may be "Achilles tendinopathy," which would explain both the pain and the "nodule" I feel. Stretching may help, but resting for 6-12 weeks is mentioned.

 

[Sand]

I really hope that doesn't piss anyone off. You guys are the best friends I never met.

(Hint: swimming should consist of treading water and beach balls, and sometimes just floating on a board.)

My update: It was over 100 at 5:30 (like 115 heat index) for my group ride. :bf: So I opted not to do it :/bf: (Felt like crap, so I came home and took a 5 hour )Oh, and 2Y - you should have your kid play soccer instead. What a bunch of namby pamby wusses out there. In fact, bring him to the Bourbon. I'll teach him to legally slide *and* destroy the catcher at the same time.

 

[SFBayDuck]

7.5 "get-out-some-agression miles" in the pouring rain. I love it when people look at me like I'm bat-### crazy for being out there.

HTFU!

Nice work....what does HTFU mean? It's been posted multiple times in here.

Harden The ______ UpIn other words, stop making excuses, suck it up, and get it done! For example, I wanted to quit halfway into a hard tempo run, but I decided to HTFU and finish strong!

Another excuse to post a picture of my girl Catra, even if she did end up taking a DNF at Western States at mile 85 after they made her get an IV after losing too much weight (automatic DNF if an IV is administered). But she HTFU'd again afterwards and was out running 20+ miles a few days later, that girl apparently just doesn't stop!As for me, I'm re-reading one of my favorite books, Born to Run. Started to incorporate some barefoot into my routine - very slowly. Have been down to the local school 3 times in the past 6 nights, and run around barefoot on the grass and on the concrete a little. Nothing further than a 1/4 mile at a time for now, just trying to strengthen my feet. Also went for a walk on pavement barefoot last night. It's something I've wanted to do as soon as my achilles and PF were healthy enough, to try and ensure that I don't get hurt again. I don't plan on becoming a barefoot freak, but I believe in some of the theories that doing some training barefoot can lead to a more natural mid-to-forefoot footstrike that will lead to fewer injuries.

I'm also experimenting with Chia seeds (for those of you who haven't read the book, yes, the same thing as in Chia Pets). From what I've researched, they're just packed with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, so can potentially help with both performance on long runs as well as recovery. So far, so good, although it's just been a couple of times. I did consume some Iskiate (Chia Fresca - chia seeds, water, lime juice, Agave nectar is my recipe) prior to my 17 miler over the weekend, and all I know is that I felt a lot better the last several miles than I did on my 15 miler the weekend before.

 

[FUBAR]

Yesterday - 7am bike through the new neighborhood, nothing exceptional, it was more of an exploration on bike than a strong workout. Only an hour but I'm loving my new surroundings.

1630 swam 2k - 10x200s. Why is it that on some days the first few hundred seem to drag and the rest fly by, other days the whole day seems to fly by, others the first few hundred fly by and it's a struggle to finish the last few? Thankfully I don't remember many days where the whole swim dragged. Yesterday was my first day doing laps in a 25 yard pool since HS; swam some in college in a 50m pool, didn't swim much until last year where we had a 33 1/3 yard indoor and a 50 yard outdoor (I know, odd lengths but these were built in the 40s). Perhaps that was it, 25 yards being much shorter than I'm used to, it felt like I was flying wall to wall. Then I got tired :HTFU:

Trail run this morning probably 10k, maybe hit the weight room this afternoon but I'll be working in the garage most of the day so we'll see if I feel up to it.

 

[Darrinll40]

I had to make one more reply in the can thread, but I am done reading it now.

This morning on the way to work I drove past 4 people out for the morning run and I was jealous. This week the morning weather in my part of Florida has been ideal for running. Low humidity and temps between 67 and 72. I really wish my circumstances allowed for pre-dawn runs, but my area has very few street lights and in the dark can seem downright scary.

 

[Darrinll40]

Yesterday - 7am bike through the new neighborhood, nothing exceptional, it was more of an exploration on bike than a strong workout. Only an hour but I'm loving my new surroundings. 1630 swam 2k - 10x200s. Why is it that on some days the first few hundred seem to drag and the rest fly by, other days the whole day seems to fly by, others the first few hundred fly by and it's a struggle to finish the last few? Thankfully I don't remember many days where the whole swim dragged. Yesterday was my first day doing laps in a 25 yard pool since HS; swam some in college in a 50m pool, didn't swim much until last year where we had a 33 1/3 yard indoor and a 50 yard outdoor (I know, odd lengths but these were built in the 40s). Perhaps that was it, 25 yards being much shorter than I'm used to, it felt like I was flying wall to wall. Then I got tired :HTFU: Trail run this morning probably 10k, maybe hit the weight room this afternoon but I'll be working in the garage most of the day so we'll see if I feel up to it.

When I run the first mile is usually the hardest to get through. After that I seem to find a rhythm and can feel like I am cruising.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

I'm also experimenting with Chia seeds (for those of you who haven't read the book, yes, the same thing as in Chia Pets). From what I've researched, they're just packed with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, so can potentially help with both performance on long runs as well as recovery. So far, so good, although it's just been a couple of times. I did consume some Iskiate (Chia Fresca - chia seeds, water, lime juice, Agave nectar is my recipe) prior to my 17 miler over the weekend, and all I know is that I felt a lot better the last several miles than I did on my 15 miler the weekend before.

I've heard good things about Chia seeds from another guy I semi-know as well. He's doing an IM in a few weeks and uses them along with other fuel sources. I'd appreciate any updates you have here. It sounds from your description that they're small enough to mix with water and drink, right?Darrin -- Same here about the first mile. I have a really hard time jumping out of the gates straight to anything like a comfortable-hard pace. I've gotten to the point where I really need that first mile, or at least the first half-mile, to be on the easy side so everything can loosen up. (This is in lieu of a formal warm-up obviously).

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Going out for a 5-miler with my wife later this morning (neither of us work regular hours during the summer, yet we almost never run together). Over the past year or so, she's picked up some speed while I've lost some, so this won't be the too-easy day that it normally would have been.

 

[The_Man]

Darrinll40 - you're among friends here. Good to have you back.

Wraith - hang in there with the Achilles, GB. I always self-diagnose terrible injuries on the Internet and they're never as bad as I fear. Hopefully it will be just a temporary setback!

 

[2Young2BBald]

I'm also experimenting with Chia seeds (for those of you who haven't read the book, yes, the same thing as in Chia Pets). From what I've researched, they're just packed with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, so can potentially help with both performance on long runs as well as recovery. So far, so good, although it's just been a couple of times. I did consume some Iskiate (Chia Fresca - chia seeds, water, lime juice, Agave nectar is my recipe) prior to my 17 miler over the weekend, and all I know is that I felt a lot better the last several miles than I did on my 15 miler the weekend before.

I've heard good things about Chia seeds from another guy I semi-know as well. He's doing an IM in a few weeks and uses them along with other fuel sources. I'd appreciate any updates you have here. It sounds from your description that they're small enough to mix with water and drink, right?_________________Going out for a 5-miler with my wife later this morning (neither of us work regular hours during the summer, yet we almost never run together). Over the past year or so, she's picked up some speed while I've lost some, so this won't be the too-easy day that it normally would have been.

On a recommendation from another runner, who told me the story as I recall about some form of tribes people that could run all night due to the seeds, I gave them a try a few times in smoothies. They didn't really agree with my stomach, but the story made sense as these guys would just nosh on the seeds straight as their supplement. I may have to give them another try with just juice and not all the fruit mix.