Ran a 10k in June (2 Viewers)

[pigskinliquors]

Because he's about to get passed by an old guyTri-MannedTM. I've seen 2Young instinctively do the same thing in our races together.

fixed. It is not simply a coincidence that "TM" is similar to Tri-Man.

 

[2Young2BBald]

Olympic tri race pics (#125, if the link isn't direct to my pics):

http://www.backprint.com/view_user_event.a...;S=230&PWD=

I'll blame the heat - I'm all skin and bones after a hot, early summer of heavy training. I've already started back on some strength training while I wait for my scabbed-up feet to heal. And no, I don't know what's going on in the transition area.

The wetsuit pic's are pretty awesome! Why is that dude that you are getting ready to pass flexing?

Because he's about to get passed by an old guy. I've seen 2Young instinctively do the same thing in our races together.

Its a defensive posture to avoid being pulled in to the vortex. As for the the transition photos, you look like every other old dude in the Walmart parking lot who can't remember where they parked their car. "Where is that damn bike, I know I racked it some where around here........."

 

[Sand]

Olympic tri race pics (#125, if the link isn't direct to my pics):

http://www.backprint.com/view_user_event.a...;S=230&PWD=

I'll blame the heat - I'm all skin and bones after a hot, early summer of heavy training. I've already started back on some strength training while I wait for my scabbed-up feet to heal. And no, I don't know what's going on in the transition area.

Cool pics. Don't you just love those running shots that make you look like a power walker?

 

[tri-man 47]

As for the the transition photos, you look like every other old dude in the Walmart parking lot who can't remember where they parked their car. "Where is that damn bike, I know I racked it some where around here........."

Actually, I think those shots did capture a moment of confusion. They had a big sign for 'swim in & run in' ...but not 'run out.' I was lost for a moment. I did notice I'm subconsciously giving an inverted :finger: in one of the transition photos as I'm probably anticipating the inevitable, and in this case valid, FBG abuse. And Sand - so true, so true.

BTW, for the ab lovers, I did take note of her:

http://www.backprint.com/view_user_event.a...WD=&BIB=162

 

[gruecd]

BTW, for the ab lovers, I did take note of her:

http://www.backprint.com/view_user_event.a...WD=&BIB=162

Wow. I would LOVE to see the rear view. -------------------

Just got back from 10 miles in the 80-degree heat. Fortunately, it's not horribly humid, and the wind is blowing pretty strong out of the NNW, so it was bearable. Finished in 1:18:29 (7:51 pace) and managed a 47-second negative split.

Just an easy 5 recovery tomorrow, and then 15 on Saturday (cut-back week).

Hope you all have a great night!!

 

[FUBAR]

I'll blame the heat - I'm all skin and bones after a hot, early summer of heavy training.

Damn, dude. You look Ethiopian or something. Have a burger already, Calista! And LOL at #248 checking out his guns. Awesome!!

Funny how people are nothing like you envision them, I always thought TM was a young guy, based on his times and such. Dude, I don't know how old you are but I hope I'm close to your shape when I get there.(now watch as TM states he's 25 )ETA: just clicked on your profile. Rock on! I have 20 years to train and tri to catch up.

 

[FUBAR]

BTW, for the ab lovers, I did take note of her:

http://www.backprint.com/view_user_event.a...WD=&BIB=162

Very nice, a little too... whatever the word is, not manly, in shape? She is cute and actually has curves, so I'm definitely impressed, maybe just intimidated?

 

[Dexter]

Well I bought the bike, shorts, helmet today. And found out bike routes they had. Biked 32 miles- Well the route was 28.5....but I got lost. I can see the addiction....u see a hill and have to climb, but mentally are like bring it on hill. I didn't bring near enough water(how much do yall bring?) I also was not physically ready for this....i'm drained, but my shins are fine....which is all I care about.Any tips on water....training....etc?

Camelbak

30 mile ride for me = two water bottles.

1 Bottle = 40 oz1 Camelbak = 70ozAlso better to have too much than not enough... Also also some bikes only hold one water bottle... Also also also camelbak is easier to drink from while riding. just my Also also also also on short rides I only bring a water bottle

 

[Dexter]

BTW, for the ab lovers, I did take note of her:

http://www.backprint.com/view_user_event.a...WD=&BIB=162

Wow. I would LOVE to see the rear view. -------------------

Just got back from 10 miles in the 80-degree heat. Fortunately, it's not horribly humid, and the wind is blowing pretty strong out of the NNW, so it was bearable. Finished in 1:18:29 (7:51 pace) and managed a 47-second negative split.

Just an easy 5 recovery tomorrow, and then 15 on Saturday (cut-back week).

Hope you all have a great night!!

SPARTY ON!!!

 

[2Young2BBald]

BTW, for the ab lovers, I did take note of her:

http://www.backprint.com/view_user_event.a...WD=&BIB=162

Wow. I would LOVE to see the rear view. -------------------

Just got back from 10 miles in the 80-degree heat. Fortunately, it's not horribly humid, and the wind is blowing pretty strong out of the NNW, so it was bearable. Finished in 1:18:29 (7:51 pace) and managed a 47-second negative split.

Just an easy 5 recovery tomorrow, and then 15 on Saturday (cut-back week).

Hope you all have a great night!!

SPARTY ON!!!

First off the MSU team has been at a few big MI events I've done and the have a very NICE woman's team. Last year, MSU had a tri in October with a pool swim. This year says TBD . If they do it, there is a group of us from the eastside that will be heading over to do the event. I'll let you know if we are doing it!

 

[2Young2BBald]

BTW, for the ab lovers, I did take note of her:

http://www.backprint.com/view_user_event.a...WD=&BIB=162

Wow. I would LOVE to see the rear view.

Super cute outside of tri gear too (no rear shots yet) & averaged 20 MPH on the bike (and had sub 1:00 transitions).

 

[gruecd]

BTW, for the ab lovers, I did take note of her:

http://www.backprint.com/view_user_event.a...WD=&BIB=162

Wow. I would LOVE to see the rear view.

Super cute outside of tri gear too (no rear shots yet) & averaged 20 MPH on the bike (and had sub 1:00 transitions).

You used her bib number to look up her name in the results and then searched her on Facebook, didn't you? Creeper.

 

[2Young2BBald]

BTW, for the ab lovers, I did take note of her:

http://www.backprint.com/view_user_event.a...WD=&BIB=162

Wow. I would LOVE to see the rear view.

Super cute outside of tri gear too (no rear shots yet) & averaged 20 MPH on the bike (and had sub 1:00 transitions).

You used her bib number to look up her name in the results and then searched her on Facebook, didn't you? Creeper.

I am much too old to do something like this (she is literally 1/2 my age ). I was only concerned with her race results & splits and stumbled upon some photos purely by accident.

 

[benson_will_lead_the_way]

BTW, for the ab lovers, I did take note of her:

http://www.backprint.com/view_user_event.a...WD=&BIB=162

Wow. I would LOVE to see the rear view.

Super cute outside of tri gear too (no rear shots yet) & averaged 20 MPH on the bike (and had sub 1:00 transitions).

You used her bib number to look up her name in the results and then searched her on Facebook, didn't you? Creeper.

I am much too old to do something like this (she is literally 1/2 my age ). I was only concerned with her race results & splits and stumbled upon some photos purely by accident.

Sounds like denial to me Ran a good 5K tonite.....had my roommate run the last 1/2 mile with me to push me and challenge me to dead sprint at the end.....and I out kicked him.

 

[Sand]

Went on my usual 27 mile bike tonight. Got caught in a massive storm. Sheeting rain - hard enough to sting like crazy (the kind of rain that brings interstate traffic down to 25mph). 40+mph gusts. We found shelter and waited for a while and then booked it home. The last leg (after we stopped) was freezing cold. Branches down everywhere. A workout to remember.

 

[pmbrown_22]

not much for me this week guys. I have been at home by myself with the boys up until Wednesday night so not much over 5 miles. Apparently, Child Protective Services does not see getting out and running and leaving a 4 and 2 year old at home alone. They don't realized that dad has to train do they. (Kidding) Plus my wifes grandmother passed away so that has just thrown another issue to deal with. I am taking this week as more of a good week to get the legs back and freshen up a bit.

Everyone have a great weekend.

Tri-man, nice pics. I will be sure to show the wife so that she knows what she has to look forward to next October.

 

[gruecd]

5-mile recovery run this morning, and I'm dripping like I just got out of the shower. Gross.

Just snuck a peek at next week's schedule:

M: 10 w/5 tempo

T: 14

W: 5 rec

T: 11

F: 7 w/10 x 100M strides

S: 21

S: SRD

Holy crap!!!!

 

[The_Man]

Benson & Sand: great workouts!

PMB: sorry to hear about your wife's grandmother. But you have your priorities right and I'm sure the "rest" week will benefit you in the long run.

Grue: that's a challenging week in cool weather, let alone high heat and humidity!

I just did an easy 3 this morning, but had a really great run. I've been noticing that I always seem to run the very short but slightly steep hill near the end of all my runs really well. There just seems to be something about the way I run up it, leaning slightly forward, getting off my heels and landing much closer to the balls of my feet, that always feels good. Whereas I'm normally a pretty brutal heel-striking plodder. So today I tried to modify my stride just a little and carry that hill-climbing approach through my entire run.

It worked amazingly well. I concentrated on keeping my HR nice and low, but I ran so much more efficiently. Did the 3 miles at an 8:14 pace with an average HR of 139. That's so much faster than past runs I've had at that HR that it almost seems like an error. Now I can't wait to get back out there tomorrow and see what happens when I run 5 miles at Marathon pace. Though I am worried that by modifying my stride I'm setting myself up for soreness/injury as I utilize different parts of my feet and legs in ways that they're not used to.

 

[2Young2BBald]

Looking at the long term forecast, it looks as though I am in for at or near 90 degree temps all the way in to August. It got me to wondering if there could be a positive impact to all the racing and training I've done in the heat and humidity when the temps eventually cool in the fall. It seems to make sense to me that there would be a positive gain. When I was getting ready to run Copper Mountain last year (at 10,000 feet), I Googled up a few articles on how to prepare for high altitude if you couldn't train at high altitude. Everything I found outlined that training in high humidity was the closest thing to training at high altitudes. Another wonder I have, is if the body will alter its needs for fluids when the heat and humidity drops, of if I'll have to watch my intake a bit. I have been downing the fluids at a greater rate than ever this summer during races & training. Anyone with any thoughts on this? I tried to Google up articles on the positive benefits to training in heat and humidity, but really came up empty. For you guys with fall marathon & long tri plans, it'll be real interesting to see if PRs are smashed in part due to suffering through this summer of training.

My update, busy week. My son's allstar team keeps winning, which means we keep watching. He and my daughter are signed up for a kids tri Saturday that he'll liikely have to miss based on the game schedule. My daughter will be defending her 1st place crown from last year! I have tried to take it easy & recover from last Saturday's HIM. I swam 1,500 yards on Wednesday and that has been it. My hand & ankle are still very sore from the crash and I was back at the hospital this morning for another round of X-Rays. I blew them off prior to the race, as I didn't want to know if there was something that might have been missed during the emergency room visit. My Doc wanted more X-Rays as he was worried that fractures may have been missed due to the amount swelling I had at the time. Not the brightest thing to blow off the X-Rays, but there was no way I was going to miss the chance to race after 6-months of focusing on the event.

Any racing this weekend? I can't recall seeing any talk about any.

 

[tri-man 47]

I'm still limited with training due to the scabbing on my feet from the raceday shoe/sand (not Sand) friction - mainly just doing some strength work. I might head to the nearby track in the morning and do barefoot drills on the football field (soft, artificial turf) ...knee lifts, butt kicks, lunges, squats, accelerations. I'll try to build back some strength and trust the aerobic capacity won't suffer from a several day lay-off.

2Young, hard to say if all this heat will help us come fall. I look forward to finding out, though (i.e., getting to better temps). I expect, if nothing else, we'll be able to push ourselves harder due to the more favorable conditions. Three more weeks until another Olympic tri - that'll be my last tri of the season. Then it will be a strong focus on running through to next spring (DWD; fall 5K or two; then Boston in April).

 

[2Young2BBald]

I'm still limited with training due to the scabbing on my feet from the raceday shoe/sand (not Sand) friction - mainly just doing some strength work. I might head to the nearby track in the morning and do barefoot drills on the football field (soft, artificial turf) ...knee lifts, butt kicks, lunges, squats, accelerations. I'll try to build back some strength and trust the aerobic capacity won't suffer from a several day lay-off.2Young, hard to say if all this heat will help us come fall. I look forward to finding out, though (i.e., getting to better temps). I expect, if nothing else, we'll be able to push ourselves harder due to the more favorable conditions. Three more weeks until another Olympic tri - that'll be my last tri of the season. Then it will be a strong focus on running through to next spring (DWD; fall 5K or two; then Boston in April).

What about pool running for you as an alternative? As for DWD, I shot you an email earlier this week looking for a confirmation of shirt size, please take a look or shoot me a PM!

 

[2Young2BBald]

####! Got a call from my Doc, who had a chance to review the X-Rays. Nothing is fractured, but he is not liking what he is seeing in terms of calcification in the tendons and soft tissue in the area I am having the pain and is referring me to a hand surgeon. He also said the ankle should have healed more by this time, but attributes its condition to me continuing to train and race, and not something that I should be all that concerned about. He "asked" that I take a week off of running for the ankle and avoid swimming until I can see the surgeon (we'll have to see about both, but I am going to try). This blows!

 

[pmbrown_22]

Looking at the long term forecast, it looks as though I am in for at or near 90 degree temps all the way in to August. It got me to wondering if there could be a positive impact to all the racing and training I've done in the heat and humidity when the temps eventually cool in the fall. It seems to make sense to me that there would be a positive gain. When I was getting ready to run Copper Mountain last year (at 10,000 feet), I Googled up a few articles on how to prepare for high altitude if you couldn't train at high altitude. Everything I found outlined that training in high humidity was the closest thing to training at high altitudes. Another wonder I have, is if the body will alter its needs for fluids when the heat and humidity drops, of if I'll have to watch my intake a bit. I have been downing the fluids at a greater rate than ever this summer during races & training. Anyone with any thoughts on this? I tried to Google up articles on the positive benefits to training in heat and humidity, but really came up empty. For you guys with fall marathon & long tri plans, it'll be real interesting to see if PRs are smashed in part due to suffering through this summer of training.My update, busy week. My son's allstar team keeps winning, which means we keep watching. He and my daughter are signed up for a kids tri Saturday that he'll liikely have to miss based on the game schedule. My daughter will be defending her 1st place crown from last year! I have tried to take it easy & recover from last Saturday's HIM. I swam 1,500 yards on Wednesday and that has been it. My hand & ankle are still very sore from the crash and I was back at the hospital this morning for another round of X-Rays. I blew them off prior to the race, as I didn't want to know if there was something that might have been missed during the emergency room visit. My Doc wanted more X-Rays as he was worried that fractures may have been missed due to the amount swelling I had at the time. Not the brightest thing to blow off the X-Rays, but there was no way I was going to miss the chance to race after 6-months of focusing on the event. Any racing this weekend? I can't recall seeing any talk about any.

I have recently been wondering the same thing. I cannot help from thinking that cooler air will fill your lungs better and thus allow better breathing which should help you out, but I cannot find anything to back that up. I do know that a week or two ago when the weather was cooler, I know I ran better and was able to do my pace runs better than when it is hot and humid. I guess that only time will tell. i know that colder air always gives me a psychological boost because of the cooler air in my body, but maybe that is just it.

 

[Sand]

It worked amazingly well. I concentrated on keeping my HR nice and low, but I ran so much more efficiently. Did the 3 miles at an 8:14 pace with an average HR of 139. That's so much faster than past runs I've had at that HR that it almost seems like an error. Now I can't wait to get back out there tomorrow and see what happens when I run 5 miles at Marathon pace. Though I am worried that by modifying my stride I'm setting myself up for soreness/injury as I utilize different parts of my feet and legs in ways that they're not used to.

Out of curiosity, what do you have as your Marathon pace?(Also, I don't think you will injure yourself. Probably have a few muscle groups screaming at you for a while, though).

 

[wraith5]

2Y - I'm sorry brother! Get that stuff taken care of and don't push yourself for now. No point in making things worse. Especially if it's going to hurt your claim by doing so (or, you know, cause longer-term damage). You did your IM 70.3 after all!

gruecd - great job on the runs. Run at night, get up, run in the morning. Amazing.

Sand - glad you didn't get blown away on your "usual 27." I wonder if someday I'll have a usual 27...

The-Man - 139 bpm is practically my resting HR. Be careful changing your gait too much, but what you're doing seems to make sense. I have an easier time when I get a little body lean going and let my weight help carry me forward on the balls of my feet. I just can't seem to do that consistently!

Tri-man - this is exactly why I will continue to wear socks during races. BTW, I didn't realize you were doing Bangs. I'm leaving for vacation in WI that day, but if at all possible, I will be out there to cheer for you.

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Lifted again last night, then spent an hour on the bike trainer. I managed to average an 89 cadence, which is the best I've ever been able to do for an hour (also changed gears every 10 minutes or so, so it wasn't all light spinning or anything). I know that isn't setting any records, but it's progress.

Heading to the pool now.

 

[SFBayDuck]

I felt tired legs yesterday for the first time in a long time, it was great! Means to me I'm obviously feeling healthy enough to run more, and looking back at my calendar it was 30+ miles over 5 days (19, 5+, 6), which for me is a lot. Nice leisurely walk with my daughter last night to shake some of the soreness out from my morning 6, off today, then a down week long run of probably 12-13 tomorrow morning and probably a couple of 3-4 mile runs next week going into my 30K next Saturday.

Even though I'm not really "racing" per se, considering I do all my training solo I'm excited to be out there toeing a starting line and running with people for the first time since September.

 

[The_Man]

It worked amazingly well. I concentrated on keeping my HR nice and low, but I ran so much more efficiently. Did the 3 miles at an 8:14 pace with an average HR of 139. That's so much faster than past runs I've had at that HR that it almost seems like an error. Now I can't wait to get back out there tomorrow and see what happens when I run 5 miles at Marathon pace. Though I am worried that by modifying my stride I'm setting myself up for soreness/injury as I utilize different parts of my feet and legs in ways that they're not used to.

Out of curiosity, what do you have as your Marathon pace?(Also, I don't think you will injure yourself. Probably have a few muscle groups screaming at you for a while, though).

Right now, I'm training like my marathon pace is 7:40. That's what I would need to qualify for Boston. I think that's too ambitious and I will eventually set a different goal for the marathon. But I figure that by at least training with that in mind, there's a chance it could happen.Wraith, nice job on the bike. You are already killing it in the water and once you get some more bike time, you are really going to be a triple threat. The most I've ever been able to jack my heart rate up to is 171 - and that's been for no more than a few seconds. And past 160 is where it gets unsustainable for me. One of the things that led me to the marathon is the feeling that I can't sustain a really fast pace for even a short time, but that I can sustain a moderate pace for a really long time. 2Y - feel better soon. You are a baller to compete like you did with those injuries!Duck - sounds like it is going great. Looking forward to that upcoming Race Report.

 

[BassNBrew]

Looking at the long term forecast, it looks as though I am in for at or near 90 degree temps all the way in to August. It got me to wondering if there could be a positive impact to all the racing and training I've done in the heat and humidity when the temps eventually cool in the fall. It seems to make sense to me that there would be a positive gain. When I was getting ready to run Copper Mountain last year (at 10,000 feet), I Googled up a few articles on how to prepare for high altitude if you couldn't train at high altitude. Everything I found outlined that training in high humidity was the closest thing to training at high altitudes. Another wonder I have, is if the body will alter its needs for fluids when the heat and humidity drops, of if I'll have to watch my intake a bit. I have been downing the fluids at a greater rate than ever this summer during races & training. Anyone with any thoughts on this? I tried to Google up articles on the positive benefits to training in heat and humidity, but really came up empty. For you guys with fall marathon & long tri plans, it'll be real interesting to see if PRs are smashed in part due to suffering through this summer of training.My update, busy week. My son's allstar team keeps winning, which means we keep watching. He and my daughter are signed up for a kids tri Saturday that he'll liikely have to miss based on the game schedule. My daughter will be defending her 1st place crown from last year! I have tried to take it easy & recover from last Saturday's HIM. I swam 1,500 yards on Wednesday and that has been it. My hand & ankle are still very sore from the crash and I was back at the hospital this morning for another round of X-Rays. I blew them off prior to the race, as I didn't want to know if there was something that might have been missed during the emergency room visit. My Doc wanted more X-Rays as he was worried that fractures may have been missed due to the amount swelling I had at the time. Not the brightest thing to blow off the X-Rays, but there was no way I was going to miss the chance to race after 6-months of focusing on the event. Any racing this weekend? I can't recall seeing any talk about any.

Hey there 2y. Belated congrats on the HIM finish. Computer issues have been bad here. I'll be cranking it up this Sunday in a sprint tri. 400m/11.7m/5k. The bike will be hilly as the race is in the mountains, but the run may be the flattest I've done to date.

 

[BassNBrew]

####! Got a call from my Doc, who had a chance to review the X-Rays. Nothing is fractured, but he is not liking what he is seeing in terms of calcification in the tendons and soft tissue in the area I am having the pain and is referring me to a hand surgeon. He also said the ankle should have healed more by this time, but attributes its condition to me continuing to train and race, and not something that I should be all that concerned about. He "asked" that I take a week off of running for the ankle and avoid swimming until I can see the surgeon (we'll have to see about both, but I am going to try). This blows!

####! is right. The other guy's insurance is covering this right? Now you have mental distress to add to the claim.Did he recommend that you switch hands too?

 

[pigskinliquors]

BTW, for the ab lovers, I did take note of her:

http://www.backprint.com/view_user_event.a...WD=&BIB=162

Quality race-stalking right there. Grue, please take notes. 2Young: sorry to hear, but one week off is not all that bad. You will lose little fitness, and will likely have some rejuvenation in those IronMan legs!

Wraith: getting to 90 RPM's is awesome. I even time trial at approx. 90 (many argue 80 is better), and have found that my legs are able to sustain for much longer by going faster, with less tension on them. My guess is that if I did more lunges, I could push a higher gear for a longer period of time, but I'm struggling finding time for my normal workouts right now.

Regarding training in heat/humidity: After being in TX for the last 11 years, my personal history suggests that it does pay off. At least in the sense that when it gets cooler, you are immediately able to get your speed up. I'll be in WI for at least a week in two weeks, and expect to immediately be back to being able to run at my preferred paces (in the heat I've been MUCH slower). I PR'd on a 10 mile run 3 years ago during a training run in August in California. When I left TX the week before, I couldn't have run within 1:30 per mile what I did for that run.

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My update:

I got a brutal 4 mile run in yesterday afternoon. I'll blame it on less than 2 hours of sleep, dehydration and 98 degrees I literally felt like I was melting while running. I took off for my run at 4:00, and was still sweating at 7:00 at a play that my daughters were putting on.

This morning I ended up having a great swim, though I didn't know at the time. I planned on doing a 100, 500, 1200, 500 100 = 2,400. I went to outside pool at our Rec Center, and learned that it doesn't open until 10:00 = I needed to go into the big indoor pool (50 vs. 25 per length). I didn't have a watch (= wasn't timing), but there was a HUGE clock on the wall. After my first 500 I was behind schedule time-wise, as I had a meeting at 11:00 that I had to get to. Halfway through the planned 1200 I was getting even further behind and decided to try to do an 1800 so that I didn't have rest breaks. The 1,800 felt great, but it was quite slow. On the way out I asked the lifeguard if the pool was by chance 50 meters instead of yards and she said yes. Thus I ended up doing: 109, 547, 1,969 = 2,625 yards! More importantly, my shoulder feels great.

 

[BassNBrew]

BTW, for the ab lovers, I did take note of her:

http://www.backprint.com/view_user_event.a...WD=&BIB=162

Quality race-stalking right there. Grue, please take notes. 2Young: sorry to hear, but one week off is not all that bad. You will lose little fitness, and will likely have some rejuvenation in those IronMan legs!

Wraith: getting to 90 RPM's is awesome. I even time trial at approx. 90 (many argue 80 is better), and have found that my legs are able to sustain for much longer by going faster, with less tension on them. My guess is that if I did more lunges, I could push a higher gear for a longer period of time, but I'm struggling finding time for my normal workouts right now.

Regarding training in heat/humidity: After being in TX for the last 11 years, my personal history suggests that it does pay off. At least in the sense that when it gets cooler, you are immediately able to get your speed up. I'll be in WI for at least a week in two weeks, and expect to immediately be back to being able to run at my preferred paces (in the heat I've been MUCH slower). I PR'd on a 10 mile run 3 years ago during a training run in August in California. When I left TX the week before, I couldn't have run within 1:30 per mile what I did for that run.

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My update:

I got a brutal 4 mile run in yesterday afternoon. I'll blame it on less than 2 hours of sleep, dehydration and 98 degrees I literally felt like I was melting while running. I took off for my run at 4:00, and was still sweating at 7:00 at a play that my daughters were putting on.

This morning I ended up having a great swim, though I didn't know at the time. I planned on doing a 100, 500, 1200, 500 100 = 2,400. I went to outside pool at our Rec Center, and learned that it doesn't open until 10:00 = I needed to go into the big indoor pool (50 vs. 25 per length). I didn't have a watch (= wasn't timing), but there was a HUGE clock on the wall. After my first 500 I was behind schedule time-wise, as I had a meeting at 11:00 that I had to get to. Halfway through the planned 1200 I was getting even further behind and decided to try to do an 1800 so that I didn't have rest breaks. The 1,800 felt great, but it was quite slow. On the way out I asked the lifeguard if the pool was by chance 50 meters instead of yards and she said yes. Thus I ended up doing: 109, 547, 1,969 = 2,625 yards! More importantly, my shoulder feels great.

Good job on the swim. That will help you drop Coldeus right?

 

[Sand]

It worked amazingly well. I concentrated on keeping my HR nice and low, but I ran so much more efficiently. Did the 3 miles at an 8:14 pace with an average HR of 139. That's so much faster than past runs I've had at that HR that it almost seems like an error. Now I can't wait to get back out there tomorrow and see what happens when I run 5 miles at Marathon pace. Though I am worried that by modifying my stride I'm setting myself up for soreness/injury as I utilize different parts of my feet and legs in ways that they're not used to.

Out of curiosity, what do you have as your Marathon pace?(Also, I don't think you will injure yourself. Probably have a few muscle groups screaming at you for a while, though).

Right now, I'm training like my marathon pace is 7:40. That's what I would need to qualify for Boston.

That is what I would need, as well. Our HM times are pretty close (and I'm not sure whether I can get to 7:40 for a full). Of course right now I'm happy with anything under 9min/mile. #######' heat. Having fun filling my time on the bike, anyway. My climbing skills are getting a bit better these days - I keep throwing my climbs into a power/speed calculator and it keeps spitting back that I'm hitting 300-325 on most of them. I'll be getting a powermeter here in the next couple week, so I'll be able to get some actual numbers (woohoo!). I'm such a

 

[gruecd]

gruecd - great job on the runs. Run at night, get up, run in the morning. Amazing.

Thanks, bro. Would you believe that I'm actually contemplating going back out tonight (after the sun goes down) and getting my 15 done and over with??

I'll be in WI for at least a week in two weeks, and expect to immediately be back to being able to run at my preferred paces (in the heat I've been MUCH slower).

When (exactly), and where? If you'll be here for a week, hopefully we can connect. And by the way, don't expect much relief from the heat. Mid- to upper-80s and humid as far at the eye can see right now.... :(

 

[pmbrown_22]

I'll be in WI for at least a week in two weeks, and expect to immediately be back to being able to run at my preferred paces (in the heat I've been MUCH slower).

When (exactly), and where? If you'll be here for a week, hopefully we can connect. And by the way, don't expect much relief from the heat. Mid- to upper-80s and humid as far at the eye can see right now....

Maybe you can introduce PSL to some hot friends with mini-vans. Always leads to good times. Just sayin'.

 

[wraith5]

Nice swim PSL!!

I only have an hour of 50M adult lap time, so I can't quite do that kind of distance. Guess I need to get faster!

Today I did 800M, 2x 400M, 2x 200M, 2x 100M, for a total of 2200M (I read about this workout somewhere - maybe Active). I was hoping to do a couple more 100s but ran out of time (at 1pm hordes of kids invade and they put up the 25 yard lane lines). No timing since this was my first run at this workout. Just wanted to get it done. I was pretty tired by the 100s.

Planning on a 13 mile run tomorrow. I gotta say I'm having a real tough time focusing back on any sort of distance right now. My thoughts of marathons and such seem like a long time (and 20-30 degrees) ago.

 

[pigskinliquors]

When (exactly), and where? If you'll be here for a week, hopefully we can connect. And by the way, don't expect much relief from the heat. Mid- to upper-80s and humid as far at the eye can see right now....

It looks like I'll arrive late 7/27, then leave 8/4 or 8/5. I'll likely be in the Platteville area the entire time, but might make a trip to Milwaukee at the end of it. I'll have both kids in tow in my very soon to be ex's mini-van I just looked at the temp's in Platteville, and it looks downright chilly! It's currently 86 with only 46% humidity! With lows in the high 60's to very low 70's I'll be ecstatic. BnB: Culdeus is supposedly riding pretty good now...but yeah, I'd likely drop him Any desire to come down for HHH this year? I'd love some assistance to break last year's time (102 miles in 4:35).Wraith: Great workout. I'll likely do that some one for my next swim.

 

[Darrinll40]

Nice swim PSL!! I only have an hour of 50M adult lap time, so I can't quite do that kind of distance. Guess I need to get faster! Today I did 800M, 2x 400M, 2x 200M, 2x 100M, for a total of 2200M (I read about this workout somewhere - maybe Active). I was hoping to do a couple more 100s but ran out of time (at 1pm hordes of kids invade and they put up the 25 yard lane lines). No timing since this was my first run at this workout. Just wanted to get it done. I was pretty tired by the 100s.

That's a nice workout. Last Sunday I went to the beach and floated on a board for 15 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of resting in a beach chair. Unbelievably after that short rest period I had the energy to go out and stand in waist deep ocean water for another 15 minutes. I am fairly certain I have finished my water workouts for the year. Tomorrow I will be out at 6:30ish for another 6 miler. It is supposed to be warm.

 

[tri-man 47]

Last Sunday I went to the beach and floated on a board for 15 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of resting in a beach chair. Unbelievably after that short rest period I had the energy to go out and stand in waist deep ocean water for another 15 minutes. I am fairly certain I have finished my water workouts for the year.

Tomorrow I will be out at 6:30ish for another 6 miler. It is supposed to be warm.

Triple threat!!!---

2Young, I didn't see the email. Put me down for a large. Good thought about the pool running, but I don't want to soften the scabs up by being in the water for too long. I'll make do with things for a few more days, then reassess. Sorry to hear about your recent assessment!!! Be smart and get healthy.

 

[BassNBrew]

BnB: Culdeus is supposedly riding pretty good now...but yeah, I'd likely drop him Any desire to come down for HHH this year? I'd love some assistance to break last year's time (102 miles in 4:35).

Not this year. Tri-training has screwed my biking. My long rides this year are 70 in Feb, 95 in May, and 101 in June. Everything else has been under 50. Even with the 101 in June I only topped out at 400 or so for the month which was the biggest monthly total ytd. I wouldn't be much more help than Renshaw to you.....500m of good effort and then head butt a path for you to do the remaining 101.75 miles.

 

[2Young2BBald]

####! Got a call from my Doc, who had a chance to review the X-Rays. Nothing is fractured, but he is not liking what he is seeing in terms of calcification in the tendons and soft tissue in the area I am having the pain and is referring me to a hand surgeon. He also said the ankle should have healed more by this time, but attributes its condition to me continuing to train and race, and not something that I should be all that concerned about. He "asked" that I take a week off of running for the ankle and avoid swimming until I can see the surgeon (we'll have to see about both, but I am going to try). This blows!

####! is right. The other guy's insurance is covering this right? Now you have mental distress to add to the claim.Did he recommend that you switch hands too?

In any other state but Michigan (FL & NY), his insurance company would be, due to Michigan PIP coverage, not so much. Hadn't thought about resting the left hand outside of the pool, it'll be like dating another woman for a while..........

 

[pigskinliquors]

BnB: Culdeus is supposedly riding pretty good now...but yeah, I'd likely drop him Any desire to come down for HHH this year? I'd love some assistance to break last year's time (102 miles in 4:35).

Not this year. Tri-training has screwed my biking. My long rides this year are 70 in Feb, 95 in May, and 101 in June. Everything else has been under 50. Even with the 101 in June I only topped out at 400 or so for the month which was the biggest monthly total ytd. I wouldn't be much more help than Renshaw to you.....500m of good effort and then head butt a path for you to do the remaining 101.75 miles.

I highly doubt it. I haven't done a ride of greater than 35 yet this year, but will be ready by then (it's still 6 weeks away!). I'm shooting for 400 miles the month prior to be ready. I will also be upping my running in the next month, which seems to help my cycling considerably. I only wish cycling could somehow help the running

 

[BassNBrew]

Do to a shoddy innerweb connection I lost a post I typed last nite so I summarize....

Last night my workout was a 5.7 mile run, 3 x 440 swim, 1.5 mi run. The 94 degree heat cooked me like everyone else. My weight is now down to 208 based on this morning's weigh in. Anyway, during the first run while I was ploding down a sidewalk a lady yelled at me from across the street. I pointed at my headphones and kept going. Now an older man joined in waving his arms. Thinking there might be something serious going on, I dodged traffic and crossed the street. Turns out they wanted help moving a sofa inside and offered me ten bucks to help. Normally I wouldn't have accepted the money, but they were yankees and rude (sorry for being repetitive there), so I put it in my pocket and got in a 3 minute back and leg workout. Probably needed the break as my hr was 160 and a lightning pace of 9'40".

I wonder if this will impact my amatuer status???

 

[wraith5]

####! Got a call from my Doc, who had a chance to review the X-Rays. Nothing is fractured, but he is not liking what he is seeing in terms of calcification in the tendons and soft tissue in the area I am having the pain and is referring me to a hand surgeon. He also said the ankle should have healed more by this time, but attributes its condition to me continuing to train and race, and not something that I should be all that concerned about. He "asked" that I take a week off of running for the ankle and avoid swimming until I can see the surgeon (we'll have to see about both, but I am going to try). This blows!

####! is right. The other guy's insurance is covering this right? Now you have mental distress to add to the claim.Did he recommend that you switch hands too?

In any other state but Michigan (FL & NY), his insurance company would be, due to Michigan PIP coverage, not so much. Hadn't thought about resting the left hand outside of the pool, it'll be like dating another woman for a while..........

What means this??? He ran a stop sign, you got hurt as a result, and they aren't paying for everything? Insta-lawsuit in my book.

 

[BassNBrew]

BnB: Culdeus is supposedly riding pretty good now...but yeah, I'd likely drop him Any desire to come down for HHH this year? I'd love some assistance to break last year's time (102 miles in 4:35).

Not this year. Tri-training has screwed my biking. My long rides this year are 70 in Feb, 95 in May, and 101 in June. Everything else has been under 50. Even with the 101 in June I only topped out at 400 or so for the month which was the biggest monthly total ytd. I wouldn't be much more help than Renshaw to you.....500m of good effort and then head butt a path for you to do the remaining 101.75 miles.

I highly doubt it. I haven't done a ride of greater than 35 yet this year, but will be ready by then (it's still 6 weeks away!). I'm shooting for 400 miles the month prior to be ready. I will also be upping my running in the next month, which seems to help my cycling considerably. I only wish cycling could somehow help the running

Agreed. My cycling is treading water up to the 30 mile distance probably becuase of the running. I've lost my sprint kick on the bike and distance endurance since I haven't been training for that.

 

[BassNBrew]

####! Got a call from my Doc, who had a chance to review the X-Rays. Nothing is fractured, but he is not liking what he is seeing in terms of calcification in the tendons and soft tissue in the area I am having the pain and is referring me to a hand surgeon. He also said the ankle should have healed more by this time, but attributes its condition to me continuing to train and race, and not something that I should be all that concerned about. He "asked" that I take a week off of running for the ankle and avoid swimming until I can see the surgeon (we'll have to see about both, but I am going to try). This blows!

####! is right. The other guy's insurance is covering this right? Now you have mental distress to add to the claim.Did he recommend that you switch hands too?

In any other state but Michigan (FL & NY), his insurance company would be, due to Michigan PIP coverage, not so much. Hadn't thought about resting the left hand outside of the pool, it'll be like dating another woman for a while..........

What means this??? He ran a stop sign, you got hurt as a result, and they aren't paying for everything? Insta-lawsuit in my book.

Sounds like it's a no fault insurance state which means your insurance always covers your losses / injuries. I think that's to prevent guys like 2y from intentional riding their bike into a car.

 

[2Young2BBald]

####! Got a call from my Doc, who had a chance to review the X-Rays. Nothing is fractured, but he is not liking what he is seeing in terms of calcification in the tendons and soft tissue in the area I am having the pain and is referring me to a hand surgeon. He also said the ankle should have healed more by this time, but attributes its condition to me continuing to train and race, and not something that I should be all that concerned about. He "asked" that I take a week off of running for the ankle and avoid swimming until I can see the surgeon (we'll have to see about both, but I am going to try). This blows!

####! is right. The other guy's insurance is covering this right? Now you have mental distress to add to the claim.Did he recommend that you switch hands too?

In any other state but Michigan (FL & NY), his insurance company would be, due to Michigan PIP coverage, not so much. Hadn't thought about resting the left hand outside of the pool, it'll be like dating another woman for a while..........

What means this??? He ran a stop sign, you got hurt as a result, and they aren't paying for everything? Insta-lawsuit in my book.

MI PIP means anything related to pure medical, believe it or not, will come from my Auto Policy (hence the term No-Fault). The guys carrier has already paid me for the repairs to the bike and we've pended the rest (helmet, Garmin, glasses, etc) until everything is fully assessed. There is additional bodily injury coverage under his carrier's policy for the non PIP related "medical" items. Michigan has some insane and very expensive auto insurance law. Thank goodness things were not worse. But, if they had been, I would have been taken care better here in MI than any other state. In the end, I will end up with zero out of pocket expenses, they way I get there is just a little different.

 

[Darrinll40]

80 degrees with 94% humidity at 5:30 this morning in central Florida.

I went out for a scheduled 6 miler and got in 6.01 before I had to walk. It was a fantastic run and I felt better than I had in weeks. I averaged 11:05 per mile for the run and the last mile was the fastest at 10:25.

I have 2 more weeks of 6 milers then I go up to 8 in August.

I really can't wait for cooler weather. Of course then I will ##### about how cold it is.

 

[Dexter]

Saturday morning mountain biking session CANCELED because the wife wants me to go to the zoo with her.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Saturday morning mountain biking session CANCELED because the wife wants me to go to the zoo with her.

This is pretty awesome if "going to the zoo" is a euphemism. If you're literally going to a zoo, then I guess not so much.2Y -- Sorry to hear about the lingering injuries from the crash. I hope everything gets straightened out.

 

[tri-man 47]

When life gives you lemons ...

Great run workout today. Stayed with my plan to walk to the nearby university track and do a barefoot workout on the football field. What a great feeling of running barefoot on the (artificial) grass! Did about 3 miles by looping the perimeter of the field, then about 30 minutes of 'drills' - skip steps, knee lifts, butt kicks, long strides - before another 2 miles, focusing on a good lean forward and smooth rotation. Being barefoot, I was purposefully landing on the balls of the feet and staying very focused on the stride. Good stuff; I'll have to do this more often (and not just by necessity). Needless to say, my calves were screaming at me by the end, but that just tells me I was working 'em good.