Ran a 10k in June (3 Viewers)

[SteelCurtain]

Sounds like everyone is progressing well in their training.

I'm itching to get back out there but I'm trying to let my knee/ITBand get a nice break.

In terms of beginning motivation, I decided to register for the NYC Marathon. Of course, there was a technical snafu so I'm waiting for help with my password. If I don't get picked for NYC....I'm thinking of possibly Marine Corps or Chicago marathons. Regardless, I expect to do a marathon in fall 2011.

For the current time, I'll just lay low and watch you guys get after it.

 

[tri-man 47]

Well I haven't been eating my Wheaties for roughly 10 days and I'm feeling great. With the exception of one day, it's been no wheat in the diet.

Remind me - have you been diagnosed as a celiac? That rather seems to be the case.Genedoc - interesting about your improvement from the deep tissue massage!Reepicheep - interesting about your improvement from the 15 lb weight loss!---Me: just pounding out miles, including a 7 miler at 7:55/mile earlier this week and 34 reps up and down the stairs of the five-story parking garage by my house this morning. Scheduled weekend runs should put me at 56 for the week.

 

[pmbrown_22]

Hey guys. Have not been around a bit. Sick kid and all. Cramping my work and running. Planning on going out on a hot date tonight for 9 miles after the kids go to bed.

Have a great weekend all.

 

[gruecd]

On my end, finished my week out here. 35 miles so far, with 5 to go at an 8k Saturday morning. This will give me a glimpse on how this training is going. Never thought I'd hit 40 miles in a week. Really wasn't that bad. When you are doing a good, long run on the weekend the miles pile up pretty quick.

For sure. After tomorrow, I'll have done three (3) double-digit runs this week (11, 11, and 15), and together they'll represent more than 2/3 of my weekly mileage (55).

Boston will seem like a walk in the park after this cycle. Have you formulated a race plan or goals for the big event?

Unofficially...."A" goal: 2:59:59 (6:52 pace)

"B" goal: 3:03:24 (7:00)

"C" goal: PR sub-3:06:10 (sub-7:06)

 

[The_Man]

Ugh - in a bad place running-wise right now. Did the Pfitz 13 w/8 at Marathon pace on Sunday. Did the 8 at about 7:32 pace (7:40 is my BQ goal) but I felt really whipped. Monday (a scheduled rest day), I took my daughter's Brownie troop skiing - was on my snowboard for the first time in a year. That makes me sore under the best of conditions and teaching my daughter to ski while I was on a board was extra demanding in terms of bending, twisting, etc. I could hardly walk down the stairs when I got up to run at 5 a.m. Tuesday, so I took an unscheduled rest day. Then - big snow hit, knocking me out for planned runs Wed. and Thursday.

I'm hoping to get back to it tomorrow and Sunday, but might have to reassess about the 18/55 plan. It might be too much for me right now. I might instead use the next 3-4 weeks to crank up my base with a lot of long slow runs and then go for the 12/55.

Sorry for no shoutouts. I've been too depressed to come in this week (I always feel like a giant loser when I'm on the shelf) and am posting this now in an attempt to hold myself accountable for running this weekend.

 

[Ned]

Ugh - in a bad place running-wise right now. Did the Pfitz 13 w/8 at Marathon pace on Sunday. Did the 8 at about 7:32 pace (7:40 is my BQ goal) but I felt really whipped. Monday (a scheduled rest day), I took my daughter's Brownie troop skiing - was on my snowboard for the first time in a year. That makes me sore under the best of conditions and teaching my daughter to ski while I was on a board was extra demanding in terms of bending, twisting, etc. I could hardly walk down the stairs when I got up to run at 5 a.m. Tuesday, so I took an unscheduled rest day. Then - big snow hit, knocking me out for planned runs Wed. and Thursday.

I'm hoping to get back to it tomorrow and Sunday, but might have to reassess about the 18/55 plan. It might be too much for me right now. I might instead use the next 3-4 weeks to crank up my base with a lot of long slow runs and then go for the 12/55.

Sorry for no shoutouts. I've been too depressed to come in this week (I always feel like a giant loser when I'm on the shelf) and am posting this now in an attempt to hold myself accountable for running this weekend.

That guilt drives me to run quite a bit. Don't be ashamed of it. We all go thru patches where life gets in the way of this hobby.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

The_Man -- Keep in mind that running is supposed to be fun. It's easier said than done because we all get down and/or pissed when we have a bad week of training, and marathon training is always going to be a little bit of a grind in the best of circumstances, but it's nothing to beat yourself up over either.

___________________________________________

This was my sixth week out of seven that featured a long run of 13+. For the past couple of weeks, I've been holding tight waiting for my training program to catch up with where I am distance-wise. Next week is a step back week, and then I start building again. I'm looking forward to this more than I was a month or so ago. I just hope it gets warm enough to clear the sidewalks off so I can get some runs in around campus as opposed to doing out-and-backs near my home.

 

[pigskinliquors]

(I always feel like a giant loser when I'm on the shelf) and am posting this now in an attempt to hold myself accountable for running this weekend.

That guilt drives me to run quite a bit. Don't be ashamed of it. We all go thru patches where life gets in the way of this hobby.

I feel like a majorly giant loser. An out of shape, getting heavier by the second loser. My groin is starting to feel better for the first time in awhile, but the inability to run/bike is slowly killing me. Cannot wait to get back at it!! The_Man: taking a step back is nothing to worry about. Just keep at it, with what you can!

Grue: I love the three goals! We'll be pulling for you regardless of whether all or none are reached. We all KNOW you are capable of a sub 7:00 pace, but there are a lot of variables, especially at Boston!

Genedoc: I really need to look into deep tissue!

Reepicheep: So are you suggesting that the 15 lbs. I've gained might actually slow me down once I get back at it

 

[Genedoc]

(I always feel like a giant loser when I'm on the shelf) and am posting this now in an attempt to hold myself accountable for running this weekend.

That guilt drives me to run quite a bit. Don't be ashamed of it. We all go thru patches where life gets in the way of this hobby.

I feel like a majorly giant loser. An out of shape, getting heavier by the second loser. My groin is starting to feel better for the first time in awhile, but the inability to run/bike is slowly killing me. Cannot wait to get back at it!! The_Man: taking a step back is nothing to worry about. Just keep at it, with what you can!

Grue: I love the three goals! We'll be pulling for you regardless of whether all or none are reached. We all KNOW you are capable of a sub 7:00 pace, but there are a lot of variables, especially at Boston!

Genedoc: I really need to look into deep tissue!

Reepicheep: So are you suggesting that the 15 lbs. I've gained might actually slow me down once I get back at it

Trust me, I feel your pain. Between the pulled hammies and the torn right triceps tendon, I was out of commission for several years until I bit the bullet and had surgery on the triceps. Took several months after the surgery to even be able to lift a few pounds over my head again. So when I finally got healthy, I sought help to keep me from hurting myself again, hence the back story behind the deep tissue massage. Pilates lead to personal trainer lead to physical therapy lead to masseuse. It's taken forever, but I'm as healthy as I've ever been. My best advice to you...take a long view. I tried several short stints of rehab and what not to try and deal with my triceps. Never worked. I'd rest and think it was healed, then I'd injure it again as soon as I got back out. In the end, I'd have been much better off shutting things down and doing it right the first time. If you've been repeatedly injured, something isn't right either with your movement, your equipment, your training....something. And you're going to keep getting hurt until you find the root cause. Good luck, and chin up!

 

[Zow]

Strongly considering running the Lake Havasu sprint triathlon in March. I am a generally fit guy who knows how to swim, bike, and run obviously but has never done so competitively or has any so training. My bike is a good mountain bike and I don't have a wetsuit. I am considering it because my gym is doing it as an activity and there's an awesome party there afterwards. Last time I did a race down there I got numbers from 3 hots chicks. Plus I enjoy completing athletic competitions. FWIW I'd probably try to drop about 5 lbs. of excess fat by race day through diet. Some questions:

1. Can I finish this thing despite never doing something like this? I don't want fail. Guy at my gym who does these things thinks I'd easily finish around 1:45. How hard is a spring triathlon on the general athletic scale? I can play basketball no problem for 2 hrs, I do crossfit workouts 4x a week.

2. Can I do this without specificaly training for it? My free time is pretty much allotted and I could maybe only squeeze in a couple bikes and runs every week.

3. If I needed to train, what is the best training regime?

4. Can I swim without the wetsuit?

5. How badly will a mountain bike hurt me?

TIA

 

[pigskinliquors]

Strongly considering running the Lake Havasu sprint triathlon in March. I am a generally fit guy who knows how to swim, bike, and run obviously but has never done so competitively or has any so training. My bike is a good mountain bike and I don't have a wetsuit. I am considering it because my gym is doing it as an activity and there's an awesome party there afterwards. Last time I did a race down there I got numbers from 3 hots chicks. Plus I enjoy completing athletic competitions. FWIW I'd probably try to drop about 5 lbs. of excess fat by race day through diet. Some questions:

1. Can I finish this thing despite never doing something like this? I don't want fail. Guy at my gym who does these things thinks I'd easily finish around 1:45. How hard is a spring triathlon on the general athletic scale? I can play basketball no problem for 2 hrs, I do crossfit workouts 4x a week.

2. Can I do this without specificaly training for it? My free time is pretty much allotted and I could maybe only squeeze in a couple bikes and runs every week.

3. If I needed to train, what is the best training regime?

4. Can I swim without the wetsuit?

5. How badly will a mountain bike hurt me?

TIA

I completed my first triathlon approx. 5 years ago (a sprint), and got quite a bit of help from this thread. . Regarding your questions1) Not hard if you somewhat train for it. 1:45 is very doable. Doing a couple bricks (bike rides followed by runs) will greatly help. Also, getting some open water time is a great help.

2) Depending on your swimming skills, you could likely finish with two to three quality workouts a week. Since it's only a 500, 20k, 5k; getting enough stamina shouldn't take much effort.

3) Not knowing where you are at right now with each skill, it's hard to tell. You'll likely want to be able to swim a 500 without stopping or getting your HR up prior to race day; and you'll want to have done at least a 10 mile bike, followed by a 2.5 mile run. Specific training would help, but building to there should have you ready for the race.

4) For 500 meters = zero need for a wetsuit. It would make you quicker, but the time it would take to remove, hardly worth it for a sprint.

5) A mt. will just be slower than other bikes. I did my first in a Mt. bike, and am glad I did. The second I was done with the race though, I started looking for a tri-specific bike as I knew I'd want to do quite a few more.

Genedoc: I will certainly try to train smarter. I've had quite a few injuries, but this is the first time I've ever been out this long (injured since first week of November; while trying to complete a Half Iron-Man). Yoga and strength training will take precedent over miles on the bike and running for the first quarter of this year.

 

[BassNBrew]

Strongly considering running the Lake Havasu sprint triathlon in March. I am a generally fit guy who knows how to swim, bike, and run obviously but has never done so competitively or has any so training. My bike is a good mountain bike and I don't have a wetsuit. I am considering it because my gym is doing it as an activity and there's an awesome party there afterwards. Last time I did a race down there I got numbers from 3 hots chicks. Plus I enjoy completing athletic competitions. FWIW I'd probably try to drop about 5 lbs. of excess fat by race day through diet. Some questions:1. Can I finish this thing despite never doing something like this? I don't want fail. Guy at my gym who does these things thinks I'd easily finish around 1:45. How hard is a spring triathlon on the general athletic scale? I can play basketball no problem for 2 hrs, I do crossfit workouts 4x a week. 2. Can I do this without specificaly training for it? My free time is pretty much allotted and I could maybe only squeeze in a couple bikes and runs every week. 3. If I needed to train, what is the best training regime? 4. Can I swim without the wetsuit?5. How badly will a mountain bike hurt me?TIA

1. You'll be able to finish with the seniors. At the 500/20k/5K event here, 1:45 would have placed you 196th of 204 men and 106th of 118 women. Be sure to get those numbers before the event because all the hot ones will be finished and gone by the time you're done.2. Training??? Who needs training.3. Heavy doses of NOExplode!!!!!4. From the event website "WATER TEMPERATURE/WETSUITS Approximately 66-70 (wetsuits allowed)". Serious respone here...unless you're having a very warm spring, get/borrow a wetsuit or skip this event. If you decided to ignore this advice, get those phone numbers before you get out of the 66 degree water w/o a wetsuit.5. If you're kin to Lance, not much at all. Otherwise imagine you 60 yo women novices telling you to get the heck out of the way.

 

[pigskinliquors]

BnB: I almost went that way with my response, but didn't.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

4. From the event website "WATER TEMPERATURE/WETSUITS Approximately 66-70 (wetsuits allowed)". Serious respone here...unless you're having a very warm spring, get/borrow a wetsuit or skip this event. If you decided to ignore this advice, get those phone numbers before you get out of the 66 degree water w/o a wetsuit.

 

[Zow]

Good responses. I checked into the wetsuit and can apparently rent one for like 50 bucks.

 

[Zow]

[1. You'll be able to finish with the seniors. At the 500/20k/5K event here, 1:45 would have placed you 196th of 204 men and 106th of 118 women. Be sure to get those numbers before the event because all the hot ones will be finished and gone by the time you're done.

 

[FUBAR]

Strongly considering running the Lake Havasu sprint triathlon in March. I am a generally fit guy who knows how to swim, bike, and run obviously but has never done so competitively or has any so training. My bike is a good mountain bike and I don't have a wetsuit. I am considering it because my gym is doing it as an activity and there's an awesome party there afterwards. Last time I did a race down there I got numbers from 3 hots chicks. Plus I enjoy completing athletic competitions. FWIW I'd probably try to drop about 5 lbs. of excess fat by race day through diet. Some questions:1. Can I finish this thing despite never doing something like this? I don't want fail. Guy at my gym who does these things thinks I'd easily finish around 1:45. How hard is a spring triathlon on the general athletic scale? I can play basketball no problem for 2 hrs, I do crossfit workouts 4x a week. 2. Can I do this without specificaly training for it? My free time is pretty much allotted and I could maybe only squeeze in a couple bikes and runs every week. 3. If I needed to train, what is the best training regime? 4. Can I swim without the wetsuit?5. How badly will a mountain bike hurt me?TIA

1. You'll be able to finish with the seniors. At the 500/20k/5K event here, 1:45 would have placed you 196th of 204 men and 106th of 118 women. Be sure to get those numbers before the event because all the hot ones will be finished and gone by the time you're done.2. Training??? Who needs training.3. Heavy doses of NOExplode!!!!!4. From the event website "WATER TEMPERATURE/WETSUITS Approximately 66-70 (wetsuits allowed)". Serious respone here...unless you're having a very warm spring, get/borrow a wetsuit or skip this event. If you decided to ignore this advice, get those phone numbers before you get out of the 66 degree water w/o a wetsuit.5. If you're kin to Lance, not much at all. Otherwise imagine you 60 yo women novices telling you to get the heck out of the way.

good luck Zow! Seriously, buy a road or tri bike.

 

[FUBAR]

With a 16 miler today, I'm officially at 110 outdoor miles this month. 4 days at the gym where I :gasp: hit the treadmill for a few miles each, I'm probably around 125 total running miles this month. Only hit the pool twice and the indoor bike three times.

Today's run was pretty good, sub 7:40 for the first 5 miles, then hit the hills at about an 8:15 pace, had some issues with my knee around miles 10-13, just felt weird (not like I injured it but didn't want to push the issue) but I had to make it back so I slowed down to a 9:30 including walking the inclines, last 3 felt better so I fell back into a 8:30 pace.

I might go 10 on Monday to make it 120 for the month, on track for my new goal of 1,000 by October.

Side note - Wednesday I biked indoors 10 miles, then hit 10 minutes on the incline treadmill where I climbed 1,000 feet. Yesterday, did nothing except took the boys sledding but I woke up 3 time last night with charlie horses. I think I drank enough water, so I don't know what the issue was. Now I feel fine. Lesson learned I guess is not to take a day off?

 

[BassNBrew]

Good responses. I checked into the wetsuit and can apparently rent one for like 50 bucks.

http://www.xterrawetsuits.com/products/mens/wetsuits/$99 bucks or the $300 suit is 1/2 off about a third of the time.

 

[gruecd]

Good responses. I checked into the wetsuit and can apparently rent one for like 50 bucks.

http://www.xterrawetsuits.com/products/mens/wetsuits/$99 bucks or the $300 suit is 1/2 off about a third of the time.

You can actually buy the Vortex 3 fullsuit (regularly $400) on XTERRA's eBay store for $215. I'm just waiting for it to go on sale to save the extra $15.

 

[BassNBrew]

Good responses. I checked into the wetsuit and can apparently rent one for like 50 bucks.

http://www.xterrawetsuits.com/products/mens/wetsuits/$99 bucks or the $300 suit is 1/2 off about a third of the time.

You can actually buy the Vortex 3 fullsuit (regularly $400) on XTERRA's eBay store for $215. I'm just waiting for it to go on sale to save the extra $15.

It's one sale until midnite tonite for $200 and free shipping. Use coupon code NEWYEAR2

 

[Darrinll40]

Not much to update unfortunately. I felt like crap on Wednesday and Thursday so I skipped my 2 miler.

This morning I got in 3, slower than I have been but I had almost no discomfort. Legs, back, fat, all felt good throughout the run.

I think it is due to the crunches, lunges, and yes, even buttkicks. I am rather chagrined at the progress after all the friendly crap I throw at Tri-man.

I am up to 70 crunches before I have to stop, an 40 lunges.

 

[Ned]

I had to flip my off day and a 3mi between Thurs/Fri due to the snow storm, so I did the 3 last night. The ups and downs of running are fascinating. That 3 felt harder than the 6 I did in the slush/rain on Wednesday.

This week is a small taper, so I have 6 today and 8 tomorrow. Next week is a pretty big jump in mileage and will begin the trek of new weekly distance PR's for me. Here we go...........

 

[BassNBrew]

I had to flip my off day and a 3mi between Thurs/Fri due to the snow storm, so I did the 3 last night. The ups and downs of running are fascinating. That 3 felt harder than the 6 I did in the slush/rain on Wednesday. This week is a small taper, so I have 6 today and 8 tomorrow. Next week is a pretty big jump in mileage and will begin the trek of new weekly distance PR's for me. Here we go...........

Go get 'em.

 

[proninja]

I was riding a good bit last year, then got married, lazy, and completely derailed. I've reached the point where I feel like a fat slob, don't have energy, and finally pissed off about it enough to do something about it. I'm 5'9'', I'm up to 215 :embarrassed:, and that's after a month of working out about 4 days/week at a local cycling studio.

I was going to race cyclocross this last fall, but I didn't because I stopped training for it, and that's not going to happen this year. I want to race cross next fall. I have nine months. I want to race 3-4 crits this summer so at least the cross races won't be my first race at any point in time, and there's a MTB series I want to do to get better at handling a bike off road. However, any of this pretty much requires me to ditch the obesity first, and training when you're fat and out of shape REALLY sucks. I love pushing myself to where it hurts when I'm in shape and I'm controlling having pain. When you're fat, there is no choice but pain.

Anyway, I'm currently on vacation in Bangkok, been here about two weeks and leaving in a couple days, and it's really nice to recharge, think about your life, and just get out of the rut. I have a plan for when I get back, and I'm going to share here because I want to share somewhere, and can't think of a better place.

So, even though it's not tri or running specific, here is my plan. Note that I am very bad at doing things partway. If I try to take it slow, I will fail. So, I'm jumping in with both feet.

1. I'm going veg. I've been doing some reading on it, I've experimented with it before, and I like it. Will go mostly vegan, but frankly, if I have to avoid all animal products, this just isn't going to work. I don't want to have to worry about recoverite having whey protein in it and similar things. I've read up on diet/nutrition from a general as well as an athletic point of view, and this is the way I want to go.

2. p90x. I know it's cliche, but it will really help both lose weight and gain core strength, both of which I desperately need for racing cross.

3. Cycling. I joined the aforementioned cycling studio a little bit ago, and the guy who runs it is a USAC coach. He's taken a liking to me - I show up regularly, work hard, and I'm great marketing for him. I'm a fat guy who works at a bike shop. He figures people will notice if I drop 55 pounds. I don't work until 10am, right now I'm riding every morning (5 days/week) from 8:30-9:30. Before too long I want to extend that to 90 minutes. As the weather gets better, I'll spend a lot more time riding outside. There's a MTB series that starts up at the end of Feb I'm going to race in regardless of where I'm at.

This is me at 215 earlier this week. I will re-evaluate in 90 days.

Argh

 

[tri-man 47]

Legs, back, fat, all felt good throughout the run.

I don't care who ya are, that there's funny.--

proninja - your vacationing overseas and thinking of us? Awesome! We'll be happy to help hold you to your plan. Be careful, though - you're attacking a lot of things at once. Those kind of extreme changes are probably harder to sustain since you've set the commitment bar so high. But again, we'll all be glad to help! You recently got married (congrats), but stick around us for some additional nagging.

 

[prosopis]

Legs, back, fat, all felt good throughout the run.

I don't care who ya are, that there's funny.--

proninja - your vacationing overseas and thinking of us? Awesome! We'll be happy to help hold you to your plan. Be careful, though - you're attacking a lot of things at once. Those kind of extreme changes are probably harder to sustain since you've set the commitment bar so high. But again, we'll all be glad to help! You recently got married (congrats), but stick around us for some additional nagging.

I found the nagging really helped me. Funny how I have never met anyone in here but I still cared when I was called out for not HTFU.

 

[proninja]

Legs, back, fat, all felt good throughout the run.

I don't care who ya are, that there's funny.--

proninja - your vacationing overseas and thinking of us? Awesome! We'll be happy to help hold you to your plan. Be careful, though - you're attacking a lot of things at once. Those kind of extreme changes are probably harder to sustain since you've set the commitment bar so high. But again, we'll all be glad to help! You recently got married (congrats), but stick around us for some additional nagging.

I could use it. The wife is the anti-nag.

 

[prosopis]

I am pretty sure this has been asked a billion times but I cant scroll through all these posts for the answer so here it is.

What is a good ear phone for running? I was given a Coby MP601 for Christmas and I want to use it as my main running mp3. I have trouble with the ear phones falling out of my ears when running. I dont really need perfect sound but I hate slowing down to jam ear phones into my ears. I assume I need smaller ear phones. Any suggestions/links?

Thanks

 

[BassNBrew]

I was riding a good bit last year, then got married, lazy, and completely derailed. I've reached the point where I feel like a fat slob, don't have energy, and finally pissed off about it enough to do something about it. I'm 5'9'', I'm up to 215 :embarrassed:, and that's after a month of working out about 4 days/week at a local cycling studio.

I was going to race cyclocross this last fall, but I didn't because I stopped training for it, and that's not going to happen this year. I want to race cross next fall. I have nine months. I want to race 3-4 crits this summer so at least the cross races won't be my first race at any point in time, and there's a MTB series I want to do to get better at handling a bike off road. However, any of this pretty much requires me to ditch the obesity first, and training when you're fat and out of shape REALLY sucks. I love pushing myself to where it hurts when I'm in shape and I'm controlling having pain. When you're fat, there is no choice but pain.

Anyway, I'm currently on vacation in Bangkok, been here about two weeks and leaving in a couple days, and it's really nice to recharge, think about your life, and just get out of the rut. I have a plan for when I get back, and I'm going to share here because I want to share somewhere, and can't think of a better place.

So, even though it's not tri or running specific, here is my plan. Note that I am very bad at doing things partway. If I try to take it slow, I will fail. So, I'm jumping in with both feet.

1. I'm going veg. I've been doing some reading on it, I've experimented with it before, and I like it. Will go mostly vegan, but frankly, if I have to avoid all animal products, this just isn't going to work. I don't want to have to worry about recoverite having whey protein in it and similar things. I've read up on diet/nutrition from a general as well as an athletic point of view, and this is the way I want to go.

2. p90x. I know it's cliche, but it will really help both lose weight and gain core strength, both of which I desperately need for racing cross.

3. Cycling. I joined the aforementioned cycling studio a little bit ago, and the guy who runs it is a USAC coach. He's taken a liking to me - I show up regularly, work hard, and I'm great marketing for him. I'm a fat guy who works at a bike shop. He figures people will notice if I drop 55 pounds. I don't work until 10am, right now I'm riding every morning (5 days/week) from 8:30-9:30. Before too long I want to extend that to 90 minutes. As the weather gets better, I'll spend a lot more time riding outside. There's a MTB series that starts up at the end of Feb I'm going to race in regardless of where I'm at.

This is me at 215 earlier this week. I will re-evaluate in 90 days.

Argh

Holy cow dude, may want to upgrade you shocks. Stick to it, you'll get there and become a dang good rider. You're bring a great attitude to the table. Doesn't your wife ride? If so, that will help thing out. Would love to hear more about why you're going vegan.

 

[Ned]

I am pretty sure this has been asked a billion times but I cant scroll through all these posts for the answer so here it is.

What is a good ear phone for running? I was given a Coby MP601 for Christmas and I want to use it as my main running mp3. I have trouble with the ear phones falling out of my ears when running. I dont really need perfect sound but I hate slowing down to jam ear phones into my ears. I assume I need smaller ear phones. Any suggestions/links?

Thanks

I used these. They come with a couple of different inserts so you can get the best fit. Can't beat it for $8.

 

[prosopis]

I am pretty sure this has been asked a billion times but I cant scroll through all these posts for the answer so here it is.

What is a good ear phone for running? I was given a Coby MP601 for Christmas and I want to use it as my main running mp3. I have trouble with the ear phones falling out of my ears when running. I dont really need perfect sound but I hate slowing down to jam ear phones into my ears. I assume I need smaller ear phones. Any suggestions/links?

Thanks

I used these. They come with a couple of different inserts so you can get the best fit. Can't beat it for $8.

They stay in your ears pretty good?

 

[SteelCurtain]

I am pretty sure this has been asked a billion times but I cant scroll through all these posts for the answer so here it is.

What is a good ear phone for running? I was given a Coby MP601 for Christmas and I want to use it as my main running mp3. I have trouble with the ear phones falling out of my ears when running. I dont really need perfect sound but I hate slowing down to jam ear phones into my ears. I assume I need smaller ear phones. Any suggestions/links?

Thanks

I had a problem with ear phones falling out of my ears.....then I started using ones that wrapped around the ear and it hasn't been a problem since.

I use something like this.

 

[Ned]

I am pretty sure this has been asked a billion times but I cant scroll through all these posts for the answer so here it is.

What is a good ear phone for running? I was given a Coby MP601 for Christmas and I want to use it as my main running mp3. I have trouble with the ear phones falling out of my ears when running. I dont really need perfect sound but I hate slowing down to jam ear phones into my ears. I assume I need smaller ear phones. Any suggestions/links?

Thanks

I used these. They come with a couple of different inserts so you can get the best fit. Can't beat it for $8.

They stay in your ears pretty good?

None at all. I stopped listening to music all together back in the summer, though. I have almost no discipline when it comes to pace and the music was driving me too fast too soon. And speaking of no discipline......Today was 6mi @ GMP. I've loosely decided that I want to shoot for a 4hr marathon, so I've been marching towards a 9:10 pace. As my dad always put it, I'm a bull in a china closet. I saw today's notes on Higdon's site and thought subconsciously "alright I can open'er up a little bit today" while totally forgetting that my GMP is 9:10. I felt fantastic today and couldn't slow myself down after starting out with 2 8:30ish miles. It's pretty interesting to see how once you establish a pace, your legs are pretty set. Even slowing down seems just as difficult as speeding up.

This all made me wonder about the difference between when Higdon says to just run comfortably vs. a Pace run. 9:10 is pretty damn comfy. Most of the time I end up running 8:55-9:00 on those comfortable runs. So what's the difference? Is MP really that comfortable or am I shooting for the wrong target here?

 

[bentley]

I am pretty sure this has been asked a billion times but I cant scroll through all these posts for the answer so here it is.

What is a good ear phone for running? I was given a Coby MP601 for Christmas and I want to use it as my main running mp3. I have trouble with the ear phones falling out of my ears when running. I dont really need perfect sound but I hate slowing down to jam ear phones into my ears. I assume I need smaller ear phones. Any suggestions/links?

Thanks

I had a problem with ear phones falling out of my ears.....then I started using ones that wrapped around the ear and it hasn't been a problem since.

I use something like this.

I use the same ones. I've had them for a couple months without incident. Plus, at ten bucks, they're easy to replace when they start slipping.I also had the same trouble with the little ear buds falling out.

 

[prosopis]

I am pretty sure this has been asked a billion times but I cant scroll through all these posts for the answer so here it is.

What is a good ear phone for running? I was given a Coby MP601 for Christmas and I want to use it as my main running mp3. I have trouble with the ear phones falling out of my ears when running. I dont really need perfect sound but I hate slowing down to jam ear phones into my ears. I assume I need smaller ear phones. Any suggestions/links?

Thanks

I had a problem with ear phones falling out of my ears.....then I started using ones that wrapped around the ear and it hasn't been a problem since.

I use something like this.

I use the same ones. I've had them for a couple months without incident. Plus, at ten bucks, they're easy to replace when they start slipping.I also had the same trouble with the little ear buds falling out.

These things dont bother you? I dont know why but they just look uncomfortable. I may go with this design as the buds are certainly a pia.I did my 4 miles today. It was a great run and I was a little sad the plan only called for four. Looks like the plan revs back up next week. Looks like I will have a pretty good mileage total for January.

 

[bentley]

No problem with those. I was a little worried beforehand, but they don't sit that tight on your ear.

Up to 98 for the month. Will crack the 100 mile month mark for the first time (I think) with 10 tomorrow.

 

[tri-man 47]

It's pretty interesting to see how once you establish a pace, your legs are pretty set. Even slowing down seems just as difficult as speeding up. This all made me wonder about the difference between when Higdon says to just run comfortably vs. a Pace run. 9:10 is pretty damn comfy. Most of the time I end up running 8:55-9:00 on those comfortable runs. So what's the difference? Is MP really that comfortable or am I shooting for the wrong target here?

First part - yeah, that's so true for me to.Second part - remember that a 6 mile comfortable run is different than a 26 mile comfortable run! MP should be comfortable. In the actual marathon, following the taper beforehand, I've been surprised how comfortable the first half of the race becomes. It's the back half that'll get ya. Anyway, gruecd will give a precise answer to your question.---14 miles for me - YakTrax on a snowy, rolling trail. 12 miles at around MP (8:25/mile) ...not so comfortable because the footing wasn't good. Not icy, just too bumpy and uneven from everyone's usage on the snow. But I figure that's very good training for the feet and ankles.

 

[Darrinll40]

I found a bike for some of you older triathletes.

http://daytona.craigslist.org/bik/2186580324.html

 

[BassNBrew]

I found a bike for Woz.

http://daytona.craigslist.org/bik/2186580324.html

 

[BassNBrew]

No problem with those. I was a little worried beforehand, but they don't sit that tight on your ear.Up to 98 for the month. Will crack the 100 mile month mark for the first time (I think) with 10 tomorrow.

Great job Bentley.

 

[Reepicheep]

None at all. I stopped listening to music all together back in the summer, though. I have almost no discipline when it comes to pace and the music was driving me too fast too soon. And speaking of no discipline......

I have a similar problem . . . I can't stand any music with a beat unless it matches the pace I am running at. Even on the treadmill, where the machine is setting the pace for you, it drives me crazy. I have a few songs that I fire up when I want to crank up the pace for .25-.5 mile, but mostly I do without the music.

 

[proninja]

I was riding a good bit last year, then got married, lazy, and completely derailed. I've reached the point where I feel like a fat slob, don't have energy, and finally pissed off about it enough to do something about it. I'm 5'9'', I'm up to 215 :embarrassed:, and that's after a month of working out about 4 days/week at a local cycling studio.

I was going to race cyclocross this last fall, but I didn't because I stopped training for it, and that's not going to happen this year. I want to race cross next fall. I have nine months. I want to race 3-4 crits this summer so at least the cross races won't be my first race at any point in time, and there's a MTB series I want to do to get better at handling a bike off road. However, any of this pretty much requires me to ditch the obesity first, and training when you're fat and out of shape REALLY sucks. I love pushing myself to where it hurts when I'm in shape and I'm controlling having pain. When you're fat, there is no choice but pain.

Anyway, I'm currently on vacation in Bangkok, been here about two weeks and leaving in a couple days, and it's really nice to recharge, think about your life, and just get out of the rut. I have a plan for when I get back, and I'm going to share here because I want to share somewhere, and can't think of a better place.

So, even though it's not tri or running specific, here is my plan. Note that I am very bad at doing things partway. If I try to take it slow, I will fail. So, I'm jumping in with both feet.

1. I'm going veg. I've been doing some reading on it, I've experimented with it before, and I like it. Will go mostly vegan, but frankly, if I have to avoid all animal products, this just isn't going to work. I don't want to have to worry about recoverite having whey protein in it and similar things. I've read up on diet/nutrition from a general as well as an athletic point of view, and this is the way I want to go.

2. p90x. I know it's cliche, but it will really help both lose weight and gain core strength, both of which I desperately need for racing cross.

3. Cycling. I joined the aforementioned cycling studio a little bit ago, and the guy who runs it is a USAC coach. He's taken a liking to me - I show up regularly, work hard, and I'm great marketing for him. I'm a fat guy who works at a bike shop. He figures people will notice if I drop 55 pounds. I don't work until 10am, right now I'm riding every morning (5 days/week) from 8:30-9:30. Before too long I want to extend that to 90 minutes. As the weather gets better, I'll spend a lot more time riding outside. There's a MTB series that starts up at the end of Feb I'm going to race in regardless of where I'm at.

This is me at 215 earlier this week. I will re-evaluate in 90 days.

Argh

Holy cow dude, may want to upgrade you shocks. Stick to it, you'll get there and become a dang good rider. You're bring a great attitude to the table. Doesn't your wife ride? If so, that will help thing out. Would love to hear more about why you're going vegan.

I got a hardtail She does, and just before we took off I was finally able to convince her to quit Aikido, to which she never goes, to free up cash to go to the cycling studio with me before work every morning. I realize that we live on a paved road, and don't particularly need the cycling studio to ride, but it's just so easy when someone else is holding you accountable, especially in the beginning.

We have a 3000 mile tour we want to ride pre-kids, so it's about time to get going.

I read a book called "The China Study." Both my grandpas died of heart attacks. Wife's family is littered with cancer, including her mom. Consumption of animal protein seems to be directly linked with both cancer and heart disease. I don't want to die. Plus, it's an easy (and very tasty) way to consume a lot of unnecessary calories in one sitting.

 

[bentley]

Most bike shop guys I know are pretty good sources for weed. Looks like someone may have overdone it with the munchies.

 

[proninja]

I've got a pair of skull candy earphones that wrap around the ear. They're neat.

 

[proninja]

Most bike shop guys I know are all pretty good sources for weed. Looks like someone may have overdone it with the munchies.

I have a co-worker who's more into weed than posty is into depressing stories. And hot damn do I love potato chips and beer.

 

[proninja]

Strongly considering running the Lake Havasu sprint triathlon in March. I am a generally fit guy who knows how to swim, bike, and run obviously but has never done so competitively or has any so training. My bike is a good mountain bike and I don't have a wetsuit. I am considering it because my gym is doing it as an activity and there's an awesome party there afterwards. Last time I did a race down there I got numbers from 3 hots chicks. Plus I enjoy completing athletic competitions. FWIW I'd probably try to drop about 5 lbs. of excess fat by race day through diet. Some questions:1. Can I finish this thing despite never doing something like this? I don't want fail. Guy at my gym who does these things thinks I'd easily finish around 1:45. How hard is a spring triathlon on the general athletic scale? I can play basketball no problem for 2 hrs, I do crossfit workouts 4x a week. 2. Can I do this without specificaly training for it? My free time is pretty much allotted and I could maybe only squeeze in a couple bikes and runs every week. 3. If I needed to train, what is the best training regime? 4. Can I swim without the wetsuit?5. How badly will a mountain bike hurt me?TIA

About the only accessory you'll be missing is a giant neon sign that says "I'm going to get in your way"

 

[BassNBrew]

Strongly considering running the Lake Havasu sprint triathlon in March. I am a generally fit guy who knows how to swim, bike, and run obviously but has never done so competitively or has any so training. My bike is a good mountain bike and I don't have a wetsuit. I am considering it because my gym is doing it as an activity and there's an awesome party there afterwards. Last time I did a race down there I got numbers from 3 hots chicks. Plus I enjoy completing athletic competitions. FWIW I'd probably try to drop about 5 lbs. of excess fat by race day through diet. Some questions:1. Can I finish this thing despite never doing something like this? I don't want fail. Guy at my gym who does these things thinks I'd easily finish around 1:45. How hard is a spring triathlon on the general athletic scale? I can play basketball no problem for 2 hrs, I do crossfit workouts 4x a week. 2. Can I do this without specificaly training for it? My free time is pretty much allotted and I could maybe only squeeze in a couple bikes and runs every week. 3. If I needed to train, what is the best training regime? 4. Can I swim without the wetsuit?5. How badly will a mountain bike hurt me?TIA

About the only accessory you'll be missing is a giant neon sign that says "I'm going to get in your way"

Hey Woz...That rumbling you'll be hearing is my disc wheel approaching at a high rate of speed. When I yell on your left, don't swerve to your left

 

[BassNBrew]

I was riding a good bit last year, then got married, lazy, and completely derailed. I've reached the point where I feel like a fat slob, don't have energy, and finally pissed off about it enough to do something about it. I'm 5'9'', I'm up to 215 :embarrassed:, and that's after a month of working out about 4 days/week at a local cycling studio.

I was going to race cyclocross this last fall, but I didn't because I stopped training for it, and that's not going to happen this year. I want to race cross next fall. I have nine months. I want to race 3-4 crits this summer so at least the cross races won't be my first race at any point in time, and there's a MTB series I want to do to get better at handling a bike off road. However, any of this pretty much requires me to ditch the obesity first, and training when you're fat and out of shape REALLY sucks. I love pushing myself to where it hurts when I'm in shape and I'm controlling having pain. When you're fat, there is no choice but pain.

Anyway, I'm currently on vacation in Bangkok, been here about two weeks and leaving in a couple days, and it's really nice to recharge, think about your life, and just get out of the rut. I have a plan for when I get back, and I'm going to share here because I want to share somewhere, and can't think of a better place.

So, even though it's not tri or running specific, here is my plan. Note that I am very bad at doing things partway. If I try to take it slow, I will fail. So, I'm jumping in with both feet.

1. I'm going veg. I've been doing some reading on it, I've experimented with it before, and I like it. Will go mostly vegan, but frankly, if I have to avoid all animal products, this just isn't going to work. I don't want to have to worry about recoverite having whey protein in it and similar things. I've read up on diet/nutrition from a general as well as an athletic point of view, and this is the way I want to go.

2. p90x. I know it's cliche, but it will really help both lose weight and gain core strength, both of which I desperately need for racing cross.

3. Cycling. I joined the aforementioned cycling studio a little bit ago, and the guy who runs it is a USAC coach. He's taken a liking to me - I show up regularly, work hard, and I'm great marketing for him. I'm a fat guy who works at a bike shop. He figures people will notice if I drop 55 pounds. I don't work until 10am, right now I'm riding every morning (5 days/week) from 8:30-9:30. Before too long I want to extend that to 90 minutes. As the weather gets better, I'll spend a lot more time riding outside. There's a MTB series that starts up at the end of Feb I'm going to race in regardless of where I'm at.

This is me at 215 earlier this week. I will re-evaluate in 90 days.

Argh

Holy cow dude, may want to upgrade you shocks. Stick to it, you'll get there and become a dang good rider. You're bring a great attitude to the table. Doesn't your wife ride? If so, that will help thing out. Would love to hear more about why you're going vegan.

I got a hardtail She does, and just before we took off I was finally able to convince her to quit Aikido, to which she never goes, to free up cash to go to the cycling studio with me before work every morning. I realize that we live on a paved road, and don't particularly need the cycling studio to ride, but it's just so easy when someone else is holding you accountable, especially in the beginning.

We have a 3000 mile tour we want to ride pre-kids, so it's about time to get going.

I read a book called "The China Study." Both my grandpas died of heart attacks. Wife's family is littered with cancer, including her mom. Consumption of animal protein seems to be directly linked with both cancer and heart disease. I don't want to die. Plus, it's an easy (and very tasty) way to consume a lot of unnecessary calories in one sitting.

That tour sounds like fun. Didn't she do the north-south Rockies ride?

 

[prosopis]

No problem with those. I was a little worried beforehand, but they don't sit that tight on your ear.Up to 98 for the month. Will crack the 100 mile month mark for the first time (I think) with 10 tomorrow.

Thanks, I will probly go with those. Great job on the miles by the way!!