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Ran a 10k in June (2 Viewers)
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prosopis
Arizona Chupacabra
sho nuff
Footballguy
Well, the wife has been working late so I let her sleep in this morning.
Did not get out on my run til 10.
By then 72degrees 60% humidity. Did 4 miles. It was 77 with the same humidity by the time I was done. Though, the humidity of my shirt is more like 100%
Run felt good though. Left calf still tightens up a bit after the run...but with some stretching and a little rest today it should be right back good to go.
Tomorrow is a bike or swim day (if I get to the neighborhood pool early...if not, Im not going to dodge kids and families).
Did not get out on my run til 10.
By then 72degrees 60% humidity. Did 4 miles. It was 77 with the same humidity by the time I was done. Though, the humidity of my shirt is more like 100%
Run felt good though. Left calf still tightens up a bit after the run...but with some stretching and a little rest today it should be right back good to go.
Tomorrow is a bike or swim day (if I get to the neighborhood pool early...if not, Im not going to dodge kids and families).
Darrinll40
Footballguy
Lately while running left calf feels like it is just about to cramp up, but never does. So far I have just run through it and after a mile or so the feeling goes away. When I get home after I check it and there is almost no tightness present, so I am figuring it is all in my head.
tri-man 47
Footballguy
'ATC1 said:
You're hired.--Race for Sincere Hearts 5K race report
I ran a 21:16 (6:53/mile) and came in 2nd in my age group ..so hardware.
Overall, it was a really bleh day and run. Mid-50's, humid, and some wind. The course wasn't great - first 1/3 mile and last 1/4 mile on uneven grass, and the rest on a so-so bike path. I wasn't feelin' it today ...probably tied to the fact that I was up until 12:45 a.m. finishing a research paper.
Mile splits ended up at 6:42, 6:50, and 7:06. I prefer a much more even pace. That last mile was one of those "when will we be done?" miles. Start was OK (given that it was on the grass), and within the first half-mile, everyone had settled into position. The field was thin enough that other than one gal catching me late, I don't think any other passing occurred. The gal calling splits at the first mile was off by almost a minute ..not sure how they screwed that up, but with the Garmin, I didn't really care. The last section on grass was kind of odd - we had two very late turns, and then a 180 turn 50 yards from the finish.
I was parked by the guy that beat me. Turns out he ran Boston in '88, so when he was in his late 20's ...must have been gruecd-fast to qualify in that age bracket, even if it was 1988 (the pre-chip days). Also, I was talking to the guy that won the 40-49 bracket. He did Boston in '07 and '09! His PR is from Grand Rapids a couple years ago, and it's around 3:00. Weird to have a couple other Boston runners in such a small race ..I don't mind losing to runners like that.
So the race got me back at things after my marathons, and it got me some hardware. I'll take the time for being just a month removed from Big Sur.
Darrinll40
Footballguy
Congrats on the hardware. Do you know the winning time of your AG?'ATC1 said:
Race for Sincere Hearts 5K race report
I ran a 21:16 (6:53/mile) and came in 2nd in my age group ..so hardware.
Overall, it was a really bleh day and run. Mid-50's, humid, and some wind. The course wasn't great - first 1/3 mile and last 1/4 mile on uneven grass, and the rest on a so-so bike path. I wasn't feelin' it today ...probably tied to the fact that I was up until 12:45 a.m. finishing a research paper.
Mile splits ended up at 6:42, 6:50, and 7:06. I prefer a much more even pace. That last mile was one of those "when will we be done?" miles. Start was OK (given that it was on the grass), and within the first half-mile, everyone had settled into position. The field was thin enough that other than one gal catching me late, I don't think any other passing occurred. The gal calling splits at the first mile was off by almost a minute ..not sure how they screwed that up, but with the Garmin, I didn't really care. The last section on grass was kind of odd - we had two very late turns, and then a 180 turn 50 yards from the finish.
I was parked by the guy that beat me. Turns out he ran Boston in '88, so when he was in his late 20's ...must have been gruecd-fast to qualify in that age bracket, even if it was 1988 (the pre-chip days). Also, I was talking to the guy that won the 40-49 bracket. He did Boston in '07 and '09! His PR is from Grand Rapids a couple years ago, and it's around 3:00. Weird to have a couple other Boston runners in such a small race ..I don't mind losing to runners like that.
So the race got me back at things after my marathons, and it got me some hardware. I'll take the time for being just a month removed from Big Sur.
Dexter
Footballguy
First tri of the season is done! I made the podium with a 3rd place finish. This was an Xtri so it was a mountain bike course.
Swim: The water was cold 61 at the start of the race. It took me 250m just to find my wind. Finished 750m in 15:58 ( hit my target)
Bike: The course wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but it was still very muddy. Finished in 1:18 (disappointed)
Run: I'm am not a strong runner. I'm still new to running and have a lot of improvement to go. for a 4 mile course I ran 10:18 miles. Needless to say I have a lot of work to do. Sigh...
Finish time 2:18ish good enough for 3rd in my AG.
Also I won the grand prize a bike fit at Fraser bike. Which I'm super excited about.
Swim: The water was cold 61 at the start of the race. It took me 250m just to find my wind. Finished 750m in 15:58 ( hit my target)
Bike: The course wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but it was still very muddy. Finished in 1:18 (disappointed)
Run: I'm am not a strong runner. I'm still new to running and have a lot of improvement to go. for a 4 mile course I ran 10:18 miles. Needless to say I have a lot of work to do. Sigh...
Finish time 2:18ish good enough for 3rd in my AG.
Also I won the grand prize a bike fit at Fraser bike. Which I'm super excited about.
Darrinll40
Footballguy
Congrats, you guys are getting a lot of podium finishes lately.
2Young2BBald
Footbaldguy
Huh, all the real triathletes must have been at Island Lake this morning
KIDDING, Congrats!!! And, great prize. My buddy Mark, who you have met, won the Fraser fit down at Motor City last year and they did some magic for him.
Dexter
Footballguy
If you mean by real triathletes girly men who are scared to get on a mountain bike and get a little dirty then I agree with you.Huh, all the real triathletes must have been at Island Lake this morning
2Young2BBald
Footbaldguy
No hardware for me this morning, mostly due to the bike. Transitions were in mid season form 
Island Lake Sprint Tri - 800M Swim, 12.4 Mile Bike & 5K Run (on as hilly of a course as we see around here).
Finished 9th of 26 in my AG
Swim: 15:34 8th in my AG. I think this is my fastest 1/2 Tri swim to date. They said that water temp was 61 and they lied. It had to be in the 50s. Could have been a lot better, but I caught the ladies wave ahead my and had to fight heavy traffic for about 200 meters of the swim.
T1: 1:11 First time I have ever race stripped out of a full wetsuit (including full arms). It wasn't easy and I felt slow, but was 7th fastest in the whole event (out of 270 racers) and 2nd in my AG.
Bike: 41:13 for just over 18 MPH, AG 17th
I couldn't build any sustained speed, sucked gas on the hills and sissied out on one of the down hills. Having only one pavement ride this year on my tri bike hurt me. Lots of work to do before my next one in two weeks.
T2: 37 seconds, third fastest for the entire event (one 35 & one 36). I knew I was having a crappy bike, so I figured I would try coming out of my shoes before dismount. I had practice it all of once. It worked like a charm and running in to T2 barefoot was so much better than doing it in my bike shoes. Now I have to learn how to mount up with them clipped in to save time in T1.
Run: 24:26 7:51 MM, AG 7th. Cruel run course. First 1/4 mile is on grass and all uphill. Its rained like crazy this past week, so it was a soggy mess. Middle portion still included some hills, then back on grass for the last 1/2 mile. Pretty pleased with the run all things considered.
Total time: 1:22:58. I am happy overall. I knew I'd struggle due to the lack of training I've put in this year and think this is how things will be this season, being so busy.
Island Lake Sprint Tri - 800M Swim, 12.4 Mile Bike & 5K Run (on as hilly of a course as we see around here).
Finished 9th of 26 in my AG
Swim: 15:34 8th in my AG. I think this is my fastest 1/2 Tri swim to date. They said that water temp was 61 and they lied. It had to be in the 50s. Could have been a lot better, but I caught the ladies wave ahead my and had to fight heavy traffic for about 200 meters of the swim.
T1: 1:11 First time I have ever race stripped out of a full wetsuit (including full arms). It wasn't easy and I felt slow, but was 7th fastest in the whole event (out of 270 racers) and 2nd in my AG.
Bike: 41:13 for just over 18 MPH, AG 17th
I couldn't build any sustained speed, sucked gas on the hills and sissied out on one of the down hills. Having only one pavement ride this year on my tri bike hurt me. Lots of work to do before my next one in two weeks.T2: 37 seconds, third fastest for the entire event (one 35 & one 36). I knew I was having a crappy bike, so I figured I would try coming out of my shoes before dismount. I had practice it all of once. It worked like a charm and running in to T2 barefoot was so much better than doing it in my bike shoes. Now I have to learn how to mount up with them clipped in to save time in T1.
Run: 24:26 7:51 MM, AG 7th. Cruel run course. First 1/4 mile is on grass and all uphill. Its rained like crazy this past week, so it was a soggy mess. Middle portion still included some hills, then back on grass for the last 1/2 mile. Pretty pleased with the run all things considered.
Total time: 1:22:58. I am happy overall. I knew I'd struggle due to the lack of training I've put in this year and think this is how things will be this season, being so busy.
2Young2BBald
Footbaldguy
Nice work TriMan!!'ATC1 said:
Race for Sincere Hearts 5K race report
I ran a 21:16 (6:53/mile) and came in 2nd in my age group ..so hardware.
Overall, it was a really bleh day and run. Mid-50's, humid, and some wind. The course wasn't great - first 1/3 mile and last 1/4 mile on uneven grass, and the rest on a so-so bike path. I wasn't feelin' it today ...probably tied to the fact that I was up until 12:45 a.m. finishing a research paper.
Mile splits ended up at 6:42, 6:50, and 7:06. I prefer a much more even pace. That last mile was one of those "when will we be done?" miles. Start was OK (given that it was on the grass), and within the first half-mile, everyone had settled into position. The field was thin enough that other than one gal catching me late, I don't think any other passing occurred. The gal calling splits at the first mile was off by almost a minute ..not sure how they screwed that up, but with the Garmin, I didn't really care. The last section on grass was kind of odd - we had two very late turns, and then a 180 turn 50 yards from the finish.
I was parked by the guy that beat me. Turns out he ran Boston in '88, so when he was in his late 20's ...must have been gruecd-fast to qualify in that age bracket, even if it was 1988 (the pre-chip days). Also, I was talking to the guy that won the 40-49 bracket. He did Boston in '07 and '09! His PR is from Grand Rapids a couple years ago, and it's around 3:00. Weird to have a couple other Boston runners in such a small race ..I don't mind losing to runners like that.
So the race got me back at things after my marathons, and it got me some hardware. I'll take the time for being just a month removed from Big Sur.
2Young2BBald
Footbaldguy
If you mean by real triathletes girly men who are scared to get on a mountain bike and get a little dirty then I agree with you.Huh, all the real triathletes must have been at Island Lake this morning
It was so bad ### heading West on 696 at 5:30am today. The only cars on the road were cars with MTN Bikes heading East for X-Tri and Tri/Road Bike heading West for Island Lake and there were 100s of them.
Dexter
Footballguy
If you mean by real triathletes girly men who are scared to get on a mountain bike and get a little dirty then I agree with you.Huh, all the real triathletes must have been at Island Lake this morning
I need running advice. how do I get faster? Any speed work out recommendations?Good job with your race BTW. See you a metro?
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tri-man 47
Footballguy
Darrin - winning AG time was probably about 20-30 seconds in front of me. I was not too far behind him for the first two miles, but I didn't have the legs or lungs to make a push today.
Dexter - congrats on your manly tri podium finishing race! Add your race to the spreadsheet in Sand's sig. (gruecd, we need your results in there, too)
2Young - well done, especially those speedy transitions!! Too cool about the triathletes on both sides of 696 ..I love it.
Dexter - congrats on your manly tri podium finishing race! Add your race to the spreadsheet in Sand's sig. (gruecd, we need your results in there, too)
2Young - well done, especially those speedy transitions!! Too cool about the triathletes on both sides of 696 ..I love it.
Ned
Footballguy
Nice job by all the racers today. Sounds like the FFA crew is really collecting the hardware this year!
I finally bought Advanced Marathoning and am really enjoying it so far. I was talking to my wife about possibly doing the Philly marathon in November and was telling her I was still on the fence about doing another marathon. She quickly pointed out that I'm just playing mind games with myself. If I didn't want to do another marathon, then why by a book on it? I rarely read books! :lightbulb:
So with that I'm going to register for Phiily. It's on 11/20, so I've got a little under 6 months to prep. I'm not sure what plan I will do just yet.
One quote from the book that really struck me - "I enjoy running, and I would rather try to be modestly good at it than to simply be mediocre..." (Scott Douglas)
I finally bought Advanced Marathoning and am really enjoying it so far. I was talking to my wife about possibly doing the Philly marathon in November and was telling her I was still on the fence about doing another marathon. She quickly pointed out that I'm just playing mind games with myself. If I didn't want to do another marathon, then why by a book on it? I rarely read books! :lightbulb:
So with that I'm going to register for Phiily. It's on 11/20, so I've got a little under 6 months to prep. I'm not sure what plan I will do just yet.
One quote from the book that really struck me - "I enjoy running, and I would rather try to be modestly good at it than to simply be mediocre..." (Scott Douglas)
Dexter
Footballguy
2Y is really good at transition. I need some tips from him.
prosopis
Arizona Chupacabra
Way to go
prosopis
Arizona Chupacabra
No hardware for me this morning, mostly due to the bike. Transitions were in mid season form
Island Lake Sprint Tri - 800M Swim, 12.4 Mile Bike & 5K Run (on as hilly of a course as we see around here).
Finished 9th of 26 in my AG
Swim: 15:34 8th in my AG. I think this is my fastest 1/2 Tri swim to date. They said that water temp was 61 and they lied. It had to be in the 50s. Could have been a lot better, but I caught the ladies wave ahead my and had to fight heavy traffic for about 200 meters of the swim.
T1: 1:11 First time I have ever race stripped out of a full wetsuit (including full arms). It wasn't easy and I felt slow, but was 7th fastest in the whole event (out of 270 racers) and 2nd in my AG.
Bike: 41:13 for just over 18 MPH, AG 17th
T2: 37 seconds, third fastest for the entire event (one 35 & one 36). I knew I was having a crappy bike, so I figured I would try coming out of my shoes before dismount. I had practice it all of once. It worked like a charm and running in to T2 barefoot was so much better than doing it in my bike shoes. Now I have to learn how to mount up with them clipped in to save time in T1.
Run: 24:26 7:51 MM, AG 7th. Cruel run course. First 1/4 mile is on grass and all uphill. Its rained like crazy this past week, so it was a soggy mess. Middle portion still included some hills, then back on grass for the last 1/2 mile. Pretty pleased with the run all things considered.
Total time: 1:22:58. I am happy overall. I knew I'd struggle due to the lack of training I've put in this year and think this is how things will be this season, being so busy.
You guys are all doing well. I gotta admit as soon as I see bike,swim,or tri in this thread I pass the posts by. When i read these reports it does sound fun though and quite the work out.
Dexter
Footballguy
Tri season is just starting so we plan on taking over this thread until September. Just an FYINo hardware for me this morning, mostly due to the bike. Transitions were in mid season form
Island Lake Sprint Tri - 800M Swim, 12.4 Mile Bike & 5K Run (on as hilly of a course as we see around here).
Finished 9th of 26 in my AG
Swim: 15:34 8th in my AG. I think this is my fastest 1/2 Tri swim to date. They said that water temp was 61 and they lied. It had to be in the 50s. Could have been a lot better, but I caught the ladies wave ahead my and had to fight heavy traffic for about 200 meters of the swim.
T1: 1:11 First time I have ever race stripped out of a full wetsuit (including full arms). It wasn't easy and I felt slow, but was 7th fastest in the whole event (out of 270 racers) and 2nd in my AG.
Bike: 41:13 for just over 18 MPH, AG 17th
T2: 37 seconds, third fastest for the entire event (one 35 & one 36). I knew I was having a crappy bike, so I figured I would try coming out of my shoes before dismount. I had practice it all of once. It worked like a charm and running in to T2 barefoot was so much better than doing it in my bike shoes. Now I have to learn how to mount up with them clipped in to save time in T1.
Run: 24:26 7:51 MM, AG 7th. Cruel run course. First 1/4 mile is on grass and all uphill. Its rained like crazy this past week, so it was a soggy mess. Middle portion still included some hills, then back on grass for the last 1/2 mile. Pretty pleased with the run all things considered.
Total time: 1:22:58. I am happy overall. I knew I'd struggle due to the lack of training I've put in this year and think this is how things will be this season, being so busy.
tri-man 47
Footballguy
Don't worry, prosopis. We'll fight 'em off. :2011runner:
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
2Y2BB / triman -- Great job, guys. Way for both of you to represent like FBGs.
gruecd -- 24 miles of 8:09? That's a crazy fast training run.
Ned -- When my wife says something like "If you're not interested in X, then why buy a book about it?," shes chiding me for spending money on a book, not encouraging me to do X. I'll trust your judgement that you're interpreting your wife correctly.
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We're out of town visiting family this week, so I went out to do 5 miles or so on a nearby golf course. Unfortunately my Garmin died (forgot to charge it) before I even finished the first mile, so I'm only guessing how far I went based on having run this course a couple of years ago. No worries though. This week is still all about recovery, although I'm hoping to 10 later this week when we're out at my parents' place.
gruecd -- 24 miles of 8:09? That's a crazy fast training run.
Ned -- When my wife says something like "If you're not interested in X, then why buy a book about it?," shes chiding me for spending money on a book, not encouraging me to do X. I'll trust your judgement that you're interpreting your wife correctly.
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We're out of town visiting family this week, so I went out to do 5 miles or so on a nearby golf course. Unfortunately my Garmin died (forgot to charge it) before I even finished the first mile, so I'm only guessing how far I went based on having run this course a couple of years ago. No worries though. This week is still all about recovery, although I'm hoping to 10 later this week when we're out at my parents' place.
El Floppo
Footballguy
Wow- nice work on the races guys-
I've never gotten hardware once- or even close to it, so I'm pretty impressed with you lot.
Hey, 2Y... did you lube up your wetsuit? the outside back of the calves and forearms, specifically? that helps with stripping it off.
eta: also, stripping down to the waist as you get out of the water while running is key too... sounds like you did that.
I've never gotten hardware once- or even close to it, so I'm pretty impressed with you lot.
Hey, 2Y... did you lube up your wetsuit? the outside back of the calves and forearms, specifically? that helps with stripping it off.
eta: also, stripping down to the waist as you get out of the water while running is key too... sounds like you did that.
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2Young2BBald
Footbaldguy
I wear 2XU calf sleeves under the suit, which makes the suit come off very easy. The problem (and it was a small one) was the size of the timing chip. It was a box that stuck out over an inch and a half. The suit hung up here a bit. I used to use Body Glide on my calves, pre-2XUs and that would work great. I did strip to my waist coming out of the water. The wrists on my full suit are very tight and this hung up a bit too. The biggest "trick" to transition out of a wetsuit, is not being afraid to get aggressive on it. Power one leg out and then step on the crotch of the suit to get the other leg off and do not sit down. One more thing, if the run to transition is longer than, say, 30 yards, I strip at the water and carry the suit. You can only penguin run so far before it hurts the legs.Wow- nice work on the races guys-
FUBAR
Footballguy
I'm thinking the next event I'll look for is one of those tough mudders / xtri / off-road adventure types. I'd rather do something like that than a marathon or normal tri - until I have time to train for a full Iron that is.Haven't been here much lately, been working on speed and strength more than long distance. 10.5 miles this morning, longest I've done in a little while. At the end is a good 1/3 mile uphill climb to my house where I decided to do 4x12 sets of
, a good way to finish any run.
Ned
Footballguy
Grue is a fn stud. My god man...2Y2BB / triman -- Great job, guys. Way for both of you to represent like FBGs.
gruecd -- 24 miles of 8:09? That's a crazy fast training run.
Ned -- When my wife says something like "If you're not interested in X, then why buy a book about it?," shes chiding me for spending money on a book, not encouraging me to do X. I'll trust your judgement that you're interpreting your wife correctly.
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We're out of town visiting family this week, so I went out to do 5 miles or so on a nearby golf course. Unfortunately my Garmin died (forgot to charge it) before I even finished the first mile, so I'm only guessing how far I went based on having run this course a couple of years ago. No worries though. This week is still all about recovery, although I'm hoping to 10 later this week when we're out at my parents' place.
she definitely was telling me to just go do it. Later last night we talked some more and agreed that I should just look to do one per year with the focus being on fall/winter marathons since I suck at this heat crap.Today I think I am finally able to say I am back. The sign being that I ran faster than I wanted to and still felt great. It's 78 and 84% humidity and I feel refreshed. I did 6 at my usual 9:30 avg when I just wanted to relax and maybe hold a 10:00 avg. I lost 3.4lbs in those 55 minutes. I looked like I went swimming. :X
gruecd
Footballguy
Studly or stupid. I swear it's a fine line sometimes.
Followed up yesterday's 24-miler with 30+ on the bike this morning. Kept it nice and easy (16.5 mph), and it felt good getting out there and getting the legs moving. 12 miles on tap for tomorrow; it's supposed to get pretty hot, so I'm hoping to get out there bright and early. All depends how much 
I do tonight.-----------
Ned - Philly is on my to-do list. One of these years....
Dexter - Congrats on the podium. You, too, tri-man.
2Young - Solid race.
Darrin/prosopis - I feel for you guys having to run through all that heat and humidity.
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gruecd
Footballguy
Done.
Dexter
Footballguy
I like the Xtri format but it does make it hard coming out of the swim and doing a technical MTB course.
Haven't been here much lately, been working on speed and strength more than long distance. 10.5 miles this morning, longest I've done in a little while. At the end is a good 1/3 mile uphill climb to my house where I decided to do 4x12 sets of
Ned
Footballguy
It's a fantastic experience. Still the best race I've ever done (half last yr). Can't wait to experience the full 26.2.Brews are on me when you decide to come down.
gruecd
Footballguy
I'm only gonna do it if I can run up the stairs like Rocky.
Ned
Footballguy
I'm only gonna do it if I can run up the stairs like Rocky.
The start is right in front of the steps - go do your warmup there. You also pass by the steps at the finish. You could always detour and do the steps before finishing. 
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
Just wanted to make a note to stay safe and hydrated out there as the weather gets hotter, guys. A friend of my girlfriend's family collapsed today after a race in Massachusetts and was airlifted to Mass General Hospital. Still unconscious in an ice bath, they think it was heatstroke combined with something else. He's 24.
Stay safe.
Stay safe.
gruecd
Footballguy
That was actually my plan. And to have somebody waiting for me with a gray hoodie at the foot of the steps.You also pass by the steps at the finish. You could always detour and do the steps before finishing.
prosopis
Arizona Chupacabra
oooffff I hope he is ok. I have danced with heat stroke a few times.
Sand
Footballguy
Hope he is alright. Did the most craptastic run this morning in New Orleans. Hot, super humid today. Did five miles averaging something like 9 minutes/mile. Had to stop in the last half mile to work out a quad cramp. Was absolutely drenched by the time I got back. Glad I don't have to run here all the time. I'd be a walking heatstroke.But, at the least, I did get a run in. First run in 10 days - those calf cramp issues during the race knocked me out of running for pretty much the whole week. The only good news is that after 50 miles yesterday and the 5 today I have no lingering issues there.
Madison half marathon report
In a word: Ugh!
At the start of the race everybody around me was saying that the weather was beautiful for a run but I disagree. I didn't check the weather report this morning but it was about 60 degrees at start time with very high humidity. The fog was so think I could only see maybe a half mile in front of me for the first hour or so. I would rather it have just rained.
My calves got extremely tight within the first half mile and I struggled with that the whole way. Did the first mile in about 8:40 which is about where I wanted but I knew I was in a world of hurt already and backed way off. I threw out all of my time goals by mile 4ish and was just going for finish. By the last few miles I was "running" about 11 minute miles (jogging for 5 mins, walking 1). Finished in about 2:08 which is extremely disappointing because I had hoped to finish in under 2 hours.
I love the city but have not done well racing there. Dropped out of the marathon at mile 20 a few years ago. All my other fulls and halves have gone well, not sure what it is about Madison.
In a word: Ugh!
At the start of the race everybody around me was saying that the weather was beautiful for a run but I disagree. I didn't check the weather report this morning but it was about 60 degrees at start time with very high humidity. The fog was so think I could only see maybe a half mile in front of me for the first hour or so. I would rather it have just rained.
My calves got extremely tight within the first half mile and I struggled with that the whole way. Did the first mile in about 8:40 which is about where I wanted but I knew I was in a world of hurt already and backed way off. I threw out all of my time goals by mile 4ish and was just going for finish. By the last few miles I was "running" about 11 minute miles (jogging for 5 mins, walking 1). Finished in about 2:08 which is extremely disappointing because I had hoped to finish in under 2 hours.
I love the city but have not done well racing there. Dropped out of the marathon at mile 20 a few years ago. All my other fulls and halves have gone well, not sure what it is about Madison.
El Floppo
Footballguy
I wear 2XU calf sleeves under the suit, which makes the suit come off very easy. The problem (and it was a small one) was the size of the timing chip. It was a box that stuck out over an inch and a half. The suit hung up here a bit. I used to use Body Glide on my calves, pre-2XUs and that would work great. I did strip to my waist coming out of the water. The wrists on my full suit are very tight and this hung up a bit too. The biggest "trick" to transition out of a wetsuit, is not being afraid to get aggressive on it. Power one leg out and then step on the crotch of the suit to get the other leg off and do not sit down. One more thing, if the run to transition is longer than, say, 30 yards, I strip at the water and carry the suit. You can only penguin run so far before it hurts the legs.Wow- nice work on the races guys-
great googly, I used to geek out on this stuff... cool to learn about new things like those calf sleeves.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Yuck. Fog at the start is never a good sign. Is there a fall half you can sign up for that might promise better weather?'FBG26 said:
ATC1
Footballguy
Usually means you need to warm up and then stretch the calves a little better. A lot of people don't stretch the calves with the knee bent to isolate the soleus. When you do you should feel the stretching more in the achilles.
2Young2BBald
Footbaldguy
Darrin, as another thought, try switching from regular table salt to Pink Sea Salt. I chronicled the whole thing a while back. Cliff's Notes version is that I talked calf cramping though with an Exercise Physiologyst at a tri clinic and she recommended that I test my alkaline levels. Turns out I was was acidic. All it took was switching to Pink Sea Salt and it balanced my Ph levels and I have had very little cramping of any kind since. Calf sleeves have helped a ton too.
Thanks. It was my second half. I ran the Palm Beach half about a year and a half ago in 1:58. That was about 8 weeks after running the Twin Cities marathon so that was like a walk in the park.
Ned
Footballguy
Taking a dive into the racing flats game with the Asics Tarther. I plan on using these for 5K/10K races this summer to see how they go. I couldn't imagine running in these much farther than maybe a 10 miler. They're nearly half the weight of my trainers. I'm looking forward to playing with a new toy. 
ATC1
Footballguy
Does not compute...Still take it over snow though. I need enough money for a summer house.
El Floppo
Footballguy
there was a discussion... here maybe?... about what extra weight equals in terms of time for runs. The weight savings of flats over hte longer races added up to some decent time savings. IIRC, there was an article in one of the leading training mags that prompted the talk.I used to wear Brooks flats for all my 1/2s (IM or marathon) and loved them. But yeah- they break down much, much quicker than regular trainers, so need to be replace pretty frequently.Taking a dive into the racing flats game with the Asics Tarther. I plan on using these for 5K/10K races this summer to see how they go. I couldn't imagine running in these much farther than maybe a 10 miler. They're nearly half the weight of my trainers. I'm looking forward to playing with a new toy.
FUBAR
Footballguy
there's a story here.
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