Ran a 10k in June (4 Viewers)

[Prince Myshkin]

Agreed! At my current pace, this 30 day challenge is going to take me about 2 months. I've missed 3 days because it simply slipped my mind...

Put it on your calendar. I set mine for the time I wake up each day, do it first thing.

yeah that's my normal plan with something like this, but my morning routine has been off. i went in to work about an hour early all last week and i've been a lazy bum sleeping in until about 9:00 every morning now that the semester is over.

really though, I just haven't made it a priority. i made out a spreadsheet last night to keep up with it, so i doubt i'll miss any more now that i've taken the time to put it on paper (well, electronic paper anyway)

 

[Ned]

This will be my first year training for a marathon and am looking for someone who wouldn't mind being a part-time mentor/motivational coach. I will be searching for a training plan soon ( i have usually used Hal Higsdon's half plan in the past) but would like to find a plan that has the long runs every other week, so not to burn myself out.

A few things that I plan on doing differently this year is doing actual tempo runs and speed work.

I've been meaning to respond to this post and, actually, I'm surprised nobody else brought this point up. I'm not sure you're going to find a plan that has speed work yet a long run only once every two weeks. I think you should really consider risking the burn out and plan on a long, slow run once a week. I think you should certainly cut out the speed work before the weekly long run. This is your first marathon and your goal should be to finish, not to be a faster runner (although long runs can even help with that). The long runs will also help the weight loss.

I don't mean to discourage you from speed work but that could be in addition to the weekly long runs, not in lieu of.

Absolutely. I strongly believe speed work has no place in a marathon training plan until you're a seasoned runner (at least 2 marathon cycles under your belt). I'd suggest not doing any speed work for a first time marathoner. I coached comfortably numb to his first marathon this year and he ran 10:15ish pace for almost every single run. Just a few tempo runs and a tune up HM. He ended up running a 1:51 for his tuneup half and a 4:30 full. Had he started training on time and peaked at more than 40mpw, he would've been closer to a 4:15 IMO.

 

[beer 302]

Merry Christmas guys, hope you and yours have a safe, happy and blessed holiday season!

 

[FUBAR]

Merry Christmas y'all

 

[tri-man 47]

Agreed! At my current pace, this 30 day challenge is going to take me about 2 months. I've missed 3 days because it simply slipped my mind...

Put it on your calendar. I set mine for the time I wake up each day, do it first thing.

yeah that's my normal plan with something like this, but my morning routine has been off. i went in to work about an hour early all last week and i've been a lazy bum sleeping in until about 9:00 every morning now that the semester is over.

Prince, remind me ...you work in higher ed, or was it teaching elem or secondary?

 

[Prince Myshkin]

Agreed! At my current pace, this 30 day challenge is going to take me about 2 months. I've missed 3 days because it simply slipped my mind...

Put it on your calendar. I set mine for the time I wake up each day, do it first thing.

yeah that's my normal plan with something like this, but my morning routine has been off. i went in to work about an hour early all last week and i've been a lazy bum sleeping in until about 9:00 every morning now that the semester is over.

Prince, remind me ...you work in higher ed, or was it teaching elem or secondary?

middle school...wife is a college prof (and just finished her dissertation...only has defense left . if i remember correctly you are going through that process now too???)

 

[Sand]

Merry Christmas, folks.

Off today for festivities - hopefully a good run tomorrow.

 

[tri-man 47]

Prince - funny coincidence, but yeah, we're at the same point. I'm waiting for feedback on Chapter 5 of the dissertation, and I expect to be scheduling my final defense for sometime around early January!

 

[Prince Myshkin]

Prince - funny coincidence, but yeah, we're at the same point. I'm waiting for feedback on Chapter 5 of the dissertation, and I expect to be scheduling my final defense for sometime around early January!

Congrats! I never realized what a process it was to get a Ph.D. It is definitely more of a marathon (or ultra) than a 5k.

I'm sitting here trying to calculate the number of calories I have consumed so far today. Country breakfast at my parents' this morning (bacon, sausage, country ham, biscuits, gravy, eggs, fried potatoes, fried apples), "Lunch" at my mother-in-law's with ham, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls, chocolate pie. Now it's back to my folks' for another round of turkey, gravy, sweet potatoes and who knows what else. Add in an 9 hour car ride tomorrow and I'm going to be hurting for my next run!!!

 

[FUBAR]

Prince, I assume we've all loaded up for the next run today.

Tomorrow will be a 5 miler, the 27th I plan to run home from the airport, just 19-20 miles with a light backpack.

 

[worrierking]

Bumping up from nearly page three. Ten this morning with two easy and eight at marathon pace (8:56). Not that I can actually run a marathon at 8:56, but that's pretty close to what McMillan says I can do, so that's what I run my pace runs at.

I am at 50 miles for the week so far. I have my last 20-miler set for Saturday, which would give me a PR week of 70. But I have guests coming to spend the night Friday. It would be rude to leave my wife with my cousins early Saturday morning to run for 3 and a half hours, so I will probably delay the 20-miler until Sunday, spoiling my shot at a weekly PR (Sunday's run will be on next week's total). Stupid holidays!

 

[Juxtatarot]

Worrierking, what's your plan for race day? With the half marathon PR you set and all the miles you've run, I think you're going to set a marathon PR as well.

 

[tri-man 47]

Chicago guys - I went out shopping shudder with my wife this morning to the new outlet mall on River Road in Rosemont. Great place to get stuff cheap! We had to stop at the Under Armour store to get a different size for a new, base layer shirt for me. The mall also has outlets for Nike, Saucony, and Asics. I paid $30 for some Asics 2170s training shoes. They only had 'em in black (hence the low price), but the black 'works' with my black running tights. Check the mall out if you need athletic gear. It's real easy to access off I-294. Lots of indoor parking (free for first 2 hours).

worrierking - impressive mileage!

 

[worrierking]

Worrierking, what's your plan for race day? With the half marathon PR you set and all the miles you've run, I think you're going to set a marathon PR as well.

If the weather is decent I will definitely go out looking for a PR. If the weather is great, I may risk a huge blowup and go out at a pace predicted by my half time. I've run 11 marathons, so if I have an epic crash and burn, it won't kill me and I will get a great story out of it. Maybe poop my pants and end up in the medical tent or something. If the weather is bad, I will just run it and see what happens and look for a spring race. Thanks for asking!

 

[Juxtatarot]

Worrierking, what's your plan for race day? With the half marathon PR you set and all the miles you've run, I think you're going to set a marathon PR as well.

If the weather is decent I will definitely go out looking for a PR. If the weather is great, I may risk a huge blowup and go out at a pace predicted by my half time. I've run 11 marathons, so if I have an epic crash and burn, it won't kill me and I will get a great story out of it. Maybe poop my pants and end up in the medical tent or something. If the weather is bad, I will just run it and see what happens and look for a spring race. Thanks for asking!

Wow! Good luck! I remember you posting about the large gap between half marathon PR pace and full marathon PR pace. If I were you I might be more conservative and maybe split the difference between McMillan pace and previous PR pace but I guess, as you mention, you understand the risks.

 

[PatriotJohn]

Worrieking & Tri-Man47....thanks for the kind words!

Juxtatrot/Ned.....I tend to agree with you concerning not needing to do speed work. Since my time and energy will be much greater this year, it will put a crimp on my camping this summer, but as long as I get in some sort of a run in on Saturday, we are usually home by mid-morning Sunday for me to do my long run Sunday evening. I am blessed with a work schedule and a boss that are both very flexible (not sure if the boss can touch his toes but you know what i mean!)

6 days til signup for the Marathon....the AF Marathon offers a $10.00 discount for those who signup on New Years day.

Just when I thought my wife said she wanted to stick to the 10K, she says she's jealous and is thinking about doing the marathon herself this year too! Oy-vay!!

 

[FUBAR]

Worrierking, what's your plan for race day? With the half marathon PR you set and all the miles you've run, I think you're going to set a marathon PR as well.

If the weather is decent I will definitely go out looking for a PR. If the weather is great, I may risk a huge blowup and go out at a pace predicted by my half time. I've run 11 marathons, so if I have an epic crash and burn, it won't kill me and I will get a great story out of it. Maybe poop my pants and end up in the medical tent or something. If the weather is bad, I will just run it and see what happens and look for a spring race. Thanks for asking!

Wow! Good luck! I remember you posting about the large gap between half marathon PR pace and full marathon PR pace. If I were you I might be more conservative and maybe split the difference between McMillan pace and previous PR pace but I guess, as you mention, you understand the risks.

I like that king wants to push it. Having already finished many, go for the pr!

 

[BassNBrew]

2013 Year-end Report

Your goals coming into the year, and were they achieved? Complete the Umstead 100. Totally boned the training and went into the event injured. Totally obliterated my goal and my stretch goal by finishing in the top 20%. Finish Blood, Sweat, and Gears under 6 hours. Didn't train for this event so I rode it for fun with a friend. Completed the Frosty 50k/30k double.

New accomplishments or PRs in 2013: 22h 27m for 100 miles. Off course we all get a pr when it's our first.

Your proudest and/or best race (or segment within a race): Going back to the Umstead 100 well again. My girlfriend crewed for me at this event. She was at the start/finish for the first two loops and we exchanged smiles. Neither would spoke it, but we both were thinking you aren't supposed to be here at the front portion of the field. She took off for here son's soccer game for the next two laps and goal became too surprise here with progress upon her return. After 62 miles I telling her my pace plan to break 24 hours. Her she found me a pacer at this point and said it's not about breaking 24 hours anymore, go post the best dang time you can.

A race disappointment during 2013: Didn't really have one outside of missing out on entry for WS100 and another shot at Umstead.

Your most memorable workout or race for the year: Running thru a tunnel on the Blue ridge parkway with a 30 mph tailwind.

Favorite “go to” workouts and/or routes: Backside of Beech Mt. Roughly 5 miles with 2000ft of gain from 3500 ft to 5500 ft.

Total training volume during 2013: Lucky if I hit 500 miles on the road/trails and 300 miles on the bike.

Best memories of other guys’ training or races in 2013: Obviously I'm partial to SFDuck's ultra events. Most impressive was tri-man knocking out marathon after marathon and BQ-ing (even if they didn't let him in this year).

Oddest or funniest experiences (yours or one of the other guys): Anything involving explosive poops. I just find that funny.

Goal(s) for 2014: Qualify for WS100

 

[PatriotJohn]

2013 Year-end Report

Your goals coming into the year, and were they achieved? To do my third half-marathon. Unfortunately, heel bursitis 3 weeks prior to race day nixed that.

New accomplishments or PRs in 2013: Got in 270 miles running. It may not match some on here, but I think my previous record was 250.

Your proudest and/or best race (or segment within a race): Ran a turkey trot last month in 15F weather, easily my coldest race, and finished at 33:58. Not bad at 225lbs. Also, got to see my wife PR her 2nd half at 2:45.

A race disappointment during 2013: Not being able to participate in the Air Force half Marathon.

Your most memorable workout or race for the year: Getting to run/bike on a brand new bike path extension in Dayton which goes right by the Air Force Museum and Huffman Dam.

Favorite “go to” workouts and/or routes: Bike path paralleling US35 in Beavercreek. Lucky to have a great network of paths so close to home.

Total training volume during 2013: Elliptical-143mi, Walking 63mi, Cycling 117mi, running 270mi

Best memories of other guys’ training or races in 2013: See wife above. Also saw my 71YO MIL do her very first 10K in just over 2 hrs. Not fast but hey, she was out there and finished 2nd in her age group.

Oddest or funniest experiences (yours or one of the other guys): Watching the deer cross the bike path, or any other critter for that matter.

Goal(s) for 2014: Do my first (and probably last) marathon in under 5:00. Lose 40-50lbs.

 

[Hang 10]

2013 Year-end Report

Your goals coming into the year, and were they achieved? Hmmm...I guess I've had the 18:59 5K, 39:59 10K and 1:29:59 half marathon as goals for a while. Only ran one 5K on a 90 degree day and fell woefully short (19:38), ran 3 road halfs and nothing seemed to workout (closest 1:32:25) BUT I did run one 10K and totally made it my ##### with a 39:25.

New accomplishments or PRs in 2013: PR'd 8K twice (32:03 & 31:43), PR'd the half marathon twice (1:34:12 & 1:32:25), PR'd the 10K (39:25) and PR'd the 50K (4:45:23)

Been a good year.

Your proudest and/or best race (or segment within a race): This is a tough one. Finished 7th out of over 1000 in local 8K sand/mud run. Was majorly stoked to break 40 in the 10K finally. And obviously, I'm less than week removed from my 50K where I shaved off 40 minutes compared to last year despite cramping badly the last 8 miles.

A race disappointment during 2013: As crazy as it sounds, I'd say it's PR's in both half marathons. I think I did about as well as I could considering the injuries I had a the time but that's it...I was nicked up pretty good for both of them. Felt like I left a lot time out on the road in both those races. Was disappointed that I didn't get to bring my "A" game to either.

Your most memorable workout or race for the year: Again, it's been less than a week. Been thinking about how awesome it felt to see that finish line at the end of the 50K. Just amazing.

Favorite “go to” workouts and/or routes: My gym is a 1/2 mile from the Virginia Beach boardwalk and I probably ran that thing 100 times this past year.

Total training volume during 2013: PR for me here too. Ran just over 1200 miles.

Best memories of other guys’ training or races in 2013: BNB's 100 mile race on such little volume...you're insane brother. Steve for his advice and machine like half marathon splits. Love reading all your race reports...worrierking's was classic after his last marathon.

Oddest or funniest experiences (yours or one of the other guys): Hmmm...I sharted on my bathroom rug (white rug) while shaving this past Saturday before my 50K.

Goal(s) for 2014: Take the next step. See where increased training volume takes me. Be smarter about injuries and know when to back off. And of course PR everything.

 

[SFBayDuck]

Oddest or funniest experiences (yours or one of the other guys): Anything involving explosive poops. I just find that funny.

Oddest or funniest experiences (yours or one of the other guys): Hmmm...I sharted on my bathroom rug (white rug) while shaving this past Saturday before my 50K.

I think you're shaving wrong.

 

[SFBayDuck]

Goal(s) for 2014: Qualify for WS100

 

[Annyong]

2013 Year-end Report

Your goals coming into the year, and were they achieved? Since I'm a new runner, my goals were to run 365 miles and run a HM. Ended up around 700+ and ran a HM

New accomplishments or PRs in 2013: Again, as a new runner, I basically set PR's in every race I ran.

Your proudest and/or best race (or segment within a race): It was cool winning my AG in a 5k. but my proudest moment was stoping to crap during a 5k and beating my brother by 4 minutes.

A race disappointment during 2013: Not making it to my first 10k because of traffic problems

Your most memorable workout or race for the year: Crossing the finish line of my HM and having my family there to cheer me on

Favorite “go to” workouts and/or routes: Any run that take's me along a river path.

Total training volume during 2013: 700+ miles. tailed off at the end.

Best memories of other guys’ training or races in 2013: I'm generally blown away by all of you guys here.

Oddest or funniest experiences (yours or one of the other guys): Did a color run dressed as Gumby. That was fun.

Goal(s) for 2014: 1000+ miles this year. Sub 21 min 5k, sub 1:40 HM, and finish a full Marathon. Would also like to get more of my family interested in running.

 

[Prince Myshkin]

Goal(s) for 2014: 1000+ miles this year. Sub 21 min 5k, sub 1:40 HM, and finish a full Marathon. Would also like to get more of my family interested in running.

I really like the underlined part...great goal!!!

 

[worrierking]

Bass, Hang, Patriot, Annyong, enjoyed your year-end reports. Good job all of you.

I think you're shaving wrong.

I laughed.

 

[FUBAR]

That's why our bathroom rug is Brown.

You might have a running problem if...

You stop by Hardee's for a burger and coke (maybe 6oz. Then water) 15 miles into your 19 mile run home from the airport.

 

[tri-man 47]

That's why our bathroom rug is Brown.

You might have a running problem if...

You stop by Hardee's for a burger and coke (maybe 6oz. Then water) 15 miles into your 19 mile run home from the airport.

Well, that's ..unique!

 

[Annyong]

PENIS

 

[bentley]

4.28 miles this afternoon with an average of 7:40. Now that felt like I was pushing it. Four days of Lord knows how many calories plus a pizza buffet today for lunch probably didn't help the situation.

 

[SFBayDuck]

That's why our bathroom rug is Brown.

You might have a running problem if...

You stop by Hardee's for a burger and coke (maybe 6oz. Then water) 15 miles into your 19 mile run home from the airport.

I went to see the Hobbit today, and spent the first 30 minutes thinking about running on all of the trails the dwarves and Bilbo were traveling along.

 

[beer 302]

That's why our bathroom rug is Brown.

You might have a running problem if...

You stop by Hardee's for a burger and coke (maybe 6oz. Then water) 15 miles into your 19 mile run home from the airport.

I went to see the Hobbit today, and spent the first 30 minutes thinking about running on all of the trails the dwarves and Bilbo were traveling along.

Glad you mentioned that, saw it yesterday and while I was out on the trails today I kept thinking about what incredible cardio everyone in Middle Earth has.

Been on kind of a runners holiday these last few days. Took two days off with the intention of catching up on some stuff around the house and running as much as I could, prepping for the 50k in February. Yesterday was dedicated to learning the trail and just enjoying the run s I stopped and took pics along the way, got lost, backtracked but figured out why I took the wrong turn(s) so I could be ready to go today.

Came home and the wife needed something at Rite Aid so I said Id run out and get it. Since Rite Aid is about 3/4 of a mile away, I ran to the store, got the stuff and was back home pretty quick. Family was dumbfounded, seemed logical to me Ended up with about 13 miles yesterday.

Today, hit the trail early with the intent of running it at whatever pace I could maintain. Started off pretty good but legs were dead and getting deader with every uphill. Upside is I nailed the route. Was shooting for a sub two hour loop, came in at 2:02 for 10.5 miles so pretty happy considering I was spent afterward. Tomorrow leading the 6 mile group run on the trails but if no one shows I'm doing the 50k loop again & hoping to get some kind of miles in on Sunday if I can walk

 

[MAC_32]

Going to fall a few miles short of 800. Could do it as I'd have to do six each of the next three days or nine twice, which physically I could do, but I don't think ill benefit from it afterwards. Going to end up about 795.

With four months of limited running and a pulled calf earlier this month, successful year.

I have some trail raves identified over the next couple months but only want to do them if we get heavy snow. Added challenge.

 

[SteveC702]

That's why our bathroom rug is Brown.

You might have a running problem if...

You stop by Hardee's for a burger and coke (maybe 6oz. Then water) 15 miles into your 19 mile run home from the airport.

I went to see the Hobbit today, and spent the first 30 minutes thinking about running on all of the trails the dwarves and Bilbo were traveling along.

Glad you mentioned that, saw it yesterday and while I was out on the trails today I kept thinking about what incredible cardio everyone in Middle Earth has.

...

After watching the original trilogy more times than I care to admit, I think I have come to the conclusion that the secret is in the lembas bread. Now I just need to get my hands on some of that stuff.

 

[FUBAR]

Last run of the year, I think.

Plan to swim tomorrow and ride if the weather cooperates Tuesday (31st and 1st off from work)

Recovery run, 5.3, 141bpm, 9:30 pace

Yesterday was a spin day while watching football.

 

[bentley]

9.17 miles for my long run today. It's the farthest I've run in three years. Wheels definitely came off a little bit in the second half of the run.

Split

Time

Distance

Avg Pace

Summary 1:15:34.8 9.17 8:14

1 8:11.0 1.00 8:11

2 8:10.6 1.00 8:11

3 8:15.6 1.00 8:16

4 8:11.8 1.00 8:12

5 8:11.8 1.00 8:12

6 8:21.8 1.00 8:22

7 8:19.6 1.00 8:20

8 8:11.9 1.00 8:12

9 8:21.1 1.00 8:21

10 1:19.5 0.17 7:36

 

[FUBAR]

9.17 miles for my long run today. It's the farthest I've run in three years. Wheels definitely came off a little bit in the second half of the run.

Split

Time

Distance

Avg Pace

Summary 1:15:34.8 9.17 8:14

1 8:11.0 1.00 8:11

2 8:10.6 1.00 8:11

3 8:15.6 1.00 8:16

4 8:11.8 1.00 8:12

5 8:11.8 1.00 8:12

6 8:21.8 1.00 8:22

7 8:19.6 1.00 8:20

8 8:11.9 1.00 8:12

9 8:21.1 1.00 8:21

10 1:19.5 0.17 7:36

Dude. Those are some great consistent splits. Wouldn't call a 11 second difference to be "wheels falling off"

Were there any hills?

 

[bentley]

9.17 miles for my long run today. It's the farthest I've run in three years. Wheels definitely came off a little bit in the second half of the run.

Split

Time

Distance

Avg Pace

Summary 1:15:34.8 9.17 8:14

1 8:11.0 1.00 8:11

2 8:10.6 1.00 8:11

3 8:15.6 1.00 8:16

4 8:11.8 1.00 8:12

5 8:11.8 1.00 8:12

6 8:21.8 1.00 8:22

7 8:19.6 1.00 8:20

8 8:11.9 1.00 8:12

9 8:21.1 1.00 8:21

10 1:19.5 0.17 7:36

Dude. Those are some great consistent splits. Wouldn't call a 11 second difference to be "wheels falling off"

Were there any hills?

Some. Mile 6 was definitely the hilliest. Here's the elevation profile:

Elevation Gain: 421 ft

Elevation Loss: 428 ft

Min Elevation: 546 ft

Max Elevation: 638 ft

Thanks for the feedback. I'm new to this whole actually knowing my splits thing. I was definitely laboring more from miles 6-8 than I was earlier.

 

[tri-man 47]

9.17 miles for my long run today. It's the farthest I've run in three years. Wheels definitely came off a little bit in the second half of the run.

Split

Time

Distance

Avg Pace

Summary 1:15:34.8 9.17 8:14

1 8:11.0 1.00 8:11

2 8:10.6 1.00 8:11

3 8:15.6 1.00 8:16

4 8:11.8 1.00 8:12

5 8:11.8 1.00 8:12

6 8:21.8 1.00 8:22

7 8:19.6 1.00 8:20

8 8:11.9 1.00 8:12

9 8:21.1 1.00 8:21

10 1:19.5 0.17 7:36

Dude. Those are some great consistent splits. Wouldn't call a 11 second difference to be "wheels falling off"

Were there any hills?

Some. Mile 6 was definitely the hilliest. Here's the elevation profile:

Elevation Gain: 421 ft

Elevation Loss: 428 ft

Min Elevation: 546 ft

Max Elevation: 638 ft

Thanks for the feedback. I'm new to this whole actually knowing my splits thing. I was definitely laboring more from miles 6-8 than I was earlier.

I agree with FUBAR, though - those are well-balanced splits. Great job!!!

 

[SFBayDuck]

12 miles with about 1000' of gain today. Not as long as I had planned, but considering I just wasn't feeling motivated at all to even head out the door, I'm glad I got that much done. It does put me at over 134,000 of elevation gain for the year, which is over 25 miles.

Should get in one more run on the 31st to close out the year. I also decided to also jump into a 25K trail race with 3,400+' of gain (including a ladder!) on the 18th that I did 2 years ago just to give me a supported medium-long run, one with a time goal in mind to beat. My motivation has been a little lagging over the holidays, and I'm hoping that helps get me fired up again. I do have another 50K coming up in early March, so I'd better get ramped up.

 

[FUBAR]

... It does put me at over 134,000 of elevation gain for the year, which is over 25 miles.

.

That's only five mount Everests, ya lazy bum.

10,000 more years like that and you can climb to the moon!

 

[beer 302]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Garmin-Forerunner-310XT-w-Heart-Rate-Monitor-/321285769418?

Hey so this is a pretty good deal if you're looking

 

[FUBAR]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Garmin-Forerunner-310XT-w-Heart-Rate-Monitor-/321285769418?

Hey so this is a pretty good deal if you're looking

Amazon has it for $17 more.

I like that you can use it in the water, but would I be better off holding out for a better GPS unit? Great price, but the 305 is working for now.

 

[Sand]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Garmin-Forerunner-310XT-w-Heart-Rate-Monitor-/321285769418?

Hey so this is a pretty good deal if you're looking

Amazon has it for $17 more.

I like that you can use it in the water, but would I be better off holding out for a better GPS unit? Great price, but the 305 is working for now.

310 is pretty useless in the water. If you really want that get the 910. The next tri watch should be coming along soon, as well.

 

[FUBAR]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Garmin-Forerunner-310XT-w-Heart-Rate-Monitor-/321285769418?

Hey so this is a pretty good deal if you're looking

Amazon has it for $17 more.

I like that you can use it in the water, but would I be better off holding out for a better GPS unit? Great price, but the 305 is working for now.

310 is pretty useless in the water. If you really want that get the 910. The next tri watch should be coming along soon, as well.

I've been feeling about tri-watches the same as I used to about smart-phones. Just wait until the price drops and a new one comes out.

 

[Hang 10]

I think I got the runners knee.

 

[PatriotJohn]

This may seem like sacrilege, but how many of you who have treadmills or use them at the gyms count the treadmill mileage towards their training mileage?

 

[FUBAR]

This may seem like sacrilege, but how many of you who have treadmills or use them at the gyms count the treadmill mileage towards their training mileage?

Haven't run on a treadmill since Afghanistan, but I would include it.

I include my bike trainer - but I'm having a difficult time figuring out just how far I've "gone"

 

[koby925]

I would definitely count treadmill mileage. I am not a big treadmill runner but probably got 50-70 miles on them this year that I count.

 

[koby925]

[SIZE=10.5pt]I have really enjoyed all the Year End Reports. Been away from posting awhile but checking in here and there to read. As far as recent training, I got in 34 miles this week after a few 25-30 mile weeks with travelling. Will get in 130 for December.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]2013 Year-end Report[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Your goals coming into the year, and were they achieved?[/SIZE][SIZE=10.5pt].[/SIZE][SIZE=10.5pt] 2000 miles, Sub 17 5k, Sub 37 10k, Sub 1:20 Half, Sub 29 if I run Manchester RR, keep up more with lifting, minimum 100 push-ups a day – None were achieved [/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]New accomplishments or PRs in 2013[/SIZE][SIZE=10.5pt]: [/SIZE][SIZE=10.5pt] PR in the Manchester RR, Ran my first Mile road race, Longest run since the late 90s of 14 miles[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Your proudest and/or best race (or segment within a race): [/SIZE][SIZE=10.5pt] 17:49 5k AG win in late July and PR’ing (albeit not under the 29 minute goal) in the Manchester RR on Thanksgiving in awful conditions[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]A race disappointment during 2013[/SIZE][SIZE=10.5pt]: Raleigh Magnificent Mile Road Race in 5:16...was hoping (probably foolishly considering my training and hip issues at the time) to come close to 5. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Your most memorable workout or race for the year[/SIZE][SIZE=10.5pt]: Manchester and Magnificent Mile. Manchester is always cool running with 15K+ people in a relatively short race and the Mile road race was a cool event I will look forward to each year even if I’m not happy with my time[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Favorite “go to” workouts and/or routes[/SIZE][SIZE=10.5pt]:[/SIZE][SIZE=10.5pt] Running on the American Tobacco Trail by home has become my go to training place. Great for me because it’s the softer ground of trails without the technicality of trails that some of you crazy guys train on that would wreck me. Now that I know the miles pretty well, repeat miles or 3 Mile tempos I guess are my go to when I do speed/tempo[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Total training volume during 2013[/SIZE][SIZE=10.5pt]: Just over 1600. Not bad considering the move to NC and my hip issues but down from 1750 last year[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Best memories of other guys’ training or races in 2013[/SIZE][SIZE=10.5pt]: [/SIZE][SIZE=10.5pt] Ned’s tribute runs to his Mom, following along with the Dads of running kids, reading in amazement at Steve’s training and quest for sub 70, seeing people new to the sport accomplish amazing goals of weight loss/mileage/times, and though it may sound odd given what happened, following the crew who ran the Boston Marathon and of course finding out all were ok[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Oddest or funniest experiences (yours or one of the other guys):[/SIZE][SIZE=10.5pt] Annyong[/SIZE]

[SIZE=10.5pt]Goal(s) for 2014[/SIZE][SIZE=10.5pt]: Going to set more conservative goals this year with baby 3 coming in February – 1800 miles, No major injuries, PR in at least one of the big 3 typical distances (5k, 10k, Half), Break 5 minutes in the Mile if I run it, Better lifting/push up routine than 2013[/SIZE]

 

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This may seem like sacrilege, but how many of you who have treadmills or use them at the gyms count the treadmill mileage towards their training mileage?

Haven't run on a treadmill since Afghanistan, but I would include it.

I include my bike trainer - but I'm having a difficult time figuring out just how far I've "gone"

Treadmill I count mileage. Trainer I just chalk it up as if I was going 20mph and figure that is close enough.