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Ran a 10k in June (5 Viewers)

I'm not doing the Naperville St Paddys 5k. I have wine tasting the night before and we have to get our kids ready for pinewood derby thing at 10 am that day. Plus my calf has been in much more pain mode than sore mode despite weeks of rest. Frustrating.

Also, I'm a tremendous poo say.

 
Got in 10 on the hills @9:48. Finished Feb with 111 mi @10:10, only second time >100 in a month (2012). Figured if I can keep in the 100mi/mo range and improve my pace by :15 each month then I'll be a player in 6 mo.

Running the San Diego half this Sunday, looking forward to the talent. Any brewery recs in the San Diego area?

 
parasaurolophus said:
Supposed to do 9 miles today. It was 9 degrees outside and a little windy. Had snowed last night so there was lots of snow everywhere on the side streets. I was pretty sure I wouldnt be able to do all 9 outside, but wanted to at least try. After about 3 miles I was freezing. So i stuck out another 3.2 outside. Ran inside changed clothes, hopped in the car and did 3.25 on the treadmill. My gym is only .9 miles from my house on my same street so the delay in between running was almost nothing. Figure the extra .45 miles makes up for it. It was funny dripping with sweat already after .13 miles on the treadmill.
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nice commitment!

 
chauncey said:
Got in 10 on the hills @9:48. Finished Feb with 111 mi @10:10, only second time >100 in a month (2012). Figured if I can keep in the 100mi/mo range and improve my pace by :15 each month then I'll be a player in 6 mo.

Running the San Diego half this Sunday, looking forward to the talent. Any brewery recs in the San Diego area?
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Stone makes the best beer in the country, so consider that a must visit

 
chauncey said:
Got in 10 on the hills @9:48. Finished Feb with 111 mi @10:10, only second time >100 in a month (2012). Figured if I can keep in the 100mi/mo range and improve my pace by :15 each month then I'll be a player in 6 mo.

Running the San Diego half this Sunday, looking forward to the talent. Any brewery recs in the San Diego area?
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looking forward to pics

 
Brony said:
I'm not doing the Naperville St Paddys 5k. I have wine tasting the night before and we have to get our kids ready for pinewood derby thing at 10 am that day. Plus my calf has been in much more pain mode than sore mode despite weeks of rest. Frustrating.
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Has it been mentioned to search for "calf heart attack" and use that advice to ease the calf back into action? With this Chicago winter, we're all on delayed action mode anyway for quality races.

 
Brony said:
I'm not doing the Naperville St Paddys 5k. I have wine tasting the night before and we have to get our kids ready for pinewood derby thing at 10 am that day. Plus my calf has been in much more pain mode than sore mode despite weeks of rest. Frustrating.

Also, I'm a tremendous poo say.
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Don't be so hard on yourself. Who amongst us hasn't skipped a race for a wine tasting?

You enjoy that Boones farm. There will be other races.

 
Hang 10 said:
Brony said:
I'm not doing the Naperville St Paddys 5k. I have wine tasting the night before and we have to get our kids ready for pinewood derby thing at 10 am that day. Plus my calf has been in much more pain mode than sore mode despite weeks of rest. Frustrating.

Also, I'm a tremendous poo say.
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Don't be so hard on yourself. Who amongst us hasn't skipped a race for a wine tasting?

You enjoy that Boones farm. There will be other races.
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My question at these things always seems to go unanswered, is it considered apropo to sniff the screw off cap after you break the seal or do you wait until the bottle has had a chance to age a bit and everyone has taken a slug?

 
beer 302 said:
Hang 10 said:
Brony said:
I'm not doing the Naperville St Paddys 5k. I have wine tasting the night before and we have to get our kids ready for pinewood derby thing at 10 am that day. Plus my calf has been in much more pain mode than sore mode despite weeks of rest. Frustrating.

Also, I'm a tremendous poo say.
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Don't be so hard on yourself. Who amongst us hasn't skipped a race for a wine tasting?

You enjoy that Boones farm. There will be other races.
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My question at these things always seems to go unanswered, is it considered apropo to sniff the screw off cap after you break the seal or do you wait until the bottle has had a chance to age a bit and everyone has taken a slug?
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You sniff the cap. It gives you that extra layer of sophistication that will wow your friends.

 
Did 7ish miles this morning, 15 degrees, with wind chill it was 5 degrees or so. Literally froze my d### off, any other runners in cold weather have this issue? I almost puked once inside from the pain as it thawed, only lasted about 10 mins but couldn't even talk.

I suppose I should buy some running tights, have resisted to this point but, oh man...

 
tri-man 47 said:
Brony said:
I'm not doing the Naperville St Paddys 5k. I have wine tasting the night before and we have to get our kids ready for pinewood derby thing at 10 am that day. Plus my calf has been in much more pain mode than sore mode despite weeks of rest. Frustrating.
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Has it been mentioned to search for "calf heart attack" and use that advice to ease the calf back into action? With this Chicago winter, we're all on delayed action mode anyway for quality races.
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yep. I've been following the calf heart attack recovery recipe closely. Seemed like it was working for awhile, but now not so much. As was the case 20 years ago, my right calf/hamstring just really doesn't like running.

 
wilked said:
Did 7ish miles this morning, 15 degrees, with wind chill it was 5 degrees or so. Literally froze my d### off, any other runners in cold weather have this issue? I almost puked once inside from the pain as it thawed, only lasted about 10 mins but couldn't even talk.

I suppose I should buy some running tights, have resisted to this point but, oh man...
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Oh yeah. It's quite the burn too if you jump into a hot shower too quick after a cold run.

I learned that lesson. Once.

 
wilked said:
Did 7ish miles this morning, 15 degrees, with wind chill it was 5 degrees or so. Literally froze my d### off, any other runners in cold weather have this issue? I almost puked once inside from the pain as it thawed, only lasted about 10 mins but couldn't even talk.

I suppose I should buy some running tights, have resisted to this point but, oh man...
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Yeah, it's not just fingers and ears that get frost-bite. Any appendage is a candidate. :sadbanana:

I think there are insulated briefs on the market that would help out a lot. I've generally just gone the wear-more-layers route, but I should probably invest in something warmer myself.

 
wilked said:
Did 7ish miles this morning, 15 degrees, with wind chill it was 5 degrees or so. Literally froze my d### off, any other runners in cold weather have this issue? I almost puked once inside from the pain as it thawed, only lasted about 10 mins but couldn't even talk.

I suppose I should buy some running tights, have resisted to this point but, oh man...
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It sounds funny, but yeah, it hurts like a mo fo. I was praying that my wife or kids didn't catch my post-run attempt at reviving the frostbitten frightened turtle.

 
wilked said:
Did 7ish miles this morning, 15 degrees, with wind chill it was 5 degrees or so. Literally froze my d### off, any other runners in cold weather have this issue? I almost puked once inside from the pain as it thawed, only lasted about 10 mins but couldn't even talk.

I suppose I should buy some running tights, have resisted to this point but, oh man...
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Been absent from this thread for a while, but finally took the plunge and have started training in the cold Minnesota weather for my first attempt at an ultra this spring. I shared a similar experience on what was just a 7 mile run (and yes, my wife witnessed me disappear into our bathroom with a space heater and hasn't stopped laughing about it). I very quickly invested $40 in a pair of Smartwool wind briefs. Basically, there's a number of companies that have such a thing. The wind briefs in essence have a big patch of windproof fabric over the area that matters. Best $40 I've spent as I haven't had an issue since...including a 17.5 mile run this past Saturday morning when is was 0 degress outside.

 
wilked said:
Did 7ish miles this morning, 15 degrees, with wind chill it was 5 degrees or so. Literally froze my d### off, any other runners in cold weather have this issue? I almost puked once inside from the pain as it thawed, only lasted about 10 mins but couldn't even talk.

I suppose I should buy some running tights, have resisted to this point but, oh man...
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Thoughts and prayers to your penis.

 
SayWhat? said:
wilked said:
Did 7ish miles this morning, 15 degrees, with wind chill it was 5 degrees or so. Literally froze my d### off, any other runners in cold weather have this issue? I almost puked once inside from the pain as it thawed, only lasted about 10 mins but couldn't even talk.

I suppose I should buy some running tights, have resisted to this point but, oh man...
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Been absent from this thread for a while, but finally took the plunge and have started training in the cold Minnesota weather for my first attempt at an ultra this spring. I shared a similar experience on what was just a 7 mile run (and yes, my wife witnessed me disappear into our bathroom with a space heater and hasn't stopped laughing about it). I very quickly invested $40 in a pair of Smartwool wind briefs. Basically, there's a number of companies that have such a thing. The wind briefs in essence have a big patch of windproof fabric over the area that matters. Best $40 I've spent as I haven't had an issue since...including a 17.5 mile run this past Saturday morning when is was 0 degress outside.
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Yup, wind boxers work.

 
Just checked...shaft area is blown up slightly like a balloon :unsure: hoping this thing sorts itself out as the day goes on.

Also, ordering those underwear...

 
wilked said:
Did 7ish miles this morning, 15 degrees, with wind chill it was 5 degrees or so. Literally froze my d### off, any other runners in cold weather have this issue? I almost puked once inside from the pain as it thawed, only lasted about 10 mins but couldn't even talk.

I suppose I should buy some running tights, have resisted to this point but, oh man...
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I just got some cold weather Tek tights from Kohl's on sale for like $14. They have been awesome for running in the cold to the point I can't wear them unless it's around 20 or less. They get too warm above 24 or so. Almost fleece lined but not quite that thick. Throw a pair of shorts on over them and little Elvis stays toasty warm.

 
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ChiefD said:
beer 302 said:
Hang 10 said:
Brony said:
I'm not doing the Naperville St Paddys 5k. I have wine tasting the night before and we have to get our kids ready for pinewood derby thing at 10 am that day. Plus my calf has been in much more pain mode than sore mode despite weeks of rest. Frustrating.

Also, I'm a tremendous poo say.
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Don't be so hard on yourself. Who amongst us hasn't skipped a race for a wine tasting?

You enjoy that Boones farm. There will be other races.
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My question at these things always seems to go unanswered, is it considered apropo to sniff the screw off cap after you break the seal or do you wait until the bottle has had a chance to age a bit and everyone has taken a slug?
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You sniff the cap. It gives you that extra layer of sophistication that will wow your friends.
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If someone reads the latest sequence of posts too quickly, they might think you're talking about a frozen ####. NTTAWWT.

Regarding the wine-related sniffing, once I was at a fancy steakhouse that had some sawdust on the floor as part of its steakhouse image. The wine steward, after opening a bottle, dropped the cork on the floor. Unsure how to proceed, he picked it up and offered to the person who ordered the wine so they could sniff the cork. The person sniffed and commented "it smells like sawdust." :shrug:

 
tri-man 47 said:
Juxtatarot said:
Annyong said:
So is anyone doing that Naperville St. Paddys Day 5k on 3/15? Juxt?
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Yes, still planning on it. If it's 10 degrees with 20 mph winds, I'm skipping it though.
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Good chance I'll be out of town that day. Not to mention I haven't had any quality 5K training since about last June.
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I'm not sure how I'll do. My legs are being devoured by the treadmill monster so I haven't been training as well as I was in Decenber and January.

Have you signed up for Chi-town Half yet?

 
Juxtatarot said:
tri-man 47 said:
Juxtatarot said:
Annyong said:
So is anyone doing that Naperville St. Paddys Day 5k on 3/15? Juxt?
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Yes, still planning on it. If it's 10 degrees with 20 mph winds, I'm skipping it though.
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Good chance I'll be out of town that day. Not to mention I haven't had any quality 5K training since about last June.
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I'm not sure how I'll do. My legs are being devoured by the treadmill monster so I haven't been training as well as I was in Decenber and January.

Have you signed up for Chi-town Half yet?
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I know this question is for Triple-Man but I wont be doing this one. Have one in May. Pretty hopeful I can get into the Chicago Marathon with the lottery thingy which starts Wednesday I believe.

 
Annyong said:
Juxtatarot said:
tri-man 47 said:
Juxtatarot said:
Annyong said:
So is anyone doing that Naperville St. Paddys Day 5k on 3/15? Juxt?
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Yes, still planning on it. If it's 10 degrees with 20 mph winds, I'm skipping it though.
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Good chance I'll be out of town that day. Not to mention I haven't had any quality 5K training since about last June.
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I'm not sure how I'll do. My legs are being devoured by the treadmill monster so I haven't been training as well as I was in Decenber and January.

Have you signed up for Chi-town Half yet?
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I know this question is for Triple-Man but I wont be doing this one. Have one in May. Pretty hopeful I can get into the Chicago Marathon with the lottery thingy which starts Wednesday I believe.
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Good luck with the lottery! I'm going to run the Chicago Marathon too. Might be my last marathon ever (or, at least, for several years) since I don't enjoy the training for marathons any more. But I feel like I have unfinished buiness for that distance.

 
Got an email from Road Runner sports saying I had won a free pair of shoes. Like most I was skeptical but I called the number, they checked the list and sure enough, I have $100 to blow on a pair of shoes, kinda cool :thumbup:

 
Just adding to the tights talk.

I usually go with some compression shorts, tights, and shorts when its down 25 or under. But even with that on windy days your wedding tackle will get a bit of a chill.

 
SteveC702 said:
Also, any more updates on the hip issues Gruecd?
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Sadly, I don't have much new to report. To be honest, and I know this may be hard to believe, but my hip (and running in general) is pretty low on my priority list right now. I managed to #### up a 2-year relationship with a great girl, and I doubt I'll ever get another chance to make it right. I need to fix a lot of things about myself if I'm ever gonna have a good, healthy relationship....with her or anyone else. I'm struggling.
 
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Mt. Mitchell Challenge 40 Mile Race Report

Trail / Road race from 2400 ft in Black Mountain, NC to 6700 ft Mt Mitchell Peak (highest pt east of the Mississippi)

Found out before the race that 3200 people had entered the lottery for the 200 spots in this event. That gave me a little perspective to enjoy the event as my odds of getting back in are slim. I had done this event in 8h17m two years ago. At that time it was an "A" race and I was well prepared. I didn't taper for this event proceeding it with a moderate 1.5 hr long run, sprint intervals, and a hard bike session in the five previous days. My main goal was to make the 3h15m cutoff at mile 15 which covers about 2800 ft of elevation gain and go on to finish the event. Next goal was a pr with a stretch goal of 8 hours. Associating time goals with this event is always dicey as the weather, course condition, and route are huge factors. Thank goodness a huge snow melt allowed us to run the course to the top, but the route was modified due to ice on a section of the trail. I think the mileage worked out about the same.

Miles 1 to 3 are road miles. I took off hard to bank time towards making the cutoff. Ran a 28 min 5k gaining 300 ft over that distance. Slow for most, but my fastest 5k time in quite some time. I was pleased with the effort and running at a hard tempo hr.

Miles 3 to cutoff at Blue Ridge Parkway. Single and double track throughout this section. Course started off dry and fast and became mostly wet for the bulk of the section. Hit one snow section as I neared the parkway. Ended up running tempo for 3 hours and made the cutoff. With that worry behind me I was set to enjoy the event. Very pleased with a 3 hour tempo effort.

Blue Ridge Parkway to Summit. I ran about a 1.5 mile section of hard top before heading back to the trail. From there it's a gradual climb on the Horse Range Trail which proven to be interesting. Best way to describe this section is a grassy double track which runs perpendicular to the face of Mitchell for about 4 miles. The snow melt run off turned this section into a swamp. There were drainage runoff crossings every 50 yards or so that were either cold water, snow, or ice. Being in the "weighter" end of the field, I nearly loss my shoes on several occasions and I sunk in the swampy soupy mess. The views were amazing and the weather picture perfect. Virtually no wind and 30 degree temps. At the end of the Horse Range Trail you hit an aid station and then face a 1.5 mile 1000 ft climb to the summit. This section is eroded single track that could best be described as the luge run at Sochi. I spent just under and hour navigating this part trying to stay upright. Towards the top I passed a mountain ranger carrying an injured runner off the course. My time goals went bye bye here. I kind of wish the footing had been better because my legs felt great and would have liked to pushed it harder here.

Summit to Blue Ridge Parkway. After in aid station stop it was 5 miles of downhill pavement. I pushed the pace to make up some time and knocked off miles of 8'12", 8'57", 8'22", 7'52", and 9'17" and passed about 8 people at the same time. The new Hokas One One were absolute money here as they soaked up the pounding.

BRP to Town. Back on the trail with thoughts of a pr. An unmarked split and a jaunt off course set me back a couple minutes and cost me two placings. The trail was more like a small creek with the run off and I soon gave up dodging puddles and splashed on down the mountain. Somewhere in here I felt a blister pop and a stinging sensation on one of my toes. After 15 seconds of saying this hurts I decided to put it out of my mind and get on with the challenge at hand. That lasted about 15 seconds as I smashed my right toe in a rock and took a spill that put the rubber side up and left me covered in mud. You've seen the football player with turf in his helmet...I had trail on me everywhere you could imagine. I'll end up losing that toenail as its already black.

Town to finish. Pretty uneventful. My shot a pr ticked by and I throttled back the pace to save some wear and tear on the legs. The thing that sticks out about this section is the spectators all saying you don't have far to go. Virtually everyone gives you their estimated distance and everyone of them is grossly short. I thank them for the support even though every fiber of my soul wants to say you're lying and will burn in heck for doing so. Finished somewhere around 8h27m but forgot to stop the watch. My placing was almost identical to two years ago, 105 out of 200 starters.

Came away from this event with a whole lot of positives despite missing some of my goals. Nutrition and hydration were dead on. I only hit two semi low points. I did seemed to be more winded when I was north of 5000 ft, but I did no elevation training as my future races on the calendar are all 4000 ft and under. I did slow at the end, but this was more a mental issue of the pr opportunity slipping away. I was most happy about holding tempo pace for 3 hours to start the event. Virtually all of my traing has been slow long runs and hikes in zone one with zone 4 bike and run interval days. The after event soreness wasn't crippling like usual and I was back to training in 3 days. I only had about a two day post race bout of "I never want to run again" which was then replaced by what's next.

Speaking of what's next, I just grabbed one of the last spots in the Georgia Death Race. http://www.runbumtours.com/#!georgia-death-race/cr80 We'll see if 68 miles with 35,000 ft of elevation change can quell my desire to run in 11 days.

 
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gruecd said:
SteveC702 said:
Also, any more updates on the hip issues Gruecd?
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Sadly, I don't have much new to report. To be honest, and I know this may be hard to believe, but my hip (and running in general) is pretty low on my priority list right now. I managed to #### up a 2-year relationship with a great girl, and I doubt I'll ever get another chance to make it right. I need to fix a lot of things about myself if I'm ever gonna have a good, healthy relationship....with her or anyone else. I'm struggling.
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GLGB. Let me know if you want an ear to bend.

 
Had a decent training week - 30mi. Ran a weird 8/4 LT run on Tuesday. HR was low, but I was working way harder than what the HR said. 7:19/171. Moved my long run to Saturday since I had my first big archery tournament on Sunday. I wasn't really looking forward to running in 15 degrees, but I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it once I got out there. It was one of those really refreshing runs.

Sunday I totally choked at the tournament. I was on up-tilt after shooting one of my best rounds at league on Thursday night. I had visions of shooting that way on Sunday, which would've put me towards the top 3-5. Placing that high in Sectionals (all states from NY to VA/WV competed) would've been huge. I let that get to my head...... Nerves got the best of me and I missed an easy shot on arrow #46 (shoot 60 total). To compete at the top of class, you have to shoot a clean round and go to tie breakers. Missing 1 shot ends your day. Nationals is in 2 weeks; the experience is going to be huge. I hope. I need to get my ### kicked this year to keep myself grounded.

 
Ned said:
Had a decent training week - 30mi. Ran a weird 8/4 LT run on Tuesday. HR was low, but I was working way harder than what the HR said. 7:19/171. Moved my long run to Saturday since I had my first big archery tournament on Sunday. I wasn't really looking forward to running in 15 degrees, but I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it once I got out there. It was one of those really refreshing runs.

Sunday I totally choked at the tournament. I was on up-tilt after shooting one of my best rounds at league on Thursday night. I had visions of shooting that way on Sunday, which would've put me towards the top 3-5. Placing that high in Sectionals (all states from NY to VA/WV competed) would've been huge. I let that get to my head...... Nerves got the best of me and I missed an easy shot on arrow #46 (shoot 60 total). To compete at the top of class, you have to shoot a clean round and go to tie breakers. Missing 1 shot ends your day. Nationals is in 2 weeks; the experience is going to be huge. I hope. I need to get my ### kicked this year to keep myself grounded.
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I've shared this before, but if you haven't read it, read this: http://triathlete-europe.competitor.com/2010/04/06/train-brain-realise-goals I think it'll resonate with your analytic mind. Best of luck in this new pursuit!!!!

 
2Young2BBald said:
Ned said:
Had a decent training week - 30mi. Ran a weird 8/4 LT run on Tuesday. HR was low, but I was working way harder than what the HR said. 7:19/171. Moved my long run to Saturday since I had my first big archery tournament on Sunday. I wasn't really looking forward to running in 15 degrees, but I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it once I got out there. It was one of those really refreshing runs.

Sunday I totally choked at the tournament. I was on up-tilt after shooting one of my best rounds at league on Thursday night. I had visions of shooting that way on Sunday, which would've put me towards the top 3-5. Placing that high in Sectionals (all states from NY to VA/WV competed) would've been huge. I let that get to my head...... Nerves got the best of me and I missed an easy shot on arrow #46 (shoot 60 total). To compete at the top of class, you have to shoot a clean round and go to tie breakers. Missing 1 shot ends your day. Nationals is in 2 weeks; the experience is going to be huge. I hope. I need to get my ### kicked this year to keep myself grounded.
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I've shared this before, but if you haven't read it, read this: http://triathlete-europe.competitor.com/2010/04/06/train-brain-realise-goals I think it'll resonate with your analytic mind. Best of luck in this new pursuit!!!!
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Good article! I'm reading a book along the same lines - With Winning Mind

 
Great job BnB, some serious beast in you man!

Grue, sorry to hear about the troubles. Focus on what you can control and fix, do what you can and get through one day at a time.

 
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