culdeus
Footballguy
Yeah, pretty much. Unless you count water as a mixer. I take this was a bad idea.
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Ran a 10k in June (12 Viewers)
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matuski
Footballguy
my interpretation of BLAZING hot in wisconsin is what? say 80 degrees?
tri-man 47
Footballguy
Hey, hey! Back on the road. Ran 5 miles this morning in the Chicago heat and humidity. (Did a light-paced 3 hour bike ride yesterday.)
And culdeus, that's one wild racin' story. WOW!!!
And culdeus, that's one wild racin' story. WOW!!!
mr. furley
Footballguy
whoa, whoa, whoa, EIGHTY!?i said "blazing" not "surface of the sun".matuski said:
seriously though.. it was probably low 90s with dew points in the 70s. which is like a jungle up here. it's "walk outside and immediately become dehydrated" hot.
gruecd
Footballguy
Exactly. Couldn't have said it better myself.
matuski
Footballguy
Just poking fun at you canadians thinking the 80's are BLAZING hot.It is what we texans do to make ourselves feel more manly.
mr. furley
Footballguy
Just poking fun at you canadians thinking the 80's are BLAZING hot.It is what we texans do to make ourselves feel more manly.
since it usually barely breaks 60 here we panic when the mercury passes 80.
culdeus
Footballguy
I suppose. We just wait until winter, when we strap on the Under Armour and YakTrax to hit the pavement despite sub-zero wind chills while those of you in Texass complain about temps in the 20s and 30s above zero (i.e., long sleeves and shorts weather).
Winter is for getting fat, watching football, and drinking beer.
tri-man 47
Footballguy
Winter is for getting fat, watching football, and drinking beer.
Winter is for base training 
Norman Einstein
Footballguy
it's been over 100 for the last 5 days...107 yesterday, supposed to be 103 and 101 for today and tomorrow...thought i'd try to run around 10pm when it got down into the 90's, but found that is too late for me to run and then get any good sleep that night. Will likely test out another run later in the week when it only reaches into the lower 90's
mr. furley
Footballguy
#### YEAH!Did they move the pictures around? If not, your "push to the finish" seems a bit odd.
tri-man 47
Footballguy
Yeah, they did. The 'push' is the one with a guy and girl in the background ...but even then, it's relative.
The 
look was my 'I'm dyin' here' face.
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RoarinSonoran
Footballguy
If you ever figure this out, let me know.
I stopped running 20yrs ago for this very reason. I was able to come up with reasons not to run. Too hot, too cold, I just ate, I haven't eaten, eh eff it, etc. As I think about it right now, a contributing factor could be that I had no real running goals back then (oh the occasional 10k, perhaps a marathon).This year is probably the most amazing training I've ever done. With the Rockstar Medals as my goal, I've been able to convince myself to get out there and run, day after day, week after week. Sure, there have been a few "eh eff it" days, but they've been the exception, and not the rule. The only advice I can offer is to keep your goals in sight, and if you must skip a day, let it be a day other than your long run day. The past couple of weeks, I've been unable to get out of bed on Saturday morning, but I sucked it up and ran Sunday morning instead. Because of that, I've reduced my runs during the week to just Tuesday/Thursday, instead of Monday/Wednesday/Thursday.Another suggestion might be to train with other folks. I'm beginning to think this is part of my "problem". I've been struggling on my long runs, as well as running "too fast" (faster than I'd prefer to run at this point), and I think once I get into a race crowd (in three weeks!! 
), I'll slow down, I'll have more access to water, and run smarter. We shall see.Speaking of crappy running , I did 7mi in just under 1:10 yesterday. I started out in high gear (but it feels comfortable ), but had to walk around mile 3. I cut the loop short and returned home for a total of 5mi, but then sucked out two more miles after a bit of a rest and liquids. It being 94degrees already (at 6am! 
high temp of 112 for the day, so SUCK IT UP all you "oh 80 is hot!!!" whiners!!! 
) probably didn't help my effort either. I'm hoping for some cool ocean breezes in Virginia Beach. 
DolphinsPhan
Footballguy
Got home from work yesterday and decided to go for a run since the temperature dropped to 92 with lots of humidity. I made it all the way to the end of my street before feeling dehydrated
Took it nice and easy and did my 3 mile loop. Just over 27 minutes. Rest day today.
I did buy some Accelerade last night so I am looking forward to trying that...
Took it nice and easy and did my 3 mile loop. Just over 27 minutes. Rest day today.
I did buy some Accelerade last night so I am looking forward to trying that...
pigskinliquors
Dr. Parrothead
I'm Back! After virtually 10 weeks of vacation, I'm back to the real world. I hope to find time to catch-up on what I've missed, but I have read some of the Cliff Notes. I'll have more comments later, but here's a start:
Culdeus: Sounds like you had an adventure on your race! As a "Social Puker", I'm glad I wasn't there to participate.
Tri-Man: Overall a great race! Finishing and surviving are the name of the game!
re: heat = You need two weeks of training in it, at slow speeds/short distances to get your body acclimated. Once you've done that, you can slowly up both speed and distance, but I don't recommend doing it sooner (for those from my old stomping grounds, WI, that means that once you're two weeks of hot/humid weather is over, you'll be flying, if you workout through it!).
My training:
Since my Olympic Tri in the middle of July, I've continued to run, but will have to get reacquainted with my bike, and the water. Including my last race, I've only been on my bike 4 times since the end of May (UGH!), and have had 6 swims.
My next race is not scheduled until October 28th (Iron Star half IM). Since I've never raced this far, and I haven't been training, it's time for me to get pretty serious as I only have 10 weeks of training left. My goals are to build my running miles to complete a 16 mile run at pace; Be able to swim 1.5 miles w/o drowning; and build to a 60 mile bike ride at pace. I also have four bricks scheduled (25/4, 30/5, 35/6, 40/7). I could add a fifth to get closer to race distance, but would like to be able to give my body some rest after each one (Tri-man, El Floppo, and others please let me know your opinions on this). Being a fairly significant jump from Olympic tri's, I'm going to have to significantly up my normal training schedule. All advice will be appreciated.
It's great to be back!
P.S. Culdeus, I'm still not out of HtH, but it's not looking good. My neighbor is taking his whole family on a camping trip prior to and after the race = he'd like me to tag along, though his wife isn't too keen on it. Even if I do, do it, I won't be racing, as I'd ride with him, and his average pace would make it a leisurely ride (There's a good chance he won't make it through Hell's Gate).
Culdeus: Sounds like you had an adventure on your race! As a "Social Puker", I'm glad I wasn't there to participate.
Tri-Man: Overall a great race! Finishing and surviving are the name of the game!
re: heat = You need two weeks of training in it, at slow speeds/short distances to get your body acclimated. Once you've done that, you can slowly up both speed and distance, but I don't recommend doing it sooner (for those from my old stomping grounds, WI, that means that once you're two weeks of hot/humid weather is over, you'll be flying, if you workout through it!).
My training:
Since my Olympic Tri in the middle of July, I've continued to run, but will have to get reacquainted with my bike, and the water. Including my last race, I've only been on my bike 4 times since the end of May (UGH!), and have had 6 swims.
My next race is not scheduled until October 28th (Iron Star half IM). Since I've never raced this far, and I haven't been training, it's time for me to get pretty serious as I only have 10 weeks of training left. My goals are to build my running miles to complete a 16 mile run at pace; Be able to swim 1.5 miles w/o drowning; and build to a 60 mile bike ride at pace. I also have four bricks scheduled (25/4, 30/5, 35/6, 40/7). I could add a fifth to get closer to race distance, but would like to be able to give my body some rest after each one (Tri-man, El Floppo, and others please let me know your opinions on this). Being a fairly significant jump from Olympic tri's, I'm going to have to significantly up my normal training schedule. All advice will be appreciated.
It's great to be back!
P.S. Culdeus, I'm still not out of HtH, but it's not looking good. My neighbor is taking his whole family on a camping trip prior to and after the race = he'd like me to tag along, though his wife isn't too keen on it. Even if I do, do it, I won't be racing, as I'd ride with him, and his average pace would make it a leisurely ride (There's a good chance he won't make it through Hell's Gate).
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2Young2BBald
Footbaldguy
My training plans for our 10 miler a week from Saturday took an unplanned turn and added some heat and altitude training out here in Boise, ID due to a family emergency. Its insanely hot out here compared to the Midwest, although there is no humidity. Haven’t been able to run in the mornings, yet, but did 8 miles on Sunday along the Greenbelt (an awesome path that takes you along the Boise River past lots of parks, BSU and parts of the downtown area). With all the talk of the heat, I wanted to give my 2 cents on mid workout energy/electrolyte options. I stopped by one of the local running stores and they recommended Cliff’s Shot Blocks: http://www.clifbar.com/eat/shot_blok.cfm?location=shot The run I did was later in the afternoon so I hit 2 of the cola with caffeine before the run ad hit a lemon/lime mid way. I also bought the margarita one with triple salt in cast the run later this month is extra hot and humid and I get crampy. I felt a difference both during and after the run (which was done in 97 degrees. My wife ran with me and had to walk it out at around 5 miles as she was burning up. I am going to try these again a few more time this week. I don’t get the energy low like others, so I don’t need carb/gu type things. These are nice and portable too, like eating a large gummy bear. The store had similar ones made by Jelly Belly and looked just like jellybeans.
The running store also had a brand of socks called Life Sock, which featured unique patters of about 50 varieties. I got a pair with a beer mug, with a saying from Benjamin Franklin about god creating beer because he loves us. One more cool thing about the store. We were there around 5pm. The store was full with plenty of runners and the staff was way in to it, compared to my home store in MI, Hanson’s Running which rarely has anyone in it, no matter when I go. Last thing about the recent run, the best part about running along the Boise was the ability to end the run, stretch a bit and sit right in the river to cool down while watching drunken floater finish their float down the river. Not sure of the temp of the water, but I’d be surprised if it exceed 55 degrees or so, not sure I’ve felt better post run like this in a long time.
Catching up and reading recent race results gets me excited about what is coming up in a week and a half as it’s the first race I’ll have had since jumping in to this thread. Its very motivating to read about the personal success and less than personal bests. I can’t frigging imagine doing a triathlon or riding the distances posted, but I be running farther than what I ever expected I could (hopefully) and think that challenging myself here has played a part.
The running store also had a brand of socks called Life Sock, which featured unique patters of about 50 varieties. I got a pair with a beer mug, with a saying from Benjamin Franklin about god creating beer because he loves us. One more cool thing about the store. We were there around 5pm. The store was full with plenty of runners and the staff was way in to it, compared to my home store in MI, Hanson’s Running which rarely has anyone in it, no matter when I go. Last thing about the recent run, the best part about running along the Boise was the ability to end the run, stretch a bit and sit right in the river to cool down while watching drunken floater finish their float down the river. Not sure of the temp of the water, but I’d be surprised if it exceed 55 degrees or so, not sure I’ve felt better post run like this in a long time.
Catching up and reading recent race results gets me excited about what is coming up in a week and a half as it’s the first race I’ll have had since jumping in to this thread. Its very motivating to read about the personal success and less than personal bests. I can’t frigging imagine doing a triathlon or riding the distances posted, but I be running farther than what I ever expected I could (hopefully) and think that challenging myself here has played a part.
mr. furley
Footballguy
CONFIRMEDlast week was not terrible but it certainly was more difficult than normal. last nite it was low 80s, little humidity and i practically sailed through my 32 minutes.
pigskinliquors
Dr. Parrothead
I need a place to stay as the commute from here is not real feasibleculdeus said:
Casa de Coldeus down?I need a place to stay as the commute from here is not real feasibleculdeus said:
pigskinliquors
Dr. Parrothead
Casa de Coldeus down?I need a place to stay as the commute from here is not real feasibleculdeus said:
RoarinSonoran
Footballguy
Where do you buy that? I don't see it at the grocery stores, not that I've really looked that closely for it. I presume I'll have to break down and hit a running/sports store? I've seen it on the website, but don't feel like paying a bajillion bucks for it. I can get an 18qt can of Gatorade powder at Walmart for about $8 in 4-5 flavors (or the 36qt double-coffee can size at Costco for a similar low price, tho only Lemon-Lime), so that's the competition level. lolDolphinsPhan said:
pigskinliquors
Dr. Parrothead
I can get it at H.E.B. or Albertson's (both grocery stores in TX) and at Target. It takes some getting used to, as it left my mouth dry the first few times I used it. I only use in conjunction with water (= I don't use it alone). It is pricey, but the following coupon will at least get you 2 for 1 to try it out:Accelerade Coupon
DolphinsPhan
Footballguy
Actually found it in Shop Rite near the Gatorade. I was surprised when I saw it. I bought two different 16oz (I think) bottles- fruit punch and can't remember the other one.
culdeus
Footballguy
I told you you could stay with me if you want.Casa de Coldeus down?I need a place to stay as the commute from here is not real feasibleculdeus said:
pigskinliquors
Dr. Parrothead
PM sent.I told you you could stay with me if you want.Casa de Coldeus down?I need a place to stay as the commute from here is not real feasibleculdeus said:
pigskinliquors
Dr. Parrothead
I finally got back on my back this morning. Considering all things (weather and layoff) all went well. I got in 26 miles above my desired pace for my next tri, and my legs feel really good right now. I was afraid of dehydration, and took in waaaaay too much water (approx. 54 oz). I weighed in pre and post to see if I was taking in enough water, and actually gained more than a pound during the ride. Tomorrow I'll get back in the water, and try my best not to drown (hopefully I won't drink too much of that water!).
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culdeus
Footballguy
I'm getting less nervous about hydration for the big ride. Long term forecasts have temps only in the low 90s.
pigskinliquors
Dr. Parrothead
= less need for a Nalgene bottle
culdeus
Footballguy
= less need for a Nalgene bottle
RoarinSonoran
Footballguy
Yeah, we have Albertson'seses here (it's my store
), and I think I can find a Target as well ( 
my son works at Target, so I have the employee discount going for me ). I tried Target before, looking for the big cans of Gatorade powder, but they only had the small ones. Can't say that I saw Accelerade, but then again, I wasn't looking for it. My daughter has gymnastics tonight, and there's an Albertson's across the street, so I'll have to wander over (to kill time during class, as usual) and check it out. Weird, seems like I've seen Shop Rites and H.E.B.s, but checking their store locators, they're not really anywhere I've been recently. lol 
I've only had Accelerade in my three marathons. First time was fruit punch and it was kinda putrid (I don't care for fruit punch of any variety, so no surprise here), but the lemonade in the other two races was ok. I suppose I'll get a couple of bottles and start acclimating myself to it before my next race. Thanks for the coupon and info!
5k in 27:15 last night. I tried the don't-look-at-your-watch method this time. I intended to check my splits afterwards, but I forgetted.
I also forgetted that I was going to see about my YTD mileage. Yeesh, talk about being brain-dead after running. Except for a side stitch (that I sucked up and pushed through), it felt like a good consistant 8:45 pace.ETA: we should pass the 25,000 views mark for this thread today!
:( 
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gruecd
Footballguy
Usually not a problem for me, but it's been a bit challenging lately. Ideally, I would run in the morning, since it's a lot cooler outside, and it's always harder making time at the end of the day. But lately I haven't been able to drag my butt out of bed, and my wife likes for us to eat dinner together, so I find myself ducking out of work early for a late afternoon run. In the end, I always seem to hit my mileage goals, but it seldom works out the way I schedule it. In the end, I really think that it's helpful to have a written running log (or a thread such as this) to help keep you accountable.Today I'm planning on a 7-mile tempo run after work, and then I have to get up early tomorrow morning to do my 13-mile long run, because I play basketball on Friday mornings, and I've got a bachelor party this weekend that will essentially render me useless on Saturday and Sunday. My legs (and back) are still sore from the 3-on-3 hoops tournament from this past weekend, so I'm not really looking forward to the speed workout, and I've never done my long run the day after my tempo run, so tomorrow probably won't be pleasant, either. Somebody please remind me why I'm doing this again!
(BTW, just 3 weeks until registration opens for the 2008 Boston Marathon. I'm signing up the 1st day!!!!!)
RoarinSonoran
Footballguy
Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory... lasts forever.HTHSomebody please remind me why I'm doing this again!
mr. furley
Footballguy
despite someone mentioning it earlier in this thread............ i just (re)discovered mapmyrun.com!
this #### looks pretty damned cool. can't wait to start inputing info.
this #### looks pretty damned cool. can't wait to start inputing info.
gruecd
Footballguy
Nice article on the Runner's World website about tempo runs. I credit a lot of my success to these, and the Kenyans do these almost exclusively. Check out the article here.
In any case, I actually went to the site to get the link to their new online Training Log. I've always just used an Excel spreadsheet, but this new tool is pretty slick. It allows you to:
RECORD YOUR WORKOUTS (Log your runs, plus your cycling, swimming, and other cross-training activities. For each workout, keep track of your time and distance, route, workout type, race placement, heart rate, weight, calories burned, shoe mileage, quality and effort, interval times and distances, weather, and personal notes.)
SEE YOUR MONTH AT A GLANCE
SEE WEEKLY AND MONTHLY TOTALS
GRAPH AND ANALYZE YOUR DATA
CREATE AND SHARE RUNNING ROUTES
Best of all, it's free! Strongly suggest checking it out.
In any case, I actually went to the site to get the link to their new online Training Log. I've always just used an Excel spreadsheet, but this new tool is pretty slick. It allows you to:
RECORD YOUR WORKOUTS (Log your runs, plus your cycling, swimming, and other cross-training activities. For each workout, keep track of your time and distance, route, workout type, race placement, heart rate, weight, calories burned, shoe mileage, quality and effort, interval times and distances, weather, and personal notes.)
SEE YOUR MONTH AT A GLANCE
SEE WEEKLY AND MONTHLY TOTALS
GRAPH AND ANALYZE YOUR DATA
CREATE AND SHARE RUNNING ROUTES
Best of all, it's free! Strongly suggest checking it out.
RoarinSonoran
Footballguy
Upon seeing your post, I went back to my account on runstoppable.com, a similar mapping site. I had previously mapped the SD Marathon course, and was able to prepare myself for most of the hills (the ones I was worried about were no problem, but the one I dismissed killed me
).So I mapped the route for the Virginia Beach Half, pleased that it's purty flat. There are some long straight stretches, so that'll be interesting (the last four miles are essentially 2mi out and back, with a one block stretch for a turnaround). After saving it, I noticed a new (to me) link. I was able to import it into Google Earth. I think GE has been mentioned in the FFA before, but I hadn't ventured there yet. Holy cow is that cool! It's almost like you can follow the course in a helicopter and check it out. lol
mr. furley
Footballguy
man, i can't wait to tinker around with this thing
mr. furley
Footballguy
i LOVE mapmyrun.com!
even though it said i only ran 2.55 miles tonite
even though it said i only ran 2.55 miles tonite
gruecd
Footballguy
FWIW, I would not recommend doing an early morning long run after a late afternoon speed session.
Went out around 4:00 yesterday for a 7-mile tempo run with 5 miles at 6:44 pace (or at least this was the plan). After a mile warm-up, I did my first couple of "fast" miles a bit too fast (around 6:35 and 6:25) before settling in around 6:45 for the third mile. I turned into the wind, and I don't know if it was that or the fact that I started too fast, but I was way slower than I wanted to be (just over 7:00) for the last couple of miles. I did a nice, slow cool-down mile, and that was that.
Rolled out of bed about 12 hours later to do my 13-mile long run. Normally I would do this on Saturday or Sunday, but I've got a bachelor party this weekend, so the run got bumped. Hit the pavement around 5:20 and felt pretty good for the first 2-3 miles before my legs really started feeling heavy. Cardio was fine, but my legs definitely hadn't recovered from the tempo run, and the last half of the run was really a mental struggle. My time was still OK; I averaged around 8:08 pace, but I would've preferred to have been about 10-15 sec/mile faster than that.
The good news is that it was only 7 AM, and I’d already banked my miles for the day. I’ve already hit 26 miles for the week (include speedwork and my long run), so I just need to scatter 4-9 “junk” miles over the next 3 days, which shouldn’t be a problem.
Now if I could just figure out how to hit a golf ball (playing Saturday for the bachelor party—first time in over a year).
Went out around 4:00 yesterday for a 7-mile tempo run with 5 miles at 6:44 pace (or at least this was the plan). After a mile warm-up, I did my first couple of "fast" miles a bit too fast (around 6:35 and 6:25) before settling in around 6:45 for the third mile. I turned into the wind, and I don't know if it was that or the fact that I started too fast, but I was way slower than I wanted to be (just over 7:00) for the last couple of miles. I did a nice, slow cool-down mile, and that was that.
Rolled out of bed about 12 hours later to do my 13-mile long run. Normally I would do this on Saturday or Sunday, but I've got a bachelor party this weekend, so the run got bumped. Hit the pavement around 5:20 and felt pretty good for the first 2-3 miles before my legs really started feeling heavy. Cardio was fine, but my legs definitely hadn't recovered from the tempo run, and the last half of the run was really a mental struggle. My time was still OK; I averaged around 8:08 pace, but I would've preferred to have been about 10-15 sec/mile faster than that.
The good news is that it was only 7 AM, and I’d already banked my miles for the day. I’ve already hit 26 miles for the week (include speedwork and my long run), so I just need to scatter 4-9 “junk” miles over the next 3 days, which shouldn’t be a problem.
Now if I could just figure out how to hit a golf ball (playing Saturday for the bachelor party—first time in over a year).
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RoarinSonoran
Footballguy
Partook of that Accelerade coupon last night (Albertson's).
Choices:
Fruit Punch - pass, I hate fruit punch
Peach Mango - meh, a little too sticky-sweet, would be ok if that's all there was available
Citrus Grapefruit - good, generally speaking, but I don't know if I'd want grapefruit's tartness during a race
WhereTF are the standby flavors, like orange, grape, lemon-lime, etc?
I guess they're trying to be "hip" with the "exotic" flavors (aside from fruit punch). Glad I read the labels, else I'd have bought them thinking I was getting orange and lemonade. 
I'll put 'em to work on Saturday when I do my 5miler, and see if I feel (and run) like Alberto Salazar.
Choices:
Fruit Punch - pass, I hate fruit punch
Peach Mango - meh, a little too sticky-sweet, would be ok if that's all there was available
Citrus Grapefruit - good, generally speaking, but I don't know if I'd want grapefruit's tartness during a race
WhereTF are the standby flavors, like orange, grape, lemon-lime, etc?
I guess they're trying to be "hip" with the "exotic" flavors (aside from fruit punch). Glad I read the labels, else I'd have bought them thinking I was getting orange and lemonade. I'll put 'em to work on Saturday when I do my 5miler, and see if I feel (and run) like Alberto Salazar.
tri-man 47
Footballguy
2Young, thanks for the comments on the Clif Shot Blocks ...I may try some of those.
liquors, welcome back! 
Concerning your training questions: Don't overtrain. Trying to pack in extra workouts will probably have a neutral, or possibly negative, effect. I'd even suggest focusing on three bricks built on longer rides/runs than the four you mentioned. I think you'll deceive yourself into thinking it's not so bad to bike 25-30 miles and then run several miles (!). Better to get a sense of what it's like to get off the bike after 3 hours and then running some miles. In general, I'd suggest focusing on long swims and long bike rides - if you come out of either leg tired, it makes the rest difficult, so build as much endurance as you can for those two disciplines. The run's going to have to take care of itself. I just don't think you can adequately train to run a half-marathon after four hours of swimming and biking. You have to control those first two legs, take in calories and fluids, and be mentally ready for the challenge of the run. And that's my last suggestion - work on your mental planning/imaging for the run. Know what you'll do and what you'll focus on if the run gets hard and your mind tries to turn negative on you! The 1/2-IM pushes your boundaries and takes you to your physical and mental limits.
I ran 8 miles on Wednesday morning at a bit under 8 minutes/mile - my first good run since my race a couple weeks ago. It felt good to get out and push it. But then on Wednesday night, walking across a room at home, I managed to stub my toes on the edge of a couch ...the middle toe took the direct hit with a solid "crack." It hurt like a son-of-a-gun, so I quickly iced it. Now it's got some ugly colors just below the toe nail. I do believe I might have fractured somethin' in there. It's still a bit sore, but I'm walking OK. Nothing looks or feels to be out of place. I'll be cautious over the next week and see how it's doing.
liquors, welcome back!
Concerning your training questions: Don't overtrain. Trying to pack in extra workouts will probably have a neutral, or possibly negative, effect. I'd even suggest focusing on three bricks built on longer rides/runs than the four you mentioned. I think you'll deceive yourself into thinking it's not so bad to bike 25-30 miles and then run several miles (!). Better to get a sense of what it's like to get off the bike after 3 hours and then running some miles. In general, I'd suggest focusing on long swims and long bike rides - if you come out of either leg tired, it makes the rest difficult, so build as much endurance as you can for those two disciplines. The run's going to have to take care of itself. I just don't think you can adequately train to run a half-marathon after four hours of swimming and biking. You have to control those first two legs, take in calories and fluids, and be mentally ready for the challenge of the run. And that's my last suggestion - work on your mental planning/imaging for the run. Know what you'll do and what you'll focus on if the run gets hard and your mind tries to turn negative on you! The 1/2-IM pushes your boundaries and takes you to your physical and mental limits.
I ran 8 miles on Wednesday morning at a bit under 8 minutes/mile - my first good run since my race a couple weeks ago. It felt good to get out and push it. But then on Wednesday night, walking across a room at home, I managed to stub my toes on the edge of a couch ...the middle toe took the direct hit with a solid "crack." It hurt like a son-of-a-gun, so I quickly iced it. Now it's got some ugly colors just below the toe nail. I do believe I might have fractured somethin' in there.
It's still a bit sore, but I'm walking OK. Nothing looks or feels to be out of place. I'll be cautious over the next week and see how it's doing.
mr. furley
Footballguy
2 questions:
1) has anyone "strained" a hip muscle? #### man. i didn't run last nite (tonite is my scheduled nite) but thankfully i didn't have to cause i dunno if i could have. was moving some stuff around last nite and then went in the yard to clean up some logs.. at some point i "pulled" a muscle in my hip. egads. sat on the couch to un-wind and found that i couldn't lift my right leg up to the footstool. it feels a lot better today but it was pretty awful last nite.
2) does anyone have a suggestion for improving my breathing for the first 5-8 minutes of jogging? i start off with the suggested brisk 5 minute walk which usually gets me mentally prepared for jogging but it doesn't seem to be warming me up enough cause i breathe irregularly for a good 5-8 minutes before settling in. i'm also blowing a lotta snot during those first few minutes. once i get past that i'm clear and everything goes much more smoothly.
1) has anyone "strained" a hip muscle? #### man. i didn't run last nite (tonite is my scheduled nite) but thankfully i didn't have to cause i dunno if i could have. was moving some stuff around last nite and then went in the yard to clean up some logs.. at some point i "pulled" a muscle in my hip. egads. sat on the couch to un-wind and found that i couldn't lift my right leg up to the footstool.
it feels a lot better today but it was pretty awful last nite.2) does anyone have a suggestion for improving my breathing for the first 5-8 minutes of jogging? i start off with the suggested brisk 5 minute walk which usually gets me mentally prepared for jogging but it doesn't seem to be warming me up enough cause i breathe irregularly for a good 5-8 minutes before settling in. i'm also blowing a lotta snot during those first few minutes. once i get past that i'm clear and everything goes much more smoothly.
culdeus
Footballguy
Posture. Posture. Posture. It's taking you a few minutes to get into an efficient style by your own body's trial and error. One way to sort of loosen up the upper body is by doing little circle to big circle exercises with your arms. You can do this inside or while walking outside if you are comfortable with your manhood.2 questions:
1) has anyone "strained" a hip muscle? #### man. i didn't run last nite (tonite is my scheduled nite) but thankfully i didn't have to cause i dunno if i could have. was moving some stuff around last nite and then went in the yard to clean up some logs.. at some point i "pulled" a muscle in my hip. egads. sat on the couch to un-wind and found that i couldn't lift my right leg up to the footstool.
2) does anyone have a suggestion for improving my breathing for the first 5-8 minutes of jogging? i start off with the suggested brisk 5 minute walk which usually gets me mentally prepared for jogging but it doesn't seem to be warming me up enough cause i breathe irregularly for a good 5-8 minutes before settling in. i'm also blowing a lotta snot during those first few minutes. once i get past that i'm clear and everything goes much more smoothly.
Dash
Road Monkey
I've been lingering the last week. Haven't had much time to post as I try and build my free lance client list (advertising, web design, etc. - might have a client's billboard going up south of Knoxville in the next week)...anyway...I use the Clif Shots as gel alternatives now. I use gels, but the shots are nice because there is no mess or residue. I haven't noticed a difference though between shots and most gels. I still find a Sweet & Salty Peanut granola bar (150mg of sodium), a banana and a few swigs of water keep me going on long bike rides better than anything else, but that obviously won't work for you runners.2Young, thanks for the comments on the Clif Shot Blocks ...I may try some of those.
I do believe I might have fractured somethin' in there.
I hope the toe is OK. I've played a few weeks of soccer on a jammed/sprained middle toe and found that it helped to tape the middle toe to the one next to the big toe for support. I don't know if that's doctor recommended, but it got me through without further injury.
Training Update: things are progressing. Last week's painfully slow workouts and extra rest paid off well. I came back relaxed, strong and confident. Sunday I went for a training ride with two local racers. 52 miles and change. We took turns doing 30 second pulls then sped up and did some rollers. I was OK until we started pushing the pace to 22 MPH where I began needing to take every other pull opportunity. I recovered and worked my way back into the mix, finishing our effort with a solid pull through a flat to downhill to flat, topping us out around 36. The guy right behind me outweighs me by a good 30+lbs and needed to pedal a bit to keep in the clean air. Soreness was almost non-existent the next day. Thanks for the advice on the full recovery week Floppo!
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