Ran a 10k - Official Thread (9 Viewers)

[MAC_32]

Maybe it was that 4:59 first mile 

 

[Ned]

My plan at the moment is to do 2 half's next year - one in the spring and one in the fall -  and see if I can mix in more quality work-outs since the distances aren't as long. But dammit, that itch is still there to try and beat 4:00. I know it's in there somewhere, but I need to figure this out mentally. I think a lot of the work related stress I have had for the last 5 years is catching up to me, and if I'm going to be honest with myself I need to take care of those things to free up my mind. And that may happen this year yet. 

Go for it!  As Duck said - the full will always be there for you with open arms.  

Congrats on the PR!

 

[Ned]

So yesterday was opening day of archery season at the park, so of course I'm off work.  But only for 2 days.... that's a first for me in I don't know how long.  I really don't want to derail training with hunting this year... I managed to get a deer last night, and so did my brother.     

I've sensed it for a while now, but I feel like I'm running on that ragged edge.  My body is tired and it feels like I'm doing all I can recovery wise to just make it to the next day.  That became very evident yesterday when I came home from hunting to get a quick recovery run in.  Sweet mother of god my legs were SORE.  And then dragging that dang deer out of the woods last night had my legs a-screamin'.  So with that, I'm ending my 30 day streak (which is a PR!) and not running today.  I even slept in today and bypassed the AM hunt to get some extra rest.    

It's funny how last winter I had to force myself to run and now?  God I'm doing everything I can to not run today even though my body is begging for it.  

 

[SteelCurtain]

So yesterday was opening day of archery season at the park, so of course I'm off work.  But only for 2 days.... that's a first for me in I don't know how long.  I really don't want to derail training with hunting this year... I managed to get a deer last night, and so did my brother.     

I've sensed it for a while now, but I feel like I'm running on that ragged edge.  My body is tired and it feels like I'm doing all I can recovery wise to just make it to the next day.  That became very evident yesterday when I came home from hunting to get a quick recovery run in.  Sweet mother of god my legs were SORE.  And then dragging that dang deer out of the woods last night had my legs a-screamin'.  So with that, I'm ending my 30 day streak (which is a PR!) and not running today.  I even slept in today and bypassed the AM hunt to get some extra rest.    

It's funny how last winter I had to force myself to run and now?  God I'm doing everything I can to not run today even though my body is begging for it.  

I am in the exact same place.  My body is spent.  I'm in the final 10 days in my plan before the taper begins.  (Although the Hansen's taper, isn't like most.....i have a 10 MP run just 10 days before NYC.  Ugh.)

A day off today is good medicine to prevent breakdowns of the body.  Enjoy it!

 

[SteelCurtain]

Go for it!  As Duck said - the full will always be there for you with open arms.  

Congrats on the PR!

Great run @ChiefD and congrats on the PR!  I really enjoyed your RR.

Take some time to just unwind and run when you want to without being stuck to a plan.  I find that running helps with work stress to a point.  Eventually, work overwhelms me and then I get stressed because I'm running for an hour and half instead of doing work.  Ugh.

 

[Ned]

I am in the exact same place.  My body is spent.  I'm in the final 10 days in my plan before the taper begins.  (Although the Hansen's taper, isn't like most.....i have a 10 MP run just 10 days before NYC.  Ugh.)

A day off today is good medicine to prevent breakdowns of the body.  Enjoy it!

Yup, I hear ya....Man, 10 days.  You're there!!  I was picking Steve's brain on the taper and MP work - I'm probably going to do something similar, but I doubt I do 10!  

I think the 15K put it over the top; at least for my legs.  I haven't felt that sore in a long time!

 

[tri-man 47]

Double race report for the little ol' races I squeezed in between Duck's and SayWhat's 100 mile trail runs and the spate of fall marathoners.

Dances With Dirt 100K Trail Relay - Hell, Michigan

This is just a great, fun weekend with 2Young and the guys.  I drove in on Friday, and we hung out at the campsite sharing, you know, locker room talk.  Saturday was probably the best weather they've ever had for this race - moderate temps (50s in the a.m.) and dry.  I was taking the first of the fifteen legs, so I got myself ready quickly.  Did my business at the campgrounds, and then during a warmup jog, I felt another urgent call.  Fortunately, I was running on a side road with a distant porta-potty that few of the several hundred runners knew about.

Leg 1.  4.5 miles.  Straightforward trail running - mostly single track with roots and rocks; rolling hills.  The first couple miles were slow since all the teams sent a runner out at once.  I used the back half to pass quite a few runners.  Pace was around 9:50/mi.

Legs 9 and 11.  6 miles and 7 miles.  Because of injuries or lack of conditioning, the other guys saddled me with the heaviest miles.  I preferred that over the serious, swampy muck that occurs on a few legs (having lost a shoe in the knee deep stuff last year).  Because we could 'cheat' and start a runner before the previous guy finished (while logging that cheat time), these two legs were in quick succession - finish one, drive with the guys to the next transition point 15 minutes away, and take off again.  Leg 9 was great fun - trails, then wading about 25 yards through a river, trails, wade through again, trails, then slog about a quarter mile straight up the river (ankle to waist deep) before a few more miles to the finish of the leg.  Pace was around 11:15/mi.  Leg 11 was a tough challenge.  It had some steep hills (up and down), but finished with over a mile on a dirt road where I was able to open up the pace and finish strong.  Pace was around 9:45/mi.

Afterwards, we hung around, had some drinks, and watched the other teams and the ultra runners finish up.  That night was more drinkin' and talkin' around the campfire before heading out on Sunday after a relaxing morning.  This weekend is always a highlight of the year.

Prairie State Half Marathon - Long Grove, Illinois

It was equally my pleasure to meet ChiefD before the race!  I'd originally told him the race was in nearby Libertyville, where he was staying, but he figured out before I did that I'd stated it wrong.  He was kind enough to let me figure it out for myself.     Really great to meet him.  In our short time, I felt like I was just having an easy, comfortable conversation with a long-time friend ...and in a sense, I was!  That's the beauty of this place.  Anyway, I'm so glad he came down to catch a run and get acquainted.

Morning routines were fine, though I did forget to Body Glide.  It was OK during the race, but oh, nuts!  I felt it in the shower later.     Weather was ideal - cool in the 40s at the start.  They'd changed the course from prior years - no longer a run on a beautiful, crushed limestone trail, but instead a run on village and subdivision streets ...kind of disappointing.  The heel/ankle issues were not a problem, which had concerned me.  I finally felt like I was running healthy for the first time in several weeks.  My goal, given very choppy training, was to get in a long, hard tempo run, ideally at a sub-8:00/mi pace.  My plan was to run by HR - mid-150s for a first few miles; 160s creeping higher through the bulk of the race; 170s and accompanying effort for the last few miles.  The plan worked to absolute perfection. 

1:38:45 ...7:30/mi ...163 avg HR

1st in AG (out of just 7; 2nd was 10 minutes back),  38th of about 400

Mile 1   7:38 ...147 HR

Mile 2   7:34 ...156

Mile 3   7:32 ...159

Mile 4   7:40 ...160

Mile 5   7:25 ...162

Mile 6   7:38 ...163

Mile 7   7:31 ...162

Mile 8   7:27 ...162

Mile 9   7:26 ...164

Mile 10  7:25 ...167

Mile 11  7:18 ...168

Mile 12  7:23 ...171

Mile 13  7:42 ...173

last .17  6:52 ...175

An incredibly satisfying race ...one of those surreal runs where I kept wondering 'is this pace really holding?' (I was taking occasional peaks at the pacing.)  First three miles were out/back on a rolling country road.  Mile 4 (and returning later on mile 13, unfortunately) was a weird mix of cutting through a park, a pot-marked gravel road, and other zig and zagging.  As I settled into road miles during mile 5, I thought about the advice I'd given my university's cross country runners the afternoon before at their race.  First was to relax and find a nice rhythm, which I did.  I noticed a small pack in front of me, so I remembered my own advice to focus on them and slowly reel them in.  I started picking off those runners over the next few miles after being a bit cautious in mile 6.  The latter miles (8-12) were good miles - a smooth stride, good deep breathing, keeping the focus on where I was at.  I couldn't push at all through mile 13, and even the end was a few turns on the village streets and then being directed onto a sidewalk just before the finish.  Nevertheless, it all went incredibly well, and it gives me a lot of confidence for the 5K/10K double in two weeks.

 

[SFBayDuck]

Good stuff @tri-man 47!  Dances with Dirt sounds right up my alley, would be great to make it out there for that someday.

 

[SteelCurtain]

Yup, I hear ya....Man, 10 days.  You're there!!  I was picking Steve's brain on the taper and MP work - I'm probably going to do something similar, but I doubt I do 10!  

I think the 15K put it over the top; at least for my legs.  I haven't felt that sore in a long time!

I saw that you are doing a HM race 3 weeks before your marathon.  I did that a few years ago and I'm not sure my legs fully came back for the marathon.   Admittedly, I can't remember my taper but I felt like the HM was my best race.   Perhaps some of it was mental?  I'm not totally sure, but I know I said I probably need more than 3 weeks between races. 

I don't say it to scare you but just to keep it in mind.  I know Boston 2018 is your top priority, so don't lose sight of that.

 

[Juxtatarot]

I don't know. I pretty much hated this entire training cycle, and I don't know if I can do another one in the dead of summer. This is two brutal summers in a row weather-wise here in KC, and between that and me not really being a morning person, not sure I can do another. I've toyed with the idea of running a spring marathon so I could train for one in the winter just to see the difference, but I am starting to think I am not a marathoner, but rather a guy who ran a couple of marathons. 

Congrats on the PR!

I don't mean to pressure you to run another marathon and you should do what makes you happy BUT (I'm sure you knew there was going to be a but) if you really want to prioritize finishing under 4:00 I'm sure you can do it.  You're probably right that you'll have to run in the mornings.  If you have a busy work/family life, it's hard to find the time at other times. At 5:00 a.m. though, it's a safe bet that we don't have much going on.  I recall that a lot of us that run in the early mornings don't consider ourselves "morning people" either.  But you'll adjust after a while.  You just gotta force yourself out of bed.

 

[ChiefD]

Congrats on the PR!

I don't mean to pressure you to run another marathon and you should do what makes you happy BUT (I'm sure you knew there was going to be a but) if you really want to prioritize finishing under 4:00 I'm sure you can do it.  You're probably right that you'll have to run in the mornings.  If you have a busy work/family life, it's hard to find the time at other times. At 5:00 a.m. though, it's a safe bet that we don't have much going on.  I recall that a lot of us that run in the early mornings don't consider ourselves "morning people" either.  But you'll adjust after a while.  You just gotta force yourself out of bed.

Thank you. 

It's funny you just posted this, as I was seriously just looking at the course map for the Kenosha Marathon in May of 2017. (btw, not sure if you have looked at this yet, but it is a serious clusterf**ck of a route.    Just tried to redraw it on MapMyRun so I could get a good idea of the elevation.)

Anyway, my thoughts at the moment are (and I cannot believe I am thinking this or typing this), but if I'm gonna run another one this may be a good one to give it a go for the following reasons:

1. Weather should be right up my alley for favorable conditions for the race day.

2. I can train all winter in cool/cold temps. 

3. This also means I can train in the evenings, since kids won't have outdoor sports practices to ferry them to all winter. Which means I will feel more up to running speed work in the colder temps.

4. I may have my brother talked into running the half, so we could run part of the course together.

5. The race is on a Saturday, so I could drive back home on Monday, which means I could go fishing for smallies and muskie on Sunday.

6. I already have a nice base to build on.

7. I'm an idiot. 

Right now I am 95% sure I will not do this. 

 

[MAC_32]

@ChiefD You aren't going to have any idea if you can do it unless you try it, but...if morning's aren't working have you considered dipping your toes into night running?  I made an effort to become an early morning runner during this training cycle.  I expected to be successful early on when I started in June, but the real test would be sustainability.  Would I keep with it? especially when my wife (teacher) went back to work in August?  I did not.  My last morning run was August 8th.  She went back to work the week after and I have not morning ran on a day I worked since then.  I value sleep too much and while I was successful getting to bed early enough to start a morning run in the 6's (and a couple of 5's) when the time came to set the alarm clock for the 4's I had no interest in making it happen...so instead when I couldn't run over lunch or immediately after work I ran in the 8's, pm though.  It's weird, and I struggled getting the motivation to head out, but once I got moving the air was very refreshing and I got into run mode within 5-15 minutes.

I totally get that isn't going to work for a lot of people, but it may be worth considering given your schedule.  Maybe scale back to half's at first though.  Set some confidence boosting PR's then see if you're mentally ready for another marathon.

 

[SteveC702]

Congrats @ChiefD for the PR! Sorry our timing (expo, pre-race, post-race) keep on being 1-2 hours off and never got a chance to meet up.

I got home and just got slammed at work, so I'll try to post a race report by this weekend (well, by Sunday night). That was probably one of the more dramatic and tactical marathons I have ever run, and was glad to get out of there with a PR. I really wish I was able to find another 3 seconds somewhere to dip into the 2:20x territory, but given the moderately windy conditions we ran in I am thinking it'll be a moot point after the Houston marathon in January.

 

[igbomb]

I really wanted to run Dances with Dirt this year. I need to find a way onto a team next year. I did the Tough Mudder the week before DwD so my wife wasn't going to let me run it, but next year that is a target race for me.

 

[2Young2BBald]

I really wanted to run Dances with Dirt this year. I need to find a way onto a team next year. I did the Tough Mudder the week before DwD so my wife wasn't going to let me run it, but next year that is a target race for me.

Join the DWD FB Page Every year there have been quite a few teams in a panic looking for runners.  I'd bet two dozen or so runners get picked up the week of the event.

 

[SteveC702]

Oh, and SteveC finished 22nd out of, like, a bazillion runners.  22nd.  

Only thing that mattered was that I found another gear to get by the women's winner with a mile to go.

 

[Juxtatarot]

Right now I am 95% sure I will not do this. 

We should put in a full 18 week training schedule for this one.  Official training kicks off Monday, January 2.

 

[igbomb]

Join the DWD FB Page Every year there have been quite a few teams in a panic looking for runners.  I'd bet two dozen or so runners get picked up the week of the event.

Done

 

[MAC_32]

Good input here. I think I'll just play it by ear. I do like the fast finish long runs because you only do em when you feel it. That's probably the safe plan. 

Also, before I get to ahead of myself I better see what hurricane Matthew is going to do because I'm not doing a MP run on the treadmill. 

Looks like you recovered nicely.  I didn't connect the dots day-to-day, but just looked at your week as a whole and...well done! 

 

[ChiefD]

We should put in a full 18 week training schedule for this one.  Official training kicks off Monday, January 2.

 

You're hilarious.

 

[Ned]

Yup, I hear ya....Man, 10 days.  You're there!!  I was picking Steve's brain on the taper and MP work - I'm probably going to do something similar, but I doubt I do 10!  

I think the 15K put it over the top; at least for my legs.  I haven't felt that sore in a long time!

I saw that you are doing a HM race 3 weeks before your marathon.  I did that a few years ago and I'm not sure my legs fully came back for the marathon.   Admittedly, I can't remember my taper but I felt like the HM was my best race.   Perhaps some of it was mental?  I'm not totally sure, but I know I said I probably need more than 3 weeks between races. 

I don't say it to scare you but just to keep it in mind.  I know Boston 2018 is your top priority, so don't lose sight of that.

I've always recovered well from the HM and below races, so I'm not worried about it.  I did this same exact race schedule in 2014 when I BQ'ed.  I've always felt that a 2 week taper is right for me, so this is sort of a hybrid 3 week/2 week taper since I'll taper sharply for the HM, and then resume the normal taper the following 2 weeks after the fact.

 

[Ned]

Thank you. 

It's funny you just posted this, as I was seriously just looking at the course map for the Kenosha Marathon in May of 2017. (btw, not sure if you have looked at this yet, but it is a serious clusterf**ck of a route.    Just tried to redraw it on MapMyRun so I could get a good idea of the elevation.)

Anyway, my thoughts at the moment are (and I cannot believe I am thinking this or typing this), but if I'm gonna run another one this may be a good one to give it a go for the following reasons:

1. Weather should be right up my alley for favorable conditions for the race day.

2. I can train all winter in cool/cold temps. 

3. This also means I can train in the evenings, since kids won't have outdoor sports practices to ferry them to all winter. Which means I will feel more up to running speed work in the colder temps.

4. I may have my brother talked into running the half, so we could run part of the course together.

5. The race is on a Saturday, so I could drive back home on Monday, which means I could go fishing for smallies and muskie on Sunday.

6. I already have a nice base to build on.

7. I'm an idiot. 

Right now I am 95% sure I will not do this. 

Lists 7 reasons on why to do it.  

Says 95% not doing it.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight............  

 

[Hang 10]

Looks like you recovered nicely.  I didn't connect the dots day-to-day, but just looked at your week as a whole and...well done! 

Yeah, thanks buddy. I hadn't gotten a chance to get on here and congratulate everyone on a stellar weekend because of hurricane Matthew. The storm was supposed to turn but well...it didn't and hit VB much harder than anticipated. Lots of flooding and downed trees. We lost power for 48 hours but fared pretty well otherwise. I was still able to set a weekly mileage PR with a little over 70 miles. Only one workout (hills last Friday). My long run Sunday was a challenge with all the debris and roads closed but I got 17 miles in. I'm right back at it this week and looking for another mileage PR.

But shoutouts to  @SteveC702 and @ChiefD on their new marathon PR's. Great stuff. @Nedcrushing his 15K was no surprise. Can't wait for his half. Nice work, @tri-man 47 on your great half as well.  Definitely PR season round these parts. 

Also, @ChiefD. You ain't done. We'll tell you when you're done. 

 

[tri-man 47]

6. I already have a nice base to build on.

Right now I am 95% sure I will not do this. 

As we discussed last weekend, I understand your logic for laying off the marathons for a bit.  In particular, you've got some exciting and busy years ahead as your kids grow, and marathoning is a tough balance with that.  The counterpoint to the marathon is that you can also use the current base for other races - HM and below, or trail running.  I'd suggest that you consider switching gears, adding track (interval) work, and seeing what you can do with 5Ks.  The speed you develop with a short race focus will also benefit you longer term if/when you do pursue another marathon.  

 

[ThreeThousand]

Ironman Louisville Race Report

Add one more on the quest to 12.  With the pioneer “check in the day before” plan for Louisville this year, my wife, my youngest child, and I got up at 5:00am on Saturday (yay for saving an extra night of a hotel).  Got through Chattanooga before it was even light out, and rolled into Louisville about 11:15ish on Saturday morning.  Parked (illegally), checked in by 11:30.  Packed my gear bags by transition.  Went to drop bags/bike and stood in the nasty line you saw (they didn't open transition for dropoff until noon, and the athlete briefing had just finished).  Went to the hotel, checked in, girls had a nap while I watched the end of the GT debacle.

Saturday night walked around a little, went to Hard Rock Café (never again), back in the room early, asleep by 9:00pm.We stayed at the Hyatt on 4th Street, literally next door to the finish line, which was a fantastic location.  I highly recommend staying here if you run this race – tons of food options across the street or around the corner, and you could see the finish line from our hotel room window.

Sunday

Up at 4:30 am to get ready.  Showered, made some coffee, and had my usual race breakfast of a bagel with peanut butter.  Swim setup was much better than last year, they lined the swim start line back towards transition instead of the other way, so it cut down on a mile+ of walking to get to the end of the line.  Plus, was able to keep the warm clothes on until 10 minutes before getting in the water, instead of dropping them off when we got in line like last year (and freezing in just my wetsuit).  As I'm in the swim start line for Louisville Sunday, a group walks up behind me consisting of 2 girls and one dude.  One of the girls has on a GT sweatshirt and a pair of Parkview Panther basketball sweatpants (my high school).  I asked her when she graduated from PHS, she said 2003 (or so, can't remember.  Moral of the story is that it was way past when I graduated.  She knew my younger brother, though).  When she asked me when I graduated, and I told her 1996, her sister spoke up and said she graduated in 1997.  Yeah, I knew her.  Crazy that in Louisville, out of 3000 starters, they (the girl, her sister, her sister's husband) walked up literally next to me in the swim line.  Of all the gin joints in all the world…

Swim

The swim is in a protected channel in the lee of Towhead Island for about 1200 meters upriver to a turn buoy, then back downriver on the other side of the island for about 2600 meters.  Oddly enough, I had less congestion on the front 1/3 vs the back 2/3.  No noticeable current, and got kicked in the face once, but other than that, no big deal on the swim.  Swim finish goes up some carpeted stairs at Joe’s Crab Shack.  Finished in 1:14:12, Louisville 2015 was 1:10:04.  I'm a crappy swimmer, and swam even less this year.

T1

Hit the wetsuit strippers right in front of the family so they could get some pictures.  Long run from the swim exit to T1, and the changing tent was packed.  Put the helmet on first, and tried to put on a wind vest before I gave up because I was too wet.  It took a couple minutes to put on the arm warmers (was still about 45 outside), hit the sunscreen gals outside, grabbed the bike and was off.  T1 was 9:28, was 7:15 last year.  Stupid arm warmers.

Bike

First 10 and last 10 miles are flat, but the rest is where the hills are.  Deliberately held way back on the first 80 miles or so as I wasn't sure how much I'd have left in the legs from Chattanooga.  No wind which was nasty on the back half of each loop last year.  Aerobar pad rest broke at about mile 70 (+/-) so had to ride the rest of the way on the hoods.  At about mile 80 I felt really good so started to open up a bit.  Last 10 miles are super bumpy coming back in River Road, but the rest of the course was decently paved. Final bike time was 5:55:47, Louisville 2015 bike time was 5:54:03.  I think I'd easily have beaten my split from last year had the aerobars been usable.

T2

Nothing eventful – grabbed the gear bag, changed socks/shoes, rebodyglided everything, got the visor, hit the porta-potty, and was off.  T2 time 7:52, last year 8:08, and I have no idea how it took this long.

Run

After heading up the one decent hill out of transition (to downtown), I felt great, knew it would be a solid run.  Just felt so easy, running perfectly flat instead of the Chatty monsters.  I didn't even really hit "the wall" until mile 17/18 on the second loop, about halfway out.  That's when I really started to hurt, but after the second turnaround I knew it was almost over.Aid stations were well stocked and supported, although the crowds got a bit sparse outside of the first couple of miles.  Run time 4:03:57, Louisville 2015 in 3:58:29, for a total race time of 11:31:16. Last year was 11:17.  So 14 minutes slower with Chattanooga only 2 weeks prior.  I’ll take that.

Post-race

As I mentioned earlier, my hotel was literally steps from the finish line, so I hooked up with the family that saw me finish, walked back to the hotel, and got in the shower.  Decent times after Chatty 2 weeks ago.  Unlike Chatty, felt I burned a good number more matches here.  Chatty's limiter was the heat/quad pain, not that I didn't have any energy left.  Neither of those were issues.  Biggest problems were the aerobar pad and the bottom of the left foot got a bit bruised about mile 18ish, so it hurt with every step.  We had dinner reservations (we learned from last year) at Gordon Biersch right at the finish line, so after I showered/changed it was about perfect timing to go grab food.

It was even easier to get my gear back this year vs. last year.  After cleaning up/dinner, wife and youngest girl went to bed and IM had a shuttle back to transition.  Took that, grabbed the gear, and pedaled back to the hotel room.  Since the Hyatt overlooks the finish line, I even went down to watch the final finishers before heading to bed (couldn't sleep anyways, but never can afterwards).  Got up yesterday and drove home (then had to drive to the lake to pick up the other two kids).

On to IM Florida beginning of November.

 

[ChiefD]

Awesome job @ThreeThousand.

 

[ChiefD]

, adding track (interval) work, and seeing what you can do with 5Ks.  The speed you develop with a short race focus will also benefit you longer term if/when you do pursue another marathon.  

Yeah, this was one of those nuggets I need to incorporate into my training. And I like the idea of mixing in some short races. I think from now until the end of the year I am going to try and vary up my training to add more speed, sign up for a short race or two, and see where my mind is in December.

 

[Ned]

hit the sunscreen gals outside

What's this now?

 

[Hang 10]

What's this now?

Maybe that's threethousand's name for his harem. 

 

[ThreeThousand]

What's this now?

The chicks that lather you up with sunscreen outside the change tent.  They manage to use the goopy bottled sunscreen, I guess it's cheaper.  They lather you up with sunscreen to your heart's content.  Pro tip - avoid the dudes.

 

[ThreeThousand]

Maybe that's threethousand's name for his harem.

I can barely afford one wife and 2 daughters.  No way I could afford a harem.

 

[Ned]

The chicks that lather you up with sunscreen outside the change tent.  They manage to use the goopy bottled sunscreen, I guess it's cheaper.  They lather you up with sunscreen to your heart's content.  Pro tip - avoid the dudes.

This changes everything.

 

[SayWhat?]

The chicks that lather you up with sunscreen outside the change tent.  They manage to use the goopy bottled sunscreen, I guess it's cheaper.  They lather you up with sunscreen to your heart's content.  Pro tip - avoid the dudes.

 

[Ned]

@MAC_32 - well, you ready for this?  What's the weather like?  Where can we sign up to live track?  

 

[Hang 10]

@MAC_32 - well, you ready for this?  What's the weather like?  Where can we sign up to live track?  

Is @MAC_32s marathon this weekend??

 

[Ned]

Is @MAC_32s marathon this weekend??

I thought so based on his taper, but I don't know that he ever told us the date or actual race name.  

 

[pbm107]

Primary - Columbus, October 16. 

Looks like MAC is running the Columbus Marathon.  Good luck, take it easy the first half.

 

[MAC_32]

@MAC_32 - well, you ready for this?  What's the weather like?  Where can we sign up to live track?  

The weather isn't looking great, but I need to play the hand that is dealt.  If it's going to be humid, in the mid 60's, and with a lot of sun...then let's dance.

You won't be able to test the link out ahead of time, but this is the one I was emailed -  http://www.mtectracking.com/Mtrack?raceid=95 (bib #683).  Since I am hard wired to not trust technology without testing first and they also say you can track via the mobile app I've been telling anyone if they have problems with this link race day then try that.  Gun is Sunday at 7:30.

I had been warned about this, so I was prepared for it but things haven't felt right all week - "feeling like #### the more rested you get' is how a good friend of mine describes it, and she nailed it.  I called my sports doc that fixed my hammy's and booked a tune-up massage.  Just got back and am glad I scheduled it, he found some tightness around my spine in the middle of my back and more junk in my hammy's (nowhere near like it was before though).  Everything feels much better now.  

Now let's #### some #### up.

 

[Hang 10]

The weather isn't looking great, but I need to play the hand that is dealt.  If it's going to be humid, in the mid 60's, and with a lot of sun...then let's dance.

You won't be able to test the link out ahead of time, but this is the one I was emailed -  http://www.mtectracking.com/Mtrack?raceid=95 (bib #683).  Since I am hard wired to not trust technology without testing first and they also say you can track via the mobile app I've been telling anyone if they have problems with this link race day then try that.  Gun is Sunday at 7:30.

I had been warned about this, so I was prepared for it but things haven't felt right all week - "feeling like #### the more rested you get' is how a good friend of mine describes it, and she nailed it.  I called my sports doc that fixed my hammy's and booked a tune-up massage.  Just got back from it and am glad I scheduled it, he found some tightness around my spine in the middle of my back and more junk in my hammy's (nowhere near like it was before though).  Everything feels much better now.  

Now let's #### some #### up.

Yup. The taper was maddening for me last year as well. You'd think all that extra rest would leave you with springy legs and gobs of energy but no...not at all. It's the opposite. Just know that it ain't you, it's just taper madness. It's nothing to worry about. You'll be ready to roll when that gun goes off.

 

[Ned]

Looks like MAC is running the Columbus Marathon.  Good luck, take it easy the first half.

That's some super sleuth #### right there.  Going all the way back to July to find it!  

 

[Ned]

Yup. The taper was maddening for me last year as well. You'd think all that extra rest would leave you with springy legs and gobs of energy but no...not at all. It's the opposite. Just know that it ain't you, it's just taper madness. It's nothing to worry about. You'll be ready to roll when that gun goes off.

Trust your training.

 

[Hang 10]

That's some super sleuth #### right there.  Going all the way back to July to find it!  

@pbm107's notebook is detailed as ####. 

 

[Ned]

@pbm107's notebook is detailed as ####. 

No kidding.  I'll never forget the day he introduced himself as I was getting ready for Rehoboth in 2014.  Blew my mind.

 

[pbm107]

The search engine here isn't as bad as reported.

 

[tri-man 47]

Ironman Louisville Race Report

Bike

Deliberately held way back on the first 80 miles or so

10K Thread problems ...

Congrats again, 3K!  Incredibly impressive performances.

 

[Juxtatarot]

Good luck @MAC_32!  Even with some adverse weather I think you're at a fitness level to overcome!  See you in Boston!

 

[ChiefD]

Good luck @MAC_32. 

 

[tri-man 47]

Attack it, MAC!

 

[Nigel]

MAC your ascension to being a fast ******* in all distances has been fun to follow, really looking forward to watching this one play out. Best of luck!

 

[SFBayDuck]

Get some @MAC_32!