Ran a 10k - Official Thread (3 Viewers)

[Ned]

Awesome week Ned, just a reminder to listen to your own advice. Be careful, it looks like you have only 4 weeks to go before your taper. I like this tweet by Greg McMillan:

"The fitter you are, the more careful you must be in training. Too often, the engine breaks the chassis. Respect the chassis."

juxt - Fantastic week, man. Your times + mileage are crazy good. Just listen to your body, but don't be paranoid either. Pushing through these new highs will make you so much stronger down the road.

Awesome quote!

ETA: the bolded really resonates with me. I know exactly what he means...

 

[ChiefD]

Awesome week Ned.

 

[Nigel]

Wow Ned, great week. Especially that strong 20.

I ran every day last week, nothing particularly long (4,5,6,8,6,5,4), 38 miles total. Solid week for me.

The 4 yesterday I ran pretty hard from the get go, 7:27 overall with the last 5k at 22:40. I have a 5k coming up this Saturday, first one in a long time. I need to make sure to get there early (7am start) to run at least a mile warm up. My first slower mile yesterday was as hard as the 7:01 last one, always takes me a mile or two before I feel right on any run. Not sure I'm made for this distance, will be happy with anything under 22 for this first one. My 14 y/o daughter is running with me which will be fun.

Loving Strava and getting a peak into everyone else's training!

 

[FUBAR]

FUBAR - Strava is so dangerous with those segments - just ask juxt. @ 'relatively healthy'. What was your HR on the mow????

90-125

 

[Ned]

Wow Ned, great week. Especially that strong 20.

I ran every day last week, nothing particularly long (4,5,6,8,6,5,4), 38 miles total. Solid week for me.

The 4 yesterday I ran pretty hard from the get go, 7:27 overall with the last 5k at 22:40. I have a 5k coming up this Saturday, first one in a long time. I need to make sure to get there early (7am start) to run at least a mile warm up. My first slower mile yesterday was as hard as the 7:01 last one, always takes me a mile or two before I feel right on any run. Not sure I'm made for this distance, will be happy with anything under 22 for this first one. My 14 y/o daughter is running with me which will be fun.

Loving Strava and getting a peak into everyone else's training!

Don't be afraid to take a nice long/slow warm-up before the race. You won't burn up your energy for the race as long as you keep it slow. I like to throw in some striders at 5K pace also.

 

[Brony]

Ok, I'm on strava. I'd love to follow those on there, so please pm me to link up.

Join the FFA group that Sand created - we'll all find you through there.

https://www.strava.com/clubs/TeamFFA

Can you add this link to page 1? I should be on this week. Just waiting for bike mount.

 

[Nigel]

Wow Ned, great week. Especially that strong 20.

I ran every day last week, nothing particularly long (4,5,6,8,6,5,4), 38 miles total. Solid week for me.

The 4 yesterday I ran pretty hard from the get go, 7:27 overall with the last 5k at 22:40. I have a 5k coming up this Saturday, first one in a long time. I need to make sure to get there early (7am start) to run at least a mile warm up. My first slower mile yesterday was as hard as the 7:01 last one, always takes me a mile or two before I feel right on any run. Not sure I'm made for this distance, will be happy with anything under 22 for this first one. My 14 y/o daughter is running with me which will be fun.

Loving Strava and getting a peak into everyone else's training!

Don't be afraid to take a nice long/slow warm-up before the race. You won't burn up your energy for the race as long as you keep it slow. I like to throw in some striders at 5K pace also.

How much rest before the gun do you recommend?

 

[FUBAR]

Wow Ned, great week. Especially that strong 20.

I ran every day last week, nothing particularly long (4,5,6,8,6,5,4), 38 miles total. Solid week for me.

The 4 yesterday I ran pretty hard from the get go, 7:27 overall with the last 5k at 22:40. I have a 5k coming up this Saturday, first one in a long time. I need to make sure to get there early (7am start) to run at least a mile warm up. My first slower mile yesterday was as hard as the 7:01 last one, always takes me a mile or two before I feel right on any run. Not sure I'm made for this distance, will be happy with anything under 22 for this first one. My 14 y/o daughter is running with me which will be fun.

Loving Strava and getting a peak into everyone else's training!

Don't be afraid to take a nice long/slow warm-up before the race. You won't burn up your energy for the race as long as you keep it slow. I like to throw in some striders at 5K pace also.

this is one of the bigger challenges IMO. In a longer tri it isn't too much of an issue - warm up a bit by moving especially swim first, but it isn't too imperative to be fully warmed up. Shorter distances, especially 5k (or 2 miles) warming up is vital. Best to practice your plan before the race.

 

[worrierking]

Somebody tell me how to sign up for Strava. I wan to see everybody's training. I am not sure I want anybody to see mine, but I am willing to risk it since I don't think anyone would be interested (except maybe as a cautionary tale-"Don't let this happen to you!").

 

[Ned]

Ok, I'm on strava. I'd love to follow those on there, so please pm me to link up.

Join the FFA group that Sand created - we'll all find you through there.

https://www.strava.com/clubs/TeamFFA

Can you add this link to page 1? I should be on this week. Just waiting for bike mount.

Done. worrier - just go to strava and sign up. Then follow the link that I just added to the OP and you'll see how to join.

Wow Ned, great week. Especially that strong 20.

I ran every day last week, nothing particularly long (4,5,6,8,6,5,4), 38 miles total. Solid week for me.

The 4 yesterday I ran pretty hard from the get go, 7:27 overall with the last 5k at 22:40. I have a 5k coming up this Saturday, first one in a long time. I need to make sure to get there early (7am start) to run at least a mile warm up. My first slower mile yesterday was as hard as the 7:01 last one, always takes me a mile or two before I feel right on any run. Not sure I'm made for this distance, will be happy with anything under 22 for this first one. My 14 y/o daughter is running with me which will be fun.

Loving Strava and getting a peak into everyone else's training!

Don't be afraid to take a nice long/slow warm-up before the race. You won't burn up your energy for the race as long as you keep it slow. I like to throw in some striders at 5K pace also.

this is one of the bigger challenges IMO. In a longer tri it isn't too much of an issue - warm up a bit by moving especially swim first, but it isn't too imperative to be fully warmed up. Shorter distances, especially 5k (or 2 miles) warming up is vital. Best to practice your plan before the race.

Yup, totally agree. For the short stuff, I like to be as loose as possible. If I'm not sweating at the line, I didn't warm up enough. I usually try to time it so I'm making my way to the starting line 5-10mins before the gun. I'll nervously shake out my legs while waiting around maybe throw in another stride or 2 if I'm extra antsy.

 

[tri-man 47]

Great training, guys!! I hope to be back in full action soon enough and joining you. Juxt, give yourself a rest week soon ..lower mileage, and a day or two off. You know you should ...don't resist it to keep hitting new peak numbers.

I got up to our Michigan cottage for a quick day yesterday and slipped in a nice lake swim this a.m. (22 minutes across the lake). Two new fans: I walked around the lake and was about to enter the water for the swim back, when a lady behind me said "we were just talking about you." She was sitting on her porch with her two boys, ages 5 and 3, maybe. The oldest had just asked if anyone ever swims across the lake ..then I appear. She remembered me from previous swims. After a quick chat, I waded in, finished with the wetsuit and goggles and, before taking off, turned to look. The boys were standing at the edge of their porch, watching the crazy old man prepare to launch. Beautiful day for it! Warm, sunny, and the lake calm as could be.

Can size on the lady?

Couldn't tell ...she wasn't in a swimsuit that early in the morning. Just as well ...I wouldn't want a boner to pop a seam on my wetsuit. I'd be swimming across the lake with a little tri-man keel creating drag the whole way.

 

[Juxtatarot]

Wow! 15 of us now on Strava!

But I only have 6 followers.

And Tri-man is still in the Pencil-and-Notebook-Age.

 

[Hang 10]

Wow! 15 of us now on Strava!

But I only have 6 followers.

And Tri-man is still in the Pencil-and-Notebook-Age.

Strava is pretty cool. Love seeing our group on there but it's a bit humbling. I run 56 miles and I'm middle of the pack. Some mileage monsters in here!

 

[worrierking]

I am in, but I can't seem to figure out if I can upload my stats from my running ahead log. It doesn't want to accept the formatting. Ideas?

I can do it from my Garmin, but that's not as accurate. My wife uses my garmin sometimes.

 

[ChiefD]

Wow! 15 of us now on Strava!

But I only have 6 followers.

And Tri-man is still in the Pencil-and-Notebook-Age.

Strava is pretty cool. Love seeing our group on there but it's a bit humbling. I run 56 miles and I'm middle of the pack. Some mileage monsters in here!

Precisely why I haven't joined yet. With my 37 miles a week I'd be like the little yapper dog barking at all the big dogs ankles trying to keep up.

 

[FUBAR]

Wow! 15 of us now on Strava!

But I only have 6 followers.

And Tri-man is still in the Pencil-and-Notebook-Age.

Strava is pretty cool. Love seeing our group on there but it's a bit humbling. I run 56 miles and I'm middle of the pack. Some mileage monsters in here!

Precisely why I haven't joined yet. With my 37 miles a week I'd be like the little yapper dog barking at all the big dogs ankles trying to keep up.

this isn't about measuring our girth.

 

[Hang 10]

Okay, so the weather for this 5K tomorrow night looks like garbage. Initially, I figured skip my morning run and get there early for a 3 mile or so warmup, race and then follow it up with a mile or 2 cooldown. Now, I'm wondering how much focus do I put on a race with not much chance of a good result. Should I stick to my original plan or maybe get some easy miles in the morning to keep my mileage up and then just take what the race gives me later?

 

[Juxtatarot]

Wow! 15 of us now on Strava!

But I only have 6 followers.

And Tri-man is still in the Pencil-and-Notebook-Age.

Strava is pretty cool. Love seeing our group on there but it's a bit humbling. I run 56 miles and I'm middle of the pack. Some mileage monsters in here!

Precisely why I haven't joined yet. With my 37 miles a week I'd be like the little yapper dog barking at all the big dogs ankles trying to keep up.

this isn't about measuring our girth.

Besides being interesting, I find it very motivating. Not really from the competition side of it (heck, compared to Steve, we're all chopped liver!) but just because I know if I bail on a run or slack off, you all are watching!

 

[SteveC702]

Okay, so the weather for this 5K tomorrow night looks like garbage. Initially, I figured skip my morning run and get there early for a 3 mile or so warmup, race and then follow it up with a mile or 2 cooldown. Now, I'm wondering how much focus do I put on a race with not much chance of a good result. Should I stick to my original plan or maybe get some easy miles in the morning to keep my mileage up and then just take what the race gives me later?

Just my personal perspective, but I would probably stick to the original schedule and run easy in the morning + racing later. As long as you can keep it fairly easy in the morning I think the benefits of loosening up a little bit will outweigh being a little bit more tired. (and even if overall it's a wash, at least you got in a few more miles).

 

[Hang 10]

Okay, so the weather for this 5K tomorrow night looks like garbage. Initially, I figured skip my morning run and get there early for a 3 mile or so warmup, race and then follow it up with a mile or 2 cooldown. Now, I'm wondering how much focus do I put on a race with not much chance of a good result. Should I stick to my original plan or maybe get some easy miles in the morning to keep my mileage up and then just take what the race gives me later?

Just my personal perspective, but I would probably stick to the original schedule and run easy in the morning + racing later. As long as you can keep it fairly easy in the morning I think the benefits of loosening up a little bit will outweigh being a little bit more tired. (and even if overall it's a wash, at least you got in a few more miles).

So the plan calls for 9 easy & 10x100. How would you modify?

 

[pbm107]

Okay, so the weather for this 5K tomorrow night looks like garbage. Initially, I figured skip my morning run and get there early for a 3 mile or so warmup, race and then follow it up with a mile or 2 cooldown. Now, I'm wondering how much focus do I put on a race with not much chance of a good result. Should I stick to my original plan or maybe get some easy miles in the morning to keep my mileage up and then just take what the race gives me later?

Just my personal perspective, but I would probably stick to the original schedule and run easy in the morning + racing later. As long as you can keep it fairly easy in the morning I think the benefits of loosening up a little bit will outweigh being a little bit more tired. (and even if overall it's a wash, at least you got in a few more miles).

So the plan calls for 9 easy & 10x100. How would you modify?

Is today a scheduled rest day for you? If so I would run 5 tonight, run a mile warmup before the race. That way you get your 9 miles in.

 

[SteveC702]

Okay, so the weather for this 5K tomorrow night looks like garbage. Initially, I figured skip my morning run and get there early for a 3 mile or so warmup, race and then follow it up with a mile or 2 cooldown. Now, I'm wondering how much focus do I put on a race with not much chance of a good result. Should I stick to my original plan or maybe get some easy miles in the morning to keep my mileage up and then just take what the race gives me later?

Just my personal perspective, but I would probably stick to the original schedule and run easy in the morning + racing later. As long as you can keep it fairly easy in the morning I think the benefits of loosening up a little bit will outweigh being a little bit more tired. (and even if overall it's a wash, at least you got in a few more miles).

So the plan calls for 9 easy & 10x100. How would you modify?

Sorry, I am confused. Was your original plan: "9 easy & 10x100" in the morning and then the race in the afternoon? Or was the original plan just the 9 easy are you are just trying to fit a 5K in there? If it's the later it might also help to know what workouts you originally had in the plan this week so we know what you are swapping the 5K for. (I am guessing a session like 6x800s or 8x600s?)

If you *just* need 9 miles for the day, I would probably break up your day like this:

Morning - 3 miles easy. 4-6x100s.

Evening - 2-3 miles warmup + strides, 5K race, 2-3 miles cooldown.

Total for day = 10-12 miles.

 

[Sand]

FUBAR - Strava is so dangerous with those segments - just ask juxt. @ 'relatively healthy'. What was your HR on the mow????

90-125

Weaksauce.

 

[Ned]

Okay, so the weather for this 5K tomorrow night looks like garbage. Initially, I figured skip my morning run and get there early for a 3 mile or so warmup, race and then follow it up with a mile or 2 cooldown. Now, I'm wondering how much focus do I put on a race with not much chance of a good result. Should I stick to my original plan or maybe get some easy miles in the morning to keep my mileage up and then just take what the race gives me later?

Just my personal perspective, but I would probably stick to the original schedule and run easy in the morning + racing later. As long as you can keep it fairly easy in the morning I think the benefits of loosening up a little bit will outweigh being a little bit more tired. (and even if overall it's a wash, at least you got in a few more miles).

So the plan calls for 9 easy & 10x100. How would you modify?

Sorry, I am confused. Was your original plan: "9 easy & 10x100" in the morning and then the race in the afternoon? Or was the original plan just the 9 easy are you are just trying to fit a 5K in there? If it's the later it might also help to know what workouts you originally had in the plan this week so we know what you are swapping the 5K for. (I am guessing a session like 6x800s or 8x600s?)

If you *just* need 9 miles for the day, I would probably break up your day like this:

Morning - 3 miles easy. 4-6x100s.

Evening - 2-3 miles warmup + strides, 5K race, 2-3 miles cooldown.

Total for day = 10-12 miles.

I like it. Satisfies his itch to open things up for a bit, but still gets in solid volume for the day.

 

[Hang 10]

Okay, so the weather for this 5K tomorrow night looks like garbage. Initially, I figured skip my morning run and get there early for a 3 mile or so warmup, race and then follow it up with a mile or 2 cooldown. Now, I'm wondering how much focus do I put on a race with not much chance of a good result. Should I stick to my original plan or maybe get some easy miles in the morning to keep my mileage up and then just take what the race gives me later?

Just my personal perspective, but I would probably stick to the original schedule and run easy in the morning + racing later. As long as you can keep it fairly easy in the morning I think the benefits of loosening up a little bit will outweigh being a little bit more tired. (and even if overall it's a wash, at least you got in a few more miles).

So the plan calls for 9 easy & 10x100. How would you modify?

Sorry, I am confused. Was your original plan: "9 easy & 10x100" in the morning and then the race in the afternoon? Or was the original plan just the 9 easy are you are just trying to fit a 5K in there? If it's the later it might also help to know what workouts you originally had in the plan this week so we know what you are swapping the 5K for. (I am guessing a session like 6x800s or 8x600s?)

If you *just* need 9 miles for the day, I would probably break up your day like this:

Morning - 3 miles easy. 4-6x100s.

Evening - 2-3 miles warmup + strides, 5K race, 2-3 miles cooldown.

Total for day = 10-12 miles.

I'm at the beginning of the pfitz 70/18 plan so it's pretty much just all easy running this week. Yeah, the 5K is completely off plan, it was just something I wanted to run. I like your idea though.

Also, thanks, PBM but I'm really trying to be serious about keeping at least one rest day a week. I really need that day. Especially with my body trying to adapt to the increased mileage.

 

[FUBAR]

FUBAR - Strava is so dangerous with those segments - just ask juxt. @ 'relatively healthy'. What was your HR on the mow????

90-125

Weaksauce.

recovery mow.

 

[ChiefD]

FUBAR - Strava is so dangerous with those segments - just ask juxt. @ 'relatively healthy'. What was your HR on the mow????

90-125

Weaksauce.

recovery mow.

 

[Hang 10]

FUBAR - Strava is so dangerous with those segments - just ask juxt. @ 'relatively healthy'. What was your HR on the mow????

90-125

Weaksauce.

recovery mow.

 

[2Young2BBald]

Wow! 15 of us now on Strava!

But I only have 6 followers.

And Tri-man is still in the Pencil-and-Notebook-Age.

Strava is pretty cool. Love seeing our group on there but it's a bit humbling. I run 56 miles and I'm middle of the pack. Some mileage monsters in here!

Precisely why I haven't joined yet. With my 37 miles a week I'd be like the little yapper dog barking at all the big dogs ankles trying to keep up.

I just joined as a come back motivator post surgery so I'll be dominating the bottom of the list. Walking at a 20 MM pace and riding a MTB on pavement sub 10 MPH has been miserable. Doc said no swimming or running until I see him Wednesday for my 5-week post op check up. Hopefully I'll have the green light for some VERY slow and VERY short workouts. Strava question, since I sync'd it with Garmin Connect, I assume it will track multiple devices, correct? I've been using my VivoActive since I have no been racing and its slick as I don't even need to use the Ant+ Stick that I have to use with my 910XT. But WHEN i get back to racing this fall, I'll want to use the 910 for its battery life and durability.

ETA, My walks don't count. No fair.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Hi, guys. It's been a very long time since I've posted in this thread, but I thought I should check in.

My wife and I have been training for Twin Cities this October. She can BQ with a 3:55, so I tentatively decided to just to run with her as a sappy husband-wife thing. I ran my last marathon -- 3 years ago, same event -- using Pfitzinger's 18/55 and ran a stupidly conservative 3:50, so no concerns about this one. Training has been great so far. No issues. I have a couple of 50 mile weeks in the books, along with a 20-miler. This week is fairly easy, next week is a rest week, and then I get five consecutive hard weeks, but nothing I can't handle. Then the taper.

Now for the issue. Mrs. K has developed a miniscus tear in her knee. She had to take last week completely off and is going to see her PT tomorrow. I suspect that she is going to have to bail on this event, as there's no point in her doing it if a BQ is not in play. I do not give a rip about my marathon PR, so I will most likely bail as well. Probably I'll target a fall half, like the Fargo mini, to try to shoot for sub-100 instead.

I don't know what it is about me and the marathon. I like the distance and I enjoy training for it, but the event itself is sort of anti-climatic and I just can't bring myself to worry too much about my time. I think the half is my ideal distance. I care way more about my HM PR than my full PR for whatever reason. It's strange to me that I can get this far into a marathon program and just nonchalantly drop out.

To be clear, this is not burnout. I enjoyed Sunday's 16-miler, and I am actively looking forward to doing 14 on Wednesday morning, when it's supposed to be in the 50s here. That is going to be awesome and I can hardly wait. I just don't care about the race itself all that much. Not sure what's causing this.

 

[FUBAR]

Ivan, the zen marathoner.

 

[Hang 10]

Ivan, why not just do both? You could continue training for the marathon and run a half the month before. Win/win?

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Ivan, why not just do both? You could continue training for the marathon and run a half the month before. Win/win?

The Twin Cities full is on 10/3. The Fargo half is on 10/17. That combination is obviously not happening.

The main issue that I'm facing is the psychological one. I love running I've been doing 35+ mpw every week for the past bunch of years. I logged 102 10+ mile runs last year. It's just really strange all of the sudden to be not goal-motivated when I approach the big distance. Not sure what feedback I'm looking for here. Just sharing.

 

[FUBAR]

Ivan, why not just do both? You could continue training for the marathon and run a half the month before. Win/win?

The Twin Cities full is on 10/3. The Fargo half is on 10/17. That combination is obviously not happening.

The main issue that I'm facing is the psychological one. I love running I've been doing 35+ mpw every week for the past bunch of years. I logged 102 10+ mile runs last year. It's just really strange all of the sudden to be not goal-motivated when I approach the big distance. Not sure what feedback I'm looking for here. Just sharing.

If you don't crush the marathon, you could do both. You might not pr (but then, maybe you will) but you could do both.

 

[Nigel]

Kind of jealous of that mindset Ivan, running purely because you love to do so. That's a ton of 10+ runs with no race goal in mind. Good for you.

 

[Nigel]

And to add to that I partly run because I like to do so, or more specifically how I feel afterwards, but a big part of what gets me out there is the fear of sucking next time I run a race.

 

[Ned]

Ivan, the zen marathoner.

We all knew that the day he posted his 22 miler run on a friggin' track.

Good to see you're doing well, Ivan. Hope the wife's knee responds to PT.

 

[FUBAR]

I'm an idiot.

My right arm has been bothering me for a couple weeks now. I don't think anything is torn, but maybe a strain or something between the right shoulder and bicep. Enough that I don't sleep on it.

So what did we do for PT this morning? Upper body weights, curls, pullups, rower, shoulder raises, etc. It didn't hurt that much on most, but the rower was a bad idea (mostly once my elbow goes past my back on the pull). and now I'm already feeling it.

I also felt it a bit while swimming yesterday and riding this weekend, but not enough to stop doing anything.

I don't really want to go to the doctor's, but maybe it's not a bad idea?

 

[Hang 10]

I'm an idiot.

My right arm has been bothering me for a couple weeks now. I don't think anything is torn, but maybe a strain or something between the right shoulder and bicep. Enough that I don't sleep on it.

So what did we do for PT this morning? Upper body weights, curls, pullups, rower, shoulder raises, etc. It didn't hurt that much on most, but the rower was a bad idea (mostly once my elbow goes past my back on the pull). and now I'm already feeling it.

I also felt it a bit while swimming yesterday and riding this weekend, but not enough to stop doing anything.

I don't really want to go to the doctor's, but maybe it's not a bad idea?

If you have to ask...

 

[worrierking]

Ivan, Good luck to your wife with the meniscus. It may not be a big deal. 2Young is rehabbing from that now and several of us have had the scope for it. I also envy the ability to run just for the joy of it. My wife averages 25-30 miles per week like clockwork and hasn't run a race since 2010.

I am still having trouble with strava. Like the running ahead stats, I can't get the garmin stats to upload either. For some reason I am unable to process it. I am also having trouble with strava because I saw SteveC's training and I am unable to process it.

 

[FUBAR]

I'm an idiot.

My right arm has been bothering me for a couple weeks now. I don't think anything is torn, but maybe a strain or something between the right shoulder and bicep. Enough that I don't sleep on it.

So what did we do for PT this morning? Upper body weights, curls, pullups, rower, shoulder raises, etc. It didn't hurt that much on most, but the rower was a bad idea (mostly once my elbow goes past my back on the pull). and now I'm already feeling it.

I also felt it a bit while swimming yesterday and riding this weekend, but not enough to stop doing anything.

I don't really want to go to the doctor's, but maybe it's not a bad idea?

If you have to ask...

yeah, but when I can still do what I want to do, even with some discomfort...

 

[Hang 10]

I'm an idiot.

My right arm has been bothering me for a couple weeks now. I don't think anything is torn, but maybe a strain or something between the right shoulder and bicep. Enough that I don't sleep on it.

So what did we do for PT this morning? Upper body weights, curls, pullups, rower, shoulder raises, etc. It didn't hurt that much on most, but the rower was a bad idea (mostly once my elbow goes past my back on the pull). and now I'm already feeling it.

I also felt it a bit while swimming yesterday and riding this weekend, but not enough to stop doing anything.

I don't really want to go to the doctor's, but maybe it's not a bad idea?

If you have to ask...

yeah, but when I can still do what I want to do, even with some discomfort...

These days I'd err on the side of a wasted doctors visit even if it might not be serious. But making sure it doesn't become a bigger problem down the road. Just a more precautionary approach.

 

[ChiefD]

Chief - Did you submit a qualifying half marathon time to get into the highest start corral you can for Chicago? If not, I recommend that you do. The race can get crowded.

Juxt - thanks for the tip. Submitted my info and went from corral H to corral D. Gets me going about 20 minutes earlier.

Much appreciated!!

 

[Juxtatarot]

Chief - Did you submit a qualifying half marathon time to get into the highest start corral you can for Chicago? If not, I recommend that you do. The race can get crowded.

Juxt - thanks for the tip. Submitted my info and went from corral H to corral D. Gets me going about 20 minutes earlier.

Much appreciated!!

Awesome! The earlier start time will help if we get a hot day. Also, in D, you shouldn't have to worry about being behind a bunch of slower runners.

 

[tri-man 47]

I'm an idiot.

My right arm has been bothering me for a couple weeks now. I don't think anything is torn, but maybe a strain or something between the right shoulder and bicep. Enough that I don't sleep on it.

So what did we do for PT this morning? Upper body weights, curls, pullups, rower, shoulder raises, etc. It didn't hurt that much on most, but the rower was a bad idea (mostly once my elbow goes past my back on the pull). and now I'm already feeling it.

I also felt it a bit while swimming yesterday and riding this weekend, but not enough to stop doing anything.

I don't really want to go to the doctor's, but maybe it's not a bad idea?

As with my currently strained glute, I'm kind of resigned to the fact that a strain will just take 3-4 weeks to heal up. You could go to a doc, but they'll probably just tell you to rest and let it heal.

Ivan - interesting perspective! Of course, I'd advocate for the marathon and the HM two weeks later. It'd be frustrating for your wife, though, if you ran the marathon even though she couldn't. Hopefully she heals up OK.

 

[2Young2BBald]

I'm an idiot.

My right arm has been bothering me for a couple weeks now. I don't think anything is torn, but maybe a strain or something between the right shoulder and bicep. Enough that I don't sleep on it.

So what did we do for PT this morning? Upper body weights, curls, pullups, rower, shoulder raises, etc. It didn't hurt that much on most, but the rower was a bad idea (mostly once my elbow goes past my back on the pull). and now I'm already feeling it.

I also felt it a bit while swimming yesterday and riding this weekend, but not enough to stop doing anything.

I don't really want to go to the doctor's, but maybe it's not a bad idea?

If you have to ask...

yeah, but when I can still do what I want to do, even with some discomfort...

Go to the Dr. I am 5 weeks post surgery and all but sure that continuing to train on a tare has made my recovery progress slower. Frankly, this blows.

 

[Ned]

I'm an idiot.

My right arm has been bothering me for a couple weeks now. I don't think anything is torn, but maybe a strain or something between the right shoulder and bicep. Enough that I don't sleep on it.

So what did we do for PT this morning? Upper body weights, curls, pullups, rower, shoulder raises, etc. It didn't hurt that much on most, but the rower was a bad idea (mostly once my elbow goes past my back on the pull). and now I'm already feeling it.

I also felt it a bit while swimming yesterday and riding this weekend, but not enough to stop doing anything.

I don't really want to go to the doctor's, but maybe it's not a bad idea?

If you have to ask...

yeah, but when I can still do what I want to do, even with some discomfort...

Go to the Dr. I am 5 weeks post surgery and all but sure that continuing to train on a tare has made my recovery progress slower. Frankly, this blows.

Hoping you turn the corner soon.

 

[2Young2BBald]

I'm an idiot.

My right arm has been bothering me for a couple weeks now. I don't think anything is torn, but maybe a strain or something between the right shoulder and bicep. Enough that I don't sleep on it.

So what did we do for PT this morning? Upper body weights, curls, pullups, rower, shoulder raises, etc. It didn't hurt that much on most, but the rower was a bad idea (mostly once my elbow goes past my back on the pull). and now I'm already feeling it.

I also felt it a bit while swimming yesterday and riding this weekend, but not enough to stop doing anything.

I don't really want to go to the doctor's, but maybe it's not a bad idea?

If you have to ask...

yeah, but when I can still do what I want to do, even with some discomfort...

Go to the Dr. I am 5 weeks post surgery and all but sure that continuing to train on a tare has made my recovery progress slower. Frankly, this blows.

Hoping you turn the corner soon.

Thanks, part of the issue is I way over estimated my healing powers. I have typically been a very quick healer, but this time seems different (getting old is what really blows). I see the doc tomorrow and I am hoping he feels I am progressing well. I did walk 3 miles yesterday with only minimal pain and no issues this morning.

 

[Ned]

On the cross training front... anyone ever do hollow rock? I just added that to my rotation today - Wow, that's a great exercise.

 

[Sand]

Ivan, Good luck to your wife with the meniscus. It may not be a big deal. 2Young is rehabbing from that now and several of us have had the scope for it. I also envy the ability to run just for the joy of it. My wife averages 25-30 miles per week like clockwork and hasn't run a race since 2010.

I am still having trouble with strava. Like the running ahead stats, I can't get the garmin stats to upload either. For some reason I am unable to process it. I am also having trouble with strava because I saw SteveC's training and I am unable to process it.

How are you trying to upload Garmin data to Strava? What device do you have?