Now if he could just get his stress level under control....
By the way, for the record, my heel was fine the whole time.
Totally. Me too.Hopefully I won’t get any lighter
Awesome, congrats.
Pure filth. Delicious, amazing filth.
If I was the 5th place guy, I'd be pretty aggravated. Top 5 finish and can't even get the satisfaction of winning your age group. Heck, can't even say he beat everyone older than him.Awesome, congrats.
And look at the ages of finishers 2-6
If you Google #2’s name you’ll find his running bio. I’d like another shot at him.Awesome, congrats.
And look at the ages of finishers 2-6
That's exactly what I was thinking. He didn't even finish 2nd in his AG.If I was the 5th place guy, I'd be pretty aggravated. Top 5 finish and can't even get the satisfaction of winning your age group. Heck, can't even say he beat everyone older than him.
Amazing performance by our protagonist.
Here is how I know I'm slow. I'm so far back in the pack, I've never googled another runner unless she was hot and I made note of her bib number.If you Google #2’s name you’ll find his running bio. I’d like another shot at him.
Everyone is different but I felt some very mild Flu symptoms after my 2nd Pfizer, took an aleve and a 20min nap and good as new.Wednesday 7 miles
Thursday Rest day
Friday 7 miles
Saturday rest day
Sunday 7 miles
Couldn't run for various reasons on Thursday and Saturday and I like my 7 mile route so I'll try this for a week. Taking the week off booze and no running Thursday or Friday because I've got my second Pfizer shot, will be eating clean and lots of fruits and vegetables leading up to it. Wife will be watching me closely to see how I do, she's already scared of needles so I want to try to avoid looking sick.
I'm going to need to see how Juxt's second shot went before I weigh in.Everyone is different but I felt some very mild Flu symptoms after my 2nd Pfizer, took an aleve and a 20min nap and good as new.
Fav part of a great run and write up. Glad the heel is cooperatingI always seem to have a short memory when it comes to what race effort feels like. It really is quite horrible.
Try using a kick board and practicing the breath timing, a lot easier to knock down the timing and comfort without worrying about arms.Just dropping-in to report that I suck at swimming, too.
As a kid I lived near/on Lake Huron, so my parents made me learn how to swim. All through my youth, even though I was totally comfortable in the water, I couldn't swim freestyle. Always had to revert to breast stroke.
Moved away from that when I was 12, and then didn't do any swimming (other than just horsing-around pools and lakes) ever again.
Fast-forward 35 years, and I still can't swim freestyle. Something about the breathing. Every time I turn my head to breathe, I can't get enough air in, or take in water, or both. Then, panic. And I have to stop and calm down.
So one hour of breast stroke yesterday, looking like a ####### noob in the pool with all the other lap swimmers doing what normal lap swimmers do. Maybe I'll just dog paddle next time to really get the full effect.
Sigh.
When can I run again? At least with running, I can look like a noob alone in the dark.
This describes my entire swimming experience over 46 yearsJust dropping-in to report that I suck at swimming, too.
As a kid I lived near/on Lake Huron, so my parents made me learn how to swim. All through my youth, even though I was totally comfortable in the water, I couldn't swim freestyle. Always had to revert to breast stroke.
Moved away from that when I was 12, and then didn't do any swimming (other than just horsing-around pools and lakes) ever again.
Fast-forward 35 years, and I still can't swim freestyle. Something about the breathing. Every time I turn my head to breathe, I can't get enough air in, or take in water, or both. Then, panic. And I have to stop and calm down.
So one hour of breast stroke yesterday, looking like a ####### noob in the pool with all the other lap swimmers doing what normal lap swimmers do. Maybe I'll just dog paddle next time to really get the full effect.
Sigh.
When can I run again? At least with running, I can look like a noob alone in the dark.
I'm a terrible swimmer. But I still did triathlons.Try using a kick board and practicing the breath timing, a lot easier to knock down the timing and comfort without worrying about arms.
I suck at swimming and could never swim freestyle but I made some minor improvements last few times I tried and the biggest thing was that I slowed way down. If you can't get enough air you are probably exerting too much. Try going cartoonishly slow and just focus on the breathing. Don't worry about the rhythm or getting your arms right or kicking, just work on face down face up breathe face down face up breathe. Then work in the rest of the movement and focus on kicking and breathing. Arms last imo.Just dropping-in to report that I suck at swimming, too.
As a kid I lived near/on Lake Huron, so my parents made me learn how to swim. All through my youth, even though I was totally comfortable in the water, I couldn't swim freestyle. Always had to revert to breast stroke.
Moved away from that when I was 12, and then didn't do any swimming (other than just horsing-around pools and lakes) ever again.
Fast-forward 35 years, and I still can't swim freestyle. Something about the breathing. Every time I turn my head to breathe, I can't get enough air in, or take in water, or both. Then, panic. And I have to stop and calm down.
So one hour of breast stroke yesterday, looking like a ####### noob in the pool with all the other lap swimmers doing what normal lap swimmers do. Maybe I'll just dog paddle next time to really get the full effect.
Sigh.
When can I run again? At least with running, I can look like a noob alone in the dark.
This makes more intuitive sense than my leg float suggestion.Try using a kick board and practicing the breath timing, a lot easier to knock down the timing and comfort without worrying about arms.
I thought we all agreed no more sexy talk.I made some minor improvements last few times I tried and the biggest thing was that I slowed way down. If you can't get enough air you are probably exerting too much. Try going cartoonishly slow and just focus on the breathing. Don't worry about the rhythm or getting your arms right or kicking, just work on face down face up breathe face down face up breathe. Then work in the rest of the movement and focus on kicking and breathing. Arms last imo.
Would you prefer not kicking and breathing, giannecro?I thought we all agreed no more sexy talk.
It takes a long time to get all the pieces right for freestyle swimming. As a kid, we spent all summer at a small family cottage near town. So I knew how to swim, right? First time in a swimming pool was an embarrassment - the six lane university pool didn't have rope lines, and I was drifting all over three lanes ...finished four laps and was exhausted. I've been on and off with the swimming over the past thirty years, but I'm still not even middle of the pack - and I still have to concentrate on all the different elements when I'm in the pool. I love swimming, but it taxes the brain. At least now, at our cottage, I can open water swim and get into a nice rhythm without having to worry about other swimmers, turns, etc.Just dropping-in to report that I suck at swimming, too.
As a kid I lived near/on Lake Huron, so my parents made me learn how to swim. All through my youth, even though I was totally comfortable in the water, I couldn't swim freestyle. Always had to revert to breast stroke.
Moved away from that when I was 12, and then didn't do any swimming (other than just horsing-around pools and lakes) ever again.
Fast-forward 35 years, and I still can't swim freestyle. Something about the breathing. Every time I turn my head to breathe, I can't get enough air in, or take in water, or both. Then, panic. And I have to stop and calm down.
So one hour of breast stroke yesterday, looking like a ####### noob in the pool with all the other lap swimmers doing what normal lap swimmers do. Maybe I'll just dog paddle next time to really get the full effect.
Sigh.
When can I run again? At least with running, I can look like a noob alone in the dark.
Again, no sexy talk.I'm just reading a story about...BBC for the first time...yowza.
This has already been highlighted but quoting it again because it's so true.I always seem to have a short memory when it comes to what race effort feels like. It really is quite horrible.
I was thinking about your cadence comment on my run today, because I think it's relevant for a lot of us especially as we age. Lots of people have a natural tendency to over-stride, so many times the "increase your cadence" advice is wise. But, as we get older our stride length has a natural tendency to decrease, and while I don't think we should fight that per se, we should also not exacerbate it. We want to avoid the situation where our top end speed is greatly limited by our musculature, which is where ISTM strength and flexibility come in.A final thing to mention is my cadence. In that 2018 PR half, my cadence was 192. This time I was about a minute faster but was at 185. I’m lighter and stronger and my stride length is longer. Hopefully I won’t get any lighter but I can get stronger and make further improvements with stride length. I hope to be successful this fall with faster times than these and this is the key, I think.
I've put on 5lbs from my "normal" weight of 165. But I've also added some upper-body bulk with the weight routine I've been trying to stick with.Also, wanted to break it out as its own comment, but I know exactly what you mean by "hopefully I won't get any lighter". While to people in here who fight weight the other way it seems like a flex or a finger-worthy comment, being preternaturally light can be kind of annoying at times too. You don't get any "free" speed by getting to race weight, because you're always more or less there. Sometimes when I increase my running my weight starts getting too low and I start debating whether I should just start eating garbage to try to counteract it a bit, as it's hard for me to eat healthy in enough quantities to balance the extra mileage. Don't want to out anybody, but there are one or two other guys in here that I suspect may be fighting some of the same issues.
Yes, I agree with all this. And, to be clear, I think increasing or decreasing cadence is a decision that each runner should decide on individually weighing the various pros and cons.I was thinking about your cadence comment on my run today, because I think it's relevant for a lot of us especially as we age. Lots of people have a natural tendency to over-stride, so many times the "increase your cadence" advice is wise. But, as we get older our stride length has a natural tendency to decrease, and while I don't think we should fight that per se, we should also not exacerbate it. We want to avoid the situation where our top end speed is greatly limited by our musculature, which is where ISTM strength and flexibility come in.
I thought we all agreed no more sexy talk.
Again, no sexy talk.
This is getting ridiculous.my pants starting to feel a little more tight.
Yeah, I've been aware of two related dynamics: First, my cadence is high (typically mid-180s; into 190s when I push tempo). Second, as I pass store windows, my stride length looks too stiff and short. So this fits what you're saying, @Dr_Zaius (including the aging factor). Given my height (6'3") and long legs, I feel like I have speed to be gained if I can improve the stride length. I hope to work on that now that the weather is warming and my summer schedule opens up considerably.I was thinking about your cadence comment on my run today, because I think it's relevant for a lot of us especially as we age. Lots of people have a natural tendency to over-stride, so many times the "increase your cadence" advice is wise. But, as we get older our stride length has a natural tendency to decrease, and while I don't think we should fight that per se, we should also not exacerbate it. We want to avoid the situation where our top end speed is greatly limited by our musculature, which is where ISTM strength and flexibility come in.
Been thinking very similar thoughts.Yeah, I've been aware of two related dynamics: First, my cadence is high (typically mid-180s; into 190s when I push tempo). Second, as I pass store windows, my stride length looks too stiff and short. So this fits what you're saying, @Dr_Zaius (including the aging factor). Given my height (6'3") and long legs, I feel like I have speed to be gained if I can improve the stride length. I hope to work on that now that the weather is warming and my summer schedule opens up considerably.
That's where your urban hill training on the bridge should help. (I think my recent issue here has been due to ramping up the elevation too quickly.)Been thinking very similar thoughts.
The IM shuffle restructure of my stride bank innaday got me to a nice cruising speed, especially for tris. But I feel like I can be driving the knees more now that I'm just running, and worry less about the shuffle and spinning quicker.