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 2016-01-12 12:46 PM in reply to: emcmino |
 1731     Denver, Colorado |  Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - ClosedOriginally posted by emcmino I love reading through all of the posts to see how everyone is doing!!! I am slowly starting my training while still struggling with some back issues. I am doing way more maintenance than training. Just a reminder to make sure you stretch, strengthen hips, and foam roll if you need to do those things. It may seem like a waste of time, but if it keeps you training then it is better than taking time off. I believe your maintenance will pay back when it comes to pure training. Yes - I think I need to focus on stretching and strengthening more. I decided to let go the race in two weeks and go to yoga class. My daughter just started yoga at her school and got a mat. So now I can borrow her mat - no more excuses  (PS Please tell me yoga is very, very, very beneficial.... I need motivation, as I have never been a yoga fan...) |
| 2016-01-12 12:49 PM in reply to: emcmino |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Wow, my spring and summer plans took an interesting turn. It's now going to look something like this: Feb: Begin marathon specific training, keep a fair amount of uphill (ski or on foot) travel with some weight bearing (in a backpack) June: Run marathon early (recover and switch to long easy and slow running and hiking) Ski Mountaineer Mt. Baker end of June July: Run my first Ultra! In Iceland! August - Sept: switch to short/fast/steep running for a series of short uphill oriented mountain races. |
| 2016-01-12 12:50 PM in reply to: Asalzwed |
| 1731 Denver, Colorado | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by Asalzwed Wow, my spring and summer plans took an interesting turn. It's now going to look something like this: Feb: Begin marathon specific training, keep a fair amount of uphill (ski or on foot) travel with some weight bearing (in a backpack) June: Run marathon early (recover and switch to long easy and slow running and hiking) Ski Mountaineer Mt. Baker end of June July: Run my first Ultra! In Iceland! August - Sept: switch to short/fast/steep running for a series of short uphill oriented mountain races. I am soooo excited for the Iceland!!! I would love to the even a tiny 5K in there... Awesome list! |
| 2016-01-12 1:07 PM in reply to: Asalzwed |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by Asalzwed Wow, my spring and summer plans took an interesting turn. It's now going to look something like this: Feb: Begin marathon specific training, keep a fair amount of uphill (ski or on foot) travel with some weight bearing (in a backpack) June: Run marathon early (recover and switch to long easy and slow running and hiking) Ski Mountaineer Mt. Baker end of June July: Run my first Ultra! In Iceland! August - Sept: switch to short/fast/steep running for a series of short uphill oriented mountain races. Looks EPIC! |
| 2016-01-12 1:11 PM in reply to: Asalzwed |
Regular 980 Caerphilly, Wales, uk. | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by Asalzwed A new iclandic airline just started flying to the us via Iceland from my local airport. They are offering flights to Iceland for as low as 35 pound (50 dollars ish). It's on my to do list Wow, my spring and summer plans took an interesting turn. It's now going to look something like this: Feb: Begin marathon specific training, keep a fair amount of uphill (ski or on foot) travel with some weight bearing (in a backpack) June: Run marathon early (recover and switch to long easy and slow running and hiking) Ski Mountaineer Mt. Baker end of June July: Run my first Ultra! In Iceland! August - Sept: switch to short/fast/steep running for a series of short uphill oriented mountain races.  |
| 2016-01-12 1:41 PM in reply to: emcmino |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by emcmino I love reading through all of the posts to see how everyone is doing!!! I am slowly starting my training while still struggling with some back issues. I am doing way more maintenance than training. Just a reminder to make sure you stretch, strengthen hips, and foam roll if you need to do those things. It may seem like a waste of time, but if it keeps you training then it is better than taking time off. This seems to be more and more true with each year I tack on to my existence! Glad to hear you are able to start easing back into training. Patience, patience. |
| 2016-01-12 1:42 PM in reply to: Asalzwed |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by Asalzwed Wow, my spring and summer plans took an interesting turn. It's now going to look something like this: Feb: Begin marathon specific training, keep a fair amount of uphill (ski or on foot) travel with some weight bearing (in a backpack) June: Run marathon early (recover and switch to long easy and slow running and hiking) Ski Mountaineer Mt. Baker end of June July: Run my first Ultra! In Iceland! August - Sept: switch to short/fast/steep running for a series of short uphill oriented mountain races. Very exciting, good stuff! |
| 2016-01-12 1:53 PM in reply to: 0 |
| 93 Chicago, Illinois | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by marysia83 Originally posted by emcmino I love reading through all of the posts to see how everyone is doing!!! I am slowly starting my training while still struggling with some back issues. I am doing way more maintenance than training. Just a reminder to make sure you stretch, strengthen hips, and foam roll if you need to do those things. It may seem like a waste of time, but if it keeps you training then it is better than taking time off. I believe your maintenance will pay back when it comes to pure training. Yes - I think I need to focus on stretching and strengthening more. I decided to let go the race in two weeks and go to yoga class. My daughter just started yoga at her school and got a mat. So now I can borrow her mat - no more excuses (PS Please tell me yoga is very, very, very beneficial.... I need motivation, as I have never been a yoga fan...) Yoga tends to help me quite a bit, and I always feel great after doing it, but I hate doing it. I will only do it at home alone since doing it in public would be quite embarrassing. I am that inflexible. You know it is really bad when a triathlete is embarrassed since we generally have no problem wearing spandex suits in front of a lot of people. Worse than yoga is Foam Rolling your IT bands. I have been trying to do a little everyday, and it is starting to get better. I had a terrible knot on the left side and it was terrible. Edited by emcmino 2016-01-12 1:59 PM |
| 2016-01-12 2:01 PM in reply to: emcmino |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by emcmino Originally posted by marysia83 Yoga tends to help me quite a bit, and I always feel great after doing it, but I hate doing it. I will only do it at home alone since doing it in public would be quite embarrassing. I am that inflexible. You know it is really bad when a triathlete is embarrassed since we generally have no problem wearing spandex suits in front of a lot of people. Originally posted by emcmino I love reading through all of the posts to see how everyone is doing!!! I am slowly starting my training while still struggling with some back issues. I am doing way more maintenance than training. Just a reminder to make sure you stretch, strengthen hips, and foam roll if you need to do those things. It may seem like a waste of time, but if it keeps you training then it is better than taking time off. I believe your maintenance will pay back when it comes to pure training. Yes - I think I need to focus on stretching and strengthening more. I decided to let go the race in two weeks and go to yoga class. My daughter just started yoga at her school and got a mat. So now I can borrow her mat - no more excuses (PS Please tell me yoga is very, very, very beneficial.... I need motivation, as I have never been a yoga fan...) Worse than yoga is Foam Rolling your IT bands. I have been trying to do a little everyday, and it is starting to get better. I had a terrible knot on the left side and it was terrible. I do yoga at home as well, although I haven't in a while and need to get back at it. I subscribe to the Jasyoga videos. For $4.99 a month there are lots of options and it's geared toward runners/athletes. |
| 2016-01-12 2:13 PM in reply to: 0 |
Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by emcminoI love reading through all of the posts to see how everyone is doing!!! I am slowly starting my training while still struggling with some back issues. I am doing way more maintenance than training. Just a reminder to make sure you stretch, strengthen hips, and foam roll if you need to do those things. It may seem like a waste of time, but if it keeps you training then it is better than taking time off. Sir Yes Sir!!! I am one of those people and I need lots of nagging too. Stace Face? Hello? Maria - yoga CAN be beneficial, again depending on what your needs are. Make sure your instructor knows you're a beginner and if s/he isn't providing direction (usually to the whole class but they'll usually check on you a couple times if they know) how to modify, it's not the class for you. The yoga I do at home is very specifically tailored to what I need to do. I STILL can't use BT in Chrome. Don't get the RTE/WYSIWYG bar nor will it recognize (most of) my BBCode. argh Edited by IndoIronYanti 2016-01-12 2:17 PM |
| 2016-01-12 2:35 PM in reply to: Asalzwed |
Master 2429 Falls Church, Virginia | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by Asalzwed Wow, my spring and summer plans took an interesting turn. It's now going to look something like this: Feb: Begin marathon specific training, keep a fair amount of uphill (ski or on foot) travel with some weight bearing (in a backpack) June: Run marathon early (recover and switch to long easy and slow running and hiking) Ski Mountaineer Mt. Baker end of June July: Run my first Ultra! In Iceland! August - Sept: switch to short/fast/steep running for a series of short uphill oriented mountain races. That sounds wonderful! Everyone who goes to Iceland seems to have fantastic pictures and even better stories! |
| 2016-01-12 2:39 PM in reply to: Richardsdrr |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by Richardsdrr Originally posted by Asalzwed A new iclandic airline just started flying to the us via Iceland from my local airport. They are offering flights to Iceland for as low as 35 pound (50 dollars ish). It's on my to do list Wow, my spring and summer plans took an interesting turn. It's now going to look something like this: Feb: Begin marathon specific training, keep a fair amount of uphill (ski or on foot) travel with some weight bearing (in a backpack) June: Run marathon early (recover and switch to long easy and slow running and hiking) Ski Mountaineer Mt. Baker end of June July: Run my first Ultra! In Iceland! August - Sept: switch to short/fast/steep running for a series of short uphill oriented mountain races. GO! I've been in fact, just a few months ago. I am not the type to do the same trips/traveling over and over as this is a great big world with LOTS to explore but Iceland is worth a second visit, within a year. It will especially be good with the exceptionally long days. |
| 2016-01-12 2:46 PM in reply to: Asalzwed |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Hmmmm in regard to maintenance I think it all depends on the person and specifically what you are trying to accomplish. I don't stretch and I don't foam roll. I think the breathing part of yoga could be a nice addition as well as the self care aspect but I choose to spend my precious time other ways in my training. The things I do that I consider preventative are warming up and cooling down for hard workouts and races, working on core strength (specifically because it's a weakness in my running when I don't keep up on it) and taking time off throughout my season (and as needed in a training block.) |
| 2016-01-12 2:59 PM in reply to: rrrunner |
Champion 14677 Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by rrrunner Originally posted by Asalzwed Wow, my spring and summer plans took an interesting turn. It's now going to look something like this: Feb: Begin marathon specific training, keep a fair amount of uphill (ski or on foot) travel with some weight bearing (in a backpack) June: Run marathon early (recover and switch to long easy and slow running and hiking) Ski Mountaineer Mt. Baker end of June July: Run my first Ultra! In Iceland! August - Sept: switch to short/fast/steep running for a series of short uphill oriented mountain races. Looks EPIC! Wow, and ICELAND!!!!! |
| 2016-01-12 9:05 PM in reply to: Asalzwed |
Expert 2811 | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by Asalzwed Hmmmm in regard to maintenance I think it all depends on the person and specifically what you are trying to accomplish. I don't stretch and I don't foam roll. I think the breathing part of yoga could be a nice addition as well as the self care aspect but I choose to spend my precious time other ways in my training. The things I do that I consider preventative are warming up and cooling down for hard workouts and races, working on core strength (specifically because it's a weakness in my running when I don't keep up on it) and taking time off throughout my season (and as needed in a training block.) I am also in the I don't stretch, I don't do yoga, I don't like to use the foam roller. I do love massage though, usually about once a month I go, then give it a rest day to sink in. |
| 2016-01-12 9:37 PM in reply to: IndoIronYanti |
| Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by IndoIronYanti Originally posted by emcminoI love reading through all of the posts to see how everyone is doing!!! I am slowly starting my training while still struggling with some back issues. I am doing way more maintenance than training. Just a reminder to make sure you stretch, strengthen hips, and foam roll if you need to do those things. It may seem like a waste of time, but if it keeps you training then it is better than taking time off. Sir Yes Sir!!! I am one of those people and I need lots of nagging too. Stace Face? Hello? Maria - yoga CAN be beneficial, again depending on what your needs are. Make sure your instructor knows you're a beginner and if s/he isn't providing direction (usually to the whole class but they'll usually check on you a couple times if they know) how to modify, it's not the class for you. The yoga I do at home is very specifically tailored to what I need to do. I STILL can't use BT in Chrome. Don't get the RTE/WYSIWYG bar nor will it recognize (most of) my BBCode. argh Yeah, similar thoughts here as to earlier ones that came up with strength training. Comes up with things like P90X, Insanity or Crossfit. It's not about the program, but the specific moves or poses done during that time and how well they match up to the needs of the individual. All of these can contain some moves that could be helpful to people in other activities. It's not necessarily the same movements for everyone either. And they have to actually do the ones they need. Could go ahead and try it, see what happens. I wouldn't be missing run workouts or placing a high priority on it just yet though. I can't say that this type of things has helped my running. Others have seen some improvement. |
| 2016-01-13 5:27 AM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 8250 Eugene, Oregon Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 Geez, I just can't keep up. Crazy week at work and I am struggling a bit in training. Basically, my butt hurts. Not anything specific but the combo of the long flight and some high-resistance bike work plus transitioning back to my tri bike (I was riding a road bike out of aero at home on the trainer) has been a pain in the a$$! RE Moving things around. When I used "canned" plans, I generally had to move things around anyway to reflect when I could do various workouts. Because of pool and gym hours, heat, my work schedule, street lighting, traffic, etc. I have pretty tight windows of time when I can do different workouts. I did try not to put really long/hard workouts too close together, to facilitate recovery. On the one hand, there is often a reason why certain workouts, especially key workouts, are scheduled where they are in a week. On the other, it's probably more important that you DO the key workouts than when you do them. One thing I don't like about many plans is that there's not aways enough information given to understand what the key workouts are, and the rationale for ordering them the way they are, particularly for someone without much background in the sport. In working with a coach, normally you would let them know any constraints or preferences you have on when you can do various workouts, and they will take that into account when creating your training plans. (I have so many constraints that it's one reason I wanted my own coach--just got tired of flipping around training plans all the time!) You'd also let them know if those parameters changed either short-term or long-term. Occasionally I get my weekly schedule and I can see that something just won't work as written that week because of travel or work commitments, for example, or maybe something like a pool closure comes up on a given day and necessitates a switch. Normally I'll e-mail the changes I want to make, or just move them around on Training Peaks, ask her to take a look to make sure I haven't done something inadvisable, and she'll let me know what she thinks. |
| 2016-01-13 5:43 AM in reply to: cdban66 |
| 50 Munich, Bayern | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Happy Wednesday Manatees! Tuesday is my day off so I had to do some catch up here. Sorry for the wall of text. :D In backwards chronological order: Originally posted by popsracer I got a call last night from my oncologist. As an alternative to surgery there is a new drug approved by the FDA to fight other types of cancer that has been approved for clinical trials for what I have. Problem is that some folks in the trial get a placebo. If it does grow by 20% and you were on a placebo they will then put you on the drug. Another benefit is that it attacks the tumor(s) at a microscopic level so if there is something in there as yet undetected it will work against that too. I can afford to let the thing grow a little bit before surgery is required so I am considering this option though we do not really know how much growth before it starts to interfere with functions. Kind of a crap shoot and not really sure what to do at this point. Also, since I am currently resting up for surgery I am not doing any training. If that surgery is no longer on the immediate horizon I can get off the DL. Steve: I wish you the best, you are on my mind regularly. Originally posted by Asalzwed I had a solid race on Saturday, especially given a pretty hard training week (specifically a TON of vertical. From Saturday to Saturday I think I exceeded 15,000' vert) Then I headed out to the mountains and conquered a mountain that has eluded me a bit on a 30K splitboard tour. Splitboard/cross country/skimo touring is an excellent workout that very much simulates running but much lower impact.
That looks so amazing!!! I haven't seen so much snow since my childhood! Originally posted by StaceyK To add to some good news (kind of) - A Fire Update They have the massive brushfire contained (but not yet controlled). They believe that it will most likely smoulder for months, with flare ups being a problem for months until we get some good soaking rain. It came within less than a mile of destroying a second town but they managed to stop it. In the not so good news it destroyed at least 140 properties, killed 2 elderly gentlemen and destroyed an entire town. It burnt an area bigger than the city of Sydney. Nice to hear it is over.  Originally posted by laffinrock... I'm training for my first HM too. It's in mid-March and runs along the edge of Zion National Park in Utah. I can't believe I'm gonna do this. Back in 2014, one of the Manatees (maybe Ann-Marie??) mentioned wanting to do this race, which made me decide to do it in Spring 2015. I had to roll it over to this year because of injury. This race has become really important to me. Because of my current situation, my training is something that keeps me focused on goals and gets me out of the house and away from the self-pity that sometimes sets in... That sounds great! I hope you will enjoy your race as much as I do mine. Originally posted by marysia83 I love how sports and training make us experts in different areas, for example biology/anatomy... I have some minor pain in the upper leg and based my comparing the pics to the "geography" of my leg it looks like it's biceps femoris. I agree! I have learned so much about pretty much everything "body" related since I started this journey, it is unbelievable. Originally posted by emcmino Originally posted by marysia83 Originally posted by emcmino I love reading through all of the posts to see how everyone is doing!!! I am slowly starting my training while still struggling with some back issues. I am doing way more maintenance than training. Just a reminder to make sure you stretch, strengthen hips, and foam roll if you need to do those things. It may seem like a waste of time, but if it keeps you training then it is better than taking time off. I believe your maintenance will pay back when it comes to pure training. Yes - I think I need to focus on stretching and strengthening more. I decided to let go the race in two weeks and go to yoga class. My daughter just started yoga at her school and got a mat. So now I can borrow her mat - no more excuses (PS Please tell me yoga is very, very, very beneficial.... I need motivation, as I have never been a yoga fan...) Yoga tends to help me quite a bit, and I always feel great after doing it, but I hate doing it. I will only do it at home alone since doing it in public would be quite embarrassing. I am that inflexible. You know it is really bad when a triathlete is embarrassed since we generally have no problem wearing spandex suits in front of a lot of people. Worse than yoga is Foam Rolling your IT bands. I have been trying to do a little everyday, and it is starting to get better. I had a terrible knot on the left side and it was terrible. I love stretching (Yoga) I try to do a couple of minutes every day (I have my routine from back of my Karate days), I tried Foam rolling, it didn't do much for me. I've found that stretching early in the morning (waaaay before workouts) and after workouts is the best for me. If I stretch just before a workout I usually make everything worse. Originally posted by amd723 Happy Monday Manatees! Hope everyone had a good one! Winter seems to have finally arrived to all of the states, including Florida! Of course, our winter is a bit different from what Mary ran through this weekend. Man, that is some seriously cold weather, good job getting out there! In other news, I had a really fun race. For those with time on their hands, here's the race report! Really nice (and long) race report, I really enjoyed reading it, thank you for sharing. I must admit on my last (third) HM I did the same thing as Freeman, I saw a girl who was running with a slightly higher pace then mine, so I started following here. She did all the weaving and accelerating past the other contestants, so I didn't have to use my brain, I just could blindly follow her for about 1.5 kms. I got a couple of nasty looks from her, when she decided to slow down and let me pass I sprinted off. Following her was really helpful, but I will try to avoid something like this the next time. If I could I would like to apologies from that girl, but I can't. So, can I apologies in the name of Freeman from you? Originally posted by Hot Runner Congrats on getting out in the cold! When I was a student I spent a semester in Harbin, China, up near the border with Russia, and really did run pretty much every morning, down to about -20 C. I think I was running in a thermal base layer, wool turtleneck, wool sweater, and light wind jacket, plus run tights and sweats, hat, gloves under mittens, and vaseline all over my face. It wasn't very fast running, but I remember those cold, clear mornings as some of the most beautiful runs I've ever done--sometimes through a small forest at a forestry college near where I was studying or the botanical gardens, and sometimes along an abandoned railroad line through town that all the runners, snowshoers, and dog walkers used for exercise. It was amazing, considering not only the cold, but that this was China in the late 80's and the economy wasn't that developed yet--I had lots of company on those runs! If your butt feels cold, I suggest a pair of compression shorts or capris underneath winter tights. They not only help keep your legs from cramping (I tend to have issues with hamstrings cramping when it's cold) but also give the butt an extra later of warmth. That sounds so awesome! I've never been to Asia, but I would love to see their training methods, I think they know a couple of things that would be beneficial for my training. Originally posted by marysia83 It's official: I'm crazy. It was super cold today, 13 degrees, and I went running. After not having enough sleep last night (friend's b-day party). When I finished my run it was 10 degrees. Okey, if you told me a year ago I would be running in a freezing conditions, I would laugh to death. For me less than 60 degrees disqualified going for a run. And here I am today, running in the snow, bit of ice here and there, hitting my frozen chicks. I only had two long-sleeve shirts and it felt pretty perfect. My butt was freezing though. And you know what...? I actually enjoyed it! I talked to my brother and we both decided that running in cold is wayyyyy better than when it's hot and humid (oh Chicago...). Here are some pics. Not as spectacular as Adrienne's, but hey - it's winter I hope all racers from this weekend had a great time! Love the pics! Originally posted by lisac957 GUYS I WAS CLEARED TO RUN THIS MORNING!!! With a few caveats... need to wear an ankle brace, start slow, very low volume, etc. My log today has all the details but I think I'm going to stick with the AMT elliptical until my range of motion returns, etc. etc. etc. - but this is such a huge step in my recovery. HAPPY GIRL I am glad for you! I hope you will have a speedy recovery. Originally posted by Atlantia My Aunt B was discharged from hospital, but with no real diagnosis as to what is causing the infections/sepsis. Frustrating, but at least she's home and no longer critical. Thanks for all the thoughts for her! It is good to hear that she is no longer critical, I hope she will get a proper diagnosis soon. - I was at my first swim training ever on Monday. The Head Coach asked me to join their masters training for an evaluation. After a couple of rounds we decided I move down a spot to beginners, I got a pool for myself and swam a couple of laps on my own, distance is probably between 250-500m total, which wasn't that much, but I got out of the pool after 30 mins to look at the masters, there were some incredibly good swimmers there (I guess this is the official masters competition swim team of the region), I saw a couple of swimmers there who had such good techniques as Mr. Phelps (and the other Olympians) or at least I thought so. I managed to eat myself up to my desired weight (go Tortilla de patatas!) and I am looking forward to my week of training (Tuesday is my day off), it is snowing around here, but it melts almost immediately. I will try to do some sprints today. |
| 2016-01-13 5:56 AM in reply to: Lighttower |
Master 8250 Eugene, Oregon Bronze member | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Who knows....I never trained with any elites. Just don't try the caterpillar fungus. Not sure how much you follow distance running, but at one time there was a group of elite female Chinese runners under a coach named Ma called "Ma's Army" who dominated several world championships. He swore by caterpillar fungus. One of my running buddies gave me some as a joke (this was later, when I was working in Beijing and not in very good shape). Out of curiosity and to help my students learn about the scientific method, I conducted an n=1 study on myself, with 5K time trials before/after 2 weeks of that stuff. Conclusions: 1. It doesn't work as a performance enhancing drug/supplement, at least not for me. 2. Even if it did, you wouldn't want to eat it. Looks disgusting and tastes worse. Very not worth it. For legal doping, stick with beets or, better yet, caffeine! |
| 2016-01-13 7:01 AM in reply to: Hot Runner |
| 50 Munich, Bayern | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by Hot Runner Thank you for the advice! I will avoid it, along with Sea cucumbers, bird's nest soup, shark fin soup and Century eggs. :-D I agree about beets and caffeine though! And carbohydrates, best type of fuel there is! |
| 2016-01-13 7:13 AM in reply to: Atlantia |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by Atlantia Originally posted by Asalzwed That sounds wonderful! Everyone who goes to Iceland seems to have fantastic pictures and even better stories! Wow, my spring and summer plans took an interesting turn. It's now going to look something like this: Feb: Begin marathon specific training, keep a fair amount of uphill (ski or on foot) travel with some weight bearing (in a backpack) June: Run marathon early (recover and switch to long easy and slow running and hiking) Ski Mountaineer Mt. Baker end of June July: Run my first Ultra! In Iceland! August - Sept: switch to short/fast/steep running for a series of short uphill oriented mountain races. So true! |
| 2016-01-13 7:22 AM in reply to: Hot Runner |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by Hot Runner Who knows....I never trained with any elites. Just don't try the caterpillar fungus. Not sure how much you follow distance running, but at one time there was a group of elite female Chinese runners under a coach named Ma called "Ma's Army" who dominated several world championships. He swore by caterpillar fungus. One of my running buddies gave me some as a joke (this was later, when I was working in Beijing and not in very good shape). Out of curiosity and to help my students learn about the scientific method, I conducted an n=1 study on myself, with 5K time trials before/after 2 weeks of that stuff. Conclusions: 1. It doesn't work as a performance enhancing drug/supplement, at least not for me. 2. Even if it did, you wouldn't want to eat it. Looks disgusting and tastes worse. Very not worth it. For legal doping, stick with beets or, better yet, caffeine! Maybe we need to add that to our tag lines. "Fachmie, it's Whopper time" and "Don't eat the caterpillar fungus!" |
| 2016-01-13 7:25 AM in reply to: Hot Runner |
Member 2098 Simsbury, Connecticut | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed for any of the new people here, Adrienne has the BEST pictures. OMG that snow - I'm so jealous!! Not to mention - ICELAND. Can't wait for those pics! Things are picking up at work and I'm having a hard time keeping up here! YIKES. Mary I saw you are training for the HM in Zion - that sounds AWESOME. let's see quick recap: Yoga - I'd love to - no time Scheduling - winter is always a challenge but my new coach seems amenable to last minute changes. In the summer I've been known to switch running and biking because I'll run in the rain - bike, not so much. Lisa congrats on the run clearance! Steve - Mary and Yanti said it best. You're in my thoughts. well back to work peeps. |
| 2016-01-13 8:59 AM in reply to: jmkizer |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by jmkizer Originally posted by Hot Runner Who knows....I never trained with any elites. Just don't try the caterpillar fungus. Not sure how much you follow distance running, but at one time there was a group of elite female Chinese runners under a coach named Ma called "Ma's Army" who dominated several world championships. He swore by caterpillar fungus. One of my running buddies gave me some as a joke (this was later, when I was working in Beijing and not in very good shape). Out of curiosity and to help my students learn about the scientific method, I conducted an n=1 study on myself, with 5K time trials before/after 2 weeks of that stuff. Conclusions: 1. It doesn't work as a performance enhancing drug/supplement, at least not for me. 2. Even if it did, you wouldn't want to eat it. Looks disgusting and tastes worse. Very not worth it. For legal doping, stick with beets or, better yet, caffeine! Maybe we need to add that to our tag lines. "Fachmie, it's Whopper time" and "Don't eat the caterpillar fungus!" One wouldn't think anyone would have to be reminded not to eat caterpillar fungus |
| 2016-01-13 9:00 AM in reply to: ceilidh |
Champion 10550 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: Manatee Mentors 2016 - Closed Originally posted by ceilidh Originally posted by rrrunner Originally posted by Asalzwed Wow, my spring and summer plans took an interesting turn. It's now going to look something like this: Feb: Begin marathon specific training, keep a fair amount of uphill (ski or on foot) travel with some weight bearing (in a backpack) June: Run marathon early (recover and switch to long easy and slow running and hiking) Ski Mountaineer Mt. Baker end of June July: Run my first Ultra! In Iceland! August - Sept: switch to short/fast/steep running for a series of short uphill oriented mountain races. Looks EPIC! Wow, and ICELAND!!!!! Sooooo envious of your trip, Salty - Iceland is on my bucket list of places I absolutely MUST visit one day! |
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