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 2005-11-09 4:08 PM |
Elite  2768     Raleigh |  Subject: I have a delima, what should I do???In 2006 I am going to do the Music city Mary again. this year I did the half and finished in 2:10. I have never did a full mary yet but have put in a lot of miles and have did 20 a few times. Should I: do the full mary just because I have never did one or should I do the half again and see how bad I can crush my this years time? I am leaning toward the half because I am so competitive. I ran 10 on a training run last week and did it in 1:35 so I know I could kill with some good speed work early in the spring. Music city isnt until April. What you think? |
| 2005-11-09 4:19 PM in reply to: #281841 |
Queen BTich 12411 , | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? Do what you feel like. You've got to WANT to do a marathon. You'll be miserable if you're doing it "just to do it" |
| 2005-11-09 4:20 PM in reply to: #281841 |
Elite 2421 | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? Heck, that's totally up to you. What could we offer? It all depends on your goals and your likes/dislikes. If you've always wanted to run a marathon, and see completeing one as a badge of honor, then that's the way you should go. If you like the idea of running as fast as you can (and like me, prefer to keep your long runs under two hours) then the half beckons. bts |
| 2005-11-09 4:43 PM in reply to: #281841 |
| Elite 2458 Livingston, MT | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? Any long distance triathlons after? If so, then do the half and use it as a training run. If not, do the full and see what happens. |
| 2005-11-09 4:45 PM in reply to: #281841 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? Yeah, what they said! Make up your own mind. Sometimes I wonder how you people decide when to go to the bathroom without first posting the question here on BT. |
| 2005-11-09 4:47 PM in reply to: #281917 |
| Elite 2458 Livingston, MT | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? the bear - 2005-11-09 1:45 PM Yeah, what they said! Make up your own mind. Sometimes I wonder how you people decide when to go to the bathroom without first posting the question here on BT. That gives me a great idea for a new poll  |
| 2005-11-09 5:27 PM in reply to: #281917 |
Master 1867 The real USC, in the ghetto of LA | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? the bear - 2005-11-09 4:45 PM Yeah, what they said! Make up your own mind. Sometimes I wonder how you people decide when to go to the bathroom without first posting the question here on BT. bear and the rest of BT, should i go to the bathroom? or should i hold it? |
| 2005-11-09 5:30 PM in reply to: #281841 |
Elite 2768 Raleigh | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? I wonder if there are any people on BT with thin skin???? |
| 2005-11-09 5:40 PM in reply to: #281954 |
Master 1867 The real USC, in the ghetto of LA | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? golfinggods - 2005-11-09 5:30 PM I wonder if there are any people on BT with thin skin???? i think its like when riding. when your new... you get sore... but then you go get used to it..... |
| 2005-11-09 5:57 PM in reply to: #281920 |
Elite 2421 | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? 2005-11-09 1:45 PM bear and the rest of BT, should i go to the bathroom? or should i hold it? Don't ask me that, I'll vote for you holding it until you have an embarassing accident. bts Edited by Brett 2005-11-09 5:58 PM |
| 2005-11-09 6:19 PM in reply to: #281951 |
| Elite 2458 Livingston, MT | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? tyrant - 2005-11-09 2:27 PM bear and the rest of BT, should i go to the bathroom? or should i hold it? Hold it... |
| 2005-11-09 8:43 PM in reply to: #281841 |
| 8763 Boulder, Colorado | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? The Half, no question. |
| 2005-11-09 8:45 PM in reply to: #281917 |
| 8763 Boulder, Colorado | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? I have to go - should I sit or stand? I can't decide. I'll wait for the reply....thanks for your help everyone! |
| 2005-11-10 8:00 AM in reply to: #281841 |
Pro 3705 Vestavia Hills | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? golfinggods - 2005-11-09 5:08 PM In 2006 I am going to do the Music city Mary again. this year I did the half and finished in 2:10. I have never did a full mary yet but have put in a lot of miles and have did 20 a few times. ... Music city isnt until April.What you think? What are your racing goals for 2006? I plan to do a marathon next season as well as a full century but only in that I would like accomplish and learn from each prior to potentially doing an IM in '07. If you have other goals for your '06 season, then focus the amount of effort you would spend on training for the 26.2 miles on accomplishing those ... e.g. if an adventure race then learning orienteering, if accomplishing a long trail run then running up mountain trails, etc. Guess the point is that you might want to decide upon your 2006 goals prior to deciding on which race or length you want to do. Just my uniformed opinion ... PS: All ... the answer is that you should hold it as loooooooong as possible. How many "sports" can you place that require that kind of determination when you are sitting at your desk? |
| 2005-11-10 9:34 AM in reply to: #281841 |
Coach 9167 Stairway to Seven | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? I usually sit. You can stand if you want. You decide. |
| 2005-11-10 9:39 AM in reply to: #281841 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? It doesn't take a poll "Should I stand or should I sit" For a guy it's very simple Gotta pee or gotta...
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| 2005-11-10 9:43 AM in reply to: #281841 |
Extreme Veteran 724 Delray Beach, FL | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? Finishing a marathon is such an incredible experience.... Plus you can still work on speed and look at your spilt times for half the distance Or... maybe you can find another half marathon and make it your B race.... So many choices Good Luck |
| 2005-11-10 9:43 AM in reply to: #282326 |
| 8763 Boulder, Colorado | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? What if you are in a bike race - you sit and go - so it's not always that simple. :-) |
| 2005-11-10 10:11 AM in reply to: #281841 |
Elite 2768 Raleigh | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? First I have to say wow Mike Ricci making mindless posts and he has a since of humor....lol You need to come out and hang in the COJ sometime and get your posting number up....lol Second. You know I have no desire to really do a full marathon other than to just say "I did a marathon" which sounds just as dumb as any other reason I guess. So doing a marathon is not really a biggie to me. I have 9 tri's next year none over OLY distance only 3 are important (so the rest are for the shirt and being used for training). I dont really see the point of doing a marathon for milage in April when I could be doing sprints and other speed building skills and then begin to taper for my tri's in late May. I will already have a good base of mile, I just need to get faster... Maybe my thinking is wrong in the training part but it sounds good I guess. Plus I think the rush of doing a hmary in 1:45 or less would rock way more than a mary in under 5 hours. Plus I guess I can always do a full mary later at the end of the year. Oh plus I say go when you got to go, it can cause bladder problems. No need to ask just quietly get up and leave the room, |
| 2005-11-10 10:21 AM in reply to: #282355 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? golfinggods - 2005-11-10 10:11 AM Plus I think the rush of doing a hmary in 1:45 or less would rock way more than a mary in under 5 hours. Plus I guess I can always do a full mary later at the end of the year. See that's what I'm talking about. How are we supposed to know your priorities, what appeals to your inner self, what drives you? Something of this nature is purely personal. Make up your own mind, you don't need us for that. BTW, if you're capable of a 1:45 HM, you should be shooting for a 3:45 (or faster!) mary, not five hours. Edited by the bear 2005-11-10 10:25 AM |
| 2005-11-10 10:30 AM in reply to: #281841 |
Elite 2768 Raleigh | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? |
| 2005-11-10 10:39 AM in reply to: #282377 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? golfinggods - 2005-11-10 10:30 AM OK I will make up my own mind.. There I just did it... Shooting for the 3:45 marathon? |
| 2005-11-10 10:50 AM in reply to: #282355 |
| 8763 Boulder, Colorado | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? Well thanks - I do have a sense of humor but with all the posts I answer on the Performance board, it doesn't leave my mind much else to think about. As for your situation - train like you are traiinng for the marathon, but race the 1/2. You will recover quicker and less chance of injury. If you get injured racing the marathon, then your tri season is done before it even begins. A 1:45 half is equal to about a 3:40 marathon - double + 10 minutes. How fast is your 10k so we can tell you how fast you should REALLY be running the 1/2 marathon? What is COJ? |
| 2005-11-10 10:55 AM in reply to: #282408 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? mikericci - 2005-11-10 10:50 AM What is COJ? Cup of Joe. A complete waste of time. They really need to let you out of that Performance closet more often, Ricci. |
| 2005-11-10 10:58 AM in reply to: #281841 |
Elite 2768 Raleigh | Subject: RE: I have a delima, what should I do??? Mike, I need to do a TT for a 10K to see, my last 10K was in a OLY in Sept and I have a meltdown and walked a lot of it so I dont count it. I ran last week 10miles at 1 hr 35 min first 5 low Zone2, with next 4 high zone3, then a 11 min cool down for the last mile. So I do not really have any good number to go on. I will do a TT near my house in the within the next week so I can see where I am and then we can figure time from there. Should I go all out LT on the TT and feel like I have nothing left or should I focus on doing it in a certain zone? all training get so so technical...lol way different from when I was in college and ran cross country, we just went out and ran hard as we could all the time. Oh COJ is cup of joe |
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