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I think I've got my running partner back in line, he showed up this a.m. and promised to show up Thursday.  Great un this morning, it's a 4 mile out and back, took the first 2 miles easy, then picked it up on the way back.  time was good for me (slow for others) of 36:50.   I did a 36:19 last week, my goal by the end of June is to go sub 36, which would be sub 9s.  Again, slow for others but an achievement for me.

Speaking of which, I am loosely following BarryP's 3:2:1 program.  More or less    3 slow easy recovery runs (usually 2), 2 medium runs (these are the 4 milers, one of which is tempo), and one long run.  Long is 3X short, medium is 2X short. 

Traditionally, I get in the 90-100 mp/month range and get my medium run to a 9:15 pace or so, then get injured, pull a calf or a hammy.  I am right at that spot now.  Ran about 90 last month, would like to run 100 - 110 this month.  So far, knock on wood, so good.....

What do you do on a daily or almost daily or weekly basis to prevent injuries?  Roll?  Stick?  Stretch?  Massage?  I need to do all of these more regularly

UGH! So sorry to hear.   Make sure you start PT on that quick before it stiffens up!

Hii everyone!  Been busy being sick, then training thru it and dropping into bed exhausted!  My race is coming fast and I still have all this crap in my lungs making training challenging.  My HR tends to shoot up real fast.  

Everyone looks like they are hitting it pretty good!  Good job guys...keep it up.  Will check in again sometime before my race on the 18th

Hello all, to those sick or injuried....hurry back!!!

Chris, your answer to your massage/stretch question is I dont do much...I know I have to.  I am tight and very inflexible and I know I should be doing something probably more than anybody on here...

Now for my exciting news.....I got a garmin 310xt and used it today and works great....i even uploaded my workout on here.  So that is nice and secondly, I signed up and paid for the California 70.3 for next March.  I am pretty pumped but a little bit nervous.  I know I have a ton of work to do but I am confident I will do well.   

Have a nice rest of the week.   Hopefully, I ll see you on Sunday Chris if you are still racing.   

Brent

You're in the galapagos!!!  Get off BT!!!!!  Are you in Puerto Ayora or on a boat?

COngrats on the 310 and more so on signing up for Oceanside!   It was my first as well in 2007, did it again this year so if you have any questions...  well, I might be able to answer, but might not, LOL.   just don't let 'em tell you the run is "pancake flat."  It's not hilly, but that would be a funny looking pancake    Plenty of time to get ready for it.   Training over the winter can be hard, even here in sunny so cal.  So you may want to think about using Jorge's winter bike training program here.  I modified it to 2X week plus one outside ride (it's 4X / week) and while I didn't go as fast as I'd like, my percentage placing went up dramatically from '07 so I think everyone didn't go as fast as they'd like.

Yes, I'm looking forward to racing Redondo again.  Pic is on my blog, I will be wearing a black Redondo Tri sweatshirt in the a.m., my wife is a volunteer so I have to get there wicked early.  I'll be racing in black de soto shorts and top.

I know, right?  Turns out I just like food.

Even in IM training, when I was doing 40K swim months, 4-500 miles on the bike and 90 miles of running, my "IM weight" was still mid 220s

Yes, plug, plug, plug.  You'll do great at the 10K.  Just pace yourself.....

Good luck....see you Sunday (hopefully!)

Thanks.  That was my wife I high 5'd.  She coordinates the swim exit/run path.  Too bad we didn't meet up. I heard your girlfriend, I wasn't sure who said it.

Race went well, got passed by the 3d place clyde with about 1/3 mile to go (i didn't know he was third, I hadn't seen any other marked clydes), no way I could have caught him.  I thought maybe if he was first I could get on the podium...  but nope, missed it AGAIN by one spot and :45. 

My biking currently sucks, so my goal was to run a 17, and I ran 17:01 (without pacing it, it just happened), so very happy with that.  My best run at redondo and my best pace per mile in any tri.  

Hey guys, checking in.....  My biking over the weekend Saturday and in the race made me realize I have to get off my a$$ and get on the friggin bike.  So, this morning, against every inch of will in my body, I got up and rode the computrainer for 1:10.  Sooooo glad I did it.

So, for this week, what's the biggest thing holding you back, and what are you going to do about it??  I am going to get up Thursday and do it again on my new schedule.  Then ride long-ish Saturday (this is not so much of an issue)

Actually, for me, food and weight are the biggest thing, I should probably work on that too

2 things....my swim sucks....I am going to Rose Bowl Aquatic Center for some lessons.

secondly, I love FOOD!!!  How I can combat eating bad is doing a food diary (on Livestrong.com) and hold me accountable.    Eventually i hope to over come both these.

This week is a recovery week for me!!

I use the livestrong site to log calories and it has been instrumental.  I weigh and measure all my food.  In the beginning its a pain in the but now its second nature.   I also follow the Zone Diet with the 40/30/30 ratio.  That only changes when cardio is over an hour long.

T minus 3 days to my uphill race.  Leaving fo Lake Placid tomorrow.  I love vacations

Good luck Seren!!!!