Girl Passing on Left (FULL) (Page 123)

MDHillSlug - 2009-04-19 1:06 AM Good morning!

I had a great race; surpassed my pre-race expectations and put up a new PB! Based on last year's results I thought I had a solid chance at placing in my age group but I still missed out   I haven't seen the official results yet so I don't yet know how far back I was.

Congratulations Nicole!!  Fantastic job!!

Watched it a couple days back.  It is a must-see.  She has a fantastic voice and the video is both funny and touching.  I put a box of tissues in front of my wife before I hit the play button.  

Looks like I've got my knees back under control.  I had a few major knots in my quads that I had to release.  

The weather yesterday and today was gorgeous - sunny and 65.   I got in a nice bike ride yesterday and was out for a run late this morning.   Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

Morning...

I am having problems uploading my workouts as well (I don't get the same error message).  Have reported the problem...will let you know what they say.  How was your run?

Lisa...when you walk run, do you do 5 & 1's or 10 & 1's?  Also...how much "speed work" are you doing?  The walk/run plan is appealing...I am not very fast, but I don't want to become even slower.  Will check out that book from Bob Glover next time I am at the bookstore.

lufferly - 2009-04-17 6:08 PM

The Jeff Galloway's program looks interesting (recommends lots of crosstraining which would make it easier to incorporate the swim & bike part of my tri training). Do any of you have experience with Jeff Galloway's way of training (eg. using walk breaks - run 5 minutes & walk 1 minute). How long were you doing tri's before you attempted a HIM? Should I gain more experience by doing more Sprint and Olympic races before doing a HIM? Any words of wisdom ?

Karen, I walk/run all of my "runs" and it's worked out well for me coming from absolutely no running base a year ago. Besides Jeff Galloway, you might check out The Runners Handbook by Bob Glover.  The book has got a lot of really good information and some great walk/run plans for all distances. In training for my halfs, I used a plan from Smart Coach at Runners World. Looks like you have some great goals for the next 18 months!

Well said.  Wasn't there a lesson to be learned with that one...society is so quick to judge.  Loved looking at the expression on their faces once she started singing...

Hi everyone!  Hope you are having a good weekend.  I'm starting to feel a little more human again.  I got a decent bike ride in yesterday and a long-ish run this morning, so I accomplished my goals for the weekend.  And I'm spending the afternoon being lazy, catching up on Tivo and puttering.  I'm so glad I don't have to get on an airplane tomorrow!

How is everyone's training coming along?

Hi Nicole...I have had the Garmin 201, 205 and now the 405.  The 405 is the only one of the Garmin's that I have had the HR capability (used a Polar in the past).  Out of the three I would say I like the 405 the best (the 205 & 201 I was always having trouble locking onto the satellites).  The only downside maybe for the 405 is that it doesn't have the multisport function that the 205 had.  With the 405 I have to stop the workout and then manually change over to the bike or run function.  I was a little hesitant about the HR feature.  I know the earlier versions of the 305 had some problems, but the 405 has been great.  Thinking maybe in 6 months or so, purchasing the 310 xt (waterproof version of the 205/305), but would like to wait to see about the reviews and if it is worth the extra $$$.

Susie...I still cannot get into your training log (wanted to leave you a inspire).  I haven't forgotten about you.  Hope you had a good weekend.