SWBKRUN Mentor Group-"Off Season?" What is that?!! (Page 14)

Hello All.... Hope everyone had a good weekend. I put up a quick RR for my 10k. Not much to it though. Was so good!! It's amazing how much more a race atmosphere can push you. All the people around cherring, the volunteers,etc. For whatever reason ,something inside of me doesn't/can't push myself as hard while training.
I had really hoped to go under 1hr, as my best in run in training had been 1hr 3min. When I heard my garmin ring at 10k I saw 57:11..Blown away!!
The race ran a little long. Watch said 10.22km and 58min12sec was offical time. But all good.
I was very happy for my wife as she ran amazing for her, and just as importantly, she beat our brother-in-law over the 5km they ran. Its great to have her on board now too, except she's cutting into my training time!!
Now time to find Suzie!

Usually with distances you have to watch out for running all over the course, you would be surprised how much it adds when you swerve around the course and don't run a straight line.

I can never push myself as hard in training as I can in a race either. Usually my training times are not even close to my race times. I think mentally I just need a really good reason to push that hard, and only a race gives me a good enough reason   Congrats to your wife too, Trevor!

The most I did was wear 2 swim caps. That helped a lot, I highly recommend it to anyone who swims in cold water.  A few people had the neoprene booties and swim caps that covered their ears.  One guy put vasaline on his face and neck.  And they allowed us to wade out and have a water start, so of course I peed in the wet suit. That helps a lot

That is fantastic Trevor!   There is nothing like a great crowd to distract and motivate you!  And pass along our contratulations to your wife as well.  Soon she'll be beating you, better watch out!!!

Edited by tahrens 2009-04-20 9:24 AM

I would be careful, you don't want to hurt it to where it puts you out of training for awhile.  I hurt my toes a lot when I used to do Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and it always seemed to talk a long time to heal correctly.

My bad deleted those splits, that was someone else I was tracking, there isn't any info for Suzy yet....

Edited by dalessit 2009-04-20 9:43 AM

THIS IS SO COOL!  A few days ago I had no idea who Suzy was.  Now...I got the video up on one monitor, her splits up on another....I WANNA JUMP THROUGH THE WALLS OF MY OFFICE>>>>>   GO SUZY!!!!!!   HOLY COW I"M PUMPED

hmm, what to put in here now...

Edited by dalessit 2009-04-20 9:44 AM

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ......  are you serious?  

Yep that and MMA training for about 5 years until we had my daughter and my school moved a bit too far for me to drive to.

Tony. Do you miss the martial arts much? I know I still do and its been almost three years now.

Josh: can't help you with the toe issue. I've been pretty lucky there (touch wood). Just take care with it. Maybe try taping your toes when you swim to give a little added support.

Edited by Redknight 2009-04-20 10:06 AM

Mondays are slow, I post a lot even for me today.  Actually pretty bored atm I need to find something to do but no one is here today for some reason.

There we go, here is Suzy's first 5k

18516	Shain, Suzanne	45	F	Madison	WI	USA
Checkpoints 5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k 0:26:59 - - - - - - - - Finish Start Time Offset Pace Projected Time Official Time Overall Gender Division - 0:08:42 3:47:56 - - - -

See I am not the only one focusing on the forums/Marathon today...

Stop that....

Well, i guess i can edit our the graphic now to....seems like at least 3 of us are tracking her!
!Re: Suzy-26:59 for the 1st 5km.....I would love to run 5km in that...never mind 37 more km after that.

Edited by TrevorC 2009-04-20 10:17 AM

I barely touch a computer between 3 pm Friday and 9 am Monday and you all wear out the key boards.

Rather than eat up a bunch of screen space...I will tell everyone great job with thier races.

ABRunner, I do want to metion you specifically.  Getting hammered in competition is a great lesson.  IMO, if you don't know losing, then you can never learn how to win. 
I remember my wife was in tears in during my son's first year of travel baseball when his team was getting drilled.  Last year (his 2nd year) they knocked off two teams that had won about about 50 straight games and those boys, having never lost, cried on the field (which I will not stand for).  Now, in his 3rd year, these boys have seen it all, getting hammered as 7 year olds to winning a state championship as 8 year olds and rolling the competition this past weekend.  And, based on late last year, when they do lose, they show up for the next practice ready to kill.

The point is losing is a more valuable lesson than winning.

And a quick follow up to my question WAY back on page 12 (tempo run Thursday before 12 miles on Saturday).  I had a horrible Saturday as I forgot my Claritin before heading to the baseball games where I got to enjoy all the evils of allergy all day.  Finally got a Claritin about 2 pm.  Felt awful, but wanted to run.  So I took off at 8:30pm and did 11 miles.  I can't say it wasn't easy, but I did it.  So everyone that said it should be fine were correct.  Had I taken me meds Saturday morning I'm confident it would have been better.

I also had an epiphany when it comes to mental training.  Because it was dark and I wasn't sure how far I could make it I decided to drive to and run around our high school.  It's a 1.25 mile loop.  Running any distance is a mental challenge, but doing 9 laps around the same thing is a real challenge - I had to fight the urge to quit 8 times.  So if you need a mental challenge do a long run on a short loop.

So I have to ask...how/where do you all do your long runs?  Long out and backs, huge loops of the appropriate length?  Short loops?
Or even your long rides?

BTW, in the time I typed that previous message Dalessit posted 3 times!

So I have to ask...how/where do you all do your long runs?  Long out and backs, huge loops of the appropriate length?  Short loops?

Suzy does hers in Boston!

I have a combination of out and back w/ a loop at the far end of the out and back.  Its gets a little boring and really need to change it up but you know how the time mgmt is w/ children.  All the dogs know who I am.  A big St. Bernard is my biggest fan. The other issue I have here in Houston is lack of hills.  I go to garages for "hill" work. 

Great baseball analogy btw!

John