Shermbelle's Group Full and training our a$$es off (Page 14)

x 2, light running is the best option post race but not until you feel ready for it. Some recomend 1 day off from hard running for every mile of the race. I think that can be a bit much but swimming  and biking are great options!

Oh stupid me, congrats on your race Lisa. Way to push through.

Good plan on not taking months off after this race. You took the time to get your fitness up to this level now why would you want to throw it all away by not running for a while?

This is going to be your best year ever so keep up the good work and the rewards will keep coming!

bhoover10001 - 2008-04-10 12:28 PM Congrats to Lisa for pushing through her half-mary last weekend!!! Hopefully, after making the sacrifice to soak up enough sun, suds, and seafood for all of us, Timdude manages to make it back to his training Races this weekend: Mike - Sacremento Zoo Zoom(?) April 13th Andy - Hogeye Marathon (half) (?) April 13th Santa Cruz Half Marathon - April 12th (wake up call at 3 AM... what????) And of course we have to update our fearless leader's information. Michael - 3 months to go to IMCDA 8 months to go to IMAZ!!! (he says it's for personal reasons... hmmmm )

Best man in a wedding the weekend before and would have to be back on Tuesday morning after the Sunday race and 6 hour flight home to go to work early because all my people that I have work for me while I am away will be gone.

IM AZ will give me a full summer of riding outside and hopefully will get me in the best shape of my life!!!

My next race will be next weekend a 10 miler that I will be pushing my son in his running stroller. It will be more of a good workout as the course is really hilly and I am going back into base training so I won't be racing hard.

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend!

bhoover10001 - 2008-04-11 11:15 AM

Shermbelle - 2008-04-10 8:25 PM

My next race will be next weekend a 10 miler that I will be pushing my son in his running stroller. It will be more of a good workout as the course is really hilly and I am going back into base training so I won't be racing hard.

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend!

That sounds like a lot of fun! Get him use to racing early Which race is it?

Striders 10 mi, put on by the local running store. We have done about 15 races together and always start in the back and see how many we can catch by the end. The problem is usually the first half mile to mile just trying to move our way up through the pack.

Last year at this race we caught 200 of the 275 in the race and loved the expressions on peoples faces as we passed them going up a hill and my son screeching and saying "GO GO" I think one of the few words he knew back then.

Hey Tim great to hear vacation was awesome. Now the serious stuff  How are you feeling? If there is any pain than rest is better than pushing the issue. You won't make any fitness gains at this late in the game that will pay off for your marathon. But you could risk injuring yourself.

The best advice is R.I.C.E. 

Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

If it feels better than first test it with a short run at an easy pace to make sure the pain is gone. Keep us updated!

Taxes

I just sent my good friends at the State of Michigan there money today

Awesome, now the race is next Sat. the 26th?

Stay calm, no sense using energy overthinking or worrying. Like the old saying goes..."It's not a sprint it is a marathon"

Take it nice and easy at first and the first few miles should feel really easy. If not slow down a bit, get your breath right and just churn out the miles.

What always works good for me is to come up with a game in my head to keep me from thinking about how many miles are left. Let your mind go, keep on pace but enjoy your surroundings and just soak it in.

Get to 20 miles and then the marathon begins. Stay strong and keep on moving! You'll do great.

Feel good, feel strong?  You've been putting in the work so I assume you were.

Stick with it Andy, I know where your coming from. March was a really bad month for me with the pulling out of CDA before switching to Arizona. It kept snowing and stayed really cold and my attitude was crap. But it is finally getting Springy up here and things are on the up and up!