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Lol!!!!

Put in request to Garmin, will see what they say. Of course I have a race this weekend...

Nate

Best of luck! Did you call or send a request in via email? I've found calling moves the process a little quicker....

I'm making a gutsy move and buying new/different shoes 4.5 weeks from my race. I've have another bad experience with my current shoe. Pain only starts after about 1.5-2 hours of running and seems like it effects mostly my left side. The bottom of my foot has recovered but pain in my left calf is still there. Icing and stretching a lot. Don't think it's anything serious because this is the second time only with this shoe. Not going to risk running in them again. This will be my third $130+ pair this training cycle. No longer short on casual sneakers. ??

Hey i meant to post my race report a few weeks ago but forgot so here goes...

The swim was in a 300m indoor swim. It was in a 50m pool and ive done all my training in a 25yd pool. I didnt realize how big a difference the length of the pool would make. I was gassed after like 1.5 laps even though ive swam the overall distance several times prior. After the 1st lap i seriously questioned if i could finish the swim. I reverted to swimming with my head above water cause due to panicing i was having trouble breathing.

After i finished the dreadful swim i came to my other big dissappointment. Pre race i had safety pinned my bib across my jersey zipper. After struggling getting the jersey on for a minute i unpinned one side, put it on then repinned the bib.

The bike was about 13 miles. It went pretty well for my lack of biking so far this season. I averaged about 18.5 mph for the bike. It was good enough for 19th of 80 people even though my bike is pretty low end for a road bike.

Transition 2 was pretty uneventful but i was feeling pretty tired at that point and my legs were pretty dead.

The run was a pretty flat course just over 3 miles around the Purdue campus. I had a pretty solid but unspectacular run. I ran about a 22 minute and 25 second run, which was good enough for 9th on the run.

Overall i finished in 1:14:50 and 19th overall (2nd of 4 in my ag). Still got a lot of progress to make but i was okay with how it went. The 1st transition miatake alone prolly cost me 2 places and over a minute. Just need to take it as a learning experience and opportunity to improve.

My bad out of 90 people

I might be in the same boat, Monty. I bought new running shoes at the start of the season, but lately I find myself going back to the old pair I was wearing last year. The new shoes are probably a half size too small. They are fine for shorter runs, but anything over 5 miles and it causes issues with my toes. They get crammed into the front of the shoe and I get blisters or the skin around the nails gets squished and then gets painful. I'm 99% certain I will just use those as casual shoes and got back to my running store and get a better fitting pair. I might even get the same shoe, just in a half size bigger! Good luck!

Other than your struggle on the swim and the snafu in T1, it sounds like it was a really good race. The beauty of it is that it gives you something to work on and to keep you focused. Nice job!

Yeah i really got to work on the swim. Im pretty competitive in the other areas but just not a good swimmer. Id like to get a swim coach but have had trouble finding one in the area

Sorry to hear that Monty. Good luck!

Still early in the season, no reason to burn yourself out. Keep up the hard work and youll crush the 70.3

I seem to be in the same boat with others concerning shoes. I have two pair I bought last year, and I alternated between them, but I was never really happy with either pair. The first, which is my second pair of Hokas, were just kind of stiff and uncomfortable, and the insert in one of them kept sliding up the back of the shoe, no matter what I did. The second pair, Sauconys, were great, but not very high quality. The backs broke down really fast, and now whenever I wear them, I have to use a screwdriver to pull the padding back into place so it doesn't cause blisters. Since I live so far away from civilization, I haven't had an opportunity to go shoe shopping yet this year, so I usually revert to my first pair of Hokas, now three years old and probably more than 1,000 miles on them, but still comfortable, despite looking like a dog's chew toys. Hopefully, next weekend, after the Lilac Century Ride, I'll have a chance to hit up REI or Runner's Soul.

So, training's going well. In addition to the Lilac Century Ride, which will be my fourth time participating, but my first at the fifty-mile distance, I have the Bloomsday 12K Run coming up the following weekend. It's one of the top ten running races in the US, with about 50,000 people participating. I'm hoping to cut a few minutes off my time last year, and I'm pretty sure I can. And then I've got the Troika Tri coming up after that. I'm in a new age group this year and have decided to level up to the Olympic distance. It'll be interesting. I've always done really well at the Sprint distance, but the longer distances not so much.

Wasn't there someone in this group competing in Ironman Texas?

here is my report http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp...

The forecast called for thunderstorms and wind speed of 15 mph with gusts to 26. Fortunately that did happen. It was cool and drizzling when the gun went off but no thunder and lightening.

My plan was based off a 8:20 pace. I missed a few workouts and tri training and all, I had trouble hitting splits in some workouts and missed others. I adjusted my expectations down. I tapered for two weeks per my plan. My seed time from last year put me in coral A and I went out at 8:10 and settled into an 8:20. I had wanted to go out slower but I was afraid to get into a windy area and have no one to draft off. I felt pretty comfortable at 8:20 and ran that pace for the first 7 miles. My right foot went numb/burning at mile 5. The course was nice and meandered along the bay and thru tidal wetlands. There wasn't much wind and I cut good tangents on the roads. In the back of my mind I always thought I wouldn't be able to hold this pace for 13.1. I hit the 10k and My split was 51:26 (8:17 pace). Mile 8 and 9 i slowed to an 8:30 pace. This area opened up and we hit the first really strong wind. I held myself back to draft on someone who seemed to want to take the wind. I didn't feel winded by my legs felt heavier and less responsive. I decided to walk thru water at mile 9, and drank two gatorades. After mile 10 we were off road on some gravel roads and sandy trails. a few rolling hills. I really struggled during this 4 miles with splits of 8:55, 9:03, 9:11, and 9:40. I opened it up for the last 0.1 for a 1:52:45 chip time. I beat my revised goal time but I think that is part of my problem. I think I set my expectations and preformed to them, and talked myself out of the race at mile 9 when I decided to walk thru the water station.

Would I think my taper was to long also. Probably shorten to 7-10 days. Increase my last long run from 6 miles to 10 but move it up in the week (instead of Sunday). I think more mental toughness and finishing hard runs are needed. I also have to get my orthotic fixed.

Nice job, Nate! Believe me, after running my first half in near hurricane conditions, I know what that's like! Keep up the good work and it'll all fall into place.

Well, this couldn't have happened at a more inopportune time. My wife "volunteered" my time as an assistant coach on my son's baseball team. On Saturday morning, we had the first practice of the season. We started with some light stretching exercises and as I was reaching for my toes, the head coach (I'm sure to the kids) said "who can reach their toes?". I guess I took that as a challenge, despite the 40 degree temperature and early morning time, and couldn't help but try to actually reach my toes. That was all it took. I wrenched my back and I've been on the disabled list ever since. Well, at least in terms of running.

I've been in pretty bad pain ever since. I was supposed to run 11 miles on Saturday as my final long run before my half marathon in less than 2 weeks. But I couldn't even make 2 tenths of a mile and I had to to turn back. Just for the heck of it, I tested myself with a bike ride on Sunday. Surprisingly, the bike didn't bother my back and I logged a 32-mile ride. I really want to get some running workouts in between now and my half, but I'll settle on bike rides if I have to.

It just burns that last year I suffered an ankle sprain only a week before my first ever half marathon. Now, attempting my second HM and hoping for a possible PR, I have this setback and am missing key workouts. Based on how I feel today, I think my back injury is only minor and I'll be healed up before my race. But I'm going to have to lower my expectations. Given that it's less than 2 weeks before the race, a PR is out of the question. That's just how my luck goes!

R.

Good job, Nate! Congrats!   Edit: And nice ranking, btw!!

Yikes, Randy! Stay positive, you might surprise yourself. There's not a log gained or lost in the last two weeks. If you don't have any get some back stretches/exercises. Maybe even see a chiropractor. 

Edited by HelmoAlkou 2017-04-25 7:36 AM

It has been a tough few days. Things are slowly improving. I threw caution to the wind last night and went out for a "run". I use that term loosely because I wasn't exactly burning it up out there. I managed to grind out 4.3 miles. There was some discomfort and dull pain in my lower back, but for the most part I was able to handle it. I did have two instances while running up a steeper hill that I got a sharp, shooting pain in the lower left quadrant of my back that literally stopped me in my tracks. As long as I took it easy and stayed as vertical as possible, the hill wasn't an issue. But when I tried to lean into it, that's when I got that sharp pain.

The good news was that I was no worse for the wear this morning. While I don't see much improvement, my condition certainly didn't worsen since yesterday. So despite feeling the pain/discomfort, it doesn't seem to have aggravated the original injury. In fact, my back seems to hurt the most after prolonged periods of sitting. Unfortunately, I have a desk job, which means that is unavoidable.

Randy sorry to hear about your back. That really sucks. Hope it starts feeling better soon. I like to do the "cobra snake" stretch. Kinda like the upper pushup position but your legs and pelvis stay on the ground. Typically helps when I tweak something.

Nate

If you put your hands on your hips, is the pain on the bony structure where your thumb is? Or is the pain coming from the muscular structure that runs parralel with the spine? If the pain is worse after prolonged sitting, posture could certainly be a cause for the pain.