SWBKRUN Mentor Group-"Off Season?" What is that?!! (Page 169)

I am really looking forward to my race on Sunday. I still have some chest congestion but it's not bad and I only cough up a lung first thing in the morning. I am much better prepared for this race than I was for the last one, especially mentally. I may even have some family show up if I'm lucky.

Bring it on.

I'm interested too!  I tried to start the 100 push up challenge back in Jan but then got caught up in training for my half mary.  Never got back to it.  Maybe we can do both the Sit up and Push up challenge, so Sam can get both goals in!  I will be bored after the HIM, and have nothing to do...unless Suzy talks me into signing up for a fall marathon...she's sneaky that way!

For Doug, I tried to incorporate the strength and core from the 20 week program I just did for this race and it was just too much of a time drain for me.  I figured if something had to give, it was always the thing I could skip.  I do think that for this 44 year old body, it would have been good, but I somehow managed to avoid injuries up to the race (knock on wood )

just my experience, but if you can do it, more power to you.  i think the leg exercises really helped me at the beginning to build up my leg strength.

Holy Cow!  I had a great run this morning with the AORTA group.  Started out with the pack and finished with the pack.  Went 10 miles with some hills and I hung in there with them.  Started out pretty fast around 8.5 to 9 min pace, and I thought I would at least try to hold this for the first 5 or 6 miles then fall off if I needed to, but I managed to pull it out.  Started to drift to the 10.5 to 11 min pace around mile 7 or 8, but thought it was just as much work as a faster pace, so I sucked it up and pulled it off.  Beverly had gone several hundred yards ahead of me, and i decided to push it to catch up with her.  Last 3/4 of a mile I pushed the 8.5 pace and felt pretty good.  Obviously...I am excited about the day. 

Really NEVER thought I could run like that, but it feels good to really make some progress in what I had considered to be my realy limiter.

Looking forward to hear how all those races go today and tomorrow...GOOD LUCK and Have a good weekend everyone.

Holy Cow!  I had a great run this morning with the AORTA group.  Started out with the pack and finished with the pack.  Went 10 miles with some hills and I hung in there with them.  Started out pretty fast around 8.5 to 9 min pace, and I thought I would at least try to hold this for the first 5 or 6 miles then fall off if I needed to, but I managed to pull it out.  Started to drift to the 10.5 to 11 min pace around mile 7 or 8, but thought it was just as much work as a faster pace, so I sucked it up and pulled it off.  Beverly had gone several hundred yards ahead of me, and i decided to push it to catch up with her.  Last 3/4 of a mile I pushed the 8.5 pace and felt pretty good.  Obviously...I am excited about the day. 

Really NEVER thought I could run like that, but it feels good to really make some progress in what I had considered to be my realy limiter.

Looking forward to hear how all those races go today and tomorrow...GOOD LUCK and Have a good weekend everyone.

Holy Cow!  I had a great run this morning with the AORTA group.  Started out with the pack and finished with the pack.  Went 10 miles with some hills and I hung in there with them.  Started out pretty fast around 8.5 to 9 min pace, and I thought I would at least try to hold this for the first 5 or 6 miles then fall off if I needed to, but I managed to pull it out.  Started to drift to the 10.5 to 11 min pace around mile 7 or 8, but thought it was just as much work as a faster pace, so I sucked it up and pulled it off.  Beverly had gone several hundred yards ahead of me, and i decided to push it to catch up with her.  Last 3/4 of a mile I pushed the 8.5 pace and felt pretty good.  Obviously...I am excited about the day. 

Really NEVER thought I could run like that, but it feels good to really make some progress in what I had considered to be my realy limiter.

Looking forward to hear how all those races go today and tomorrow...GOOD LUCK and Have a good weekend everyone.

Holy Cow!  I had a great run this morning with the AORTA group.  Started out with the pack and finished with the pack.  Went 10 miles with some hills and I hung in there with them.  Started out pretty fast around 8.5 to 9 min pace, and I thought I would at least try to hold this for the first 5 or 6 miles then fall off if I needed to, but I managed to pull it out.  Started to drift to the 10.5 to 11 min pace around mile 7 or 8, but thought it was just as much work as a faster pace, so I sucked it up and pulled it off.  Beverly had gone several hundred yards ahead of me, and i decided to push it to catch up with her.  Last 3/4 of a mile I pushed the 8.5 pace and felt pretty good.  Obviously...I am excited about the day. 

Really NEVER thought I could run like that, but it feels good to really make some progress in what I had considered to be my realy limiter.

Looking forward to hear how all those races go today and tomorrow...GOOD LUCK and Have a good weekend everyone.

Thanks you guys!!! Yes, 6:13:51 was the official time and I am super proud of this effort.  It was 102 degrees (end temp) on the fully exposed run and it was all that I could do to keep my run/walk going.  Will write more later, but I am totally psyched and happy.  Oh, have had a few glasses of wine (it's wine country!!!) and a shrimp barby that my friends planned!  Off to have Ice cream and will work on that RR soon.  mebbe tonite...lots of fun stuff! I thought of all of you all day...and had to keep moving on the run, cuz I knew you were all out there training.  37/137 in age group! wow!

Thanks you guys!!! Yes, 6:13:51 was the official time and I am super proud of this effort.  It was 102 degrees (end temp) on the fully exposed run and it was all that I could do to keep my run/walk going.  Will write more later, but I am totally psyched and happy.  Oh, have had a few glasses of wine (it's wine country!!!) and a shrimp barby that my friends planned!  Off to have Ice cream and will work on that RR soon.  mebbe tonite...lots of fun stuff! I thought of all of you all day...and had to keep moving on the run, cuz I knew you were all out there training.  37/137 in age group! wow!