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MonkeyClaw - 2011-02-13 1:35 PM

At 'Elevensies' (Lord of the Rings reference...)

MonkeyClaw - 2011-02-13 10:04 AM

I finished my marathon in 4:29. It was a very hilly course. I'm working on the RR now, still waiting for official results before I post it. Here are a couple of pics though.

microspawn - 2011-02-13 3:49 PM Second breakfast for me - funny stuff. My marathon was today. It was an all or nothing race for me. I wanted to run 2:59:XX. I knew that if everything went right I had a 'chance' to reach my goal. I blew up. I could have achieved a PR today (3:04 - 3:06) but I went for it. I finished in 3:24:XX. But I am actually okay with that - I am usually very measured in my race. I bit off a big chunk and choked. I did not want the 3:0X - I wanted the sub-3. I guess it can down to no guts no glory. I see this race as a learning experience - a bump in the road.

microspawn - 2011-02-13 3:49 PM Second breakfast for me - funny stuff. My marathon was today. It was an all or nothing race for me. I wanted to run 2:59:XX. I knew that if everything went right I had a 'chance' to reach my goal. I blew up. I could have achieved a PR today (3:04 - 3:06) but I went for it. I finished in 3:24:XX. But I am actually okay with that - I am usually very measured in my race. I bit off a big chunk and choked. I did not want the 3:0X - I wanted the sub-3. I guess it can down to no guts no glory. I see this race as a learning experience - a bump in the road.

loper245 - 2011-02-13 4:05 PM
i just calculated that out... wow, a 7:46 min/mi pace, for 26 miles, still awesome!

loper245 - 2011-02-13 1:38 PM
that is very good information. I will talk it over with the wife tonight. My problem is usually with dinner. I always used to way-overeat. (side-note, I once thought about being a competitive eater as I can sit and eat a 4 pound steak with sides) My wife loves to make very large extravagant dinners. I would rather make a large chicken caesar salad and call it good, but she insists. I like the idea of planning the meal the day before and then balancing the breakfast and lunch to the dinner.

I am still addicted to pop and my 2011 goal is to rid my diet of pop. I used to be a 5 mountain dew per day guy in college (yes, that is 5 Mt. Dews), and now I am a 1 to 2 pop guy per day. I have tried and tried to cut it from diet, but I know there is an addiction there. I hate coffee, so that is out. And my work has an ice machine, but it never has ice... kinda counter-intuitive. I finally got myself used to regular tea, as I used to only drink sweet tea. Your snacks of fruit and the piece of fruit before dinner is great advice. Thank you for that.

On a side note, I went running yesterday and hit 5 miles! I was pretty stoked. The whole run felt good. I am sore today, but hitting 5 miles again boosts my confidence that I can make the half marathon on May 1. Today is rest day and tomorrow will be a long swim day.

Doug

MonkeyClaw - 2011-02-13 7:04 PM Getting my wife on board was a big step for me. She wanted to lose some weight too, so doing the program together helped. She's lost 10 pounds so far but wants to lose more. I'm going into a maintenance mode (probably boosting the protein and carbs) while she's still in weight-loss mode. I can't really explain how or when I ditched the pop. Just sort of happened one day. I was a big Mt. Dew person too, and Dr. Pepper. Then one day just stopped cold turkey. Very strange.

You still have a good amount of time to build for your HM. As long as you stay healthy, you'll be fine.

Dixbry - 2011-02-13 6:48 PM
Got a good ride in today. The weather was 50 something out.  I thought I would treat it as a good recovery ride, take it easy on the legs, and not worry about the pace at all.  Well, it was super windy, still did not worry about pace, but it ended up being more work than recovery due to the wind.  Oh well, got of the bike and the legs felt much better.  They are stiff and a little sore today.  
Shortly after the bike, did about an hour of the p90x yoga.  Stretching and holding the poses felt awesome on the legs.  Rounded it out with my hubby using the stick on the quads and hamstrings.  

Long swim in the morning, followed by a 6 mile easy run.  What does everyone else have on their training agenda for their Monday?

gcoller - 2011-02-14 1:44 PM I LOVE running in the rain, sleet...oh, it's just the best ! Also, re: Bledsoe, I've been the "slow one" in my track practice for awhile - but I get to see the form of the "fast" guys enough that I've improved a lot

I just found out that my gall bladder is functioning at 11%. That's bad. It's supposed to be >35% That means it will probably come out. I asked if I could have it out after tri season (AKA never LOL) and the doc said that's possible. I'm feeling a lot of things today. The recovery is two weeks after surgery if all goes well and that does NOT fit into my Hal Higdon plan

norcal_SAHD - 2011-02-14 1:43 PM We have about 100 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies in our house right now (both my daughters are scouts).  Ugh, they are calling to me!  I hope we sell them SOON!

It's supposed to rain here all week, how many of you run in the rain vs. just hitting up a treadmill?

gcoller - 2011-02-14 12:44 PM I LOVE running in the rain, sleet...oh, it's just the best ! Also, re: Bledsoe, I've been the "slow one" in my track practice for awhile - but I get to see the form of the "fast" guys enough that I've improved a lot

I just found out that my gall bladder is functioning at 11%. That's bad. It's supposed to be >35% That means it will probably come out. I asked if I could have it out after tri season (AKA never LOL) and the doc said that's possible. I'm feeling a lot of things today. The recovery is two weeks after surgery if all goes well and that does NOT fit into my Hal Higdon plan

bledsoepatriot - 2011-02-14 12:19 PM


I will let everyone know how it goes at the swim later tonight.   Oh, and I still havent been able to use the bike and new shoes, but really looking forward to not having to ride the stationary bike!  Trainer should be here in a couple days!

loper245 - 2011-02-14 2:01 PM

What do you guys and gals think about unfueled runs? I need to drop weight, and I am a sprinter when it comes to weight loss.