SWBKRUN- Miles and Miles ahead!!!! CLOSED (Page 21)

Reno8 - 2009-12-17 8:43 AM

Sign me up.  I will be registering for Augusta after the first of the year...as soon as some $$$$ comes in.

Awesome.

Steve

TrevorC - 2009-12-17 3:34 PM

Tony, we also have lots of tiny little screws that we can use for your mcgyver glasses   People bring me the most interesting little projects.  It is how I thought to use dental floss for my timing chip!

Edited by kt65 2009-12-17 4:04 PM

Jeepguy2358 - 2009-12-17 6:48 AM In response to Suzy's question...

I am most proud of the level of dedication I was able to keep in training in 2009.  In my current position at work, I am there during crazy hours (all weekends and holidays).  Because of this, other than this group, I had noone to there pushing me, holding me accountable, etc.  It was just me.  That is why this group is important to me.  Even though, there isn't any body there waiting for me at 6am to run, I know if I missed a scheduled workout, there would be someone here encouraging me along, or kicking my butt out the door.

Sam and Tony - I have never played the Kohler courses, but would love to.  Two of the facilities I want to play are the Kohler courses and the courses at Bandon Dunes in Oregon.  I am playing Augusta National this spring, so I can cross that off my list.

In case anyone needs a little incentive to sign up for the Augusta HIM, I will throw in a round of golf in the Greenville area if anyone is interested.  It's only two hours from Augusta.

dalessit - 2009-12-17 11:58 AM So I had a fun morning today.

Went to the Dr. to see if my kids had given me pink eye, nope but have basically a cold in my eyes and am not supposed to wear my contacts for a week.  My current glasses are 10 years old and are held together with string and a bent sewing pin.

Also they told me I need to go to my regular Dr. because they think I have High Blood pressure.

YAY ME!

Plainsman AU - 2009-12-17 10:15 AM

10:4 on Augusta!  I am planning on the Gulf Coast HIM as well as Augusta again this year.  Chris, are you going to do Augusta or will it interfere with IMKY? 

Who we got?  Barry, Doug, Steve,, ??????Tracy,Linda, John, Chris, Tony/Sam?????

TrevorC - 2009-12-17 12:34 PM

Congratr Tony. Sounds like a great day. 3 words man - Laser eye surgery! One of the best things I ever did.
High Blood Pressure??? really?? Did you just come back from a run.

TrevorC - 2009-12-17 12:34 PM

Congratr Tony. Sounds like a great day. 3 words man - Laser eye surgery! One of the best things I ever did.
High Blood Pressure??? really?? Did you just come back from a run.

Tobey91 - 2009-12-17 2:45 PM

So I have a new topic on which I would appreciate the group's thoughts:

I think one of my biggest problems (apart, of course, from he fact that I cannot swim, bike or run well) is turning the corner from my body consuming its glycogen stores to consuming fat on a very long run.  I can't seem to get over that.  I usually have trouble past a half marathon distance, and at that point start dropping to oscilating between walking and running. But once I do, the running is exceptionally difficult.

I think a big piece of it is psychological rather than psyiological.  I do not want to use this as a general therapy session (goodness knows that my therapy bills already rival the GNP of several small nations), but has anyone else had this issue?  Any advice to get me over that hurdle would be welcome.

Thanks.

-William

erlifeguard - 2009-12-17 1:14 PM Hey, Happy Thursday Everybody!! Quick question for you guys. I need to update my goals. How do I do that? I've looked at the page that tells me how to set up my blog but I'm obviously missing something. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Oh and since there's more than one Chris on here, I'll go by SeattleChris!

dalessit - 2009-12-17 11:58 AM So I had a fun morning today.

Went to the Dr. to see if my kids had given me pink eye, nope but have basically a cold in my eyes and am not supposed to wear my contacts for a week.  My current glasses are 10 years old and are held together with string and a bent sewing pin.

Also they told me I need to go to my regular Dr. because they think I have High Blood pressure.

YAY ME!

kt65 - 2009-12-17 5:54 PM

William, when you say, after 13 miles, "start dropping to oscillating betw walk and run" is it because you start to fatigue?  Are you taking in any calories on the prior miles, and water?  Do you eat before a long run?

I ask, because I had been notorious for not really eating before long runs, haphazard gu at the six mile point, etc.  Once I started making it a point to eat at least 90 min before a long run (for me two pieces of peanut butter toast and banana) and drink some water with that.  Gu or half banana 15 min before run with a gulp of water.  On the run itself, water every 15 minutes ( just a gulp or so) and Gu at 45 or 60 min then half gu every 30 minutes after that.  Less fatigue, keeps glycogen levels up and less likely to bonk.  Try it!  No charge for the "therapy"