Hashers And Mashers - Part 3 - Open (Page 21)

Originally posted by miche033

Hi Everyone. So I survived the first two weeks of school (for me) and kindergarten (my eldest). I haven't been training too much, but some. I'm thinking of just focusing on a half marathon in November and not doing any other races til then. I'm just not into it right now. Too much other stuff going on. Will work on catching up with y'all.

 

 

Originally posted by mehaner

I am running consistently, and 8 weeks out from a half marathon.  running does NOT help me keep my weight down - last year when i trained for a marathon i actually gained weight.  running makes me SOOO HUNGRY!  i'm not a big fan of denying myself foods either, i try to force myself to think carefully if i am HUNGRY or just BORED/STRESSED when i eat, i can be a very emotional eater!  i'm just finding that with NO rules in place, i am definitely eating much more than i thought i was.  middle ground is tough for me, though, ha.

Originally posted by strykergt

Survived my HIM today

i did not PR , but not as bad as before.

will post when results are up.

Cheers

Carlo

Originally posted by strykergt

Survived my HIM today

i did not PR , but not as bad as before.

will post when results are up.

Cheers

Carlo

Originally posted by strykergt RR here fellow trainees any advice to make good on the run is appreciated thanks. http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp...

Originally posted by nicole14e Hey Everyone! I am less than 3 weeks out from my tri and feeling a little anxious. I have not been running much (although I ran this morning and felt okay). Swimming I feel pretty good about. I swam with a masters team on Wednesday and they kicked my butt (I usually just go and swim about a mile or so, but with them I swam 2700m and left early b/c I couldn't keep up with them anymore, haha). I am going to try it out again on Wednesday and then may join and go once or twice a week. I went out on my bike on Saturday for the first time and felt okay there, too, but am not sure how much more I will get in before my tri. Luckily it is a sprint so I will just go my hardest and hope for the best :-) In early October I don't know how cold the water will be. I know it will be wetsuit legal, but does that mean I need to wear one? What are people's thoughts on wetsuits? I don't have one yet, so would have to purchase or rent one, but am not completely sold on wearing one yet. Thanks!

Originally posted by mehaner

I've been doing tris for like 4 or 5 years and don't own a wetsuit.  If YOU are comfortable in the water with the temperature, you don't need one.  I personally think water is quite nice in the mid-60s.  The pool I train in is 68.  You can probably also google around for temperatures and histories for your race.  

Originally posted by nicole14e

Hey Everyone!

I am less than 3 weeks out from my tri and feeling a little anxious. I have not been running much (although I ran this morning and felt okay). Swimming I feel pretty good about. I swam with a masters team on Wednesday and they kicked my butt (I usually just go and swim about a mile or so, but with them I swam 2700m and left early b/c I couldn't keep up with them anymore, haha). I am going to try it out again on Wednesday and then may join and go once or twice a week. I went out on my bike on Saturday for the first time and felt okay there, too, but am not sure how much more I will get in before my tri. Luckily it is a sprint so I will just go my hardest and hope for the best :-)

In early October I don't know how cold the water will be. I know it will be wetsuit legal, but does that mean I need to wear one? What are people's thoughts on wetsuits? I don't have one yet, so would have to purchase or rent one, but am not completely sold on wearing one yet.

Thanks!

Originally posted by wenceslasz

Marilyn - Happy birthday!!  I'm hoping you feel great and don't at all feel old like the group of young'uns in the Cup of Joe thread. 

Originally posted by mehaner

i feel fine!  except for the massive burrito i had for lunch yesterday that is still reeking havoc on my guts :-P  but not old at all.

Originally posted by strykergt



Happy Birthday Marilyn


@George

Congrats Bro RR??

Originally posted by strykergt



Happy Birthday Marilyn


@George

Congrats Bro RR??

Originally posted by PsyTri ...[Lots of stuff about running]... Thoughts? Thanks.

Originally posted by PsyTri

Need some running advice from you veterans out there. It requires some context, so please bear with my long post.

It's been about 4-1/2 weeks now since I strained my left Achilles while running a rolling path. In addition to all of my biomechanical issues from flat feet that make running on hills a risk (even with my orthotics and proper running shoes), I think I had not warmed up enough that day and was running a bit too hard, pretty much at race pace. I did a lot of icing and stretching initially and scaled back on my running before the next sprint 2 weeks afterward, when I PR'd the run on a flat course.

The last 2-1/2 weeks since the race, I've added in more stretching and strengthening, along with foam rolling, icing, compression socks, and ibuprophen after runs. Aside from a couple brief brick runs (5-10 minutes) that have been quite intense in the last couple weeks (3k pace or quicker), I've been keeping the intensity level low to moderate and have only been really running 2x/week. I have still felt twinges in the Achilles during and after some of my runs and for the last week, it's had a dull ache on and off.

My next race (sprint) is in a week and a half. The kicker is that the run involves 2 passes over a significant bridge. I am estimating that 1/3 of the course is on a moderate incline, 1/3 decline, and 1/3 flat. I have done just about no hill work in advance of this race in order to spare my Achilles. I was planning to incorporate some hills (bridges) into my 49 min endurance run on Sunday before my taper week, and then have a 30 min brick run next Thursday before Sunday's race.

I'm trying to figure out whether I want to even run anymore before the race, much less incorporate some hills. Am I better off resting the legs and letting the Achilles settle down, but still stretch/strengthen it? That way, my legs will be as rested as possible on race day. Or, should I do at least some hills to work on form, knowing that I could possibly stress the Achilles out so close to the race? Or just do some low intensity, short, flat work to keep my legs ready?

Thoughts?

Thanks.

Originally posted by Fresno_Joe

Hey Psy, I don't have any great insight, but I'll throw out there: have you tried aquajogging?  Strapping on that belt and get in the water to run?   It's no impact, and I've heard people tout its benefits go so far as to say it is nearly or just as good as actual running.  I've read a bunch of stories of people with similar injuries doing aqua jogging to maintain condition during recovery.  It's especially good for speed work, or so I've heard, because of the drag when moving fast.

Originally posted by wenceslasz

Hi All,  I've been having trouble figuring out my race.  My times were all out of whack compared to what I was expecting and from what I heard from others at the race I wasn't the only one to feel that way.  I felt good throughout the race but everything was s-l-o-w.  I'm still sorting out my thoughts but I'll write a RR pretty quick.

I am still mulling the pro and con of doing a full course at Challenge next August.  After Sunday I was absolutely NOT going to do a long race but I still want to talk to a friend that did it last month and see how she felt about it.  I don't doubt I'd be slow but I think I could finish before midnight but that is such a long day.

I'm taking it easy for a few days but I'm thinking I'll try one last swim in the lake tomorrow (alone!) if it is calm.  The water temp was 19C/66F yesterday but it was cool and raining today so I hope it won't have cooled too much.  I know my "Swim Fit" group is swimming at 9:00 tomorrow but I'm not looking forward to returning to the pool.  Once I get used to it again I enjoy it but there is always that reluctance to get over.

Originally posted by Fresno_Joe

Hey Psy, I don't have any great insight, but I'll throw out there: have you tried aquajogging?  Strapping on that belt and get in the water to run?   It's no impact, and I've heard people tout its benefits go so far as to say it is nearly or just as good as actual running.  I've read a bunch of stories of people with similar injuries doing aqua jogging to maintain condition during recovery.  It's especially good for speed work, or so I've heard, because of the drag when moving fast.