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My first experience buying/bidding on ebay today; that was interesting.  I was keeping an eye on the bidding on the Adamo saddle and about 2 min. before it closed the bidding started moving up.  I was getting ready for my bike class and bidding by my phone and it was having to reload all the time.  Ended up winning the bidding for a pretty decent price; nothing spectacular.  We'll see how it goes with the fit of this type of saddle.  I hope it works out.  I have plenty of time to try it out on my indoor trainer and get it dialed in.

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Congrats on your 1st 5 K.  I won' t go into how to improve your time as other have already mentioned some.  What I found for myself when I started running longer distances (I was a sprinter in HS), the more I ran and longer I ran the faster my times got for my Sprint Distance Tri's.  When I was into it about three years I incorporated Speed workouts and got faster, but I haven't been able to keep up with the speed workouts and it really was too much for my knees to handle at my age.  So I just keep plugging along and continue to run longer and do some extended intervals during those runs or a series of short bursts.

Good luck on your goals and lowering your times.

Don't sweat it.  First, trail runs are generally slower than a run on pavement of the same distance.  Second, speaking from very direct experience - one of the easiest ways to get injured is to go out and push too hard without a solid base built over a long period of time.  I did that a year ago T-Day and was unable to run for months.  I missed both a half marathon and a half ironman race as I was so hobbled. 

so...  listen to Suzy, build base and be patient or you may find yourself a year later starting at the beginning again... 

Quick Post.........

NINERS!!!!!!

Planning my drink order, Suzy....... 

You have it backwards.  I lost, so you buy!  I'm sure I'll be thirsty after the marathon! Just think how much more you would have trounced us if you had more than a QB on your team.

PS.  I'm moving onto my second selection, the Seahawks.  Go Russell!!!

see what happened this morning when steve and ryan let a chick handle the camera..

HA!  **** ADULT LANGUAGE!!!!***

I agree with Steve on this Mike.  If your goal is to improve your 5k time then it is going to involve speed work (.25 and .5 mile repeats for example) but if you are trying to move up in distance then concentrate on building base.  Your 5k time will drop with just increased base and mileage but be clear on what you are trying to accomplish.  Congrats on your 5k!

Chet

My 7 year old just scolded Kyla for saying the "s" word!  I need to be more careful opening John's posts .

John- Pro's and Con's to Ironman Texas?

Really would have thought you would know that by now, Chet. 

P.S. I'm jealous of the scenery on their trails.  Nice!!

AH!!!  I should know better than that.  very sorry!!!!  i updated the post. 

stby for IMTX answer...

I'm going to disagree with you and Steve.  As a newbie to running, I don't recommend doing speed work.  Period.  Distance is all relative.  The goal should be to slowly build the aerobic engine and speed improvement will follow.  When you have that base, knock yourself silly doing 200s-800s or tempo runs.

WOOHOOOOOO

Well I went for my first run yesterday in several months and first run 3 weeks after having most of my meniscus removed. I have to say I was pain free. Ran slow and easy 2.75km not very much distance but I want to ease back into this.

I have to say even from that short run my quads are killing me. Other then tight muscles around my knee I didn't feel any pain in the area of the knee where my meniscus was causing issues for the last 6 months. So I am happy.

But man am I out of shape and really lacking motivation.

yeah but i'm having nachos now! 

fixed that for ya

Not drunk enough, apparently.

1,000% behind those Niners, though!!! WS + SB wins would be oh-so-sweet!!!!!!

Awesome morning on the trails. Made the day worth it, sorry-a$$ed football game or not. (Why the F did we go for it on 4th down in the first half??? Why not the FG? WHY???????????????)

Have you tried Trainer Road yet for your indoor cycling? I downloaded the software this week and I'm hooked already! It's really made me feel keen to train again. My advice would be to make cycling your fitness priority from now on and allow the cycling fitness to filter through to your running. If you're able to cope with it psychologically then that uphill treadmill walking I did before my last tri seemed to be effective as a no impact running substitute.

Kyla and Steve, are those FB pics a location where you usually run? Is that near where you live? Absolutely beautiful!!

It's not our "regular" spot... about 40 minutes from my house. It's called Rattlesnake Ridge (or Ledge): http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/rattle-snake-ledge -- popular hiking spot, known for its bang-for-the-buck. It's a short hike (2-ish miles) for an awesome view. Nice lake at the bottom, dogs love swimming there in the summer!