Manatee Mayhem Part Deux - 2017 Edition (Page 22)

Wishing the best for you, Karen.  Are you doing anything for your injury other than resting?  PT?  Sorry to hear about the family stuff piling on as well.  Here's hoping the change in location will give your body and mind a boost.

Originally posted by jmkizer

Originally posted by StaceyK Proof of life post. Sorry that I haven't been around much still spacko busy at work which is interrupting my online time and our 3 week old monsters are causing me to lose a fair bit of sleep at night time. They still think that they need to eat every 3 hours. All this means that I still haven't done any training and it is now 90 DAYS until Disney!!!!! (yes I am beginning to panic a little)

I know that you realize this but Disney will be a lot more fun if you are physically prepared for the Challenge.

LOL! True statement! 

Sorry you are having a hard time right now. I think a number of us have been through being put in time out for extended period of time and it stinks!  I won't relate my surgery shoulder improvement time-line but will tell you that last year I was put in running time out for hamstring tendonopathy.  Dr. said just 1 month would be all it took.  Ha!  It took closer to 4 (on top of the 4 months i was running with the injury, but doing PT!), then when i was able to run again i had to run slowly and do run-walks.  I thought that was going to be my lot in my running life, but things did improve and now I am pretty much able to run like I did before the injury!   All this to say, like Janyne mentioned, give your body time to heal. It may seem like it will never get there, but it usually does.    Don't perform any self-amputations 

Racing Manatees!!!

October 7-8
No known racers this week

Is anyone racing?

Louisville peeps, when are you planning to arrive in town? Would you like to plan a Manatee Meetup? Maybe plan it around an athlete briefing? If you need to be in your own headspace during your time in Louisville, I get it.

Karen, we all hope that you start to have some noticeable improvement soon!

I have the Old Glory Relay coming through southern NM next week. Me and my RWB team will be receiving Old Glory in the morning on Wednesday, running/biking her across NM and handing her off to El Paso in the evening.

Getting there Thursday, what about you?. Being in my own head is always a scary thing  , so let's meet up!  One of the athlete briefings sounds like a good time to me.

That sounds like a blast!

We had fun last year. This year we have a further distance and fewer people so we are incorporating bikes.  Our total distance is only 78 miles so, theoretically, I could do it myself

Originally posted by TXTriRook

Originally posted by jmkizer

Originally posted by TXTriRook

Originally posted by mtnbikerchk No activity in 3 days? Where is everyone?

Not having any races on the calendar, I've started reading IMTX race reports. I'm trying very hard to talk myself out of registering but it's not going so well

Uh oh! That's always a dangerous place to be. Next thing you know, you'll have hotel reservations "just in case." It's a slippery slope!

ha - clearly you've been through this before. I know there are still a few races left this year but anyone have a big race lined up for 2018 yet? IMTX is in Tier 4 pricing already so clearly a lot of people are planning ahead!

We hare folks signed up for the Disney Dopey Challenge in January, Challenge Wanaka in February, Georgia Marathon and Myrtle Beach Marathon in March, Xterra Rotorua in April, and IM Chattanooga in September as well as others looking a NorthCape-Tarifa in June and IMLP 70.3 in September.

Originally posted by StaceyK Ok so my sister has signed us up for the summer trail series. They are only 12k long so not major and all in the day light. There is one before Disney which we will take very easy and it is on a beginner trail. The others are all after we get back from Florida. So what do I need to know and what do I need? (and yes I know running is a given )

ive never needed anything but my normal running gear. if some of the trails are more advanced you may want trail shoes, but I've run all sorts of trails in my normal running shoes without issue.  If you can get some training on trails that would be good as trails recruit different muscles - more of your stabilizer muscles will be recruited as your foot strike will be affected by the uneven terrain.  I LOVE trail races, but they are more difficult- you will be slower, but it is worth it!!

Originally posted by amd723

Originally posted by StaceyK Ok so my sister has signed us up for the summer trail series. They are only 12k long so not major and all in the day light. There is one before Disney which we will take very easy and it is on a beginner trail. The others are all after we get back from Florida. So what do I need to know and what do I need? (and yes I know running is a given )

ive never needed anything but my normal running gear. if some of the trails are more advanced you may want trail shoes, but I've run all sorts of trails in my normal running shoes without issue.  If you can get some training on trails that would be good as trails recruit different muscles - more of your stabilizer muscles will be recruited as your foot strike will be affected by the uneven terrain.  I LOVE trail races, but they are more difficult- you will be slower, but it is worth it!!

Like Hands said, mostly just keep running. Expect to be slower, and there isn't a quick conversion as trails can vary significantly. I've been about 7' and 14' slower than expected road pace in some 10k's a few years ago. Others that are more pathway than trail may still be within a minute. Do back off on both effort and duration the first few times because of the support areas mentioned. See how these do. When I start to notice these, they're usually already pretty well fatigued. This is also when you're more likely to slip or something. So work into it to build up some fatigue resistance there and an understanding of what they're telling you.

Road shoes in decent condition are often fine for things I've seen. More trail specific shoes can be helpful, but at the same type won't totally revolutionize your running.

Any technique things that may come up you'll get the hang of along the way. Mostly it's staying in control, body weight centered over your feet, learning to keep your momentum (note, not the same thing as speed).

Karen, wish I had something to add for you. Already looking at shoes & boots. Seem to be considering what the treatment may be anyway. Hope you can figure out the MRI situation.

I'm glad that you have planned some next steps and I am hopeful that you won't need them!