Slornow and Wannabefaster's Winter Mentor Group-CLOSED (Page 23)

I would agree about the comfortable pain that it depends on your goals. My first HM, I ran as I'd trained, and had no overall time goal; I just wanted to finish with a consistent 10'/mile pace. I knew I could run this pace, and I wanted it to be about my conditioning. I ran it at that pace, and never hurt during the race. My last HM, I knew I was a better runner than when I did my first, so my goal was to lower my time. This meant that I was going to hurt some, but just enough that I could hold a faster pace, which I knew I could do because I'd trained for the event. 

In the same way, last May was my first triathlon, and I'm doing the same event this year. The first time, I was all about not going too hard or too fast, but this time around, I have a little better idea of how much harder I can push, or hurt, and still keep going.

I was going to say that I'm not really racing, I often finish last and and still have a lot of pain at the end of an HM but the truth is I do try to beat my own times so I guess I am kind of racing-I just do it slowly for some reason.

I agree about not signing up for my next race during the first race. I think about that a lot as I'm racing "if I had to agree to do another race right now I wouldn't" but as soon as I finish I can't wait to do it again. Even after my last HM when I felt terrible and threw up on the way home. I still was excited for the next race. There's something about being done running that completely changes your perspective.

I feel like I've been gone forever!  Great info/discussions on swimming.  I'm a solid 2:00/100 so I guess I know where I should be training :D

After 4 days in FL (and yep, I swam every day OUTSIDE) I'm back in the routine.  Lap swims at the Y today and back on the bike tomorrow.

My husband saw his ortho today who thinks he tore his acl AGAIN so my house is kind of stressed right now.   Hey maybe this way I can finally get him in the pool with me?!

Congrats to the racers this past weekend!  Keep up the good work team.

I guess we've got the makings of a torn ACL club going here.  I also had one (with operation), alongside torn meniscus.  I still have problems when it is cold outside, and the knee is permanently a little stiff and sometimes crunchy, but otherwise it seems fine.

It was (another) crazy day at work for me today, but I managed a short run this evening.  I'm headed to Arlington (VA) this weekend -- I finally got into an RRCA coaching certification course, which I've been trying to do for over a year because my childrens' school (very small -- <40 students in grades 1-6) wants to start a running club, but their insurance requires that the 'coach' be certified.  So...RRCA it is, and finally we can get this thing going.

10 mile run this evening.  Feels great to get it done.  Even though it was my day "off" I had meetings until 830 pm.  Something is wrong here.

Swim tomorrow morning. 

Next year is going to be a big year for me as both my boys will be out west for college (San Diego and Utah).  I'm free to move anywhere I want.  I'm very fortunate that in my line of work (Hospitalist), there is demand all over the U.S.  So where shall I go?  I'm thinking someplace warm, with lots of good riding roads.  I've lived in San Diego for 10 years, and this is high on my list.  I want to be able to train outside, year round.

So I'd love to ask anyone in the group, if you had the choice to relocate anywhere in the U.S., where would you go?  I'm asking this from a triathlete point of view.  

Jim 

UTAH!

or Colorado!

or VT!

So many good places to go.  I think it's safe to say I vote for somewhere with lots of mountains!

I agree! I'd want to take advantage of high altitude training for sure. Plus I love to snowboard and I don't get to do it enough here.

I think Colorado would be perfect, too. For me it would be for the rock climbing but there are alot of triathlete advantages, too. The hills and altitude would help. I'm sure finding pools wouldn't be too hard in the winter.

I was finally able to get in a swim today. The pool temp is finally warm enough to swim (74 degree). I tried out my new DeSoto wet suit today. It's really tight, especially the top half. Definitely makes breathing harder. In addition, my shoulders seemed to fatique earlier. I think I'll try to use the suit at least once/week to get good and used to it.

SO it's settled.  We are all moving to CO.

I think you're all nuts.  Flat flat flat -- Iowa or Kansas is the pick for me!

Ran this morning (30 min) -- first "early morning" run in a very long time.  Glad I did it -- but I felt it... for some reason, the treadmill seemed a lot faster than normal!

So -- I just added an event to my calendar -- late August, will be doing the Banff Granfondo -- 142 km (about 88 miles) cycling through the middle of the Canadian Rockies.  http://banff.granfondocanada.com/    Last year's event was cut down to 100km due to bears 

My all-time PR for a single bike is 70 km, and that was back in college.   Since then I haven't done more than 30 km.   So I'm hoping this will get my cycling legs into action!   

Scott.

So let's get specific.  Manitou Springs just 15 minutes from Colorado Springs and about an hour from Denver.  Spectacular is far too modest.  My wife and I have talked about retiring there but I'm up for going now!

I didn't get out at all yesterday.  I picked up a nasty ransomware on my computer.  I was hours scrubbing the drives in safe mode until I could get my desktop back.  Still having issues with some drivers  but getting there.

Today I went over to the PT to work out.  15 minutes on an eliptical followed by a 45 minute core training and finished up with a 1 mile run on the treadmill.  I figure using the 10% rule I should be good by April to do the 5k end of the tri in much better shape than I did the one last week with no pratice.

So far all you runners (and I think that's everyone in this group but me), what should I shoot for on my run with this background.

1. Ran the 5k in my tri last month @ 11:31/mile.  I ran only 3 or 4 days in the six months leading up to the race due to injury.

2. On a treadmill I ran a mile in 10:50 today.  I always do it at the end of my workout when I am warmed up real well.  I walk on the treadmill for about five minute then run the mile and then a few minutes cool down.

3. I paln on increasing the distance each week by 10% which will get to the 5k mark three weeks before my late April Sprint.

4. I have three sprints a month apart in April-May-June.

5. I have an Oly in Nov.

I would love to get to 10 Min/mile.  When would be a good target to hit that?