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tahrens - 2010-08-23 11:13 AM STUPID TRAINING QUESTION:   Will someone quantitate the 10% rule for me?  Is it never go over a 10% increase on your longest distance per week or total distance for the week?

Terps421 - 2010-08-21 8:13 AM I just raced a 5 mile run and was 1st in my age group with a time of 39.32. Not bad after a 22 mile training run yesterday.  My daughter ran it as her first race and came in 2nd in her age.  I am proud of her and I hope she gained some confidence today!
My pool is closed for the next week so I will have to hop on the bike tomorrow and put in more biking miles.

Linda

tahrens - 2010-08-23 8:13 AM STUPID TRAINING QUESTION:   Will someone quantitate the 10% rule for me?  Is it never go over a 10% increase on your longest distance per week or total distance for the week?

swbkrun - 2010-08-23 1:08 PM

It means that on our trail run on Friday you are going to have to go 10% harder than you ever have in your life !

DougRob - 2010-08-23 9:30 AM Linda got some pics of my finish. Here is one:

tahrens - 2010-08-23 11:13 AM STUPID TRAINING QUESTION:   Will someone quantitate the 10% rule for me?  Is it never go over a 10% increase on your longest distance per week or total distance for the week?

jvanis - 2010-08-23 12:50 PM Rr herehttp://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=223460Hopefully I can catch up and put in more details for my blog rr. Playing catchup with sleep this week now that I am back to work for a few days. Funny how I sleep in later for work than on the weekends.

swbkrun - 2010-08-23 4:04 PM

Here... A little easier to access

tahrens - 2010-08-23 12:26 PM

kkcbelle - 2010-08-23 4:00 PM


I got "permission" to do the trail run as the end of my long run. So I will be toast when we start... happy to be the caboose!!!

swbkrun - 2010-08-23 4:12 PM

You never want to be the last person on a trail run UNLESS you know where you are going!!!  

swbkrun - 2010-08-23 6:12 PM

You never want to be the last person on a trail run UNLESS you know where you are going!!!  

kkcbelle - 2010-08-23 7:12 PM



All right... I'll let you bring up the rear! Or maybe we should put my husband back there if he decides to crash the party... (I've invited him...)

HUSBAND RANT ON: So packing for the trip, Dave wonders aloud, "Should I bring my running water bottle?" I told him loud and clear, "I am NOT carrying water for you. Do what you think is best." (I carried his water last year on Kona and tired of it quickly.) Fast forward to my 17-mile run on Saturday (I'll leave out the part about me sharing water on our first run). Dave joins me for 10 miles (planned for 8). After about 4-5 miles he asks for a sip of my water. Of course I will share. So later on I just end up giving him one of my 10oz. bottles. Not a huge deal -- I figured I'd be fine water-wise so that's why I offered it. I did end up that run bone dry of all of my liquids and wanting for more... Today we head out for 6 miles. I gave him a 10oz. bottle and said, "Here, you might want to bring your own water." So he fills it up (good boy!) and on the elevator he notices I'm wearing my fuel belt and only have two of my bottle-holders filled. He asks very nicely if I'd carry his. What am I gonna do? Say no? I'm not that mean! So I carry his damn water, and the first time he asks for it I just tell him to carry it.

OK, water rant over. The main reason I don't run with Dave is that he has this habit of running about 10 feet in front of me and it drives me CRAZY!! When we trained for a marathon together 12 years ago he did all of the long runs like that... all of them! Running the same pace as me but always in front. Arrrrgh!! So today he's pulling that $#!% again... Forget that! I stop in the shade and put on my tunes, knowing I'm finishing this run alone. I run on and see he didn't stop or slow at all, so for grins I look at the Garmin to clock how long it takes him to notice I'm not there. SEVEN TENTHS OF A MILE!!! Then he stops and makes some comment about being a bad pacer. I just said, "No, I just stopped to put on my tunes since I'm running by myself anyway." And so we finish our run, with him about 20 feet in front of me the rest of the way. Whatever. HUSBAND RANT OFF.


So what happens on the MG stays on the MG, right?? Cuz if Dave joins us on Friday for the trail run and anyone rats me out for griping, I'll be really sad. Or I'll just make sure he stays home, but that's no fun, is it??!!

Life in Hawaii continues to rock. Great diving (well, lots of boat mishaps but we've made the most of each one), awesome fish tacos (found the bestest little joint and have eaten there 4 out of the last 5 days -- the owner loves us!), get to see my sis/bil again tonight (she's been on Lanai for the past few days)... IT'S ALL GOOD!!! (Even the running, even with my husband!! Ha ha!)

Gotta catch up on a whole bunch of RRs. But congrats to everyone for being so strong and awesome!!!!!

kkcbelle - 2010-08-23 9:12 PM



All right... I'll let you bring up the rear! Or maybe we should put my husband back there if he decides to crash the party... (I've invited him...)

HUSBAND RANT ON: So packing for the trip, Dave wonders aloud, "Should I bring my running water bottle?" I told him loud and clear, "I am NOT carrying water for you. Do what you think is best." (I carried his water last year on Kona and tired of it quickly.) Fast forward to my 17-mile run on Saturday (I'll leave out the part about me sharing water on our first run). Dave joins me for 10 miles (planned for 8). After about 4-5 miles he asks for a sip of my water. Of course I will share. So later on I just end up giving him one of my 10oz. bottles. Not a huge deal -- I figured I'd be fine water-wise so that's why I offered it. I did end up that run bone dry of all of my liquids and wanting for more... Today we head out for 6 miles. I gave him a 10oz. bottle and said, "Here, you might want to bring your own water." So he fills it up (good boy!) and on the elevator he notices I'm wearing my fuel belt and only have two of my bottle-holders filled. He asks very nicely if I'd carry his. What am I gonna do? Say no? I'm not that mean! So I carry his damn water, and the first time he asks for it I just tell him to carry it.

OK, water rant over. The main reason I don't run with Dave is that he has this habit of running about 10 feet in front of me and it drives me CRAZY!! When we trained for a marathon together 12 years ago he did all of the long runs like that... all of them! Running the same pace as me but always in front. Arrrrgh!! So today he's pulling that $#!% again... Forget that! I stop in the shade and put on my tunes, knowing I'm finishing this run alone. I run on and see he didn't stop or slow at all, so for grins I look at the Garmin to clock how long it takes him to notice I'm not there. SEVEN TENTHS OF A MILE!!! Then he stops and makes some comment about being a bad pacer. I just said, "No, I just stopped to put on my tunes since I'm running by myself anyway." And so we finish our run, with him about 20 feet in front of me the rest of the way. Whatever. HUSBAND RANT OFF.


So what happens on the MG stays on the MG, right?? Cuz if Dave joins us on Friday for the trail run and anyone rats me out for griping, I'll be really sad. Or I'll just make sure he stays home, but that's no fun, is it??!!

Life in Hawaii continues to rock. Great diving (well, lots of boat mishaps but we've made the most of each one), awesome fish tacos (found the bestest little joint and have eaten there 4 out of the last 5 days -- the owner loves us!), get to see my sis/bil again tonight (she's been on Lanai for the past few days)... IT'S ALL GOOD!!! (Even the running, even with my husband!! Ha ha!)

Gotta catch up on a whole bunch of RRs. But congrats to everyone for being so strong and awesome!!!!!