Ernesto's group (4th season) - Closed (Page 27)

If you want to participate start posting, I just copied what was in the final weigh in for the last month. If you are out of the challenge, just erase yourself from the list and repost...

Close to getting new shoes, and thinking about the Brooks Ravenna or PureFlow. Currently using the Asics Kayano. Any comments/suggestions?

Of course fit will be the main driver, but intrigue by the mid-strike/minimalistic route. Should I rotate between a more "normal" shoe (like the Ravenna) and a more minimalistic one (like the pureflow)? I am planning to go to a running store and see where I stand with my stride (heel striker? mid-foot striker?), but wanted opinions.

(BTW Chris, comments like "Shoes? we don't need no stinking shoes" do not help )

No prob, but if I don't win Kona this year it will be on your conscience.

Thanks again!

I run in Zoots, but I don't like socks.

Windy here today and several roads blocked on the Academy so Spinervals it was...

Tonight I should be able to get in a run during the kids track practice.

MAY CHALLENGE 

- Joe P: S 1 / B 1 / R 0/ Rest Days 0 ; Total = 2; 1:48'00" 
- Mike: S 1 / B 0 / R 0/ Rest Days 0 ; Total = 1; 1:10'00" 
- Markz: S 0 / B 0 / R 1/ Rest Days 0 ; Total = 1; 01:07:00" 
- Ernesto: S 0/ B 0 / R 1/ Rest Days 0 ; Total = 1; 01:00'23" 
- Mitch: S 0 / B 1 / R 0/ Rest Days 0 ; Total = 1; 01:00:05" 
- Samy S 0 / B 1 / R 0/ Rest Days 0 ; Total = 1; 00:56:00 
- Jim S 0 / B 1 / R 0/ Rest Days 0 ; Total = 46:22 
- Chris S 0/ B 0/ R 1/ Rest Days 0 ; = Total 1:00:00
- Jennie S 0/B 1/ R 0/ Rest Days 0;= Total 00:34'50" 

I think for ease we should say competitors have to have 4 rest days in the month taken as prescribed by training plan or as necessary.  My rest days are typically Monday and looking at how May plays out on a weekly basis I should have 4 rest days.  Allowing one to take how they see fit allows for additional flexibility in training schedules.  Fair enough?

That is me tonight - my daughter's soccer team that I coach has a clinic tonight where I only have to observe, I'll observe while running on the track right next to the field where they practice...I think I even convinced one of the other dads to wear his running gear and to start running again.

I like this. My rest days are normally Sundays, and I hated taking my rest the "first" day of the week on the last challenge.

I like this as well, because it allows those of us with races to take a proper rest day before the race and not feel the need to get in a couple workouts to keep up with the contest.  Not that I'm overthinking this or competitive or anything...

By the way, what did we decide about races and if they count as three workouts regardless of length of time?

To be clear - there are three full weeks (Sun - Sat) in May and two partial weeks at the beginning and end of the month.  To make it easy I was proposing 4 days of rest whenever in the month.  You could take 4 days off in a row in my scenario.  The end result is no one is penalized if their training regimen has a weekly day off.

regarding races - I am fine giving one credit for each leg - think we need to stipulate min distance though...i.e. must be accepted sprint distance or greater (500M, 12.4 mile, 3.1 mile)?  Just a thought.

I've begun running in a pair of Merrel Trail Glove shoes (1.4 miles 2 Sundays ago and 1.0 mile this Sunday).  I can't be sure if its the shoes, but guessing it is, each time I ran in them my calves have killed me. 

Iwant to participate in the weight loss competition, but still cannot figure out how to update the chart. I even turned on my rich text option and still no luck.

Any help would be appreciated.

DONE!

If you go to Google documents and sign in with the following credentials - you'll see a spreadsheet called "Ernesto's Group Challenge" where I've created columns for both challenges so everyone interested in participating just needs to add their name and data.

Username:  btchallenge
Password: challengeforum2

I was able to get a short run in during the practice but I had to run in the surrounding neighborhood.  Miss judged the hills for sure.... Haven't looked at the log yet to see if the elevation was different either but the head wind was brutal! At least I was able to get in 30 minutes though..

MAY CHALLENGE 

- Joe P: S 1 / B 1 / R 0/ Rest Days 0 ; Total = 2; 1:48'00" 
- Jennie S 0/B 1/ R 1/ Rest Days 0;= Total 2 01:05'23" 
- Mike: S 1 / B 0 / R 0/ Rest Days 0 ; Total = 1; 1:10'00" 
- Markz: S 0 / B 0 / R 1/ Rest Days 0 ; Total = 1; 01:07:00" 
- Ernesto: S 0/ B 0 / R 1/ Rest Days 0 ; Total = 1; 01:00'23" 
- Mitch: S 0 / B 1 / R 0/ Rest Days 0 ; Total = 1; 01:00:05" 
- Samy S 0 / B 1 / R 0/ Rest Days 0 ; Total = 1; 00:56:00 
- Jim S 0 / B 1 / R 0/ Rest Days 0 ; Total = 46:22 
- Chris S 0/ B 0/ R 1/ Rest Days 0 ; = Total 1:00:00

Seems like a lot of additional work to log when we really need to just check after we post to see that we aren't posting at the same time as someone else and catch the latest update.

So then we don't use it.  No biggie.  It didn't take long to create it and after catching up on reading all the posts - seemed a common frustration with some that they couldn't update the chart or that updates weren't being logged.  Whatever works for the group.

I was hoping to get a run-weights-swim in tonight but hubby forgot and took the dog for a super long walk leaving me to watch my child.  Tomorrow... attempt #2