SWBKRUN fast, furious, and closed (Page 30)

How many different articles of clothing does that guy have on next to you? 15? You better not have let him beat you!

That is an awesome picture....how the heck did you two actually see each other in those masses? 

On another note....

WE GOT THE HOUSE!  closing and other details to follow....

that's not a guy.   jerk.

fixed.  jerk.   

when can i pick out the colors for my room?

Congratulations, Kim!!

Great picture!!

What a fantastic run!!!

Just looking at your splits made me feel tired! I am in awe of you, I just cannot imagine maintaining that pace over 42+km.

Well done

Kim: Fantastic!!!

Linda: Awesome to see that kind of self-motivation and 29 miles in 4 hours....wow!

FYI: I arrived back in Sendai yesterday after 2 weeks in the US and got on my bike for the first time in 2 weeks.  Unfortunately, the pool at my health club is still closed (5 weeks now) and they have not yet posted a date for re-opening the pool - I need to visit the club to get the scoop on how bad the damage was.  Time to start looking for an alternative swimming hole.

That was nothing compared to what others wear for this race.  I saw everything from people dressed as hamburgers and french fries, gorilla costumes, Uncle Sam and even a caveman donning only a loin cloth and appropriately barefoot.

It was sheer luck I think.  That and the fact that she was in the front of her wave made it possible that I could focus on looking at the white colored bibs. 

Congrats on the house!

Congrats, now when are you hosting the MG training camp in WI?

So I'm in masters swim and I'm feeling as good as I've felt in the water in a month. Just absolutely flying effortlessly which never happens. When bang the lights go out in the pool area. We wait around for 15 minutes and they cannot get them on. I hit the hot tub which is working even though the lights are out and as I leave to shower they of course come on. So I only got in 1850 of the planned 3200. I'll make it up in the morning before spinning.

I love that you're wearing your Giants colors.... and I know you had your orange shoes on too!! So awesome!

If you didn't say it, I would have!

Kim - what an amazing accomplishment.  Enjoy the high you must be on right now.

George

Are you telling me your signing up for IM WI?  Lot is 11 acres so I could do a Woodstock thing if you like.

Great Job Kim. I was swamped at work but kept checking in on updates all morning.

Just Frigging Amazing....

I can't wait for my best friends sister to qualify and run it next year. I want to be able to go watch her for my birthday next year.

We had similar days. I wanted to swim and then meet my training group for a run through the woods with strength stations. I realized my new pool was far from the park and traffic would be awful, so I went to my old pool, which is 12 minutes from the park. When I get there they have closed the pool at 4 PM. So no swim. I walked 3 miles in the park before the run instead. D'oh!

Thanks Matt - I am always a little late to the party...procrastination is one of my many character defects. Good advice on the brick and calves I will try next time out.

Kim - Great race must be a great feeling, maybe someday I will get there.

Linda - inspiring run, makes my heart glad to know that there are people like you out there just doing these things to inspire and to be thinking of others that may be struggling especially children

I am going to throw this out to the group, so any tricks, ideas, inspiring thoughts, quotes that you have please share if you get a chance.

I need to train myself to get up early in the morning and train....I hate getting up....I need to get more training in and with my busy schedule this seems to be the only time when I can get the extra training in. Problem is this...I have three adult children 20,21,23 (yes that need to be out on there own, some in college) and stay up late. I wake at the drop of a pin, so trying to get to bed early is a waste of time, plus if any of you have children this age, you cant stop worrying about where they are at night. Ugghhh!

Anyway I have been trying to come up with ways to make myself get up early.....I know just f*(*$% do it !!! Easier said then done for me. One time I set the alarm clock one minute earlier every day hoping to gradual get into this habit....to no avail....I need at least 7 hours sleep or I am a bear to everyone around me.

Any thoughts would be appreciated......

I am the exact opposite. I enjoy getting up early and getting it done. M-F I am up at 5 for work, so weekends just roll into that time. But, i am trying to get in some of the workouts when the kids go to bed. ie, swim class at 9pm.

I know for me, whether its early or late, I need to focus on my attitude. If I said "I HATE GETTING UP", then every morning I would struggle to get up. As well, eye on the prize. Why are you training? What are you trying to accomplish?  Whether you are trying to go longer or trying to get faster you need to get the training in.

In these type of forums, we can all try to hold each other accountable for our goals here, but it truly is up to the individual to be accountable to oneself.

As Erica would say, JUST DO IT!

These people wouldn't inconvenience us like that if they knew we drink tiger blood.

I with you. I like it to kick start my day. I'm up at 4:20 M-F and 5:30 on the weekends which will probably get earlier once sunrise gets earlier and the bike rides get longer. I love that feeling of being done by 7 or 8AM and knowing I've just done more than most people do in the entire day. That clean feeling in your lungs, that sense of accomplishment. Love starting my day right. Yes some mornings it's tough but you fight through it and surprise yourself and those days are extra special.

Ok, a couple of thoughts to add to the other great advice.  

Make a decision to to whatever it is you want to do, and be specific.  For example, decide the night before what you are going to do in the morning (run/bike/swim?), decide what time, and get everything set out and ready the night before.  Do everything you can to take away the excuses.  

You also have to decide that you aren't going to talk yourself out of it.  Don't let those negative thoughts creep in.  

It will be rough the first couple of weeks while you adjust and learn to go to bed earlier and get up earlier, but you will fee fantastic after you finish that morning workout.  

So, what time are you getting up tomorrow morning and what are you going to do?  We will all be waiting to hear how it goes :-)

Re: Early mornings... I'm with Trevor -- you need to find that inner motivation (why are you doing this??) and use it to your advantage.

That said, here are my tricks:

1) Make coffee the night before and set the timer. Wake up to the smell of fresh coffee. And if you are lazy and turn off the alarm, well, then you don't get fresh coffee. (My maker doesn't have a heated bottom, so if I sleep for 2 more hours I don't get super HOT coffee unless I nuke it. FAIL.)

2) Set your workout clothes out the night before. This just plants the seed that you ARE going to do this... Said seed can germinate all night and add to the morning's guilt if you blow it off.

3) If you find you end up getting sleep-deprived, find 15 minutes during your day (late afternoon for me) and take a power nap. Not a LONG nap, just barely staying conscious. It's amazing what that can do. Yes, hard to do with a day job, but I'm sure we all have 15 non-productive minutes every day. Make them productive by grabbing some shut-eye.

4) Find your "out" and know it will be there waiting. My "out" is Friday -- it's the day I get to sleep in, ahhhhh. Funny, I have found that I actually feel pretty sluggish on Friday when I sleep until 7am. But I look forward to it every week and when my alarm goes off Mon-Thurs I remind myself, "Friday you can sleep in."

5) I always tell myself, "No one is gonna do this for me." That gets back to Trevor's comment -- why are you doing this? Eye on the prize, eye on the prize!!

I'm curious how Linda gets up at 4am and runs 12-ish miles every day!! To me, that is just above and beyond!! It's that kind of mental stamina that clearly drives her to run 29 miles in 4 hours. Awesome.