Mad Manatee Mentors CLOSED (Poptart/pet pic bribes?) (Page 31)

Did have the Frozen Gnome 10k this morning. -5F race temp with 6-8" of snow on a single track trail. Took 56:34 to finish. Think an equivalent effort on a more ideal course would be close to 41 minutes.

There is also a 50k going on there. 5 laps of the same course. Saw a guy come through the first lap just a few minutes behind me!

Congrats Ben!

Ran the Quarter Note today, and finished with a 6:44/mile pace.  For the lack of running I've done (my logs are updated) I'll take it.  I targeted a 6:35 pace, but over time I wore down.  I did also finish 2nd overall, which was pretty cool.

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This is a pic of a teammate and friend of mine after the finish.  He placed 3rd overall in the Quarter Note.

Looks like you'll poke you're eye out with that arrangement. 

Congrats Matt and Ben.  A couple of mighty fine efforts.

Notice he didn't take the pic at the end of the workout though. Hmmmm...

Nice running today, Matt and Ben!  Who knew Manatees do well in cold weather?

We had a great trail run this morning. Started off as a hike as we discussed a few things about job, money, life choices. Then we headed up, and up, and up some more. Started running some of the flat and not so steep hills, but found one that was just a step and slide. Steep.  The highlight was probably the beautiful coyote that showed up on the trail ahead of us. It was calm and curious before disappearing down the hill into the rocks and scrub. 9.4 was our final mileage. Longer than we planned because of a bee hazard area that we had to widely circumvent. We have Africanized bees here now, plus J is allergic. Ran the 3.5mi back down the trails. My legs are feeling it tonight...and probably more tomorrow.

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Looks like the turtle is getting in some good OWS practice.  When's his race?

Matt and Ben, great races!!

Sean, looks like the workout started out well.  How did it end up?

Kate, nice job on your run!

I met with Coaches Tess and Mace yesterday to take another look at my run (at no charge--these folks really are on the up-and-up).  We went back to my original gait and Mace videoed me for another assessment.  He suggested that I work on lifting my feet more but also noted that I'm going to have to work more on glute/hip flexor strength to manage that.  Well, yeah, that's one of the things I've been trying to work on.  He also thinks my knee problem is related to ankle weakness, not the changes I made to my stride, but also acknowledged that he's not a PT.  I'll talk it over with my PT at my appointment tomorrow and see what she says.

Tess also videoed me for a swim analysis and gave me a couple of drills to help me learn bilateral breathing.  I have some L shoulder problems and breathe to the R.  She said that bilateral breathing will help take some of the stress off my L shoulder because I tend to push down when I breathe. 

There was a party for the coaching group last night.  I met some of the other athletes, which was really fun.  Everybody was really nice.  I felt a little out of place though; it's a pretty elite group.  A number of them have gone to or qualified for age group nationals, including one woman who just started doing tris last year.  Five athletes from this coaching group qualified for Kona last year.  Another woman is working toward getting legacy status for Kona.  Apparently, if you do 12 IM's, you can apply for legacy status and be put into another category for Kona selection other than AG to get a better chance of being able to go.  Funny story:  Tess's husband tried to sign up for the Vineman HIM and accidentally signed up for the Vineman IM instead.  He's never done either a HIM or an IM.  Major oops!!

First time for feeling like a nap on Sunday?!  That happens to me every week.  

As for picking a race, the Manatee Mantra is DOOOOOOOOO EEEEEEEEEEEEET!!

(Nice job on the workout, BTW.)

Wanted to do something outside with the kids this morning. After T said he didn't want to do the "same old trail", we let him pick our route. He wanted to go straight up to the ridge. J and I didn't even know if there was an actual trail. Turns out there's a very lightly used one up from the east parking lot. I took this pic at the top (remember I warned you about kid pics), almost a mile from the lot. Both the kids hiked/climbed up on their own. The descent, after we hiked south along the ridge through cholla gardens, was a different story. Mak had to be carried about 1/2mi since we decided to go off the faint trail and down a steep spine. Only 2.5mi round trip, but lots of steep shale/boulders and cactus to maneuver through. Kids felt really accomplished, and T wants to go alone with dad next week

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Orrrrrr...maybe they will? A gazillion wandering poodles sounds like a nuisance. I'm all for responsible pet ownership...while also a fan of the laws of nature.

While I'm am in no way wiser about anything running...Do you watch your pace on your watch while you run or only look at data after? What about HR zones?

Nancy, I am sure Salty, Ben and others way better at running than I will respond.  But, I found that the more I ran, the better I got at this.  I never knew what pace I was running without looking at my Garmin.  Now, after putting on a lot more km in the past couple years, I am usually pretty close to knowing just by feel.  I think it comes down to knowing how paces "feel", and that takes time and experience.

Looks like they are loving it!  Congrats to all

People showed up early? Bah! I'm sure they appreciated you taking the time to shower though.

Good job on getting in the pool! Sometimes naps are much deserved.