SWBKRUN Mentor Group-"Off Season?" What is that?!! (Page 319)

wait a second here.  just looking at the website.  this ain't no 1/2 marathon.  its a 1/2 barrell!!  hahahahaha  i love it.   and your problem is solved. the race starts at 11:30 but the beer tent opens at 11.  see how many you can pound in a half hour. that'll slow you down.

ok suzy.  you have this wonderful talent! use your imagination here.   steve's idea about running with the hubby is great.  get him a santa outfit.  you can be the elf, you're already the right size.  go buy a bunch of boxes of candy canes and hand them out along the route as you run.    Its Christmas time!!!   HAVE FUN!!!!!

Just a heads up guys... You would need a horse carriage and buggy to get out there !!!!

Just playing!  That is a great area, and would be a great race for anyone!

Did you read my prior post?? The man is the most conservative on the planet AND he doesn't run!  While I am doing the half barrel marathon, he will be in Argentina hunting. Maybe one of you should just come and run with me?

Morning everyone. 

Anyone have anything exciting planned today?

If it dries out I am going to Inside-Out Sports here in Cary, NC to run with their Wednesday evening group. It is run by a couple of tri coaches and is supposed to be fun.

Question for the group.  How do you warm up the morning of your marathon?  Last year when I did my first I stretched a bit and stood there trying to stay relaxed.  But after my 10m race a few weeks ago, I discovered the beauty of a good warmup.  So it makes me wonder about OBX.  But I don't want to run 3m before my marathon.  Any thoughts?

Nothing too exciting.  Hoping to get at least a 4 mile run in tonight and maybe break out the rollers for the bike.  I have to travel most of next week, so trying to get in what I can now.

Here are the details for the ESI seminar tomorrow night if anyone is interested in calling in.  Not sure of the quality since this is the first time Steve has done a con call event, but he usually has good content:

What do you mean a 20 minute TT?  Are you talking a sprint on the trainer?

I didn''t know there was more than one meaning !  It was a 20 min CT TT using a course he has us use everytime we do on of these things....so how should it compare to an hour long one?  My first 20' one was done back in June (140W) and then two hours long ones were 135W and 150W over the summer.  I am guessing today's output should have been quite a bit higher, but what do I know?

or blow snot rockets without having a long string attached after

arrgh Jeremy beat me to it.

Edited by Redknight 2009-10-28 11:41 AM

Hey Rob, I think your computer virus is back.  there are about 5 consecutive posts under your account

Edited by cadmus 2009-10-28 11:53 AM

Rob - thanks for asking, I always love an opportunity to brag on my sweety. He did great and I am super proud.  I think the olympic distance is where he does best.   Here are his splits:

16/76 in his age group  Overall time of 2:56

1.5K swim = 34:12 choppy water
T1 = 2:48
30mile bike = 1:24
T2 = 1:21
10K run = 53:42  hilly

Suzy - I like Steve's idea of being a pace runner.  That sounds perfect.  Brand new look on a familiar race and you would be doing a great service to other runners.

Sam - interesting question about the marathon warm up. There was an article in last months Runner's World magazine about warm ups and distances.  For the marathon it basically said the same thing as Suzy with about a 5 minute warm up with good stretching but not much else. Logic being the farther the distance the less the warm up b/c the first few miles of the race will be your warm up.  If you need your legs to fire fast and hard then you need a longer warmup so they are ready to go.

This weekend - other than Halloween......going to do a little cold open water swimming.  I got a pair of neoprene booties but in the pool they just roll down to my ankles and fill with water. I am hoping the legs of my wetsuit will cover them, otherwise I might have to tape them.  Darn long legs of mine!!!!!!

I think I am going to sneak out of here right now and get on my bike.  I sat down the other night and cleaned it off.  Took the cassette off and scrubbed it all down.  So clean you could eat off it right now.

Game 1.  My garage.  Plenty of Beer.  8pm

I had hoped to run prior but have a problem.  My right achilles is been hurting since a softball double header on Oct 16.  It was feeling good Sunday and Monday so I ran 3 miles Monday night and it's hurting again now.  I've NEVER had an achilles problem.  Is there anything I can do?  Or do I just have to wait?

Game 1.  My couch.  Plenty of Beer. 8 pm

Indy Mini Marathon - nearly 40,000 runners.  Took me something like 32 minutes to get to the start line.  I was being passed and passing others for the entire 13.1 (13.4 on the GPS).

I could have written this myself, Doug.  My kids had to beg me just to put a little (4") vinyl Indian head sticker on my suburban for their school.

Slacker!!!!!!!!!!