Mad Manatees Mentor Group - VERY CLOSED!!! Sorry!

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Subject: RE: Mad Manatees Mentor Group - VERY CLOSED!!! Sorry!

KansasMom - 2013-01-04 11:55 AM

Asalzwed - 2013-01-04 11:42 AM

It just came to me ... I think I am going to move my long run to Saturdays permanently (I've been doing it the last two weeks) so that I am able to do a quality medium long run on Mondays (a day I typically have more time in my schedule)

So my week will be something like this:

Monday: Medium long (12-15 miles) there will probably be tempo in the middle of this

Tues: Am Recovery, PM Hills (10-12 miles total)

Wed: Track Workout (10 miles total)

Thurs: Medium Long (slower, more recovery like pace) PM Hills (total of 14)

Fri: Recovery/General Aerobic (6-8)

Sat: Long run (16-23)

Sun: Recovery AM and PM (10 total)

Any feedback?

It makes me tired.

On Friday, is that Recovery/General Aerobic (6-8) non running? The (6-8) makes me think that you are running, but if that's the case, then you aren't taking a rest day at all?

Yeah, it's running. General Aerobic more means a general pace, not so slow to call it recovery but nothing at tempo or even race pace. I haven't taken rest days in a really long time.

Well, what i mean is I don't schedule rest days. I rest when I need it though, and I am good at determining that. I promise.

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Melon Presser

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Oh yes, Salty, there was something else. The folks over in SBR Utopia were talking about TSS (Training Stress Score) ... it's a very simple way, especially for folks putting in a lot of time/volume/some intensity in a high number of workouts per week, to get a bird's-eye view of how much effort they're putting out week to week:

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Gig Harbor

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Asalzwed - 2013-01-04 9:59 AM

KansasMom - 2013-01-04 11:55 AM

Asalzwed - 2013-01-04 11:42 AM

It just came to me ... I think I am going to move my long run to Saturdays permanently (I've been doing it the last two weeks) so that I am able to do a quality medium long run on Mondays (a day I typically have more time in my schedule)

So my week will be something like this:

Monday: Medium long (12-15 miles) there will probably be tempo in the middle of this

Tues: Am Recovery, PM Hills (10-12 miles total)

Wed: Track Workout (10 miles total)

Thurs: Medium Long (slower, more recovery like pace) PM Hills (total of 14)

Fri: Recovery/General Aerobic (6-8)

Sat: Long run (16-23)

Sun: Recovery AM and PM (10 total)

Any feedback?

It makes me tired.

On Friday, is that Recovery/General Aerobic (6-8) non running? The (6-8) makes me think that you are running, but if that's the case, then you aren't taking a rest day at all?

Yeah, it's running. General Aerobic more means a general pace, not so slow to call it recovery but nothing at tempo or even race pace. I haven't taken rest days in a really long time.

Well, what i mean is I don't schedule rest days. I rest when I need it though, and I am good at determining that. I promise.

Did I count right - is that at least 88 miles per week? I am soooo jealous.

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Seattle

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TriAya - 2013-01-04 11:51 AM

Asalzwed - 2013-01-05 1:42 AM

It just came to me ... I think I am going to move my long run to Saturdays permanently (I've been doing it the last two weeks) so that I am able to do a quality medium long run on Mondays (a day I typically have more time in my schedule)

So my week will be something like this:

Monday: Medium long (12-15 miles) there will probably be tempo in the middle of this

Tues: Am Recovery, PM Hills (10-12 miles total)

Wed: Track Workout (10 miles total)

Thurs: Medium Long (slower, more recovery like pace) PM Hills (total of 14)

Fri: Recovery/General Aerobic (6-8)

Sat: Long run (16-23)

Sun: Recovery AM and PM (10 total)

Any feedback?

I actually think it looks really good. You're better at this than anyone I know, but remember as you keep increasing training load (volume + intensity) it's good to remain very religious about the specific purpose of each workout; e.g., Sunday really needs to be gentle trotting both am and pm. As you know, there's a fine line between the constructive "controlled injury" of training and overuse injuries. Be prepared to tweak with how long you do tempo in the middle of the mid-long Monday run, depending on how much you're still feeling Saturday.

If you're feeling stellar, you can always give a little bit more to the NEXT workout, if that makes any sense.

Yes, perfect. I plan to be extremely flexible. Which is why my plan looks nothing like Pfitz anymore heh

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Subject: RE: Mad Manatees Mentor Group - VERY CLOSED!!! Sorry!

Muskrat37 - 2013-01-04 12:14 PM

Asalzwed - 2013-01-04 9:59 AM

KansasMom - 2013-01-04 11:55 AM

Asalzwed - 2013-01-04 11:42 AM

It just came to me ... I think I am going to move my long run to Saturdays permanently (I've been doing it the last two weeks) so that I am able to do a quality medium long run on Mondays (a day I typically have more time in my schedule)

So my week will be something like this:

Monday: Medium long (12-15 miles) there will probably be tempo in the middle of this

Tues: Am Recovery, PM Hills (10-12 miles total)

Wed: Track Workout (10 miles total)

Thurs: Medium Long (slower, more recovery like pace) PM Hills (total of 14)

Fri: Recovery/General Aerobic (6-8)

Sat: Long run (16-23)

Sun: Recovery AM and PM (10 total)

Any feedback?

It makes me tired.

On Friday, is that Recovery/General Aerobic (6-8) non running? The (6-8) makes me think that you are running, but if that's the case, then you aren't taking a rest day at all?

Yeah, it's running. General Aerobic more means a general pace, not so slow to call it recovery but nothing at tempo or even race pace. I haven't taken rest days in a really long time.

Well, what i mean is I don't schedule rest days. I rest when I need it though, and I am good at determining that. I promise.

Did I count right - is that at least 88 miles per week? I am soooo jealous.

Depends on how you are counting It's just going to depend on the week, but I think it could potentially go to 92 or some nonsense.

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Melon Presser

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Subject: RE: Mad Manatees Mentor Group - VERY CLOSED!!! Sorry!

Asalzwed - 2013-01-05 2:16 AM

TriAya - 2013-01-04 11:51 AM

Asalzwed - 2013-01-05 1:42 AM

It just came to me ... I think I am going to move my long run to Saturdays permanently (I've been doing it the last two weeks) so that I am able to do a quality medium long run on Mondays (a day I typically have more time in my schedule)

So my week will be something like this:

Monday: Medium long (12-15 miles) there will probably be tempo in the middle of this

Tues: Am Recovery, PM Hills (10-12 miles total)

Wed: Track Workout (10 miles total)

Thurs: Medium Long (slower, more recovery like pace) PM Hills (total of 14)

Fri: Recovery/General Aerobic (6-8)

Sat: Long run (16-23)

Sun: Recovery AM and PM (10 total)

Any feedback?

I actually think it looks really good. You're better at this than anyone I know, but remember as you keep increasing training load (volume + intensity) it's good to remain very religious about the specific purpose of each workout; e.g., Sunday really needs to be gentle trotting both am and pm. As you know, there's a fine line between the constructive "controlled injury" of training and overuse injuries. Be prepared to tweak with how long you do tempo in the middle of the mid-long Monday run, depending on how much you're still feeling Saturday.

If you're feeling stellar, you can always give a little bit more to the NEXT workout, if that makes any sense.

Yes, perfect. I plan to be extremely flexible. Which is why my plan looks nothing like Pfitz anymore heh

It pfeels pfairly Pfitzy to me in spirit, just not so much in exact structure and details, and minus the track workout.

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Anyone else feel like one Salty week = one "my" month? Wow!

I think if anyone has the ability to juggle things about a bit and still get maximum results, it is probably you.

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Melon Presser

52116

Subject: RE: Mad Manatees Mentor Group - VERY CLOSED!!! Sorry!

Asalzwed - 2013-01-05 2:21 AM

Muskrat37 - 2013-01-04 12:14 PM

Asalzwed - 2013-01-04 9:59 AM

KansasMom - 2013-01-04 11:55 AM

Asalzwed - 2013-01-04 11:42 AM

It just came to me ... I think I am going to move my long run to Saturdays permanently (I've been doing it the last two weeks) so that I am able to do a quality medium long run on Mondays (a day I typically have more time in my schedule)

So my week will be something like this:

Monday: Medium long (12-15 miles) there will probably be tempo in the middle of this

Tues: Am Recovery, PM Hills (10-12 miles total)

Wed: Track Workout (10 miles total)

Thurs: Medium Long (slower, more recovery like pace) PM Hills (total of 14)

Fri: Recovery/General Aerobic (6-8)

Sat: Long run (16-23)

Sun: Recovery AM and PM (10 total)

Any feedback?

It makes me tired.

On Friday, is that Recovery/General Aerobic (6-8) non running? The (6-8) makes me think that you are running, but if that's the case, then you aren't taking a rest day at all?

Yeah, it's running. General Aerobic more means a general pace, not so slow to call it recovery but nothing at tempo or even race pace. I haven't taken rest days in a really long time.

Well, what i mean is I don't schedule rest days. I rest when I need it though, and I am good at determining that. I promise.

Did I count right - is that at least 88 miles per week? I am soooo jealous.

Depends on how you are counting It's just going to depend on the week, but I think it could potentially go to 92 or some nonsense.

I first read that as "neurosis" instead of "nonsense," which makes perfect sense too

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Seattle

Subject: RE: Mad Manatees Mentor Group - VERY CLOSED!!! Sorry!

TriAya - 2013-01-04 12:22 PM

Asalzwed - 2013-01-05 2:16 AM

TriAya - 2013-01-04 11:51 AM

Asalzwed - 2013-01-05 1:42 AM

It just came to me ... I think I am going to move my long run to Saturdays permanently (I've been doing it the last two weeks) so that I am able to do a quality medium long run on Mondays (a day I typically have more time in my schedule)

So my week will be something like this:

Monday: Medium long (12-15 miles) there will probably be tempo in the middle of this

Tues: Am Recovery, PM Hills (10-12 miles total)

Wed: Track Workout (10 miles total)

Thurs: Medium Long (slower, more recovery like pace) PM Hills (total of 14)

Fri: Recovery/General Aerobic (6-8)

Sat: Long run (16-23)

Sun: Recovery AM and PM (10 total)

Any feedback?

I actually think it looks really good. You're better at this than anyone I know, but remember as you keep increasing training load (volume + intensity) it's good to remain very religious about the specific purpose of each workout; e.g., Sunday really needs to be gentle trotting both am and pm. As you know, there's a fine line between the constructive "controlled injury" of training and overuse injuries. Be prepared to tweak with how long you do tempo in the middle of the mid-long Monday run, depending on how much you're still feeling Saturday.

If you're feeling stellar, you can always give a little bit more to the NEXT workout, if that makes any sense.

Yes, perfect. I plan to be extremely flexible. Which is why my plan looks nothing like Pfitz anymore heh

It pfeels pfairly Pfitzy to me in spirit, just not so much in exact structure and details, and minus the track workout.

I see what you did there.

Most of the track workouts are fairly Pfitzy, actually. Most of the time it's a 4 to 5 mile tempo so it's not quite structured the way he does his LT runs but damn close. But obviously a 8 x 400 during the endurance phase is not so Pfitzy

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TriAya - 2013-01-04 12:31 PM

Asalzwed - 2013-01-05 2:21 AM

Muskrat37 - 2013-01-04 12:14 PM

Asalzwed - 2013-01-04 9:59 AM

KansasMom - 2013-01-04 11:55 AM

Asalzwed - 2013-01-04 11:42 AM

It just came to me ... I think I am going to move my long run to Saturdays permanently (I've been doing it the last two weeks) so that I am able to do a quality medium long run on Mondays (a day I typically have more time in my schedule)

So my week will be something like this:

Monday: Medium long (12-15 miles) there will probably be tempo in the middle of this

Tues: Am Recovery, PM Hills (10-12 miles total)

Wed: Track Workout (10 miles total)

Thurs: Medium Long (slower, more recovery like pace) PM Hills (total of 14)

Fri: Recovery/General Aerobic (6-8)

Sat: Long run (16-23)

Sun: Recovery AM and PM (10 total)

Any feedback?

It makes me tired.

On Friday, is that Recovery/General Aerobic (6-8) non running? The (6-8) makes me think that you are running, but if that's the case, then you aren't taking a rest day at all?

Yeah, it's running. General Aerobic more means a general pace, not so slow to call it recovery but nothing at tempo or even race pace. I haven't taken rest days in a really long time.

Well, what i mean is I don't schedule rest days. I rest when I need it though, and I am good at determining that. I promise.

Did I count right - is that at least 88 miles per week? I am soooo jealous.

Depends on how you are counting It's just going to depend on the week, but I think it could potentially go to 92 or some nonsense.

I first read that as "neurosis" instead of "nonsense," which makes perfect sense too

Pssssh, you know I don't use big words like "neurosis"

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Master

2770

Central Kansas

Subject: RE: Mad Manatees Mentor Group - VERY CLOSED!!! Sorry!

Asalzwed - 2013-01-04 11:59 AM

KansasMom - 2013-01-04 11:55 AM

Asalzwed - 2013-01-04 11:42 AM

It just came to me ... I think I am going to move my long run to Saturdays permanently (I've been doing it the last two weeks) so that I am able to do a quality medium long run on Mondays (a day I typically have more time in my schedule)

So my week will be something like this:

Monday: Medium long (12-15 miles) there will probably be tempo in the middle of this

Tues: Am Recovery, PM Hills (10-12 miles total)

Wed: Track Workout (10 miles total)

Thurs: Medium Long (slower, more recovery like pace) PM Hills (total of 14)

Fri: Recovery/General Aerobic (6-8)

Sat: Long run (16-23)

Sun: Recovery AM and PM (10 total)

Any feedback?

It makes me tired.

On Friday, is that Recovery/General Aerobic (6-8) non running? The (6-8) makes me think that you are running, but if that's the case, then you aren't taking a rest day at all?

Yeah, it's running. General Aerobic more means a general pace, not so slow to call it recovery but nothing at tempo or even race pace. I haven't taken rest days in a really long time.

Well, what i mean is I don't schedule rest days. I rest when I need it though, and I am good at determining that. I promise.

I get that. So if rest days aren't scheduled, but you take one when you need to, what happens to the work out that day? If it's a key workout, do you move things around to get it in as soon as possible, or do you just drop it and move on?

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Master

2770

Central Kansas

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cdban66 - 2013-01-04 12:29 PM

Anyone else feel like one Salty week = one "my" month? Wow!

I think if anyone has the ability to juggle things about a bit and still get maximum results, it is probably you.

Exactly! It's awesome mileage. I'm with Chad -- super jealous. But I love living vicariously through her training.

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Seattle

Subject: RE: Mad Manatees Mentor Group - VERY CLOSED!!! Sorry!

KansasMom - 2013-01-04 1:03 PM

Asalzwed - 2013-01-04 11:59 AM

KansasMom - 2013-01-04 11:55 AM

Asalzwed - 2013-01-04 11:42 AM

It just came to me ... I think I am going to move my long run to Saturdays permanently (I've been doing it the last two weeks) so that I am able to do a quality medium long run on Mondays (a day I typically have more time in my schedule)

So my week will be something like this:

Monday: Medium long (12-15 miles) there will probably be tempo in the middle of this

Tues: Am Recovery, PM Hills (10-12 miles total)

Wed: Track Workout (10 miles total)

Thurs: Medium Long (slower, more recovery like pace) PM Hills (total of 14)

Fri: Recovery/General Aerobic (6-8)

Sat: Long run (16-23)

Sun: Recovery AM and PM (10 total)

Any feedback?

It makes me tired.

On Friday, is that Recovery/General Aerobic (6-8) non running? The (6-8) makes me think that you are running, but if that's the case, then you aren't taking a rest day at all?

Yeah, it's running. General Aerobic more means a general pace, not so slow to call it recovery but nothing at tempo or even race pace. I haven't taken rest days in a really long time.

Well, what i mean is I don't schedule rest days. I rest when I need it though, and I am good at determining that. I promise.

I get that. So if rest days aren't scheduled, but you take one when you need to, what happens to the work out that day? If it's a key workout, do you move things around to get it in as soon as possible, or do you just drop it and move on?

It depends on the workout. If it's a long run, I would probably move it to the next day because for me, the long run is my most valuable workout. Most of the other workouts I would just skip and adjust accordingly because for me, the value comes in the overall training load, not any one workout (except what I stated above.)

For example, if I were to miss a track workout on Wednesday, I would probably just do my normal Thursday workout but do it with a little more intensity (so from general aerobic/recovery to something with a little tempo in it) especially since I know I have Friday to recover.

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Englewood, Florida

Subject: RE: Mad Manatees Mentor Group - VERY CLOSED!!! Sorry!

KansasMom - 2013-01-04 2:06 PM

cdban66 - 2013-01-04 12:29 PM

Anyone else feel like one Salty week = one "my" month? Wow!

I think if anyone has the ability to juggle things about a bit and still get maximum results, it is probably you.

Exactly! It's awesome mileage. I'm with Chad -- super jealous. But I love living vicariously through her training.

X2

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Seattle

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lol!!! I love to run. Like, really love it. But I find it really funny you would use the word "jealous." Ha! It's mind boggling hard work fitting this crap in and maintaining a "normal" life. It's not even really the running that is difficult, it's the fitting it in with the chaos AKA my life. And maybe more importantly, being awake/lively in my other endeavors. Also, when friends invite me over for dinner ... making sure to eat something before because I eat THAT much. It's the little things I tell ya.

Speaking of work/life/running balance, I just completed my LEED(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credential maintenance, yesssssssssss!!! If I didn't I would have to retake the test and that was the hardest test I have ever taken in my life. I am ecstatic.

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Asalzwed - 2013-01-04 11:27 AM

lol!!! I love to run. Like, really love it. But I find it really funny you would use the word "jealous." Ha! It's mind boggling hard work fitting this crap in and maintaining a "normal" life. It's not even really the running that is difficult, it's the fitting it in with the chaos AKA my life. And maybe more importantly, being awake/lively in my other endeavors. Also, when friends invite me over for dinner ... making sure to eat something before because I eat THAT much. It's the little things I tell ya.

Speaking of work/life/running balance, I just completed my LEED(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credential maintenance, yesssssssssss!!! If I didn't I would have to retake the test and that was the hardest test I have ever taken in my life. I am ecstatic.

This is the part of which I am in awe. Ok, of course the mileage, but I couldn't ever hope to get that kind of mileage, I'm just not built for it. But I am always amazed when looking at your blog and seeing you spending so much time with your friends in addition to your training. (BTW, I tried a Lime-a-Rita or two while in Vegas. Very nice). The balance that you find is cool to me. Can I ask a personal question? What time to you get up and go to bed? Do you do a lot of training in the early AM? Or are your daytime runs at lunch?

Congrats on the Cred Maintenance! I think back to the exam I had to take at the end of school and honestly don't think I could pass it now...

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Seattle

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bcraht - 2013-01-04 1:34 PM

Asalzwed - 2013-01-04 11:27 AM

lol!!! I love to run. Like, really love it. But I find it really funny you would use the word "jealous." Ha! It's mind boggling hard work fitting this crap in and maintaining a "normal" life. It's not even really the running that is difficult, it's the fitting it in with the chaos AKA my life. And maybe more importantly, being awake/lively in my other endeavors. Also, when friends invite me over for dinner ... making sure to eat something before because I eat THAT much. It's the little things I tell ya.

Speaking of work/life/running balance, I just completed my LEED(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credential maintenance, yesssssssssss!!! If I didn't I would have to retake the test and that was the hardest test I have ever taken in my life. I am ecstatic.

This is the part of which I am in awe. Ok, of course the mileage, but I couldn't ever hope to get that kind of mileage, I'm just not built for it. But I am always amazed when looking at your blog and seeing you spending so much time with your friends in addition to your training. (BTW, I tried a Lime-a-Rita or two while in Vegas. Very nice). The balance that you find is cool to me. Can I ask a personal question? What time to you get up and go to bed? Do you do a lot of training in the early AM? Or are your daytime runs at lunch?

Congrats on the Cred Maintenance! I think back to the exam I had to take at the end of school and honestly don't think I could pass it now...

Hahahaha Lime-a-rita!!!!! It's pretty sweet but it conveniently fits in the bottle cage on the bike

I go to bed by 11:00 most of the time and I get up at 7:15ish I am NOT an early morning person. The only workout related stuff I do is biking to work and once I get to work we have a gym where I do core stuff. But other than that I do most of my runs mid day and evening. Except on the weekends. I do my long runs earlier in the day (like 9:00 am) to get it out of my way for the rest of the day. Also because J likes to sleep in so I am usually back in time to make us breakfast (my second breakfast )

And if you are wondering how I log this stuff in the morning, it's because I pretty much know exactly what kind of workout I am going to do an can ballpark pretty accurately the pace at which I will run it. If not, I come back and adjust it later.

Edited by Asalzwed 2013-01-04 1:50 PM

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Asalzwed - 2013-01-04 12:27 PM

lol!!! I love to run. Like, really love it. But I find it really funny you would use the word "jealous." Ha! It's mind boggling hard work fitting this crap in and maintaining a "normal" life. It's not even really the running that is difficult, it's the fitting it in with the chaos AKA my life. And maybe more importantly, being awake/lively in my other endeavors. Also, when friends invite me over for dinner ... making sure to eat something before because I eat THAT much. It's the little things I tell ya.

Speaking of work/life/running balance, I just completed my LEED(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credential maintenance, yesssssssssss!!! If I didn't I would have to retake the test and that was the hardest test I have ever taken in my life. I am ecstatic.

I spent the last week of 2013 doing CPE that I forgot to do earlier in the year. Had to have it done by 12/31 to maintain my license.

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Asalzwed - 2013-01-04 2:27 PM

lol!!! I love to run. Like, really love it. But I find it really funny you would use the word "jealous." Ha! It's mind boggling hard work fitting this crap in and maintaining a "normal" life. It's not even really the running that is difficult, it's the fitting it in with the chaos AKA my life. And maybe more importantly, being awake/lively in my other endeavors. Also, when friends invite me over for dinner ... making sure to eat something before because I eat THAT much. It's the little things I tell ya.

Speaking of work/life/running balance, I just completed my LEED(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credential maintenance, yesssssssssss!!! If I didn't I would have to retake the test and that was the hardest test I have ever taken in my life. I am ecstatic.

OK, as if you hadn't already taken the title of My Hero, you have now officially sealed the deal. Wow, just wow.

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Seattle

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melbo55 - 2013-01-04 2:22 PM

Asalzwed - 2013-01-04 2:27 PM

lol!!! I love to run. Like, really love it. But I find it really funny you would use the word "jealous." Ha! It's mind boggling hard work fitting this crap in and maintaining a "normal" life. It's not even really the running that is difficult, it's the fitting it in with the chaos AKA my life. And maybe more importantly, being awake/lively in my other endeavors. Also, when friends invite me over for dinner ... making sure to eat something before because I eat THAT much. It's the little things I tell ya.

Speaking of work/life/running balance, I just completed my LEED(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credential maintenance, yesssssssssss!!! If I didn't I would have to retake the test and that was the hardest test I have ever taken in my life. I am ecstatic.

OK, as if you hadn't already taken the title of My Hero, you have now officially sealed the deal. Wow, just wow.

Aww You are making me blush!

Really though, I just prioritize. Something you all do in some way in order to accommodate the things you love and maintain an active lifestyle.

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Master

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Englewood, Florida

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Asalzwed - 2013-01-04 2:27 PM

lol!!! I love to run. Like, really love it. But I find it really funny you would use the word "jealous." Ha! It's mind boggling hard work fitting this crap in and maintaining a "normal" life. It's not even really the running that is difficult, it's the fitting it in with the chaos AKA my life. And maybe more importantly, being awake/lively in my other endeavors. Also, when friends invite me over for dinner ... making sure to eat something before because I eat THAT much. It's the little things I tell ya.

Speaking of work/life/running balance, I just completed my LEED(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credential maintenance, yesssssssssss!!! If I didn't I would have to retake the test and that was the hardest test I have ever taken in my life. I am ecstatic.

OK, even bigger WOW!

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Wow, Salty! That schedule leaves me breathless... In a gasping, holy smokin' running shoes kind of way.

Now I have to get past it and read the advice you're giving, too.

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Gig Harbor

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Congrats on the test Salty and you are right, we all juggle a little bit - but damn girl! 1 week of that, and I would probably die.

I'm building my running to about 1/2 of what you are doing - and also going to focus pretty heavily on the biking this year. Not sure where I am going to find the time for swimming and this little thing called life, but someone I will make it work.

BTW - where does the nickname Salty come from and where is your blog?

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Subject: RE: Mad Manatees Mentor Group - VERY CLOSED!!! Sorry!

Easy 5 miles today and I must say - what a difference a day makes. Yesterday's recover run was only 3 miles - 8:47 pace and the legs hurt quite a bit.. today was 5 @ 8:27. ( I did not push it, that was a very easy effort) and the legs felt 100% better. They were still a little sore, but nothing like yesterday.

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Subject: RE: Mad Manatees Mentor Group - VERY CLOSED!!! Sorry!

Just finished up today's training. Got in an hour on bike at gym and half hour in pool. Planning a run tomorrow...morning???

Anyone have races this weekend? I've missed most of today and haven't read back pages.

Merry Friday night, Manatees

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