tcovert's Winter 2009 Mentor Group - FULL (Page 37)

i keep falling off the workout wagon but i figure that as long as i keep getting back on I'm ok.  i happen to be back on today.

sounds like everyone is pretty busy lately and that's probably a good thing so i'll be brief -

have a nice week

Cindy, the measure of a person is not in how many times they fall, but in how many times they get up. Keep at it!

Todd, sorry you're feeling bad, I hope you feel better before the weekend.

 Have a super week all,

Jake

u bet Jake!  as long as i keep coming back to it i'm happy.

enjoy what is left of the week!

todd - go break a hard sweat and get rid of whatever your co-worker passed to you!

make sure you replenish w/lots of electrolytes

Rest day.  So far this month, Fridays have been perfect to ride and I've been taking furlough days on Fridays so I could.  As a result, no rest days all month (where did March go?)  So I'm taking a complete rest day today.  Date night.  Dinner and a movie.   Hard bike workout with a run scheduled afterward for Sat.   Sounds like rain likely, snow possible, on Sat. so probably will be riding indoors at least tomorrow.  Bummer.  I'll try for a group ride on Sunday and a swim. 

Next week, in addition to everything else, the run club is taking us for a 7.5 mile run on the course for the race the training is targeting scheduled for May 2.  My longest to date is about 6 miles.

Feeling good.  No injuries other than my back still is sore.  Legs are good. I've been working on position on the bike, more arrow, down on the arms (bent) and less trying to hold my trunk up at the waist. That really is helping get rid of the back pain and the arm pain.  My coach was right - it's less about fit at this point and more about relaxing from the waist up.

You all have a great weekend. 

YES -- GO TODD AND AMBER!!!

RUN LIKE THE WIND, BULLSEYE! (Toy Story)

What a great story, Morgan. I know you've been in a slump. Maybe an unprepared half marathon is just what you need to break out of it!! Seems like some stars aligned for you to do it, too. Remember, you can always walk if you need to -- there's no shame in that. And, I won't tell a soul. :-)

Have a great run tomorrow (just think of it as a training run).  And, maybe buy yourself a beanie  and a shirt to layer or something so you don't freeze.

Todd, Amber??? How did your 1/2's go today? 

Thanks Lynn.  The anticipation has kind of got me excited, but I also just realized that I haven't ever done a race when it's *NOT* cold, gray or raining.  Don't know what I'm going to do come springtime races in SoCal

And I found that I brought a longsleeve cotton mock turtleneck t-shirt.  Advice time, from the guys, and I hate to have to ask, but ... will that be brutal on my nipples?  Sorry, no other way to ask that than to just ask it.

Wow ... 13.1 is brutal!

2:13:07, unoffical, according to my watch.

Felt good (really good!) the first 10 miles.  Then it got hard.

My knees and quads are killing me, and my nipples hurt.   Never walked, though, so I'm pretty stoked about my first half marathon ... did take about a minute or so to pee behind a building at around mile 7.  Biggest bummer was that I had to leave the race as soon as it was over to go to work.  Really cool area, Centinneal Olympic Park right outside the CNN HQ in Atlanta.

Great atmosphere and I really enjoyed.  But for the life of me, I just don't see how 26.2 is possible.  NO WAY I could do that!

Two cold Heineikens in me, and another waiting with a rack of ribs.  Then bed.  See y'all.

Wow -- Morgan. Your first 1/2, untrained and you went under 2:15. You're a certified stud.

Congratulations. Stretch when you get a chance and take care of your legs.

And, Todd, you're a stud, too. Nice time on your 1/2 yesterday on a really hard profile.

Okay, I've not done a full marathon, but have done 4 1/2's and each one  has gotten easier and actually I've not felt that "I'm going to die at mile 10" except at the first one and I hadn't really trained for that at all. Does that mean a full will not be that difficult or am I delusional?

Congratulations Morgan and "T."  You guys are studs.  I would so love to be able to stretch to a HM this year.  I'm due for my first 7.5 mile training run Wednesday.  I did a brick Saturday with 2 hours on the trainer (we had cold, rain and snow this weekend) and then 45 minutes of a run where I felt great.  I have been running 6 miles with the training group the past 3 weeks.  I suspect that the 7.5 will probably be more of the same but slower to finish.  I plan to push, then recover, push and recover as long as I can. 

I'm still considering the Galloway method (right term, right?) for longer runs.  Haven't ruled it out.  I suspect it will help me finish the long hauls which frankly is all I hope for...My goal is to do well on the swim and bike and then do as well as I can with what I have left on the run. 

You guys are inspirations.  When you run like you do, you  offer hope that I can do what needs to be done with these 57 year old legs. Thanks.   

Can't wait to read the race reports! Again, I'm checking in here in frequently due to jacked up computer. I'm taking it in to Geek Squad today, so hopefully it will be up and running soon.

I'm getting super frustrated with myself. Low motivation + busy life + injuries/illnesses = hardly any training. Ugh! I really need to get it together! Today I'm recoving from the flu and am hoping I'll be ready to train lightly tomorrow. Bummer.

Hey Jocelyn,

I hear you on the attitude towards training right now and kind of feel the same way.  Spring time blahs? It'll pass, I hope, for both of us.

Scott, I've never done more than 7 miles or so in training with absolutely no hills, and quite honestly, the first 10 miles of the half were so much fun!  Being part of the crowd was a blast and I felt it really pulled me along most of the way ... All kinds of sights to see so that you're not really thinking about the running at all, just soaking it all up and enjoying.  There were people lining the route the whol way, and there were some absolutley hysterical signs being held up, many of which can't be posted here.  My favorites were:

"Run like you stole something"

"Obama stimulus checks at finish line"

Hard not to laugh and have a good time.  Yeah, the last part hurts a bit, but crossing that finish line made it all worthwhile.

So my point is this:  just my opinion, but if you can run 7.5 in training regardless of how hard it was for you, you can do 13.1.  It's not nearly as scary as you think, so if you want to do it, just go for it.

I got into triathlons because of cycling.  I liked getting back into the ocean to swim and I hated the run.  For my first tri, I didn't even train for the run, telling myself that I could always just walk the 5k if I had to.  No I think I'm hooked on running more than anything else.

Lynn, when's the next local HM?