SWBKRUN fast, furious, and closed (Page 37)

But that means you get to start tapering now!!!  I'm so excited for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ugh, closed fist drills are the worst best. From what you have described I would check 2 main things, your rotation and your elbow position underwater.  Remember the point of this drill is to emphasize the pull with the complete arm, not just the hand.  Keep your elbow nice and high underwater and keep your arm more towards the side of your body, not underneath you.  That way you get the maximum amount of stroke force all the way down the length of your body.  Lots of people focus on the initial pull but then stop once their arm reaches their waist.  Concentrate on completing your stroke to a full extension of the arm underwater before you raise your elbow for the recovery.  If your triceps hurt at the end then you've done them correctly.  When you raise your elbow during the recovery that is where you hip rotation comes into play.  If you stop moving forward or start to sink then you aren't rotation enough.  The closed fist drill really exaggerates your arm and body placement and you should be able to feel all of the above comments during this drill.  Does this make sense? 

David,

I hope your father feels better soon and that your family has a great Easter weekend!

Linda

I am saying a very big THANK YOU to Kim, John, Suzy, Trevor  and Kyla!!! Now I don't like people to see me cry...but my 2 daughters witenessed me breaking down just now with happy tears when I opened the mail! To those of you in the MG who do not know, they all sent me a great card and the Boston Marathon celebration jacket. These jackets are like trophies to the runners and are a symbol of what the runner has accomplished.  It is beautiful and I am so moved. My girls asked me why I was crying and I said this was such a great act of kindness.

KIM, KYLA, SUZY, JOHN TREVOR THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!

Hi gang - still alive.  I've missed a few pages but I recall some "nice" MG person posted a blurry pic of me standing next to a hand grenade.  Tony and I had a great time in NO.  I actually felt pretty good TH AM esp. considering I had more drinks that night than I'd had the rest of April and possibly this year and went to bed at 4am!!!!

I had another 5k in the cold, windy rain Friday night.  My slowest time but still under 24min.  At least I have been consistent.  And today I totally hammered a 2 hr. trail run.  I'm very excited.  I ran many of the trails that I will be doing for my 50k in June including some of the steeper, more technical parts.  I've got 5 more weeks to build up some longer runs on the trails before the race.  Still trying to decide about shoes.  I've been running in my Zoots and love it but can't decide if I need more of a trail shoe but I have worried about weight.  More so b/c of feel.  Anyway I was reading in the RW's Trail special that there are some minimalist trail shoes.  Maybe I'll see if I can check them out.

Not sure there is going to be much different for the race other than planning and carrying some stuff w/ me.  But there are no bag drops or pacers for the 50k so other than less aid station and more food options not much is different than a marathon as far as course support.  I could really start to dig this trail running stuff.

Happy Easter for those celebrating and Happy Vegas for everyone else.  ;-)

First race of the season for me today.  And a first....ducked behind some bushes .54 miles into the run and took a pee.  (There was no way I was going to make the full run without my little break)  Fun times!

Easter - I was at Target last week with my 10 yr old and he "informed" me he knows that I hide the eggs.  So, I embraced the moment and did the Easter shopping with him.  That was fun.  I hide over 200 eggs ... the kids have never missed a one.  Although this year I was asked (by said 10 yr old) to really hide them well so they have to look hard.

Oh, and he also informed me he still believes in Santa.....the kid is pretty bright as Santa only visits those in our house who still believe

Happy Easter MG!

We think the world of you, Linda, I think I can speak for the whole group!!!  What you do on a daily basis (not to mention the 20 mile runs at 4am) is very special and you change lives for the better, every single day!  Wear that jacket with pride, you earned it!!!   

Pics or it didn't happen.  Oh geez, did it fit???  

Yay Linda!  You have now entered a very prestigious club.  Kyla, John and I need more members!!!!  C'mon MG, what are you waiting for!

Just waiting for the bushes to get enough leaves on them to provide some cover.

Easter - One kid believes in the bunny, one doesn't. As for Santa, my son doesn't just believe in Santa Claus - he want's to BE Santa Claus when he grows up!

Linda/Terps - you more than earned that jacket! That's a beautiful thing you guys did.

Perfect timing eh? It's BEAUTIFUL here now.  We've had serious winds the last few days. Went for another OWS and a run.   They had a 5k race at Lake Mead.   Too bad, we both could have done it! :-)  Enjoy the rest of your time in Vegas!

I don't have kids nor celebrate Easter, but I wanted to share a funny story.

When I was young, my mom would hide the eggs then I find them (I was 8, and I knew Easter Bunny and Santa wasn't real, but we've enjoyed our little holidays together), then after I find them, I would hide them for Mom to find them. 

I hid them. What I forgot was to count the number of eggs that I hid.   One month later, we found the "lost" egg.  Needless to say, we didn't dare to open it. :-P 

Happy Easter everyone!  

yeah!  pics!!!!!   and x2 on everything kim said... you rock linda!!!!!

AWESOME!!!!   no results online yet.  please tell us you won your a/g with the pee break. 

almost!!!!   one more big week.  funny,  the first week of taper my long ride is only four hours.  as ridiculous as this sounds, a four hour ride is a walk in the park nowadays. 

i'm so excited for you too!!!!!!

I agree 110%   .......  X 3!, Etc.     & Great Idea with the BM Jacket guys....... Nice work!  

There were only 2 of us in my ag, but I did manage to win it.

I agree that is a lot of eggs...especailly when you are filling each one.  

Very cool, all the way aronnd!

Samantha - Purchased some Trail Gloves about a month ago at a Merell store- the sole is made by Vibram and the webbing by Merrell - extremely light with great traction I love them. Come in some cool colors too.

Ha!! I kid you not, within the last 6 weeks I found an egg at our house, un-opened, candy inside. I know it was my son's (we put initials on them, as the fights that ensue if everything isn't fair aren't worth it!)... Lame!!

So we will hide eggs. I got the goods this afternoon. Now I'm off to the lake to hang out in my soon-to-be-ex-neighbor's new house that is under contstruction (pizza and beer). No bathrooms. Bushes.

cinnamon, root beer or coconut.  << --- first among equals!

Cinnamon. Hands down!

Nice gift for Linda, good work guys! I must get over to see the Boston Marathon one day, it gets zero coverage here and yet all marathon runners aspire to getting in one day.

Thanks for the marathon training sites/coaches, I'm going going to look through them properly tonight, I'm pretty sure 2012 will be my marathon year!

My dad seemed recovered last night, even took him down to the beach and had a short walk. Got up at 5am to get my last brick session done, 52k bike/11km run, went well and I think it was especially beneficial because my legs were shot from yesterdays hilly ride so I had to push myself a bit harder.

When I got back my dad looked great but his left calf had become hot and shiny/swollen and I'm pretty sure he's got a DVT, probably from being sick in bed for 2 days. I took him up to the hospital and my 12 year old daughter came too, she was so excited! She said "dad this is great, we haven't been to the hospital since you nearly got your ear sliced off in that surfing accident!" I said "yes, thanks, but that wasn't such a great day for dad". Kids love a bit of blood and drama!!

Anyway, I'm ready for taper week and a bit of family time. Have a great Easter everyone.

coconut

coconut is my favorite and cinnamon is a close second.