Manatee Mentors 2014 CLOSED Thread 2 (Page 39)

Takes too long to do the job with a spoon.  Scissors are a much better tool with something like that.  Now, lets see, where did I put those shears....

I am going to echo what others have said about slowing down, Mary.  When I first started running, I went so slowly that all the grannies with their walkers were passing me.  I paid attention to my breathing: if I was starting to huff and puff, I slowed down.  Sometimes it felt like the walk breaks were faster than the running.  Just keep at it, it will come.  The other thing I would recommend, if you can, is run more.  Add 1 or 2 more runs a week, even if they are only 10 or 15 minutes. 

I am by no means the running guru that others are, but I'm in a similar boat as you with a run/walk "plan".

A couple of thoughts:

-twice a week isn't a lot of time spent...so changing your ratio after just two sessions may be too quick?

- how did you choose your intervals? Arbitrarily or started out where you weren't gasping?

-have you tried setting an overall time (30min?) and running til you felt the need to walk, then picking up the run when you were ready? "running by feel"

*Run lots, mostly easy, sometimes hard*

This exchange reminds me of:

[the Sheriff has said he'll cut out Robin Hood's heart with a spoon]

Guy of Gisborne: Why a spoon, cousin? Why not an axe?

Sheriff of Nottingham: Because it's DULL, you twit. It'll hurt more.

Evidently the picture didn't cause enough pain.

Even worse is the fact that I can't Un-see.it. It's burned into my mind and I am forever scarred!!!!

And my ride home has been cancelled due to ugly weather. A pox on all of this!

I'm a great believer in run-walk and still use it for all my long runs. If you're gasping for air during the run interval then you're going too fast. The idea should be that you gradually increase the running intervals at a conversational pace.

To improve you will need to be running 3 times per week as a minimum and you should aim for 2 shorter runs maybe 20 minutes plus one longer run of 30 plus per week. All the running should be at a comfortable pace especially the longer one.

Have you read any of Jeff Galloways books? He lays it all out very clearly and gives guidelines on what run-walk interval based on your Magic Mile pace. I used one of his plans for my first HM and have used some of the principles in my training since then. I've got bad knees from rugby and dread to think what an MRI would show so quite often have to build back very carefully after any break in training - like now.

When I'm building back I'll start with 1 min run 1 min walk then add a minute of running when I feel no niggles ending up at a 4:1 ratio as my regular long run ratio. My short runs are done either as easy runs with quick walks at the first sign of any weird knee pains or as faster intervals and tempo intervals. Really these are all interval runs, even the long runs, just intervals at different intensities.

Thanks for the suggestions, everybody.  I really appreciate the help and support!!  I'll play around with pace, time, and frequency and knock off the comparisons to other people's training logs.  Nobody mentioned the last thing; I'll bet none of you know what I'm talking about.

I almost gave in to that desire but I work in a University legal department and figured it probably wouldn't be a good idea.  It really would have eased my pain but alas, I had to suffer in silence.

Yes! No comparisons allowed. Unless, of course, you want to feel better about your running and look at mine.

And build off the fitness you have, not the fitness you want. Like you realized, the others can be used for motivation in sticking with your plan and checking up on each other, but keep learning what's right for you and building on that. So don't do something like copy mine, but do go ahead and look through for ideas and ask questions.

I love this group.  You guys are f'ing hilarious.

I would just like to share with the group that I tried a new delicacy last night - chocolate covered bacon.  Mmmmm, bacon...

Only one piece - I was good and only bought/ate one piece.

For some reason, those 2 tastes do not go together for me.  Maybe it's the whole vegetarian thing  

Jonathan and interested Manatees,

Podcast with IM TX race director

http://www.htownendurance.com/009/ (about 15 minutes long)

Monday after my tri we went for a drive that included a stop at a chocolatier in Madrid (NM, not Spain) (made famous by the movie Wild Hogs) (the town, not the chocolatier) and I got some chocolate with chunks of sesame sticks mixed in. YUM!!!!!!!!

#truestory

Bac-Os?

x3 on the vegetarian, but I can see the salty/fat + chocolate being a tasty mix.

hahahaha... Bac-Os. Saltiest bits of fried soy flour EVER!

And that's what makes them so good!  Have no idea if they taste anything like what they're supposed to be copying.  I guess that's veggie naivete for ya.

Here's my race report finally!  I had a real good time at the race.  It was great to get out and set a baseline.  Now that I'm running again, I expect the 5k time to drop pretty quickly.  I even passed along the tri bug to a friend!