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Good luck on your marathon Chrissy!  Congratulations getting in, too. 

I'm trying the copy and paste thing and it's just not looking so good.  Guess I have to actually read the instruction manual included above....then again I need to get out and run (it's lunch time) if I'm going to get any training in today.

Have a great day everyone.

You just have to learn how to control the air flow when you breathe out - it's easier said than done, and I'm by no means perfect at it 100% of the time. But I used to sing and I've found that's actually helped me, since we used to do exercises where we'd breathe in and then let it out of 8 beats, 16 beats, whatever, and the point was to control it in such a way that you didn't run out before the end count. Singing is all about breath control; for example, to sing quietly, you actually have to expend breath FASTER.

What I sometimes find myself doing is when I breathe out underwater, I breathe through my mouth and my nose, and so I often make sounds, just like intoning one random pitch. Not exactly "singing", but making sound forces you to breath out and not hold your breath! Humming makes you breathe out through your nose, so that works just as well. Another tip from singing - to control your breath in singing, you use your diaphragm and take deep breaths that expand your lower abdomen, not your ribcage (your ribs WILL expand, but the expansion should start in your belly). Think of it like filling up an inner tube around your waist. This sort of deep breathing will keep you from taking those shallow, gaspy breaths that are inefficient and leave you running out of air far too early. Spirit-fire's pointers are along the same lines and are all part of good breath technique. Expanding your abs, then your middle stomach then your chest, keeping your shoulders relaxed - that's all part of good breath support.

I can explain in more detail, if anyone would like - it really does help.

Thanks The real trick is finishing it

I really should preview my posts... O_O the stuff in bold should say "Except when SPRINTING"

I like the way you put that Tammie! 

BINGO!  Well put Brian!   If you slow down and focus on technique for the first few weeks of your swim training,everything else falls into place.  Since we're at the END of the season

wurkit_gurl - 2008-05-01 2:23 AM Hooray - registration opened early and I'm in This will be my first marathon...yikes!

  We're not worthy!  We're not Worthy!!!

Well done Chrissy!!!  I can only DREAM of Marathons at this stage.  Running is my weakness.  We're rooting for ya!  PS:  Chrissy your technique of singing or holding a note is FASCINATING!    It's a good way to do it too! 

 Here here!

 Hmmm....  I'll email you the code.  If anyone else want's the raw code let me know and I'll email it to you too! (I can't send the code via PM)  Private message me your email if you haven't got it in your profile. 

That's the spirit!  You've got the DRIVE girl!

Actually, the real trick is getting to the start line. Train sensibly and remain injury free then the race will be the icing on the cake.

Oh, and enjoy the WHOLE experience.

Yes, that is the hope! I have a training plan picked out, that was recommended by a runner friend (runner as in running since she was in jr high (she's my age), has run several marathons and coaches tracks, so I trust her ). I am hoping that my one knee holds up. Once in awhile it acts up, but it was fine during my 10-Miler training. I am going to have it looked at though, soon, just as a preventitve measure.

Me too. Come on, fess up.

X2. You obviously have a lot of other stuff going on in your life, and sometimes those things need to take priority. I, on the other hand, have no excuse not to be training harder than I currently am.

To go off of this - a lot of the "beginner" plans on this site have, say 2 swims, 2 bikes and 2 runs per week. I've been at this for a year, but while I'm not a beginner, I'm not amazing either. But it seems as though the consensus is: at least 4 runs a week, same for bike (assuming that one of these is a LONG weekend ride) and 3 swims a week to see any gains whatsoever. I want to be good at this, and I want to improve, but I also don't want to overtrain! Summer is a bit easier, but during the year I have choir practice one night, so that basically kills that night and I want to join a small group at my church when they open again in the fall, so that would shoot down another evening. I work until 6, and these things start at like 7, 7:30 and go until at least 9 and with traffic around here, you have to add a half and hour to get anywhere, so I most likely wouldn't have time between work and the activity to squeeze anything in. I've done short runs at the mini-track at the gym (which I hate) between work and choir practice and it works, but it cuts it close, and I can only get in 3 miles.

So with the 4-4-3 idea from above, that's 12 workout sessions a week. And assuming that one long ride and one long run happen on Saturday and Sunday respectively, that's still double work-out days most days during the week. So then I guess everyone who's any good does this? Doesn't seem like everyone does, but it seems like you'd have to, to be able to get in all the workouts and see any improvement.

I looked at his log and.....he ate popcorn and didn't work out.  I'm thinking that popcorn had better been absolutely SOAKED in butter to feel so guilty   .........OR, WAS IT SOMETHING HE DIDN'T LOG?????  That I want to know!

X3.  I've completely quit many things I've started and it always starts with beating myself up over something.  (Diet is a wonderful example in my case)  Definitely, don't be too hard on yourself

Yeah, I mean, I'm not married and although I don't have kids to tend to, I also don't have anyone else to do my errands! I work long hours and am not allowed to be flexible with my schedule (like I can't come in early to leave early to train) - my hours are 9 to 6, technically, but really, they're 8:30 to 6. And I can't really get in a workout at lunch, if I even get lunch! I'd feel like a horrible person if I quit the choir to train and since it's a church activity, I'd feel even WORSE; it's a ministry and training for tris seems selfish compared to the ministry. I don't feel selfish training in general, but quitting a ministry to train more isn't good, ya know?  Plus, I'm single, so if I'm training all the time, when am I gonna meet anyone?? Or guys aside, even have time for the friends I DO have?! I already do plenty of the "sorry, I can't because I have to run/bike/swim/torture myself with vats of ice and the stick". Already have warned some of my friends that I am going to be VERY boring from about May until October, training for sprints, my first Oly and my first marathon.