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HAHAHA

she seriously needs a cleaner house

HaHa, Kim - that makes sense now - in your original post you typed 5700' in 10 miles when you meant 100 miles, I think! Too, too funny. That really looks like a great ride, and one that us mere mortals could complete. That should have been obvious to me, but I think my mind was blown. Around here a real climby ride is going to be about 1200' per 10 miles. I did solo ride in August that was just a smidge under 10,000' in 80 miles. That is honestly about as grippy as I can handle... Our highest climbs only max out at about 4000' (we have one that tops out at 4500, but you have to ride up a 23 percent wall, so I don't do it often - riding between 5000' and 7000' will bring a whole different kind of hurt! You are going to ohave a blast!

I'm guessing HARD.   Hey, if I can run a marathon up Mt Lemmon I can surely ride that ride.  I've driven the area and I recall mentioning that I would love to bike it.

Thanks, Arend! I've been working on getting the burn to match up with what I feel in threshold bike intervals, since I likely have that down pretty well. This was close, but the extra speed gave me a bit extra rest. The 200's were pulls, but were moving along I think better than 1:25/100 (3:05 send-off). Wasn't watching those as closely. There was an extra 30 sec rest after the 100's. That likely helped, but with the way I was feeling, this was going to be faster than I had been swimming.

I've been making noticeable jumps every few weeks for a bit, so trying to do pace control things like descending correctly has been difficult. It keeps moving, but it's in the right direction. I'll need more control of form to do 1:17. Nice to see I might be able to get there.

that is awesome! I heard she is too busy cramming for her next IM to clean house though.

hum, yeah, the biggest gain is like 2485 (give or take) at one time.  Total is like 5000ish gain. 

That looks fun! Haven't done a climb that takes more than a couple miles though.

bzgl40 - 2013-01-15 4:07 AM What better motivator to go run despite the weather then a farty snory dog. 

Attapup, snoring from both ends does the dog get to go, too?

The maid nearly quit today (truth) after seeing what happened in just three days of her absence ... looked like a post-race transition area in which protracted dog vs. rat battles, and me and the aftermaths of all that training, had taken place.

Sister, in my house, that counts as pristine.

First day of classes here, and I've had a line outside my office all day...but I had a good weekend.  I'm going to try to keep the comeback streak alive by doing a short run during my kids' music lessons this afternoon.  Now that I'm back at it, I do not want to see an empty day in my logs!

I finally got into an RRCA coaching session.  I'm headed to Arlington, VA for it next weekend.  I don't have super-high expectations, though I hopse to learn something.  The main thing, though, is that my son's school (which is very small) wants to start a running club.  Their insurance requires that the 'coach' have some sort of certification.  So...this is it and finally we can start the club!  It'll be my first coaching job, lol.

Neither do we and I don't think I've officially welcomed you back so ... {MELON PRESS}!

Good stuff on the coaching session and stint ... you'll have a blast with the kids and learn a lot about running and yourself in any case in the course of coaching.

Oh very cool! I had looked into RRCA classes. Let us know how it goes! That seems to be the standard cert a ton of coaches around here have. That and USATF.

TriAya - 2013-01-14 1:17 PM

bzgl40 - 2013-01-15 4:07 AM What better motivator to go run despite the weather then a farty snory dog. 

Attapup, snoring from both ends does the dog get to go, too?

Not this time.  They are more early morning runners.

I'm short on time, so this might be really simple. "Cadence doesn't matter" is not really correct. It does, but it's specific to each individual. Saying "90-100" as some like to do isn't really helpful as they like to think. Keep yourself able to maintain a nice cadence range and within that your body will self select. It can change based on your fitness level and for various situations. I usually like making sure I can handle 60 up to 110-120 for at least a few minutes at a time. From there I'm able to handle all kinds of situations and terrain fairly well.

I did something strange today and actually got on the bike.  Could I ever feel that long break I took. 

Anyone going to do The Tour of Sufferlandria? I'm tempted but think that is probably not the wisest idea with marathon training.  Thoughts?  It'll be done by Feb 3rd and I've got a two week break coming up shortly after.  Does anyone think $119 for all 12 videos is worth it regardless given that most my riding will be on the trainer until probably May at the earliest? 

I had a rough reintroduction to the trainer this morning after a week off.  I'm still feeling jet lagged, sleep is all wacked up and it showed this morning!  I couldn't hold anywhere close to the power I usually can.

My wife is having surgery on her shoulder this afternoon to take out the plate that was put in in June.  Hoping it is the beginning of letting her finally fully recover from the separated shoulder in May.  

You are a right, probably not a good idea.  I know they want you to buy the videos but not sure how TrainerRoad would detect if you were using the video or not.  TR sets up the intervals based on the video but that is all.  I don't have any of the videos but do the workouts once in a while.

If somebody could do that 'Tour' and hold +/-5% on the target wattage throughout I would be extremely impressed.  One of those workouts makes me want to cry let alone 12 in a row.

Rusty - very interesting post. Thanks for sharing. I have often wondered the same things but never actually tested it.

Ben - likewise, interesting insight. Without knowing it, this is the approach I have taken.

Hopefully, I'll actually get back on the bike soon...almost over this severe cold.

- Brian

Looks like a few of us are getting back to something. 

I got in the pool today and I think it's the first time since September though I am not sure and haven't bothered to look at my logs.  Either way it has been WAY too long!  Just did 1,000, no drills just swimming.  Felt good but didn't want to push too much since I know my swimming muscles have been hibernating.

It is cold here.  Of course it is all relative, the temperature is 37 and it is humid and misty making it feel colder.  I chose to move my long run to Thursday, the temps will likely be the same but no rain and supposed to be sunny - makes a big difference.

What is the weather like in your neck of the woods?

It's been super cold here, for California, high 30s in the morning, and not warming up to anything higher than 50 or so.   Supposed to return to normal later in the week, lows of mid 40 and highs of 75.  Can't WAIT!

I am going to savor this time right now.  Things going well, no injuries, running is going really well, weight is down.

Of course, I have a 20' test tomorrow and then 5' on Friday.  SUCKS, so not looking forward to it.   Gonna have to crawl onto the CT tonite after masters swim to make sure I know how to operate the thing in 3D mode....   I usually use erg.   And then the new RM1 software.  I have the protocol but I will be too shattered to think straight, and I'll be damned if I do the test and screw up the data somehow.

Anyone have any tips/tricks/button sequence secrets to share with me?  

Sucker...have fun with that.

Frosty every morning.  And I've been swimming in an outdoor pool.  Suck it up, whiners