SWBKRUN MENTOR GROUP - OPEN (Page 43)

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Hi All

It looks like it is time for new mentor groups to form.  I feel as if this one has pretty much run its course with so many people opting to no longer participate.

I won't be joining SWBKRUN for another season and I'm still contemplating whether I will use BT any more.  I would love to stay in touch with those of you who care to.  Some of you are my FB friends.  If anyone else wants to friend me, I am Suzy Shain.

Train on People!

Well, I suspected it was coming, but I'm still .   Many, many thanks for all the advice that you and everyone else have provided over that past couple of seasons.    I will catch you on FB.

Dan

Hey all,
After my last 50k in September, I really needed a rest and a break from everything.  I've moved four times since April.  Things are settling down a little, but I'm still in quite a bit of flux.  I have done almost no swimming in the last two months and very minimal biking and running, but it's working.  I'm feeling the DESIRE to train again.  I too have appreciated all of they help you have all given me and I feel like I've make some really good friends here and I hope to keep up with you all on facebook.  If you want to find me, click HERE. 
I have some more big changes coming next year.  I'm planning to take early retirement from teaching, move to the Asheville area of North Carolina, and do my first HIM.  I'm going to need a mentor group for support, so if you all decide to join another one here on BT, let me know where to find you. 

Happy Holidays my friends.

Jayne

Wow, this just makes me sad.  I know that I've been very negligent on posting.....fits and spurts has been about it this year, but I've gained so much from this group.

Birdy?  Are you out?

I'd much prefer to stay around with this MG if there's enough of us willing to keep posting and giving support.

Let's keep the same name, stick around and push ahead into 2014!

I like this group and don't feel inclined to join a different one!

David,   I agree and will keep participating if enough people want to carry on.

Ok, 1 week till Christmas, are you all going to keep exercising or take a break?

I will be training on through the holidays.  I figure I had my break already.   I am currently planning on doing a bike time trial on the 23rd and a 5k run time trial on the 25th.   Sounds like you have a great holiday planned.

I'm going to continue slacking through the holidays, but hoping to get some good trail running in while in Brevard, NC.  I'm living at my Dad's house until the end of the school year (he's in Florida).  It's an inexpensive solution to my temporary housing need, but it puts my in the middle of nowhere (literally), and it's making my training really difficult.  My whole routine has been changing over and over again this year.  I have different containers in my car for each sport so I can go straight from work to the gym, running, or doing yoga.  But it's all just a logistical/planning pain in the a$$.  I'm always forgetting some vital thing (shoes, towel, bra).  Yes, I'm whining, but I've missed whining to you all ;-)  I will be around more after the holidays and I hope we can keep the MG going and growing.

Working this weekend but then off for the Christmas and New Year weeks.

I went for a run on Thursday and have had really stiff lower legs since with pain in my lateral knees, I think it's because I used some Brooks Pure Cadence shoes that I bought last year in the UK but never liked.

I've just ordered a pair of Saucony Cortana's (my current go-to shoe) from Amazon and including delivery from the US they are still half what I would pay over here! $100 from Amazon and $259 in Aus!!!

Running shoes and books are two things that are not worth buying locally, both are sold at hugely inflated prices to "protect" the local shops. What's really happening is everyone buys from overseas so the shops are going bust.

Rant over...

Just looked at the 2014 Mentor Group info; if we want to keep going we'll need one or two people to be mentors and put up a bio etc.

It looks like there's a few of us still interested so if you're reading this and want to be in for a new 2014 MG add your name below:

IN! 

David S

We can sort out who's the official mentor/s if enough of us seem interested.

If we do a 2014 group I think we should all commit to at least answering the Wednesday question and psoting our monthly totals to keep it rolling.

Today was day 1 of my EN Outseason plan.   I did testing for 5 and 20 minute power on the trainer today (a first for me) - 228 Watts for the 5 minute and 200 Watts for the 20 minute. Those numbers are only 5 watts off of my best training numbers in mid-Sept (not a formal test, but they came out of a best case effort climbing a nearby mountain).

I am in and will start checking in more also. I have been doing the run everyday challenge for December. I am now doing 33 mile in 10 days on Strava. If we keep the group i think we should also do weekly inspries I enjoyed the comments and they provided motivation when I had none.

Originally posted by copa2251 Well done Dan, indoor training is tough but I think it's very effective. Dino's given me that plan TWICE and I still haven't completed it but I've loosely followed it with good results.
I'm in Sydney for the next 10 days, got some little runs and ocean swims in so far, just cruising along

You're right David - indoors is tough, but that is where I will be on the bike until at least April.   I got out and did my 5km run TT on Christmas day - 22:48 which is only 10 seconds slower than when I last tried at the end of July.   I'm hoping that the EN plan will help my running speed.   The strange thing about my running is that my 5km time is NOT a predictor for my longer distances.   I can run close to my 5km pace for up to a half marathon.

Anyway, have fun in Sydney.

Mike: good luck with that run challenge.  Glad to hear that you are in if we can gather enough momentum to get an MG rolling again.