Slornow and Wannabefaster's Winter Mentor Group-CLOSED (Page 44)

Jim-so sorry to hear this. Will keep you and his family in my thoughts and prayers.

Was able to get a swim in around lunch in between all of the thunderstorms in the area. Another 2 inches of rain today! It was a pretty easy workout.  Unfortunately, I feel like I am losing ground on the swim. Today my 100 times were 2-4 seconds slower than I would have expected based on perceived effort level. Tomorrow I have a 500TT as part of my swim workout.....not very optimistic about that. Maybe tomorrow will be a better day in the pool.

Easy 30 minute run this evening. Probably on the treadmill because of the weather

Today was a rest day, which was really welcome. Tomorrow, it's swim and an hour run.

Quick question, what shoe does everyone wear? I'm about 300 miles on my Asics Gel Nimbus 13s, and I went by my local running store to try on a few pairs. I'll probably end up going with another pair of Asics, since I'm not having any problems with them, but just wanted to see what everyone is wearing, and whether they'd recommend them. 

Rene, glad you're able to get some runs in!

Jason: That's quite a collection!

I have 3 pairs of running shoes. Brooks Glycerin for the long stuff, Saucony Hattoris for short stuff and treadmill, and Asics something or other for trails.

Got in an OWS at lunch of 1500. Water was murky. Anytime something touched me I freaked a little, lol! Everything had jelly fish and shark potential in that stuff, in my mind.

Run later.

Jason, how do you like the Newtons?  I got a PT prescription from my doctor and will call today to make my first appt.  One of the items on my hit list is to determine if a particular type of shoe is bad for me.  IE: I love my Brooks Pure Flows but maybe I need to work on being more of a mid foot striker before I can really run in them.  The Newtons intrigue me but holy $$$!!

So far all I've run in are my Brooks Ghost 4 (I have a brand new pair I bought when the 5s came out because I don't like the 5s that I stashed in the closet )

off to the gym this am to run another half mile.  MAYBE I'll go 3/4!

Have a good day all.

Dave-glad you are feeling better and back at it.

Running Shoes-I'm not quite as bad as Jason but close.

Saucony Mirage-been through a couple of pairs of these and they are probably my favorites over the last few years. Getting to the end with my current pair. Light but with a little stability and a really breathable upper. Of course they changed the model to the Mirage 2  and I didn't like it. Have not tried the Mirage 3.

Saucony Kinvara 2-very similar to the Mirage but without the stability. Nice and light and my go to for tempo runs last season. Still have a brand new pair in the closet I bought on closeout that I will work into the rotation. Not good to run sockless in given the way the ankle area is cushioned.

Brooks Pureflow-I was just getting into these in November when I strained my calf. I like the fit and feel. They have changed the model and have not tried to new ones.

Newton Distance S-(Ronald McDonald colors) slowly working these into my runs. Newtons are great but take some getting use to. Some people experience calf issues and given my recent strain I want to work into these gradually. I used Newtons a couple of years ago and like the lighter models but not the heavier training models

Innov-8-bought these last Fall with the plan to use for track workouts. Basically a flat with a really smooth inside and speed laces. Need to get these out and run in them without socks as I will probably use these in sprints this season.

Nike Lunar Glide-knocking around shoes....really plush.  

I'm constantly looking at shoes and if I see something at a great price I will give it a shot. 

I can't prove it, but the only times (three separate occasions) I ever had issues with my IT band were when I was in my Newton Gravity shoes. So even though they might not be the cause, my brain thinks they are and I'm paranoid to wear them anymore.

Other than that I have

Nike Free 2 - Nearing End of Life

Nike Free 3 - New Pair

I really like that they feel so light and minimalistic. I'll probably keep buying Free as long as they are in production.

Swim done. Today was mostly easy with a build to a 500 TT. Really didn't know what to expect since yesterday I felt so exhausted and out of sync during my swim. I could tell immediately today that I felt better as my times were much more consistent with my effort level. I think I just had some residual fatigue from the weekend workouts yesterday.  Ended up with 7:21 for 500scy. Didn't really have any specific expectation but I'm satisfied. One of my goals is to do 1000 yards in less than 15 minutes so this makes me feel like I might get there. I paced this one pretty evenly until the last 100 when I pushed hard. I've done lots of 500 sets in workouts but never really a single one as a TT so I guess this is a PR

Daughter's soccer game and 1.5 hour bike on the schedule for tonight...hopefully!