Work your Weakness aka "Hey, Mike, STFU!" Challenge (Page 48)

Originally posted by jmhpsu93

Wait.  Now I'm supposed to STFU AND HTFU?  Honestly, I could use a little of both anyway. 

Originally posted by switch

Gooooooooooooooooooooo Salty!

I have probably thought about your race five times this morning   I am SO excited for you! Have an awesome trip and a great race, my friend. xo.

Originally posted by jmhpsu93

It's some crazy challenge the Sufferfest folks do...basically you do every video in a span of like 10 days or something.  That usually means a bunch of two-a-days.  Given they've launched like 5-6 more videos since last year it'll probably be a bit longer.  I think they track it on TR.

 

Originally posted by Asalzwed

Aweeee you are so sweet! Yeah, I am super excited as well. We leave this afternoon and it looks like we will hit snow today and tomorrow in Bend which I am SO excited for!!!!

We preview the course tomorrow. 

Originally posted by switch

Have you run on snow with spikes before?!? 

If you take pics and have time to post them (NO PRESSURE) that would be cool, but totally understand if you're keeping your head in the game and don't want to mess with that.  Just know we'll all be thinking about you.  OhmygoshI'mseffingexcited.

Originally posted by Asalzwed

Hellllz no I haven't run with spikes in the snow. I live in Seattle!

I'll take lots of pics but I won't be able to post them remotely. I *could* text them to you to post

Originally posted by switch

Hmmmmm.  Do you need the videos to do it, or can you just do the workouts on TR? Not that i'm thinking about doing it or anything...what's that over there?

Originally posted by Asalzwed

Oh my goodness. I think I am going to NOT run today! Gasp. It's probably been more than a hundred days since that has happened.

Originally posted by ligersandtions

Oooohhhh, you're gonna like this!  Tour of Sufferlandria is a nine day bike tour through Sufferlandria (Sufferfest videos).  It's the last week in January and goes from Saturday through the following Sunday -- you ride hard every day....and then your legs feel like they're going to fall off the next week, but somehow during the week of the tour, you manage (adrenaline?  competition?  STFU'ing and HTFU'ing?  I don't know, but you somehow manage!).

Last year, I did it only on TR without the videos.  Since then, I've picked up many/most of the videos.  I haven't purchased the final day's video (Violator) because I really don't want to work on my sprinting, but I may break down and buy it since it's part of the tour.

More info here: http://www.thesufferfest.com/about-sufferfest/tour-of-sufferlandria-2014/

You should do it.  You know you want to!!

Originally posted by ligersandtions

Oooohhhh, you're gonna like this!  Tour of Sufferlandria is a nine day bike tour through Sufferlandria (Sufferfest videos).  It's the last week in January and goes from Saturday through the following Sunday -- you ride hard every day....and then your legs feel like they're going to fall off the next week, but somehow during the week of the tour, you manage (adrenaline?  competition?  STFU'ing and HTFU'ing?  I don't know, but you somehow manage!).

Last year, I did it only on TR without the videos.  Since then, I've picked up many/most of the videos.  I haven't purchased the final day's video (Violator) because I really don't want to work on my sprinting, but I may break down and buy it since it's part of the tour.

More info here: http://www.thesufferfest.com/about-sufferfest/tour-of-sufferlandria-2014/

You should do it.  You know you want to!!

Originally posted by ligersandtions

Oooohhhh, you're gonna like this!  Tour of Sufferlandria is a nine day bike tour through Sufferlandria (Sufferfest videos).  It's the last week in January and goes from Saturday through the following Sunday -- you ride hard every day....and then your legs feel like they're going to fall off the next week, but somehow during the week of the tour, you manage (adrenaline?  competition?  STFU'ing and HTFU'ing?  I don't know, but you somehow manage!).

Last year, I did it only on TR without the videos.  Since then, I've picked up many/most of the videos.  I haven't purchased the final day's video (Violator) because I really don't want to work on my sprinting, but I may break down and buy it since it's part of the tour.

More info here: http://www.thesufferfest.com/about-sufferfest/tour-of-sufferlandria-2014/

You should do it.  You know you want to!! ;)

Originally posted by jmhpsu93

Well...that would certainly blow the Base phase of my training plan all to hell. 

Originally posted by Asalzwed

Also predictable 

Originally posted by drfoodloveGood luck Salty!! It is 18F here, so naturally it was a run day for me (actually a run and bike day, but bike won't happen due to my adventurous run). 4.5mi in the books on the *mostly* clear path around the campus lake. I took a lot of advice from last week about running out in the snow and elements, but apparently I just applied it a little too late. Not effing kidding that the very first step I took off the path out of my building and onto the sidewalk resulted in my feet being above my head (and not in the good way!). Nothing like falling azz over teakettle right in front of the main library at the end of lunch hour. No major injuries are presenting themselves right now, but the entire palm/ball of my right hand is black and blue--thus the no biking, I can't even imagine holding the handles right now.

Originally posted by drfoodlove Good luck Salty!! It is 18F here, so naturally it was a run day for me (actually a run and bike day, but bike won't happen due to my adventurous run). 4.5mi in the books on the *mostly* clear path around the campus lake. I took a lot of advice from last week about running out in the snow and elements, but apparently I just applied it a little too late. Not effing kidding that the very first step I took off the path out of my building and onto the sidewalk resulted in my feet being above my head (and not in the good way!). Nothing like falling azz over teakettle right in front of the main library at the end of lunch hour. No major injuries are presenting themselves right now, but the entire palm/ball of my right hand is black and blue--thus the no biking, I can't even imagine holding the handles right now.

Originally posted by jmhpsu93

Good thing I don't have a coach.

Originally posted by dtoce What? Salty didn't tell you to STFU and just do it?? And what's with Ben cowering and saying he's not going to do an FTP test? (even if he could probably tell us what it is to the o.1) What is this world coming to?? (cats and dogs sleeping together...what's next?) good job Killing that workout, Matt! I got 'er done today. Up at 5am to get dressed for 19degrees and a 7 miler before work. Can't have my wife give me grief for going running when I get home from work. Early AM workouts have always been the compromise in the past, as long as I can get my sorry a** out the door... Treated bright stars and then a spectaculiar sunrise-breathtaking mauve declaring that 'sailors should take warning'

Originally posted by kcarroll
As for cats and dogs, the day I find them sleeping together in my house is a day the tides rise and the apocalypse descends.  

I love early morning runs...as long as I can find some light. Winter makes that a bit more of a challenge but stars and a beautiful sunrise at the end of a run is a fabulous reward. Followed closely by coffee. 

sniff, sniff....anyone else smelling a Sufferlandria challenge coming on???

Originally posted by jmhpsu93
Well...that would certainly blow the Base phase of my training plan all to hell.

Good thing I don't have a coach

Originally posted by ligersandtions I'll be about four weeks into my St. George 70.3 build and will be doing an intense bike focus for nine days! I think I'll try to do some easy running in the evenings, but swimming may get dropped altogether for that week.

Originally posted by switch

Dale, what is the significance of 117 miles?

Marathon peak month?

Originally posted by msteiner

Good luck, Salty, on your race this weekend!

I have a half marathon this weekend before my next two weeks of super long runs (21 and 23).  A couple of local triathletes who excel on the run are doing the race as well.  These guys are pretty much the reason I've been doing this marathon focus.  I don't know if I'll beat them or not, but I'd like to show them that their advantage is fading.