bhoover10001's Group - Closed for the holidays! (Page 5)

I have no ironman to count down to... but 112 days until my half marathon!!

You know, if we don't pick it up in here I'm going to have to start one of my topics of controversy.  For example, I am a heel striker, do we think that Newtons really would help correct this?

So, you'll pardon me but I jsut have WAY too much energy today - early morning spins tend to do that to me :-)  But, we have SO much snow here - it's crazy.  I am beginning to see the value in a snow blower.  Usually we just shovel, but it seems like everyone around us has a blower, but no one likes to share, lol.

I love running barefoot!  I normally run barefoot once per week.

But Samantha, don't geet my started on forefoot striking and Newtons and such.    Things could get ugly then.

Brian, yes I think I'lkl have a chat with the pool director about the temp.  It is a University pool and the students aren't back yet, so maybe they are saving energy.  I guess I'll find out.  But maye I'm jst a wimp, because it definitely wasn't as cold as 54 degrees!

Good job Ann - I have surmised that I am addicted to Spin classes and they are like crack for me :-)

Brian - Yes, first half-marathon ever!  It's going to be the longest distance I've ever run up to that point (unless I cover more in training obviously). Definitely longest competitive distance to-date, it's a year of records for me :-)

Michael - I promise to keep topics of controversy to myself... but I was considering one for COJ: Why are Dogs better pets than Cats?  hahaha  THough, I have to admit, the Newton advertising has me curious.  And Hillary Biscay wear them - though her running form is crazy weird!

And with that, I must finish my breakfast and get ready for my run-fun today.  My friend Jon (who doubles as my run coach) is picking me up to torture me - eh - help me with my running hahaha

Good News - I survived today - wooo!!

 Yep, first ever - I just want to do a good job and minimize my walking time!

Good Monday Morning Triathletes!!!

 I started my morning with a Cardio class (the one that I stumbled into last week by accident) since my Fundamentals for Endurance Athletes was delayed yet another week.  It was fun - but too many lunges!!!

Hey Brian,

Question - Since I have my half-mary coming up in 110 days where should I be in my mileage?  Should I be running more than 13 miles prior to the event?  Currently, a 5 K is my standard distance.  I am doing an 8K in March, should I concentrate on that distance and work on going from there to the 13.1 miles in April?  I'm not sure of my best course of action...

OR is it jus as simple as adding 1 mile/week to my long runs?

arny - 2009-01-12 11:26 AM Samanthachuckling) ...oh boy, are you gonna feel those lunges tomorrow morning!! But GOOD FOR YOU for being out there so early...you motivate me! Ann

OMG, don't I know it! (I really, really hate lunges - so that must mean they are good for me, lol.) 

I am a morning person anyway but a 4:50 AM alarm clock is still really not my friend.  So, when I start mentally whining and listing my reasons of how I can rearrange my whole set week schedule just to stay in the warm bed, I merely think of 4 letters I learned on this site: H T F U  

I figure I'll thank myself later, haha!

bhoover10001 - 2009-01-10 9:34 AM

mdickson68 - 2009-01-09 9:36 PM OK, here's a random comment.  My pool was so cold this evening that I left with 1000m to go because my lips were BLUE and I couldn't feel my fingers.  Anybody else have this problem?  (I swim at two different pools.  The other one is too warm.  Why can't they get the temp exactly as I want it? )

Hee. They are just trying to torture you. The first time my daughter did an OWS, the water temps were 56 degrees, and she was so unprepared, she wasn't even wearing a thermal cap. It took her two hours to warm up again. On the serious note, you might want to think about talking to the pool director about the temps.

I did IMCalifornia 70.3 last year and the water temp was 55 on race morning.  There were only a few idiots like me with sleeveless wetsuits.  Lol really the only thing that was really cold was my face.  It stung like crazy for 10 minutes and then went numb and didn't bother me anymore.

Thanks!  I will read through all of this tonight - this is veryt helpful  I was lost as to where to even begin (or when to start to worry, lol).

Hal Higdon has gotten loads of people through their first 1/2M and first M.  The plans work.  They won't make you super quick, but presumably that's not the point on your first ones.

One quick addendum to the 10% rule (which I endorse -- every time I violate it significantly I'm sorry... ):  You can increase your long run by up to 20%, so long as your TOTAL distance for the week is increased no more than 10%.  And don't increase every week.  Let the new distance 'settle in' sometimes.

OK, now I have to say this:  I swam 2000m straight today!  Yeeha!  This makes me extremely excited, and not nearly so nervous about my 1/2IM next May.  Previous longest distance swum as 1200yd, so that was quite a jump for me.  (I'm still nervous about the IM in August, but one thing at a time...)