SWBKRUN fast, furious, and closed (Page 58)

BTW:  Ran the Boston marathon a couple weeks ago (as a bandit) and there was a guy near me who ran in Bird's #33 Celtics uniform and was getting loud cheers of support all along the course.  Amazing how much Bird is loved in beantown even after all these years. 

PSA time.....take a minute.  I'm married to a survivor!!

Fantastic PSA.  thanks.

X a billion!   thanks!  at the office now.  will post to FB when i can.  

wait.  what?

WHO?

Like FattylessFatty said, I DID wear calf socks (not sleeves) for long distance racing--HIM to IM.  I felt they kept my circulation going and lessened calf tightness.  You can definitely wear them.  For Sprints and Oly's I did wear the sleeves and put them on under my wetsuit.  Getting them on when wet is a pain.   I have no idea whether or not they really helped or the placebo effect was in full force.  For whatever reason, I stopped wearing them over the winter.  I don't plan to use them at REV and will see how things feel afterwards. 

PS.  I don't like the sleeves.  They are tighter at the bottom right where your AT sits and putting extra pressure on those makes no sense to me....at least mine are too sensitive to mess with.

REV3 athlete guide is up....

http://rev3tri.com/pdfs/knoxville/AthleteGuide/2011/Knoxville-raceProgram_Interactive.pdf

Looks like an Early Saturday Morning Swim practice only.  FAIL!  (IMO)   

Who ended up where in the relay group???? 

We're lucky to have any formal swim practices. Lonestar didn't have one, Racine didn't have one and you already know IM WI doesn't have them anymore....my guess is you can plop yourself in the water at any time....that's what we did last year.

No whining...this is supposed to be FUN!

I LOVE the Kayanne's (with a K!).  My only gripe is the seals do not seem to last very long for me.  I used to wear the Blue Seventy Visions and thought those were the bomb until they came out with the hydro upgrade.  Now they don't fit my face....

Not whining, there is no whining in triathlon!  

But remember, I am not Taper Crazy either!!!   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapering_(sports)

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YEAH!!!????  WTH???

Yep.  Ran Boston as a bandit.  I did not highlight it here because I felt like it should be Linda's day (and the other folks who actually qualified).  Great race.  Beautiful day, and I loved the 15-20mph tailwind.  Loved running past Wellesley College, and was tempted to circle back so I could run past it again.  Newton hills were a killer, but the crowds were fantastic.

I can't remember when it was last year, they actually had a pro doing a clinic before it started. 

If they do it at the same location as last year it should be helpful.  You got in and out at the swim finish so you could see how it worked to have to pull yourself up on the dock.  Not sure if they put in a ladder or anything this year but it was a bit awkward.

If anyone is interested I plan on riding the Oly course on Saturday sometime.

As far as the relay went they could never find someone to do the bike portion so Sam's just going to be kid entertaining.

Please don't take this the wrong way, but WHY?  Doesn't really seem right in my opinion?  Just wanted to get yours on why it was ok to run as a badit.

I thought Sam was doing the bike and Fatty was doing the swim?  Auqabike?  Come on Sam!!!!

OK I think I found the swim break through I need and will tets it out next week! Here it is, I am going to sing this to myself while swimming!!!

Hey Mr Grump Gills
You know what you gotta do when life gets you down?
Just keep swimming
Just keep swimming
Just keep swimming swimming swimming
What do we do we swim, swim, swim
OH HO HO How I love to swim
When you WAAAAAANNTTT to swim you want to swim

I think it just may work!!!!

Thanks for the advice, I will give them a try

P.S. Even though you didnt mention it I will try harder not to over do it in training 

Haha Bruce,  told you we would fit right in!!!

You're right, your wife's not your mom, so sit back and let your young-adult kids take care of it.  Then, make sure you let us all know how that works out for ya! 

-10 for wikipedia.  -15 for a bad link. +25 for your sign.!!

Okay, since Suzy did not mention it, I will!  Don't overdo it in those five fingers!!!  Please take it slow, even 3.5 miles on the first run is alot. 

Even if you already are a mid to fore foot striker, there is definitely a break in period when changing to a minimalist shoe and you can seriously injure yourself by doing too much or too fast, too soon.  You can read all about that in the Runners World injury forum.

I spent almost a whole year changing my foot strike from a heel strike (with a history of plantar fasciitis) to a mid foot, and last year after my last race, I was ready for the new shoes.  I run in Saucony Kinvaras.  I was really careful to stop at the first sign of calf tightness or soreness.  My first three to four weeks were 30 minute short easy runs with walk breaks.  No calf tightness or soreness afterwards because while running I always stopped at the first sign of ANYthing out of the ordinary.  I am happy to report that they do a great job and my legs, heels, ankles and feet feel great even after long runs and racing. 

I also have the calf sleeves and much prefer the calf socks.  There seemed to be lots of pressure at the cuff and my ankles would get really swollen with the sleeves...not very pretty and not very comfortable.  I use them only for recovery, when I tried to run in the socks, my legs would get too hot and feel like little tree trunks.  weird!

Funny.  I was going to scold on the five fingers and didn't.  Glad you did.  There is a kid (20ish) who works at the tri store here....he is a big runner and a really good triathlete.  I was having a conversation about the 5 fingers.  I asked him how much he runs in them....his comment, oh about 9.  I said 9 miles?  He laughed....he said 9 minutes.  He uses them to help with the foot position and that's it.  They've seen a lot of injuries with folks taking the plunge.

I'll never go there....but that's just me!

Hi Grapejuice!

If you wear the Vibrams you gotta transition slowly.  Why did you choose them, just curious if you were having problems with regular runninng shoes? Be careful!

Linda

I have calf sleeves that I wear for recovery, but as others have said, I don't like to run in them. Feels weird. What's going on with your calf? Is it just tightness, or do you think you might have pulled something?