Manatee Mentors 2016 - Part deux (Page 63)

WOWZA - that's some speedy running right there, Salty - huge congrats!!  

I just wanted to mention a very cool phone call I received over the weekend.  Someone from Rev3 called and said (paraphrasing), "We see you are registered for Rev3 Williamsburg and have done Rev3 events in the past.  We'd like to thank you...(blah blah blah)...if you have any questions about the race or other events you can find us at [FB page], [email], or our website (then he listed the website).  We look forward to seeing you in a few weeks."  I thought it was a pretty cool gesture.  I've always been a Rev3 fangirl and this adds to it.

Wow, that really is pretty cool to reach out to their athletes like that!  

I've never done a Rev3 event, but we seriously looked into a couple when we were still in Chicago.   

I have done 2 REV3 HIMs and loved the organization.  They were very athlete friendly and made accommodations that other race directors wouldn't.  I was sorry when they left Florida. 

Think I've done more of their races than anyone else.

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I had an excellent marathon on Sunday! I am really excited to write about it and will as soon as I can.

The short of it, I ran a 3:08-something and an 8th place finish on the women's side. It was a PR by a couple minutes as well. 

Great Job, Salty!!!!

Dang, Salty - some FAST racing right there!  Congrats on the PR and a terrific race!

Matt

WOWZA - that's some speedy running right there, Salty - huge congrats!!  

Thanks Monica! Yesterday's update had me at 7th then the latest results just came out and I actually got 6th. At this rate, by the time I write my RR maybe I'll take the podium

Excellent race Salty!! Can't wait for the RR!!!

I wear CW-X all winter here.  Right now, Amazon has some specials on some of their gear.

I have a pair of their thermal ones that I would use when running outside in Chicago, and other than my arse, they kept me nice and toasty, no leg cramps, comfortable & the compression felt great.   

My theory about my rear end still getting chilled is that it's a LOT of area to try and keep warm...   

I bought a pair of women's that didn't fit my legs (the knee crossover part hit well above my knee), but granted I have long femurs and not 'normal' woman dimensions!  They didn't fit so I gave them to my pal LT who LOVES them.  I may try getting a pair of men's and see if they are long enough.  I think it's very cool you are doing this for your mom!

Awww,  I just saw on TP that 'old coach' filled out my schedule up until Rev3 Williamsburg mid-July.  I wonder when he did that.  I haven't even been looking at July since he usually gives me one month at a time.  I wonder if he did that post-breakup to be sure I had something in place since he doesn't know for sure I'm moving on to another coach.  I'm touched.  He's not a bad guy, just not the most communicative coach.  He did a good job of writing plans, too, but just wasn't there when I had questions or needed input or help or a kick in the butt, which is mainly why I chose to move on.  There are some other reasons, too, fairly small, but a lot of small things tend to build up to be a bigger thing.

I'm glad to hear that you are being taken care of!  Don't feel bad about making the change.  You need to be in sync with your coach and it sounds like you and Old Coach were just not in sync.  Still, very nice that he wanted to take care of you.

yeah, breaking up is always hard to do, but don't look back - that only causes trouble 

That's very thoughtful of him.  If you ever need that kick in the butt we'll help you out

Don't know if I can add anything better, but sounds similar to what I've had. Occured more with road shoes on both SPD SL and Speedplay pedals than with SPD. For me, I think it was from the cleat position being farther forward on the road setups, even though I had it all the way back. Well, visually it looked like it should be about the same, but the pressure felt like it was coming through in front of the ball of my foot instead of at it (what I wanted). As such, I think my foot would tire more easily and end up rolling onto the side. I needed to keep my feet more balanced & relaxed. That would help push it back longer. With the switch to SPD, it kind of went away. Did several super long rides in them (a couple near 7 hrs and the near 10 hr ride) and not even a hint of the issue. I don't know if that exact switch is the answer, but take a look at cleat placement. A fit was asked about earlier, and this would be a part of it.