ZzzzzzZombies Team Thread (Page 7)

I'm doing a duathlon: 2 mile run, 10 mile bike, 5k run. So far there are only 6 women registered for my AG, so just maybe I can reach the podium!

I did 4 slow miles this morning. My legs are tired from yesterday.

Hello all, sorry been gone for a few days.  Had LOTS of family in town for about a week.  Just updated my running and all, still on track (maybe a bit ahead actually) for goal.

As to above post, Married, two little girls one GIANT furry dog.  New to tri's  next season will be my first.  Must taking training very slow because of knee issues, but I can not wait for my first race.  Not sure yet what that will be.  Am looking for suggestions on good first races in northern indiana, mich, ill, ohio area.

Go zombies, keep up the good work!!

HOLY MOLY!!!

Mysterious dark arts had to start a new thread.  We are sooo not going to win the most chatty team award(this said from the person who has been gone for almost a week).

I've mastered the art of posting while riding on the trainer, haven't gotten it figured out running yet !

Good luck!  Let us know how it goes.

I've been on some very chatty teams. It can be overwhelming and hard to keep up with. On the other extreme, my team last month only did 4 pages through the whole month.

Just 2.25 today as a brick off the bike.  One hour on the bike then a short run.

It's ok as long as you aren't adding miles too fast that you may get injured.  No more than 10% +/- per week of increased run miles or you run the risk of getting hurt.  The general rule of thumb is that riding will help your run fitness, but it doesn't work in reverse, but not everyone buys that theory.  But my personal experience is that it is generally true for me.

So today I honestly had good intentions to brick a bike/run.   HOWEVER, after a single lap at a MTB trail that I've ridden before, I was whipped!  This was the hardest MTB ride that I've had in a long time! 

After 1 lap on the trail I took my bike back to the staging area and called it a day! Sorry...  I'll catch up my miles quickly.

Hi Team - just a quick update to let you know the challenge for next month (November) has already been posted here:

http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=136294&posts=1&start=1

Its all about hitting your workouts for the month and being run by the lovely Travis - all you need to do is commit to 20 workouts in the month, each a minimum of 30 minutes in duration.

What those workouts are - well thats up to you!!! 

Morning Zombies,

I got out and did another easy 4 miles this morning. This will be my last run before the race on Saturday. I'm not doing a proper taper so I hope I'm sufficiently rested for the race. I'll let you know how it goes.

100% is 100%, but upping your goal will keep you challenged. Might as well go for it.

Hey Zombies,

Just got in 3.42 mi.  Chins are starting to get a little sore, does this mean I need to get new shoes?  I've lengthend my warm up and warm down and that has helped along with stretching.  How long do shoes tend to last?  I think I have about 350 miles on them.

Keep up the running, GO ZOMBIES!! 

There's been no official word, but the team standings after week two appear to be:

There's lots of time for us to make up ground! Keep up the running, but also make sure you log your miles on the spreadsheet. If it's not in your logs AND on the spredsheets then it's like it didn't happen.

Some challenges will count up to 110% if there is a tie. But other than that 100 is 100.

I did 1 mile last night after my bike and have 2 on the schedule for tonight. I am right on track to exceed a little bit on my goal with room to add more if needed.

Come on Zzzzombies...

7 for me today! Mile repeats, ouch!

As far as the question about shoes wearing out, I use 350 as a rule of thumb, but a lot of it depends on your stride, the brand of shoe, and a few other variables.  I have had some I dumped before 300 and others I was comfortable in up over 400.  Knock on wood, I have never had shin splints, but typically when a shoe is wore out it is because the cushioning is gone and for me it shows more in the ankle and knee joints, but I guess it is possible that it could show up in the shins.

Thanks for the info, maybe a shopping trip is on for this weekend.  Also can't believe I wrote "chins" instead of shins.  Too funny.

Here is a link to a thread on the GA Forums about shoes.  I started it wanting to know if you could stock up on shoes that were no longer going to be made, but it ended up being more about how long shoes last. 

I'd say if your "chins" (ha, ha) are hurting it's definitely time to retire the pair you're wearing.  Do you keep track of the miles you put on them under your equipment tracker?