Team Blizten - Dec. Limiter Challenge (Page 7)

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Good morning peeps, 

I got rid of my sore throat, but have a cough and runny nose instead and I am also not going to run today.... I finally have to get my immune systeme back on track. I am still hoping to get the six missing running sessions in..... should be possible... At my parent's, I don't have access to a gym, so all I am going to do (starting whenever is cough is better) is running and swimming.

Get well to all of those struggling with the bugs.

Well done  .  Hate to lose anyone .

Well Done ,  Now onto to 50% or more to catch that pesky Dancer .  

Alrighty.... I off now to my parent's which is basically offline land (yes, some households are still offline), so I won't be checking in very often, but I will do the Blitzens proud and reach my goal!!!!

Merry Christmas!!!

Have a great Holiday , and the Blitzinities will take of the house  . And wear out their shoes running many many  miles .

My inlaws are visiting so expect even higher mileage from me over the Holidays ...    

I'm looking forward to visiting the in-laws.  They live in the Keys.  Warmer weather here I come.  I'll get to run outdoors without worrying about frostbite!

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A lot of snow just 10 miles north of me . confusing a lot of Californians

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No running for me for a few days. I'm hopefully targeting a restart on Monday.

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I love the cartoon!  That's great!

All this winter weather has tired me out , so  i am sleeping in  ahem ... resting  today . 

Today is   Friday so that means  last day to make that 40%  cutoff  .   Or get grinded out .... 

I know we have an injured team member .   So we wish her well on her recovery. 

Everyone is doing great and hopefully aiming to hit 60% soon .   We are at that stage of the month

and probably you  have busy days in the upcoming  week where it will be hard  to squeeze in a workout .

Look past the visiting and travelling over the next 10 days : Would it not be great to start the New Year

with your december running goals on track  . Your fellow Blitzen basking in the glory of triumphing the December Challenge and you setting a new PR at that upcoming spring race and maybe even possibly  climbing the podium at that race to pick up that coveted  age group award .  

On Blitzen   dash away dash away Now!

Hey Peeps...overall I'm just shy of 40 miles...so just over 15 to do. With Christmas this week, will likely go running on a day that I'd normally bike so unless we get smacked with a few blizzards, I should reach the goal! YAY! We had snow yesterday, more tonight into tomorrow... YakTrax rock! And I would swear that running in snow is similar to running in sand... tired quads, and calves -- need lots of stretching!

Nice work team! You guys RAWK!

jrcody - 2008-12-11 6:11 AM

van_paulus - 2008-12-10 11:33 AM

So How are we looking training wise , Are we going to make a move UP the rankings this week ?

Its the 10th so we should aim be around the 33% mark for the month .

Good Morning Everyone, I just past 50% of my goal for the month!!! I guess I under estimated the miles. I thought the holidays were going to "force" me to slow down some

Well  We love a success story .   I see you are up to 99%
Congrats on being in sight of the finish line !    Redding will be a blast .

I have of running left to do .   

How was your weekend ?

I worked yesterday , ran long this morning with my fun running club, ie, after the run we  gather at starbucks for socializing , today in festive spirit  whiskey was being added to our morning Starbucks . Which made the drink quite a bit better.

Shopped til I dropped this afternoon and evening . Still have a few things to get but there is still time , right ?

Traning Plan is 2 short runs and a swim before Christmas with a longer run late this week.

Hey team.

I found an online island.... Yesterday was my first day of running. I am still battling this cold, but it good a lot better, so I started out with an easy run. Today, I will do the same thing are maybe a little longer run, depends on how I feel once I am on the road...

Great job on the 40% milestone.... We didn't loose anyone!!! YEAH!!!

I think we lost amyro1234; she's been grounded for weeks with a foot injury anyway.

I'm feeling a bit better today: congestion is minimal and my breathing is much better. Still, my head is a bit foggy. I'm back at work but not quite ready to restart working out. I hope to be back at it this week!

Discussing the value of intervals with a fellow runner sunday . 

And i have read this also a few places and its on my training schedule 

and so I  will try it this week .

During your marathon training you build up your 800 metre-repeats every week (from about four to ten).
Your goal is to run these 800 metre-repeats at a constant pace.

The time you spend running these 800 metres in minutes, is a prediction of how fast you can run your marathon in hours.

So, say you do your Yasso 800s at 3:30 min / 800 metres.
In between you recovery jog for the same amount of time (so 3:30 min).
Then your predicted marathon time is 3:30 hours.

Oops double post .

 
I am guessing my time will be  4:20   . 

Anyone tried this ? 

BbMoozer - 2008-12-23 8:26 AM Hey Team! Almost there! We're rockin'! I ran just over 4 today in snow and we're due 4-8 tonight (inches) so probably won't run outside tomorrow. Xmas is a planned run day but not sure how that will unfold with family/obligations. (HA...you KNOW you are a training animal when you fret about trying to get training in with the holidays Wasn't long ago when I slept, partied, and ate my way thru the holidays...never moving a muscle unless I went downhill skiing).

With some days off work , You would  think there would be more free time to get in training . ESPECIALLY important to burn off all that good food that's on offer.  I am hoping to get some time

with my bike as i will be able to ride outdoor during the daylight hours.   Another must is JAn 1st

8am for the Hangover Run , a  trail run in the windswept picturesque high desert .  

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