$1.79's Mentor Group FULL of fast people (Page 7)

Ugh.  We will see. 

Just ran 8.16 miles.  That's the farthest I've ever run.  December 2007 I couldn't manage 3 miles on the treadmill without my legs getting so messed up I couldn't walk for days.  That 8.16 miles pretty much represents a typical week of running for me last year.

Edited by Sprint_DA 2009-05-07 8:34 PM

Hey Dan, that's terrific....congratulations!  Woo Hoo and all that!!! That's really something to feel good about. You have nothing but "firsts" ahead of you.  Now that you're getting to some longer runs in your traning plan you might want to discover the joys of the ice bath.  I've found them to be torture in a tub great for recovery on runs greater than 10 miles ..... which for me is a seriously longer run.

Awesome!  It is such a good feeling to go where you never thought you would or could go. 

Ok - so my damn crank SAGA continues.  Take my bike to All3Sports and drop it off for the new compact crank.  Leave there and on my way back to work I call to ask if it would be possible for me to keep the standard that they are taking off my bike.  Matt - the bike guru up there answers the phone and he proceeds to tell that NO WAY do I want to put a compact crank on 650 wheels.  That the standard was supposed to come on there and the reason it's on there is that with a compact crank someone with 650 wheels would be at a serious disadvantage to someone with 700 wheels.  And would have no gearing.   SOOOOOOOOO, I will be keeping the standard crank and like it (I am reminding myself that before I put the 55 on there I don't remember not liking it - just wanting more downhill gearing)!  Just will have to work to make my legs stronger! 

I'll only laugh if you tell a story where you show up to a ride with no crank at all. 

I'm laughing now - and it's thanks to you for making light of this crazy crankola issue.

So I picked up a Forerunner 305 today.  Figured it might be a good idea to tie in my RPE to some hard data.  Should be interesting.

Question about side stitches...am sure I could find info on main thread but would like to hear from the group how they deal with them.  Today I started having wickid side stitches on the right just at a half mile in.  I rarely get them but when I do, I can usually push through and they go away, but today was an exception.  It stuck with me for 5+ miles.  I hate to walk because of a cramp, but just couldn't push through.  I guess that's the mental toughness part.  FYI, I did run later in the morning rather than after rolling out of bed.  I had a light breakfast (banana and peanut butter toast) about 2 hours before the run and gu just before heading out.  Normally run on gu only.

How have others handled?

Have you done any field testing yet or will that be now?

Nope, never done any field testing.

Sweet!  How did the new bike treat you on the ride?

Is your butt just not breaking in to that new saddle the way you'd hoped? 

Unfortunately there are no clear answers here.  In fact, the running/medical community can't even pinpoint exactly what causes side stitches.  It sounds like you did every thing right...not eating too close to running, tried to push through it, etc. 

The have two recommendations.  Most commonly, they can be defeated by altering your breathing style.  Try to let out a few deep exasperations when you run.  Second, do like you did and acknowledge it.  Maybe you have to stop and take 30s to get your breathing under control.  Usually acknowledging pain/discomfort is a good method for getting it to go away. 

Great job pushing through it!!

Awesome job getting in that ride.  A saddle on a new bike will take some getting used to.  A rule of thumb is to give the bike a solid 3-500 miles before you make that decision.   You need to build up the muscles/skin that you use in aero position

I am going to jump in here to answer this one, even though I haven't introduced myself or anything yet! I get side stitches pretty frequently and this is what works for me: breath out when your opposite foot hits the ground. So if I have a stitch on my right side (most common) I make sure to breath out when my LEFT foot hits the ground. It's simple but it works.
Jessica

New Week: 

How was the weekend?

What are your goals for this week?  

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I was at Gulf Coast this weekend.  Subpar race for me but did about what I thought I would do. 

This week is recovery for me.  I will do some very light working out.  Probably sneak in a massage and focus on healing. 

I'll start.

I had a pretty good weekend.  Did a negative split 8 miler on Saturday and felt really good and long (painful/hard) interval bike workout yesterday followed by a short trun.

Biggest success I had this weekend - I took Andrew's advice given to me when I saw him riding about a week ago.  I checked all of our local tri clubs websites and found a group OWS that allowed me to come participate.  It was at a great location I had not been to before (Red Top Mountain) and they had a short presentation about OWS, 2 kayakers for support and about 25 participants.  Most wore wet suits (including me cause my next race is supposed to be wet suit legal) and I had the best OWS practice I think I have ever had.  I had no panic issues at all - at one point I started to think about it - and I just told myself that I can swim and just kept on going.  Did about 4 out and backs to a buoy that was about 200 yards one way.  Only thing I am now worried about is that I am wet suit dependent!  Feel very comfortable in at as I know I could float all day if I had to.  So next step is OWS with no wet suit in two weeks (got a Swimsafe belt and I'm hoping that will give me confidence too).  I'm figuring if I OWS as often as possible I can beat this panic thing!

This week I have a very easy schedule as I have had two big volume weeks in a row and on Saturday I have my first Oly (and third one ever).  A little apprehensive as it seems so early in the season and hope I'm ready but as Coach Dan says - "can you swim - can you bike 25 miles - can you run 6 miles?  Then what are you worried about?"  What I'm worried about is putting it all together! 

Andrew - I think you had a great race at GC, especially considering the weather conditions.  I would love to be as "sub par" as you are! 

Edited by Lisa B 2009-05-11 12:11 PM

My weekend was full of brutal bicycling.  So very windy out here.  I also got a bit dehydrated due to my long run on Thursday, but didn't realize that until Sunday morning. 

My goals this week:
Get all of the swimming that's in my plan actually in during the week.
Don't freak out about the long run.  I still don't see myself as a runner, and this one's going to be in an area somewhere around 10 miles.
I've got some other personal goals that I need to meet just to get my general mood/well-being improved.

Last week was tough.  I was miserable during both runs and essentially shut down on Saturday.  Looking back, I did not adequately think through my recovery needs post half-mary..complicated by a crazy travel schedule/jet lag etc.  Am going to re-read the earlier discussion on this subject. By Sunday I felt much better and got in an easy bike and played soccer in my rec league.  Great running workout. Ran my tale off but was saddened to see two of my teammates carried off the field.  One ankle fracture and one completely blown knee...acl, mcl and meniscus.  Will give some thought as to how crazy I am to keep playing at a later date.

Anyhow, this week is my masters group's annual "swim fest" whatever that entails.  I'll be swimming every morning, alternating easy/hard.  This morning was easy and I had to do 2100 yds in an hour (I am SLOW)  Can't wait to see tomorrow's workout. Hopefully I can get out of the office in time to get some short bikes in before dark, but it may just be a lotta purple going into my log. 

Great job everyone.  Keep up the good work.  Remember, I am here to help...let me know how I can help you.  Don't be shy if you have a question. 

So how do y'all get through trainer rides?  It was getting too late to go out on the bike after I finished my run today, and the plan called for trainer time anyway.  I got through 30mins of an hour planned and just lost focus so bad I decided to call it.  I've no love for the trainer.