SWBKRUN -CLOSED DUE TO TRAINING (Page 74)

First, feel better!  If it were me, I would start exactly where you left off after those three days.  It seems to me that a small step back might be best especially since you are still sick.

I have to agree on John's running zones - they look too low.    I guess he has lots of untapped potential waiting to be unleashed.   These are my estimated zones from 2010 (still using them) based on a 10k I did that year.  I've recently been guessing that these are low for me and I'm a couple age groups up.

edit: the bike zones look too low too.   Does the EN plan have you doing some testing soon?   It will be interesting to see where you really are.

(dan's run hr zones 2010.JPG)

Holy Toledo! There is some FAST water in Panama this morning!! I checked up on my gal, Bree Wee, and she averaged 1:07/100 METERS in her swim (that's like 1:00/100 yards). Zoom!! So I checked up on Lance Armstrong, and he averaged 1:01/100M (that's like :54/100!!). Clearly they have a current or a short course! But what's impressive is that Lance was in 10th after the swim.

The cycling is listed in km, so I need to get some conversion going to appreciate their cycling speeds. You km folks can have fun tracking the results today!

Make it a great day, everyone!

stupid nike commercial.

i wake up at 6:45 this morning. lie in bed thinking its sunday, i can sleep in.  no need to get up out of the toasty bed to go run.  it 15 degrees out, wind chill is 5.  then this stupid commercial pops into my head.

20 minutes later i'm standing in the cold grey light of dawn, freezing.  and smiling.  off we go.

That's some fast times out there. <19min swims!!

Lance almost did it. Docherty was sure not even talked about was he?

Off for a run! Have a great one

6:45 sleeping in? nice! Terps probably had ~10 miles in by then!!

ha. Good job getting after it this morning!!!

Lance is just incredible. I was in awe of his bike time... and I thought to myself, "Second place bike. And chances are, he still has some legs to run." A 1:17 run??? Amazing!! Such a gifted athlete.

Thanks for the commercial, John! Had never seen it. Good on ya for getting your run on in the cold morning!! You, my friend, are an inspiration!!

Ha! not on Sunday.... John, what a way to be inspired! I teared up when the man limped with his dad around the track and the ladies crawled to the IM finish. Makes me want to get back out there right now.

Lance was amazing this morning in Panama!

Thanks for the cry, John. That last clip, just wow.

When did John get all sappy? 

One week down, 19 to go!

sappy.  oh! that's an easy one.  once i signed up for a beach start IM.  gotta see how all you little girls at cda and canada live. 

Nice....thanks.

Why do they seem low? relative to what?  I bet if you looked at Kim's you would say the same thing.  I think HR numbers are incredibly individual.  I just did a LT run test.  My LT HR dropped 7 beats (from 168 to 161) from the August test yet my pace was :16/m faster.  I consider that a good thing.

The only thing I find interesting in these is there is no span in Z5. Like you, I use 5a, 5b, 5c. I couldn't tell you how they figure into anything however. I never see go out and run 10' Z5b, instead I see VO2 workouts that somehow must take that into consideration.  I'm assuming EN has a reason for the way they do things too.  Right John or Dino?

It's a great idea, I'm just picturing you out on your run holding this in front of you!

I agree with Suzy. Heart rate zones are highly individual  based on age, size, testing conditions & endurance capability. It's nice to see those numbers come down over time.

TrevorC - 2012-02-12 7:08 PM We bought a dyson today. Wow do they suck.

awesome.  you bought a dyson and cubby cheeks wins panama. great day for Canada.

the other cheeks, kim...

fixed.