Mad Manatee Mentors CLOSED (Poptart/pet pic bribes?) (Page 74)

Originally posted by 4agoodlife

haha!

Woot  Just rest? or rest and shoe change?

Originally posted by rrrunner Rest and switch to Brooks Ghost 7. Downside, I'm back to toe blisters

Originally posted by rrrunner From what I can see it wants me to pick the brand. Going from Brooks to Brooks it wouldn't give me a suggested size.

Originally posted by glfprncs the shoefitr has NEVER been wrong for me in 2 years of running shoes! It's available with most shoes on the www.runningwarehouse.com website. Sadly, show companies continue making their shoes SMALLER which makes me sad. It's bad enough when you're a woman who wears a size 10 shoe. Now, since they seem to lower the volume every year, I now wear an 11!!! I don't want size 11 feet!

Originally posted by rrrunnerI'm on the runners warehouse site and can't see where it gives size suggestions. Maybe because I am on the mobile site

Originally posted by rrrunner

Well I went to the LRS. He put me in a saucony. Now I need to figure out what to wear for my 10 miler tomorrow. New and untested or old n blistery

Originally posted by Richardsdrr.1st few miles in new, loop back and change to old. IMO

Originally posted by glfprncs This morning I ran my first EVER stand alone 5K race. Oddly enough, when I began running in October of 2011, my first running race was a half marathon in Feb. of 2012. I then ran 3 more half marathons, a full marathon in 2013, and got into triathlon and have finished 2 sprints, 2 Olympics and 2 half Ironman races. I've been working really hard over the past 2 months on getting faster. As one who always finishes at the bottom of the pack (and was running 10:30-11:15 miles all summer and fall), I decided that 2015 was the year that Nancy got faster. I chose not to sign up for the half Ironman race that is literally 5 minutes from my house and focus on getting faster at shorter distances. I've had some really good runs over the past few months, and I went into today's race with the idea in my head that I'd like to average a 9:30 consistent pace for 3 solid miles. I ran 9:32 in mile 1 and felt good, so picked up the pace. Mile two went by in 9:09 and I was getting winded, but the legs felt solid, so I pushed it just a bit more. Mile 3 I ran in 8:53, picked up the pace a smidge more the final 0.1 to the finish line and finished in 28:49 (9:10 pace overall). I'm really pleased. I probably could've pushed myself a bit more and ran it, perhaps, another 45-60 seconds faster, but I definitely was running at a pace that was "comfortably uncomfortable." I finished 3rd in my age group (2nd place and a really awesome doggy gift basket was ONLY 12 seconds ahead of me. If she'd had her age on her left calf, I woud've hunted her down!), 21st of 117 women and 70th of 335 starters (so I finished in the top 25% which makes me happy). The absolute icing on the cake, though, is when a gentleman came up to me after the race and said, "I tried to catch you for the last 1.5 miles and you just kept getting faster. I couldn't keep up." I'm running a few 10Ks this spring with the goal of finishing in under an hour. My main triathlon goal is to carry that running speed off the bike. By the end of the summer, I'd like to be able to go sub 60 minutes in the run during an Olympic tri. Nice end to the month of January, I must say.

Originally posted by mcmanusclan5

AWESOME!!!  Congrats on a great race (nice negative splits!) and a terrific accomplishment.

If you keep to the plan, I'm betting on you surprising yourself on that next Oly run.  

Matt

Originally posted by glfprncsThis morning I ran my first EVER stand alone 5K race. Oddly enough, when I began running in October of 2011, my first running race was a half marathon in Feb. of 2012. I then ran 3 more half marathons, a full marathon in 2013, and got into triathlon and have finished 2 sprints, 2 Olympics and 2 half Ironman races.I've been working really hard over the past 2 months on getting faster. As one who always finishes at the bottom of the pack (and was running 10:30-11:15 miles all summer and fall), I decided that 2015 was the year that Nancy got faster. I chose not to sign up for the half Ironman race that is literally 5 minutes from my house and focus on getting faster at shorter distances.I've had some really good runs over the past few months, and I went into today's race with the idea in my head that I'd like to average a 9:30 consistent pace for 3 solid miles. I ran 9:32 in mile 1 and felt good, so picked up the pace. Mile two went by in 9:09 and I was getting winded, but the legs felt solid, so I pushed it just a bit more. Mile 3 I ran in 8:53, picked up the pace a smidge more the final 0.1 to the finish line and finished in 28:49 (9:10 pace overall).I'm really pleased. I probably could've pushed myself a bit more and ran it, perhaps, another 45-60 seconds faster, but I definitely was running at a pace that was "comfortably uncomfortable." I finished 3rd in my age group (2nd place and a really awesome doggy gift basket was ONLY 12 seconds ahead of me. If she'd had her age on her left calf, I woud've hunted her down!), 21st of 117 women and 70th of 335 starters (so I finished in the top 25% which makes me happy). The absolute icing on the cake, though, is when a gentleman came up to me after the race and said, "I tried to catch you for the last 1.5 miles and you just kept getting faster. I couldn't keep up."I'm running a few 10Ks this spring with the goal of finishing in under an hour. My main triathlon goal is to carry that running speed off the bike. By the end of the summer, I'd like to be able to go sub 60 minutes in the run during an Olympic tri.Nice end to the month of January, I must say.

Originally posted by rrrunnerGreat idea!!!!!

Originally posted by 4agoodlifeI have to ask...if new shoes are feeling good, will you switch to old blisteries?