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PennState - 2010-06-29 2:49 PM Got a nice run in this am. Anyone else training today?

PennState - 2010-06-28 7:58 PM btw we have to have a meet up at some point in LP for Josh, Sara, dylan and myself. I will probably swim in the am's and will ride the new course addition as well.

furiousferret - 2010-06-29 7:21 PM 2 mile run this morning. 

What are peoples opinions on the early morning empty stomach workout? 

I'm planning on slowly building up my run volume by doing lots of frequency but low volume, 2 miles a day, 6 days a week.  Then I'll push it to 3, and after that I'll have to break it apart some.

furiousferret - 2010-06-29 10:21 PM

I'm planning on slowly building up my run volume by doing lots of frequency but low volume, 2 miles a day, 6 days a week.  Then I'll push it to 3, and after that I'll have to break it apart some.

furiousferret - 2010-06-30 1:55 AM Thanks for the advice guys, I think that it'll be fine until I go over 40 minutes, after that I may have to eat.  Part of my intention is for weight loss; its real hard right now to keep my weight down because it seems like there is at least one social event every weekend.

I almost DIED yesterday!  I was hammering at about 20 mph on the trail, hit a turn, and a rattlesnake was bathing accross the concrete.  I tried to avoid him but I nicked his tail where the rattles are and though for sure I was going to get bit.  He just wanted out of the way.  Second rattlesnake incident this week (last time I stopped and moved it off the pavement so it wouldn't get ran over by cars).

Okay, I'll stop being overly dramatic.

JoshKaptur - 2010-06-30 4:08 AM

IMHO this is SUCH A SMART way to build run volume.  So many people get injured on 3x week with a long run of a disproprtionately large percentage of their total volume.  You'll be adding the same amount of volume, for the same amount of total weekly mileage... but you'll barely feel fatigued at all and will have minimal recovery needs, therby allowing every workout to be a quality workout.  The 3x wk runner (and some of us are bound to that by scheduling so I'm not necessarily bashing it, just saying I don't think it's ideal) will have significant recovery needs as their volume builds.

Plus - nearly every schedule has room for a 2-3 mile run if you make it a priority.  Not all schedules have time for a 7 mile run.

PS - that's pretty much exactly how I built my run from couch potato a year ago (after a 3 month recovery from a bike crash) to 50+ mpw right now.

furiousferret - 2010-06-30 9:54 AM

Thanks, one of the reasons I went this route was injury prevention; the other was BarryP, who is a poster on slowtwitch that preaches frequency (and people swear by it). 

furiousferret - 2010-06-30 1:55 AM Thanks for the advice guys, I think that it'll be fine until I go over 40 minutes, after that I may have to eat.  Part of my intention is for weight loss; its real hard right now to keep my weight down because it seems like there is at least one social event every weekend.

I almost DIED yesterday!  I was hammering at about 20 mph on the trail, hit a turn, and a rattlesnake was bathing accross the concrete.  I tried to avoid him but I nicked his tail where the rattles are and though for sure I was going to get bit.  He just wanted out of the way.  Second rattlesnake incident this week (last time I stopped and moved it off the pavement so it wouldn't get ran over by cars).

Okay, I'll stop being overly dramatic.

Kath2163 - 2010-06-30 2:54 PM Hello All,
I need some advice. Due to complications from a dental procedure I had to have some dental surgery today which is going to keep me out of the water for awhile. I have a race next weekend (Olympic distance/July 11th) and maybe I will we able to swim once or twice before the race. Are there any swim specific exercises that I can do help minimize the loss of swim fitness?  I have swam very little in the last few weeks due to this dental mess and another week out of the water is only going to make things worse. I can get in the water but can't put my face in the water due to risk of further infection.  Any thoughts or advice would be much appreciatad.
Thanks!

Kath2163 - 2010-06-30 1:54 PM Hello All,
I need some advice. Due to complications from a dental procedure I had to have some dental surgery today which is going to keep me out of the water for awhile. I have a race next weekend (Olympic distance/July 11th) and maybe I will we able to swim once or twice before the race. Are there any swim specific exercises that I can do help minimize the loss of swim fitness?  I have swam very little in the last few weeks due to this dental mess and another week out of the water is only going to make things worse. I can get in the water but can't put my face in the water due to risk of further infection.  Any thoughts or advice would be much appreciatad.
Thanks!

PennState - 2010-07-01 9:10 AM Quickie swim for me this am. Then on-call. What's the training for today team?

Kath2163 - 2010-06-30 4:54 PM Hello All,
I need some advice. Due to complications from a dental procedure I had to have some dental surgery today which is going to keep me out of the water for awhile. I have a race next weekend (Olympic distance/July 11th) and maybe I will we able to swim once or twice before the race. Are there any swim specific exercises that I can do help minimize the loss of swim fitness?  I have swam very little in the last few weeks due to this dental mess and another week out of the water is only going to make things worse. I can get in the water but can't put my face in the water due to risk of further infection.  Any thoughts or advice would be much appreciatad.
Thanks!

phxphotog - 2010-07-01 2:56 PM Did a 6 1/4 mile run this morning. This was the 2nd time I've done this long of a distance. The other was the Oly I did in April. I actually felt pretty good as the miles went on. I averaged 5 mph for the whole distance and I was fine with that. I would like to be running around 6+mph by my 1/2 IM in Oct.