Frostbite Force - Du-December Challenge (Page 8)

lastcall2003 - 2009-12-07 8:25 PM



you better run and hide, i just stole Dee's taser

Baowolf - 2009-12-07 1:45 PM

Ok I got boored and was looking at last year run times versus this year.  
This year I ran 1186 miles in 33 hours less time than in 2008. 
Long runs of 15 to 20 miles were in the 10:41 to 11:18 range in 2008 and in the 8:32 to 9:40 range for 2009 (2nd 20 this weekend).   

Who wants to go archival and dig up some old run times 8) ?

Baowolf - 2009-12-08 1:26 AM Yay 17 mile bike ride tonight gets me to my annual goal (3500 miles), 700 or so miles more than last year.  Added an hour of strenght training just for pain and suffering.  Whoever invented core workouts must have a brother who invented kick drills, a cousine who invented isolated leg drills on the bike and an ancestor in the inquasition.  

Tomorrow's mile repeats may have to be on the dreadmill as the roads are still glare ice today, no fun. 

So what's your least favorite workout...?

Baowolf - 2009-12-08 12:26 AM Yay 17 mile bike ride tonight gets me to my annual goal (3500 miles), 700 or so miles more than last year.  Added an hour of strenght training just for pain and suffering.  Whoever invented core workouts must have a brother who invented kick drills, a cousine who invented isolated leg drills on the bike and an ancestor in the inquasition.  

Tomorrow's mile repeats may have to be on the dreadmill as the roads are still glare ice today, no fun. 

So what's your least favorite workout...?

Baowolf - 2009-12-08 12:26 AM Yay 17 mile bike ride tonight gets me to my annual goal (3500 miles), 700 or so miles more than last year.  Added an hour of strenght training just for pain and suffering.  Whoever invented core workouts must have a brother who invented kick drills, a cousine who invented isolated leg drills on the bike and an ancestor in the inquasition.  

Tomorrow's mile repeats may have to be on the dreadmill as the roads are still glare ice today, no fun. 

So what's your least favorite workout...?

crews - 2009-12-08 10:09 AM

Ran my first 5k last night w/o walking.  Slow, but jogged the whole thing. 

crews - 2009-12-08 10:09 AM

Ran my first 5k last night w/o walking. 

brick94513 - 2009-12-05 2:40 PM Well, race report time.  I got home a little while ago and went straight for the ice bath.  Feel better, but, for some reason, this race really tore me up.  Hamstrings are sore from the descents!  Anyways, here's the splits and results:
PCT Woodside 17k Trail Run

4/125 Overall
2/ ??? Age Group

Ascent = 4,285

Mile 01: 6:27; HR 168; 212ft (467ft)
Mile 02: 7:57; HR 178; 555ft (311ft)
Mile 03: 8:12; HR 177; 497ft (245ft)
Mile 04: 9:24; HR 176; 682ft (308ft)
Mile 05: 9:25; HR 171; 584ft (397ft)
Mile 06: 8:36; HR 170; 963ft (655ft)
Mile 07: 6:51; HR 170; 274ft (437ft)
Mile 08: 6:20; HR 170; 045ft (558ft)
Mile 09: 7:13; HR 162; 089ft (440ft)
Mile 10: 7:48; HR 168; 377ft (465ft)
Mile.22: 0:57; HR 164; 006ft (032ft)

I went out a little fast to beat the congestion at the trailhead despite knowing the pending 5 mile climb was just around the corner.  While I got ahead of the pack and held my position, the negative time splits for the next four miles were the cost of that strategy.  My descending has improved, but still has a lot to be desired.  All in all, a good day without getting lost.

crews - 2009-12-08 7:09 AM

I used to say that running was the worst...hated it.  Now, I actually enjoy running.  Ran my first 5k last night w/o walking.  Slow, but jogged the whole thing.  Now I guess I like all 3 sports.  Swimming is the most boring though...back and forth back and forth.

Baowolf - 2009-12-08 10:41 AM Grats on the 5k distance!  That is a huge milestone. 
I don't find swimming booring, just hard.  
8000 yards for a second swim of the day...oh my!  

So... the forcast for today is a high of -1F to -11F windchill with icy roads still.  I am still debating whether to run at lunch or do the treadmill tonight.  I guess I can wait until noon and see how the temp is, but I really don't want to slip on the ice while trying to do speedwork.

We must have someone with colder temps than I have here in sunny California.  Who has the coldest temps today and are you going to workout indoors or rough the elements? 

a_prl - 2009-12-08 7:46 AM after my swim this morning, another woman in the locker room asked how it went. "Man, i'm so tired. Just the 800 wu wore me out." "Good." Not 3 minutes later, I discover that she swam 8000 as her 2nd swim workout Saturday morning and she held the record for swimming across the English Channel only a few years ago. How awesome is that! It almost made me want to hop back in the pool and keep going. Almost.

crews - 2009-12-08 9:09 AM

I used to say that running was the worst...hated it.  Now, I actually enjoy running.  Ran my first 5k last night w/o walking.  Slow, but jogged the whole thing.  Now I guess I like all 3 sports.  Swimming is the most boring though...back and forth back and forth.

Baowolf - 2009-12-08 10:41 AM Grats on the 5k distance!  That is a huge milestone. 
I don't find swimming booring, just hard.  
8000 yards for a second swim of the day...oh my!  

So... the forcast for today is a high of -1F to -11F windchill with icy roads still.  I am still debating whether to run at lunch or do the treadmill tonight.  I guess I can wait until noon and see how the temp is, but I really don't want to slip on the ice while trying to do speedwork.

We must have someone with colder temps than I have here in sunny California.  Who has the coldest temps today and are you going to workout indoors or rough the elements? 

xTriRiTrix - 2009-12-09 8:27 AM Hey Frosties,
My apologies for not really being talkative (or productive) lately. I've been sidelined the past couple of days with a heavy duty migraine that won't let up. I've been pretty good about avoiding my triggers, but I got whammied by a barometric pressure one that I can't prevent. I may need to adjust goals, depending on how long this puppy lasts. Unfortunately, I anticipate another pressure drop tonight since our temps are going to plummet.
Trying to stay positive and be a cheerleader for y'all until I can get back to hitting it.
Go Force!
Riley