Mental Manatee Mentors Part 3--CLOSED (Page 81)

jobaxas - 2013-04-03 12:35 PM First interaction I can't recall... I've met Yanti NigelW Bond girl and swayerm (Jess) and I feel like we've met! I interact with a few others take advice from marvarnett (dan) Best advice I got was from him (dan) about pulling out of ironman he truly helped me thru that process.I love the manatees and our social interactions and I'd like to travel the states and meet you all. Person I miss most ukweeble

He was fun. I hope everything is going well with his family.

Ok Yanti and fellow triathlon experts

I'm really struggling with this and Yanti's comment made me start thinking again. How do I approach the run?? Prior to my IT Band injury my plan was to run off the bike at a 9:30 pace. Since my IT Band issues I haven't even run below a 10:30 pace trying to take it easy. Last week I did a 30 mile bike with a 4 mile brick run and ran at a 11:20 pace and felt perfectly fine. My HR avg was 134 which is clearly not even breaking a sweat for me. My 5k and 10k HR averages are 170s.

The smart think would be to just stick to my game plan of 11:20 off the bike and finish the race. The competitive drive in me wants to start at a 10:15 and work my way up faster knowing I've been pain free for 6 weeks. I know its a difference of 13 minutes basically and I'm not trying to podium so who cares but I guess I do. When I crossed the finish line at my sprint tri a few weeks ago several people made comments that I wasn't even out of breath which I wasn't. I want to finish Galveston but I don't want to finish Gavleston feeling like I could run a marathon. I want to finish Galveston giving it all I have. But then again I want to finish and the smart thing to do is just easy jog for 13 miles. Arggggghhhh!!!

Run the first half at a comfortable pace.  This is not to say an easy pace though, but a comfortable "I've got this" pace.  Then, when you get to the half way point, if you are feeling good, ask yourself, "Can I go harder?"  Do not try to race the run until then.  Do try try to negative split the run.  Do not overcompensate and go to hard on the bike either.

So, since our minds understand positive thoughts the most easily, let me repeat that with the nots removed. 

Run the first half at a comfortable pace.  Run the second half faster.

Run the first half at a comfortable pace.  This is not to say an easy pace though, but a comfortable "I've got this" pace.  Then, when you get to the half way point, if you are feeling good, ask yourself, "Can I go harder?"  Do not try to race the run until then.  Do try try to negative split the run.  Do not overcompensate and go to hard on the bike either.

So, since our minds understand positive thoughts the most easily, let me repeat that with the nots removed. 

Run the first half at a comfortable pace.  Run the second half faster.

Did you decide to get a my athlete tracker for us your family to track you?

I remember welcoming the Welshman!  Was I any good?

I remember welcoming the Welshman!  Was I any good?

Yeeeehaw! Heh I was thinking of Baby E today ... Tina and I took Mutti to lunch at a chicken place and there was this adorable baby. My sister didn't know I don't think babies or kittens are cute! To wit: I was an UGLY baby. And not just in my opinion!

Baby E being a major exception, of course. She had a distinctive look and personality pretty much out of the chute. Most months-ers kind of all look the same to me and kind of like scrunched up aliens.

omg, I lost most of my contacts in my phone so the last couple of days have been super entertaining trying to distinguish who they are coming from.

I literally just got one that said, "WASH YOUR HANDS! I'm not joking. I got pink eye." LOL! 

OK, so Yanti's comment about BT changing from what it was to what it will become got me thinking. Some of ya'll have been here a while, others of us, not so much. But, we all got here and for some reason stuck around. I stick around because of people and the information they share. So, here come the questions:

Who was the first person you interacted with? I lurked for quite some time, and I finally posted in the "Introduce Yourself" forum and heard back from Yanti almost immediately. I was quite taken with her kindness, and really, the kindness of many posters here. After a bit of wading through the "BS" I started to figure out who was worth learning from.

Have you met any other BTer's IRL? I have met cwpeters at a number of races, since we are in the same area. Also, I had the opportunity to watch fellow Manatee Ann-Marie race in Rev3 Venice this year. That was a neat experience, but I had to leave before she finished, so I still haven't actually met her. Unfinished business for me, but it may happen this year at that race.

What is the best piece of information you've gotten here? I have to admit, mine is actually 2 things. Scout7 wrote often that you should "Run lots, mostly easy, sometimes hard" and it is something that I came to firmly believe has worked for me. The other was from bryancd after St. George last year. There was a long thread where people were asking about his experience, since it was such a tough race, and he replied to nearly every post in there. I distinctly remember the windy bike conditions and his statement that he needed to stay in aero.  One of my regular training routes is from home to work, into the wind for much of it.  I keep his words in my head as much as possible.

Have a great day everyone!

Had another great run tonight in my taper.  Three easy 8:00 miles.

I'm going to start some speedwork after the HM so I can shift to my next goal, which is a sub-20 5k.  Anyone have advice on how to do that?

Run fast???

Had another great run tonight in my taper.  Three easy 8:00 miles.

I'm going to start some speedwork after the HM so I can shift to my next goal, which is a sub-20 5k.  Anyone have advice on how to do that?