Yanti & Salty RidiculoSnarky Almost Intelligent-Charming Manatees PART 4 - Full (Page 83)

My fellow manatees, you make some great points! 

I will apply as soon as I get home from classes today! 

Thanks! I really appreciate it. Of course the hardest part---letting my mom know...both of her daughters moving (well, my older sister moved to Seattle over 10 years ago) far, far away(she and dad still live here in the house I grew up in)...I will expect a guilt trip. And, I would also miss my Salamander 'minions'--they come running out whenever I call them! (I told you they were my minions!).

Either way, it is the best thing for me and Clint. He is fully supportive, and as he put it, we are simply almost getting by in a holding pattern here--it could only get better.

Well, one thing at a time. 

Janyne does make a good point about cost of living so be sure to take that into consideration. Seattle is pretty expensive, more so than Sacramento I believe. Ok here is some data.

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=United+States&city1=Seattle%2C+WA&country2=United+States&city2=Sacramento%2C+CA

Not sure how accurate the numbers are but it sounds about right.  Another tidbit, WA doesn't have a state income tax. 

Hi Manatee Piglets!

We'll have a new thread popping up soon.

Dammit I'm sleeping. DUBSIX I love your new sig line.

Does s/he sound hot?

Well, it's a he so that loses a couple points in my book () really sarcastic though, so obviously that works well with me.

Overall I would say no. Which is a good thing considering I don't need any distractions while I'm trying to get better.

What do you think about me and coaching? 

His philosophy seems to be dictated by strength in running. "Strength comes from the calves" he says. I almost laughed out loud because I was thinking "gumdrops."

You coaching people or you being coached?

Being coached. 

Gimme the Reader's Digest version of the hour-long convo.

You are definitely right--I had thought the cost of living was cheaper. eesh. In any case, the lack of state income tax definitely helps things. Truthfully, we can't even consider buying a place, as or credit is shot, so we would have to rent for sure; however, looking at it, our costs for rent would be similar to what we pay now....hmm, will still think--but gotta go back to class now! 

"The group is made up of distance runners, middle distance runners, some trail, mountain and ultrarunners, plus a strong contingent of triathletes. It meets twice a week for track workouts and longer tempo runs.

We tend to categorize our training into two main styles—building workouts, and performance workouts. The simplest building workout is the long run, but also include long tempo runs. Performance workouts tend to be intervals done at current race pace or eventual goal pace on relatively short rest, i.e., hitting a specific time. We tend to have more building workouts over the winter and at the beginning of each training cycle. The performance workouts tend to be event specific and in the middle and end of each training cycle, though the timing of each type of workout will vary according to the date of the athlete's race. "

-Casual expecations but he likes you to show up as frequently as you are able. 

-Practices two times a week

-Sub-groups are organized according to ability and event specialty

-Running philosophy is about building strength to help power in running as well as injury prevention, so a higher emphasis on strength training at first to get you where you need to be then transitioning to maintenance. 

Despite what ya'll might think, I have no issues with being told what to do. I can put the rebellious Salty aside if it's to pursue something that I think is important.

But right now, there are no expectations when I run. Getting coached is obviously a 180 from that.

So would you be attending 2 coached workouts a week, or would you also be individually coached by this guy?

In the beginning and most of the time it's 2 coached workouts with a large group. He mentioned he does specific 1:1 stuff but didn't give me details on when that is considered necessary. 

Your questions aren't what I was expecting. You must share your logic! 

Attending two coached workouts a week, of the type that you are including in your schedule anyway, I think is a great idea. Running partners, fun, immersion, being pushed, pushing others. Also if you realize the coach is a whacko, you don't like the workouts or they're not benefiting you, the group vibe isn't good, or anything else indicating a poor ROI then you can just go back to what you were doing before. No harm, no foul.

Also, it will give you an opportunity to see if maybe he or others are, or are coached by, someone that you would want a 1:1 coaching relationship with, which is an enormous difference to going to a few coached group workouts.

Would there be any individualized plan to help you build for your events (Boston, etc.)?  Not just running workouts but if you wants you to lift or cross train. 

Would he help you with selecting events?  Even stuff like, "Hey, those events are too close, have you really thought that one through?"

It doesn't cost me anything either. It's part of the budget for the running club I joined. Which makes at least giving it a shot a no brainer. I imagine the 1:1 is something you negotiate separately and you are correct, it's a good opportunity to feel him out. I am not ready for coach-exclusivity!! Too big a step!  In fact, not sure if I will ever do that...

The club has workouts geared around big races (local and national) with key workouts falling at appropriate times. I don't know yet how much the coaches will be digging into each athlete's specific race schedule but I imagine it will come up. 

Like 3 HMs in 3 weeks, perhaps? 

You didn't say THAT!  Of course you should go!

I was more thinking of my February marathon and March HIM. 

That's way worse! 

Nah, I did that last year (2011) and I plan to do it again next year.  I was just warned that it is not optimal for stacking and. BTW, which is the A race.   I would do an April HIM (sorry Kirk!) but the March one is near Kevin's dad's place in Florida (howdy Chris!) so we are probably going to do that.  But Kevin needs to clear that with his dad first.  Kev has avoided calling him so who the heck knows. 

Background.  It's a family mess.  I started to type it all up here but to suffice it to say that Kevin's dad remarried a younger woman.  Recently, Kevin's father's MIL moved in with them.  They live in a condo that was designed more for vacations that year round living and three adults will make it jam packed in there.  Kevin's offended that his dad and wife2 have visited us exactly once in the past 18 years.  Blah blah blah.

I love family drama! Not. Well, the thing to remember is that YOU are not the drama. I am not the drama. It's everybody else's drama and it can stay there.

I have SUPER headache that came on suddenly during a run. It's steadily getting worse despite the application of a strong NSAID. Unfortunately, anything good I have went down the hatch to control my cough when in JKT.

Think a Milky Way would help?

Compared to the migraines I used to have, or typhoid/dengue headache where I'd have to lie perfectly still in a very dark quiet room or I'd puke (which I'd do anyway), it's not that bad. But I suck in my breath sometimes.