Mad Manatee Mentors, Part 2! CLOSED (Page 87)

melbo55 - 2013-03-03 3:28 PM Someone please help me get my butt out the door for my long run.  It's cold and windy and my husband just brought home Chinese take-out and I have 6-7 miles to run.

bcraht - 2013-03-03 4:02 PM Ok, poddies.  I am about to get on my bike for a ride, then I am going to go for my first 'run' since Jan 2nd.  I say 'run' because it will be 30s run, 2&1/2 min walk.  But I get to run.  Please say a little prayer for me that it goes well. 

JJ- - 2013-03-03 2:58 PM

Wow, I have a lot to catch up on. I've been out of town and had no data signal. I'll scan through and see what I've missed.

 

Update: Thanks for the PMs and Inspires over the last week or so. It's been a crazy couple of weeks. I've been out of town on a ranch in Kansas and had no data signal from my cell phone and it drove me crazy not being able to get on BT. Anyways as far as my IT Band I have been a complete couch potato per doctor orders. I haven't done anything since my last run attempt 2 weeks ago Wednesday except one bike ride last Sunday. i did try the elliptical but it hurt so I haven't done anything further. I did get a chance to go for a nice easy bike ride last Sunday in between road trips and it went very well, no pain. I decided not to push it and stayed off another week.

Tomorrow is the day! I am getting out for a short easy jog tomorrow to see how it goes. Lord willing there will be no IT Band pain and I will hopefully have a shot at Galveston. I am 4 weeks out now so it's gonna be tight. I've talked to my coach a few times and she is writing a plan that will basically have me build to Galveston with not much of a taper since I've been off so long. It's been over 6 weeks since my last successful run!!

I literally just walked in the door so I'm going to unpack and see my kids. I'll post more later about my plan for the next 6 weeks.

bcraht - 2013-03-04 9:02 AM Ok, poddies.  I am about to get on my bike for a ride, then I am going to go for my first 'run' since Jan 2nd.  I say 'run' because it will be 30s run, 2&1/2 min walk.  But I get to run.  Please say a little prayer for me that it goes well. 

Muskrat37 - 2013-03-03 7:38 PM

OK Pod Mates... 

 The main thing to note hear is that most sprinters use more of a straight arm technique with a much higher stroke rate, and a much harder / faster kick.  WE TRIATHLETES SHOULD NOT DO THIS!  Our stroke rate is much slower, and given the distance of our swims, we need to be as efficient as possible with each and every stroke.   

Richardsdrr - 2013-03-04 7:25 AM Are you sure about this? It goes against what is taught in swim smooth. They suggest a punchier, quicker stroke rate is what is needed in triathlon to be able to punch through the chop of the open water. I agree it says we should limit our kicking to a steady flutter to conserve our legs for the bike/run, that is until the last segment of the swim where it is advised to kick the legs a bit harder to get some blood back in them.Great videos though, only wish I could get as fast as that guy. Did notice though that when he starts picking the pace up, his form changes and he adopts more old school swimming techniques, ie thumb first entry etc.

jobaxas - 2013-03-04 7:13 AM

StaceyK - 2013-03-03 6:00 PM

I'm a firm believer and follower in the Jeff Galloway walk/run philosophy - it works for me!  I do 2mins/1min and that gave me an easy 5 hour marathon finish - my friend ran the whole thing and finished 2 mins ahead of me collapsed had to have medical treatment etc.  Me I was upright and happy!

amd723 - 2013-03-03 7:04 PM Hey Jo I was talking to someone at my race yesterday about doing a HM in August and she mentioned this guy (thanks because I had forgotten his name). Does he have a book or a website?

amd723 - 2013-03-03 7:04 PM Hey Jo I was talking to someone at my race yesterday about doing a HM in August and she mentioned this guy (thanks because I had forgotten his name). Does he have a book or a website?

amd723 - 2013-03-04 8:04 AM Hey Jo I was talking to someone at my race yesterday about doing a HM in August and she mentioned this guy (thanks because I had forgotten his name). Does he have a book or a website?

TriAya - 2013-03-03 6:18 PMYes to both.

jobaxas - 2013-03-03 3:13 PM

I'm a firm believer and follower in the Jeff Galloway walk/run philosophy - it works for me!  I do 2mins/1min and that gave me an easy 5 hour marathon finish - my friend ran the whole thing and finished 2 mins ahead of me collapsed had to have medical treatment etc.  Me I was upright and happy!

StaceyK - 2013-03-04 11:00 AM

I'm a firm believer and follower in the Jeff Galloway walk/run philosophy - it works for me!  I do 2mins/1min and that gave me an easy 5 hour marathon finish - my friend ran the whole thing and finished 2 mins ahead of me collapsed had to have medical treatment etc.  Me I was upright and happy!

rrrunner - 2013-03-03 4:48 PM

Yanti, so glad you are (mostly) OK. We were all getting pretty worked up trying to figure out where you'd gone! (spoken in my best mother voice)

I've had quite a weekend. My run yesterday was beautiful (the weather, not my running prowess ) Then last evening we learned of the death of a sweet young lady, Jackie, to cancer. Jackie is actually first cousins with our niece Ashley, on her mother's side. We've known Jackie since she was born. I HATE CANCER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So when it was time to head out on my 3.75 hour ride today I dreaded riding in the wind but couldn't take that much drainer time and needed time to clear my head. So as I rode in to 25-29 mph winds I stayed surprisingly positive as I thought about/prayed for Ash, Jackie and the family. My mind also wandered to others I know who've been stricken with cancer. Still it was a fairly positive ride, in spite of the crazy winds. Then I got the text. (I don't normally check calls or texts when I'm riding but my cue from my DH that I need to stop and check is several texts in a row. Interestingly, this one did that on my phone but was only a single text. It's a God thing) The text was from my SIL. Her parents are splitting up. So I told her that I would pray for her and her family for the remainder of the ride. Hard to ride and cry. Anyway, because the winds were to my back I made it home in an hour 21 minutes, the trip out had been an hour 50. The wind at your back is a wonderful thing!

So overall, good training weekend. Now i'm off to look at swim vids from Skrat.

bondgirl - 2013-03-04 12:11 PM

Butting in again...I follow the Galloway Method also. I had the pleasure of meeting him last year at the Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon Expo...he was an absolute gentleman.

The are also a couple of iPhone apps that sinc your music with his run/walk schedules all the way from 5km to marathon (by "lolo"). Keeps me honest and adhereing to the schedule. Pretty cool.

rrrunner - 2013-03-03 7:48 PM

Yanti, so glad you are (mostly) OK. We were all getting pretty worked up trying to figure out where you'd gone! (spoken in my best mother voice)

I've had quite a weekend. My run yesterday was beautiful (the weather, not my running prowess ) Then last evening we learned of the death of a sweet young lady, Jackie, to cancer. Jackie is actually first cousins with our niece Ashley, on her mother's side. We've known Jackie since she was born. I HATE CANCER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So when it was time to head out on my 3.75 hour ride today I dreaded riding in the wind but couldn't take that much drainer time and needed time to clear my head. So as I rode in to 25-29 mph winds I stayed surprisingly positive as I thought about/prayed for Ash, Jackie and the family. My mind also wandered to others I know who've been stricken with cancer. Still it was a fairly positive ride, in spite of the crazy winds. Then I got the text. (I don't normally check calls or texts when I'm riding but my cue from my DH that I need to stop and check is several texts in a row. Interestingly, this one did that on my phone but was only a single text. It's a God thing) The text was from my SIL. Her parents are splitting up. So I told her that I would pray for her and her family for the remainder of the ride. Hard to ride and cry. Anyway, because the winds were to my back I made it home in an hour 21 minutes, the trip out had been an hour 50. The wind at your back is a wonderful thing!

So overall, good training weekend. Now i'm off to look at swim vids from Skrat.

jobaxas - 2013-03-04 12:44 PM

Hey Tammie!

jmkizer - 2013-02-28 3:14 PM

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ArielLIlB - 2013-03-01 10:48 AM