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Ok, I can discuss socks and shoes!

I'm not picky yet when it comes to my socks.....I bought some at Costco the other day...Champion....that are low profile with the special arch support.  So far, they are comfortable, but I haven't put them through the wet transition test.  Last year I raced with some basic Nike Elite Running No Show.

I've done 3 shoe fittings over time, and each one has resulted in a different shoe recommendation.  My first time around, I was in Mizuno Wave Alchemy.  Last season, I was put in the Mizuno Wave Inspire 3, which I loved.  This season, I wanted to make sure I was fitted correctly, so went in again.....  I have one foot where I mildly underpronate, but the Shoe Dr.  (yes, he calls himself that) wanted to put me in neutral shoes because the Wave Inspires might be too much control.  Anyway, I bought the Asics Gel Kinsei 2....they were pretty cool looking, but I found them intolerable to wear.  I ended up trying out every other pair in the store when I returned them, and ended up going back to my old Mizunos....I'm now in the Mizuno Wave Inspire 4.  I don't care what they say at the running store-- I love them, they work, and my knee pain is in no way attributable to the shoes. 

So there you go.    Have a great week, everyone!

Ended up with a pretty good week of training. Everything went pretty much as planned although I did have to move a couple of workouts around to accomodate my schedule.

I was supposed to have a followup appointment with my ortho on Friday but it was postponed (He had an emergency Surgery to perform) to Today.

After a quick exam and a few strength tests, he said "Get out of my office you lazy bum, and don't ever come back". After the visit, I chatted with my PT and he said pretty much the same thing and cancelled the rest of my appointments.

They both cleared me to swim (I was already cleared to run and ride) and also confirmed that my HIM in the end of March as well as my full IM in June is not going to be a problem.

Even though I am only 11 weeks post-op, it seems as if I am effectively back at 100%.

As for the question of the week:

Have been a fan of Saucony for a while but more recently got into Brooks. My trainers and one pair of racing flats are Saucony and my second pair of "Speedwork/Racing" shoes is made by Brooks.

Have had pretty good luck with both brands as long as I stay away from the super cushioned models. I usually wear Neutral Performance Trainers and they will last about 350 miles. I usually chuck my racing flats at about 200 just to be safe.

As for socks, I am a huge fan of Balega Socks. But have recently discovered Injinji Socks and like them too. (They are the socks with the indifidual toes)

In addition to all of this, I have a pair of Five Fingers that has lasted forever. (I think I have close to 500 miles on them and they are still going strong) These are great for treadie runs and also for beach runs in areas where the sand is covered with cobbles.

Hope everyone is having a good week

Welcome Back Jessica

Great news, Tim! I bet you can't wait to get in the pool.

As for the question of the week.

For shoes, I am an Asics fan.  Many years ago I wore a pair of New Balance and really messed up my knees.  As soon as I switched to Asics the problems got better.  I have worn many different models of Asics, though.  The running store fitted me in stability shoes since my arches are normal, but I had some recurring IT band problems.  A new running store re-fitted me, and based on my stride and footfalls declared me to have "as neutral of a stride as they come."  So, I have been wearing cushioned shoes for the past year.  I liked the Asics Nimbus VIIIs, but the Asics Nimbus IXs gave me nasty blisters.  So, I am now in Asics Cumulus IXs, and they are working out so far.  I have tried on other brands at the running store, but the Asics always seem to fit the best for my feet.

As for socks, right now I am a fan of Smart Wool.  After training for my first marathon, I learned the perils of cheap cotton socks (nasty blisters).  I do like to try new socks, though, to see what else is out there, so it is helpful to hear what others are wearing.

So who's the cupcake?  Tim, is that you? 

Just wanted to say "glad to have you back" to Jessica.  Life gets in the way sometimes, but I'm glad you've come back to us!

That is from my friend Teresa who is also doing IMCdA in June.

I think it was to celebrate the fact that I my doc has released me to train and race. (My recovery is just about complete)

 Oh, of course.  I'm dense sometimes.  I don't know if I left you an inspire on your blog or not, Tim, but congratulations on getting the ok to get back in the pool! 

Thanks

Shoulder seems to be holding up great to my initial swim workouts. Very little fatigue and best of all, none of the "Loose" feeling I had been getting before the surgery.

Have a great weekend everyone

Seems like a lot of folks might be getting some cruddy weather this weekend but I hope your able to work things out so your not out in the wet/cold/slushy/freezing stuff trying to get your training in.

Take Care

gobru1ns - 2008-02-23 11:38 PM Hi Tim and gang, My name is Sabrina, and I am hoping that you are still accepted new members. I have really enjoyed reading your tips, and communication between each other, and would love to be a part of that. I am 38 years old, married with 3 girls- 11, 9, and 6. I have run 5 marathons. Completed several sprint, olympic, and HIM races, and 2 IM (The Vineman in '06, and The Grand Columbian in '07). I am signed up for IM Wisconsin, but I also entered the lottery for Kona. I guess I will know for sure which race I will be doing on April 12. Running is my weakest link, and I am looking for some mentoring there specifically, as well as Nutrition tidbits, as I am currently an Athena (158), and hoping to get down to 145. I would love to give and receive inspiration from you and your great group!! Looking forward to hearing back from you! Thanks. Sabrina

Welcome Sabrina

I too came to the sport of Triathlons with my run being the weakest Discipline. I recently look up marathoning as a way to get better at running. Sounds like you have a great race schedule for 2008. (I have heard great things about IMMoo)

Glad your feeling better

Enjoy your ride today.

Happy Monday Everyone

Hope everyone had a good weekend. Looks like we are just about full up with folks again and it is a good time to introduce ourselves.

Question of the week: When life gets in the way of your training plan what do you do. Do you re-arrange your plan, just pick up where you left off, play the makeup game?

Clearly life is in session and we all have very full lives with family, work etc. in addition to training to meet our goals. A single workout missed or even a week is pretty insignificant at the end of the day as compared to the months of hard training we all put in.

And of course, for the good of the group, please tell us how your week went

Here is the updated list of folks. I have not removed any of the active members but added the new folks to the list:

Note that Linda's Logs are Private so the Hyperlink currently is not active.

Hey everyone--- welcome to the new group members.

 So, this is a particularly appropriate question, as life got in the way for me last week.  It was week one of a big training cycle, and I missed half my workouts because I was in Washington, DC on business.  In this case, it was all about work and I had absolutely no time to do any training....except on Friday afternoon.  At any rate, rather than play make up this week, I'm going to pick up where I left off and just make sure that I get in all the workouts for this week and follow them closely.  Hopefully my body reacts well to having the break and will not be any worse for wear for having missed out on so much.  We have 2 breakthrough workouts this week-- my first 2.5 hour bike ride, and my first 5-mile run.  I know it's not much to some people, but it's got me all nervous just thinking about it!  I'm looking forward to seeing how much farther I can go, to be honest.

Thank goodness for weekends!  And did you notice the sun lately?  We are getting our evenings back, slowly but surely.  This is going to make training for me MUCH easier.  Since I can only run outside or on a track, daylight has been a big roadblock to my running......so hopefully this is all good news. 

Hope you all have a good week!

I will try to make things up, to a certain point.  I don't mind doing double workouts (doing one today, in fact), but I do feel there's a point of diminishing return when it comes to shortchanging other parts of your life.  It's more important to my health for me to get sleep, for example - if I don't, I get run down and will often catch a cold.  So I won't short sleep to get a workout in.  When I evaluate my priorities, I'd probably put training at about 5th on my list (faith, family, work, and sleep come before it).   

I do a lot of other activities, too, and will sometimes count them as cross-training substitutes for my SBR training, but most of the time I try to consider them additional.  In that regard, I'm ahead of where I was last year in terms of fitting things in.  Last year I was probably only making it to the pool once a week, and now it's at least 2 times, sometimes 3.  Last year I only fit in 1 run a week at this point, and now I'm at least hitting 2.  I think I'm balancing better, mostly because it's become more of a habit at this point than it had at this time last year.

Last week was Week 8 of my HIM Training and it went well. I have been getting some advice from some of my marathoner chums and it has really put some mojo into my running.  Now I need to put some of the same sort of focus on the bike in order to maximize my chances for a good run split on race day.

As for scheduling issues with workouts. My training plan is a modified version of a Marathon Training plan. I have become quite adept at making on the fly changes to the plan to accomodate life. More often then not, unless it is a key workout, I will just bag it am move on.  If it is a key workout, I will usually throw something else away and reschedule the key workout.

I am not so hung up on volume as I am on the quality of the workouts I am doing so have no issues with throwing out a recovery or even GA workout. Endurance (AKA Going Long), Muscular Endurance (AKA Speedwork) I will usually try to reschedule or otherwise move around.

This week is my DW's Birthday and I bagged one workout, and moved another to the morning slot to make it happen.  We have family staying with us and I am sure that this week will include other modifications like this.

Hope everyone is having a great week