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I feel for you, I always worry about things like colds and accidents leading up to a race...hang in there! I hope things get better!

Rest up Rene!  That's not great timing, but you've got plenty of time to come back from it.

Jamie -- congrats on the PR!  I look forward to reading about it.

Randy -- great result for your son.  He's nowhere near as fast as he will be in 3-4 years, which by the looks of things is 'pretty fast'.

Michael -- very cool!  I remember when my sons did their first.  It was great fun to watch.

I got back from NSF late last night and I've been a bit brain dead today.  Got to get back into the swing of things tomorrow...

Shoe situation: mine kind of stinks right now.  I've got 3 pairs, all different, and I'm rotating them.  But they are all worn out and I need new shoes.  I've been having various foot problems and I need to find some shoes that at least don't make them worse.  I've run in Kinvaras for a long time, but I might try something else.

Michael/d3-fantastic picture. Very cool! Careful, they grow up fast.

Jamie-PR! That's excellent. Good work.

Rene-rest...recovery.....race.....then realize your goals!

Michael-granted its only one run but I like the Brooks.  Drop is the same as the Kinvara2's and the Mirage.  Feel a bit more structured than the Kinvara. At times I've felt the Kinvara2's felt a little sloppy. I like the original Mirage but not the Mirage 2. It would be nice if the manufacturers would not change the model every 6 months.

Randy     

Jason-I rotate between 2-3 different shoes during training as well. For some reason my shoes don't go as fast as your shoes

Randy

OK.......I thought I had a shoe "problem"....you are in a whole different league.  I assume we are still talking about running shoes?

Randy 

Now that is funny. I think the most I've ever had in the rotation is 5.  I will say this:  I am finding greater and greater value in rotating between slightly different style shoes.  My feet seem to do better when they get slight variation from run to run.

I have been rotating between a pair of Mizuno Wave Precision 12 (second pair of these, I love them) and Newton Distance. Right now I am rotating back and forth just so I have enough support on my Newton's for IMFL. I definitely need some new shoes, but like Randy said, I am pretty bummed that the shoe manufacturers continue to change shoes. Sometimes these are for the better, but from what I've seen of the new Wave Precision 12, I am not sure if that is the case this time. 

Randy-I had to calculate how fast his 8k was, because honestly I had no idea. He is a beast! I know where you get your running legs from!

To the other IMFL athletes! Rest and hydrate this week. Weather looks to be amazing for OUR day. Definitely ready, which is scary because I am supposed to be doubting my training right now! 

Jason --- Nice ride!  How'd you get it to stick to the wall like that?

I just got back from a run that I was really afraid of doing:  6 hard miles in the middle of a 13-14 mile run (and my past two runs felt pretty bad, so I was more afraid than usual about how this would go down).  It worked out OK, so now I'm pleasantly tired.

Shoes: I just started wearing a new pair of Asics Gel Nimbus 13s, they feel pretty good. I had Asics for my last pair, and I'm happy so far. I'm not super-pciky, though

I'm still waiting on official results for my HM. My preliminary time is 1:52:26, but that was the gun time, and they say they're posting the chip time tonight. I am thrilled with that time. This race really justified all my training this year. Quick recap:

I started running with a group in July of 2011 in order to run the Savannah HM. We ran long runs on Saturday, and I ran whatever I wanted during the week. I was about 185 at the time. I did the race in 2:12 (about a 10:04 pace) and felt really good about it, I was really liking running. I got a little tired of just running, though, and I also had some back issues that my doc said would be helped through core straightening, so I started tri training in February of this year.

Fast forward to now, my watch clocked me at 1:51:53, an 8:37 pace, which was phenomenal! I wanted at least 2:00, but from the start of the race, I just knew that I could beat a 9'/mile pace. So I started a little fast, but just kept it up the whole race and felt great about it. The best part was the hills, and there were a lot of hills on the course, that's where my conditioning really showed. I would be running with a group, and as soon as we hit a hill I would out-pace them. I just felt like I could hold a hard pace longer than most of the runners around me; I've never experienced that and it felt great. I ended up getting 293 out of 1,520 runners, which I'm thrilled with.

This is how you end a season! I'm really thrilled to see all my hard work paying off. Now I just need to get my new bike back from my LBS, where it's being assembled, so I can get back on the 3-sport training wagon. Thanks for all the help, mentors and apprentices (I hate the word mentee)! 

Jamie-that is a great time. Sounds like you prepared and raced well.  Keep at it over the Winter and you will be in a great spot come Spring.

Jason-NICE BIKE!  I really like the black/red color combo. After IMAZ you are going to have to do something about those leaves . I looked at some "Hoka" shoes at a store when I was in Chattanooga. I've read good things about them but they are so different than any other shoes out right now.

Michael-nice job on the run. Tough injury for the Lattimore kid from SC. Sounds like he worked really hard to get back from the ACL injury last year.

I did a trainer ride this morning and an easy run this afternoon. First time to hit 30 miles running in a week for me since late 2011. With a HM likely on the horizon in early December I thought it was time to gradually start working up the mileage.

Randy 

Jason - Thank you very much! I am very proud of my daughter. Even with the temperatures in the high 30's, low 40's she did not complain at all. When we asked her if she wants to do another one her comment was "Yes! But in the Summer!" 

Shoes - I am currently running in the Nike Free Run +3 and like them alot, I also own a pair of VFF's, Zoot Ultra Speed and Asics Gel Cumulus 13. I am thinking about purchasing a pair of Newton's.

My Triathlon season came to an end with today's Sprint Monster Triathlon. It was a good last race and I am ready to start my off season preparation to build a strong running and biking base going into the next season. It was in the low 30's when I got to the race site this morning. By far the coldest race that I have done so far. I have been training with my buddy all season long and my goal was to beat him at least in one race. He is the better runner which is what kills me all the time. Today he beat me by 1 minute ... oh so close ... Its healthy competition which pushes us both to train harder. 

Here is my race report:

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=466200

Have a good night ... see you tomorrow fresh and ready to rumble!

Michael/d3-nice job on the race. A solid Winter of training and your buddy will be chasing you next year!

IMFL folks....Rene and Nick...what are your race/bib numbers so we can follow you?

Randy 

Wow ... this feels really weird ... the Triathlon season is over. I am looking at my calendar and I am not seeing anything on it triathlon related. I am running the Dallas Half Marathon on Dec. 9th and my running coach yesterday told me that there is a duathlon at the Texas Motor Speedway in November that I might check out. 

What is going on with everyone else? 

Morning all.  Nice job on the race, Michael!

What's going on?  I'm pretty focussed on a half-marathon in December as well.  I realized over the weekend that I've allowed myself to put on a few pounds, so beginning yesterday I am really focused on losing weight before December.  Success there is probably the difference between hitting my goal and not hitting it, so I'm going to be pretty hard on myself on that score.

Nov. 1 is my 'start-up' day for getting back to doing some swimming and biking.  Unstructured at first.  The plan for spring HIMs kicks in in late December.

Morning all.  How are the IM people feeling?

Tough intervals for me today.  This is also my last day as a 'pure runner' -- I become a triathlete again starting tomorrow...