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Happy Birthday Doug!

Hey guys, I got one of these at the Sports Basement sale and have been loving it....not sure if any of you have it, but wow, NO more moldy water bottles!  Eek, makes me shudder to think what I have ingested in the pursuit of triathlon.

I think these were being given out after the raffle prizes at the Olympic Tri that Linda and I did last summer and we couldn't u-turn fast enough to get in line for a freebie!  I should have bought one after that race, but forgot all about it until I recently smelled one of my trusty bottles...yuck! 

I will ride rollers once in a while for a change of pace.  I am not a huge fan because mine have no resistance so I just spin and spin and spin. (& YES, I have fallen off more than once doing stupid things like paying attention to one of my kids, etc. while riding!  It is pretty funny when it happens ...... after you take your 10 second inventory to ensure you are actually OK.)  Keep your head up, keep your cadence high with some resistance, and it will come.  AND, the doorway is your friend.  Google some roller videos on YouTube when you get time, there is one of a guy who takes off his jersey and puts it back on while riding on the rollers .....  and some other impressive parlor tricks.

YES.  And Happy Birthday Old Man!!! 

Why only a pink one?  

Funny these are on Bonktown.com right now. I ordered some to try it out.

Tiana

X7 or whatever.  Hope you had a great day Doug!

Hey kids!  Hope everyone had a great day!

After all the running shoes talk last week, I decided to hit up our local running shop for some expert advice.   Those of you that read my training logs know I've been fighting thru some lower inside shin pains.
Got the full work up; standing and walking foot pressure analysis, slow motion video of my gait barefoot, with my old shoes, as well as in all the new shoes.

This is the first time I've ever had this type done.  Last time I went to our military physical therapist (quack).   He looked at my feet, told me I had high arches, ordered me some custom footbeds and told me to wear a neutral shoe.   Didn't watch me run or even walk.  He did help my PF, some, with the footbeds but when I complained that they didn't work for me while running, he said "Oh, those aren't for running."  Idiot!  That was why I went in!   Sorry ........ back on topic......

Turns out I do indeed have high arches and I mildy supinate thru the walking stride, I roll my foot very smoothly from the heel around the outside and back into the ball of the foot.  Running store guy said that was fairly common for high arched people.
BUT then I ran on the treadmill - barefoot:
It was very different...  I'm a mid foot to mild heel striker, however as my foot rolls thru the stride my arch collapses, the ankle severely over-pronates and finish off with a launch off the big toe.  It was really pretty ugly!  My Kinvaras made little difference... (duh)

So I tried on and ran in four different pairs of stability shoes, finally settling on the Mizuno Wave Inspire 8 (also really liked the Brooks Ravenna 3 - but I needed a half size smaller and they were out of stock).

Took a short 6 miler today to test the water, so far its good!  Got a few hot spots from a brand new shoe and my legs were tired in ways/places they never were before; likely from the difference in stride and foot travel.  Best news is the inside lower shin pains are now minimal.   Hopefully those will taper off over time as the previously under used muscles take over.  Wasn't quite the instant gratification I had hoped for but it IS A LOT BETTER!  And yes, I do realize there is no magic bullet or shoe to fix all my issues.

Anyway, that's my new shoe experience, just wanted to share it.

brent.  i find your post completely offensive.  who the hell do you think you are to come on the internet and tell people that you moved from a minimalist shoe to a stability shoe.  thats the stupidest thing i've ever heard.  what shoe store did you go to,  stride rite?  don't you know you should be in minimalist shoe because that's the cool thing to do?

we'd really appreciate it if you would delete your post so nobody gets any ideas to think for themselves.  the go re-read born to run and come back here and tell us how you are on your way out the door to buy some vibrams.

jerk.

but am really actually a bit surprised you after all these years strapping the uniform on you're just realizing he/she is a quack. 

head on over to zappos and grab a pair of ravenna 3.  give em' a whirl

edit.. hit enter too quick.  glad you're figuring this out.  i hope it works!

I have to admit the first thing that came into my head was: why go back to a stability shoe?

I'm now a total believer in more minimalist shoes, I'm amazed at all the weird and wonderful aches and injuries I've had over the years with different stability and motion control shoes. If I run barefoot I feel fine! I've actually ordered some Kinvara's for my long runs and will use my NB Minimus or just run barefoot on the beach for my shorter runs.

HA!!!!  Such a daddy.

Thanks John -- That was funny!   I really avoid the military medical honey shop as much as possible... I've seen a lot of peers go in there for back or knee problems, only to find themselves under a medical review board six months later, quickly followed by their separation papers.   And they still didn't get the original problem fixed!  Just an "Ok, now that you're broken we are done with you.  Bye."

Thanks Chet and David!
I can honestly say I gave the minimalist shoes an honest try... they are just not for me. 

I know of at least one awesome MG peepette doing a little race this weekend.  Who else is jumping on the train?

If you're not quite ready to toe the line, take the time to visualize the last mile or two of an upcoming race.  What are you thinking or saying to keep you strong to the finish?

No racing here...definitely NOT ready to toe the line!!

Good luck to that one peepette and everyone else who is racing!

LOL, usually "hang on for a few more minutes, it's almost over"

These were advertised heavily during the Tour de France last year

Ha!! Maybe I'm a peepette? Yes, I am racing a half marathon on Saturday. I haven't run a half in a couple of years. Goal #1 is have fun and find some choice self-affirming words to get me through the last 2 miles. Loved Chrissie Wellington's article about this and even thought about holding my head high and smiling during a run I had on Monday that was less than ideal. None of my peeps entered with me (lame), so I'm running solo. Point-to-point race on familiar running grounds.

After the race, I gotta get all cleaned up, don a cute dress and some heels and hit the town for my daughter's elementary school's annual auction. I hope my legs don't get stuck when I sit down for dinner.

No racing for me.  The bike racing season does start here this weekend with a Sunday Crit, but I am sticking to the plan to push my schedule to later in the year.  However, the weather looks like some outside miles will be inviting.

To all our racers ......  REPRESENT!!! 

My thoughts at the end of race vary.  Bike races its usually along the lines of "Position, don't crash, position, don't crash, position, don't crash!"  Triathlons its usually "Did I really pay to do this?" or "When the h3ll is this gonna end?"  

Dineen--dude, these are not positive affirmations!  Dig deep and find something inspirational!

Kyla--you ARE the Peepette!  Enjoy the race and the stretch those calves after you finish in your fancy party duds!

Yep, I saw this too.  Why don't people just stick their H20 bottles in the dishwasher to get them all the way clean? 

good luck peeps & peepettes!  have fun!!!  no racing here.  yeah i think visualization and staying positive is critical for the last few miles.  but this is course and distance and maybe even weather specific. 

No racing for me.  Just trying to get reacquainted with my bike over the next few weeks.  The weather is getting better and the days are getting longer finally. 

Even toward the end of my training runs lately I keep thinking about that runner's high I used to could find in college, but so far it just isn't happening.  So I am stuck with thoughts similar to the aforementioned "When the hell is this going to end?!?" and "You started too fast again, dumass!"

Good luck, Kyla and anyone else representing this weekend!

Thats what we do, the only time I ever have issues is if I leave a bottle sitting around with infinit in it, even then it's usually the top that gets nasty not the inside of the bottle.

No racing for me this weekend... ask me agian next week

Those last few miles of most races usually goes like this:
"Two to go... Good pace, doing good... keep it up!" 
then it's,
"One to go... Easy Stuff... You know, if we run faster, it'll be over quicker!"
and the last half mile is usually,
"COME ON CUPCAKE!!  Only four more minutes - You can do anything for four minutes!"

No racing, but travel to Germany for the following week.

As far as the last few miles. I try to remember images from video I have seen that I find uplifting, e.g., servicemen and women return to their families, people fighting disease and winning, Blazeman on the bike in Kona, etc. These people certainly faced greater hardship than I and that makes my "battle" that much easier to get through.