Manatee Mentors 2015.2 CLOSED (Poptarts? Pet pics?) (Page 98)

It's a very well run race and a party all along the route.

I want to do this one at some point.

I love Boulder. Or at least I did the last time I was there...probably time to go back and confirm!

Last year Shalane, the Halls and Deena all did it. One of them said it was a bucket list race, might have been Shalane.

I love it. It's a great race. I'm bummed I'm (probably) not doing it this year.

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Sa-Weet!!!! I'm in every day until I win. I apologize up front to those that follow me on IG

Just a small request, please don't post to instagram within the time window of a workout so that it shows up on strava.

I can't promise that, I am a cross posting fool 

 

And thank you for the earlier IG post that reminded me about Toms!

Would think so too. I've been getting 350-400 on a number of shoes. Although for some treadmill only it's gone up around 900. Fast work tends to take place on the treadmill too.

Didn't get the Asics.

Put on my Adrenalines this morning and my feet were happy, so I decided I'll go up to the LRS in Tempe (we don't have one in town) to check out the 14s/15s. Mine are 13s, so I need to see if the next generations work. Lots of times they have sidewalk sales, and I'd rather support them than a big chain store. And I'll probably have to look at replacing my Cascadias this summer.

Now that would be the party of the year.

Got me thinking about what it would be like to win the lottery or have some others means to where you could just do whatever, whenever you want.  No such thing as short notice in that world.  But alas.... 

I think we are seeing more variability on shoe life from one shoe to another given the vast array of different materials being used.  Some extremely durable and some not so much.  Some of the really soft shoe lives can be pretty limited.  I generally try to get at least 400 miles out of a pair but I gravitate towards lighter, softer, more flexible shoes.  My last Hoka Cliftons were done at 300 miles.  They still looked new and felt pretty good but when I rotated the next pair in early they were quite dead in comparison. 

And shoe style. My flats aren't going to hit 800 miles, nor will my spikes.

It blows my mind that a hoka would have so little miles, in comparison to your other shoes though. That's a whole lotta shoe. 

No kidding for 140 bucks.  There was absolutely no treadwear which is unusual for me but the foam had just lost its bounce.  Talked with a number of folks about it and others have seen the same.

For me it's been one or the other depending on wether the shoe has seen extensive treadmill or road use. There really isn't any in between regardless of the shoe. Also, the treadmill shoes have been thinner and lighter. I did that intentionally as the treadmill helps to absorb some and I wanted to maintain a good feel of what's going on. The Altra One is getting more mileage there from all the fall use and was showing no signs of being worn down. The Saucony Hattori is the one that made around 900. I only stopped using that one because I got tired of how the strap would sit across the top and how the bottom would not really flex how my foot did. As I got faster and ran faster more often it became more of an issue. As far as cushioning goes it actually still felt great. Road use was several models of Kinvaras and several models of Altra Instincts. All of them seemed to break down about the same time for me.

What type of shoe is the Clifton supposed to be? That does seem low unless they're really making it into a racer.

At 7.7 ounces I think it falls somewhere between a racer and a performance trainer.  I know a lot of folks that race in them, primarily longer distances.  I have a hard time accepting them as a true racer just because of their bulk and lack of flexibility.  I also prefer more offset.  While I have enjoyed them very much especially in light of some minor injuries they do feel a little flat footed compared to some other shoes in my lineup.  They also have a very lightweight trail version of the Clifton called the Challenger ATR which is proving to be a very good shoe.  

Maybe. For me, driving the knee better has also come from being able to kick the heel up better, as in bending the knee some more at the back of the stride in the follow through and into the recovery/knee drive start. Some quick heel kicks (or mule kicks maybe?) have helped with that. Chorus line girls can drive their knees high, but the can-canning motion isn't terribly efficient for running.

But even more so, things like these can help develop the ability of some specific areas, but what has really driven development for me was being able to work in the faster running. None of the drills really did all that much to my stride until I began to do that. And do know that this is NOT saying to run yourself into the ground or anything like that!

Yeah, that does make sense. Out back is more to get the back part going more. Not that different from the high knees. Won't actually be kicking your own arse in the run like you won't actually be driving your knees up above your hip. For me, what the instructor said about the front comes better when I get the back going first. Then for the faster running, I was getting into Daniels repetition work. Basically it takes what you're doing with strides and advances it more. More of them, a bit longer and faster. They are the focus of the workout at this point though whereas strides are more complimentary.

The crank example works too. It's a leverage thing. The rotation is around the hip, so making it easy to get the lower leg up some more means more mass is in closer to the pivot. By doing that it takes less effort to drive it forward. It also gives your leg more freedom of movement to do what it needs up front. When running rather slow it might not come up as much, because the act of driving it that high takes longer with the really short stride. But that's something you learn by putting the pieces together in the actual running.

GOOOOO MANATEE RACERS !!!!!

I must sleep.

Still do read everything in here and big {MELON PRESS} to all!

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First off, I know that I am the only one here watching the Giro but -- Hands, can you imagine riding a bike with a dislocated shoulder?  I'm not a Contador fan and this doesn't make me one but geez... (edited with more info:  They say that it is not dislocated any longer but he said yesterday that he dislocated it in the crash and then dislocated it again getting ready to go onto the podium (he's GC leader).  He could not/did not move his left arm at all on the podium and did not put on the jersey offered to him.  I don't know if that is really two dislocations or not.  Also, let point out that an XRay will not show tendon/ligament damage.  They said that he had an XRay.  I have not seen that he had an MRI but maybe he did?)

Racing Manatees!

A listing of Manatee Races, Rides and Runs and other events

May 16-17
Melanie - Got the Nerve? Triathlon on Saturday
Robin - Colfax Half Maraton on Sunday
Janyne - Tour de Cure bike ride (both days)
Kate - Auburn Mini Triathlon on Sunday
Chris - Storm Challenge Tri on Sunday
Randee - Ten Penny Ale Shamrock Duathlon on Sunday

Disabled List
Stacey - back

May 16 is Yanti's birthday

I'm working on the ToC before I start the Giro but I did see this in Velo News.  Like you, I'm not a fan, but that is some crazy chit! I also like that Sky is letting Richie take the lead on this one!