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STEVE -

  I did go out today but to ride, it has been beautiful weather here... I think the Rev3 event will be great.  I am a bit worried about the swim, but needed to register for a race so I can keep my motivation for swimming up though the off season.  I have been avoiding the pool or have been lackluster when I do hit the pool for a swim so this will get me pushing to swim a few times a week... 

Hope you are doing well... any off season plans?

Alex

stevebradley - 2011-11-25 6:11 AM JOANNE - Congrats on biting the bullet!!! And that is a great perk of your job, being able to sign yourself up for practice. I did IMLP in '04 and then volunteered in '05 at the registration/packetpickup tables, but i don't remember that as an option. Then again, i wasn't planning on doing IMLP again the following year, so even if ity wasn't an option I had no reason to pay attention to it. ANYHOW, glad you did it -- and now how do you view the next 51 weeks of your life?? A bit different, eh? I felt that mine had undergone a sea change, almost....but maybe that was just me, being a drama queen . It certainly DID change the focus of my training, however, and I didn't allow myself too-too many slackass (excuse me) workouts. I guess what I mean is that most of them had a pretty clear purpose, with not too many junk miles or junk efforts. But maybe I'm just trying to gild my own lily there! I read that there were 3000 people signed-up for IMAZ; is that true? That is a scary-huge number, but of course, realistically, about 300-500 will not make it to the start line. I think for IMLP in '04 there were 2100 registered and about 1800 finishers. (I should check that out, see how good my memory really is!) So, Vineman half and then IMAZ --- nice foci!

I'm not sure they advertise being able to sign up early but it was a good perk! Signing up for an IM definitely is going to give me focus. Right now I'm working towards the early February marathon. Then I'll probably split the workouts between swim/bike/run with strength and then I'm going to follow the Be Iron Fit program. I've met up with a group of people who also signed up for Arizona and I think most of us are going to use that program so it'll be nice to talk each week. Most of them live in Arizona so I might even be able to swing a training weekend there in the Fall.

I'm not sure if they let in 3000 people. I know it sold out really fast!

Yes, Vineman will be my only 1/2IM with a few Oly's mixed in and I think a sprint early in the year. I'm going to do some local open water swims too for more experience. I'm pretty sure there are a couple of 2.4 mile swims and I will feel a lot better feeling what swimming that distance feels like before my race. I'm really excited and looking forward to everything about the year. I'm sure I will have some bad weeks so remind me when that happens how excited I was in November!

hmmmm... left arm...as in that it is out toward the front of my body versus along side of it? 

Energy levels are returning. Part of it is a mental thing I realize but the physical side was mostly due to the spousal support dieting. Lets just say that I'm eating my normal stuff again - just cutting back on the sweets as best I can in spite of both mine and my husband's birthday, plus the usual holiday overload.

Hello All, I hope everyone is doing great.  I had to lay off for about 1 week due to sinus issues. This is one thing I hate about Mobile. One day its 70+ degrees and the next its 30.

Sarah - you said you were cutting back on sweets but hard because of your birthday.  When is your birthday and is your husband taking you out for a drink, you know everyone has to go out drinking on their 21st birthday

So how many of you Northern folks are or have been getting snow? I really feel for yall. I would love to have some snow for about 1 day and then for it to melt and not come back till next year.

Jeff -  I see you started up a concrete stamping business, hows it going? Make sure you give us some photos. I think once its done it looks really great.

Well my training needs to pick up.  I just made a deal with my wife that she will pay me $1 for everyday that I spend 30min of more doing some kind of training.  With this money I earn I will use it towards my racing fees.  It will not cover all the fees, but its a big dent if I train like I should.   So no training no money and no money means no racing.  Its a good motivational tool

Well I hope everyone has a great day and is staying warm and getting ready for the big guy to come at the end of the month and no Im not talking about myself, but I should go out and get a partime job playing Santa since I have the belly for it.   Take care my MOJO TRI Friends

You have been paying attention! Good-the temperature extremes have me sniffling too, 70 today, 40 yesterday..30ish Sunday for The Marathon.

I have been busy working on a little start up doing concrete engraving and staining. I have gone to the training and done all the 'cheap stuff" Business cards, dba filing, set up a little office,designed flyers, got a sales tax permit-now I need to find a way to finance tools not awful but a bit steep for me given the hit my credit took these last 2 years.

I have been off my training too, between the pain/injury I had at the end of October to traveling this month I only have 50 miles for the month. I am telling myself this is just one awesome taper. I did 5k last night in 26 minutes but actually felt winded-the knee and hip were fine but I was breathing hard and coughing stuff up. Normally, for me my legs or joints fail before my lungs do so I guess I am a little "de-trained" A couple of more runs this week to sort of wake my legs up and remind  my body what we are doing and I will be on the line at The Whiterock Sunday AM in the freezing drizzle.

Sarah,

I took a Chi running workshop last July and have been working on changing the way I run since. I really like it. I'm sure it's a combination of the Chi running and just being stronger a year later but this marathon training feels so much better then last year. I haven't had to go to the chiro yet and I overall run better. Last year, I was averaging about 10:00-10:30 miles and now I can keep a 9:35 pace for at least 6 miles. Plus I have been really trying to not take walk breaks and I'm holding up I took a mini workshop with the coach this afternoon and he noticed a big difference in my form. I hope you like it when you go to the workshop you were talking about.

Johanne

I've ruled out boughs of holly. Ill probably do shorts, tights long sleeve tech shirt under my normal yellow tank top and maybe my warm up jacket or similar. I may have a trash bag with 3 holes in it as a disposable make shift rain poncho. Drizzle has been changed to"showers" but that could be for later in the day

Thanks Steve--but I'm confused about eht arm swing... you say minimize it but then bring it up front equal to shoulder socket height? Or do you mean my hand vs arm? I know arms help momentum and believe me - I can use it! LOL And I've tried to match arm/leg swing in an effort to gain propulsion but just can't do. I'll have a crack at this again tomorrow... in the meantime, I'm resigning to run slower as I relearn to run. I looked at my Turkey Trot times and compared this year to 4 years ago - 10:00 pace now vs 9:22 then. I know I'm getting older but come on!!! WAAAAH

George - it was hovering around 25 degrees this am but no snow yet (had some a while ago but melted quickly...likely same system that affected Steve) One this is for sure, once WI gets it's first big snow - its' down on the ground til March.

Yep, birthday is Sunday. Husband's is the 1st so we'll celebrate on Sat. night - date night / babysitter.  We have not gone out to dinner together alone in like 10 months or more for that matter! We don't do much though... dinner then a movie and home by 930-10 pm. We're not drinkers and if we stay out later, it would be for some sinful-type of dessert somewhere.

Hey, watch it there buddy ! 'my age' is not THAT old LOL Actually I'm feeling mighty old today with about 4.5 hours of sleep last night so a nap may be in order on my birthday (big excitement right?!) My husband and I went out to a mexican joint that served the best mex. food that i've had since stumbling on a very hispanic joint in tampa florida about 18 years ago. we really enjoyed it ...its one of those places sort of hidden among crummy 'old man' type bars but so glad we ventured into this little gem in spite of it's facade. We then went to see JEdgar and I nearly feel asleep during the first 30 hour. It was ok, but not worth the 9.50. 

Thanks for the running suggestions. i will venture to count me feeties tomorrow.

The lessons-

1. Respect the distance and be patient with the training. I think I layered on too many different aspirations in October-volume, frequency, long runs and speed work. I suffered in November with knee/ITB issues. The layoff served me well as these things did not re-emerge during the race. But, re-assessing my goals and expectations would have been best. For the record I said all the right things out loud but my internal dialogue did not change-integrity

2. Respect the distance and remain patient, there were opportunities to have more fun that I bothered to have because I was too focused on trying to "salvage my time" I had a reasonably good first half but paid for it.

3. Respect the distance and stick withe your plan. I trained with 1 minute walks at each 1 mile split- I skipped this for the firs half and took only a few brief walks at aid stations because I cant drink and run, also to fumble with a Gu pack-other than that I was running

4. Be aware-the first half I was running with mostly half marathoners and would frequently forget that and end up "racing" people who were only doing half what I was

Final results: 5:07:59, 3404 over all of about 6000 for the full marathon

I was warm but very "loopy" at the finish, headed in to the bag drop area for my t shirt, medal etc, I had my "burrito wrapper" blanket but discarded it inside, after I exited the building to look for my wife the hypothermia hit and i even had a spell of dizziness-a huge plate of pancakes given to runners was consumed in about 45 seconds and my mind and body began to work better but I had allot of trouble walking. Poor wife had to drive my pick up in the rain out of South Dallas-none of those things make her happy.