The Frozen (not so) North Mentor Group - CLOSED (Page 23)

Wendy - Awesome job.  Great to see you finally got one in!

Lovey - Don't fret losing a little time and mojo to injury.  Just be smart on the way back.

I'm just prepping/tapering for my half marathon in 2 weeks.  I'm just hoping to hold a reasonable pace and not blow up, since I've yet to race a 13.1 without major bonk.

Hey all!

I was very lucky and got to see the Boston Marathon in person on Monday...truly inspiring. It reminded me that if you have the option to see a big race, make the effort. It is impressive to see the elites and how beautiful their form is and how effortless they make it seem - but it is also very inspiring to see the AGers - they truly are people just like you and me.

I've been laying low the last week or so - I hurt my troublesome shoulder last Thursday taking off my sports bra (oh, the irony). I'm just going to take it easy (for me) until Monday when the HIM plan starts for me to prepare for September. With the weather getting nicer, I'm excited to be outside.

Hope all of your training is going well and everyone is staying healthy!

Seems our little group is winding down..Warren, Jennifer and Scott thanks for all your great advice and thanks to everyone for their support. I have Iron Girl next weekend and then my season winds down for awhile as the weather heats up so I'll be signing off. I'll check in on you all once and while to see how your doing, Jennifer easy on those sports bras! (altho sometimes I count getting them on and off as an exercise) and don't forget to TAPER!. 

Checkout my website occassionaly for race updates or just to say HI! and let know how things are going with you all.

Thanks again to all!

Wendy

Great news Lovey.  I hope it works out well this time.  Time off can be the hardest part.

We've had a huge change in weather up here - it's in the mid 80s and humid all of a sudden.  At least it's not 45 and raining! 

Hello all!

I ran a couple of legs of the Vermont City Marathon this weekend, race report is here...but more importantly - I got to meet greenhousevt (Kim) in person! Very cool.

Hope everyone is training and staying safe and uninjured. This weekend really wore me out, and fortunately, I've got an easy week on the plan for this week, so I should be ready and raring to go soon!

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That's awesome Lovey.  The weather has been kinda nutty.  Layoffs are definitely tough.  You just have to be patient and keep after it. 

Hey Lovey, great to hear from you.  I'm doing great.  I've got a few good races under my belt this year and have joined a tri team - we're the Gnomies!  It's just a fun group and not too serious, though a few of the others are crazy fast.

I'm battling a little Achilles issue that won't totally go away, so I'm trying to decide how much to back off the running so it doesn't become chronic.  Biking doesn't seem to bother it much so I may just go nuts on the bike and see what happens.

Have you done any races or have any coming up?  I haven't seen race reports filled out, but I know sometimes that doesn't mean you didn't do the race.

Congrats on getting back in the swing, good luck.  Write that race report!

I hear ya on the healing, but i just don't want to take the time off!  I have to decide whether to rest (at least from running) for a few weeks or rest after my race.  The one race I really care about is Aug 20, so that's the real focus of the season.  It's a sprint with a challenging bike and a very short run, so I may just bike for a while and see how the run holds up on minimal training.

I'm here!  Always fun to race, though injuries are tough.  That HM is next weekend, right?  Take it easy and hopefully everything holds up.  I've heard great things about the Marine Corps marathon, hopefully you can get ready for it.

I've been dealing with an Achilles thing so very little running lately.  I just started back, so I'm crossing my fingers.  I did have a great A race this year despite the running hiatus - absolutely killed the bike (for me) and held up ok on the run.