Friday, Jan. 13 - WORKOUTS!

Thor · Jan 13, 2012

Good morning, TEAM LIT!
 
Don: Congrats on the promotion!
 
Me...
 
6 mile tempo run early this morning on roads with sporadic black ice. No real close calls although I did slip a bit here and there.
 
Got an interview later for a study on marathon psychology, including training, racing, and taper. Will get some swag for my time. Fun stuff. A buddy reached out to me asking if I wanted in, so he hooked me up.
 
Great day, y'all!

Alaska Mike · Jan 13, 2012

On this day in 1128, Pope Honorius II grants a papal sanction to the military order known as the Knights Templar, declaring it to be an army of God. (<a href="http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pope-recognizes-knights-templar" target="_blank">history.com</a>).
 
I really liked this quote ... I'll have to keep it in mind every morning when I crawl out of bed and my body is aching before another run...
 
You can get up and remind yourself that you're getting older and things are harder and your life is busy. I take the other choice. I try to see the best. My life is great. I have amazing opportunities ahead of me, and I make the best out of it and try not to beat myself up that age has anything to do with it. I know there's a reality that eventually, OK, I won't be able to PR, and that's fine. As long as I can trick my body and my mind a little longer, I'm going to have fun with it. -- <a href="http://runningtimes.r.delivery.net/r/c/r?2.1.3MK.2or.16cX7y.UI%2AQea..H.FF%2A6.2yZQ.bW89MQ__CdOMFOT0" id="user_yui_3_2_0_50_1326415360421425" target="_blank">Magdalena Lewy Boulet</a>
 
Congrats to all you hearty folks who were out running yesterday in the winter conditions. And a big congrats to Don for his promotion!
 
xflbk - Nice job on the tempo run yesterday.
 
RonBo - sorry the doc didn't work out for you. Keep at it man, you'll find something that works for you.
 
Me - Just another solid basebuilding run today. Started out with my 2 min lunge warm-up, then on the TM. Did 8.5 mi in an hour, averaged 7:07 min/mi pace and held my HR at z1/z2, actually my average was 138 which is the top of z1. My sore ankle was okay, better than yesterday, but still not 100%.
 
Another hour on the TM on tap for this evening.
 
Have a great weekend, tri-peeps!
 
Mike

niemsco · Jan 13, 2012

Hi Peeps,
 
 
Besides the shoveling, I got in a good 90 minute ride on the computrainer on a hilly course. That's about it.
 
Mike: 7:07pace for an hour z1/z2. Yikes.. well done!

ksurp · Jan 13, 2012

34 minutes with CT doing a timesaver interval workout. Now back to work for an evening event.

Yo Sake · Jan 13, 2012

Another base building miles here too. A minor (<img alt="wink.gif" id="user_yui_3_4_1_2_1326493132914_151" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/wink.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;">) difference from Mike's run is I get about 7miles out of an hour and he gets 8.5miles. See, that explains he runs 70-somehing miles a week and I run 50-something miles ... The first time this year my entire route was covered with snow. Not too slippery but definately my shoes weren't gripping the ground. One thing I am not doing this training cycle is mid-week medium long run (12~15miles). Hard to squeeze that in. It may be probably true that MLR is one of the keys to a successful marathon, but I am curious how much - is there a major differnce between {five 7miles runs} vs. {one 12miles + four 5~6miles runs} 
 
Maybe core workouts later. DH and DS heading to a scout camping. In this wintery weather. Nuts.

regiolanthe · Jan 13, 2012

Wintry run. Cut a bit short - 4.9 miles at 8:40 pace ... kind of magical in fog, but didn't help the legs feel any better. Too much wrasslin' with the snow blower yesterday, methinks. Still - 3 runs and 15+ miles a week. Just another 35 to go to catch up with Yoshi!
 
Geo.

donskiman · Jan 13, 2012

Daily run. Short and easy. Race tomorrow.
 
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19m 58s - 2.27 miles - 08m 48s/Mi 
4:20 PM 
Equipment: Saucony Kinvara 2 
Cool/upper 40s - Sunny and very windy. Crawford/Puckett/Security/Willis/Watson/path/Upton/home. Easy effort. Stretching afterward.

MBannon · Jan 14, 2012

1 mile run.

cak73 · Jan 14, 2012

Congrats, Don!
 
Still no snow at my house.
 
Strength workout this morning and a pack walk with DH and the dogs this evening...a bit of a preview in regard to weather for my long run tomorrow...

pcsronbo · Jan 14, 2012

Niemsco's back!!!
 
After a big long vent to my coach, my doc, and my PT something nice came up. PT happened to be AT another Doc, that he likes a LOT and got me in. Like CAN-YOU-COME-OVER-RIGHT-NOW. Well hell yeah! Oh wait, just as soon as done with Parent Teacher conference at school <img alt="biggrin.gif" id="user_yui_3_4_1_2_1326510245199_151" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;">
 
Went over there, he had already told them what a pain in the ass I am, so that saved a lot of time. This guy is a multi-marathoner. He GETS it. He evald me, talked to me, LISTENED to me, Talked PT Geek with my PT, and said that it's either a wicked stubborn case of PF or possibly a calcanus stress fracture. Looking at my xray it wasn't that remarkable but there was calcification around the back heel. Due to my weight and history? Maybe. Or a stress fracture. It bothered him greatly I was pain free for 2 nights and then did a very short run and suddenly I'm set back 2+ weeks and it was still not any better, at all, 4 days later. MRI ordered, will do next Wed.
 
Until then, PT gets shifted up to 3x/wk. We will go under assumption it is wicked stubborn PF but then if it's a stress fracture, deal with that then. There are holes in both theories.
 
Anyway, that means at LEAST another week if not 2 of no running. If Stress Fx? Many more. If PF? Possibly more too. So I need to just accept I'm grounded for a while.
 
I did get in a good 2 hours of PT work together and stretching stuff.
 
So... keep moving forward

LeftRightRepeat · Jan 14, 2012

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Prediction: They will determine that you are a fookin' nut!
 
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by Alaska Mike <a href="/t/76138/friday-jan-13-workouts#post_2025604"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style=""></a> On this day in 1128, Pope Honorius II grants a papal sanction to the military order known as the Knights Templar, declaring it to be an army of God. (<a href="http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pope-recognizes-knights-templar" target="_blank">history.com</a>).
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You really got the hang of this
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<div class="quote-block">...something nice came up</div>
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Well, there's a victory right there!
 
I got a 2mi walk with the M-Dawg this evening followed by excessive beers. All good!

TriAndStopMe · Jan 14, 2012

Congrats, Don! 
3k rowing. Knee held up okay. That's a definite improvement.

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