What's your workout today?

**SRock** · 04-09-2010, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by Wendy

27 miles on the bike. I am hoping to make this the minimum daily run soon.

Awesomeness! I'm hoping to get back to riding my bike to work most days though that is only about 16.5 miles round trip.

**royalcrown** · 04-10-2010, 07:16 AM

Ran 13 at an 8' pace. Keep getting distracted from starting yoga but tomorrow should be the day

**perry** · 04-10-2010, 08:06 AM

Did a 15k "training race" for the upcoming mini marathon that I'm trying to get ready for. The time kept by my phone was 1:21:20 (official results not posted yet but will be close), or 8:44 average pace. I'm very pleased with that time! Mile 8 - 9 was the fastest of the race for me, at 8:16.

I am pleased with the progress I am making

**TimmyBoston** · 04-10-2010, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by perry

Did a 15k "training race" for the upcoming mini marathon that I'm trying to get ready for. The time kept by my phone was 1:21:20 (official results not posted yet but will be close), or 8:44 average pace. I'm very pleased with that time! Mile 8 - 9 was the fastest of the race for me, at 8:16.

I am pleased with the progress I am making

Good job!

**sjedwardz** · 04-10-2010, 08:42 AM

40 mile run.

Did the 20 mile version of it last year and wanted to step up to an ultra marathon.

Did it in 7 1/2 hours which was a bit outside what I wanted but was very muddy and hilly so that didn't help

**The Nid Hog** · 04-10-2010, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by sjedwardz

40 mile run.

Did the 20 mile version of it last year and wanted to step up to an ultra marathon.

Did it in 7 1/2 hours which was a bit outside what I wanted but was very muddy and hilly so that didn't help

Outstanding!

**The Nid Hog** · 04-10-2010, 03:27 PM

More crossfit today:

Five rounds for time of:
Deadlift, 12 reps
Hang power clean, 9 reps
Push jerk, 6 reps

Four mile trail run--looks like the pollen is starting to clear up.

**SRock** · 04-10-2010, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by TimmyBoston

Good job!

+1, awesome!

Originally Posted by sjedwardz

40 mile run.

Did the 20 mile version of it last year and wanted to step up to an ultra marathon.

Did it in 7 1/2 hours which was a bit outside what I wanted but was very muddy and hilly so that didn't help

No thank you!

Congrats though.

**Lynchmeister** · 04-10-2010, 09:16 PM

30 minute swim. I practiced/reinforced my breathing technique and threw a few curve balls into the mix: alternating sides and strokes.

**Wendy** · 04-10-2010, 09:41 PM

27 mile bike ride.

**TimmyBoston** · 04-10-2010, 10:38 PM

Out all this week with a minor back injury. Hopefully next week, I'll be working out again.

**Walker** · 04-10-2010, 11:38 PM

Doing alot of H.I.I.T. (High Intensity Interval Training) these days. My job consists of me walking on steel decks for 2 weeks a month so long bouts of running on a treadmill like I used to do is looking like a thing of the past. Gotta save the knees.lol After the Cardio I usually do weight training every other day. My main goal is weight loss mostly.

**royalcrown** · 04-11-2010, 04:43 AM

Originally Posted by sjedwardz

40 mile run.

Did the 20 mile version of it last year and wanted to step up to an ultra marathon.

Did it in 7 1/2 hours which was a bit outside what I wanted but was very muddy and hilly so that didn't help

Hells Yeah! I am currently training for those kinda distances too but I got a ways to go yet.

Today ran 20 @ 8'15", farthest I have gone so far.

**sjedwardz** · 04-11-2010, 05:26 AM

Originally Posted by royalcrown

Hells Yeah! I am currently training for those kinda distances too but I got a ways to go yet.

Today ran 20 @ 8'15", farthest I have gone so far.

well done. Running longer requires a different mindset, its not if I'm going to hurt its when!

I was surprised to see a lot of older people entering these events, I'm 41 myself and there a less younger than me doing them. A great group of people as well, no one is worried about the time its just doing the distance that counts. Its the challenge to yourself and the achievement of doing it at the end,

Don't get too concerned about distance concentrate more on hours on your feet. Also rather than doing a 30 mile training run in a day you can do a 18 and then a 12 the next day. You train yourself to run when tired that way.

**royalcrown** · 04-11-2010, 06:04 AM

Originally Posted by sjedwardz

well done. Running longer requires a different mindset, its not if I'm going to hurt its when!

I was surprised to see a lot of older people entering these events, I'm 41 myself and there a less younger than me doing them. A great group of people as well, no one is worried about the time its just doing the distance that counts. Its the challenge to yourself and the achievement of doing it at the end,

Don't get too concerned about distance concentrate more on hours on your feet. Also rather than doing a 30 mile training run in a day you can do a 18 and then a 12 the next day. You train yourself to run when tired that way.

I started zone two training a few weeks ago and have been focusing on time rather than distance. The idea is to get my body used to being on my feet for longer times and to burn fat primarily. It was a definite shift in paradigm dropping a minute and change off my mile for training but I am starting to see my times get gradually faster while maintaining a 150 heart rate. Inadvertently I have also been getting a great first hand lesson in nutrition and have been eating a lot of avocados (along with everything else in the house).

Now that I am starting to log some +1.5 hour runs I have been playing with eating on the run. Fortunately it seems I have an iron gut and can haven't ran into any foods yet that I just cant do while on the move. So far I am lukewarm on Gatorade and gels (tastes like Halloween pooped in my mouth), bananas are nice as is raw oatmeal. I also really like slim jims and canned coffee (the machines are everywhere in Japan) and usually end my run with a giant glass of chocolate milk.

One of the best parts about distance running is I get too eat all kinds of stuff in the name of science.

**Bulldawg** · 04-11-2010, 06:05 AM

8 miles at a 9'30" pace later today.

**Wendy** · 04-11-2010, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by sjedwardz

40 mile run.

Did the 20 mile version of it last year and wanted to step up to an ultra marathon.

Did it in 7 1/2 hours which was a bit outside what I wanted but was very muddy and hilly so that didn't help

They would have to peel me off the street after 2 miles. Great job. By the way that make my 40 on the bike look like small potato's.