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2010 race season begins in 2 weeks–here is a map of our run

February 15, 2010 in Running, Training, Triathlon | 1 comment

2010 race season begins on February 27th at the Cowtown Marathon in Fort Worth TX. Sara and I will be running the half. It has been hard to keep our running consistent due to the barrage of snow recently–not to mention the lack of longer runs. Below is our running route. Nicest thing about this map is the 13.1 miles are already plotted, much easier than trying to find new ways to add the mileage up in my usual mapping system, walkjogrun.

I am going to use this race as a test and tune up prep for the National half (notice the cycling jersey on one of the featured runners in the main pic–ha!) on March 20 (local people, I hope you’ll come root us on in DC). Texas family & friends–I will be watching the crowd and looking for you with the eye of the tiger–and am hoping to see you all there!

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5 mile lunch run–ankle pain lingering

December 2, 2009 in Running, Training, Triathlon | No comments

I did 5 miles on a treadmill today, battling a cold so need to run in the cold rain on top of it (although the treadmill is my least favorite activity in a gym). I ran at 8:25 pace, around 3.5 miles in I started to feel the ankle pain again. I slowed down to a walk for a bit then eased the speed back up. I finished strong but will note that it is definitely not just the road slope causing the issue, can’t get flatter than a treadmill.

The new shoes seem to be helping because the pain is not as pronounced but I am afraid since I let it escalate I may be battling the lingering tingling until I get through teh marathon–got to keep the mileage up. New appraoch is gonna be slow runs, all except for one short run a week.

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Running philosophy: easy, light, smooth and fast

December 2, 2009 in Cycling, Running, Training, Triathlon, Zen | No comments

I have been reading Born to Run by Christopher McDougall and am greatly enjoying the book. I am about half-way through so don’t send me any big reveal comments. I just finished the heavy chapters about the Leadville 100 and the Tarhumara influences and of course the author has finally met Caballo Blanco. The Caballo’s philosophy he imparts on the author when they went for a first run together really stuck with me: focus on making it easy, once it’s easy focus on being light, then smooth then you will be fast. He notes, that if easy is all you get–then that is pretty good.

This stuck with me the way some of the early lessons in Chi Running have as well–running should be a practice not an end within itself that pulls you into the immediate of now. Now, I can’t deny my mind wanders when I run–I think its when my thoughts are most lucid and creative–the thoughts spawn when I begin to realize how all things are connected and how I am flowing through it during a long run, a small ripple on the tide of the universe.

The glue in all the disparate parts is doing a thing to simply do the thing–be it running, cycling, swimming, working, writing–do it don’t think about where you want to be or how it is a stepping stone or else you miss what you were doing. It’s late and I am rambling, bottom line–enjoy it and don’t worry about where you think you need to be with your endeavor just focus on the current on the moment.

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New running shoes: Mizzuno Wave Rider 12 and A new road bike for Sara!

November 28, 2009 in Cycling, Running, Training, gear | No comments

I have decided to try a new pair of running shoes to see if a little more support will take care of the ankle pains I am having, so I purchased Mizzuno’s Wave Rider 12. It was not easy to abandon a newly purchased pair of running shoes–these items are not cheap, but in the interest of injury prevention Sara helped me rationalize the need to try something else.

I have sent an e-mail to the Kahru company to see if they offer any kind of return on the shoes–I’ll let you know if I hear anything from them. I think they are good shoes and my left is totally fine but my right does slightly pronate and the Kahru Fluid ride is truly a neutral shoe with no arch support–so the high arches and slight pronation on my right foot were amplifying in the Kahru’s.

I am falling a little behind on the marathon mileage but hopefully the shoe change helps solve the ankle issue and this possible ongoing cold goes away so I can get back on track.

Other exciting news: We just bought Sara a road bike today, we purchased a Fuji Team Carbon bike from Performance bikes in Rockville. We got the bike at over 50% off the original MSRP, which made the deal way too sweet to pass on. She doesn’t have race pedals and shoes yet, we’ll get those closer to the summer once she is comfortable riding again. We are picking the bike up tomorrow and heading out for our first ride as a couple–I’m stoked!

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New Running Shoes: Kahru Fulcrum Fluid Ride

November 3, 2009 in Triathlon, Uncategorized | No comments

Men's Kahru Fulcrum Fluid Ride

Men's Kahru Fulcrum Fluid Ride

After a short break post triathlon season 1 (and battle with allergies/laryngitis/bronchitis) I am back to training and the first major race of my season will be the Cowtown Marathon in Fort Worth, TX (if you are in TX in February I hope to see you there). Running is not my strongest suit so I really want to concentrate on correcting my form as I build endurance and speed. The long training runs will be perfect for working on my foot strike and posture. This should help me as I start my 2010 race season.

But, I meant to write about shoes….So,since my running shoes from last season were in need of replacement I decided to make a break with my trusted brooks and try a new brand (to me at least) that I was introduced to during the Nation’s Triathlon expo–Kahru. I purchased the Fulcrum Fluid Ride over the Fast Fulcrum Ride with the thinking that over the next few months my running is more about distance and form than speed–so the bit of extra padding in the sole seemed like a good choice for a trainer. Also, I think the shoe looks pretty cool. I had my first run in them last night and they felt good but tonight will be a better test with an outdoor 5 miler.

If you are looking to try a new shoe I’d say go for it, if you have been wearing Kahru leave a comment and let me know your experience.

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