The Running Thread --2025

[nancipants]

Yep, my governor kicked my butt on Sunday

It explains why I didn’t see him greeting runners in front of the Governor’s Mansion like he was on Saturday.

Yup! I remember seeing a video of him cheering the marathon last year, and was surprised not to see any of them this year.

 

[col1]

I did it! After talking about it for the longest time, I finally did an IronMan event. I raced and completed the IronMan 70.3 Waco this past Sunday. Finished in 6 hours, 43 minutes. On top of the physical aspect of it, that may be one of the most mentally exhausting things I have ever done. The voices in your head are so loud and non stop the entire race. The highs and lows are crazy. And one thing that was always there, was fear, at least in the swim and bike stages. Luckily I came out in one piece, no injuries, just some soreness. Ready for MW now!!!

Fantastic !! An awesome achievement, Congratulations

 

[The Expert]

What color did you get? I was debating between black and silver to be neutral, but decided on Rebel Alliance orange.

The only option in the Mini was black. I also considered orange from the Shokz site, but I'm too impatient.

 

[LatebloomerultraF3]

To the dopey who’s lost a bit of training time…This has been a tough one for me to figure out as well. I’ve been so afraid to lose what I’ve gained that I just kept my foot on the gas. (I only started running in 2021 and I don’t want to go back!). Don’t forget that recovery is also part of the process…stress your body, then recover to build adaptations and improve your abilities…and your body needs a chance to rebuild. I’ve had to learn that it’s ok to ease up when life happens…you’re only talking about a week it sounds like….

Also…it depends on how much of a base you’ve built up. My wife was training with me for wine and dine since earlier in the year and was up to 20 miles a week at a 14 mm pace then lost August due to plantar fasciitis. It took here a couple of weeks to get back to where she was pace wise.

I’m finding when your preparedness dips from taking some slow days, it doesn’t take as long to get back up to speed.

My amateur two cents.

Keep up the good work! You still have a couple of months left for training.