Triple D's Flying into Summer - June Edition

[bubba73]

Here we are team! Yet another month has come and gone. We have reached Summer Time! YAY!!! The kids are out of school. Vacations are right around the corner. We will all be able to show off the fruits of our labor during the winter months as we head to the beach (or wherever we go). It has been an awesome year so far for the Duckies and I can only imagine that this train that we are on will continue motoring right along. Let's have a great month Team!!!

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=py8_U1Ts1fqAolT3qxzQfKA&hl=en

Here is the website again so we can keep track on our progress.

Let's stay motivated, focused and let's all have a really great Summer!

Thanks for all you do!
Bryan

 

[TnTsParty]

Yeah I found you!! And it looks like I might be the first one to post this month. I am happy to say I was able to get out and get in 2.7 miles today. I walked but did add a little running in there. I didn't feel bad. Just had to get something done for National Running day so I feel good.

 

[Kira G.]

Well, it seems that I can't be counted to keep up with the boards anymore. Sorry everyone. I have hope that this will resolve itself in the next few weeks as I finish up my admissions job, but perhaps I should know better than to make promises now. Just know that I keep thinking about you all, and I really do hope to be more participatory soon.

I have kept up my running though, and wanted to report my totals for May:

Miles - 43.3
Minutes - 425

I hope everyone is doing well! I am planning to do a quick run today in honor of National Running Day!

 

[ahoff]

Hello, Duckies! I am guessing that today is the reporting day, being the 7th. So here is my miles for the week of the 1st thru the 7th. It was pretty wet here last week, so I did not ride much during the week (only one commute), but made up for it on the weekend. Today was an annual bike ride put on by a local club, and I did the 65 mile route with some friends. With a little riding yesterday, the bike total is 100 miles and 6 hours. As I did not bike much, I did run more than usual, plus I did a 5 K yesterday, so my total running miles is 12, and the time is 1 hour, 22 minutes, and 32 seconds. as the 5K time was 22:32.

I hope everyone has a great week, hopefully we will not have as much rain as last week.

Augie

 

[Big Vic]

No training to report.

 

[Hey Mickey]

Hi.,Triple D's! It isn't much, but slowly but surely I am pulling myself up and back into that workign out routine.

For the week ending 6/7:
minutes: 4 hrs
miles: 17

hope everyone else is off to a good start for June!

 

[deekaypee]

'Ohana Monday Mixer

This one is JenG's very good question to the cousins, excerpted, about the difference between building a base and training for a race. The mixer starts here on the 'Ohana thread.

What is the difference between maintaining or building a base and training for a race? I've only been running for a year and I've either been taking time off running or training for a race. What is just building a base?

How is your approach (mental or otherwise) and exercise routine different when building your base versus training? Do you run less? Do different exercises? Approach the run differently psychologically?

 

[ryley26]

Morning Duckies. Just three days of school left and it summer break.

Everyone is doing a great job keep it up.

Miles running
52.5 miles
8.25 hours

Biking
120 miles
10 hours

walking
15 miles
5 miles

Have a great week Rich

 

[Ronda93]

Hey Ducks! I'm riding and running. It feels great! Ran in the Hospital Hill 5K Saturday - double miles.

June 1-7
395 minutes
42 miles!

Now to see if I can keep this up when it's hot.

Ronda

 

[MrsPotts]

Good morning all

Miles - 14
Time - 3.45 hours

Have a great week

 

[SamSam]

Good Morning Triple D's, I'm finally back home, had an absolutely fantastic trip to Peru/WDW but now it's time to pay the piper. This week will be crazy trying to get caught up with work, but I WILL get in some exercise/miles.
The last two reporting periods, ending June 7th, I'm sorry to say I have 00 to report. I did lots and lots of walking, in pretty harsh conditions (high altitudes), but it wasn't exercise type speed walking and I didn't track it so I won't record it.
Glad to be home and, believe it or not, looking forward to some real workouts.

 

[disneygirlinnj]

Hey everyone! So I tried to start off June with a bang and worked out fabulously June 1st. Apparently something I did though didn't agree with my back AT ALL so I was gym-less from then until this past Sunday when I ran my first official 10k. I didn't want to stress my back too much beforehand so I took it easy and just tried to stretch as much as possible.

We couldn't have asked for better weather for the Montclair YMCA 10k. It was slightly hotter than I'm used to but I didn't mind it too much. I ran it with my two friends and had a great day. One of my friends (Jaime) is Speedy Gonzalez and finished it in 57 minutes, I think. I finished it in my personal best of 1:05:and change and my best friend Christina also finished in her personal best of 1:10 possibly? I actually forgot to stop my watch when I ran through the finish line and didn't realize it until a minute later.

The actual run for me went well for the most part. Christina and I started out together and kept under a 10min mile for mile1. Slowed down a bit after that and then I believe I lost Christina after about mile 3.5-ish. Luckily there were water stops at every mile for me to grab a few sips and douse my arms and neck to cool down. At around mile 4.75 I found a new running partner and finished the race with a nice guy from Peru. I couldn't really chit-chat but it was nice to have someone running next to you and giving small words of wisdom and encouragement.

My knee held up pretty well. Slight tightness and discomfort on and off but it wasn't bad. At around mile 5.75 though I got a HORRIBLE pain on the outer side of my right foot (same side as my knee). I honestly even thought of stopping and walking for the remainder but my new friend kept telling me to dig on. I have no idea where the pain came from, I've never had pain like that before. I thought maybe it was due to running on only one side of the road but this race was fairly mixed and I didn't stick to one side. It's still pretty painful to walk today at work and hobbling into the building today was no fun. Anyone else have experience with this? So annoying!

So that was my fun day. Even with the pain I still had a great time and really hope I can run again in a day or two.

After all my aches and pains I'm thinking of making an appointment with an Orthopedic and Sports Medicine practice that I found right by my house. It's three doctors that only specialize in sports injuries and rehab. I want to get to the bottom of this knee discomfort (and now my lovely new foot pain! ).

Ok...I've babbled enough... I'll post my hours for the past week in a few mins after I calculate them..

If anyone wants to see my runs with my Garmin Forerunner 405.. (just cause I'm still in love with my 405 and think it's the coolest thing EVER!)

The Most Recent 10k from Sunday

A List of All My Runs

 

[disneygirlinnj]

My time for June 1-7th...

Mins: 135min
Miles: 13.9 (which includes me doubling my 10k distance)

 

[bubba73]

Hey everyone! 1st week of June is already over. Can you believe that the year is to the half way point? It's crazy how fast time flies by. I have to say real quick that I am glad that Sharon is back home, safe and sound. Really am glad that you had such a good trip.

I would also like to welcome our newest teammate, RunningMouse (aka Dave). Somehow, I missed the intro and I apologize for that. I am very excited to have you here on the team and look forward to gettting to know you better. We have a great group here but I am sure it will not take you long to figure that out.

There is still a lot of stuff going on here with me but I am trying to manage the best that I can. Hoping something will come to a conclusion very soon so I can rest, at least a little bit. But until then, here is my report.

Miles - 85
Hours - 12.25

Not as many as last week, I know. I am hoping to go over 100 again this week and pluc, I am doing a 4 mile race this Saturday for Big Brothers, Big Sisters. That should be fun.

Hope everyone is having a great week and I do look forward to hearing from you all soon!

Bryan

 

[AUdisneyDad]

Hey guys sorry I didn't post my mile last week, I've been gone for four days on a canoe trip.

Anyway my miles for the week of June 1 - 7

Miles: 12.5 miles
Time: 2.34 hours

Hope everyone has started june off good. Keep it up.

Also I would like to say welcome to RunningMouse (Dave).

 

[disneygirlinnj]

Welcome RunningMouse!

 

[AUdisneyDad]

Bryan

Do you ever do any of the 5k's we have around the area? I was just wondering. I'm planning on my first race of the summer to be the Trak Shak Retro 5k.

 

[ahoff]

We couldn't have asked for better weather for the Montclair YMCA 10k. It was slightly hotter than I'm used to but I didn't mind it too much. I ran it with my two friends and had a great day. One of my friends (Jaime) is Speedy Gonzalez and finished it in 57 minutes, I think. I finished it in my personal best of 1:05:and change and my best friend Christina also finished in her personal best of 1:10 possibly? I actually forgot to stop my watch when I ran through the finish line and didn't realize it until a minute later.



My knee held up pretty well. Slight tightness and discomfort on and off but it wasn't bad. At around mile 5.75 though I got a HORRIBLE pain on the outer side of my right foot (same side as my knee). I honestly even thought of stopping and walking for the remainder but my new friend kept telling me to dig on. I have no idea where the pain came from, I've never had pain like that before. I thought maybe it was due to running on only one side of the road but this race was fairly mixed and I didn't stick to one side. It's still pretty painful to walk today at work and hobbling into the building today was no fun. Anyone else have experience with this? So annoying!

That is a pretty good time! Congratulations!

As for the foot problem, not sure but this last race I was told several times on how much better it is to get real good shoes. Mine are just off the rack from Sports Authority but I am thinking of going to a real running shop when it is time for the long races. Hope it gets better for you!

 

[disneygirlinnj]

That is a pretty good time! Congratulations!

As for the foot problem, not sure but this last race I was told several times on how much better it is to get real good shoes. Mine are just off the rack from Sports Authority but I am thinking of going to a real running shop when it is time for the long races. Hope it gets better for you!

Thank you! I'm very happy with my time and couldn't ask for anything better. I even surprised myself!

As for my foot... it's still painful but getting better every day. I did get my sneakers from a running store and they fitted me and I also have inserts that I bought (not custom ones). Part of me thinks that it's because I honestly haven't ran consistently in awhile? I ran the week before and maybe once a week before that, but haven't pushed myself as much as I should be and haven't done 6miles in a good two or three months. I'm going to try to run more this week so hopefully it gets better! Also might go see a sports running doctor by me to hopefully get some good tips or suggestions.

 

[deekaypee]

Hello DDDs!

I've started a new thread to keep track of the rosters more easily. I expect interest in teams will start to pick up soon as the training to train and full-on training for the fall races start.

The link to this new thread is here, and it will include the rosters on the first post and monthly totals for all the teams on the second. Other posts will be for requests and new information.

Bryan and/or Betsy, could you please send me an updated roster for your team? Active members only. TIA!

Also, what are cohoe's and disneygirlinnj's real names, if they use them here? I'm trying to plan ahead for a "cheat sheet" for the POP meet.