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Chronicles of a fish: the days of surf and turf
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No strange or alarming dreams to report...just too many various to-do and don't-forget-to-take lists in my head driving me completely mad. But....other than that, I'm pretty much ready to go.
You're nearly there as well. 
Yes You are ready to go..... so go get that great time that all your hard work and dedication deserves...but don't forget the 2 golden rules
1. Smile
2. ENJOY;):D
This time next week you'll be basking in your glory and i'll still have the 6 days to go!!!0 -
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shotgunmcos wrote: »You are the finest and fittest fat chick around here then. So, take thy hot self to the bath, dump in a load of Epsom salts and relax. All the work is done
Did you just call me fat!!!????? :eek::mad: (;))0 -
Run Fat Chick Run
Plan: 4 miles easy
Not much to say about this run other than I felt like two ton Tessie in concrete work boots tonight. Ugh! This felt awful. Legs were heavy....really, really heavy. I assume this was my physio's parting gift to me last night - flushing toxins into the bloodstream...and something about the red blood cells and trash being taken out.
But I believe there is no need to panic...no, no panic here....just the feeling that I weigh a disgusting amount even though the scales this morning begged to differ. WTF???
Returned home from my evening run in the heat and sunshine - oh, did I mention it was in the 80s today? - and trotted my bad-self out to the pool (which will be open in 9 days!) and worked my upper body and abs on the deck as I watched the sun go down behind the Massanutten Mountain. Lovely evening here. I then took a few minutes to just relax and feel the breeze cool my body while I decompressed my body and mind.
Actual: ~4.25 easy miles, upper body, abs, mental and physical decompression0 -
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Odin Drab Firefighter wrote: »I always find after a run or particularly hard or long bike that leg drains work wonders, point 8 http://www.active.com/running/Articles/10-Tips-to-Run-Better-and-Recover-Faster I normally do it for 8mins or so and the legs feel great the next day.
Ooooo....I like the leg drain idea! That's a keeper for sure.
Race weight target - 108 pounds
Weight check this morning - 108 pounds
I'm starting to feel a little less like two ton Tessie. Just need to keep it steady for 5 more days.
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Just need to keep it steady for 5 more days.:)
Soooooo, hope its not too early to start with the best wishes
Knock it out of the park Dory. You've done all the hard stuff and now you just have to enjoy the day and go with the flow that you've created.
Best of luck and know that we'll all be rooting for ya 0 -
Soooooo, hope its not too early to start with the best wishes
Knock it out of the park Dory. You've done all the hard stuff and now you just have to enjoy the day and go with the flow that you've created.
Best of luck and know that we'll all be rooting for ya
Thanks RedB!! And I guess with 5 days to go it's okay to start with the best wishes. I can't believe this time 48 hours from now I'll be in Boston!!! Woo hoo!!! getting sooooo excited!!! 0 -
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I feel really fat today.
One of the effects of a good taper is to increase the amounts of glycogen that are stored on your muscles- these molecules bond with water, and this glycogen is easily utilized by your muscles during the race. The extra water needed for storage will increase your weight a bit, but it's all good right now.
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I just want to say, there arent enough rolleyes in the world for someone of 108lbs saying they feel fat.
And doesnt the clock move so slooooowwwly these days?
I said I was feeling fat.
Time.....what is time?? All I know is the house is immaculate right now (taper crazies) so if anyone wants to come for a visit, this is a good time to skip on over!Kurt Godel wrote: »One of the effects of a good taper is to increase the amounts of glycogen that are stored on your muscles- these molecules bond with water, and this glycogen is easily utilized by your muscles during the race. The extra water needed for storage will increase your weight a bit, but it's all good right now.
Fatty
Fatty??? FATTY??? :eek: That's okay....someone whose name I won't mention but who happens to coach you in the water called me tubby this morning. So..."fat chick", "tubby"' and now "fatty". Talk about tough love. 0 -
Fatty??? FATTY??? :eek: That's okay....someone whose name I won't mention but who happens to coach you in the water called me tubby this morning. So..."fat chick", "tubby"' and now "fatty". Talk about tough love.
You really shouldn't be so cryptic :rolleyes:
And I'll take this opportunity to wish you the best this weekend. You've got through a mountain of work, and all of it executed incredibly well and in reported in typically positive style. You've earned that post race chocolate 0 -
Fatty??? FATTY??? :eek: That's okay....someone whose name I won't mention but who happens to coach you in the water called me tubby this morning. So..."fat chick", "tubby"' and now "fatty". Talk about tough love.
The all-revealing sanctity of the male changing room shall not be broken... all I can say is the fish in question is living proof that lard will float well in water;)0 -
shotgunmcos wrote: »You are the finest and fittest fat chick around here then.
Oi are you saying the rest of us fat chicks round here are not fit or fine! :mad:0 -
You really shouldn't be so cryptic :rolleyes:
And I'll take this opportunity to wish you the best this weekend. You've got through a mountain of work, and all of it executed incredibly well and in reported in typically positive style. You've earned that post race chocolate
You mean....you figured out who I was talking about???
(and thanks for the well wishes, including the possibility of chocolate indulgence.)Kurt Godel wrote: »The all-revealing sanctity of the male changing room shall not be broken... all I can say is the fish in question is living proof that lard will float well in water;)
Right, so....I assume you'll be at Thursday's practice then...??:eek::DSolobally8 wrote: »Oi are you saying the rest of us fat chicks round here are not fit or fine! :mad:
I think he's saying there is NO fat chick category round here!!! 0 -
Right, so....I assume you'll be at Thursday's practice then...??:eek::D
I sincerely hope he can make it this week - talking might be a touch difficult for him though. There may be time as Ill need to run through the basics again with regard to how to read a clock after one strange incident during last weeks adventure. Despite having wintered very well, I'll do my talking in Valentia - Ill probably wait until the week before to get my first run of the year in though. No real need to take it seriously.
Sorry, my manners, the best of luck in ...Boston** ..
**forgive me ... but whats on in Boston ... its obviously not a swimming event so ... of little interest to me0 -
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Nearly There, Part II
Plan: 2 miles at MP
The plan was to make this a quasi-dress rehearsal to be done at the approximate time I'd be taking off wearing the approximate clothing I'll be wearing after I've eaten the approximate foods I'll be eating on the morning. Check, check and check - all done to specifications. The only specification that was not done quite to specifications (and this was told to me in UNDERLINED CAPS)....was the pace. Dammit. I even sat for a few minutes before I took off wondering if I'd even be able to pull MP out of my pocket since I've felt so crappy on the last two night's runs. I further thought I might need a partial mile to warm up and get in the groove so I just eased into it....but within the first fifth of the first mile I was already at 7:45 pace so I thought what the hell and banished the idea of a warmup. My target was 7:30....but soon enough I was at 7:15. Gah!! Backed if off....but still went 7:21 for mile one. Mile two wasn't much different, only faster without intending it to be. At the halfway point into the second mile, I was sailing at 7:07...backed if off again to the point I felt like I was taking a leisurely walk in the park and was able to bring it down to 7:17.
I will really, really, really have to mindful of this on Monday....I will have to think in terms of conserving energy....and I will have to be so disciplined that I shock the sh*t out of everyone. But there is one silver lining for me about today's run...and that is I'm feeling my groove come back. Yes the paces were too fast, but mentally I'm getting it all back in the right place, and physically I felt pretty good today.
I fly out tomorrow morning to start my Boston adventure. I still have to pack and drive myself crazy with all the things I've crammed in my head, but I will take a few minutes later to relax by the pool and chill and reflect on what's to come. Coach has given me my orders and paces for the race - thanks coach!!! Without going into specific detail, let's just say I will target different paces for different segements of the course (translation: 7:30 is not necessarily my target pace, so no one panic!! the first goal is to get a sub 3:30, then we'll see after that) - I will start out conservatively....hopefully find my rhythm around mile 6.....back if off a little on the hills starting at mile 15/16....then finish as strong as I can once the hills are a meer memory in my mind. Sounds easy on paper, right? Right. The work is done and I'm ready to give it a go....excited to give it a go.....I just need to mind the energy and hydration on the day and I think I'll be fine. Whoop whoop!!
Actual: 2.11 miles in 15:28 for an average pace of 7:19 min/mile0 -
... and breath !
Best of luck in Boston - not that you'll need it. Work is in in the bag - so just remember the plan and you'l be golden. So ...take it _easy_ for the first 16 miles or so - MP really really is MP this time !! Resist the temptation to hammer the downhills after the Newton hills - your quads will not thank you.
Finally - this popped into my mail yesterday:
http://www.active.com/running/Articles/11-Golden-Rules-for-Running-a-Successful-Boston-Marathon.htm?cmp=291&memberid=95341478&lyrisid=40221370
If only I could persuade you to wear a Yankees hat for the run. 0 -
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Oh how I wish I had the problem of effortlessly going too fast on MP miles
Sounds like you have not been running too fast at all, rather you are in much better shape than you think.
Best of Luck on Monday, go nail it!!. Digger will be watching his back I think.0 -
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Thanks everyone!! Your wishes and positive energy really do spur me on, remind me of the training I've done, and assist my psych for the task at hand. So I sincerely thank you all for stopping by and taking the time.
Nearly There, Part III
Plan: 4 miles easy
Quickie report here.....
In Boston......did the Sam Adams tour (free beer, free sample glasses, uber cool marathon souvenir glass).....rode the Party Trolley (think strobe lights, disco ball, really bad 70s music, and hilarious tour guide/driver) from Sam Adams Brewery to Doyle's pub (you buy a Sam Adams beer and keep the glass - bonus!!).......went to the expo (whoa.....spent way too much).....ran/jogged 4 miles super easy on hotel treadie....swam 15 minutes super easy in the hotel pool...spent 10 minutes in very hot whirlpool.....and endured less than a minute in the steam room due to my inability to breathe properly in there.
Weather was crap - 40s and rainy......but it's supposed to improve tomorrow. Pooped....heading to bed!! Whoop whoop!!
Actual: 4 miles super easy....super easy swim....etc....(see above^^)0 -
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Nearly There, Part IV
Plan: rest
Another quickie style update (must conserve my energy, you know)....
After a pretty good night's sleep (translation - was in bed for a full 9 hours!) got up and went to a local eatery and had smoked salmon on a bagel with cucumber and wasabi sauce (now that will wake you up!!) for breakfast....then back to the expo to exchange an item I purchased yesterday for a smaller size (and to make another sneaky purchase or two)....then met up with a friend who lives in Boston who took us on an all day tour of the city (highlights included lunch at an uber cool hole in the ground, The Bleacher Bar, which is located beneath the bleachers in centerfield at Fenway Park http://bleacherbarboston.com/about/ ....and dinner at an awesome pizzeria in Little Italy called Regina's Pizzeria http://www.pizzeriaregina.com/).....then back to the hotel for a super, super easy and relaxing 1,080 meter swim followed by a 5 minute leg-loving soak in the whirlpool (while sipping on water to stay hydrated )
A jam-packed day for me today...but I wouldn't have changed a thing about it...and now it's bedtime for this Boston runner....big day tomorrow as I will be hooking up with a few royal boardsies and I know I will need all my wits and energy about me to keep up with them. Whoop whoop!
Actual: no running, but lots of walking, quite a bit of eating, and some easy peasy swimming0 -
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Aaaaaand, We're Here
Plan: 10 minutes recovery
Got up nice and early after a pretty good night's sleep and did this one half asleep on the hotel treadie. I looked a fright to be out in public, and thank god all the children were still in bed, but I figured 10 minutes in the hotel gym on marathon weekend looking like I looked was as risky as skipping to the mailbox before the sun comes up in your undies.
Anyway....I must close my eyes and go to sleep now so there will be no further commentary on the day....other than to say I had the great fortune to spend all day with various boardsies. Oh, and....who knew Abhainn could steer an amphibious landing vehicle so smoothly in the Charles River?? (I have pictures!!).:D
See you on the other side!
Actual: 11.5 minutes super slow0 -
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