tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048248839904466752024-03-13T13:49:21.813-05:00Running LaterI am a Boomer Beginner learning to run, bike and swim. This is the story of my journey.LEG'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429258888182435927noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824883990446675.post-82942615864383191232012-06-30T08:30:00.002-05:002012-06-30T08:30:44.853-05:00To Ride or Not to Ride; That is the QuestionIt's Saturday. I want to ride, but...I am once again recovering from an injury. I just spent the last hour Googling for advice on what to do. 10 stitches in my right calf. Bike injury from Monday afternoon. My way of adding excitement to our DC to Mount Vernon ride.
So, what to do? It seems clear that I could end up with a slower recovery and bigger scar on one hand; or I could end up frstrated, less fit and possibly gaining a pound or two on the other hand.
Then there is what I am calling the "fun" factor: I like to ride on Saturday with my husband, sweating together and enjoying the scenic Western Dane County roads.
I have a short time to ponder. Wish I had an expert to give me definitive guidance!boomerbeginnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01945639656743421792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824883990446675.post-64385947858853123122011-11-05T11:25:00.001-05:002011-11-05T11:28:12.679-05:00From Peak to Valley to Peak!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">My favorite quote used to be "The harder I work, the luckier I get." This season has caused me to change my mind. I worked hard: February through April I followed a marathon training schedule, enduring wind, rain, snow, below zero temperatures and ice; including taking a fall while running fast, hitting ice on a downhill, falling forward strking my left knee, arm and both hands, and inspite of blood, pain, mud and holey running tights, finishing the six miles left in the run; including getting in those two 20 mile runs at a Boston pace. (This is the "peak" part.) I increased my distance and my speed <em>gradually. </em>I followed the advice of an expert CTS coach @ <a href="http://trainright.com/">trainright.com</a>. <br />
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Did my hard work result in good luck? Heck no! (Here comes the valley part.) Two weeks before my first marathon effort, the CellCom Green Bay Marathon (<a href="http://www.cellcomgreenbaymarathon.com/">http://www.cellcomgreenbaymarathon.com/</a> ) things fell apart. On a ten mile Sunday run, I got out six miles and my right shin started to hurt. Downhills were excruciating. I stopped when I could no longer stand the pain. This clearly was more than shin splints. I wasn't warming up and feeling less and less pain. I ended up limping back six miles. What happened to this idea of hard work and good luck??<br />
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Six months later, after two MRI's, two sessions of aircast use, lots of PT, and a gradual return to running, I was ready to try to achieve this goal again! The Summit Credit Union Haunted Hustle (<a href="http://www.capitolviewevents.com/hheventinfo.html">http://www.capitolviewevents.com/hheventinfo.html</a>) was my focus. It is my neighborhood marathon, covering trails and roads that I regularly run and so close I could pick up my packet by driving less than ten minutes, and I could be dropped off by my husband just thirty minutes before the start. Only one problem: it sold out! I had delayed registering wanting to be sure I wasn't going to throw away a hundred bucks. (Maybe not a valley, but definitely a "dip" in my success trajectory.)<br />
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Fortunately my neighbors and friends who own the Endurance House (<em><a href="http://www.endurancehouse.com/">www.<b>endurancehouse</b>.com/</a> )</em>gave me VIP treatment. They let me register in advance of the "waiting list," the night before the race. How's that for a high anxiety situation?<br />
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Race morning was dark and cool, but I donned my sunglasses, race belt, handheld water bottle, ForeRunner, iPod shuffle and cool weather running gear and off I went with enthusiasm, anticipation and trepidation (ie those shins). <br />
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I was right about wearing my sunglasses for the semi-dark start. What a morning; what a day! It was sunny and in the upper forties, low fifties. No wind. Just a little frost on the wood bridges and walk ways. I followed my nutrition plan relying on PowerBar vanilla gels and my GU Brew, along with taking advantage of the water stops along the way. <br />
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I focused on leaning from the ankles, completing my stride and keeping my running cadence in the upper 80's. Thanks, Brian Heiderscheit at UW Sports Medicine Runners Clinic! (<em><a href="http://www.uwhealth.org/.../uw...sports-medicine-runners-clinic/4141">www.uwhealth.org/.../<b>uw</b>...<b>sports</b>-<b>medicine</b>-<b>run</b>ners-<b>clinic</b>/4141</a> </em>) I implemented the run/walk plan designed by my CTS coach. Okay, maybe only through mile 14. After that I ran most of the race, other than long uphill climbs, and I ran on grass and dirt whenever I could.<br />
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Arriving at mile 24 was pretty emotional. I knew then that I was going to achieve this goal, and I knew from here to the end, I could use up whatever I had left in me. (Finally another "peak"!)<br />
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As I crossed the finish line it took a lot of self-control not to just break down sobbing. Having that medal put around my neck is the most memorable moments in this Boomer Beginner's running career, so far!<br />
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I also must admit that as I was completing that last mile, I thought," You know I have another six miles in me. I could do a 50K!"<br />
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Stay tuned,<br />
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The Boomer Beginner</div>LEG'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429258888182435927noreply@blogger.com1Wisconsin, USA43.7844397 -88.78786780000001541.3753887 -92.107810300000011 46.1934907 -85.467925300000019tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824883990446675.post-1028014799186467922010-11-10T14:41:00.001-06:002010-11-10T14:41:58.678-06:00LEG'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429258888182435927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824883990446675.post-28917506154824305322010-11-10T12:06:00.000-06:002010-11-10T14:35:49.375-06:00A Year of "TRI"ing!It has been more than I year since I have written anything, so let me explain what's kept me busy.<br /><br />I set several goals last winter: to complete an Olympic distance triathlon, to qualify for USAT Age Group Nationals and to run in my third North Face Endurance Challenge. To say the least it was a busy and challenging winter, spring and summer! In the midst of all of this I also changed jobs.<br /><br />What I learned along the way is that how you think, as you deal with the heat, the distances, the details, the adversity and the complexity, really matters tremendously. With the help of a great coach, a few medical folks (breathing and allergy specialists) and a supportive spouse, I worked through some disappointments and ended up achieving all of my goals. (I believe that what I learned from endurance sports helped me process and overcome the stresses in my work situation as well.)<br /><br />I am very fortunate to be a "boomer beginner" and to be enjoying multi-sport and running at the level that I am. Sometimes when I wish I had a better swim, a better ride, a better run, I try to step back and remember how few people still are involved in endurance sports and competition when they get into their fifties.<br /><br />Year-end Questions:<br /><br />Did I ever master stripping the wetsuit? Not yet. The best thing was that nationals were in Alabama, so no wetsuits were allowed. The water temperature was too warm.<br /><br />Do I now know how to disassemble and reasssemble my bike for shipping and competing purposes? No. But I have purchased a bike case, and I am planning to practice this winter. Maybe even for our trip to Colorado for Thanksgiving.<br /><br />Do I now do a better job of pacing when I am running? Not exactly. I still have races where I start too slow or too fast; races where I end up out of breath and needing to slow down briefly. But, I do know more about how to control my breathing, and I am working on learning to run by feel, rather than by ForeRunner.<br /><br />Do I enjoy working on these goals? Absolutely, but somedays it is hard, cold/or hot, challenging and lonely work. I have yet to find a training partner to share the joy and misery with.<br /><br />Results:<br /><br />Completed the Capitol View Olympic Distance Triathlon<br />Competed at USAT Age Group Nationals in Tuscaloosa<br />Qualified for Team USA going to Beijing for ITU World Competition in 2011<br />Finished second in my age group in the North Face Endurance Challenge 5K and 8th overall.<br />Set a new PR in the Haunted Hustle 10K.<br /><br />Am I coming back for more next year? See my next post.<br /><br />The BoomerbeginnerLEG'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429258888182435927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824883990446675.post-49035431545856721652009-10-18T07:54:00.000-05:002009-10-18T08:17:15.474-05:00The Boomer "Tri's"The past six months have really pushed me. I made the decision to become a triathlete and I entered two sprint distance triathlons. Getting ready was challenging, sometimes painful and often exhausting. Just simple things like learning to ride with cleats and unclipping were frustrating. I had read that you unclip your right foot for safety reasons, leaning to the right to balance, not into traffic. Okay by me. Then I tried learning to do that. Not once, not twice, but four different times I fell onto my left knee, because I unclipped that foot, but leaned left. (Did I mention that I am not a quick study?) What my husband suggested is that I have a left tendency and maybe I should just go with that? Thank goodness for logical observers. My left knee now has a permanent knob and scar, but I did get this under control before race day.<br /><br />My first tri was with my daughter, the "veteran" triathlete. (She had done one before.)It was right near home, so we could practice the bike route and the swim. Wetsuits were another new learning opportunity. I did my first open water practice swim in Lake Superior in May. The waves were impressive and the water temperature "stunning". However, I gained confidence knowing that if I could swim a 400 in these conditions, I could certainly complete the swim in my first triathlon. What I was, and am, still learning are the fine points of preparing for, putting on and taking off the wetsuit. Body glide- what a great invention! Now to figure out how to run, strip down and pull of the suit quickly, while simultaneously removing my swim cap and googles.<br /><br />So, how did it that first tri turn out? We both placed in our age group! My daughter got third and I got first! The prizes were large beer mugs (very Wisconsin) complete with graphics of the region and "award winner" printed on them. Nice.LEG'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429258888182435927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824883990446675.post-83948405558182376192009-04-21T08:05:00.000-05:002009-04-21T08:20:26.759-05:00A Question of DistanceI wonder if I will ever learn the basics of this running sport? I have been at it for a year now, and I still amaze myself at the mistakes I can make. The newest one happened as I undertook some speed work on a quarter mile high school track.<br /><br />My Carmichael coach had made it as simple to understand as it gets: go to the track, warm up for 1.5 miles; run two laps (800) in 4 minutes; recover for one lap; do another 800, same speed; recover for one lap; do a single lap (400) in 2 minutes; recover for a lap; do another 400, same speed; complete a total of six miles.<br /><br />Now it's not that I haven't done these before. I understand the pace and distance ideas here. However, I usually just do them on the road using my ForeRunner to measure out the distance. The track ideas was to give my legs/feet a nice fast, flat surface to enjoy, and also not have to worry about marking the laps.<br /><br />The night was perfect. But, the track area was crowded: a lacrosse team practicing on one end of the infield (football field), a football team practicing on the other end; Special Olympic athletes being trained in track events on the track itself; and various recreational runner and walkers using the track too. So, I decided to stay out of everyone's way by running in lane 9 or even slightly off the track. I did my warm up, and then off I went into my first interval.<br /><br />For me a 08:00 pace is a good challenge, but one I can achieve. However, when I completed my first interval I was disappointed. I had taken too much time. I completed my recovery lap and did my second 800. Same thing. I did the next recovery lap and ran my first 400. Too slow again. The same thing happened in my final 400. I was discouraged. I have been working hard to build endurance and speed. This made no sense.<br /><br />As I completed my next lap, I looked at the distance as I crossed the starting mark: it was more than a quarter mile. I consistently ran the remainder of my 6 miles using lane 9. Then I downloaded the Garmin file at home and looked at the splits. I was not running quarter miles. I was running .28 miles. When I converted my data, I had made my pace goals! In fact, I might have done even better if I hadn't allowed myself to doubt and become unfocused while doing the intervals.<br /><br />When I owned up to my question of distance in my conversation with my coach, he mentioned to me simple track etiquette: "On your left." In the future I will claim the inside lane, except for getting in the way of Special Olympic runners.<br /><br />Another day, another challenge, another learning opportunity in the life of this Boomer Beginner!<br /><br />Anyone else got a story to tell?LEG'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429258888182435927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824883990446675.post-75274119036491707322009-03-23T23:39:00.000-05:002009-03-23T23:45:37.360-05:00A Running HighSometimes running "high" is not about speed or competition, even if you are in the Denver area. Sometimes it's about running with someone you love and are exceedingly proud of. That has been my opportunity and my joy for my last two runs. That doesn't mean that these have been my best runs, given the altitude, but they have been some of my most enjoyable runs. <br /><br />Now I head back to the reality of the MidWest and running alone while I learn to run long. New goal: run a half-marathon. May 24th. Plenty of time, right?LEG'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429258888182435927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824883990446675.post-88107492891620217832009-03-18T06:08:00.000-05:002009-03-18T06:26:41.483-05:00Journeying From Winter to Spring; Runner to TriathleteTwo weeks ago I travelled to NYC for work. The weather decided to take a turn for the better, and I ran in Central Park (perimeter trail- 6 miles). It was 70 degrees, so I ran in shorts and a technical shirt. Yahoo!<br /><br />Then I returned to Wisconsin ice, snow and wind... but only for a few days. By Friday it decided to become spring here too (a "teaser" I am sure). Last weekend I ran the Fifty Furlong (10K), and it was fifty degrees and sunny. Not only was the weather lovely, but I set a PR. <br /><br />Now to the challenges of running. Ever heard of ischemic colitis? I just learned about it post-race in a very personal and painful way. Will this be a recurring problem? No way I am going to stop running!<br /><br />Then there is my new goal: Becoming a Triathlete (BAT for short). To that end I enrolled in some evening classes that are designed to help beginners be ready.<br /><br />I also rode my first rides with clips. I only fell over twice in our alley as I was trying to figure out how to unclip and stop/balance. Fortunately none of the dozen adults and children outside paid any attention to me. <br /><br />Yesterday I did my first cycling and running "brick". I am now fully aware of how far from ready I am! It was exhausting! <br /><br />Bottom line: running and riding outdoors are exhilarating!LEG'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429258888182435927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824883990446675.post-26436983477775742932009-01-08T10:35:00.000-06:002009-01-08T10:48:34.507-06:00Aloha from Kapolei!Happy 2009! This week marks the beginning of a new year and new goal for me: the triathlon! Not the serious long one, but rather the sprint triathlon. (I want to survive the experience.) So, as part of my training, I added swimming this week. I also traveled to Oahu for a couple of weeks of vacation! Since arriving, I have been out twice to do some open water swims. The lagoons here at Ko'Olina are perfect. About 200 yards across with good breakwaters and underwater nets to screen out sharks. I sucked lots of salt water on my first effort to swim for twenty minutes and managed around 800 yards, slowly. On my second attempt I decided to breath more often (every other stroke versus after every fourth stroke). That went much better! I completed a faster 400. Oh the joys of being a beginner at my age! <br /><br />I am also still learning my legs. The newest challenge has been a nerve impingement in my right leg and trying to free that up. (My right foot wasn't working exactly right which made running an interesting challenge, especially in the snow back in my home state). My CTS coach keeps reminding me that rest is a good thing; that it is January and some time off does not mean much when the season is so far away.<br /><br />As a beginner I am in constant fear of de-conditioning, gaining back the weight I lost, and losing the progress toward meeting my fitness goals. On the other hand, it was great to lay around in the sun and sweat, without doing any workout. <br /><br />Goals for 2009: sprint triathlon and half marathon.LEG'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429258888182435927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824883990446675.post-49630629211367993552008-12-22T14:18:00.000-06:002008-12-22T14:31:34.608-06:00Yaks?The winter running journey continues. This time the Finnish Five Mile with my daughter. Conditions were wintery: windy, snowy, slushy, cold. We both stretched and jogged to "warm up." (I was kidding myself, warm up? To convince our muscles to work maybe, to feel warm, hardly!) We took off, but my Garmin thought it was too cold and had to be tapped and massaged into starting after we had begun running. Then there were those slushy uphill segments. Yuk! Lots more work, except for those veterans in front of us wearing their "Yaks." (A code work for chains for shoes.) Eventually they jingled out of sight while my daughter and I carefully sought out the less slippery, possible traction areas. Just as we got to the last 400 mark, the 28 years younger daughter says, "Let's sprint in, Mom!" I hated to tell her that the last mile was pretty much my sprint pace, so I said instead, "You go, girl!" Then as she made her move, something in me said, "Get over this age excuse and get going!" So I did and I managed to finish 8 seconds behind her. For us it was another learning experience: buy "Yaks" and "Finnish" well. (For my daughter, age group first; for me, age group third.) Not a bad winter day.LEG'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429258888182435927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824883990446675.post-32123585061481021772008-12-16T22:01:00.000-06:002008-12-16T22:08:34.245-06:00Cross-training: another way to be a novice!I have to have options. I cannot run everyday and stay healthy. So... my CTS coach has helped me begin cycling. I have replaced my 25 year old 10 speed with a Trek 2.3; I now have lobster claw mittens, a helmet (yes, I should have had one all along), a cadence meter, new pedals and shoes that clip in them. My coach has warned me: every one falls. Lovely. On his advice I am practicing indoors this winter. I have not yet purchased knee pads, and I would hate to tear a hole in my tights or worse yet scar up my knees! Will practice make perfect? Will this novice avoid road rash and worse? Spring will tell.LEG'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429258888182435927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824883990446675.post-63646617753653371972008-12-14T22:43:00.000-06:002008-12-14T22:49:13.194-06:00Running Later: for real!I am so not a winter competitor! I planned my warm up to take right up until just before the race. My husband was there to take my jogging pants. I was hydrated. I was cold, but I as ready. Sort of. I was about 1/3 of the way back in the group of runners waiting, when I noticed up front that a group had taken off. I asked who that was, and it was my race, the 10K! So I ran to the front and through the group of 5K runners in order to catch up. I ended up trying to pass dozens of slower runners and even the sleigh and reindeer runners! Not a good beginning, and not a good pace. I did finish; my time was not what I wanted, but I was in the middle of my age group.<br /><br />What have I learned? Don't listen for an announcement. Don't expect a starter to fire a gun. Ask, and act! I don't ever want to be "running later" again!LEG'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429258888182435927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824883990446675.post-64416179632273194022008-12-13T07:12:00.000-06:002008-12-13T07:19:05.191-06:00Learning My LegsI have spent the past two weeks preparing for my first winter 10K. I even tried running outdoors on a trail by moon light, since that's the warmest time available to me when I am not working. Today is my race: the Jingle Bell 10K. It is a little intimidating to be doing this knowing that I will have some snow and ice to deal with! The week has also reminded me that I am still "learning my legs". On Monday I ended up with some numbness and foot issues on my right side. Between my orthotics and my exercises I have managed to manage by somewhat "off" biometrics. We'll see how it goes today when I try to run at a racing pace. My hope is that in year two of this journey I will know much better how to take care of my legs while I continue to challenge myself in terms of running proficiency and endurance.<br /><br />Stay tuned for results. Please let me know, how are you doing at learning your legs?LEG'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429258888182435927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824883990446675.post-60099761256125750502008-11-30T22:25:00.000-06:002008-11-30T23:14:20.684-06:00More fun!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tHX_Tsrst0c/STNwc9th5HI/AAAAAAAAAAo/8NUI21kaC8g/s1600-h/turkeytrot08.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tHX_Tsrst0c/STNwc9th5HI/AAAAAAAAAAo/8NUI21kaC8g/s200/turkeytrot08.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274683231485158514" /></a><br />Another 5K accomplished (my first Turkey Trot)! A few new things learned: it is more challenging to run in Colorado than Wisconsin; my daughter is now faster than me (and that's a very good thing); some races give medals to walkers too (many of these finishers had times that rivaled the runners'); and never assume that a grandfather, father and grandchild will have a successful 5K experience (even if the weather is lovely). We have actual video footage that includes comments about being "abandoned"! <br /><br />While in Colorado I went to the rec center with my daughter for a "track session" and managed once again to turn it into a snafu. (I can only imagine what my "virtual coach" thinks.) I am highly educated, good with data and generally proficient in following directions....but not when it comes to my interval work. This time I managed to place my trust in a treadmill that converted my desired pace into speed, but not quite accurately. 8:40 pace to 7.2 mph. I warmed up and gave it my best for 2 x 400 and 2x 800, but wow, was I tired! The last 800 I slowed it down to 7.0 mph. This was pretty discouraging for me. I knew the elevation would take its toll on me, but not to this extent!<br /><br />The next day I went to a website with a converter and checked out the conversion from the treadmill. Once again, I had done my set wrong! My speed was off. The good news was, I survived running at a faster pace than my coach had scheduled me to do! My current plan is to make a pace chart and either stick on my I-Pod or laminate one and put it on the treadmill. I hate screwing up! (Good converter website -runningforfitness.org). <br /><br />The good news this week is that I have no travels, no complicating elevation issues and a trustworthy treadmill at the fitness studio I belong to! It might be a normal week, although, don't count on it!<br /><br />How's your running been going? Liking the cold? Any hints for keeping my feet warm?LEG'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429258888182435927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824883990446675.post-63016434160313947152008-11-20T06:41:00.000-06:002008-11-20T06:53:02.326-06:00Are you out there?Anyone else sharing this running journey while dealing with the realities of being a fifty something full time worker?<br /><br />If not this will be my soliloquy.<br /><br />Today is another challenge: how do you find time to work, work out and run? I am racing on Saturday in Colorado with my thirty year old daughter. My running and working out seems to have motivated both of my daughters to step it up a notch in their own fitness. A very good thing for them and for me. I now have a running partner! This thirty year old gave me goggles and a swim cap for my recent birthday. Her plan is to inspire me to also become a swimmer. <br /><br />Now to time manage my day: work, pack, run four miles, do 30 minutes of resistance training, ready the house for being gone. <br /><br />Also, I learned a valuable lesson about travel: keep your running shoes and insoles in your carry on. Two weeks ago I didn't and it was expensive and frustrating. I need to figure out how to get those shoes into my briefcase with my laptop. (???)<br /><br />I am wondering, do most boomer runners use orthotics? My custom ones are great and I think they will help me avoid some hip issues that my relatives faced as they age.<br /><br />Off to my day,<br /><br />Looking for others who started "Running Later",<br /><br />The Boomer BeginnerLEG'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429258888182435927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824883990446675.post-70674673365962956832008-11-19T06:59:00.000-06:002008-11-19T07:12:47.621-06:00How many "400's"?Part of my boomer running journey has been figuring out the metric system in terms of miles. And then, figuring out the language of running, followed by learning how to keep track of where I am at, both literally and figuratively while I am running interval sets. (Notice the vocabulary here?)<br /><br />Since June I have been working with a virtual coach. Why am I making a training investment? Mainly because I am clueless about how to safely achieve my running goals, so I want some customized guidance. However, that said, I work too many hours and travel too much to be able to schedule face-to-face training, thus my online efforts. With this approach comes some amount of confusion since I am alone trying to interpret my virtual work out schedule. <br /><br />Yesterday was a great example of my challenges. I started out to run four miles with four 400m intervals of running at tempo pace with three minutes of slow running in between. I stretched, put on the chest strap and ForeRunner and headed out into the cold (21 degrees here). I pushed the start button and began running. A few minutes later I looked down: the watch was set to show distance, heart rate and speed (mph). Not exactly useful in doing my drill. So, I estimated and used the distance function. Not ideal for accuracy. When I finished my four miles, I looked at my file and it appears not only was I a little off on the speed, but I also screwed up an ran an extra interval. (Brilliant, huh?) I can only imagine what will happen if I take up swimming too.<br /><br />The Boomer BeginnerLEG'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429258888182435927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824883990446675.post-77240815907389482362008-11-17T14:05:00.000-06:002008-11-17T14:20:24.449-06:00Why not?Today, tomorrow, yesterday... starting is the thing. This is a "running later" space. A space for those of us boomers who discovered running later in life than most people.<br /><br />What is it like to put on shoes, a ForeRunner, a chest strap, log-in to your training schedule, slam down 2 cups of coffee, half a banana, and head out the door? For me it is exhilarating and intimidating all at the same time! What about for you? (The Beginner in the November Runners World had a less rewarding beginning.)<br /><br />I have learned about PT, orthotics, "vitamin I" and listening to my body. How about you?<br /><br />It has been a solitary journey into myself and what I am made of, and an outside run into a world of trails and roadways and races. Most of this little understood by those who have not attempted "running later". Lots of it confusing and sometimes even embarrassing.<br /><br />I am anxious to know who is out there with me and what you have learned or want to learn.<br /><br />I will commit to finding experts to give us their best thinking as we work on our "running later" journey, and of course, over time, I will tell some of my stories too.LEG'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429258888182435927noreply@blogger.com0