nervous as heck

[mountaingal]

Re: So, my next race is on Saturday

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: diabolical_Tanya</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Good Luck Mgee Good Luck MarriedDawta

Enjoy the race! </div></div> what Kia said </div></div>

merci

[CeaBee]

Re: So, my next race is on Saturday

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MGee</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CeaBee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Good luck mg

i think you'll be fine. u try icing the area that sore? (me nuh know if it will help..but it shouldn't hurt right?) </div></div>

i thought about icing, but since a di two calf i wasnt sure of the logistics i'm gonna gently stretch them some more tonight, then in the morning, and stick to flats - see how that works out for Saturday. </div></div>

you can find everything on the internet

[ILP]

Re: So, my next race is on Saturday

Hill training on anything other than say.....a hill is kinda....well...

that's water under the bridge now.....

Right now the important thing to do is rest and stretch your calves, as you will need them race day. On race day simply attack each hill by engaging the core, taking shorter strides, and going slowly. Also, what goes up must come down....so try to resist trying to make up your time by going fast down the other side of your hills. You-will-regret-it,

Bon chance.

[mountaingal]

Re: So, my next race is on Saturday

lord cb, feel like crying i'm so grateful for that link. i'll definitely follow the advice. the calves hurt so bad last night i had to get up and get two ice packs from the freezer and sleep with them one under each calf (not easy, my legs kept rolling off )



<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CeaBee</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MGee</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CeaBee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Good luck mg

i think you'll be fine. u try icing the area that sore? (me nuh know if it will help..but it shouldn't hurt right?) </div></div>

i thought about icing, but since a di two calf i wasnt sure of the logistics i'm gonna gently stretch them some more tonight, then in the morning, and stick to flats - see how that works out for Saturday. </div></div>

you can find everything on the internet </div></div>

[mountaingal]

Re: So, my next race is on Saturday

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: HIELPEE</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hill training on anything other than say.....a hill is kinda....well...

that's water under the bridge now.....

Right now the important thing to do is rest and stretch your calves, as you will need them race day. On race day simply attack each hill by engaging the core, taking shorter strides, and going slowly. Also, what goes up must come down....so t<span style="font-weight: bold">ry to resist trying to make up your time by going fast down the other side of your hills</span>. You-will-regret-it,

Bon chance. </div></div>

really, mi no suppose to run dung a hill after getting up it? my personal trainer actually gave me the opposite advice. not that i really followed it cuz i'm usually so winded going up that i don't even have breath to make up time on the descent, but always thought it was something i needed to work on.

thanks for the tip, ilpy, and the good luck wish.

[SandiF]

Re: So, my next race is on Saturday

good advice

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: HIELPEE</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hill training on anything other than say.....a hill is kinda....well...

that's water under the bridge now.....

Right now the important thing to do is rest and stretch your calves, as you will need them race day. On race day simply attack each hill by engaging the core, taking shorter strides, and going slowly. Also, what goes up must come down....so try to resist trying to make up your time by going fast down the other side of your hills. You-will-regret-it,

Bon chance. </div></div>

[ILP]

Re: So, my next race is on Saturday

MG...you can run back down a hill, but must take your time and be especially careful about your stride and form. Just like going uphill can be hard work for your abs, quads, calves and glutes....going back down is equally (if not more in my experience since moving to the Borderland) harsh on the hamstrings and knees. The semi pro/rec runners (us ) are inclined to try buss out going back down a hill, as they feel like they should after using &quot;a long time&quot; to go up. Unfortunately, for runners when wi mash up with injuries....it is mainly knees and hams (sometimes hips) that does us in.

A tip for your next training run...that should be AFTER your race.... find a hill. When going up be observant of which muscles you are using to ascend it. You should notice that your abs, butts, biceps, and quads are engaged. On the descend...while those mucsles are working they are doing more assisting of other muscles they are are secondary to your hams, back, and triceps...which are smaller (less utilized unfortunately and more prone to injury). Those smaller ones are now working overtime trying to keep you from pitching over and upright, now that you are going down hill.

Now you know why some of we will tumble down when going down hill or we bend up and need our back and hams situated afterwards. Not that mi chatting about miself or anything

[mountaingal]

Re: So, my next race is on Saturday

so then, what do stair climbs train you for? cuz that exercise nearly kill mi. coulda sworn it would help me with my hill endurance.

[SandiF]

Re: So, my next race is on Saturday

If you are using the stair-climber for cross-training, ok. If you are using it primarily for hill run training ... not a good idea. The better way thing to do for your hill training is to find a running route that has hills, or do your hill training on a treadmill, starting at a moderate incline then increase and decrease as you progress.

Use the stair-climber on your cross-train days and incorporate it in other exercises to help strengthen your core, build strenght and stamina. Avoid, stairmasters, personally I do not know what it is good for. I like to do run intervals outside and if I cross-train at the gym; this is my routine (stationery bicycle; elliptical; treadmill; core strength; weights) and between each of these, I'll jump on the treadmill and run fast for 1 minute. If I do intervals outside, I a distance over my normal pace, then back off to a slower or moderate pace.

Running up 10-20 flights of stairs is good for endurance and stamina.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MGee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">so then, what do stair climbs train you for? cuz that exercise nearly kill mi. coulda sworn it would help me with my hill endurance. </div></div>

[CeaBee]

Re: So, my next race is on Saturday

btw mg (my 10 k course is flatish i hear...but the long runs on Sundays are not )

my coach tell me that if i feel exhausted during the race...i should just walk up the hill instead of using off alla mi energy pon the hill dem.

good luck hope the foots feeling better by now

[mountaingal]

Re: So, my next race is on Saturday

hi, cb - finished the race did what your instructor said - it's common sense, really. the last hill was a killer but i kept my head up and power walked it up, in my own fashion - luckily i had a bit of energy left from proper pacing. can't wait to take off more weight so i can improve my times.

daughter was really nervous, it's her first road race AND her first distance race, but she did alright, she finished about 15 mins ahead of me. :clap:

next race for me is a 10K on the 22nd, mostly downhill i hear

ETA: the calf was still a bit sore, but had no problems with it on the course, and made sure to stretch when i got home, so hopefully it will continue to improve.

[kia027]

Re: So, my next race is on Saturday

Congratulations Mgee and Dawta Keep up the good work

[mountaingal]

Re: So, my next race is on Saturday

thank you kia

[CeaBee]

Re: So, my next race is on Saturday



ugg!


good that you have your next race selected too. if i survive my 10 k in 2 weeks ...i plan to do a half () in october.

[CeaBee]

Re: So, my next race is on Saturday

have you seen this going around the internet?

&quot;mr riduculously photogenic guy&quot;:,...everybody else deading during the race and this guy look strolling along and almost stopping to pose for the camera




Messy hair, beads of sweat and expressions of agony are common for runners, but apparently not for Zeddie Little.

Little, from New York City, became an Internet sensation and was nicknamed “Ridiculously Photogenic Guy” after a spectator snapped a picture of him at the Cooper River Bridge Run in South Carolina. Little looked as if he had stepped straight out of a magazine.

The photo was posted on the Internet sharing board Reddit and went viral, inspiring a caption meme, where people pasted text on the photo of Little.

“Gets Arrested, Mugshot Submitted to Glamour Magazine,” one said.

“Used For Stock Photo in Picture Frames, No One Replaces It,” another one said.

Even Ridiculously Photogenic Guy’s dad approves of his perfectly coiffed son’s minute of fame.

“Oh, I’m excited for him,” Jack Little told the Charleston City Paper. “Yeah, I mean he’s always been very quiet and very conscientious and never wanted any attention, and I think he’s very much deserving of it.”

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/04/ridiculously-photogenic-guy-goes-viral/