tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post5385675797764086916..comments2023-10-23T23:12:27.656+08:00Comments on Genetically Challenged Athlete: What's new, folks? Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08281336239355942919noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post-80092211232983910012014-04-11T18:08:21.741+08:002014-04-11T18:08:21.741+08:00Don't forget the 80% humidity!
This is why I...Don't forget the 80% humidity! <br /><br />This is why I'm always a puddle when I run, no matter what the distance is. You just kind of get used to it... Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281336239355942919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post-51631078410340548362014-04-11T18:06:42.947+08:002014-04-11T18:06:42.947+08:00I see everyone commiserates on the time trials :) ...I see everyone commiserates on the time trials :) If I wasn't doing them with a running group, no way I'd be doing them on my own every quarter. That's what races are for! Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281336239355942919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post-53986924131225905262014-04-11T13:25:35.530+08:002014-04-11T13:25:35.530+08:00I cannot fathom early morning runs at that tempera...I cannot fathom early morning runs at that temperature! Ugh. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post-33473263676219646392014-04-11T08:03:44.586+08:002014-04-11T08:03:44.586+08:00Gaaaaaah I can never make myself run a time trial....Gaaaaaah I can never make myself run a time trial. I have to sign up for a race so that it feels, y'know, real. On the track or whatever, my body is like, O EFF THIS MESS.<br /><br />Nice week!Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post-12007546150692969452014-04-10T09:04:01.531+08:002014-04-10T09:04:01.531+08:00Yeah! My brother has started cycling long distanc...Yeah! My brother has started cycling long distances, so we were thinking of getting a couple packages to try and share... I'll google around to see where I can get some. Thank you! And hope this week's runs go smoothly :DShoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885749232987220181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post-89645323475602554592014-04-09T23:02:16.233+08:002014-04-09T23:02:16.233+08:00A 5K time trial sounds like THE WORST. I can bare...A 5K time trial sounds like THE WORST. I can barely get myself to do a timed mile every month (my 2014 goal) -- at least I know it will be over relatively quickly. I doubt anyone would do better during a TT than during a race -- TT's are much more of a mental challenge, I'd think!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691910446074747797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post-76642941684186559822014-04-09T09:31:17.517+08:002014-04-09T09:31:17.517+08:00Time trials are a form of sadistic torture designe...Time trials are a form of sadistic torture designed by hateful coaches. You have to put in all the effort of a race but without the shiny trinket reward at the end. Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819714901550763235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post-71565038602167722712014-04-09T08:51:32.014+08:002014-04-09T08:51:32.014+08:00Thanks! Heh, we'll get to that! I'm just l...Thanks! Heh, we'll get to that! I'm just lagging, so I put up a placeholder photo first. Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281336239355942919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post-16461132515109471592014-04-09T08:49:19.230+08:002014-04-09T08:49:19.230+08:00Oh and the shot blocks - online! I have a whole ca...Oh and the shot blocks - online! I have a whole carton to get me through the next few months. Generally half to one package per long run and one or two during a full marathon. Nom. Would you like some? Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281336239355942919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post-57559026941468246932014-04-09T08:48:07.513+08:002014-04-09T08:48:07.513+08:00Shoe! Please don't take these as any sort of b...Shoe! Please don't take these as any sort of benchmark for distances or paces at which to run - they're just my personal training log. I don't usually post training logs (I have a notebook for that) but I thought someone else thinking of training for a marathon on the same plan might find them a useful reference. Also, training for longer and longer distances has totally broken my perspective on what I think of as a 'short' or 'long' run. And they're not that amazing. Sometimes, like Thursday, they SUCK. :) <br /><br />Oh gosh, the dreaded time trial. Er, I make myself go to track where I know my coach and the rest of my running group are waiting for me...so major props that you motivate YOURSELF to do it. If I had to do it solo, I'd use a little bit of visualisation - before and during the run, imagine the time you want to hit on each lap - and a little bit of chocolate afterwards. <br />Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281336239355942919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post-14958239454986691852014-04-09T04:00:37.852+08:002014-04-09T04:00:37.852+08:00Great work! And I want to hear more about the ult...Great work! And I want to hear more about the ultra challenge you were volunteering for!Amy Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03377968154311447911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988009473800206542.post-91868791716614278282014-04-08T23:09:21.439+08:002014-04-08T23:09:21.439+08:00Your workouts are amazing! May I ask where you ge...Your workouts are amazing! May I ask where you get the shot blocks from? And also... how do you ever motivate yourself to work up to a time trial? The days I run my timed 2.4 are the ones I dread most!Shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885749232987220181noreply@blogger.com