How many miles did you run today?

[Fueco]

5 miles on the open space/hill near home, without the dogs (I took them to the dog park earlier when it was hotter out). Temps were in the upper 70s to low 80s. This was substantially faster than my normal hill runs, so maybe those new shoes (this was the second run in them) are keepers after all...

https://www.strava.com/activities/1635174168

 

[noobedloser]

5 miles @ 41 mins the other day. Can't believe I had the energy to put out 5 even though its been a few weeks

 

[jbarwick]

Another 7 miles last night in the reverse direction.

 

[Fueco]

A friend posed a challenge to me on Facebook. The challenge is to go from only run training to finishing another half Ironman in two months (IM Boulder 70.3 is on August 8th).

Am I nuts to go for it? Keep in mind that I’ve done full IMs and ultra triathlons in the past.

 

[jbarwick]

Only 2 months of total training or compete with just run training and the first bike/swim will be during the 70.3?

 

[metals37]

A friend posed a challenge to me on Facebook. The challenge is to go from only run training to finishing another half Ironman in two months (IM Boulder 70.3 is on August 8th).

Am I nuts to go for it? Keep in mind that I’ve done full IMs and ultra triathlons in the past.

Zero bike/swim training base at this point? 2 months would be steep for me personally for the swimming, but I could get to the rest of the 69.1 without too many concerns.

 

[Fueco]

Only 2 months of total training or compete with just run training and the first bike/swim will be during the 70.3?

My first thought was to go in with zero swim or bike. I know I can do the swim, especially if it’s wetsuit-legal. I rode 23 miles on my cyclocross bike on Sunday and felt fine aside from light chafing.

It might be interesting to see how close I can get to a PR on two months training.

 

[sugarbutch]

How far are you running right now?

 

[Fueco]

How far are you running right now?

Long runs are at 8 miles this week. I’m already training for a half marathon in September.

 

[sugarbutch]

Assuming a short taper, that's a bit more than .5 mi/week increase. Seems reasonable to me. PR seems ambitious, but I guess that depends on the conditions leading to your current PR.

 

[Fueco]

Assuming a short taper, that's a bit more than .5 mi/week increase. Seems reasonable to me. PR seems ambitious, but I guess that depends on the conditions leading to your current PR.

My PR was at sealevel (Santa Cruz). I think the bike course here is a bit faster, but the run course might be a bit slower. I usually swim better in freshwater, so Boulder gets the nod.

That said, my PR isn’t crazy fast. I’m fitter for the run now than I was then.

 

[sugarbutch]

You've got my vote.

 

[sugarbutch]

Mexican woman wins 102 km race in sandals:

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/raramuri-runner-places-third-in-ultramarathon/

 

[metals37]

Tempo run this morning. Warm-up, 5 miles at half-marathon pace, cool-down. Forecast is for hot weather here this weekend, and I'm assuming it's going to be very humid given how much rain we've had. Should make for a fun long run on Saturday morning.

 

[jbarwick]

I feel like saying I ran my standard 7 miles gets boring but it is my loop. Tonight should be group run night on the trails though I forgot my shoes. I guess it will come down to how work pans out today.

I doubt I could muster a tempo run metals37. I'd have to really get my mind in gear to decide to run faster. Returning to the trails helped last week as I chased some people who were faster than me.