MapMyRun Community - Scottsbluffians

Leaderboard

drchele — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:18:34 -0500

If you would like to see the leaderboard added back to the Scottsbluffians page, please let me know. Meanwhile, your training log will be viewable by others only if you choose to make it public; to access a training log simply click on the person's name from the members page. Feel free to send feedback!! Your friendly-neighborhood Scottsbluffian, Michele.

drchele — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:05:01 -0500

Deadwood-Mickelson Trail Marathon

dhillis — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:46:30 -0600

Hey all...just wanted to see what sort of interest there would be to run this race. I think it would be a great course...nice scenery, soft running surface, relatively close to Scottsbluff.

http://www.deadwoodmickelsontrailmarathon.com/index.html

It is June 8, 2008.

You can do either the full marathon or the half. There is a 5 person relay option which costs $175 ($35 per person). The legs of the relay are between 8 and 4 miles long.

I would be happy to either run a leg in the relay. Or, if there is not enough interest in the relay, I will probably just do the half.

Daniel

Group photo

drchele — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:32:50 -0500

Does anyone have an appropriate photo (jpg) to upload for our group photo?

Riding

HuskerhottRodd — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:50:54 -0600

OK....so running is not my thing but I do like to ride and am starting to at least get motivated to do something. I did realize tonight when I got off at 5pm that it is quite dark....bummer. So, need to get some lights for the bike before I venture off in the dark and get killed!!

Gotta love discussion forums!

The overtraining syndrome

drchele — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:27:57 -0500

I'm not sure whether I just want to try out the forum or what... but here is a screening questionnaire for overtraining from Waitz and Averbuck, 1986, p. 74 as it is depicted in Lore of Running, 4th ed. by Tim Noakes, MD.:

1. Does your normally comfortable pace leave you feeling breathless?

2. Do your legs feel heavy for far longer than usual after a hard workout or race?

3. Do you find it especially hard to climb steps?

4. Do you dread the thought of training?

5. Do you find it hard to get out of bed in the morning?

6. Do you have a persistent lack of appetite?

7. Are you more susceptible to colds, flu, headache, or infections?

8. Is your resting HR 5 to 10 beats higher than usual?

9. Is your resting HR during exercise higher than usual?

The author suggests that positive answers to three or more indicated it is time to reduce training. For me, I answered yes to 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, and I'm not sure about 9 since I don't measure HR during exercise. Add the menstrual irregularity (apparently a "short luteal phase"), and I think I may be emerging from a full-blown case of early overtraining. Apparently the cure is rest, 6-12 weeks of it. I have not been able to find out if simply backing off will do the trick or if I can cross train. What I read implies that I should train when I feel compelled to train for the pure joy of it, not for performance or goal (e.g., weight loss), etc. My run on Monday felt GREAT but I have felt run down and lackadaisical for, if I am totally honest, several weeks. We will see how things go. Maybe it is time to change gears and do some crosstraining with some strength/flexibility training. That sounds good to me.

You might forward or cut & paste some of this for Kim and Kent. Lore of Running has an excellent chapter on overtraining.