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Everyone – thanks for your encouraging words
Piwi Kiwi – my weekly tally was in miles; I realize that 25 to 30 miles is not a huge amount of training by any standard. However, it was a pretty big bump compared to what I d done leading to a 1:30 20k, so I felt a sub 1:30 HM was not an unreasonable objective. It could be that I m getting to the point where progress is going to be much harder to achieve than up until now. Which is totally fine.
Spilima – I was reasonably happy with my training, in that I managed to increase my average weekly mileage. That being said, I ve only been running for a year, so going from 0 to 4 or 5 workouts a week is a big adjustment in my daily life. It applies to sometimes being more tired than I would have thought and also just organizing my schedule to include running. As a result, I still struggle with consistency in training, with weeks where I barely broke the 20 mile mark, and a couple where I put in 45 miles.
Brent – I agree about the heavy negative split. What I m trying to do is have an approach which gives me a shot at breaking 1:30 while also allowing me to get a decent result if that turns out to be too hard. The last thing I want is to start too fast and choke. Also, as good as your plan sounds, I d be totally uncapable of executing it, the differences from one segment to another are just too small for this newbie.
Started running in September 2012 - Current age 34
2015 "in my wildest dreams" goals: HM-1:25:59 ; 10k - 37:59 ; 5k - 17:59
2015 "would make me proud" goals: HM-1:27:59 ; 10k - 38:59 ; 5k - 18:29
Hatulz- thanks. I ended up giving myself an extra rest day for the tough week. I concur with the physicals. I go once a year, but when I'm 35 I'll likely go every 6th months.
Pk- run faster and I guess we'll find out eh? Glad you feel good. That means you def can run a 5K faster. Huge week!
Spilima- I just texted for tracking, hopefully it'll work. you're probably already underway, but good luck!
bb- I always have had some speed, but yes the weather helped. It was only about 84 that day and low humidity. It's back to being 90s and humid, but hopefully that'll break soon. Solid progression run in warm conditions. Good week.
Djw- smoking tempo as usual. I'd gladly take anything under 36 for a 10k as well… haha
Daan- glad you're enjoying the weather, it's still around 32C (90s) here, I'd love those temps. Hope things keep improving for you.
Brent- you seem to be moving along quite well. When I did my first full last year, I hurt my ITB and was out for 7 weeks.
Joe- good luck as well!
Run- great 5 miler. Very solid.
Martin- I understand the big negative split, that will be tough though unless you find yourself in really good shape. But I also agree that your first 5k is at a pace you can hold if you feel you aren't able to do those big negatives.
Me- unscheduled rest day Friday, had to do lots of cleaning around the house for guests coming in Saturday-Monday. Did 12 on the dreadmill yesterday at easy 8:17 pace. Just too gross outside to run at 92 degrees and 75% humidity. Rest day today. Finished the week at only 40.5 miles, but the legs feel recovered from the 16 miler, the tough intervals, and the tempo. So all good.
Current PRs: 5K: 19:18 10K: 39:49 HM: 1:26:492015 HM: 1:29:59 1:25:59
Thanks all for good luck wishes. Our little runner was 7 pounds, 14 ounces and he is probably going to be tall ... 21 inches long. Actually got some sleep last night and I am going home today to let dog sniff blanket and stuff so you know what that means. Time to leave the dog in the house for say an hour with the baby blanket and clothes to see how he reacts while I leave for ummmm, maybe a run.
Good running everyone!
PR's 5k: 18:55 (9/2013) 10k: 39:18 (3/2013) HM: 1:32:23 (10/2013) FM: 3:26:29 (10/2013) Oly Du: 2:04 (7/2013) Half Du: 5:08:40 (8/2014) Iron 226k Duathlon: 11:03:51 (8/2013)
2015 Goals --> Run 2000 miles. Bike 3000 miles. Don't get hurt. Sub 1:30 half marathon.
spilima- CONGRATS! Crushed your goal by almost 6 minutes!
Recent PRs: 5k 19:15 (2012) 10k 41:27 (2011) HM 1:33:28 (2012) FM 3:36:25 (2013)
Congratulations!!! Welcome to daddyhood! You'll appreciate sleep a lot better now, haha.
PRs 5K 19:34 Mar2012 – 10K 37:24 Aug2015 - HM 1:23:47 Apr2013 - FM 2:58:21 Jun2013
martin - I think you have a good plan, on the conservative side.
philly - yeah I think it's time you found a more suitable running environment, lol. To be that hot and miserable that many months out of the year...
Joe - huge congrats again, glad it went well.
spilima - great job, I look forward to the report.
Finished the week at 61 miles. 2 week taper starts today. Speed work and tempo remain this week, just lower total mileage.
PRs: 5k - 16:26, HM - 1:17:53
2014 Goals: 5k -15:59, HM - 1:16:59
DJW- Excellent 10k tempo and nice 61. I'm looking forward to your race in a couple of weeks. Great running from you as always. Well done.
Joe- Congratulations on the baby. Glad that everything went well.
Hatulz- Nice 11 miler and way to hit 37. That's a good week.
Philly- Way to do some recovery after a difficult week. Only 40 is always a good sign.
PK- Man, that is absolutely gorgeous! You definitely have some interesting terrain to keep your mind busy.
Run- Nice tempo/race. Glad you enjoyed it!
BBonell- Nice running and good 47.
Spilima- Hope you enjoyed the Chicago Marathon. I look forward to reading your race report.
Saturday 16 miles @8:10
Sunday 8 miles @8:00
55 miles. My biggest week ever!
I have a cross country race on Tuesday night which is supposed to be 3-4 miles. This is going to take place at the same location as the National race. I also have Super Dave's Dirty Half Marathon on Sunday. It start's at 4000ft and peaks at 4778ft. My goal is to finish around 1:23 but I really don't know how much the hills will slow me down. It could be a 1:30.
spilima - I wish I would've taken a more even approach to the race like you did. You really seemed to kill those last few miles! In fact, you ran the last 12 k 7 minutes faster than I did. If I would've finished as strong as you did, I would've been right around what my goal going into the race was. Exited to hear a race report. Fun course?
DJW - It's exciting to get to that point where it feels like it's time to "cash in" all that training, isn't it? I thought my one coffee and one Mountain Dew today was a lot of caffeine. You definitely have me beat there! Maybe that's your secret performance enhancing drug?
Angel - Good to see ya around! Sleep... what's that?
Joe Dumas - Congrats! That's super exciting news. Hope the adjustment for you goes well. It's a lot of work, but a ton of fun at the same time.
Hatulz - You're slowly building that mileage up... that's great. Solid week!
Turfy - Sounds like a blast. I'd love to hop into a cross country race sometime. I coach the sport and I'm at an XC meet every single meet, but I've only run a handful of races that would be considered "cross country" races. Good luck in that and your half. Great job with your big week. I'm a true believer that solid, consistent miles are the magic bullet for optimizing your abilities.
Philly - Not all "40" miles are created equal. It might only look like 40 miles, but 40 miles when a majority of them are tough miles is quite a bit of work still... I've got a little residual soreness in my left hammy right now, so I'm not pushing the pace on any of these runs. Hope it goes away by Saturday so it's not something that lingers.
Martin - I am the resident expert on this forum on going out to fast and blowing up. You could go as far as to say I am the Tiger Woods or Michael Jordan of positive splitting. I think if you are approaching it as a race where you will break your PR if everything goes really well, I think it's a well thought out plan.
PK - Those hills and backroads beat the hell out of my treadmill in our utility room! Consider me jealous...
RAN - Good job on the race. There is something kind of freeing about not worrying about time and just going out and running. I'm actually taking that approach to my race this weekend. I'd love to run fast, but I'm just coming off of marathon recovery. I'm just gonna go run 6:40-6:50 the first few miles and see if that's agreeable with my mind/body or not.
Me - Training plan through May is ready. I'm leaning towards running the full marathon in May with a half marathon two weeks out. I'm planning on doing 12 weeks of 50-60 mpw base training right now with 3 weeks of easy (ish) running followed by a build up where I have a tempo for the last 9 weeks. I'm going to try to transition to a morning runner (yikes!) in order to keep up my running while coaching XC and especially basketball.
I've also been doing a little more reading trying to dissect where my marathon went wrong. Hindsight being 20/20, I do think I went out a touch fast but I don't think I went out like 5 minutes to fast or anything. I'm wondering if I was done in by a lack of salt. In most of my training runs, I used "Skratch Labs" drink because I much prefer it to traditional sports drinks. Towards the end, I switched to Powerade since that's what they had at the race. At the marathon, though, I didn't drink a ton of Powerade. I was alternating between water/gel and 1 cup of water and 1 cup of Powerade at aid stations. I was worried about the powerade sitting a bit to heavy in my stomach, so I only took about a half cup each time and a half cup of water. Powerade has about 50% as much salt as my Skratch Labs and if I was only taking half as much, I was probably only getting 25% of the salt I did on most of my long runs (which all went really well). I'm a bigger guy (for a runner) who struggles with heat and am a big sweater, so I think I'm going to experiment with trying some S Caps (salt tablets). I know there are some debates over whether or not salt/electrolyte imbalance causes cramping or if it's something else, but there are a lot of people that swear by them. I can identify two different things that were different about my race (which went so-so) and my long runs (which went great). The different liquid intake is one and running a little faster is another. I'm planning on switching to the Pfitz plan which has you run more long runs with MP segments than I did last time around and I'm going to try to play around with doing the exact same thing in training that I do in the marathons. And I still might go out too fast, bonk or cramp up. But at least I'll know that I'm trying to work on it... Anyone ever tried salt tablets?
It was strange barely running last week, but I started to get back into the swing of things. I actually went 6 Friday, 7 Saturday, and 6 yesterday for a total of 24. Woke up this morning and got in another 6 (and probably will get in 2-3 more at XC meet). I'm hoping to continue recovering this week before my last shot at sub-1:30 for the year on Saturday.
PRs - 5k: 18:57 10k: 40:07 10 miles: 1:04:52 Half: 1:25:25 Full: 3:06:022015 Goals - BQ / Sub-3RunLoft - my running blog | Ultimate Running Music Mix (Spotify)
Thanks all, guess I better get to work on getting promoted. $200,000 is a lot. I have gotten a decent amount of sleep, just in 2 hour intervals. Did 9.3 miles today at 8:07/mile pace. Was going faster, but slowed down to make sure I stayed at easy run pace.
Thanks everyone.
Just a quick check in.
Saturday was: 2.01 mile warm up, 5 mile race, 3.44 mile cool down.Total mileage for last week was 51.497.2 miles after work @ average pace of 8:04.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PRs - 5k: 18:42, 10k: 39:13, 5m: 31:25, 15k: 1:02:10, Half: 1:28:22, Full: 3:20:35
Here's a RR as promised (sorry it's long), was doing family stuff the rest of the weekend with my wife and daughter, and didn't have time to get in front of a computer until now.
First, my overall plan was basically to be relaxed the first 6 miles, ease into what felt like goal pace the next 6 miles and then let 'er loose the second half of the course if I felt good. A couple of other notes on the race. I was blessed with nice weather. It was a high of 78 or so the day before, and it was almost as hot the day after. There was a cool overnight low on Sat night into Sunday that meant it was about 50 at 6am. I was also lucky (smart?) enough to submit my HM time to get into a fast corral (Corral B) - I had no intention of going that fast at the start, but I really wanted the 30 minute lead on the wave two start that I was in initially, mostly to take advantage of the cooler temps and shade earlier in the day. I did GU's at 6, 12, 18, 21, drank at least a sip of water at almost every water stop and did Gatorade at 2 or 3 water stops.
Lap Dist Time Pace Avg. Speed Avg. BPM1 1.00mi 00:08:14 08:14 7.28 mph 157 bpm 2 1.00mi 00:07:43 07:43 7.76 mph 150 bpm3 1.00mi 00:07:48 07:48 7.68 mph 151 bpm4 1.00mi 00:08:19 08:19 7.20 mph 154 bpm5 1.00mi 00:08:15 08:15 7.27 mph 153 bpm6 1.00mi 00:08:18 08:18 7.23 mph 154 bpm
First 6 miles: First mile, HR is always high from adrenaline I think, miles 2-3 I was way too fast and trying to slow down, which was really hard because I'm getting passed by about 2,000 people at this point because I started in Corral B. Saw the family just after mile three, I gave the wife and daughter a quick kiss and handed off my arm warmers. 4-6, was really easy.. I kept checking the pace on the watch and slowing it down. I wanted to stay in the low 150 HR for this part.
7 1.00mi 00:08:21 08:21 7.18 mph 156 bpm8 1.00mi 00:08:05 08:05 7.41 mph 155 bpm9 1.00mi 00:08:03 08:03 7.45 mph 157 bpm10 1.00mi 00:08:05 08:05 7.42 mph 159 bpm11 1.00mi 00:08:02 08:02 7.46 mph 159 bpm12 1.00mi 00:08:02 08:02 7.46 mph 159 bpm13 1.00mi 00:08:11 08:11 7.32 mph 158 bpm13.1 0.48mi 00:03:43 07:44 7.75 mph 161 bpm
7-13 - this was a great section of the course - we ran up through Lincoln park to the north turnaround, then back down toward downtown. I felt comfortable increasing the intensity a bit but I was very careful to keep the HR under 160 bpm. Still not yet running a threshold pace and really enjoying myself. Mile 13, I lost a few seconds because I missed where my family was cheering and stopped to look for them.
14 1.00mi 00:08:01 08:01 7.48 mph 160 bpm15 0.89mi 00:07:06 08:01 7.47 mph 162 bpm16 1.00mi 00:08:00 08:00 7.49 mph 164 bpm17 1.00mi 00:08:01 08:01 7.47 mph 166 bpm18 1.00mi 00:08:01 08:01 7.47 mph 169 bpm
14-18 - wanted to hold even 8's for a while but was still trying to stay under 170 for HR.... I hit the manual lap at the actual 13.1, so then my mile markers were really off from the course, so I manual lapped again at 15 to get back in sync. Still pretty comfortable here.
19 1.00mi 00:07:47 07:47 7.69 mph 172 bpm20 1.00mi 00:07:45 07:45 7.73 mph 173 bpm21 1.00mi 00:07:46 07:46 7.72 mph 175 bpm22 1.00mi 00:08:10 08:10 7.34 mph 169 bpm
19-22, I really hammered these miles, I passed a ton of people and really felt great. I could see the 3:35 pace groups in the distance, so I hunted them down and then had the balls to pass them. I felt great... Until the end of 22 where my left calf popped like a rubber band. It was like a shooting pain up my whole leg but the pain was mostly centered at the back of the knee. I really winced and shortened my stride and slowed it way down. At this point at least I didn't feel super tired, I felt like I could have gone a few more miles at sub-8 pace. (notice my HR actually decreased this mile)
23 1.00mi 00:08:18 08:18 7.23 mph 171 bpm24 1.00mi 00:08:20 08:20 7.19 mph 172 bpm25 1.00mi 00:08:35 08:35 6.99 mph 172 bpm26 1.00mi 00:08:45 08:45 6.85 mph 171 bpm26.2 0.30mi 00:02:31 08:26 7.10 mph 172 bpm
I tried two more times to speed up in mile 23, but both times, I had the calf seize up on me, and I would slow back down. I was sort of funny, If I didn't push off much with that foot, I was fine, but I couldn't push the pace at all. 3:35 pace team passed me back again in mile 23 or 24, I tried to hang behind them, but it wasn't happening. Maybe it was a good thing that I wasn't physically able to run at that pace earlier, because by mile 25, I wasn't feeling good at all, I was really out of gas. 25-26 was about damage mitigation. A guy at the start of mile 26 was handing out cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon, I figured what the hell, I'm toast now anyway, so I grabbed one and chugged half of it while I was running. Finally I saw the last turn for the finish, I was too afraid to try to sprint it in with my gimpy leg, so I just sort of cruised it and smiled for the camera.
Final time, 3:36:25 (official).
I was really happy with the result, I think I ran a smart race given my doubts about my endurance, and even without the calf cramping up I doubt I could have done much faster.
Putting personals in another post:
Joe: Congrats on the little one! DJW - thanks, we missed the aquarium, but we did manage to squeeze in the hancock tower, navy pier, the lincoln park zoo and the field museum into marathon weekend. I'm not sure which was more tiring, the race or everything else, ha ha… Nice tempo pace and long run. Enjoy taper! Daan, good luck with the long run. I enjoy hearing about your travels.Brent, glad you are recovered. Chicago was really a great course, the crowd support was awesome! I've never tried salt tabs, but you could've salted a margarita glass on my forehead at the finish yesterday, so you may be onto something :-)Run: Awesome Race resultPiwi - Nice country roads, that looks like fun running to me, hills or no hills.Martin, I have found that even if you do relatively low milage, (i am often 20 or 30 per week) just doing this for more than a year or two continuously will give you some good gains as your body adapts.Philly: Thanks for the cheers! I am really pleased with the result. Hoping the weather gets cooler for you soon. 12 is a long way to go on the 'mill.hatulz - 8@7:15 is pretty darn good!!Turfy - an XC race sounds fun. I'd like to do one of those someday. Nice 55 mile weekMe: Taking it easy for a few days. I'm a little sore, but nothing major.
turfy - that's up there in elevation too, will that affect you, or are you used to high elevations? Big week for you, keep it up.
brent - never tried salt tablets, so can't provide input there. Best of luck in your sub 1:30 shot. Aiming for around even splits, or negative?
kiwi - haha, yeah 8PM just starts a little bit of free time to work on the house, then run! The missed week I'm sure is inconsequential. You've put in massive work, and conquered Pfitz. Almost pay out time.
hatulz - I agree..the world record marathon will go down. Maybe in a big way.
joe - glad you're getting a run or two in. I don't miss the days of random cat naps when opportunity rises, lol.
spilima - great report, I enjoyed it. You had rock solid 19-22 mile section. Unfortunate on the calf issue, but I think something like that is really unavoidable to some extent in that long of a race. Congrats again, glad you had a nice time with the family.
Did 7x800m with around 1.5 min jog recoveries, total of 10 miles yesterday late afternoon. Just perfect weather, slight breeze, cooler around 60 degrees, and not a cloud in the sky. Pushed it pretty hard, as this was my last V02 max until the race. Splits were: 2:34, 2:34, 2:26, 2:23, 2:30, 2:34, 2:27, for an average of ~2:29. It was actually headwind / tailwind, with the 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 6th being headwind, the 3rd, 4th, and 7th being tailwind. My best 800m workout to date.
splima - awesome race report and I would say from your section past half way til mile 22 you really nailed it! Huge congratulations on a very well ran full marathon and even though your calf was seizing up you didn't lose that much time per mile.
brent - you could be right, when I was 200 pounds I definitely required a lot more drink, salt and water for nutrition. On my training runs I seem to only need around half of what I did when I had an extra 20-30 pounds.
Me - Got a lot of sleep last night, hopefully we get to go home today and I can find some time for around 8 miles.
Joe Dumas - Hold the phone... you just have dropped a "I just had a kid" and "got a lot of sleep last night" in the same week. You sure you have a newborrn and didn't adopt a four year old or something?!?
DJW - I'm actually am gonna shoot for like a 1:27:30 ish pace (6:41/mi). Probably start off like 6:50-ish the first mile and see what I have. I don't know how well I'm recovered from the full, but we'll see. It's fun going into races with the confidence of "best" training ever, isn't it?
spilima - Enjoy the time off. I took about four easy days and I was itching to get back. No rush for either of us, though. After I finish my half marathon this weekend, I'm going to try to do 2-3 weeks of just consistent miles, but nothing fast or super-long. Enjoyed the race report and the pictures. Being an IT guy, I especially liked the HR data. Feel like it might be time to update to the new 220/620 Garmin when they come out. Unbelievable amount of data on those devices!
Hatulz/PK - I know that the salt tabs isn't believed in by everyone, but I have heard from enough people that are believers that I'm worth giving it a try. My experience coaching XC and running myself has taught me that different things work for different people. I'm not a firm believer that there is one way to train that works for everyone and I think the same thing works for nutrition/hydration/etc, as well. At the very least, it's something that I think iis worth a shot. At the very least, I'm out $16. But, if it actually works, I'm ecstatic.
Hi, all,
Joe: Congratulations for your baby. I hope everything goes OK for the family, including the dog, and that you can keep your marathon plans in the short term.
Spilima: What a race! I guess it's really hard to plan for a better race, even being your debut marathon and having your mileage. Nice report and I hope you recover well. I had a chance to read your interview
Turfy: Good luck in tonight's race and same for the trail HM. How did you come to that time goal on a trail half? Congratulations on a huge weekly mileage
DJW: Way to hammer those 800 intervals.
RAN: Congrats on great OA and AG placing! If that was a tempo pace, you are back.
PK: Enjoy the taper, man. You'll find a lot of time in your hands
Brent: I like that analytic approach… Good luck in the next HM. I haven't tried the tablets. My parents are both physicians and I told them that I'm cramping frequently while doing nothing, and they suggested magnesium (please note it as chronic deficiency not as an acute episode due to sweating).
Hatulz: That was a good running week and fast long run
Philly: Nice week! I hope you had fun during the weekend with your visitors.
Martin: Bummer on that hilly HM (I just checked the profile and it has 2 beasts). I guess I read even splits lead to best times, and I also think 22:20 will require you to fly on the last part of the race, and probably miss the goal. I mean, you might know your tempo pace, a touch faster than HM pace, so, if aiming for negative splits, try to put the fastest section at tempo pace. It's is not that difficult to pace.
Daan: Enjoy London and speedy recovery
Bbonnell: good work last week.
Me: Thanks for your thoughts on my slow quality run. I guess Turfy has an excellent advice. Since last post I have run:
Fri: 6.3 miles easy
Sat: 10.5 miles with 4 hill sprints. Weekly total: 37.7 miles
Sun: Soccer with kids
Mon: 12x400 @1:36 avg (sloooow) total: 7.7 miles
Tue: 5.8 miles easy
PRs: 5K: 19:50 Aug '13 10K: 42:24 Mar '13 HM: 1:28:31 Apr '14 FM: 3:14:07 May '14
brent - lol, we were still in the hospital so my wife gave in and decided to let the nursery take care of the kid for the night so other than a 30 minute period that we were awake, we were able to get some much needed rest. Tonight will probably be a totally different story, haha.
jaime - thanks, luckily no work to juggle in there also.
Me - 8 miles at easy pace, a little over 8 minutes/mile. A friend of my wife's came over so I took that opportunity to get my run in. I really want to just bust out and run marathon pace but know that I shouldn't.
Joe - I hope you got lots of sleep before the baby, now you'll dream about it, heh. You'll get used to it though, one way or another. Are you getting a jogging stroller? I guess everybody's running marathons now?
Jaime - looks like you are increasing your mileage? Good job!
Brent - sorry about that marathon, I think with different pacing you'll be easily under 3:15. Your upcoming HM should also be a sub 1:30 for sure. And yes, in the new group I'm the slow runner, there are a couple of 1:11 HM guys, a bunch of 1:14-1:16 and several 1:18-1:20, right now I can keep up with the girls.
PK - I'm expecting a sub 2:55 marathon!! No sandbagging it!
DJW - freaking fast intervals, wish I was young.
Turfy - very nice mileage! I think a few guys in the new running group may go to that XC race, at least they mentioned it as a possibility.
spilima - congrats on that marathon, I also found the HR data very interesting. That calf sounded very painful, ouch, ouch, ouch, I'm glad you were able to keep going.
RAN - Nice mileage for the week, sounds like things are getting back to normal.
Hatulz - good job on the mileage!
Me - Nothing much, 8.8 miles at 7:30 average pace with the new group. One of the 1:14 HM guys was there and his definition of easy pace is a little different to mine, after a couple of miles at 7:20 and then two at 7:05 I was glad when he turned to go back home and I was able to slow down a notch. Last couple of weeks I managed 55mpw but the legs are still not feeling that strong. I'm thinking a heavy diet of hills and some tempos should help get them get chirpier.
Joe - definitely see you with a jogging stroller! Glad you are getting some rest in. Sleepless nights will be a normality unfortunately. Unless you somehow get very lucky. I have heard of infants sleeping all through the night, but that's kind of rare. I was up about 3 times per night with my youngest.
kiwi - I bet that will feel awesome after your last 17 miler. Just some dinky little 10 milers or so for taper? I too have one more hard run, and that's the tempo on Thursday, but only 10.5 miles total (short for you). After that, it's all 6, 7, and 8 milers at easy pace, and even a 4 in there next week.
brent - I think I'll agree with kiwi on this one, I'd suggest going out at around 1:29, or even closer to 1:30 pace, and see what happens. I'm not sure you can judge much from the first mile, as it's always so easy from adrenaline and such, and is often overdone.
jaime - you've been getting some solid runs in, keep it up.
angel - yeah 7:20 and faster is not exactly easy. I've been 8 min/mile or so for almost all of my easy and long runs.
8 miles at 8:08 avg last night.
DJW / PK - I hear what you are saying that I should just run 1:29 pace and see what happens, but I honestly think that I'm in better shape than that right now. I ran 1:31 9 weeks ago on a hilly course in warm weather. This race is literally one of the fastest courses I can imagine (other than having a few too many turns) and it looks to be perfect weather for me. I'm basing this partially on my 2008 races, as well. I ran the same half marathon in warm weather in 1:33 in August and turned around in September and ran a 1:07 10 miler (6:42/mi) in September. I know based on workouts, etc. that I'm in better shape that I was then and I know I'm a 10x better runner in cold weather than hot (supposed to be 38 degrees with no wind).
I'm also basing this a little on a guy I know... he's a bigger guy like myself (actually, he's bigger than I am) - he has the exact same marathon PR as me (3:24). Last year, he ran the August half in 1:31 and came back to run just under 1:26 in the cooler weather and faster course. I ran the half this year in 1:31 and ran a 3:24 half. I don't think I'm going to run in the 1:25s like he did, but going out at 6:50-ish pace and then running 6:40s doesn't seem at all scary to me.
I could be proven way wrong, but I don't think my 1:31 PR is a real accurate description of my fitness this year. It's just been one of those years where everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. I was in really good shape in February/March, then I had my week in the hospital that affected my May/June races. Then I ran three halfs in July/August/September that we all some combination of warm and hilly.
BTW - if I come on here on Saturday afternoon talking about how I "blowed up," you can completely say I told you so...
Angel - I'm hoping to follow the Angel school of progression where I just consistently run a boatload of miles over the next 11.5 months to get to the point where I can maintain that pace for a full.
Joe - Take advantage of that nursery or anyone that wants to help anytime you can. I can't believe you are managing to get runs in still. You are the man!
Jamiegu - Another reason that I didn't get into here for trying the salt tablets is because they also contain potassium. Having had two cardiac arrests in 2001/2005, I know that it's always something I'm slightly at risk for. After the first one, I had a potassium level of zero which is something that can cause a cardiac arrest or can be the result of having had a cardiac arrest. Figured that it wouldn't hurt to have a little extra potassium while I run just because I really don't want to go down that road again.
Me - Actually have been running back to normal this week. Woke up early Mon/Tue to get in 6 and 7 (along w/ 2 miles running around a soggy XC meet on Monday). Planning on hopping into some threshold work probably with our varsity girls tonight as I don't think I can hang with any of the guys paces... Feel completely recovered from my marathon other than a slight twinge in my left hammy. I've been massaging it. I'll probably roll it out tonight and hope I'm better by Saturday. If it bugs me on Saturday, I'm just going to schedule some days off or real slow running just to try to get it better.
Me - Continuing on the recovery. I actually did about 1-2 miles of "running" chasing around kids at a cross country meet yesterday. The big muscles in the legs were recovered, but all those little tendons/ligaments/etc were a little tender. The XC meet was 4 hrs away (yuck!), so I spent a big chunk of the trip home really massaging my legs. Seems to have worked! Today, I feel almost back to normal. I'm still going to continue my week of doing very little. In fact, I even ate lunch at McDonald's today. In 3 years of working at my current job, I've never once grabbed McDonalds. I figure I'm in "who cares" mode this week. It's probably a good thing for me to take that attitude every once in a while.
I call this "Fat Kid Week", and it is my favorite week of the training cycle.
Me: Went to a wedding last week which cut into my mileage a bit - did some trail running at the "Bachelorhood Memorial 5k" with the groom the morning of, but the real killer was the traffic adding hours the drive and killing motivation when I got home. Also had done some hills earlier in the week - went to the hill expecting to 8, got to the hill and remembered how big it was, did 6.
Jaime- It is a fairly rough estimate, but this is what I did. Used the elevation map and wrote down the elevation gain for each mile. Then I wrote down the percent incline for each mile. About 50ft = 1% 100ft = 2% and so on. Then I calculated the time loss for each mile based on the percent incline. 1% incline = about 12 seconds lossed for a 6 minute miler 2% = 24 seconds... I did this for each mile and then added the time up and got 1:22. I added an extra minute just to give myself some more leeway. And I came up with 1:23. It is just a rough estimate, but that is how I arrived at that number. Great week of running from you.
Angel- Thanks. I know its low compared to you big dogs, but I'll get there eventually. Yeah, the XC race in December should be really fun. Lots of long hills though. Good idea on hitting the hills. After last nights race I have realized I need to do even more. Hope your legs get back to 100%.
DJW- That's pretty much the elevation around here, so I really don't see it being an issue. Excellent VO2 max session. Man, that is so fast. I can't wait to start doing more speed stuff later on in my block.
PK- Yeah, I joined Central Oregon Running Klub. They have a lot of stuff going on including this XC race series that I am doing now. Good luck on your last 17 miler. Your dedication to that marathon training program has really been inspiring. That's a lot of physical and mental work.
Last nights XC race was really cool. Really, the best part was meeting some really great people. I did some cool down laps with the local XC coach who was super nice and I met local pro's Ryan Bak and Max King. The race was on a golf course and was really hilly. We raced two laps and it was only a total of 2.2 miles. I finished 5th placed at a pace of 6:09. I haven't seen the results, but I was at the tail end of the lead group. Maybe 10 seconds off first. I felt pretty good about the race, but realized I need to do some intense hill work in the future. My legs felt good but I was breathing pretty hard. Now just kind of a mini taper for Sundays Half.
Hatulz- yeah that 90%+ humidity sucks. That's funny, "like running inside a pot." When it's hot and humid here, I call it running in soup. Nice solid week. I can see you being around 1:25/1:26 at least on your next HM if you keep your mileage up. You almost ran sub 1:30 off of less than 30 mpw. You and turfy have a ton of innate ability. I read that also about kimmeto, the other thing is that in his debut marathon, he "lost" by 1 second to his mentor mutai, but they say he let mutai win out of respect.
Joe- congrats on the new runner! That's a great run off of such broken sleep. I'd be dog tired.
Djw- yeah I agree, we are starting to look around. If we can't get transferred overseas, we'll look into san fran/Denver/DC,etc for our next move in a year or so. Nice week, 2 weeks to go! Great job on the 800s, but what else do we expect from you?
Turfy- yeah 40 is a nice number that I can do on 4-5 days. Much better than doing only 20-ish on vacation. That HM sounds beastly, 1:23 is fast! Nice job on the XC race, sounds fun.
Brent- true, def had quite bit a of quality in that 40 plus some easy runs. Keep that hammy nice and loose with some heat/massage. Spring marathon sounds awesome, your training is all adding up together. Good luck on the sub 1:30. As for watches, I pre-ordered the 620, that thing looks sweet!
Pk- yeah the weather has been strange. Lately it's been in the 70s with lows in the high 50s, but it's been constant rain and humidity. The majority of your work has been put in, def continue to get some quality but also begin to get some rest in.
Run- another solid week!
Spilima- great race report. I followed your race live and you ran solid splits, nice and consistent. Sorry about the calf, but glad it didn't completely wipe you out. You still ran solid afterwards. Great job again! Congrats on the PR! Rest up, be sure to massage/foam roll the kinks out.
Jaime- thanks. Yes it was nice having guests. I had to work Saturday-Monday but we went out to dinner and drinks every evening, but still got my Saturday and Monday runs in. glad they're gone though, b/c we throw a big Halloween party every year and it takes about 2 weeks to set up things, so that's what we're doing now. Don't worry about the paces too much, they'll drop soon enough, very solid runs/week.
Angel- glad to see you back posting here. Man those guys are fast, but you're pretty damn fast yourself!
Me- Monday did 8 easy pace around 7:53/mi outside, it was soupy that day, 84F and 62% humidity. Lots of hills on the run, which I know I need to start doing again on my easy runs. Yesterday was the dreaded 3x2mi @10k effort. We usually do this on the track, but got kicked out so it was a road interval day.
Goal pace on the 2mi intervals was 6:20-6:24/mi
8.5 miles total avg: 7:04/mi (1mi warm up, 0.5mi cool down)
12:31.7 (6:14.4/6:17.3 Avg: 6:15.85/mi)
12:26.5 (6:13.5/6:13 Avg: 6:13.25/mi)
12:37.7 (6:23.2/6:13.5 Avg: 6:18.85/mi)
Avg: 12:31.97 (6:15.98/mi)
The first interval wasn't too bad, saw I was going to fast so slowed on the 2nd mile. The second interval I just went by effort. The final interval I went out slower than I wanted, but picked up on the 2nd mile. I feel i could've done the 3rd interval faster. Pleased with the workout overall.
Legs are a bit tired today, but will likely try to get out and do an easy 4-5 miles later today.
Turfy - nice 5th place and oh so close to first!
brent - thanks! Did you get my submission email a couple weeks ago on your interview questions. I have the Daniels book that I checked out from the library, won't really get into the book until after Sunday though.
philly - my wife is extremely supportive of my hobbies, the baby and her friends and our neighbors are supportive of us as well. One neighbor mowed our lawn even.
Me - 8 miles today at what felt like a really easy pace of 8:10/mile while wife's friend was over visitting. Just started off slow and tried to stay that way the whole run. Last night was first night at home with baby and Nathaniel is awesome! He slept a lot, and 3 hours at a time so I got around 7 hours of sleep. Plan on taking tomorrow off, 6 on friday easy when I pick up packet, 4 on saturday at easy pace and then Sunday is my marathon. I plan on going out with the 3:05 group and staying with them the whole race. I know that just how the course is laid out that we will probably cross the 13.1 mark (where they have a second start line to get you motivated) will be around 1:31 - 1:32 and run the second half a little slower than the first.
Splima: Awesome job on the full.
Jamie: Thanks. You have been putting in some great runs. keep it up.
Angel: Thanks and great to see you back.
PK: You might not know what to do once you hit the taper part after running all those miles lol.
Tuesday: am run: 6.05 miles @ average pace of 8:42. Legs were tired and sore. Probably DOMS from the race Saturday.pm run: 4.18 miles @ average pace of 8:15. Legs felt better near the end of the run
Today: Very seldom do I forget to set my alarm before I go to bed. Last night was one of those times.7.08 miles @ average pace of 8:21 after work.
I was 17th place out of 450 runners.
A decent pic of me from the race lol:
brent - an aggressive approach could be the way to go, you know your limits better than we do. Some easy running until then sounds right.
lfp - kind of ironic to run a bachelorhood memorial with a groom...or was that the intention?
turfy - nice job on the mini race. Best of luck in what sounds like a severely tough course this weekend.
philly - nice workout. I see you do longer intervals often. My longest is 1600m, but perhaps I should throw in some 3200s or 2 milers. I've also always lacked in hill work.
joe - that's a hell of a plan to PR in both the half and full in the same race! Truly hope you do it.
RAN - nice pics. You look tall and slender. Were you late to work? I know that feeling when you open your eyes, and just know something isn't right...and you look at the clock and it's an hour later than when you normally wake up. Knock on wood I haven't done that in quite a while.
Kiwi - Yeah this week is not much of a taper, the 2 quality workouts remain, and I even pushed harder than normal for the 800s. I plan on my last 10k tempo tonight. Really the only thing that makes this week different is it's 10 miles less (basically cutting a couple easy runs and the long run short), and that's it. Next week which is race week is the real taper. Hammer out your 10k trial, that will be one tough effing run by yourself.
8 miles at 8:07 last night.
Joe- man those do sound like some great neighbors. Best of luck on the full, a BQ would be a rockin' time!
Run- great job on the race again. Nice pictures too.
Pk- good luck on the trial, I hope to be able to get my PR that far under 40 in a few years, let alone just a time trial.
Djw- yeah the plan calls for longer ones, those 2 milers were the longest though, but lots of mile and 1.5 mile intervals. I really worried about them b/c of the duration of "pain" but just easing up about 15 seconds/mi helps quite a bit. And it's a big confidence booster for my tempos even if I don't hit them. Another 8 easy for you.
me- I was up in the air about running yesterday. It was raining all day up until 4pm. But the high was only 63 so I had to get out and run. Did 6 easy @7:43 pace. I know much faster than "recovery pace" but I checked my HR and I averaged 140 bpm with a max of 144, so it was in the recovery zone. Amazing what a almost 30 degree drop can do. Best easy run I've had in forever. Tempo later today on tired legs, still a bit of a cold front, high around 78 or so.
DJW - Maybe I'm being naive here, but I really am hoping it's not an aggressive approach. Just based on my workouts, it feels like that's where I'm at. Guess I'll find out for sure in a few days, though, huh? What are you planning on going out in for your half next weekend?
RAN - Those Nike Streaks are my favorite shoes that I have. I really wanted to wear them for my marathon and half, but I developed some big holes in the side mesh of both shoes about a month ago. I bought them for like $35 on runningwarehouse and didn't realize how much I loved them (I wish I would've bought 5 pairs!)
Joe Dumas - Good luck on the 3:05. I'll be rooting hard for you! Glad to hear everything is going well with the little guy! Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see any email submission from you. I searched my email and didn't see anything. Any chance you can resend?
PK - Haha... I've definitely overdone the recovery according to that book. I did 24 last week and I'm already at 30 for this week. I probably wouldn't have been so high this week if I didn't have this half planned. If I'm still feeling sore after the half, I may take a mellow week or two after this. 10k solo time trial sounds like a brutal proposition. You are crazy, man!
Philly - I just dropped $190 on my NBA League Pass, so I don't know how I'm going to convince my wife I need a $450 watch (in addition to the 3-4x/yr $100 shoes, race fees, etc.) This might be one of those wishing for an Amazon gift card for birthday/Xmas,etc before I can get it down to a reasonable amount. Solid job on that 3x2 mile workout. You really excel at the long intervals. Nice to hear the temperature is coming down. I'm blown away at how much easier 6:40-6:50 pace feels at 40-50 degrees compared to 70-80 (nevermind your 100 degreees).
Turfy - Sounds like a fun race. Isn't Max King like the hill climbing champ? I saw Ryan Bak in a documentary about the 2004 US Trials (Five Thousand Meters). He seemed like a cool guy. Good luck in your half on Sunday. Hope I finish within about 10 minutes of your time!
LFP - Fat kid week... love that. I definitely enjoyed Fat Kid week.
Me - Weather for my half on Saturday is looking maybe a little colder and a little windier than I was hoping for. Temp is looking between 33-36 with a little bit of wind (they are predicting about 13 mph average which is the same as last year's race).
Yesterday, I wound up running about 10 miles total. I did 1 mile measuring a loop for our XC team and then 4 x a mile rest with a group of girls. It was a touch above my threshold pace, but actually was a really good, easy workout for me coming off of my marathon recovery. Wound up running 3 miles with my wife/daughter (who was running between telephone poles) really slow before supper, as well.
Brent- the Pfitz recovery is just a guide but for me been my first I need some guidance. Ive heard that although your muscles feel ok the ligaments and tendons take longer to recover.
Philly- cooler weather running will seem so easy for you now and all that hard work through summer in the heat will reap rewards.
DJW- one week for a half is a perfect taper for someone running 60mpw. My time trial was a ripper see below.
Yeah baby I did it 36:44.
Got to the track at 10am after doing some jobs. The usual no one there except the guy on the mower in the middle and a 90 year old lady with a walking frame on wheels in lane 6 haha ( I kid you not )
I ran a 3000m warmup in the time it took for the old lady to do one lap although she may have set a world record for all I know !
I wrote all my splits on my hand in black pen for 3:40/km which would give me a 36:40 10 000m. My previous best 10k road race is 36:59 june 2012 so anything under 37 mins would be great.
Off I went kinda windy headwind/tailwind every 200m bit of a pain adjusting all the time. Through 5000m in 18:20 exactly but already hurting some. 6000m in 22 mins flat perfect but paincaving already.
7000m I started to lose time only 5 secs but I could feel myself struggling. 8000m again losing time but I knew I only had 2k to go and muscled out the last 2 kms to get back on track and finished in 36:44.
So this was a 10 000m not a 10k roadrace but Im claiming it as a 10 000m PR and it gives me some reward for the work Ive put in this year.
Things in my favour were obviously a perfect running surface.
Things against me, no adrenalin, no support, no competitors, medals, internet bragging rights !
It was hard and its a lonely place doing a time trial but it shows mental toughness to complete one in a good time.
Here is my high tech split sheet
PK: Thanks and they are the Nike Streaks. And like Brent I got them cheap on Running Warehouse. I really like them. Awesome job on the 10k time trial. A lot of people wish they could run that time in a race lol.
DJW: I wasn't late for work thank goodness. I woke up around 6:30 and thought cool I have 30 minutes left so I laid back down and said wait what 6:30. Crap I missed my chance to run before work.
Philly: Thanks. Hope the tempo run goes well.
Brent: I also wish I would have bought another pair.
am run: 6.06 miles @ average pace of 8:31pm run: 4.17 miles @ average pace of 7:35
PK - Awesome job on that 10000m, that's crazy fast for a solo trial. You saw that the prediction is nicely under 2:55 for a marathon right? The hills might be a problem, but I thought since Snell and all the other Lydiard runners all kiwis did a lot of hills, right?. I think you'll get the 2:55, you are faster than me and have been running a lot more mileage (I only averaged 50mpw for 12 weeks with three weeks at 60mpw).
RAN - Very nice doubles!
Brent - you've rebounded back very fast from that marathon, nice mileage. The temperatures for that race sound ideal, although wind is always a killer.
Philly - nice pace for an easy run, have fun with the tempo.
DJW - What are you shooting for that HM, sub 1:18?
Joe - Looking forward to your marathon RR.
Turfy - Some of the fast guys (1:11 HM) are going to that XC Championship and some others wanted to put together a Masters Men 50+ team and my name was proposed by I miss the age minimum by a couple of month. My current mileage is not that mighty, just 42 mpw average for the year.
Me - 12 trail miles yesterday and 6.5 road ones this morning.
Philly - I bet 60s feels like freezing compared to what you're used to. Enjoy that cold front while it lasts. Hope the tempo went well.
brent - the pace you've picked may very well be perfect for you, I truly hope it is. That is a bit on the cold side for a race, but still manageable. Maybe just a longer warm up?
brent / Angel - my plan (barring any unforseen changes) is to go out at 5:52 / mile which is ultimately goal pace of 1:16:59.
kiwi - that's just a stellar 10,000m! To PR without the extra motivations and benefits of race day is crazy. Way to push through the pain. Nice cheat sheet too. I see you've added that as a shiny new part of your signature.
I did my last hard run, which will also be my longest run, until race day, 9 days out now. 10.5 total miles, with 10k of 35:47 (about 5:46 / mile, or 3:35 / km). It was quite hard, and certainly faster than HMP, but a good confidence booster going into the race with a goal pace of 5:52.
Splima - Thanks for the race report. Nice job getting it done when it got tough.
Brent - Good luck this weekend. You have the fitness. Hopefully, you've had some good recovery since the marathon.
Piwi - I love your description, "It was hard and its a lonely place.." Def takes mental toughness to put yourself in the pain cave like that and stick it out.
Philly/Hatulz - I also pre-ordered the 620. I've had the 610 since it came out Mar/April 2011. It's been solid. No issues. Little brother will get it as a hand me down when I get my 620. While the 610 has been solid, Garmin def listened and fixed its shortcomings. The two things I'm most happy about are the proper waterproofing (finally) and WiFi. The satellite preload is also nice even though I never wait more than a minute or two.
Me - I'm no longer in London. I got 3 runs while I was there. All ~8k and ~5:00/km. The cooler temps (7-10C) are incredible. To be able to just breathe and not overheat. Anyway, I'm now in Amsterdam until Tuesday. Apparently, the Amsterdam Marathon is this weekend. I happened to book a hotel that is practically on part of the course (Vondelpark). There are runners everywhere. I can't wait to go for a run. The atmosphere is charged up! Running here is always a pleasure, race or not. The temps are cool and the scenery amazing. My hammy is much better. I still haven't returned to full mileage or added any tempo runs, but I'm getting there slowly which is better than nothing at all.


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Here are my terrible ten. Nine of them are from the third season, I'm afraid.
10. WINK OF AN EYE: too conceptually similar to BY ANY OTHER NAME.
9. ALL OUR YESTERDAYS: no interior shots of the Enterprise.
8. LET THAT BE YOUR LAST BATTLEFIELD: Gorshin runs like Pee Wee Herman. He should be more intimidating.
7. IN TRUTH THERE IS NO BEAUTY: I'm not a fan of distorted nose cams, even if it's Diana Muldaur.
6.THE CLOUD MINDERS: Unexplained ventriloquism from Kirky.
5. THE MARK OF GIDEON: A strange message which I interpreted as pro-disease. The cramped nameless Gideonites can die, and best of all, Odona is saved from the very same disease. Couldn't the population be relocated by Starfleet?
4. AND THE CHILDREN SHALL LEAD: Ultra-wussy Scotty.
3. METAMORPHOSIS: Even if you spell it right, it's really quite atrocious. Digitize James Cromwell into it....
2. REQUIEM FOR METHUSELAH: Out-borings METAMORPHOSIS, plus it thinks we won't recognize M-5 again.
1.THE EMPATH: Twelve minutes of Kirky and Spocko waiting impotently behind a pink force field. And forty seconds of Shatner's enema-commercial close-ups coupled with sensitive music more appropriate for an Ivory Soap advertisement.
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I've always thought that a lot of teenagers these days seem to think that the slightest bit of upset or distress in their lives can be classified as depression. I always kind of think to myself depression is when for six months you can't live with yourself not for two days you feel bad because of some stupid event. I also think that the pharmaceutical industry has been quick to jump on this trying to sell you every pill under the sun, as well as the psychiatric industry who are very quick to tell you that you're in dire need of therapy.
I guess my question is, at what point do you consider deep sadness to be depression. Does it have to be a strict chemical imbalance or can it be caused by a major upset. Does it have to be for an extended period of time and does it have to be a certain intensity of sadness. I'm very interested to see how many people would agree with my viewpoint on this one, it seems the vast majority of people wouldn't.
Also, have you ever (or do you still) consider yourself to have suffered from depression and if so, did you take any steps to get help or did you suffer in silence.
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When diagnosing any sort of mental illness, doctors use a very decisive, and very simple method. Is your sadness effecting your ability to function in the world? Can you hold down a job, can you eat and sleep, can you maintain relationships?
But, then again depression is really just a term. You don't have to be near catatonic to get prescribed medication. So, as with all psychology, the answer is very subjective, it varies from person to person. I always ask myself, is it too much for me to deal with myself? And the answer hasn't been no yet, thankfully.
The entire issue is a matter of perspective; it's all about the way you, personally, perceive it. Bad things are bound to happen to everyone, but it's the way that you deal with those things that make you who you are.
Personally I'm Bipolar so I guess it's mainly due to chemical in balances, nothing like jumping from one high to another to make the day interesting. Again personally I refuse most, if any, pills they'd prescribe me on the pure fact that the more you need to sustain yourself the less you become yourself. Obviously not the best choice of action but it helps me keep a sense of independence.
I have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, one of the symptoms of which is depression, so yeah, I've definitely dealt with depression. I think we do over use the word 'depression' in our day-to-day lives a lot: I think there's a difference between having a stressful week and feeling kind of down and not being able to get washed or dressed or leave the house because even lying down feels too difficult.
I agree with Cody, that when diagnosing depression or anything other mental health disorder, it's usually based directly on how much it effects your day-to-day life. If you're still able to function and go to school/work/maintain relationships/get pleasure out of life then you don't really have depression even if you're having some bad days. On the other hand, I think a lot of people don't really learn the names for emotions very well, so it can be difficult to figure out what you're actually feeling. When I was in therapy, we went through the names of different kinds of emotions so I could figure out what I was really feeling: for example, I would say "I feel scared" all the time, when I would really mean "I feel nervous" or "I feel panicked" or "I feel overwhelmed", but I didn't know all those words so I just said "I'm scared" all the time. I think it can be a little like that when we're talking about depression: we may be feeling sad or lost or frightened or overwhelmed or all sorts different things, but it can be hard to figure it out or name those things, so we just say we're depressed because that word seems to cover all the bad feelings. I don't think that's necessarilly a bad thing, but I think that definition of depressed is different from the medical definition of depressed.
To answer the question "when do you consider deep sadness to be depression" I would say that those are different things. For example, I've had some pretty bad things happen which caused me to have PTSD, and I'm still really sad about those things. But I'm very functional at the moment: I'm studying for exams and going out and taking regular exercise and eating a regular diet, all of which are big steps for me. I wouldn't say I'm really depressed any more, because when I was I didn't leave the house, or eat food normally, or sleep or even try and do anything with my life. So I think you can still be sad without being depressed. I would say depression eats away at your life until you can't do anything, whereas sadness is something that's part of life, even if it's a bad part.
downtrip is pretty much just when things just sucks,
well nothing gone right in my life, but i guess i could function, i meen its in the human nature to try to survive, i have just come to a point where i am questioning if its worth to life a bad life just to die later.
Well, I'm 14. For me, depression and happiness aren't moods. They're states of being. When one is asked to define the opposite of happy, they often say "sad." I think this is untrue. Sadness isn't necessarily the absence of happiness, though it comes very close... but depression is. When someone is happy, it doesn't mean they've had a good day or anything like that. It means they're satisfied with how their life is, constantly, even if something little goes wrong. Someone can be sad and still be happy with their life in general.
I've had to think about this before. I was never clinically diagnosed, but I do believe that I once suffered from depression - the absence of happiness. Completely. I had a few good moments, but otherwise, my life was just a big ball of suck, despite the fact I had everything going for me. A couple months ago, actually. From the seventh grade (2008) until last... November? It started out really small, but it became this unstoppable, invincible force in my life around late 2009. I was always sad. Nothing had any meaning. My life was devoid of... life. I still sometimes feel sort of empty, but it's a different kind of empty (feeling too small in comparison to the rest of the history of the world, as opposed to nothing at all). Having felt that quality of suck personally, I've changed my outlook on life. Not consciously, but it's changed, nevertheless. I can't go back to the time when euphoria was an everyday thing, but that doesn't mean I can't be happy anymore. Is this the world through the eyes of an adult? Or a scholar? I've always been a rapid thinker, but lately it's come to my attention that being as smart as I am isn't normal. The ability to analyze everything for the truth, to find every single flaw, is my ultimate downfall. I couldn't see God. Can't. I couldn't see anything... relevant. Nothing to live for, because I mean, everything we as humans assign meaning--wealth, love, fame--in actuality, doesn't mean a fucking thing in the bigger picture. I can't really explain it further than that, and no one with a healthy hormone balance is ever going to understand, though this might make sense to someone who's felt the same way before, or even now. I thought about suicide, but I never actually thought about committing suicide; they're two very different things. I'm not brave enough to kill myself, but back then, suicide didn't seem... unappealing. While I wasn't keen on completely ending my life just because it fucking sucked, I was curious about what comes after. That still scared me, though. So I told my parents.
Yeah, they freaked out. I kind of regret telling them, but I kind of don't. They told every authority figure under the sun about it because they thought it would do something, but it didn't. Ha ha. My mom called my pediatrician. He asked for the names of the medications I was on, so she told him I was on Loestrin Fe 24, a type of 28-day birth control. Not because I'm a whore and actually need the birth control aspect of the birth control, but I had a lot of acne and an extremely irregular period, so it evened that out. I was told to stop taking it. I don't know if it actually did anything or if it was one of those flour-pill-disguised-as-Advil-type scenarios, but I've been happier. A lot happier, actually. I'll always be somewhat sad because of my intelligence quotient, but I'm okay with that. Now I just have to come to terms with my relative insignificance. I'm still waiting for the acne to come back. Yadda yadda.
To actually answer your question, depression sneaks up on you. It can't be defined, because usually the definitions come from people that have never been depressed. To me, it's an all-consuming state of being that will stick with you for the rest of your life. You feel it once, it'll stay with you, to different degrees of severity. But it can be different for other people. If someone feels like they've been depressed before, you can't easily sway them from the idea that they have no idea what depression is. Kind of like how people are allowed to check whichever box they want under the "ethnicity" category--if you say you're black, you can be black, and no one save you is ever going to know whether or not you're telling the truth, but they have to believe you because they'll never actually know. Same goes for depression. I feel strongly that I've been depressed before, but maybe I haven't. Maybe it's just something that all teenagers go through and I'm being extremely dramatic about it, but I doubt it. Medicine to treat depression is a whole other essay from me, so I'm going to cut this schpiel off now.
Nothing to live for, because I mean, everything we as humans assign meaning--wealth, love, fame--in actuality, doesn't mean a fucking thing in the bigger picture.
No truer words have been spoken. Perhaps happiness is just the act of deluding yourself, of ignoring the sad, even depressing things in life, or even the fundamental and resulting sadness finiteness of life.
I don't know, I don't want to make claims I can't support, or pretend I understand what you're going through, or have felt what you did, because I don't and haven't. But I just think you seem like a really cool person, and really deep thinker. :)
there isa difference between being depressed and suffering from depression.
if you suffer from depression, you have a mental illness, but if myou are depressed, you are just upset for an extended period of time.
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Members of the Hales Corners Historical Society are hard at work organizing the annual plant sale. This event has been going on for 28 years now, with many of the original organizers and workers still on board. Priscilla Riebs, who started the sale in 1981, is working with Audrey Reineck and Maryann Lindberg, who will be take over next year.
The plants are coming from the same two nurseries that have provided them for the last few years. Shady Lane Nurseries in Menomonee Falls provides the bedding plants, patio pots, and impatiens pouches. Edgewood Greenhouses in Mukwonago is responsible for the geraniums and hanging baskets.
Every year brings new or improved varieties. Petunias now are less leggy and more rain tolerant, and pinching them back is no longer an issue. Yellow was the new color a few years ago, and now it has been joined by lavender. Waterfall Mix blends pink, rose, dark purple, and white, while Nautical Mix features all shades of blue, plus lavender and white. Of course there are the old stand-bys as well. Prices are holding steady, and customers need not take any plants that don't suit them. They may substitute, exchange, or get a refund.
Order forms will be available at the Hales Corners Library on April 1, or at the Historical Society meeting on April 8th. Those who have ordered previously will have a form mailed or hand-delivered to them. Orders are due May 1, and may be returned to the library, or to committee members or sellers. The plant pickup site is the James R. Ryan Building, which is the Hales Corners Village Hall, between Wednesday, May 20, and Saturday, May 23. The order form has full details, and also offers planting tips.
This is the Hales Corners Historical Society's major fundraiser, and it helps to fund the Summer Kitchen, the Ben Hunt Cabin, the archives, the photography project, walking tours, and other needs.
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Welcome to Helios, the premier Palm Springs resort and clothing-optional get-away where the gay lifestyle is celebrated, the masculine form venerated and all-male nudity strongly encouraged. Named in honor of the Greek sun god, whose huge and breathtaking statue became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, we at Helios strive to provide you with new wonders to marvel at in our modern gay world … As you pass through our gates, you'll be transported to a beautifully landscaped and very private playground – a virtual Eden filled with sun-soaked, scenic views and more than one hunky Adam or sexy Steve ready to slip out of his speedo. With our friendly and unobtrusive staff always on hand to cater to your (almost) every need, we guarantee you will feel pampered and absolutely right at home with us – whether you're here for a hot encounter, a romantic escape or maybe both.
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April 8, 2015
Houston's housing market rallied in March after a one-month slide that many expected to be the beginning of a cooling-off period.
Sales of single-family homes across the area jumped 3.8 percent last month compared with the same time a year ago, and early indications show the market continuing its upswing, the Houston Association of Realtors reported Wednesday.
The increase followed February's 6.6 percent decline – the first significant sales drop since last spring.
"Right now it's still blowing and going," said Toni Nelson, director, strategic initiatives, for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene.
Nelson said there's still pent-up demand from buyers who haven't been able to find homes because of low inventory or high prices. She thinks the softness in February could have been weather-related.
"I think people who lost out last year are trying to get a house before interest rates go up," Nelson said.
Still, the collapse in oil prices has forced cutbacks at major oil companies and the Houston economy is facing a much slower year for job growth, which is closely tied to home sales.
Through the first three months of the year, sales were flat compared with the same period in 2014.
Ronnie Matthews of RE/MAX Legends said an abundance of rain earlier in the year definitely affected buyer traffic.
"It's hard to tell how much is oil-related and how much is weather-related," he said.
Supply levels remain historically low and need to grow to satisfy future demand, said Nancy Furst, the realty association's chairwoman.
"It could take the remainder of this year to begin approaching what we consider a 'balanced market,' which is typically a five- to six-month supply of homes," Furst said in a statement.
The recent strong activity looks to continue into next month. Pending sales on single-family homes were up 32 percent at the end of March, suggesting there will be another increase to report once the April numbers are tallied.
Housing demand in March was strongest for properties priced between $150,000 and $250,000. Sales in the high end of the market also improved after experiencing their first decline in many months in February. That propelled the median price – the figure at which half the homes sold for more and half for less – nearly 9 percent to $208,000 in March.
Townhouse and condominium sales shot up 13.8 percent. The median price, however dropped 8.1 percent to $142,500.
Overall, buyers closed on 6,232 single-family homes in March, according to the association, which tracks properties sold through the Multiple Listing Service throughout Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery counties, as well as parts of Brazoria, Galveston, Waller and Wharton counties.
Buyer demand offset a 7.3 percent increase in new listings in March.
Months of inventory, the estimated time it would take to sell all of the active listings based on the previous 12 months of sales, increased only fractionally to a 2.8-month supply.
While Matthews said he has seen fewer relocation buyers than he did a year ago, values are holding up.
"I think this year it's going to be a leveling off and a more even market between buyers and sellers," he said.]]>
Veteran real estate agent Ronnie Matthews of the Ronnie and Cathy Matthews team at RE/MAX Legends talked with the Chronicle recently and shared some insights to help participants on both sides navigate the sales process.]]>
Keep in mind, FIRST IMPRESSIONS WILL MAKE OR BREAK A SALE! The majority of buyers establish their first impression of your home within sixty seconds of arriving at your home. Your goal is to provide an inviting, clean, and maintained appearance. Stand at your curb and evaluate your home and yard to determine if the front elevation needs enhancing. Be sure to remove pine needles and leaves from the roof and gutters, repaint dull mailboxes, polish or refinish the front door and coach lights, pressure wash mildewed/dirty brick and sidewalks, pull weeds, and add fresh mulch and seasonal color.
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—Place a welcome sign in the garden or mat at the front door that welcomes buyers into your home. Consider a festive door wreath or add interest to landscape with colorful flowers or park bench.
— Remove photos of your family. This allows buyer to envision themselves in the home.
—Incorporate key colors (brown, black, red). Accent with placemats, lampshades, rugs, table runners, pillows, throws to add color to make a room more vibrant and inviting.
—Softly playing easy listening or jazz music and/or baking cookies can trigger positive emotions in Buyers.
—Remove excess furniture and clutter. Evaluate each room.
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—Add impact pieces, accessories, greenery, silk trees, pillows and large wall décor to enhance each room and make it inviting to prospective Buyers.]]>
When it comes to selling a home "less is more." Keep in mind that nothing eats the equity in your home more than clutter!
Leave the lights on during a showing and open blinds wherever possible to let the natural light pour in! Turn on all lamps and ceiling fans (not overhead lights).
When staging your home to sell, it must be immaculate~beyond the way you would normally keep your home for day to day living. Keep in mind, you only have one chance to make a first impression and it only takes 1 Buyer!
Staging your home involves packaging your home so that it appeals to a larger number of potential home buyers. If a home buyer has an aversion to the wall color of your home, for example, it may be difficult for that buyer to imagine your home as their own. Appeal to the masses with soft cappuccino/beige tones to your walls.
No cigarette smoke. Eliminate any cooking smells with lightly scented plug-ins or soft fragrance.
A home with dated furniture and fixtures is a turnoff to potential home buyers. Remember that Buyers typically narrow their home search to about 2-3 homes before deciding on just one. A staged home outshines the competition by trumping up your home's decor to give it the "WOW" factor Buyers crave!]]>
If you are selling a home, then you've obviously been on the other side of the process as a home buyer. Think back to your home buying experience. Try to recall the difference between the homes you thought were "just okay" and the homes that made you say "wow!" Professional home staging will make an impact and can help you turn your "okay" house into a "WOW" house.
· Staging forces you to think like a buyer. When you set out to prepare and stage your home for the market, look at your home as if you were a buyer. Evaluating each room with a critical eye will help you put all in perspective.
· Staging forces you to organize and de-clutter. Remove all newspapers, bills, clutter, personal photos, cosmetics, curling irons, refrigerator magnets, calendars, etc. When you stage your home; think ahead to that exciting new home you are getting! This will create a positive mindset and jump start the packing process for your move.
· Staging gives you marketing edge & increases likelihood of a sale! When selling your home, you must do everything within your power to increase your chances of selling. Elbow grease, squeaky clean homes and great décor helps sell your home quickly.
· Staging reduces the home's time on market. Absolutely when you put in the extra effort to stage your home effectively up front, you will move closer to a quick sale. Anyone who has sold a home before can attest to the fact that the least time the home is on the market, the better. This is especially important if you will be paying two mortgages until the home sells (as is the case when you buy a new home before selling your existing home).
· Staging helps justify the asking price. Your are in a Buyer's market. You need everything in your favor to justify your asking price. Showcasing your home by adding pizzazz, works magic!
· Staging can be fun! It may sound like all work and no play but staging your home can be a creative process, and many people find they enjoy it once they've begun.
· Don't procrastinate. Adding these special techniques and finesse WILL do the trick!]]>
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Situated on a barrier island, off the coast of Sarasota, The Holiday Inn Lido Beach is just steps from the powder white sand of Lido Beach and only two blocks from over 140 upscale restaurants, shops and galleries on St. Armand`s Circle. Featuring a sophisticated, yet "Florida Casual" decor, The Holiday Inn Lido Beach combines the relaxed atmosphere of a beach resort with the amenities and services of a full service hotel.
The property's guestrooms will be undergoing soft good upgrades and do not anticipate there to be any disruption to the guests enjoyment of the hotel. Working hours are scheduled 9:00am -5:00pm daily. Project is estimated to be completed on June 30, 2015.
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For Sale: IO Inc. Hellpup - AK47 Pistol 7.62x39
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Brand new in the box, never fired. Phantom flash hider, quad rail, scope rail on the side of the receiver, front sight gas block combo. Great pistol. Comes with 1 30rd polymer magazine. I will travel as far as the Lowes in Indian Trail on 74, but no farther, not going all the way to Charlotte. BUYER MUST HAVE CONCEALED CARRY OR NC PISTOL PERMIT AND VALID ID. Email only, I hate talking on the phone. $750 FIRM.


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9241 Rosewater Ln, Jacksonville
9241 Rosewater Ln is a 2,064 sq ft Single Family in Jacksonville. It was built in 2007. 9241 Rosewater Ln sits on 0.16 acres of land. In 2014 similar properties sold for between $141,706 and $349,948. We estimate the income value of 9241 Rosewater Ln at $103,843. The assumptions we used to calculate this value are include in the spreadsheet linked below. Jacksonville is in Duval County, Florida.
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9241 Rosewater Ln
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This property is not currently for sale by Visulate but we may be able to find something similar. Contact us for details.
Local Household Income
The median household income in this part of Florida is $85,144. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $28,780 per year. The top 10% earn more than $193,909 per year. The top 1% earn more than $477,850 per year. Most renters earn between $41,604 (20th percentile) and $69,480 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $170,288 and $212,860.
The tax assessed value of this property places it in percentile 84 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $159,168 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $318,336 and $397,920.
Source: US Census American Community Survey - 2008-2012 ACS 5-year PUMS estimates
Local Rents
The median monthly rent in this part of Florida is $1,061. Most renters earn between $3,467 and $5,790 per month. They typically spend 27% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $838 (20th percentile) to $1,374 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 7%.
This property falls in percentile 84 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $1,439 per month and a monthly household income of $6,168 ($74,016 per year)
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Companies near this Address
- Slingshot-Bd, LLC (9198 Rosewater Ln)
- Dennis M. Williams, Architect, P.C. (9205 Rosewater Ln)
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Snowpocalypse Aftermath: What's On and What's Off
Nothing beats a snow day, and nothing's worse than going to work during one. However your Monday's going, if you're in the mood for some culture tonight, you're in luck—well, maybe. Below, what's going on early this week and what's not. Check back for updates.
THEATER: In the Red and Blue Water at the Studio Theatre, back on Tuesday; Beauty of the Father at GALA, back on Thursday; all shows at the Kennedy Center, back on; I Am My Own Wife at the Signature Theatre, back on; Last Cargo Cult at Wooly Mammoth, back on this week; Folger Shakespeare Library, closed today; Shakespeare Theatre Co.'s Antony & Cleopatra and Henry V, back on beginning tomorrow; The Rivalry at Ford's Theatre, back on tomorrow.
MOVIES: Everything's on, unless it's showing at a Smithsonian musuem; they're all closed.
MUSIC: Galactic at the 9:30 Club, postponed back on; Gist, Kodiak at the Black Cat, postponed until 3/2; Sarah Massey's 9th Annual 27th Birthday, a Yearly Ritual of Debauchery and Denial at Velvet Lounge is on, naturally; Azar Lawrence at Blues Alley is on; Mountains at Bossa is canceled.
ART: Smithsonian is closed; Corcoran's Dressed to Dance program is canceled; the Phillips Collection is closed.