Sunday, November 27, 2011
Starting to Run Again - Thanksgiving, 2011
Lesa posted a Turkey Run/Walk on Facebook so I decided to show up! Well, Jodie did, too and when she learned I would be "starting from scratch" to run again, Jodie said "I'm in!". Lesa, Jodie and I had a fun walk/run...albeit COLD! Lesa had to run at the end to keep warm...
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Couch to 5K Still On...Meeting Saturday Mornings at 8:00 a.m. @ FHS Track
Mary, Steve, Laura and now Dolores have been "regulars" on the track on Saturday mornings. All are welcome to come and walk or run or get some track interval training in. This is a starting point for anyone who wants to a.) move their bodies on a Saturday morning or b.) learn how to gauge your minute/mile pace.
Saturday, August 14, 2010 - Mary and Steve
Saturday, August 28, 2010 - Steve, Laura and Mary
(We had some company with the FHS fall sport tryouts)
Saturday, September 4, 2010 - Dolores, Steve and Donna
(More company with a Chargers Football Game on the field)
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Saturday Mornings "Couch to 5K" Training has begun!
Feeling good after our morning track workout! Margaret and Donna with the Franklin High School track in the background. Maraget was thinking of doing another tri this season - anyone interesed in the "Embrace the Race" in Rhode Island?
Mary and Donna posing after our track workout - we ran the straight-aways at 80% and walked the corners - making sure we could talk throughout the running portion. Mary felt great and so did I - not pain in my knee. We stretched and hydrated often. Come join us Saturday, August 7th at 8:00 a.m. at the Franklin High School Track! Friday, July 30, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Open Water Swims
I've witnessed/accompanied many of you for your open water swims, and have heard of others doing 2 mile swims in the Resevoir. Yay! Here are our last "group" pictures for the season - the next ones I post will be from Race Weekend.
Lesa and Donna @ Lake Winthrop
Lesa and Cathy @ Lake Winthrop - it was raining - no thunder - we had the place to ourselves and thus, no one to take a picture of the 3 of us...
We shared the lake with the ducks and geese and fish and turtles - encouraging each other along the way.
Saturday, July 24th - Carpooling from Horace Mann Middle School, Franklin at 11 a.m. to Bartlett Jr.Sr. High School, Webster, MA. (I need to keep this somewhat flexible - to coordinate with my son's b-day plans - but will let you know when time is confirmed). The benefit of trying to go together on registration day is to coordinate carpooling on race day. We don't want ANY surprises! We can figure out who has capacity for multiple bikes, etc. Group lunch at Waterfront Mary's @ 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 25th - Carpooling from Horace Mann Middle School, Franklin at 5 a.m. SHARP! to 70 Thompson Road, Webster, MA (Bring map or load GPS) (see directions on right of this blog)
Sunday, July 25th - 3 p.m. - After Race Pot Luck Party/BBQ - Jacobites' Residence at 10 Riverside Drive, Franklin. Go home and nap FIRST, then bring the family, a few drinks, a dish to share, camp chairs and enjoy!
Lesa and Donna @ Lake Winthrop
Lesa and Cathy @ Lake Winthrop - it was raining - no thunder - we had the place to ourselves and thus, no one to take a picture of the 3 of us...We shared the lake with the ducks and geese and fish and turtles - encouraging each other along the way.
Saturday, July 24th - Carpooling from Horace Mann Middle School, Franklin at 11 a.m. to Bartlett Jr.Sr. High School, Webster, MA. (I need to keep this somewhat flexible - to coordinate with my son's b-day plans - but will let you know when time is confirmed). The benefit of trying to go together on registration day is to coordinate carpooling on race day. We don't want ANY surprises! We can figure out who has capacity for multiple bikes, etc. Group lunch at Waterfront Mary's @ 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 25th - Carpooling from Horace Mann Middle School, Franklin at 5 a.m. SHARP! to 70 Thompson Road, Webster, MA (Bring map or load GPS) (see directions on right of this blog)
Sunday, July 25th - 3 p.m. - After Race Pot Luck Party/BBQ - Jacobites' Residence at 10 Riverside Drive, Franklin. Go home and nap FIRST, then bring the family, a few drinks, a dish to share, camp chairs and enjoy!
Friday, July 16, 2010
Random Thoughts on Race Advice
Here are some highlights to be thinking about in the next week or so:
Suncreen - put it on after being body-marked (end of your bike row)
Bike Dismounting - follow volunteers instructions and signs
Bike in transition area by 6:45 a.m.
Non-racers not allowed in transition area - tell your spectators to be respectful of other races
Plugs for end of bike handles - if this plug is missing - you may not be able to race - check your handlebars! (Mine were missing at the Cranberry trifest and I was given two more, but I didn't even know it.)
Don't forget your bike helmet. Don't forget to take off your bike helmet before you run.
Taper your exercise from Monday, July 19th onward - do 60% of your workouts.
Carbo load (dinner) on Friday the 23rd; not the 24th
Carbo load all week, REST, and shop for what you need race weekend
Don't eat anything new at the Expo
Try GU now if you want to use it race day
Hydrate and have bananas all week but especially leading up to race start - this will avoid cramps. Urine should be light-colored - sports drinks will replace electrolytes. (Drink a large bottle of gatorade the morning of the race.)
Carry all supplies in backpack on race day - we will bike 1 mile to starting line
Stay away from fiber and dairy on the 24th and 25th - no big salads. Increase your carbs; decrease protein and fat
Eat 2-3 hours before race begins (bagel w/peanut butter, banana and gatorade)
Leave food in your car for POST race ride home. Last year, more than one of us couldn't be sustained on the granola/yogurt and chips at the finish line! Some of us started to get dizzy. This is NOT the time to diet.
If anyone wants to watch real transitions at a race and have a discussion, I can meet you at Lake Pearl in Wrentham on Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 8 a.m. (Call my cell to confirm: 774-571-2408)
Personally, I am seriously tapering. Although I'm doing just the swim portion of a relay, I plan to take exercise very lightly this week. It will be a FULL weekend next week, and Elaine assures us that over-training this week will only hurt our performance on race day. (OK to run OR bike OR swim about 50% of a normal workout on Saturday. REST on Friday the 23rd!)
Watch future posts for caravaning/carpooling instructions leaving Franklin on both Saturday and Sunday, July 24th and 25th! (I'll also post recent swim pix at Lake Winthrop, in the rain, with me, Cathy and Lesa)
Suncreen - put it on after being body-marked (end of your bike row)
Bike Dismounting - follow volunteers instructions and signs
Bike in transition area by 6:45 a.m.
Non-racers not allowed in transition area - tell your spectators to be respectful of other races
Plugs for end of bike handles - if this plug is missing - you may not be able to race - check your handlebars! (Mine were missing at the Cranberry trifest and I was given two more, but I didn't even know it.)
Don't forget your bike helmet. Don't forget to take off your bike helmet before you run.
Taper your exercise from Monday, July 19th onward - do 60% of your workouts.
Carbo load (dinner) on Friday the 23rd; not the 24th
Carbo load all week, REST, and shop for what you need race weekend
Don't eat anything new at the Expo
Try GU now if you want to use it race day
Hydrate and have bananas all week but especially leading up to race start - this will avoid cramps. Urine should be light-colored - sports drinks will replace electrolytes. (Drink a large bottle of gatorade the morning of the race.)
Carry all supplies in backpack on race day - we will bike 1 mile to starting line
Stay away from fiber and dairy on the 24th and 25th - no big salads. Increase your carbs; decrease protein and fat
Eat 2-3 hours before race begins (bagel w/peanut butter, banana and gatorade)
Leave food in your car for POST race ride home. Last year, more than one of us couldn't be sustained on the granola/yogurt and chips at the finish line! Some of us started to get dizzy. This is NOT the time to diet.
If anyone wants to watch real transitions at a race and have a discussion, I can meet you at Lake Pearl in Wrentham on Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 8 a.m. (Call my cell to confirm: 774-571-2408)
Personally, I am seriously tapering. Although I'm doing just the swim portion of a relay, I plan to take exercise very lightly this week. It will be a FULL weekend next week, and Elaine assures us that over-training this week will only hurt our performance on race day. (OK to run OR bike OR swim about 50% of a normal workout on Saturday. REST on Friday the 23rd!)
Watch future posts for caravaning/carpooling instructions leaving Franklin on both Saturday and Sunday, July 24th and 25th! (I'll also post recent swim pix at Lake Winthrop, in the rain, with me, Cathy and Lesa)
Monday, July 12, 2010
Yay to Training and Support!
I heard from Michelle that she was able to make it up all 3 of the hills in Webster, MA today after practicing using her gears yesterday. (We also raised her seat about 4 inches!) I'm sure Lee was right by her side, and I trust Margaret also had a productive ride in Webster today, too.
I also heard from Diane who (despite her recent surgery) will be in Webster to cheer us on! This is what it is all about - when you get tired or unmotivated, or forget your goals and ask "why am I doing this?" you can be lifted up by other women!
Note: Please read Elaine's recent email on swimming and get to an Open Water Swim event in the next 2 weeks. Read below for details on my last scheduled OWS before race day.
Happy Training,
Donna
I also heard from Diane who (despite her recent surgery) will be in Webster to cheer us on! This is what it is all about - when you get tired or unmotivated, or forget your goals and ask "why am I doing this?" you can be lifted up by other women!
Note: Please read Elaine's recent email on swimming and get to an Open Water Swim event in the next 2 weeks. Read below for details on my last scheduled OWS before race day.
Happy Training,
Donna
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