RVD:  Congrats!  Looking forward to your training program beginning.  I'll be interested to hear your take on it.  The 1/2 marathon is the Bootlegger HM in Dawsonville.  Heard of it?  I think it was called something else last year.

No, I'm not familiar with it.  I could use a half marathon to check my pace though, but there just aren't any flat ones around.  I can't make up my mind whether to do the Silver Comet half or full later this year on Oct 26th.  I could probably PR the half, but might win my AG in the full.  Plus, if I could find a half it would probably screw up this 60 - 80 week Hansons plan that I'm supposed to start two weeks from today.  I'm going to try to follow the plan religiously.  The 20 week 40 - 60 mpw plan did me real well this last training cycle.

On the outbound flight to MSP this past Friday morning I was seated next to Andi Hardy, a competitive obstacle course runner, sponsored by Spartan.  (You can Google her name.) She lives in Marietta and usually trains on Kennesaw Mountain or Stone Mountain.  She said that people look at her weird when they see her running up the mountain carrying sandbags.  She said she always looks for the hilly stuff because she has more strength than speed.

 

No, I'm not familiar with it.  I could use a half marathon to check my pace though, but there just aren't any flat ones around.  I can't make up my mind whether to do the Silver Comet half or full later this year on Oct 26th.  I could probably PR the half, but might win my AG in the full.  Plus, if I could find a half it would probably screw up this 60 - 80 week Hansons plan that I'm supposed to start two weeks from today.  I'm going to try to follow the plan religiously.  The 20 week 40 - 60 mpw plan did me real well this last training cycle.

 

On the outbound flight to MSP this past Friday morning I was seated to Andi Hardy, a competitive obstacle course runner, sponsored by Spartan.  (You can Google her name.) She lives in Marietta and usually trains on Kennesaw Mountain or Stone Mountain.  She said that people look at her weird when they see her running up the mountain carrying sandbags.  She said she always looks for the hilly stuff because she has more strength than speed.

I love Andi Hardy!!  You should see her when she has her elevation mask on....creepy!

Someone here, I think, mentioned a book explaining a diet for runners that is strictly plant powered. My wife is starting to eat less and less chicken, beef, ham, etc. sh asked what the name of the book was. Anyone?

Thrive by Brendan Brazier

I'm actually happy to hear this. You're a stand up person, for being able to admit when you've made a mistake, Sprink--even more respect for you.

Cbus - Believe it or not, I've done a 360 on oiselle and now own 4 pairs of their shorts.  Lulu got me angry with some of their comments about women in the press, and i met some of the oiselle ladies at a recent running event in NYC.  I SHOULD NOT have listened to my teammate and her nasty comments about them - they are actually really really nice. I thought they'd be super stuck up, but I learned my lesson.  I still own lulu shorts too though - no chafage from either brand.

 

 

I want to get DW some Lululemon gear. But I still haven't found a lender who will give me the 30 year fixed loan that I need to do so.

I went through and paired all of my wife's socks last night watching the hockey game. I would have rather given her a Lulu gift card. That was not fun

Cbus- Thanks!  I have no problem admitting when I'm wrong.  I think it comes from being a junior associate at a big law firm - if anything beats the "oh I know what's going on" attitude its that.

Roll- I'm with Onemile here- no pockets and they tend to be diaperish.  I wore knockoff target tempo shorts at the DC half and my friend goes "nice pampers." Never again.  They look fine on my super skinny friends, just not on my muscly legs.

Ami/NND - I've gotten Lulu shorts on sale before - in the we made too much section.  I refuse to pay full price for their stuff.  I have two now and love them both.  Oiselle does have comparable shorts tho- the Rogas- they are on Runningwarehouse on sale frequently

Thanks for the support and well wishes everybody.  I am dealing with things and in the end I will be a better runner for it.  PT tomorrow.  I can actually jog on the leg right now, but I still think it needs rest.

Ordered strength kits from Eric Ortons site today.  Gotta continue efforts to get form right.  This is paramount in my mind and I am going to make sure I take the time to do this.

DTF - Again, I would highly rec you try Pearl Izumi Fly shorts (if you can handle the length).  That is what I am wearing in my profile pic or avatar, or whatever you call that.