#rundreamlive

I haven’t been to Great Falls in… probably at least 15 years. The trails there are awesome. Thanks for the great pics! (That water looks deceptively calm…)

That’s what master swim programs are for! But I get what it’s like to be intimidated. I’ve used the book “Total Immersion” to learn more about good technique (there’s also a DVD); I checked it out of my library, and it really helped.

How are they confirming that people ran what they said they did? It’s possibly correct if they’re an ultramarathon runner, but that’s over 40 miles/day! And the third person has run over 10 times each day? And still a marathon+ per day? Smells fishy.

rundogg replied to your photo:The leaderboard for the Map My Fitness Brooks...

First dude ran 314 miles at a 3:34 minute pace. I guess he turned his GPS on when he drove to Grandma’s house. That’s some BS.

From my understanding of the challenge, the logged runs were to only start a week ago. How anyone can rack up that kind of mileage in a week is beyond me. It doesn't seem like they can verify the mileage either, since they allow people to manually enter their runs (like I do).

You just had to make me feel all nostalgic on a Monday morning before work, didn't you? There might be many beautiful waterways, but the Chesapeake Bay will always hold a special place in my heart.

I couldn't agree with you more! The bay and the bridge always make me happy.

malloryrunsthis replied to your post: Across the Bay 10K - 11/09/2014

I forgot the race was this weekend! I’m glad it went well! How did they manage traffic on the bridge? I would totally have stopped for pics too. It’s such a gorgeous view.

They closed the entire eastbound span of the bridge for runners, so vehicular traffic was going in both directions (1 lane east, 2 lanes west) on the westbound side. Coming back from the eastern shore after the race, our bus sat in the westbound traffic for about 20ish minutes before we got onto the bridge.

Just out of curiosity, how do you take all your action shots? Are they selfies? Did you ride with someone? Ask a random stranger? (I'm asking because they always look pro.)

I would definitely recommend starting with a lesson or two. Proper technique is SO important for swimming, if you don’t really know what you’re doing it’s easy to tire out very quickly without actually doing much swimming.

rundreamlive replied to your post: Swimming?

I like the “Total Immersion” program (checked out the book from my library). It has drills to help you work on technique, and includes sample workout routines depending on what you want to accomplish. My main problem is consistent pool access.

irlamy replied to your post: Swimming?

My recommendation is to just start with a time goal and alternate strokes/drills. I like to do 100 free, 50 kick for 20 minutes and work up from there. Add in other things as you get more comfortable!

cmjhawk86 replied to your post: Swimming?

Consider joining a masters swim program. Lots of them in the DC area, just google them. Some are early morning, some are evening. I did it for a while 2 years ago. They help a lot with structure, technique, not to mention motivation.

peopleofbikedc replied to your post: Swimming?

Total Immersion + masters’ swimming!

notovernight replied to your post: Swimming?

Join a master swim class, they will help you learn and inprove

Thanks for all of the advice everyone! I've started looking into the county swim lessons in the area, but it looks like they're at the end or nearing the end of their sessions. So hopefully, they'll open up some classes soon again.

I started looking at some of the masters swimming programs in the DC area, too. Though I know I shouldn't be intimidated, I think I want to definitely get some lessons and practice under my belt before I try to join one of those programs. I don't want to show up like the completely new guy who can barely swim 10 meters.

runningwithpump replied to your post “Swimming?”

When you find out, let me know. I’ve been wondering the same.

go balls to the wall!! i'm sure you're going to be awesome!

yellowbearsdontstop replied to your post “Jamestown Half Marathon Race Plan”

You're a rock star through and through. One foot in front of the other and let your body do the rest! Go get em!

rundreamlive replied to your post “Jamestown Half Marathon Race Plan”

Knowing you're in DC, as a Virginian, I was like "that doesn't look like Jamestown" (especially that terrain map! though now I notice the altitude scale is small) and then I remembered you said RI. Have a good race - er, training run!

That looks so familiar. I think I might have run there in high school cross country. Where is it?