Matt Rantala
Mantra for this run was "cruise". I just want to cruise easy out & back. After spending a day chaperoning a field trip to a horse farm, goal was just ease the nerves. Ending up get... read more
- Site:
- http://www.MuddyCalves.com
- Miles:
- 2744 total / 462 in 2013
- Goal:
Short-term: BQ Long-term: Die in my running shoes
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good Dakota Trail 10 mi 01:21 08:04 pace
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good LMRT--Carson's Bay Trailhead ... 7.75 mi 01:01 07:49 pace
Was a bit stiff and sore at first but worked into a decent pace--my plan for Sunday had included 4 miles @ goal marathon pace but I was in no shape to attempt that so I incorporated those into this... read more
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Hope that calf starts behaving really soon! Nice miles!
2 days ago • Like
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Great job!!! Glad it wasn't too painful.
2 days ago • Like
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tired Lake Waconia +some 20 mi 03:14 09:42 pace
Major Crash & Burn. Think the warm temps & humidity got me--when I went past my car/aid station at 17, my inner coach told me I should quit but I continued on ONLY because I knew I had to ... read more
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A really good run in the conditions, its a tough transition to go from 20-30% humidity to 90%. Looks like a pretty good day overall, a lot of miles and the calf is doing much better.
funny thing about DM, sometimes its good in a way that it holds you accountable. In other ways maybe not so good, cause you might do something that you shouldn't. Either way it looks like you did the right thing.4 days ago • Like
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VELO
good Dakota Trail 0.01 mi 9.1mph pace
I Brake for Bunnies: they were all over the trail today. On of the neat things I'm noticing while on my bike is that it is confirming my suspicions of where the trail goes slightly up/down hi... read more
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good Dakota Trail 0.01 mi 5.1mph pace
Another day, another 30 minute bike ride to get the blood pumping. Calf is about 50% better than yesterday so I'm hoping that if I take today & tomorrow off from running, I can do an easy ... read more
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After declaring myself healthy yesterday, I jumped over a dog last night as I went to tuck the girls in and D#@$! it! did something to the calf. Since I had already prepped all my gear last night,... read more
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@Jay, I actually have a small cairn terrier (like Toto in the Wizard of Oz) that lives in our house--darn thing was sneaking out of one room while I was going in and i did a half jump/skip not to step on it. The pain is in a different spot than before, not sure if that's good or bad. Guess I'll think twice before saying I'm healthy.
9 days ago • Like
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that stinks!
9 days ago • Like
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VELO
alright Dakota Trail 0.01 mi 7.2mph pace
Another get-the-blood going ride to help the calf heal up--it's feeling 90-some percent so weather becomes my main concern on belatedly doing my 20-miler tomorrow. I did get out of the saddle ... read more
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Time to pound out that sub 4 :) Hard to believe people can run that kind of speed.
10 days ago • Like
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good Around Town 0.01 mi
Biked 3.8 in 33:03 w/Daughter #1. The left calf feels a lot better after biking and some self-massage on it yesterday. The right foot is back to "normal", meaning a constant, amount of l... read more
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alright Dakota Trail
Biked 6.2 miles in 29:12. I admit I'm not biker although I love going faster. Had no idea how to dress for this ride, it was a bit chilly with wind out of the north. I just tried to keep a hi... read more
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Nice easy run!
12 days ago • Like
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alright W Dakota Trail 2 mi 00:18 09:01 pace
Ah! I love me some 8:30 runs in a light rain and reasonable temps. This was just a quick two to see if that helps the calf feel better--it is improved since yesterday but my run for tomorrow is que... read more
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Get Better:
Hope that calf keeps heeling. Maybe a day off tomorrow will help you get your 20 in this weekend.
15 days ago
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Thanks, Renee, I did take Thursday off per you suggestion but had to test it on Friday.
13 days ago • Like
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alright Dakota Trail 5.5 mi 00:47 08:29 pace
First hottish weather run for me so I was really sweating. First run since the half, cut normal hour run down to 45 minutes. Left calf, right foot still sore from racing. Hope that cutting my Thur... read more
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tired in Lake Minnetonka 00:10:00
Froze my Axx off for 10 minutes in the Lake after the race. Fricken' cold!!! I blame Ann for this sadistic behavior!
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good Lake Minnetonka 1/2 (Wayzata ... 13.16 mi 01:33 07:05 pace
Mixed bag--PRed by 5 seconds and about 30 seconds faster than last year but in reality, never really felt "in the groove". My plan was to hang back with the 1:35 pace group earlier and m... read more
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Good race Matty. Don't look a PR in the mouth.
13 days ago
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Anyone else running #LakeMinnetonkaHalf tomorrow?
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good Dakota Trail 3 mi 00:24 08:04 pace
Can tell I'm primed to race tomorrow--as I was running, I kept wondering why I sounded like a horse. I realized it was because I was fore-front landing w/a secondary heel impact so each foot p... read more
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Maybe a horse was chasing you?? Nice pre-race run and good luck tomorrow!
20 days ago • Like
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good Luce Line 5.01 mi 00:39 07:45 pace
Taper Run--since Lake Minnetonka is really a training race, this run represents my taper for it. If I was peaking for a half, I normally have about a two week taper but for this one, I cut my weekl... read more
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Thanks, I hope so, I still feel like I'm a month or two behind where I wanted to be. My original schedule had 8-10 20-milers on it before Grandma's, think I'll still get 4 or 5 total in (2 already completed).
21 days ago • Like
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Great taper run Matt!
20 days ago • Like
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Nicely ran Matt! Good luck on the half! Hope you hit your target!
20 days ago • Like
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Finally actually registered for Sunday's 13.1--hoping for 1:32:39, that would both be a 1 minute PR and, according to McMillan and others, predict that a sub 3:15 time for Grandmas is possible.
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1 day ago
Nice gentle run, hope the calf is still doing okay
about 23 hours ago • Like • 1 person