Active Expert: Matt Fitzgerald

RE: Happy Trails

Active Giselle — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:40:43 GMT

Good stuff, Matt! A change of scenery is always exciting. It's very motivating and makes you want to explore. I grew up in Rancho Bernardo so I'm pretty familiar with the PQ area. Check out this site for some of the trails/canyons around you http://www.trails.com/city-trails.aspx?keyword=Rancho+Penasquitos&state=CA

And now you're not far from Poway, where it's beautiful to run as well. Enjoy!

RE: Racetimeology

Matt Fitzgerald — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:48:25 GMT

Jesse,,

Thanks for asking. I had a lousy day. I failed to hold my goal pace beyond 2 miles and dropped out after 4 miles, realizing I was overtrained. I took it easy for the next several days and just tested the waters of heavy exertion again with a challenging tempo run, which went well. I'm disappointed to have missed my chance to PR, but it would have been far worse to let myself fall into a death spiral of overtraining that ruined my peak race (Boston) as well. I think I'll be OK.

Matt

RE: Racetimeology

Jesse@Active — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:40:17 GMT

So Matt, was your prediction on the money? Or was it a "bracket buster"?

RE: Am I a Jewish Sprinter?

runnerelaine — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:54:30 GMT

Just run!!!

Jewish marathoner

RE: Am I a Jewish Sprinter?

jspitzberg — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:13:10 GMT

Mazel tov!

RE: GPS Dependence

Matt Fitzgerald — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:42:46 GMT

Thanks for the tip!

RE: GPS Dependence

fequalma — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:08:22 GMT

Matt,

I also have the 405 and ran into a similar problem. It seemed that about 60 minutes into most workouts, the "freeze ritual" would commence. Frustrated, and totally ticked, I would finish my workout without much of the information I had come to expect from my beloved 405. While at the Disney Expo this year, I spoke with one of the Garmin guys tending a booth and he gave me the solution--lock the bezel (depress the start and reset buttons simultaneously) once your workout is underway. Presto, I don't go through the "freeze ritual" any longer. Yes, it's still a bit inconvenient if you like to cycle through your training-data displays like an eighth-grader and a Facebook account, but it works. I just set the cycle time for the training menus to medium speed and just wait for the data to display. Hope this helps.

RE: More Stretch, Less Strain

paulincrmn — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:47:40 GMT

Hey Matt, I tried the technique you describe above on the snowy streets of suburban Minneapolis today - fantastic! I wasn't experiencing any hip flexor pain or tightness, but running tall and consciously pushing my hips forward really opened up my hips and it felt great. I also found that it helped me achieve a consistent, comfortable mid-foot strike - something I've been working on for months!

And by the way, running on snow and ice really encourages a mid-foot strike - gotta keep your point of contact under your center of gravity or you just end up on the ground.

Thanks for all your advice on proprioceptive cues!

Paul Burtness

Endurance Lead

Coon Rapids Life Time Fitness

RE: The Pressure Is On

jspitzberg — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:02:44 GMT

Good luck, Giggles!

RE: Never Satisfied

Matt Fitzgerald — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:40:53 GMT

I live for compliments, Toby. I basically don't compliment myself so that others can. So thank you very much for saying "Great post"!