Running towards the sun (Daylight Savings week 3/9-3/15)

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Originally Posted by kacie tri-ing

When is your half again? You should be ready soon if you have already had a strong 10 miler!

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April 4. I use "strong" loosely meaning I didn't question my sanity until about the last 5-10 minutes of the 2 hour run. :p This weekend is what I think is the real test, a 12 miler. Ooof. The bad thing is this half is kind of hilly, not sure what I was thinking but then again it will be easy to beat my time if I decide to do another one, right? I keep wondering how I will train for a full in the distant future but DH has promised we are doing that together so I will have a partner in suffering.

I think your tour sounds delightful, are you going to blog like Edna's husband?

Syndi- I HATE HATE HATE running in the rain. You are one tough chica!

I went out around 4 (I love Daylight Savings Time), dressed correctly for the first time, as in no overheating. I did one of my routes backwards, after I figured out I could probably run more of it, since there is more downhill in the beginning. The snow melt was really annoying, especially on the part of the run that is on a sidewalk. So, I ran 3.2 miles, including a warm up in the beginning. I broke it up into 4 parts, where my pace was 10:36, 11:12, 10:45, and 12:20. I felt sluggish, but I was proud of the last part, because that was the last mile of my run, up my street, which includes an 8-10% climb. The 10:45 part was also up a small hill. I walked and ran for part of the last segment to cool down, but I ran all the way up the hill.
I just have to figure out how to run a bit more to get to 3 miles without including my warm up. Oh, and thank you for recommending the Tekko socks. They were perfect.
My next goal is to run 4 miles.

I had to force myself to get out the door for a run this afternoon--I had cramps and felt icky. However, tomorrow is supposed to be awful weather so I decided I had better get a run in today. I did 25 minutes around the neighborhood--about half was on the pavement and half on grass. It turned out that I felt really good during the run so I was glad to have pushed myself out the door. Next run will be a half hour. So far so good with the VFFs--they seem to be working really well for me on a variety of surfaces (pavement, trails, grass, indoor track). It's a good compromise when one would like to go barefoot but is concerned about what she might step into. I don't think I will go back to regular running shoes if I can help it.

Another 7 mile run under my belt :D AND I didn't count the warm up or cooldown :D :D :D

My legs weren't the greatest because of all the tumbles I took on Sunday while x-country skiing (it was icy and there were hills :o but it didn't seem to interfere

The whole thing was done inside . . . again :( The windchills were reading -25 and still snowy and icy

I warmed up .25 on the track. then did 2.5 on the TM, 3 on the track and 1.5 on the TM . I then cooled down on both the TM and the track - total w/ WU and CD was 8 miles.

The thing I was really PUMPED about was my HR was 10 beats lower for the first 2.5 on the TM than the last time at the same pace. It jumped up on the track but I know I was going faster. When I got back on the TM it climbed again but I had bumped the pace up .4 mph for awhile. Still all in all my average HR was lower on this 7 miles than the last one I did :D

Now we shall see how my calves fair - I am icing them as I type.

I plan on swimming in the AM to stretch everything out.

Great job Eclectic!

I did my 30 minute tempo run around the neighborhood to try to force my legs to feel pavement. My neighborhood is really small so I can't go over my 30 minute runs. It is so humid I wouldn't want to. The next two days look dicey because rain is supposed to come. I don't have a gym or treadmill so I might just be skipping those runs if it is raining. Saturday I will have to suck it up even if it is raining because I can't skip the 12 miler. :o

Took me all day to talk myself into hopping on the dreadmill. Thankfully for only 3miles as per my training schedule.

How the rest of you ladies manage to run miles upon miles on those things is beyond me. Kudos to you!! I'd rather run outside in the cold. :)

Legs felt okay overall, had real troubles adjusting my stride to running on the belt and I think any discomfort was derived from that. Really hoping the 5ft + drifts in front of the entry doors will be cleared along with the roads so that I can make it for my swim & bike tomorrow. We shall see.

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Originally Posted by Urlea

Took me all day to talk myself into hopping on the dreadmill. Thankfully for only 3miles as per my training schedule.

How the rest of you ladies manage to run miles upon miles on those things is beyond me.

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It's a Zen thing :)

9 miles last night. I could feel in my legs this morning that i had also snuck in an extra 14 on the bike that I was not supposed to do. I have to convince myself to follow instructions!

So it was around 80 degrees yesterday here in atlanta, and I live by a huge park in the city. There were SO many people out running, and I was suprised that I felt a little irritated towards them. Where were they when it was cold? I could have used smiles, hellos, and waves back in December! Alas, I gained control of myself and smiled and waved at them. The ING atlanta marathon is in 2.5 weeks, so there are even more people out then normal. Deep down, I want everyone to be out running and exercising, which is why I was suprised at my feelings! I am sure I will be over it soon :D

I am going out of town this weekend to a beach house in charleston for a bachelorette party type thing. I am a little embarrased about how MUCH training I have to do while I am there. Luckily I THINK my friends understand what I am doing with this HIM thing. But I am not sure if they will really understand. I told them I would come along, but I had to bring my bike, wetsuit, and running shoes, and I would have a lot to do. This weekend is three weeks out! I have four hours on the bike saturday, 14 miles running sunday, and I need to swim a little in open water at some point. I swear, they are goingto think I'm crazy.

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Originally Posted by kacie tri-ing

I am going out of town this weekend to a beach house in charleston for a bachelorette party type thing. I am a little embarrased about how MUCH training I have to do while I am there. Luckily I THINK my friends understand what I am doing with this HIM thing. But I am not sure if they will really understand. I told them I would come along, but I had to bring my bike, wetsuit, and running shoes, and I would have a lot to do. This weekend is three weeks out! I have four hours on the bike saturday, 14 miles running sunday, and I need to swim a little in open water at some point. I swear, they are goingto think I'm crazy.

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Kacie- You aren't crazy, you are passionate! (Which unfortunately is often confused.) :D

I can identify with your need to hold yourself to the training schedule, it's hard! Especially when you are having a good session & know your body could go farther.

As to training while away this weekend, I think it's difficult for people who haven't trained for events to understand how important it is to get those sessions in. Don't let that discourage you, you've got a whole group of ladies here that "understand".

Good for you for lugging all that gear with you & doing it, you'll be glad you did! :)

Kacie I had the same reaction to all the people hitting our local fitness trail once the weather perked up. I wanted to run stronger, faster, longer just to show them they were wimps because I had ran when it was 40 degrees, I had ran in January. Not exactly the nicest attitude. And of course maybe they all have gym memberships or something and I shouldn't assume but really Texas is so temperate they should try running in the dead of winter. :p

**crossed fingers** I'm running again. It's been 6 months. I had that weird abdominal muscle insertion strain... but I've been running about twice a week for the last 3 weeks. I did 5 miles on the treadmill yesterday and I feel OK today.

I REALLY want to be able to do my half-Ironman this year: 1/2 HIM at a 1/2 century old. It just sounds right... So I'm trying to take it easy and stretch out well afterwards. Here's hoping...

Wow ladies,
You are doing some great things and running strong. The last two weeks have really been tough. I have made it through the bronchiolitis and now I feel like I might have a flu bug:(. Our peds floor has been crazy with the terrible stuff. I managed to have a good week of running last week despite everything but man I am exhausted today! I need to go out and run but I just want to do nothing. I am 5 weeks out from the 1/2 marathon. It actually warmed up to 32 degrees and the sun is shining!!

Roadie gal- what great timimg to achieve something so cool!
Kacie - Way to go with the training. I am so impressed!

Shiraz, sorry to hear you may have caught some crud from your patients! Not fun.

Wow, it's been a while since I checked in. I'm gearing up for a relay race this coming Sunday. My brother just got in for the 1/2, but it filled up before my sister-in-law and I signed up. So, we're doing the relay -- 7.1 and 6 miles, respectively. I've never done a relay before (well, except for when I was A LOT younger in school!), so this should be interesting. That, coupled with the fact that it's supposed to rain AGAIN this weekend (of course, it's been beautiful this week, while I've been stuck inside at work).

Anyway, I'll try to check in after the race. Keep up the good work everyone! :)

This morning I was hoping to make up for the miles I will miss on my long run when doing the St. Patty's 5k on Saturday instead, but between tired legs from the bike yesterday & -30 windchills this morning I stuck with 5miles.

In my attempt to avoid frostbite (no worries there) I wore ski goggles for part of the run. They fogged up about 1.5 miles in so I had to take them off. Lesson learned, but it was worth a shot. Other than an upset stomach that had me walking for about 5min. and having to run on the street due to drifts engulfing the sidewalks it was a decent run. Got to visit with Dickk Beardsley a little bit, he was in the store today. :)

I'm trying to decide if I should just call it good with my 5 miles today or head to the gym this afternoon to hit the dreadmill for another 5. What do you think? Not sure how much missing my long run will effect the training progress. *shrug*