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I haven't had my coffee yet, and I'm reading through the latest posts quickly and... I thought your tape comment was related to the Body Glide comment and was thinking that tape on nipples would not be pleasant.Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
Going to get coffee now.
:D:D Ouch! Although, I've never tried those stick-on nipple guards, doesn't seem like they'd be much different... :eek:
I thought the same thing, ick!Quote:
Originally Posted by TsPoet
I ran last night. I had an interval workout on the plan, so I did it on the treadmill by choice. I actually ran for over 30 minutes on the treadmill in our basement, facing a concrete wall with no music. Unreal.
Anyway, did 60 sec at 6.5 or 7.0 followed by 75 sec recovery (5.0). Repeat 10 times. I think I might have accidentally done 11. My heart/lungs were fine - my hipflexors and legs were exhausted by the last interval! I did push through though and I'm glad. I followed it with a 20 min weight workout (legs!), so I'm a tad destroyed today. Just in time to do my last timed 500y in the pool before the tri. :p Woohoo.
All you tri folks have got me thinking maybe it's time for me to learn a stroke other than the doggie-paddle...
Today's run was just short of 6 miles, at an 8:58 pace. I'm wondering if I either mapped it wrong, or something happened to my watch, because it sure didn't feel that fast. Or maybe the unplanned sprint when a little yippy dog started chasing me knocked some time off...
Don't know what it is, but it seems like I've been encountering a lot of loose dogs lately. We do have a leash law here, but it's widely ignored. Sometimes I stop and yell at them, sometimes I calmly walk by, sometimes (when it's a little teeny miniature dog my cat could easily beat up) I'll outrun them... Then I go home and give my own dog a belly rub, and thank him for never chasing anything other than squirrels.
Yet another trail run today. About 3.5 miles, I think. Felt kind of slow today, maybe it was because it was such a windy day and not as cool as Tuesday (not that it was exactly a hot day either).
No run today. I'm packing to leave in the morning for my first HM Saturday. Any last minute advice?
No real advice, just want to say good luck!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bike Chick
Yes! Run YOUR race. Not the race of the faster people passing you. It's easy to get carried away (by adrenaline and the crowds around you) and go out too fast (been there done that) but you'll pay for that later in the race (been there done that too :o ).Quote:
Originally Posted by Bike Chick
And, most importantly ENJOY IT!!!
Wow, good luck BikeChick! Have fun, I'm sure you'll do great! :D
Absolutely - have fun!! :D This is the run you've trained for, so go out there and do it. (This must be how nike got the just do it slogan :p)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bike Chick
I did my hard 30 minutes after 10 minutes warmup today. Today's also the last day of my week and I have had an emotionally exhausting couple of days at work so it was rough. :) Basically I warmed up, then ran hard until the point I felt like my form was falling apart at a speed I could sustain for 30 minutes. 10 minutes in I hit the lap button so I measured the last 20 to get average HR and whatnot. Then, jogged home. Funny how "jogging" after you run hard is different than "jogging" on a normal day. ;)
Sunday I will be racing the 12k, so it probably helps mentally that I had a hard run today. It's not a flat course so we'll see how it goes. I will try to do my long bike ride early early on Saturday and feed the muscles well so I am on fairly fresh legs. Unfortunately we're talking 3-4 hours of riding, so.... yeah. Fresh legs are kind of a dream. I just can't do my long ride tomorrow, so I'd have to do it Sunday after running if I don't do it Saturday. I'd really like to have the day before off to see how well I CAN do on fresh legs but I have to remind myself to think big picture. But, but, but... :)
Yesterday I took a friend on her first trail run. She is an excellent runner and very much a crunchy outdoor girl. Why she has never traken to thr trails is still a mystery to me. Accessabilty is the most likely explanation.
Anyhoo....She loved it. After two mins of running she was just buzzing. It was really awesome to share that with her.
We did about 5 miles of rolling singletrack. I betcha she has a few sore muscles today. Even though she is training for a HM, she said she could feel all of her unworked stabilizers at the end.
It was very cool.
Good luck to all racers this weekend.
Thanks so much everyone! I'm on my way and will give you a report when I return!
I'm having a really crappy running week, thank gawd its about taper time anyhow. Problem is my allergies are beyond rediculous. I took a final yesterday and almost drowned in my own mucus :(. Doing my Neti Pot and having to use Afrin at night just to breath. Did a bike ride yesterday on tandem and thought that would be a good easy ride; ugh, we hit the worst winds EVER! It was one of those working your butt off rides just to hold 15 or 16 mph. I'm pretty sure all this wind is what's up with the allergies too. I'm actually looking forward to some rain this weekend, atleast I can breath them. Geez.
Four more finals to go.... then one half marathon.... then one 650 mile move. I'm not feeling overwhelmed, I'm not! I'm not!! I'm not!!!! I can do this, I can do this, I can do this.
Bike Chick - Have fun at your HM, that is the most important thing! You will do great so enjoy yourself. Just about to go mail your shorts, hope I don't blow away in this wind (yes, riding my bike to PO). :D
Good luck, BikeChick! Just relax and enjoy it...
Today was a 3.5 mile tempo run, and I realized when I logged it that it was the first time in april on that route that used to be one of my favorites (but these days, it's a bit short). My April totals: 124.5 miles, at an average pace of 9:18/mile. My goal for May is to do speedwork of some sort at least once a week (that was also a goal for April, but somehow it didn't happen...)
Happy Kentucky Oaks day, everyone! (It's when the fillies run for the lillies, the day before the derby).
Shorter run today, around the neighborhood (about 25 minutes). On today's run I decided to experiment and see if I could get through the whole run breathing only through my nose. Much to my surprise, I did it--and was no slower than usual. I guess I have just been in an experimenting mood lately when it comes to running.
Just a short one for me too. I was already kind of tired from shoveling compost and wrestling the tiller around the garden, so I just did three miles. Would've been three and a half, but there was a heavy catalog and some other stuff in the mailbox, so I just walked back from there. ;)
I've been trying to breathe through my nose more too, but even at long run pace the condition of my sinuses makes it difficult. I'm definitely going to clean up my diet before the marathon, so I should be breathing better by then. :o Did you know that your sinuses produce lots of nitric oxide, which when you inhale it, enhances oxygen uptake and acts as a vasodilator? I've also been looking for some of those nasal strips, but I guess they're out of fashion, because I can't find any, any more. I know they always did help my breathing.
Thinking of you, Bike Chick!
I had read that--interesting. And when you think about it, breathing through your nose rather than your mouth just generally makes physiological sense even aside from the nitric oxide--the nose filters "stuff" out of the air whereas the mouth doesn't. Today's run didn't go as well as yesterday's, but I think it was because I ran a section of trail that I haven't done in a while that is harder than what I've been doing lately and because of the temperature (85 degrees, up from mostly the 60s lately).Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
Well, I did it! I ran the HM today at the Illinois Marathon in Champaign. Had a great time doing it too. DH and a friend ran the full, our friend's son ran the half and his wife and daughter ran the 5K. Here's the best part. My son and his wife were registered to run the HM also. She had started a new job and hadn't trained past 7 miles. She and I ran together and finished a half minute apart. My son ran a 16 mile training run with my husband in March and today decided at 7 miles that he would just run the full marathon---without training for it!! Not the smartest thing he's ever done but he did it and finished. He is a 4th degree blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do and spent 15 months in Iraq with the army and said miles 15-19 were the toughest mental challenge he has ever had. He also added that he thought he'd come close to death 4 times (just joking). He never lost his sense of humor and crossed the finish line with a smile. I am proud of everyone. We all did great.
Way to go BikeChick! And your whole family too, what fun!
Now enjoy your recovery. :D
Congrats to you, Bike Chick, and to your family and friends on completing your respective races... and even more!
Awesome job Bike Chick! Sounds like you all had a wonderful time :)
So....I'm a week out from my HM and I'm sick. :( It's respiratory and I can't even begin to sleep unless I use Afrin at this point. I can't sleep 'well' even when I do, hence I'm up at 3:30 right now writing this :confused: I felt a little better yesterday and I even put in 3 miles. At this point I just want to stay limber for next weekend. I think even if I only run 2-3 miles each time I should be ok. Man my body always picks the worst times!
This is not expert advice, but frankly in my opinion, a week away from a race you shouldn't be training anyway - you're not trying to improve at this stage. It's good under normal conditions to run, of course, but for this time I think you're much better off getting full rest than trying to run 2-3 miles. Maybe it's a good idea to go for a short, 3-mile run a couple days before your HM to remind your legs how to move, but even if you didn't you'll be fine on race day... as long as you've allowed yourself to heal.Quote:
Originally Posted by WindingRoad
Take it easy, rent a few good movies or grab a good book, get lots of sleep, and give your running shoes a break.
What she said. As a friend told me a week or so before my first HM when I was stressing, "the hay is in the barn." Nothing you do now will make you better prepared for race day and if you're sick trying to push yourself could do more harm than good. I would shoot for 2-3 easy miles the day before the race to loosen-up, but don't feel obligated to do more runs until then if you are feeling ill.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grog
Bike Chick, that is awesome! I'm glad you all had fun. A friend of mine was supposed to run that race as her first full marathon (she did the half last year). A couple of months ago she was sidelined with a stress fracture and was so bummed not to be able to run yesterday.
Winding - feel better soon!
Here's what active.com has to say about it. I would add a couple of things:
They don't mention eating plenty of protein, but it seems to me that doing so will help your stop your body from metabolizing your muscles.
They also don't mention that hard exercise suppresses the immune system and slows down your recovery. BTDT in a serious way.
Thanks everyone you all are great. :):):) I'm only going to go run if I really feel a lot better between now and Saturday. Sleep is my biggest priority right now. I did go back to bed this morning and slept a few more hours, thank God for that. My Dad recommended getting some Noni juice to help boost my immune system b/c it helps him a lot. I think I'll take my stuffy person up to Costco and check this Noni business out. Good news is I'm not running a fever and I only have one final exam tomorrow.:rolleyes:
It is HOT here today!! About 90 degrees and rather humid. Needless to say, today's run wasn't so great. When it gets too hot too quickly, I always have a hard time until I have a chance to acclimate. Fortunately, I was able to jump in a lake after my run to cool off, and stayed in and swam for about twenty minutes. Felt good to swim somewhere other than a chlorinated indoor pool!!
I hate running in hot weather, but that post-run dip sounds delicious.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jolt
Winding, so sorry you are sick and like the others said, taking care of yourself is the important thing right now. Get plenty of rest and get well before next weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by WindingRoad
I've returned home from Champaign and am planning my next HM. I guess I really am a runner after completing the half, even as slow as it was. I have a blister and a black nail on my left foot. I've learned a lot through this process, mostly about myself. Thanks everyone for your help and support.
Way to go, Bike Chick!! :D Congratulations to you and your running family!
To everyone who is sick, recover well. My "feeling sick" rule is the old "above the neck, no more than 30 minutes and keep it easy - even walking; below the neck, just rest."
Was waiting for my chip time to post before I got overly excited. My goal was to beat my 1:10 time from last year and head toward 1:05. I finished 12k (7.46mi) in .... 1:04:13. Tis an 8:36 mile. Not a flat course, either. I finished 2 years in a row around 1:10-1:12, then this year dropped to 1:04. Whew! I got stuck behind an ROTC crew (running 10 minute miles 4-people wide on a narrow street so few people could pass) that easily lost me 30-60 seconds, too. Not sure where the other 4 minutes are going to come from, but I'm hoping to get under an hour... someday. That's more like 7:45 miles (edited: I might be thinking of the 58 minute mark, which is where you get seeded to start even earlier - I think 1:00 is more like 8:00 miles). ;)
Jogged back to the start and missed my stroller friends, but caught up to my husband who was "racing" our coworker and his wife (she won - by about 5 minutes, then my husband, then the coworker).
Almost 50,000 people finished the race and it's a lot of walkers, which skews these numbers. Interestingly, the race is well over half female finishers since the 80s. It's usually a lot of families, too. Sometimes you see costumes - the best was a mom dressed up like supermom and her 4 or 5 year old son dressed up like superboy - both in capes. There was also a guy running in a speedo advertising for a girlfriend in Seattle on his back. ;) I did see about 5 people in Five Fingers other than my husband and myself, at least that I passed. There could have been more ahead of me. I answered a lot of questions.
Finish Time: 1:04:13
Overall Place: 4,164 out of 49,674 (8%)
Ran with a pace of 8:36 per mile
The average pace for 30-year-olds was 14:12
Placed 112th among 917 people the same age (12%)
Placed 70th among 824 people from Liberty Lake, WA (8%)
Placed 3,140th among 39,793 people from Washington (8%)
Placed 1st among 2 people with the same last name (:P)
Placed 1,036th among 29,854 females (3%)
Placed 32nd out of 583 among 30-year-old females (5%)
Placed 151st out of 2,885 people in your age group (5%)
Hey, Colby, that's great! This was Bloomsday?
Congrats on your race, Colby! Wow, 50,000 people? That's awesome. As was your time.
There were newlyweds running the marathon at Champaign; she in her veil and he in a bowtie. Cute. Another couple got engaged as they crossed the finish line. He tried to kneel down to propose and he couldn't do it (poor guy). He pulled the ring out of his pocket and put it on her finger. Can you imagine running for 26 miles with that in your pocket?
Yep! It's a nice run. I like that it's longer than 5k, but not quite up to half marathon distance. Lets me exercise different thinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by salsabike
I saw a link a while back for the best costumes of the London Marathon - what some people run in is nuts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bike Chick
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-3...ondon-marathon
bike chick and Colby - congrats to both of you! It sounds like you both had successful race weekends! :)
I ran on Saturday as part of my last brick before my first tri. It was actually pretty good. I pushed much harder than usual on the bike part (17 miles with 1 multi-mile climb) leading my husband the whole way and making a point to hammer when I could. My legs were definitely very tired on the run, but not nearly as 'muddy' feeling as the first time I tried this. I did the same 5k run route I normally use and ended up not having to dodge a single rain drop.
I will do one more run this week before the tri on Saturday. My plan is to do mostly swimming this week for exercise since it has the least impact on my body of the three disciplines and I want to be fresh on Saturday.
Congratulations to everyone who raced this weekend. As for me, I wasn't planning a run today but got a severe case of "ants in the pants" around 5:30so did a short one around the neighborhood. Not as hot today, but still humid.
Awesome Colby!
I did 10 today. Found some of those nasal strips at the drug store, so I was trying that out - I was able to inhale through my nose most of the run, actually exhaling was more of an issue.
Also ordered a pair of the new CW-X Ventilator warm weather tights. Thirteen days....
I have been finding that to be somewhat the case too. Much more resistance to blowing that "old" air out if you don't open your mouth.Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf