Good luck on your races, GLC and Oak!
Safe travels, Jolt.
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Good luck on your races, GLC and Oak!
Safe travels, Jolt.
Good luck, Jolt.
And good luck in your races, everyone. I live vicariously through you.
Good Luck this weekend racers. I am racing tomorrow too, and i will pop on and let you know how it goes.
Jolt...holy cow, what an incredible thing you are doing. Be safe.
Jolt what a great experience you'll be having. Bring your shoes, you might be able to get some run time in after you get your bearings.
My good news is that I ran 1.5 miles SLOWLY watching my HR and trying to make sure it stayed down below 160ish. I did this and still felt like I had some juice in me when I stopped. I ran on a high school track so I could know how far I went. I was so happy with myself because I did the mileage, was not worn out, and I did not overextend myself. All three goals met. :D Now I just have to be more consistant with the running. Who knows I might be a triathlete yet!! I'm thinking on the days that I do not run that I will bike. That, of course, has been the plan for a long time now. It has just taken a while for me to start putting all of the pieces into place. I think that is finally starting to happen:).
Happy Running all!
Red Rock
Wow, Jolt! Can't wait to hear about your trip...stay safe!
Red Rock - it sounds like you are making great progress. I have to work on my consistency too but I will admit that it's gotten a lot easier to get the runs in now that the dread factor as been reduced.
Thinking about Oak this morning...though by now, she's probably done since she's 3 time zones ahead of me!
My race was a bust and a blast at the same time! I did finish DFL...by quite a margin, actually. I did it in 30:20 which is almost 5 minutes faster than my tri 5K time, so that's very cool. I still had some left my my 'tank' too because after all these years of trying to go the distance on rides, I've kind of lost track of what I am capable for the short distance. I don't really know how to leave it all out on the course anymore! I was a little worried about tossing my cookies in front of VP's though - so I had a good excuse. My teammate was the winner with a 17:14 and he's not even a runner! (soccer player) Unreal! There were about 35 of us - and only the 'good' runners from each team were signed up, so I don't feel too bad. I think I need to run a 'real' 5K open to the public just to make myself feel better. :p I'm actually planning on running this event again next year and dropping another 5 min from my time. :cool:
After the run, I did the 1.5 mile 'fun walk' for my team to earn an extra point there as well. Then I headed to the gym and got in a GREAT swim workout, so it was a good day all told. No running for me again until Tuesday - and my legs need the rest. This was my first 3-run week in ages and I can certainly feel it!
Great job, GLC! Your first 3-run week and 5 minutes faster than your tri - that's pretty awesome. You might have been last, but that's a pretty good 5k time, honestly, all things considered. Lots of people have trouble breaking 30 minutes. You were definitely in a fast crowd!! An open 5k and you'd be much happier with your relative results. ;)