Ouch!! Quick healing to all the injured.
Tapering for the half on Sunday ... trying to work out a mildly pinched nerve in my back. :( I wish I felt more excited about the race.
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Ouch!! Quick healing to all the injured.
Tapering for the half on Sunday ... trying to work out a mildly pinched nerve in my back. :( I wish I felt more excited about the race.
Finally got to run again after 4 days off due to a cold (and one day of scheduling difficulties). So much for my 'run every day in October' goal! I'm still shooting to run every day for the remainder of the month but mostly because I'm enjoying it.
I had heard/read that once you got to about 20 mpw, that running got easier. That's proving very true for me.
Anyway, last night was 4.4 miles. Easy pace. Enjoyable run. I spent almost the entire run trying to decide what to wear for my half on Sunday and I'm still not decided! :rolleyes:
I hope everyone who is injured/sick start feeling better, soon.
Oak, good luck at your half. I hope you work out the pinched nerve in advance of it!
Ran last night even though there was a tornando warning and took a route closer to two miles. It felt so much better than my first run on Monday after taking about a month break.
There was a huge crowd by the middleschool I pass and it turned out that they were having their halloween/homecoming parade. It was fun running to the sound of the marching band and then later to the sound of the high school rock band (that was traveling on the back of a pickup truck). I got home just as the rain started to hit. I bet all those people at the parade had to clear out pretty quickly as well.
1:52:49 . Not much to report, but I'll probably do a little writeup for my own learning experience. My goal was 1:55 and I felt like cr*p for a good part of the race, so I'm just delighted. And starting to get really sore. :rolleyes:
Still out here running around a bit. I've been working through some non-running related musculoskeletal failures but for the most part have been able to keep running. I did what I consider to be my last big hurrah for the year over the weekend (yesterday; an "adventure" run around the Portneuf range in Idaho, a 38-mile loop, at a time when guys are driving around on ATVs with rifles) and am ready for some cross training and contemplation. I am really looking forward to ski season! I plan to ramp up the running again in January-February, when I will start training for my big 2012 event, which is the trans-Rockies run in August. It is a 6-day stage race that you do as a team. I am hoping that I have not taken a bigger hunk of the pie than I can eat. :rolleyes:
You are all taking on some pretty amazing running goals. Remember, you all represent a very small segment of the female population! Reading about so many accomplishments and lessons learned makes me hopeful that we can teach our daughters to be fit and stay healthy. Keep it up, ladies!
DH and I are participating in a Halloween Trail Run this weekend. Costumes are strongly encouraged. DH is so completely preoccupied with work that I can't talk to him about anything right now. So annoying.
Anywho, I'm trying to come up with easy, inexpensive costume ideas that DH will go along with.
I saw a picture of someone running wearing a Pacman costume. I was thinking about being Lady Pacman (I can easily cut and paint cardboard) and DH could be a Pacman Ghost! I think this is brilliant. I hope DH will go along with it. The race is only a 5k so I'm not too worried about wearing an encumbering outfit.
Ms Pac Man would be hilarious, Limewave!
Yesterday was my first ever half marathon. It went better than I anticipated. I finished it in 2:15 which is 15 minutes faster than I was anticipating and 10 sec/mile faster than my stretch goal of 10:30 min/mile! My legs are trashed today though which is definitely a new thing for me as I've never gotten this sore from a tri before. I think that means I need to run harder in my training. ;)
I've got 8 weeks until my next one so I'm trying to decide what my plan will be between now and then. All I know is that today is about REST. :)
Congrats, GLC!!
Quick question for you: what training program did you use when you first started running?
Blueberry - You mean when I first started running at all, right? I used a 'conservative' couch to 5K plan from Beginner Triathlete and I dropped off the first 4 weeks of walking only and started with week 5. Let me see if I can paste it here (this may not work):
Phase I Warm up phase Month 1 All Walking (Times in minutes per day)
Week M T W TH F S S TOTAL
1 Off 10 Off 15 Off 10 15 50
2 Off 10 Off 15 Off 20 15 60
3 Off 15 Off 20 Off 15 20 70
4 Off 20 20 Off 20 Off 20 80
Grand total: 260
Phase II Month 2 Mostly Walking (Times in minutes per day) Walk/Run
Week M T W TH F S S TOTAL
1 Off 28/2 Off 28/2 Off Off 28/2 84/6
2 Off 26/4 Off 26/4 Off Off 26/4 78/12
3 Off 24/6 Off 24/6 Off Off 26/4 74/16
4 Off 24/6 Off 24/6 Off Off 24/6 72/18
Grand total: 308/52
Phase III Month 3 Mostly Walking (Times in minutes per day) Walk/Run
Week M T W TH F S S TOTAL
1 Off 22/8 Off 22/8 Off Off 22/8 66/24
2 Off 20/10 Off 20/10 Off Off 20/10 60/30
3 Off 18/12 Off 18/12 Off Off 20/10 56/34
4 Off 18/12 Off 18/12 Off Off 18/12 54/36
Grand total: 236/124
Phase IV Month 4 Mostly Walking (Times in minutes per day) Walk/Run
Week M T W TH F S S TOTAL
1 Off 16/14 Off 16/14 Off Off 16/14 48/42
2 Off 14/16 Off 14/16 Off Off 14/16 42/48
3 Off 12/18 Off 12/18 Off Off 14/16 38/52
4 Off 12/18 Off 12/18 Off Off 12/18 36/54
Grand total: 164/196
Phase V Month 5 Mostly Running (Times in minutes per day) Walk/Run
Week M T W TH F S S TOTAL
1 Off 10/20 Off 10/20 Off Off 10/20 30/60
2 Off 8/22 Off 8/22 Off Off 8/22 24/66
3 Off 6/24 Off 6/24 Off Off 8/22 20/70
4 Off 6/24 Off 6/24 Off Off 6/24 18/77
Grand total: 92/268
Phase VI Month 6 Mostly Running (Times in minutes per day) Walk/Run
Week M T W TH F S S TOTAL
1 Off 6/24 Off 6/24 Off Off 6/24 18/72
2 Off 4/26 Off 4/26 Off Off 4/26 12/78
3 Off 2/28 Off 2/28 Off Off 4/26 8/82
4 Off 2/28 Off 2/28 Off Off 2/28 6/84
Grand total: 44/316
Phase VII Month 7 All Running (Times in minutes per day) Run
Week M T W TH F S S TOTAL
1 Off 20 Off 20 Off Off 20 60
2 Off 25 Off 25 Off Off 20 70
3 Off 25 Off 25 Off Off 30 80
4 Off 30 Off 30 Off Off 30 90
Grand total: 300
I have this in excel that I can email to you if you send me a PM. The days with a mixture are walk/run (not run/walk!). On those days, I would usually mix it up so I was doing a type of interval workout to break up boredom since most of those workouts were on the treadmill. So a 22/8 would be 5 walk, 2 run, 4 walk, 2 run, 4 walk, 2 run, 4 walk, 2 run, 5 walk.
Wow! Great runs and race results.
Oak...I would LOVE to get under 2 hours for a 1/2 marathon (that just may be my goal this year!)
So I ran 4 times while on my 7 day cruise. The track was awesome and I could see the VERY blue water inbetween the rescue boats. Thank goodness I was on such a large ship so it was only 7.5 laps to equal a 5k--I did that 3 days, last day I ran I was so tired from all the LATE night activities that I am not used to so only ran 2 miles. So 11 miles in 1 week while on a ship, best I could do!
2 weeks away from a "just for fun" & "no expectations of time" 1/2 marathon I am signed up for. So I need to get some longer runs in the next few weeks!
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Congrat GLC! Really excellent job!
I ran today after a week off with a sore back. I cut back to approx. 2.5 miles (beach run). It was pretty hot and steamy, but I was greeted by a delicious headwind when I turned around to run back to our place. So different than with cycling where headwinds are dreaded; they feel great in the heat when running!
Did a 45 minute trail run today. Saw a beautiful young buck only 10 feet off the trail - he just stood and watched, so I slowly walked past him. He was still there on my way back.
It was my first run in my brand new Brooks Pure Grip shoes, and I love them. Definitely a shoe to consider if you have a low-volume foot and wear them with socks, or wear them barefoot if your feet are larger :) They are a quasi-minimal shoe with a 4mm drop.
I'll review them later, but all in all it was a fantastic run. Why is it that the days that seem so dreary always seem to be the greatest runs?
I haven't been running for a week, but yesterday, I did my 2.5 mile hill run, with a minimum of pain. I've had a calf issue when riding, which I felt on the run, not sure what it's from, so I came home from the run and put my compression socks on.
Hope to run a bit more as I am getting used to my new bike.
Nice job GLC!
FWIW, with my limited experience, I'm finding that my first race at any distance has been kind of a throwaway in terms of time - strictly a learning experience on what the distance is about. I know for a fact I was in MUCH better shape two years ago the last time I ran a half marathon; running this one nearly 8 minutes faster was all about experience (and the choice to not try to have so much fun at the expense of speed ;)).
Yellow ... speaking of amazing goals!! :eek::eek:
I just walked a couple-three miles easy yesterday, and I'm trying to decide whether to walk or jog today. I definitely need some recovery days, but I really want to push on through into marathon training. I still have to pick my next race, but my time on Sunday brought me a lot of confidence for a good marathon time. Fingers crossed...
Did the 27/3 workout of a Couch to 5k plan (a total of about 35 minutes). Was going to run 2 minutes, but wanted to do a third. Run intervals were hard, but not miserable. Feeling it in my calves definitely.
Got back just before the rain. A sticky, steamy workout. Thankfully, cooler weather is coming with the rain.
Weekly bar run today. It turned into a tempo run, since the girl who is staying with me isn't as slow as she leads me to believe.
Which is cool, I could use the extra work!
Just signed up to run the Richmond half marathon. Hopefully I can redeem myself after that trail race here :)
(Also hopefully, the decrease in altitude ought to push me to my goal pace - I'd LOVE to finish in 2 hours but would be content with under 2:05. Since I finished the half during the full in 2:09, I should be able to go faster, right?)
Ugh...
Just started "officially" running a month ago. New to the sport, never been an athlete, out of shape, yadda yadda.
Was able to fully run a 5k last week. Haven't been able to do so again. It's so frustrating! I can tell that my aerobic capacity is MUCH better, but it's like there's a signal in my brain telling my legs they can't run another step. So I walk for a song, then start running again.
Any advice on overcoming mind blocks?
When I first started running, I started with a run-walk program and found it to be much easier on me mentally. When I got to about a 5k distance, I was running 5 min, walking 30 seconds. Then I ran a race and didn't walk because no one else was and I realised I could do it.
Other than that I'd say just set goals. You can't run another step? Run one more block, then walk. You'll teach yourself to read physical vs mental limits that way.
VeganBikeChick,
You've only been running a month and already ran a 5K? You have nothing to feel bad about! That's really quick to get up to that distance. Don't think you can do it again? Well, just scale back a bit, do the run/walk thing until it comes. Yes, it is mind over matter to some degree, but it also takes a body time to build strength and endurance used for running, which are not the same as for cycling. It's not just about aerobic capacity.
I am only running a 5K distance even now, and I've been "running"/jogging, whatever, for over 2 years, so you have nothing to feel bad about. Depending on the weather, my mood, and how much exercise I've been getting (or not getting), sometimes even that 5K distance can feel like a marathon, and I have to play mind games to get myself to the end, like imagining that my deceased father is waiting there for me at the end.
All that said, I did my 5K beach run this morning for the first time since I wrenched my back 1.5 weeks ago, and it felt just fine. However, klutz that I am, I tripped on a root on the path and fell, skidding with both palms on the sand, which was a bit of an owie, but I didn't see to do any other damage and was able to finish just fine. :)
Thank you so much, Emily. Your words are very inspirational and I appreciate your perspective!!
Yay to you for persevering (!!), and owie about your hands - crossing fingers that you heal quickly.
Awww, thanks! Glad my words could make you feel a bit better about your efforts. I think you're doing just fine - excellent, in fact!Quote:
Originally Posted by VeganBikeChick
My hands are just fine today, thanks. At least I took my tumble on sand, not on pavement! :p
I have found it harder to break any barriers in running than in any other sport I do. I chalk it up to the fact my body just doesn't like it. So, whatever I do, I am now happy with. Hey, I still sweat if I run 2.5 miles or 4 miles, no matter how slowly I run.
I ran one 5K race and I would prefer never to have that experience again, despite the fact I have run 5K distance many many times when I am just out there. My time of 34 minutes wasn't even that bad for a 95 degree day and just having come back from my tour in Spain 4 days earlier. I hated the race so much, I told my friend, who was running the event, at the finish line, "I hate you."
VeganBikeChick, you're doing fine for just starting out. Anyone always does more in a race than in training - there's just a little switch that goes off somewhere in our heads! Just increase your run intervals and decrease the walk breaks, little by little, you'll be where you want to be.
Emily, ouch!! Hope your hands aren't too badly scraped.
Yesterday it was about 41° and raining, not hard, but a steady light rain, and it just felt so good to get out and run for the first time since Sunday! Normally I'm such a wuss about weather. Still, I just did three miles easy - not enough for my shoes to get soaked. I've run in soaked shoes and that is a whole 'nother puddle of misery. :p
I'll probably do another little jog today then ride tomorrow, when it's supposed to be sunny. I really want to carry this energy forward into a BQ, but I'm dithering over what my next marathon will be - where and when I'll have my best chance. I've pretty much eliminated Grandma's just because I really don't want to wait until June, and I think Disney is too soon at this point. Champaign Illinois is still in the running. Anyone run Myrtle Beach?
So I'm going to try to follow the quicker Beginner Triathlete plan....we'll see. I'll back up if I need to - but it's sort of what fit with what I was wanting to do.
Did workout 2 of week 2 today - but probably ran closer to 4 minutes. Managed an "interval" of 2:39 running. On grass. Breathing is hard - but everything else felt good. Perfect fall day with crunchy leaves.
Sore calves again.
"Long" run today, road/trail combo, just over an hour (not sure of distance because of the trails). Sunny and high 50s--very nice running weather although the trails were pretty wet from the rain yesterday morning/Wednesday.
Today was supposed to be a long run-- but about 1.5 miles in, I splashed through a puddle in the shadows. It was only 35F, cold for dry VFFs even with socks, but with a wet one... So I turned around, headed for home, planning on changing shoes and running more. Somehow it didn't happen. So just 3 miles today.
just got back from a forty-five minute trail run/walk (mostly run, yay!). I took my dog and this was our best run together so far (she can be a spaz and instead of my run being zen time it is just frustrating). I think it helped that we were on a wooded trail so the path focused her some. The water table is still pretty high so I am going to start a thread on some shoe options. I either need something water proof or a solution to cut the smell my shoes are begining to have. (ewww!)
Anyway, I am so happy the cold weather has cut back on the spider webs and the trails aren't so overgrown. I looooooove running on these trails. :D
Woke up this morning and felt kinda blah. Met my group, decided to play it by ear (theoretically, my taper schedule should be 12-10-8 or 6). Started running and felt ok enough, so I went for 12. Rationale being, if I didn't do it today, I probably wouldn't feel like it later.
Got it done a little slower than I'd hoped for, but I feel like crap. I've been in bed all day. I think it's just a cold but the soreness from the run isn't helping my mood! If I could do my run today fast enough to finish a half in 2:10, surely dropping 5,000 feet in altitude and not feeling sick can wipe a few minutes off my time, right?
Beautiful weather! Love it!!
Did Week 2, Workout 3: except ran more than I was supposed to - 6 minutes of running. Not getting easier - 1 minute of running has me completely out of breath and with a rocketing heart rate. I'm sure it will get easier.
I hold at this level for a while it looks like (2 weeks) - I am loving running with the crunching leaves!!
I just did five today. I was planning on running longer, but I'm pretty bummed out today, plus my ride yesterday showed me that I'm not 100% recovered from the half marathon yet. So just a jog to the top of the fifth hill and back - it was a beautiful day (my laundry actually dried completely!) and it felt good to get out.
Did three miles today. This was only my second run since getting my thyroid back to some semblance of normal. I felt pretty good. I took a few breathers but I didn't feel as out of breath as I felt last spring when my thyroid was hyperactive. With cooler weather, I'm hoping to get back onto the swing of it.
Did my first 4 miler today. 2 walk breaks, but pretty awesome for only having done this a little over a month.
Now I'm looking into heart rate monitors (should probably be in another thread) but does anyone have suggestions? Don't need GPS, just for recreational use. Have been looking at the Suunto M4.
I would look at the Garmin FR60 - it has a lot of features (and no GPS). Works well for bikes too.
DH and I did a Haunted Trail Adv. Saturday night that was a cross between a trail run 5k and an Adventure Race. The race took place at nightfall in the woods on the lighted ski trails. Although, "lighted" trails is a little deceptiive, without snow on the ground to reflect the light, it was much darker than I anticipated--flashlights were not allowed.
There were over 300 participants for this first time event, just about everyone had on costumes. Mostly everyone was in teams of 2 people. And about half of the participants were under 17! Yay!
Everyone got a map of the ski trails. There were 6 checkpoints on the map that you had to find and then have your "pass card" punched (to prove you were actually there). You chose your own route and you could get the checkpoints in any order.
The trails were haunted along the way with werewolves, a guy with a chainsaw, people hiding in the dark that would crawl out and your legs. They did a good job. The checkpoints were "haunted destinations." One was a graveyard with dead people crawling out of open graves, a witches lair, a butcher house . . . it sounds creepy and it was in a way just b/c you're in the woods in the dark, but the even twas a fundraiser for a junior high program--so it wasn't over-the-top.
DH and I did really awesome, we took an uncoventional route and, DH knowing some shortcuts, was able to save us a chunk of time. Although, the shortcut was not part of the lighted trails so it was slow going. We were by ourselves for the first 5 minutes or so and it was really quiet running through the woods. Then suddenly a guy, dressed all in black with red glowing eyes jumped out of a tree and grabbed DH. That was the scariest part. We knew SOMETHING was coming, but we did not expect that at all!
We got to the last checkpoint and I double-checked our pass card and realized that one of the punches did not go all the way through our pass card!!!! And it was the station that was on top of the highest ski hill!!!! We took off in a sprint . . . but DH got turned around and didn't check the map. We ended up going in the opposite direction.
After all of that, we ran the course twice. If we hadn't of made that silly mistake, we would have won the race. I don't think either one of us was "out-to-win," we were just there to have fun. And it was a blast!
The after party was great too. For $25 we got a long sleeve t-shirt, water bottle, glow sticks/necklaces, Pizza, brownies, and Oktoberfest beer from a local brewery. There were bonfires and scary movies playing outside.
It was a lot of fun. I think Zoom-Zoom should do this race next year with her DH ;) You could wear a zombie costume!
Here's little video from the race on youtube.
Ooh that sounds awesome!! I might have to suggest the idea to a friend who's a race organizer.
1hr20min trail run yesterday in Forest Park. My longest trail run in, oh, a year. It was great fun. A perfect fall day in Portland, Oregon. But hoo boy, am I a hurtin' unit today!
Hey I ran there once! It's so gorgeous :) And easy to overdo it if you're just enjoying the scenery!Quote:
Originally Posted by Susan Otcenas
Well since I have a 1/2 marathon in 2 weeks I thought it was best to get in some miles yesterday (Sunday). I have not ran more than 5 miles and mostly been doing between 3 & 4 miles. Nor have I run consitently. So I did a SLOW and easy 8 miler yesterday. Weather was 60's, sunny, beautiful fall day in Florida. I was slow! But I wanted to just get the miles in. This 1/2 marathon is definitely not at "race" for me, but just a fun event.
After that I did HOURS of yard work trimming my tropical jungle (aka the back yard). I am tired and sore today from everything.
Hope to get in a 10 miler this week. Again slow & easy...just need some miles under my belt before I tackle 13.1. I am sure there will be some hills for me to deal with, too!
Did I say it felt great to be running again?!
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I started running again back in June after about 6 months off due to various injuries. I have slowly been increasing my time. On Sunday I ran for 60 minutes which is awesome for me:D I still have quite a bit of trouble with my hamstrings. I have for over 10 years. They love to tighten up during all of my runs. They get so tight that I can't even straighten my legs out:eek:
Today I decided to start some intervals. I was only able to do 5 intervals of 30 seconds on 30 seconds off (slow run) in the middle of my 3 mile run. I did not stop at all so it was a little challenging for me. Trying to get ready for the cross-country ski seaon!!:)