Wahine,
What did you do to improve your form and cadence ?
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Wahine,
What did you do to improve your form and cadence ?
Got up at 5:30am and was on the road at 5:45. Sunny, warming up. It's supposed to hit 80 today so glad I went this morning. I felt ok but I always feel a bit stiff if I run very early in the morning.
Yay Wahine!!!!!!!!!
I'm taking a break from running and am going mountain biking tonight for the first time this season!
I am slowly to get back my fitness, so far so good.
Rolling 30 miles on the bike yesterday, and just finish my 6 miles easy run this evening.
Running makes me feel alive, thank God for my legs.
Got up at 5:30 AM... got out of the house late... so didn't get on a treadmill at the gym until 6:15 AM.
I needed to run 60 minutes... could only fit 45 minutes in. Ooopsss!
Well, I got 4 miles in! Better than nothing.
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Originally Posted by rocknrollgirl
I did form exercises and hopping to the pacing of a metronome then when I started back up I ran with the metronome. I bought one for cheap at a local music store.
That is very interesting Wahine. I have noticed that if stuff starts to hurt, if I do form check and readjust, it helps.
After a miserable run on Tuesday afternoon, I took a rest day on Wed. Skipped my mid-week ride. I ran yesterday am at 4:30. Had a fabulous run.
I think I needed it mentally. I have been very discouraged lately, actually thinking about throwing in the towel, so it made me feel better. Still not sure what I am doing with the towel...hold, or throw it in....but it made me feel a little better.
My training plan for the 10K on my Nike + says I have to run 3 miles today. Should be easy.
I'm still happy I ran 5 miles on Wednesday, even though it was put off until the last minute!
Wahine, good for you...
I have a "race" tomorrow. It's a relay (long tradition put up by the local Uni) - I have to run 5.8K. Wish me luck.
5.2 from home today. There was another runner going the opposite direction on my - about the last thing I expected to see on that road ;)! Two dogs came out to "inspect" me - they were friendly, but they came right up to me and stuck their noses onto my hip as I ran. Would've been a problem on the bike.
Anyway I felt a lot better than I expected to. I've been moping around the house most of this rainy week. Yesterday we went for a walk between rainstorms and I wound up falling in a creek. :rolleyes: Hoping to ride tomorrow if the weather cooperates, but I've had enough riding in the rain for a while.
Good luck on your race, rabbit!
4.5 miles on the treadmill today -- longest run I've managed in weeks and felt very good. Hoping for a trail run on Sunday, weather permitting!
Have good weekends, all! :)
Emily
WOOT!
I've outgrown my SOLA relay trauma. This was created 12 or so years ago when I first participated and I was about (not quite sure because the ranking tables are/were difficult to read but the tale has "grown with telling" so I was) last on my leg [the trauma part is where my "team" "leader" pointed out how many places we lost]. I swore myself never to run / jog again and I kept that oath for ... 8 years.
Today I was no where near last. I ran a 5.12 average per km! Can you believe it. Over 5.8 km. With only the minimal training I have been able to do. December's race was over 5.30... has got to be the change in style I have made thanks to my guru.
I'm not asking my shin how it feels.
Way to go rabbit!!!
But take care of that shin...
Actually it's not half bad, no worse than usual.
BTW I did not lose the team a single place. Didn't gain any either.
me&my snazzy club jersey (watermark is from the photo service):
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8...8mf0045lh0.jpg
I'm euphoric.
Cool picture and great run Alpine - congrats!
I did 5km last night without a walk break. I was tired of the walk break and figured I can do it straight now. And I did. My shins hurt a bit but they're ok this morning. I got down to a 30 min 5km finally but I'm still a long ways from my PR of 26:17. No worries...
Wahine - running to a metronome - is that like running to a 176 bpm (or whatever) running podcast?