Run-on weeks (February 5-11)

[OakLeaf]

The last one was the run-on week since y'all are still posting in it today... I'll start the new one

Just shy of 6 miles today, nice and easy. It was a beautiful day and my feet felt fine. I've been having some issues with hydration lately so I weighed myself before and after - about a liter of sweat loss, about what I thought.

I've been reflecting on my training so far this year - how far I've come. Part of it I know is just that I'm running more, but I attribute a lot to the run/walk intervals. With the run/jog intervals I'd been doing before, my HR just didn't come down enough to make a true "recovery." I think it was close to a year ago I first talked about switching to running my intervals this way, and now that I've finally done it, it really seems to be paying off. It's all good

[kelownagirl]

Oops, I posted on the wrong thread last time.

I went out again this morning, despite a tightish calf. Warmed up first, stretched carefully, then walked for 4 min before doing walk/run intervals. Varied 1-2 minutes of running with 1:00 walk in between. Felt good. Really felt like running longer but stopped at 2:00 to be careful. Did 30 minutes in total with 13 min of running. Iced shins after. I have been referred to one of the best PT's in town. Looking forward to seeing him.

[teigyr]

Yesterday I ran 3.5 miles and got my best time ever! I initially didn't want to run because it was rainy, I was tired, and I just didn't feel like it. I'm glad I did though.

Today I ran 3 miles. I started out perky and feeling great and something happened in the middle, dunno. My leg started hurting, my foot hurt, and when I bent down to loosen my shoelace (sharp pains in the top of my foot), I got dizzy Maybe because it's afternoon, I had coffee, and I haven't eaten yet. Live and learn.

[Grog]

I'm in Halifax, Nova Scotia this week, and I'm surprised by the quality of the running routes I've found, and also by the number of people running on the streets.

It's been chilly - around -5 Celcius and some wind, plus humidity - and running has mostly been on icy sidewalks and packed-snow trails, but it's been great! I don't know how that's helping me for my half-marathon that's coming next Sunday, but I'll just take it as it comes!

[Wahine]

I pulled off a little over 7 miles today. Slow but steady.

[emily_in_nc]

How I admire those of you doing long and/or fast runs! I am coming to the realization that I would like to attempt to become a "runner", not just a wanna-bee treadmill jogger, so today I headed out and did three laps on our wooded trails (rolling hills, one fairly steep climb, one long gradual climb). My total mileage was a puny 1.68 (plus a couple more laps of walking). My DH did my split times on his stopwatch, and I only managed 11:04 minute mile overall. I usually do about 10:30 on the treadmill. My HR was really high so I was spent afterwards -- zone 3 on all the climbs and just barely recovering into zone 2 on the flats/descents before I had to climb again.

I guess I can only improve from here!

Emily