Autumn Running Week of Sept. 22

[emily_in_nc]

4 miles on the treadmill today on my lunch hour. Incline intervals, slow flat, fast flat. Still working on my Chi Running skills. Wish I had a mirror on the side to see if my lean is right! Good run overall.

[OakLeaf]

not much time to check in here, but I have to note that after being robbed by Indianapolis, I have now officially run in all four time zones in the contiguous US in the last four months.

[tattiefritter]

Here they are in all their redness, they so need to meet some mud!

[jesvetmed]

WOW RED WOW!
What kind of shoes are those? The bottoms are so KNOBBY!
Very Cool

Oh.. Never mind -- just read your earlier post!

[kelownagirl]

Well my long run (12 km) last weekend hurt me again and I couldn't run on Tuesday so did a walk/run with my daughter instead. Then I skipped my Thursday run mostly b/c I was overwhelmed at work but also b/c I needed the break for my legs. Then today got half way thru my long run and ended up with belly issues again and had to bail early (4km). ARGHHHHH!

OK, so what have I learned? I can't do the half marathon in 2 weeks. IMIGHT be able to do a 10km.

My body hates running and fights it constantly so I will have to trick it.

The plan will be to cut back on the miles and stop as soon as I feel pain. I cannot work thru the pain of running like I can with biking.

For the next two months I am not going to build my long run. I am going to run 4-5km easy twice during the week and then do 5-8km on the weekend depending on how I'm feeling. When I can consistently run 8km without a problem, then I will run 8-10km on the weekend until 10km becomes easy. That means I have to do it 2-3 weeks in a row before I try to add any more miles. Then I'll run 10-12km for a month, building slowly.

Maybe this will work. I dunno. Gotta keep trying.

PS I won the me and my axe competition! Thanks for voting for me!

[Grog]

Oh KG I'm sorry you have to change your plans for your race, but your plan seems reasonable. I hope all works out fine.

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Ah! Fall running. Such a beautiful thing.

I went for a 11.4 km run on the streets around my new neighbourhood, including the very upscale parts of town with the big mansions... on top of a big hill, of course. Lovely morning, fresh air, warm enough for shorts but cool enough for a light long sleeve top.

I don't like running on sidewalks too much and when I had a chance, on very quiet streets, I took the road instead. There are a few major intersections, something that was not really an issue when I was running in the forest. But overall I think I'll get used to running around here, although as my long runs become longer I might try to go on trails in Stanley Park or the Pacific Spirit Park anyway. Right now I just didn't have the time to get the run AND to go somewhere to do it. Now I know that I can have decent runs straight out of the door, which is great news.

But boy! is Vancouver hilly. Never a flat moment in this city!

[ASammy1]

Hey kelownagirl! You have company in the fact that your body does not like running. I ran a measley 2 miles on the FLAT beach boardwalk yesterday and ended up having to ice myself from the waist down. I completely understand your frustration as DBF can just snap his fingers one day and decide to run 5 miles like it's no big deal...

[Red Rock]

I am not a runner either due to pain in the joints and everything else afterward. However, I did go for a six mile hike today in the heat of the day which was not a smart thing to do. I brought a long 3 liter of water and lot of cliff blocks. I made sure I fueled up at the halfway point before going back.

I'm so out of shape it is terrible.

Red Rock

[kacie tri-ing]

Hello!

I had a nice week!
Tuesday 4
Wednesday 5
Thursday 3
Friday Yoga
Saturday a really great 10K race with some girlfriends
Sunday 5

My left leg is hurting though....today I will swim instead!

[Grog]

I'm quite stressed with a job application I'm putting together, so I have announced I wouldn't attend my group running sessions, which require too much logistics from an already stretched little person (me).

But my plan is to have a short run on Tuesday morning at dawn, and on Friday, too, and a 12 km + run on Sunday morning.