Running into '10

[indigoiis]

Today we ran 9.26 - I ran in my scuba booties and it was a great run. Averaged 9:55 min. mile, with some big hills.

[Veronica]

1.83 pain free! miles. I was slow and I've lost so much endurance since October. But nothing hurt and that was good.

Veronica

[Aggie_Ama]

DH came and paced me for a 2 mile run. It is my longest run since March but I was so happy he challenged me to keep going. It is exactly 3 months to my half marathon but I know I can do it! I am glad to see 2009 leaving it has been a year of terrible losses, I will happily run into 2010!

[katluvr]

I had to run my long run (20 miles) on the treadmill last night. Too much snow outside on the roads! The last five miles were truly horrible.

happy running!

OMG
On the treadmill?? You are amazing! I guess sometimes you just have to do what you have to do!

[Bike Chick]

I had to run my long run (20 miles) on the treadmill last night. Too much snow outside on the roads! The last five miles were truly horrible.

happy running!

I agree with Kat! Wow! I have to push myself to do 5 on the treadmill. Are you training for a marathon, Syn? If so, how soon is it?

That's truly amazing.

[limewave]

I had to run my long run (20 miles) on the treadmill last night. Too much snow outside on the roads! The last five miles were truly horrible.

That is true dedication.

I'm scheduled for 15 miles this week. I've upped my runs from 2-3 miles to 5-7 three times a week. Dropped a couple of pounds . . . hopefully they'll keep dropping. My knees and ankles have been sore.

[Karma007]

Took the new GPS out for it's inaugural run run on my normal 3 mile loop, only to find it's only 2.6 miles. Oops! Nice to be out after a week of laziness though!

[Urlea]

Well like a lot of people in the upper mid-west, I was snowed in all weekend. It was pretty, but the roads & sidewalks were/are a big mess. We are buried in snow!

Thankfully I headed out for an impromptu 9mi run on Christmas Eve (Video of that is up on my blog.) so I wasn't fretting about missing my long run on Saturday when I looked outside to see snow drifts my height & 20-30mph winds causing white-outs.

My long run got postponed until today. It was originally supposed to be 14miles, but I was tempted w/ the idea of 16 before I left the door, not sure why. When I gelled at mile 6 & tried to wash it down with water I realized the hose/water for the hydration pack was frozen rock solid. It wouldn't budge. Knowing that it was only an extra mile-ish to my gym where I could run the hose under hot tap water to loosen it up, I made the choice to extend my route to get there. The plan worked, while a lot of the sidewalks weren't plowed (roads were thankfully!) & the windchill dropped below -10f the run was actually great! Ended up with 17.32 for today, feels good that I can still cover that distance.

Syndirelah 20miles on a treadmill?!?! Yikes. That is hardcore. Awesome & inspiring perseverance!!

Indi Are your scuba booties just straight up neoprene? I'm missing barefoot running so bad!

[Susan Otcenas]

I ran 25 miles last week. Wow. Who is this person who is inhabiting my body?? Might be a new record for me. Included 5.5 miles (at 10 min/mile) on Saturday, hot on the heels of a 3 hour bike ride. I felt great, but was sure glad for my rest day yesterday!

5 miles with hill repeats on the dreadmill this morning. My coach has instructed me to get my heartrate down to 120 on my rest intervals, which I find hard to do without a little bit of walking on the RI. If I just sloooow jog, I can't get it below about 130. I hate to walk, but I have to trust my coach, right??

Syndirelah - WOW! 20 miles. That had to have been excruciating. I'm impressed with your determinination!

Aggie - WOoHoo! Must feel great to be back out there again. A new year brings so many possibilities, doesn't it?

Urlea - Are your roads clear of ice? If it drops below freezing, our roads are too slick to risk running on. This morning it was 30-31 degrees, but because it rained last night, it was an ice rink out there. That happens all the time here, so it really makes training this time of year tricky. I'm hoping for dry roads for my 9 mile run on Wednesday. A few weeks ago I had to do an 8-miler on the treadmill and do NOT want to repeat that experience.

[fatbottomedgurl]

Susan I am wondering if you did a test to get your maximum heart rate? I figured mine on the bike is 205 (that is when I see stars), but I haven't run hard enough to get there yet (I don't want to puke in the gym haha). I'm just using 200 as my max until I get the gumption to do a running HR test. Crazy thing is at my age- 46 "they" say it should be 174. Sheesh I can have a conversation at that level.

[Susan Otcenas]

I had my VO2Max done for both cycling and running in November. So, I have all my heart rate training zones pretty clearly defined.

My AT is 169 on the treadmill. Coach had me doing hill repeats in Zone 4 (154-161bpm) with the requirement to get my bpm down to 120 during my rest interval. (My recovery zone (zone 1) is anything under 136 bpm. But hill repeats are hard efforts, so she wanted me well into that zone.

My heart rate gets into Zone 1 quickly during easy jogs, but doesn't get *that* low unless I walk for about 30 seconds of the 3 minute rest interval.

[Urlea]

Susan The roads are pretty slick, but I wear trail shoes when they are like this & the grippers on them work well. You also learn how to slide/skate through the icy areas. I know some of the runners up here put screws in their shoes for traction or wear yaktraks, but I haven't felt the need for them yet. Just shorten my gait & be careful. My pace is slower because of it, but I'm not disappointed with that.

You've really taken to running this year, I'm impressed!

[GLC1968]

OK, kind of like in the swim thread...I'd like to join you ladies, but recognize that my distances are short sprints compared to most of you! I think it will help me be accountable if I check in here.

I'm sloooooowly trying to get back into running. I have cronic foot trouble, so I'm using a modified couch to 5K plan to get back up to speed. So far, it's going well, but while I have three runs scheduled per week, I've consistantly only done 2 of them (for the past 6 weeks!). This week, my goal is to get all three completed, damn it! I've been using the treadmill because frankly, it's a lot easier for me to just go down to the basement. I'm terrified of running on the road where I live in the dark and driving somewhere to run is just not happening right now.

Last night was actually the last run of last week for me (missed it on Sun). It was my last 10/20 run/walk (minutes). Managed 2.25 miles in that time frame. Tomorrow I do my first 12/18 run/walk and I'm looking forward to it. All this walking SUUUUCCCCKS but I am forcing myself to stick to the plan and so far, so good.

[katluvr]

GLC,
Don't worry about what distance you are doing. This thread has been great for me. It is like logging my TP and getting support w/ it. Just keep plugging along.
Not sure how much running I'll be doing once this marathon is over...

[Bike Chick]

Syn, I've registered for the half in the Illinois Marathon. DH is doing the full and my son and daughter-in-law who live up your way are considering it as well. It will be fun.

I'm not officially starting my training until this weekend. I'm just running 2 mi 3 x a week right now (just finished a 2 mile lunch hour run at work) so I guess you would say I'm training for my training! LOL I'm also doing a sprint triathlon the end of May so I'm going to be cross-training throughout. Hope this old woman can handle all this!

I hope I see you there. We will have to plan a meeting!