Running: May 16-22

[yellow]

Did somebody say whole wheat applesauce pancakes???

Oh, I ran today for the first time since February 17. 1 min walk/1 min run for a total of 20 minutes. My PT has given me a schedule to work up to 10 min run/1 min walk/10 min run by June 10. I'm really glad he put the thought into it! I have to order some new shoes, though; I wore my bestest ones out during my walking miles.

[Grog]

Oh, I ran today for the first time since February 17. 1 min walk/1 min run for a total of 20 minutes. My PT has given me a schedule to work up to 10 min run/1 min walk/10 min run by June 10. I'm really glad he put the thought into it! I have to order some new shoes, though; I wore my bestest ones out during my walking miles.

Cool!! Welcome back to running Yellow!

[colby]

Cool!! Welcome back to running Yellow!

Quoted for truth! Awesomeness!

[OakLeaf]

Yeeeeeeha! Welcome back Yellow!

[limewave]

I was supposed to do a tempo run today . . . but I crashed my mountain bike last night and am pretty banged up. I thought I'd take 48 hours to heal. I have a nice gash on my right knee with lots of bruising. Big scrapes and bruising on my right leg. And my right arm is all torn up. I can't wait to see my chiro on Monday morning!

[Grog]

Oh no Limewave I hope you feel better soon.

Went for a 15-minute run tonight, the first since my marathon. It felt a bit weird at first but I did a few accelerations and it felt instantly better. Happy.

[rocknrollgirl]

Forty very slow mins for me yesterday. I raced last Sunday and my legs were sore and heavy this week. I was hoping to bounce back a bit faster, but hey, I raced hard and I am OLD!

[Red Rock]

Did another 1.5 miles to day on the track. The run felt a little sluggish, perhaps because I went swimming yesterday for the first time in a LONG time. My calorie burn was not as much a previous runs. So that has me a bit puzzled. I hope to go out on the trails on the weekend.

[GLC1968]

Ran the loop I did from work last Thursday again last night. I just mapped it out this morning (still no GPS for me) and it is 3.7 miles...not 3.1. No wonder I was sore last week! I feel pretty good today though. Last night, I found that I was doing such a bang up job of trying to enjoy myself and the weather (gorgeous!) that my HR kept dropping too low. I had to keep reminding myself to work harder! That's a huge change from when I started and just doing the distance at all was a challenge.

[Bike Chick]

I was supposed to do a tempo run today . . . but I crashed my mountain bike last night and am pretty banged up. I thought I'd take 48 hours to heal. I have a nice gash on my right knee with lots of bruising. Big scrapes and bruising on my right leg. And my right arm is all torn up. I can't wait to see my chiro on Monday morning!

Oh, no, Lime!!! Hope you heal fast!

[colby]

Weather was questionable today and circumstances conspired against me repeatedly this week which led to me being super tired and getting a late start, so I switched my long ride for my long run.

That said, my long run scheduled for 17-19 which I surpassed, edging up to 20 (hard to say what the GPS margin of error was, it said 19.25). I took it nice and easy, I know my heart rate average was low and I could have pushed much harder to drop a good 20-30 minutes off, but after last week's miserable running weather I just wanted to cover the distance at an acceptable long run speed. Didn't look at how long it took, 3:30? That included stopping at stop lights, eating, and picking up dog poo (she made it an amazing 10 miles, it was perfect dog running weather). This was my longest long run, I will go down from here. Next weekend I'll probably run the local half marathon.

Tomorrow I get to follow it up with 3-5 hours on the bike and a short run afterward... yay?

[skhill]

Colby, I'm amazed that your dog can make it 10 miles with you. That pup must be in great shape! These days, my increasingly geriatic dog often needs to flop down and take a breather midway through our walks... but he still wants to go and still enjoys himself.

At church this morning 3 of us got into a discussion of which of the high school and college tracks in town have a. the easiest fence to climb and b. the nicest, most understanding security guards. But I'll continue to use the decaying track at the old colored high school; it's in my neighborhood and there's no fence at all. And the surface isn't too bad as long as you stick to the outside lanes...

Today I knocked out my old favorite 3.5 mile route in 31:24, my fastest yet. Makes up for yesterday's dreadful attempt at a long run-- just 8 miles and I was dead.

[colby]

Colby, I'm amazed that your dog can make it 10 miles with you. That pup must be in great shape! These days, my increasingly geriatic dog often needs to flop down and take a breather midway through our walks... but he still wants to go and still enjoys himself.

Thanks She's a boxer-rottweiler, and is at least 8-9 years old. A couple of years ago she was fit and happy enough to run up to 15 or so miles (we trained, albeit slowly, for my first marathon together, most of the way), but now that she's getting older and I've gotten faster, 10 miles is quite an accomplishment. It takes perfect weather, has to be cloudy, not hot or humid, no more than 55-60 degrees. At about 8 miles, she did stop and rest, but only for a minute. Now, if it's warm and sunny outside, all bets are off. Sometimes we can't even walk around the block without stopping for a rest in the shade.

I'm trying to enjoy it while it lasts and only push her when it's safe - I know our runs will get shorter as she gets older, and eventually she'll just be my walking and hiking buddy. I got a bike trailer for her so that she can ride to work with me. Nothing says love like towing your 70-lb dog just so she can be a part of your day. I think we know who owns who.

[kacie tri-ing]

Way to go colby! I am getting excited to hear about this year's installment at your race! Do you have a new and awesome swim cap again?

I had a full brick (really, it was another olympic distance tri, but on my own this weekend!) on saturday. Sunday, I had a 12 mile run and the last 5 were really hard miles. My legs are spent. I get to start tapering this sunday though! I am doing the HIM in Kansas weekend after next! (I guess an exclamation point?)

I had a friend say to me this weekend, "so half ironmans must be easy for you now, right?" Ha. Ha. Ha. I wish! Made me think of the quote my coach loves, "it never gets easy, you just get faster."

Happy running!

[colby]

Way to go colby! I am getting excited to hear about this year's installment at your race! Do you have a new and awesome swim cap again?

I had a full brick (really, it was another olympic distance tri, but on my own this weekend!) on saturday. Sunday, I had a 12 mile run and the last 5 were really hard miles. My legs are spent. I get to start tapering this sunday though! I am doing the HIM in Kansas weekend after next! (I guess an exclamation point?)

I had a friend say to me this weekend, "so half ironmans must be easy for you now, right?" Ha. Ha. Ha. I wish! Made me think of the quote my coach loves, "it never gets easy, you just get faster."

Happy running!

Heh - I saw TYR has a couple of new awesome swim caps, I might have to get one for open water swimming. It's hard to beat the nemo cap, though, it's bright and awesome at the same time.

So true. Easy is relative. :P I would add, they don't get easier, you just get more confident.