Running: June 6-12

[Jones]

I ran the "World Famous Mud Run" at Camp Pendleton, so much fun. It has been so hot here that I hadn't run in a week so this was a tough run for me. I finished right in the middle of my age group and was very happy with that.

[colby]

(Why are we still in the June 6-12 thread, when it's June 20???)

It's just a jump to the left....

2 hour ride and 45 min run yesterday. Nice day for it, too. A few hours later the sky lit up with lightning and it started to rain. Now it's back to clouds, but supposed to be back to sun.

[Crankin]

I ran for 35 minutes in the heat and humidity of Philadelphia on Saturday morning, after a horrible ride on Friday. Have no idea how far I went but I ran up Chestnut Hill for awhile and then across Germantown Ave. to a nice residential area, where I turned to make a loop and then ran downhill for quite a bit. There was a really nice park in the middle of a neighborhood, but I was too nervous to go run in there, as it was deserted and I kept thinking about people who get attacked in parks . As I turned to head back, I saw DH, trying to find a decent street to ride on. Of course, I had to run uphill to get back to the hotel and eventually, I started walking. It was so hot and humid, too at 9:00 AM. I treated myself to a breakfast burrito and a coffee from the Farmer's Market and sat outside and ate until DH came back from his ride.

[kacie tri-ing]

I brought one of my best friends on a 7 mile trail run, and fortunately, she loved it (it was a tough one). Nice to have company in the midst of IM training!

Colby--I am getting really excited for you! I love following your times!! How are you feeling physically/mentally? Is the town starting to buzz with people yet?

Way to go on the 5K PR divingbiker!

That mud run sounds like a blast! Those types are races are really becoming popular!

Happy running!

[colby]

Colby--I am getting really excited for you! I love following your times!! How are you feeling physically/mentally? Is the town starting to buzz with people yet?

I didn't see too many more cyclists than usual out, a lot of locals do Ironman and I/we ride parts of the course regularly. I think it will really start Tuesday/Wednesday.

I am feeling pretty good, actually. I get the butterflies when I think about it, but I am focusing on positive visualization. I can see myself finishing, hear them saying "you are an Ironman!" I'm very excited for the run, I am really hoping to see the most improvement there if I can keep it together through the swim and bike. I know it will be hard, I know it will be long, and I know I can do it. I still alternate between "what was I thinking" and "I've done this before, I'll do it again." At the same time, I am trying not to take it for granted, because I know that a lot of things can go wrong that you can't predict. I didn't get as much time in the pool as I should have/hoped to get due to my work schedule but when I did long swims they felt great, I didn't ride as many hills as I planned during my long rides but when I did I recovered well, I focused a lot more on my running endurance which will benefit me all around even if I spend all that capital before I get to the run.

A few people from work have expressed interest in being at the finish, which will be a first for me - usually it's just my husband and closest friends that are there. I kind of enjoyed the ignorant bliss of the last two years, this year the cat is definitely out of the bag.

If you ask me again on Thursday, you will probably get a less coherent answer.