(Long and less long) Runs - 12/17 to 12/24

[KSH]

Well I've had my end-of-year run with my partner today, as she's going home for the holidays on Wednesday. We ran a (self-organized) half-marathon!!! Plus, we had some sun with us, which was a great bonus!!!

Great job on going the distance! Very impressive!

[rocknrollgirl]

My only run so far this week was a modified brick workout. I have a short commute to work, and Monday I rode home and then got off and ran 2 miles in 17:03....not too bad for a mt biker chick! I would have maybe one or two more miles in me at that pace, and then I would have to slow down.

I hate running on the road. The next run this w/e will be on the trails.

[tattiefritter]

Have managed two runs this week, one on Saturday morning and one yesterday.

Saturdays was an 11 miler - was supposed to be 10 but I miscalculated my extra loop and added two miles on instead of one . I thought my legs were going to fall off on the last mile! I was still knackered from that on my 2 hour MTB ride on Sunday - I need to seriously look at my all round fuelling and hydration because I think I've got it very wrong at the minute, I feel so tired.

Yesterdays run was a five miler with 8 x 1min intervals/I min recoveries thrown in, the advantage of having done 11 miles on Saturday is that 5 feels so short but it did take me a full two miles to relax into it properly. One more five miler this week then I take it easy for a few days over Christmas, will try and fit another 11 miler in before the New Year.

[rocknrollgirl]

Funny you should say that about fuel and hydration and being knackered. I feel the same way. I did a two hour mt bike ride on Sunday. One that I considered to be moderately paced, so good hills, a challenging place to ride, but not crazy.

I would have liked to have pushed harder on Monday's workout...but knackered seems to be it. I know that it is preholiday right now, and there is more running around and stress, BUT

I am starting to think that I may not be fueling correctly. I think I have my hydration down, but I am hungry all the time.

hmmmm.....

[limewave]

I got in a 6-miler last night. I borrowed DH's garmin forerunner so I could get accurate distance and pacing. I averaged 9:20 min/mile, that's fast for me. I really pushed myself, there was no way I could participate in a conversation at that pace.

I'd really like to start working on my speed, hopefully the weather keeps for awhile and the pavement stays clear of snow. My goal training schedule: Tuesday--repeated hill climbs, Tues--Speed work, Thurs--slow recovery run, Sat--distance run. Of course, there is spin class and the occasional mtn bike ride mixed in with that.

Running Goals for 2007:
26:30 5k
56 min 10k
2:05:30 1/2 mary
4:35:00 marathon

PR's for 2006
28:15 5k
59:02 10k
2:13:22 1/2 mary
4:58:00 marathon

[tattiefritter]

I am starting to think that I may not be fueling correctly. I think I have my hydration down, but I am hungry all the time.

hmmmm.....

I have almost the opposite problem - I know I need to be eating more but I just don't want to, I seem to have no real appetite, which is a bad sign for me (usually means my blood sugar levels are not brilliant). I could eat extra chocolate no problem but I don't seem to want to eat more of the things I should (fruit, complex carbs etc) as I find they make me full quite quickly and I just can't seem to fit any more in.

I'll eat plenty over the christmas period but first thing I'm going to look at is fuelling on my long run, I think this is key.

I do my long run on Saturday morning - I can't eat anything solid before so I have 500ml of sports drink then head out the door. I had one Powerbar gel half way round my run but was starving by the last mile. I have a recovery drink when I get in then some proper food. Next long run is going ro be another 11 miler so I will try to have at least two gels and maybe carry some energy drink instead of plain water? Anyone do both on a run? I also need to drink more when actually running as I just don't. Then I need to work on eating regularly throughout the day, I'm really bad at it on weekends.

Its all getting complicated! I also think the extra running is quite a shock to my system and I just need to let my body adapt for a while.