Long( and less long runs) 2/19-2/25

[KSH]

And I'm sooooo glad that the weather is warming up, although with it is coming the wind- today sustained winds of 30-40 mph (with measly 50-60 mph gusts). That's why I'm planning my long run for tomorrow- only 15-25 mph sustained winds predicted.

I am in Dallas... and OMG! The WIND! It's crazy.

Between the threat of rain and that wind... I took my workout inside today.

[yellow]

KSH, cold is...what you aren't used to! I'm sure if you lived somewhere colder you'd adapt. But you don't need to where you live now! I just LOVE running when it's in the teens to the 30s, and prefer running on snow to just about any other surface. I'm afraid that when it warms up to your temps I'll have a complete meltdown (physical and mental). We shall see.

I'm actually NOT looking forward to the end of snow for running purposes. Thankfully we're supposed to get a couple more storms this week.

[runner2]

Got 18 miles this week, two easy runs and one day of hill run on the trail.
Keep running!

[btchance]

Did 6.6mi run LSD this morning. Sunny out and warm but 20mph wind. KSH and TriGirl - those winds you gals are having make me glad I'm not in Oklahoma right now! I don't think I could handle it.

Yellow - boy that looks beautiful out there. Hard to run in, but gorgeous. And you're right about adapting - sometimes I feel so soft in regards to the weather I'll workout in compared to when I was in OK. People change!

[Kimmyt]

Today was pretty good! I was proud of myself, sometimes it's hard to make myself go run in the morning when I'm not at my house and I'm visiting my parents, but I woke up at 7 a.m. and went running shortly thereafter without a second thought, just put on my clothes and went out. I ran an unspecified distance around some nearby neighborhoods and on streets, it was my first time running on roads and it felt pretty odd... I'm much more comfortable on my bike on roads. I guess I feel less vulnerable with my bike under me. I ran the loop I had chosen in an okay amount of time, about 40 minutes, actually it was kinda slow, but I didn't feel at all tired at the end and could have continued at that pace forever it seemed. Drove the loop with my car later and it was 3 miles, so it was better than i was fearing and worse than I'd hoped!

Still, about 2 miles more than I had run the last time I ran in that area, and I didn't have to stop at all the entire time... it was a good way to wake up!

So that's 11 miles total for me this week! Woo!

[KSH]

Today was pretty good! I was proud of myself, sometimes it's hard to make myself go run in the morning when I'm not at my house and I'm visiting my parents, but I woke up at 7 a.m. and went running shortly thereafter without a second thought, just put on my clothes and went out. I ran an unspecified distance around some nearby neighborhoods and on streets, it was my first time running on roads and it felt pretty odd... I'm much more comfortable on my bike on roads. I guess I feel less vulnerable with my bike under me. I ran the loop I had chosen in an okay amount of time, about 40 minutes, actually it was kinda slow, but I didn't feel at all tired at the end and could have continued at that pace forever it seemed. Drove the loop with my car later and it was 3 miles, so it was better than i was fearing and worse than I'd hoped!

Still, about 2 miles more than I had run the last time I ran in that area, and I didn't have to stop at all the entire time... it was a good way to wake up!

So that's 11 miles total for me this week! Woo!

Great job on getting up early and running! Sounds like you had a really nice run.

[kelownagirl]

Hi ladies! I went for a second run today. My first was at least a month ago. Anyway, I decided to try running for 1km to see if I could do it. I could! I was at work and had about 15 minutes to kill so I figured I may as well exercise. 3 1/2 laps around our school is 1km. I am going to join the school running club in the spring and run with the kids. Maybe I can get my son to join too. I'd love to be be able to do a triathlon someday....