Long and Less Long Runs: 2-26 to 3-4

[trickytiger]

Ohhhhh, yeah. Today I got in a whopper 2 mile! This is a .25 mile increase on my first run in a month that I accomplished last Saturday (I have been gone on work for the past month, no time or safe place to run ).

And I feel it! Good grief! Mostly in the connection points in my hip flexors, though. I have the most burly T.A.s, though, from being a lifetime runner, that shins are never an issue for me. (Yes, my shins have definition!). However frustrating for me to struggle through 2 when 12 used to be the norm, at least my head feels the same- I love just being out there, and I know it'll get better. Now the weather just needs to do the same.

[Wahine]

Bllllaaaaaahhh!!

I'm still fighting some stupid virus. I thought I'd get a run in today. I felt pretty good in the AM. But by noon I was wiped out again.

I'm suffering from adreneline withdrawl and it's not pretty girls!!

[Veronica]

I had hoped for a run today. But before work, I had to get some work done.

On my commute home I got absolutely drenched - in only two miles. It was a cold rain too! At one point I thought maybe it was hail. Anyway, I decided cinnamon toast and hot chocolate were necessary.

V.

[Grog]

Good to read that so many of us are shakin' it out there

The run with the Supreme Court Justice turned out great. It was chilly this morning but we (about 6 of us, including him) ran down a nice forest trail in the very early morning and then along the beach with this beautiful pink hue on the mountains. Then up the hill we went! Geez, at 66, I hope I'm running up hills like him. We didn't run fast and we all made sure we were running behind him, but it was a great moment.

[rocknrollgirl]

I feel your pain....My poor DH felt like he was trapped in the house with a pissy tiger last week. Grrrrr.....

All I can say it wait it out....my note to self was...next time I am recovering, when I think I am better, wait one more day.

I tried to jump back to soon.

[tattiefritter]

Got 3.5 miles done yesterday. Ankle didn't really bother me at all during the run and I forgot about it completely. Knowing my propensity for doing too much too soon I ran the loop in the reverse direction so it would be much more difficult to extend the distance if I got tempted, however the strong wind and the rain stinging my face did remove motivation somewhat Still fantastic to be out.

I have to keep telling myself that 3.5 miles is plenty for someone coming back from an ankle sprain. Will do another 3.5 miles tomorrow then I'll be off to London for a long weekend and may think about doing 4 miles sometime next week.

[rocknrollgirl]

Howdy girls...three for us tonight, recovery run,nice and easy.

[Grog]

Somehow I've found that I like to go for a run and then a swim. I think it has to do with avoiding the guilt of taking more than one shower a day. Not a very useful brick, but if that's what it takes to get me in the pool.... well, let's do it.

So I caught up with a coworker who's just starting to run again after many years on the sidelines. She's in pretty good shape but she runs much slowlier than I do. It ended up being slowlier than with that 66yo judge this week, but was fun nonetheless, and I tricked her into doing a few 10-second sprints, which she hated, but that spiced things up a wee bit. Ran back home, picked up the swim gear and rode my bike to the pool (about 750 meters away!! how lazy is that). Practiced my breathing-on-both-sides-every-third-stroke thing... swallowed lots of water. Came back home to eat and work... feeling dizzy from all the pool water.

I really love running, after all. Especially compared to swimming.

[yellow]

blahblahblahblahblah! Scooted out of work early enough to take the yellow dog running on the trail, but to my surprise there hasn't been too much traffic on it the last few days, which means that I was all over the place, postholing in the snow drifts and generally feeling like I was running uphill on sand (we've gotten probably about 10" this week up there). Top that off with nasty bad lungs and I can honestly say that was one of the worst runs I've had since I started running again. I should have worn my YakTrax but didn't (mostly because they make my right foot fall asleep). At least I stayed upright the whole time.

It was purty, though, and the dog had a great time. A few little flurries and some pretty dramatic clouds and I had it all to myself. So I really shouldn't complain.