Long and Less Long Runs: 4-9 to 4-15

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OK..so training at the race venue yesterday. I had heard rumors of a HUGE hill we have to run up. Well, I found it....

Ouch. I love the sound effects! Good to know that others can't complete full sentences at times during their runs without taking pauses to BREATHE!!

I think we all need to get straps to hook our cameras to our heads or something. I know they have "helmet cams" but do they have "head cams"?

I had intended to film some this week as the arrowleaf balsamroot is in its full blooming glory on the lower trails. But alas! I ran all higher trails this week, and nothing is blooming up there yet. Maybe I'll go do another short run this afternoon... (I ran easy this am with my middle aged ladies group, which means that we mostly talked and ran a little). I'm at 27+ miles for the week right now...what's another 5 or so??

[KSH]

BIKE:
1h 8m
18.00 miles
15.88 miles/hr


Went to WRL with my boyfriend and we met MarkQuiet (BT friend) out there for some ridin' and runnin'.

I rode on my own, as I can't hang with the big boys.

My focus was to simply keep my breathing from getting labored. My goal is to do this race day so I have something left for the run. I did it, and keeping a 16 mph average was easy.

After the ride, the boyfriend and I ran.


RUN:
31m
3.00 miles
10m 20s /mile


I ROCKED THIS RUN!

I think my "slow down on the bike" plan really worked!

Sure, my legs hurt, but I pushed through and I simply can't believe I got below an 11-minute mile.

My focus for next weekend is to keep my breathing from getting too labored on the bike so I can do a good job on the run! I know I can do it!

HA-HA, I just realized that I was only supposed to run 2 miles, not 3. DUH!

[colby]

KSH, you did great!! All your hard work is really paying off.

[KSH]

I don't have a 10k route planned, nor do I have a 6 or 7 mile route. Instead, I cut off my 4 mile loop toward the end to seamlessly move on to the next loop, so probably 3.5-3.7 miles, plus a 3 mile loop on the end. A little more than 10k. Time was 58 minutes. Holy crap, I just did the math -- between 8:35 and 8:50/mile.

That is SUPER FAST Colby!

Dang. It takes me 60 minutes to run 5 miles. HA!

YOU keep up the great work!

[kelownagirl]

I did another 30 minute run yesterday when I was in Edmonton. I figure it was about 5km again. It was cool out but I didn't have any trouble breathing while I was running.My legs felt great and I think I could have gone further if I'd wanted to. Then when I got home, cooled off, and had a shower, I started coughing for about 45 minutes. Since then, my lungs hurt (a little) when I take a deep breath. I used my inhaler before I left. I guess my lungs just don't like the colder dry air...

[colby]

That is SUPER FAST Colby!

Dang. It takes me 60 minutes to run 5 miles. HA!

YOU keep up the great work!

Thanks.

I seem to have developed a sweet spot that starts around 5 miles. Must take me a couple of miles to develop a rhythm. I don't know if this will carry far enough to my 12k (first weekend in May) to make my lofty goal pace of 9:30, it's pretty hilly. I guess I can do a little hill prep in the next couple of weeks, but I don't want to sabotage my fresh legs, either.

[tattiefritter]

Was intending on doing 7 miles today but woke up feeling a bit under the weather. Dithered about whether to run or not all morning then work commitments popped up and made the decision for me - no time to run at lunch.

I did hard rides Friday and Saturday and an easy ride Sunday (was supposed to be a complete rest day) as well as lots of garden work and don't think I've eaten or drank enough. Am feeling much better now that I have just inhaled my lunch and am looking at what else I can eat I find it much easier to monitor my food intake when at work than I do when I'm at home. I can forget to eat when I'm pottering about at home on the weekends, never seems to be a problem at work.

Hopefully should be able to run tomorrow, need to have a look at my training plan for the week and see what I want to shuffle.