Long and Less Long Runs: 5-7 to 5-13

[colby]

This week is more of the same, Monday strength, Tuesday 5 miles (3 miles run + 12 mi bike commute), Wednesday 45 min tempo, Thursday 3 mi + strength (usually I skip the run and commute unless I have extra time), Friday rest, Saturday 5 miles, Sunday 11 miles.

18 days to my HM (running on my birthday even!). Getting ready to transition to full time hardcore tri training. Lake is up to 55 degrees... (Good thing the pool is warmer!)

[Deborajen]

Did a 5-mile run yesterday evening. I'd been planning on doing 8 miles over the weekend but the weather wasn't cooperating. We've had lots of t-storms off and on. No tornadoes here, though, so no complaints. We're 100 miles from Greensburg. The destruction out there is unreal.--

Our area's big 10K is this weekend. It's a lot of fun - looking forward to it.

Deb

[kelownagirl]

Feeling much better this week. Ran 3k with the kids at school. It was hot. First time I've run in the heat - not sure I will be able to handle real heat. Maybe it was just because I was at work and couldn't shower after...

[Grog]

Feeling much better this week. Ran 3k with the kids at school. It was hot. First time I've run in the heat - not sure I will be able to handle real heat. Maybe it was just because I was at work and couldn't shower after...

I don't like running in the heat either. This morning it was just 11C (at about 7am) and I had shorts + light long sleeve top. I found myself too hot, and that was quite unpleasant. I'll have to run earlier and earlier during the summer! (Or less and less, until it starts raining and being cold again, which will come soon enough!!!)

[colby]

This week is more of the same, Monday strength, Tuesday 5 miles (3 miles run + 12 mi bike commute), Wednesday 45 min tempo, Thursday 3 mi + strength (usually I skip the run and commute unless I have extra time), Friday rest, Saturday 5 miles, Sunday 11 miles.

Thursday 12 mi bike commute + strength, Friday rest, Saturday 5 miles (about 45 minutes), Sunday 11 miles (about 2 hours, minus the time I spent giving my doggie some water, which was about 10 minutes, and various parts we had to walk or stop for other doggie reasons). A little slow, but I'm trying to take my weekend long runs easy. It was windy! On our return trip, we were passed by a couple of casual people on bikes that would stop and take a break, we'd catch up, they'd get ahead, stop and take a break, we'd catch up... I just hope they learn the "on your left" mantra, I had no idea there were people behind me because of the wind.

I bought myself a couple of jugs (not sure of a better term ) of Hammer raspberry and banana gel, and I mixed some of each together in a container that stores 5 or 6 portions. MMmmmm, tasty. The Hammer gels taste more like fruit than Gu. Once I get the hang of it, I'll be able to take it in faster without stopping than the packets, AND with less waste.

[yellow]

I bought myself a couple of jugs (not sure of a better term ) of Hammer raspberry and banana gel, and I mixed some of each together in a container that stores 5 or 6 portions. MMmmmm, tasty.

Other great combos...raspberry + vanilla, orange + vanilla, raspberry + orange. Mmmmmm tasty! (well, as tasty as gel can be) I should own stock in Hammer.

I really haven't been running much since I've been cycling (both road and mountain). I did 2 long-ish runs this past week: 8.5 on Tuesday and 7 on Thursday. Other than that riding, mtn biking, yoga-ing, and recovering. It's been record-setting-temps warm here, so my heat sensitive self needs to get out early. I'm going to try to get in a long run tomorrow AM before it heats up (though it's supposed to be cooler tomorrow).