We go running! L&LLRs May 21 - 27

[Wahine]

Yesterday was supposed to be a nice easy zone 2 for 40 min. I've been working on increasing my long run time 5 - 10%/week. However my heart rate was really high, I had a hard time keeping it down, I ended up running soooo, sloooooow. About 13.5 min/mi. I felt like I could have been walking faster. My theories on why my hr was so high: a) stress, b) heat (I'm used to running in 55 - 60 degree weather, yesterday afternoon it was 78), c) not yet recovered from mountain half century on Saturday, or d) all of the above. It was discouraging to say the least. I'd started seeing some real progress in my pace for the same heart rate the last few weeks, this felt like a set back. Oh well. I accomplished my time goal, hopefully next time out will be better.

Heat will make a huge difference on the HR. You still need to respect your parameters, you're body is stressing, just for a different reason. It is likely all of the above. You did the right thing to slow down and like KSH said, it'll be getter next time.

[HappyAnika]

Thanks ladies. I went outside after work yesterday and it was 51 degrees, should have run then instead! I tested my resting heart rate this morning and it was 10 bpm higher than normal, so something's going on . . . I don't feel like I'm overtraining. But I am overstressed due to other life issues at the moment. I hope this passes quickly.

[KSH]

32m 20s
3.13 miles
10m 20s /mile

3.13 miles from office - Climb: 49.00 feet


Went and ran at lunch. I was feeling pretty good, so I went with the speed.

I did a great job!

Gosh, it is so humid these days. The amount of sweat I produced out there was impressive!

[yellow]

Wahine, I always say that if you get muddy, it was a good run!

Ran an easy (well, as easy as 2200' of up can be) 9.2 this afternoon. I was shooting for a time goal and not a distance goal but ended up turning around about 5 minutes early, and of course what took me about 55 minutes to get up only took me about 40 to get down. So I didn't make 2 hours but oh well.

I might run on Friday but it'll be easy because I need to rest up for my White Rim ride this weekend!!!!

Happy running, ladies!

[Wahine]

I might run on Friday but it'll be easy because I need to rest up for my White Rim ride this weekend!!!!

Happy running, ladies!

Are you doing the *whole* thing? As a semi-professional know-it-all, I feel obligated to say that it might be too big a jump in your mileage.

I did a sprint tri workout with some of the big wigs around town. Got my butt kicked. But it feels good to be getting a push. The run part was 3 miles.

[tattiefritter]

That White Rim ride looks so cool (actually it looks hot and dusty), what a great place to ride! Not sure I'd want to do that whole thing in a day, the most I've ridden offroad in a day was 50.5 miles (that 0.5 was very important at the end) with about 7000ft of climbing, my legs were toast.

I had half decided yesterday I was going to run this morning however my calf muscles are now protesting at Tuesdays hill repeats, not too bad, but still a little tight and tired which is good as it means I did some work. I was also riding offroad last night and put my flat pedals back on my hardtail which just makes things much harder, I generally have to ride everything a gear or two higher than I would choose if clipped in just to stop my feet flying off the pedals, its a good strength workout but the quads are paying for it today so I decided not to run. My plan is to run tomorrow lunchtime at a nice steady pace as I want to get a trail run in this weekend and I thnk I'll want frisky legs for that. My new trail shoes are by the front door and I can't wait to show them some trail, they feel very low to the ground, almost slipper like, a very different feel to my road shoes.

[yellow]

Are you doing the *whole* thing? As a semi-professional know-it-all, I feel obligated to say that it might be too big a jump in your mileage.

Gawd, no, not in one day! 2+ days, and on a mountain bike, not feet. We actually have a permit for 2 nights, 2 support vehicles, and a lot of water. Should be a blast!

[RedCanny]

I am jealous of Wahine's muddy run. My run this am was in the rain, but it was a city run, so no mud
42 mins
4.5 miles
9m 33s /mile
avg HR: 150 (entirety of run: one long downhill, then one really long uphill)

Still testing out my new pair of Brooks Adrenaline GTS, but I think it's a keeper.

Ran hard enough to decide against getting right onto the bike to commute, today.