I got the Runs! July 10th-16th

[Wahine]

I ran with the deer, quail, wild turkey and bunnies at 6 am today. Interval run. Total about 6 miles. It got really hot here today too. Hence the early morning workout.

I may have found a running coach that's willing to trade analysis time for PT. We'll see.

[tattiefritter]

Had a test run on Monday and things are still not quite right, however, after my massage/therapy session on Friday I now actually know what is wrong.....my left vastus medialis was not fully contracting on Friday and is very weak, the right is better but still quite weak. The downhill running stressed the poor things out completely. I've been tasked with doing squats with a ball between my knees and single leg squats in front of a mirror making sure my knee goes where it is supposed to. I did body pump on Sunday night as they have lots of squats and split squats and I concentrated hard on making sure my knees were tracking correctly, my VMO was pretty fatigued on Monday when I ran which is why its a bit grumpy. I've also got to do some bore (sorry core) stability stuff as well.

I have an MTB weekend this weekend so am not doing any more running and have decided not to cycle tonight but do my exercises instead as I think I'll get more benefit from them. I did a two hour road flat road ride on Saturday and my knee seemed fine so hopefully it'll cope with the weekend even though there will be a lot of climbing.

[rocknrollgirl]

Tattie- I had VMO problems in the past, the squays worked for me.


Yellow-
Cedar water is the color of iced tea because of the tanin from the cedar trees. People think it is dirty because of the color, but that is not the case. It is really common here in the Pine Barrens. I will take a picture next time I am running at my local park.

[tattiefritter]

Tattie- I had VMO problems in the past, the squays worked for me.

That's good to know, thanks. They hurt though, I can't believe how pathetic my single leg strength appears to be.

[HillSlugger]

2.7 miles @ 9:34 pace.

My third run since the ankle sprain. I'm feeling stronger each time out. My endurance/distance is increasing, my pace is improving, and the ankle feels OK during the run. Friday I go to 3.1 miles! 11 days to my first ever Tri!

[Tri Girl]

I can't wait to start contributing to this thread regularly. Running 3 days a week, but slow and not easily. Still nursing my knee due to VMO muscle patheticness (undervelopment in the left knee only- weird) and major fallen arches. I feel your pain, tattie. I do body pump, too, but doc told me not to do squats and lunges, so I have to leave class to do alternate quad/hammy work during those songs.

Today I ran in the middle of the day (in prep for my HIM later this summer). After my du on Sunday and severely dehydrating on the bike and second run due to no heat training (well- we didn't have any heat in June b/c of all the rain- highly unusual). I will run in the middle of the day as much as possible to acclimate to the heat. Only 4 miles with run/walk intervals. Tried to keep the HR under control, but the heat makes it hard.

Thanks for keeping me inspired ladies- I can't wait to be running again with you here regularly.

[limewave]

I managed a 7 mile trail run this morning--training for the X-Terra. It was brutal. Up and down sand dunes for the first 6 miles. I had to walk about half of the hills. I averaged 11:40 minute miles.

My hams ache. My quads ache. My calfs ache. And I'm starving.

[yellow]

Cedar water is the color of iced tea because of the tanin from the cedar trees. People think it is dirty because of the color, but that is not the case. It is really common here in the Pine Barrens. I will take a picture next time I am running at my local park.

I learned something today!

But, I still do STOOPID things like go running when the air is so smoky that you can't see more than about 8-10 miles across the city. I ran at 5:30 before the sun was up so I really couldn't tell what the air was likewhen I took off (plus I was still half asleep and having Garmin issues that I couldn't solve because I was half asleep), but as the sun came up and everything glowed deep yellow/orange, it was apparent that today was not the day that the smoke was going to blow out. My eyes only stung a little bit.

At least it's only supposed to be in the low to mid 90s tomorrow!!

[Kimmyt]

Well, it was a gorgeous day here today. Finally. The short but violent thunderstorms we had last night took away the last of the humidity, and left the day sunny and bright. It was the kind of day where you look out a window and everything is just CRYSTAL clear and the sun is so brilliant that you have to squint the minute you get outside. I was jonesing to get out all morning, and then work got crazy until finally I just said ENOUGH. And went and did my run. I hadn't gotten a chance the last three days, and I refused to let it go another day. So I went out during lunch and the frustration from work carried over to my run, causing me to run faster and more furious than usual. It felt great, until about halfway into the run when I realized that the rest of the run was mostly steep uphills. Ugh. My legs felt like lead and despite the cooler temps I was getting overheated, but I made it back without stopping!

Then stupid me decided to not do my usual cool-down because I was rushed to get back to my desk, and got a shower as usual. So now I'm sitting at my desk with cold chills running down me and I'm still sweating and its gross.

Lesson learned: ALWAYS take time to cool down properly.

K.

[HillSlugger]

I got back up to 5k distance today for the first time since my ankle sprain. My pace was pretty good, too.

[teigyr]

Got nothin'. Today was my longish day (for me it's 45 minutes) so I set my alarm early. I woke up, the cat wanted to snuggle, and I fell back asleep. I am now at work with no run. I don't get off until 8:30pm and we have tickets for Harry Potter. My workout week starts tomorrow with riding so, grrrrrr.