I got the Runs! July 10th-16th

[teigyr]

My friend, you go out and you run, therefore you are a runner! Sorry, you can't hide it! It's really not THAT bad. Say it out loud:

I am a runner!

And it only gets better!

Thanks

Some days it's easier than others. Today I only ran about 1.5 miles. I'm sore from cycling (46 miles on sunday and 24 miles of hills on tuesday) and other gym related activities. I didn't feel much of a runner and I think I walked far more than normal.

I see people gliding along like it's invigorating and easy. I plod! I feel like I'm going SO much slower than any other runner I've ever seen but maybe that's just my perception.

One of these days though it'll all come together. In the meantime, I just try to build a base so I can actually do things like intervals or more distance.

[KSH]

Thanks

I see people gliding along like it's invigorating and easy. I plod! I feel like I'm going SO much slower than any other runner I've ever seen but maybe that's just my perception.

Hey, let me run beside you... you will feel FAST! Shoot, I had some kid run by me last night with sandals on... and he kicked my butt.

Here is my running in heat and humidity saga from last night:

1h 55m
9.70 miles
11m 52s /mile


WOW! What a run I had today. I started out OK. It was so hot and humid. VERY HOT.

My shirt was soaked with sweat 1.5 miles into it. Not a good sign.

Overall, my body felt good. No lower leg pain, no inner leg pain, no side cramps, no knee pain... I just felt TIRED.

I would start to run and feel pretty perky... then about 1 minute into it, I would feel drained. I think it was the heat.

I took in a gel 1 hour into the run. That helped some, but it didn't fix how tired I felt.

Oh yea, let's just say there was a lot of walking. Short spurts of running... walking... back to running. You get the picture.

Towards the end of the run, it cooled off. It was so nice, but I only had 6 minutes left. Oh well.

Driving home I went through some pretty nasty rain, so I suspect my run ended at the perfect time!