Pavement Pounding - Week of August 27 to September 2

[Shiraz]

Thanks for starting the new thread Grog. Glad to hear you are running again. I actually love running in the winter. There is something about getting outside and being apart of the elements that gives me joy, b ut my favorite time to run is the fall. I love the crisp air, the smells of the fire places and running through the leaves and the colors of the trees.

I ran a short 4 mile tempo run this morning averaging 9:32 pace m/mile. I am trying not to kill myself this week and save it for my 1/2 mary saturday. I can still feel some fatigue in my legs from the half this past saturday.

You can do it Starfish!!!

[Starfish]

You can do it Starfish!!!

Well, we'll see. I am not about to keep it up if it seems AT ALL like it could re-hurt my knee and jeopardize my cycling and other activities. But, I am hopeful!

Good luck on your run Saturday!

[Shiraz]

I took almost a full year of running off to heal up after my foot surgery so I can totally understand. I biked and that kept from going insane. I hope it works for you.

[kelownagirl]

Grog - enough about running, how was the wedding?!! How was the honeymoon??! How is the new Mr. Grog???! Wish I'd known you were in Penticton or I would have found you and said hi and returned your book.

Running - I am desperate to get back into running again. This week for sure. I promise. There, I have committed to it on the internet, that oughta work...

[rocknrollgirl]

Intervals today:

warm-up- 6 mins
3 hill repeats
1 mile tempo run
3 hill repeats
1 mile tempo run

cool down

whew........

[Kimmyt]

Did a short 2 miler yesterday, just to meet my hundred mile goal for the summer (whew, barely). I was on track to finish about a month early but then I hurt the ankle. It's feeling better now, though sometimes still gets cranky when i do things that emphasize precise foot placement and pointed toes. (despite that I'm actually climbing stronger than I was before the injury, go figure....)

So I committed to doing a half-marathon next spring, and promised myself two Olympic tris hehehe. This winter my running is going to have a bit of a focus to it, which will be a change.

[alpinerabbit]

It's absolutely pouring here. I am not taking the tram to my running group and then back again to catch my death.
I'm also less than motivated to swim in my sneakers (i.e. run along the river on me own..).

ergo. no running in a week.

Alas...

the weather for the weekend looks worse by the hour and I am supposed to do the Stelvio again. NOT in rain. at 2700m that means snow.

[runner2]

It's been hhhot this summer here in NC, havn't run much at all, but I have a half coming up in Nov., so it is time for me to get out there and load up some miles.
I did just 3 miles 5:00 this morning, and also glad that this thread still here.