Running - Feb. 18 - 24

[emily_in_nc]

I usually run at 6am, but since I had the day off I was able to sleep until 7:30 and even run in the light! It was a beautiful, blue sky morning, 58 degrees. Since I didn't need to be anywhere at any particular time I figured it was a good day to do a longer run. So, I did 3.75 miles, the first time I've run over 3.4 miles. My legs were really tired at the end and my pace suffered, but I managed to bring it in just under 10 minutes per mile.

MDHillSlug, congratulations on your longest run! That is a good pace too -- I'm a newer runner and currently running about the same distances as you, but slower -- more like 10:30 to 10:45 pace on the treadmill, and did a rolling 3.36 mile trail run on Sunday at a 12:17 pace (had to walk after the hills to keep my HR from going through the roof!)

Anyway, great job!

Emily

[Tiffany]

Hey ladies. I ran the treadmill today. You guys who run in sub freezing temps are CRAZY! Anyway, did a slow and stead 5 miles today just to get the legs moving for this weeks runs. Ended up getting in those 5 miles in about 55 minutes. I need to gain some mileage this week so we'll see how that works. Shiraz, you have an awful nice g/f if she ran 5 miles in a cold headwind with you.

[kelownagirl]

Hey Shiraz, I'll share a bottle of wine with you anytime! PS I have two daughters 22 and 24...

Tiffany - I hate running on a treadmill - I'll take the cold any day (if I'm properly dressed). I actually prefer it to extreme heat...

[Tiffany]

Tiffany - I hate running on a treadmill - I'll take the cold any day (if I'm properly dressed). I actually prefer it to extreme heat...

I hear ya girl. To be quite honest, I'd probably run outside even in the extreme cold if I had proper daylight. As it is, I get up to go to work at 5:30 and I don't get home until around 5:00 or after. During the Winter months that leaves little to no daylight. I'm looking forward to the time change next month ... maybe I'll get enough daylight time in the evenings to start running outside.

[Grog]

Tuesday morning, the semi-injured friend was still in bed (we seem to have had a misunderstanding about the time of our run!) so I went on my own in the chilly but beautiful, light morning. I ended up running only, no walk, although it was tempting to walk on the downhills because it was painful. But it would have extended the pain so I just ran. Five little kilometers at a nice jogging pace. Sweet Partner on his way to work honked at me as I was on my way back, I waved and felt like a star. Then I crossed path with my running partner, oops! She didn't seem mad though.

Glad I did it.

[OakLeaf]

Intervals today, in a stiff wind. It was hard, that stupid bronchitis really set me back, but it felt really good to do a hard workout again. 3.7 plus walking cooldown.

[alpinerabbit]

Tiffany - I hate running on a treadmill - I'll take the cold any day (if I'm properly dressed). I actually prefer it to extreme heat...

Me 3.

I did another 8x2 minutes. coming home I was tired, but that took about 5 minutes and then I hopped on the trainer and did another hour. I feel good about myself.

[Wahine]

I tried a rcovery run yesterday and my legs were still pretty ouchy so I only went 1.7 miles (pats self on the back for not pushing past the pain). I've also mentally commited myself to 2 days no running. I figure I'll try another reco run on Thursday and see how it feels. Right now I feel like I'm tip toeing on a really fine line, I want to make sure I fall on the right side of it.

[kelownagirl]

I went to my PT appt today and he stripped my shins and is sending me to my MT to get it done twice more over the next couple of weeks. He thinks that my orthotics are working for me but I am still suffering pain from the old injury that never really healed. He said I should work through the injury and encouraged me to keep running. Yay!!

[emily_in_nc]

Four miles in 43 minutes on the treadmill today....

Emily