Running up a tab - Mar 3 to 9

[alpinerabbit]

I rented an aquajog belt tonight at the pool.

I asked a girl who was doing it what I am supposed to do - don't know yet if I did it right, but my HR was maybe 100.

So not very strenuous and I am wondering if it can do more for ya. A Tri Club mate trained almost exclusively in the water for a sub-4h marathon.

The weirdest thing was going to the loo after 40 mins - I felt like I had just landed after being on the moon. HEAVY.

[rocknrollgirl]

Your hr will not be as high during pool running because of the bouancy of the water. From what I have read, it is min to min the same as running on land.

[OakLeaf]

5.16 miles of fartlek for me today. Even though it's not been an ideal week for me training-wise, I added one more repeat, for a total of 6.

Does anyone know how temperature affects HR? I know I've read somewhere that your HR will go up on hot days to increase cooling. Mine didn't seem super-high today, though, even in the 83 degree heat (a good 10-15 degrees warmer than what it's been).

Today's theme on the beach: hot and windy. We've been under a tornado watch all day and I could see a little bit of lightning to the south, but actually the storm has mostly missed us. North of us a bit is getting rocked. There were still a surprising number of people out on the beach enjoying the warmth before the rain hit.

[alpinerabbit]

well my legs were a bit tired on my MASSIVE 20 minutes longjog this morning.

[Jo-n-NY]

Thank KSH. My you are a very fast walker - whew!!!!

Today my day for the treadmill. After the 5 minute warm up I ran 1 minute at 5mph. I had trouble finding a rhythm and was practiclly out of breath. I then walked 5 minutes, and my next run was better and went for 2 minutes. I did this 2 run; 5 walk until I hit 5 minutes. My last run I went for 3 minutes and I felt so much smoother. I think the 3 minute run might work well for my next workout with the 5 minute walks in between.

~ JoAnn

[KSH]

Thank KSH. My you are a very fast walker - whew!!!!

Today my day for the treadmill. After the 5 minute warm up I ran 1 minute at 5mph. I had trouble finding a rhythm and was practiclly out of breath. I then walked 5 minutes, and my next run was better and went for 2 minutes. I did this 2 run; 5 walk until I hit 5 minutes. My last run I went for 3 minutes and I felt so much smoother. I think the 3 minute run might work well for my next workout with the 5 minute walks in between.

~ JoAnn

GOOD JOB!!!!

Very soon you will be telling us, "I ran my first mile today"!

Yea, for my longer runs... over 5-6 miles... I do a 5 minute walk and 2 minute run combo. I will typically average around a 11:30 minute mile doing this. It really makes my long runs tolerable.

[Jo-n-NY]

GOOD JOB!!!!

Very soon you will be telling us, "I ran my first mile today"!

Yea, for my longer runs... over 5-6 miles... I do a 5 minute walk and 2 minute run combo. I will typically average around a 11:30 minute mile doing this. It really makes my long runs tolerable.

Thanks KSH, I am taking it slow and on my own little time line if I can call it that. Anyway, when I do run my first mile, it will be very exciting.

Your routine for longer miles of a walk/ run sounds like a very good one and something I plan to keep in mind.

~ JoAnn

[emily_in_nc]

Thanks for the kind words, ladies! Yeah, I need to lighten up on myself, and I normally do just run for time on my trail runs, but my DH suggested the stopwatch so I could pace myself for longer runs (i.e., not start off at a pace I couldn't maintain). It may work for him, but I think it just stresses me out!

I was in good spirits today, though, and don't fault myself for having a bad day yesterday. I'm a typical first-born, type A, high achiever sort, so I am way too hard on myself. Need to get over that!

I am looking forward to tomorrow's run.

Emily