Running strong! April 1st - April 6th

[horsemom]

Good morning ladies!!

Yeah to KSH and Tiffany on feeling good!!! Doesn't it make the rest of the day feel great to have run well?

Always meant to tell you, Wahine, I am a little dense also!! I am far from sleek, but you would not guess what I weigh--yep, she's a little dense!

I hope it is your orthothics working, Alpinerabbit...hip pain is one of the worst, in my book. I have some that comes and goes at times. I think it is mainly from riding my wider than normal mare - at about 50 miles, I have trouble getting off and running.

I ran all that downhill off my horse last week (about 14 miles total over three days) and felt no ill effects. I was concerned that downhills would kill me after all the uphill and flat from the treadmill all winter. Knees feel great!!! I did drop a fence post on my big toe, though, and turn it black. It is right next to the one I lost from running before I got bigger shoes. Who needs toenails anyway? I'll just paint them on for sandal season!!

I am training horses this afternoon with little chance to get off and run, but going to spin class and then doing a long run tomorrow. I can hardly wait to get on the trails, but it is still too muddy here.

Laura

[teigyr]

I ran hills last night

I don't know if it's because I ate better during the day or that I got enough sleep the night before but they actually felt good. They made me tired, granted, but I felt in control of them.

I LOVE those kind of runs!

[horsemom]

Wow!! Everyone is running well! Must be spring---whooo hoooo!

[rocknrollgirl]

Well,
You know when you have those days where you feel like you could run forever, where everything is just clicking along smoothly...feeling like Forrest Gump.

Well today was NOT one of those days. Everything hurt, nothing felt smooth, it was terrible. I kept looking down at my shoes wondering if I had grabbed the wrong pair. Blech.

Most probably a result of riding yesterday. My legs are probably just tired. I really need to get a schedule worked out to allow for max recovery between sessions.

Oh well, rest day tomorrow and then on to the w/e.

[kelownagirl]

Some days are like that. Sometimes most days are like that. I can't wait to get to the stage where the endorphins kick in.

[emily_in_nc]

I had very little of time today at work to sneak down into the gym, but I did manage a 5K on the treadmill at a 10:15 pace. I'm so exhausted from puppy duties and averaging < 6 hours of sleep a night, I'm amazed I even did that, but glad. Right now I have no chance of improving in mileage or speed due to serious time and fatigue restraints, but if I can just hold my own and not lose fitness during this time, I'll be satisfied.

Emily

[RoadBunner]

hi, everyone!

Right now I'm training for a half-marathon at the end of May. I'm using a training program right now that incorporates speed work. I've never done any speed work in the past...just sort of plodded along at whatever pace. We'll see what the results are. Had a great 4-miler this evening. I usually try to run in the morning, but couldn't resist hitting snooze and getting an extra hour's sleep before work this morning