Running strong! April 1st - April 6th

[Deborajen]

I did speedwork Tuesday and am planning a tempo run after work.

Roadbunner - You'll like what speedwork does for you. For me, it's like the long runs are then less and less like a constant pace in the mud. They do pick you up.

Deb

[roadie gal]

I ran 5 1/2 miles in 55 minutes outside today. I'm still taping my foot, but this is my longest run since getting PF in November. Yay!

Congrats to everyone else who got out there and ran.

[teigyr]

Speedwork is good but it is my nemesis. I don't mind it really, I'm just not so good at it.

I ran 15 miles today. It really felt good until mile 13 or so but I had been running in the rain/wind and I think I got more chilled than I realized. The rain and cold made my nose stuffy and it kept going down my throat then my stomach decided that it was tired of it all. I feel good now but I've got that windburn/chilled feeling.

Thanks to my new love of compression tights, my legs felt great! My average was 13.34/mile which isn't that bad considering this is a slow run (keep my hr down), the longest I've done previously is 13 miles, and there were times I'd have to wait for traffic to stop or climb stairs or things like that.

I think it's time for a nap

[RoadBunner]

Ran a great 8 miles today. I am starting to see my "base pace" quicken with the speed work. I'll be honest and say I'd prefer not to do it, but the workouts are fun in that they give your mind something to think about.

[tygab]

not been around much, but, I started training for a 1/2 back in january (race 10 mya, goal finish). March saw 3 weeks of pretty brutal bronchitis for which I did not want to press at all. So, started back 2 weeks ago, and while I am behind the plan, and lost some pace, I still feel comfortable while running and am particularly psyched since I am road running after what seemed to be a never ending, snow and ice winter around here. It's hilly where I live and run! But the cool thing is the smells this time of year! I live in the country so its everything from wood fires, to damp pastures, to forest mossy. Hard to explain but that is a huge part of the experience, that you can't even get as much riding.

So, ran a lovely 5 miles yesterday and have a long run this weekend (weather looking like Sunday).

[rocknrollgirl]

Hi All,
I had a better run today. Not hard to do, after Thursday's run, there was nowhere to go but up, it was that bad. I ran on the way home from my swim workout. I warmed up and then did 30 mins of pick-ups. Felt ok...good. It actually feels better to go fast, go figure.

If the rain holds off, and I get my ride in tomorrow, I will have hit all of my planned workouts this week, but it does not look good. Rain on the way.

[solobiker]

Ran 3 miles at my usual slow and steady pace. A little under 10min mile. My hamstrings tighten up pretty fast on my runs. A few years back I could run well over an hour without any issues. Oh well, I still enjoy just being outside and breathing the air. I want to work my way back up to 60 min runs, however once summer gets here it is often too hot for me to run. All of you are doing a great job. Keep it up!!

[spindizzy]

Did first 8k race today. Training run, so nothing special in preparation (drat, should have made coach give me some hill work ....) 42:50/5:25 pace. Goals was to be between 42-43:00, so I'm happy. Last time I did this race was 2006; I've taken 1:45 off my time. Whoo Hoo!

[Jolt]

I haven't done as much running/working out the last couple of weeks because school has been nuts, and on my 40-minute trail run today it showed! I definitely didn't feel as strong as I would have liked--had to slow down and walk in places I shouldn't have had to do so. However, I was happy that the sun finally came out this afternoon and it was actually nice out rather than the depressing rain/yuck we've had quite a bit of lately. I got into a bit of a crazy mood and ran straight through every mud puddle I came across on the trail (making the biggest splash possible, provided of course I wasn't passing anyone!) instead of trying to go around most of them like I usually do--I think that's a sign of having been cooped up too long! Who else has a bad case of spring fever?

[kelownagirl]

I went out for my 5k Saturday morning run and felt great. Shins didn't hurt and I even bumped up my running time another minute. Got to the 3km mark and HRM started acting wonky. It was shooting up to 190 bpm, and then even higher (210 at max). I knew it couldn't be right so I kept trying to adjust it and get it back to normal but the high bpm alarm kept going off. Finally I stopped running to turn it off. When I stopped I got dizzy and I took my pulse and my heart did seem pretty fast so I walked the res of the way home (not far) and packed it in for the day. Got 4km in total. When I got home I realized that the battery was wet inside and that was shorting it out. My heart rate was actually a normal high and I think I just freaked myself out and got dizzy from anxiety. Stupid girl. I missed out 1km because of something I should have known better. Ah well, live and learn...

[Wahine]

I ran 3 miles today and stopped because it was the right thing to do and not because I was getting more sore. I can feel my lower leg a bit tonight but nothing bad. Curious to see what I'll feel like in the AM.

A couple of things I find interesting about coming back. First is that I really did lose a lot in terms of where my HR is relative to pace. Second, like RnR girl, I actually do a bit better when I run faster. This isn't as surprising as it might seem. I learned about this at a PT course I took on analyzing running. For a lot of people that don't stabilize well through the pelvis and hips, their form looks better when they run faster because they automatically start using more muscles to increase pace and that actually has them controlling the motion of the hips and pelvis better. Very cool stuff.