Running strong! April 1st - April 6th

[kelownagirl]

KG - I agree with RnR, doing the extra milage later in the same day is a good option. I think it works very well for still training the endurance that you're looking for.

Really? That would be great and certainly the easiest option. Thanks to both of you! I guess I could by my Saturday run, if I was losing anything.

[KSH]

Well, ran on Sunday. It was a dismal run. It wasn't the weather (Ok, the wind sucked really bad), it was warm out... sunny. It wasn't my body. Overall I felt good. It was my attitude.

I had to drive in from out of town that morning and didn't get geared up to run until 11:30 AM. I was getting hungry and I knew I had to do homework later on, spend time with the boyfriend, and I wanted to take a nap. On Saturday I got up, rode 72 miles... rushed home... drove 2 hours out of town... and attended a wedding. Slept in an RV with my Dad, Uncle, and boyfriend... on the crappiest bed ever.

So yea, at 11:30 AM on Sunday, the idea of a 2:20 run sounded miserable.

I ended up going 8 miles, at a 12 minute mile pace for 1:40. It was slow, and I wasn't too interested in it. I only sped things up after 50 minutes with the idea that if I just made it 8 miles I could stop... and go pig out on Sonic.

My running is like a rollercoaster. Good days. Bad days.

[teigyr]

Running IS a rollercoaster sometimes! KSH, it sounds like that run just wasn't meant to be but at least you could speed up to make it Go Away.

I ran a track workout yesterday. I'm still not as fast as I'd like to be but it felt surprisingly good. I was actually perky when I got home. You'd think I didn't run hard enough but at the time, I did. I am recovering really fast though, oddly enough.

This coming up week is a rest week

[alpinerabbit]

I ran a long hill twice that I used to have to partly walk. To save my legs I walked most of there and back.

This morning I was nicely sore in my glutes. Gotta build up some.

I dunno, I have transient aches all over my shins but that's just paranoia.

I had extrasystoles again today tho. Don't know where they were hiding.

Meh, I need some warm fuzziness. DBF is away for 2 weeks. At least I made it to the pool tonight for a self-inflicted 1300.

[Jolt]

I had extrasystoles again today tho. Don't know where they were hiding.

While running, or other times during the day?

[alpinerabbit]

While running, or other times during the day?

Other times. Had them first (or noticed them first) about 2 years ago when I stepped up the training. I loaded up on magnesium last night and they're gone. I must have rather variable Mg levels depending on how much I sweat and I forget to take Mg.

I had them checked out, including an ECG, they're annoying but nothing to worry about.