Born to Run - Week of April 27

[Veronica]

My first run in the daylight - 3.1 miles.

It was my first run with the Oakley Thumps Thom got me too. Music is nice to have and the Thumps are great. I could hear the cars and the ducks quacking in the canal. I saw a little duck family - mama, papa and three ducklings. They weren't too thrilled by my presence on the trail.

It was about 72 degrees out, a little warm compared to my before work runs.

V.

[KSH]

Sunday... it's raining, cold, and very windy here.

Had a 12 mile walk/run scheduled. Couldn't miss it. Did my 12 miles in 2:20 at the gym. Oddly, being on the treadmill for that long never really bothered me.

Otherwise, I got my May Ironman training plan from my coach yesterday. I am going from 10 hours a week to 15 hours a week of training. I keep reminding myself I just have to suck it up... for 4 months. Then it's all over.

[Kimmyt]

Overcast and cool here today, so the temps were lovely on the run. Bluebells are in full bloom so my woodland trail felt like a wonderland.

3 miles on the trail and I felt amazing. Haven't felt this good running since pre-injury. Here's to hoping it lasts.

[kelownagirl]

I had an awesome run today! I stayed with the 12 min run, 1 min walk, but I bumped up my distance to 5.6km. I felt good and strong and this time I listened to Podrunner and chose a faster beat. My HR certainly picked up at the faster pace so I only ran faster for half the time so don't stress my legs too much. Did the first 5km in 32:30 which included 2 min of walking. I'm happy. Getting there slowly but surely. This week, I'll run 15 min, walk 1 min and next Sunday, I'll run 6km.

[emily_in_nc]

I wanted to do a trail run today, but after taking a walk with our puppy in the morning, the pollen was getting to me so bad I had to bag it. Hopefully this is the last weekend for really bad tree pollen here in NC. It has been a rough spring with snorfing, sneezing, itchy eyes, coughing, etc. I don't really like taking anything for it except at night, because I find that even the non-drowsy types (like Claritin) make me feel "off".

Back to the treadmill until the yellow stuff is out of the air....

Emily

[jesvetmed]

Emily: I'll send you our RAIN.. .it is very cleansing to the air! And you hair, your clothes, etc...

Got an unexpected day off today, so I got in my long run on my schedule after all... was planning on skipping it this week. Glad I didn't!

7 miles, 70 minutes. Kept the HR between 155 and 165 MOST of the time. That was harder on the last couple of miles for me. My legs are tired, but they have been all week. Lungs held up well at this pace.

Sounds like everyone had good runs today!

[solobiker]

It was a cool morning here so I waited until later in the afternoon. By about 230 it was getting nice out and our neighbor stopped by to say there was a Smartwool sale going a few miles away. It was a sale of seconds. So I hopped on my bike and purchased a few items: 3 pairs of socks, a jacket, tank top and shirt for DH all for under 40. Rode back home then went for a 3.1 mile run. Felt great.

[runner2]

5.5 miles for me this morning on the trail, everything is turning so green in the woodland and the air is warm, so I guess the winter is really gone.

[RoadBunner]

I ran a nice 5 miles yesterday and 4.5 miles today with some tempo work thrown in. Felt pretty sluggish today but got through it.

[Veronica]

Another 3.1 miles for me this morning. It was windy at 5 AM - 17 mph, nice when it was a tailwind, but a headwind going up hill wasn't so much fun.

V.

[limewave]

KSH--Good luck increasing your training hours! I know you've done it before so it should be a piece of cake, right? I tried to increase my hours from only 5 to 10 a week and then got the flu. I'm sure you'll be more successful.

My plan is to do a 60 minute trail run this afternoon. I just realized that a tri I've been considering is only 10 weeks away. I need to get out of my 30-40 minute training session rut and start doing some serious endurance workouts. I figured a hilly, sandy trail run is just what I need to get me going.

[OakLeaf]

5 miles on the paved fitness trail. I need to find another place to run around here - laps are bo-o-o-ring even if it's only 5 laps. And there's too much temptation to cut it short when my car is never more than 1/4 mile away!

Today was beautiful though, chillier than it has been but I was dressed for it. The crabapples are blooming, the trail was strewn with delicate pink and magenta petals. Every gust of wind would send flurries of petals swirling in the air. I felt like the Queen of Chi Running!

[limewave]

Here are some pictures from my trail run tonight, wish I had more room on my memory card, it was a gorgeous evening. I ran about 6 miles and went by four different lakes.

[kelownagirl]

I ran at school again today but my left calf was really tight and sore before I left. Felt find running though, just sore afterward. Not sure if I should run again on Thursday or take a day off. Guess I'll wait until then. Anyway, I bumped up another 3 min and did 15 min run, 1 min walk.

[RoadBunner]

Ran 6 today...started off feeling pretty tight from my bike ride yesterday, but loosened up and felt pretty good by the end.

limewave, those trails look fantastic!