Born to Run - Week of April 27

[teigyr]

Limewave, you are confirming my need to start trail running!!

I, um, was a slacker today. I am shifting my run days a wee bit this week but it IS a rest week. Somebody at work was wearing heinous perfume and I was sneezing and headache-y all day. I had to run errands on my way home from work and, um, yeah. I'm going to bed and will run tomorrow. It's sad because I'm happier when I run but I just have that instinct thing that I'm better off sleeping.

Anyway, I had to comment on the beautiful trail pictures! That and I had to confess that I was lazy.

[jesvetmed]

That's much nicer than my trail! Great running area!

None-the-less, I was on my trail today (oops, yesterday to most of you... I'm still up at 12:30am). Intervals again today -- 3.7 mi run in 40 min, but in the middle of slow runs I did #16 x 30 sec sprints. then 30 sec rests. OK... a couple of those were 60 sec rests! Seemed very hard to start, but after the 6th or 7th I fell into a rhythm (which means I likely slowed down!).

Had to swim later in afternoon. Long day. Should go to bed!
Jes

[runner2]

Kali ran with me for about a mile, after put her back, I ran another 4 miles on the street near my house. Beautiful day here.

* Kali is my one year old Husky.

[Deborajen]

You kept up with a Husky pup for a mile? I'm impressed! I used to take my Husky out on walks/runs, but she was sooo fast - I think I bored her to pieces. She's 11 now. Took her for a walk in the park today. Much more of a walk than a run, but she still loves it.

Did two miles easy yesterday morning, and I'm shooting for 5 miles of tempo Thursday or Friday, depending on whether or not we get storms either of those days. Our big annual 10K event is a week from Saturday. I'm not really ready, but I might sign up last minute. We'll just see how it goes.

Deb

[Veronica]

4.1 miles this morning. My pace for 4 miles is just about the same as my pace for 3 miles. At least I'm consistent.

I don't think I've run that far since high school.

V.

[KSH]

Had to run this morning. It's dark at 6:00 AM and I'm not running in my neighborhood, in the dark, alone.

Went to the gym and got on the treadmill... 47 minutes... 5 miles. Did a walk/run combo to make it more tolerable. I hate running in the morning.

Once I get sick of the treadmill in the morning, I'll get my lazy butt out of bed earlier and join my tri group for their 5:15/5:30 AM runs.

Until then, I'm getting some extra sleep.

[rocknrollgirl]

I almost stepped on this! Yikes.

[runner2]

You kept up with a Husky pup for a mile? I'm impressed! I used to take my Husky out on walks/runs, but she was sooo fast - I think I bored her to pieces. She's 11 now. Took her for a walk in the park today. Much more of a walk than a run, but she still loves it.
Deb

So happy to meet another Husky owner. I love Kali totally, she is my first ever, high energy, fun, independent personality, very smart. But I have to spend a lots of time training her with basic command, maybe it's me, I don't know for sure. And she never bark, she howl(when EMS pass by).

I commute to work almost everyday this week, so I only have time to do short runs in the morning. It's total 15 miles this week.

[emily_in_nc]

I finally got a little run in today -- just a slow 5K on the treadmill, and I was kinda dead after my mtb ride last night, but it felt good to run again. Plan on running on the trails on Sunday and HOPE the pollen is past peak finally. It's been a rough spring.... (we need a sneezing smiley!)

Happy weekend, all!

Emily

[Deborajen]

So happy to meet another Husky owner. I love Kali totally, she is my first ever, high energy, fun, independent personality, very smart. But I have to spend a lots of time training her with basic command, maybe it's me, I don't know for sure. And she never bark, she howl(when EMS pass by).

Sounds like a typical Husky. I know what you mean about "independent personality." Ours (we've had two) always know what they want, and yes they're very smart. They usually learn commands the first time but off leash, they know they're off leash and they look at you like "make me!" Our girl doesn't bark but the male we had before did a lot of "talking" - "woo-wooing."

Well, I did five miles on the treadmill yesterday. I wanted to look at my pacing - treadmill is good for that, anyway. It felt pretty good. Bike ride today.