Run, run, run away... Week of Mar 11th

[OakLeaf]

5.2 from home today. There was another runner going the opposite direction on my - about the last thing I expected to see on that road ! Two dogs came out to "inspect" me - they were friendly, but they came right up to me and stuck their noses onto my hip as I ran. Would've been a problem on the bike.

Anyway I felt a lot better than I expected to. I've been moping around the house most of this rainy week. Yesterday we went for a walk between rainstorms and I wound up falling in a creek. Hoping to ride tomorrow if the weather cooperates, but I've had enough riding in the rain for a while.

Good luck on your race, rabbit!

[emily_in_nc]

4.5 miles on the treadmill today -- longest run I've managed in weeks and felt very good. Hoping for a trail run on Sunday, weather permitting!

Have good weekends, all!

Emily

[alpinerabbit]

WOOT!

I've outgrown my SOLA relay trauma. This was created 12 or so years ago when I first participated and I was about (not quite sure because the ranking tables are/were difficult to read but the tale has "grown with telling" so I was) last on my leg [the trauma part is where my "team" "leader" pointed out how many places we lost]. I swore myself never to run / jog again and I kept that oath for ... 8 years.


Today I was no where near last. I ran a 5.12 average per km! Can you believe it. Over 5.8 km. With only the minimal training I have been able to do. December's race was over 5.30... has got to be the change in style I have made thanks to my guru.

I'm not asking my shin how it feels.

[OakLeaf]

Way to go rabbit!!!

But take care of that shin...

[alpinerabbit]

Actually it's not half bad, no worse than usual.
BTW I did not lose the team a single place. Didn't gain any either.

me&my snazzy club jersey (watermark is from the photo service):


I'm euphoric.

[kelownagirl]

Cool picture and great run Alpine - congrats!

I did 5km last night without a walk break. I was tired of the walk break and figured I can do it straight now. And I did. My shins hurt a bit but they're ok this morning. I got down to a 30 min 5km finally but I'm still a long ways from my PR of 26:17. No worries...

Wahine - running to a metronome - is that like running to a 176 bpm (or whatever) running podcast?

[jesvetmed]

Good job Alpine! That's great to see.

My run today was short, but intense. 40 minutes on the trail, that included 4 sets of four minutes at "threshold" -- uncomfortable to talk at all -- and 4 minutes "recovery pace" -- to me that meant SLOW jog, even walk for a minute in the last half.

I have to say, I didn't make all four completely, but the first two were good. Had to split the second two up into two minutes each, 20 sec breaks in the in between parts.

After my fiasco "run" this weekend (the second half of my 85 degree BRICK which didn't really go so well), this actually felt better than I thought it would!

Wahine: I like the metronome idea... I try to use the ipod that way if I can get the right songs in a row. I feel much better running to a beat than on my own. I find that I really rely on it though, and it makes the race day more difficult, as I don't practice without it much! Guess I should, but I just don't enjoy it as much.