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

[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.

[OakLeaf]

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.

We-e-e-ell, I'll try not to get started too much on the whole iPod/no iPod thing - but if you're having difficulty without it on race day, it could be because you're not paying attention to your body when you're listening to the music. Running with a metronome really focuses your attention on the turnover of your legs. Then you build muscle memory and it becomes easier, not harder, to maintain your cadence when you don't have the metronome.

[OakLeaf]

3.6 today on the fitness trail. Had to cut it short again to get to my class - this time it's no one's fault but my own, just didn't get out of the house in time. Anyway I felt good today. And it got me to thinking, how much of a faux pas is it, for the instructor to show up for aerobics class already sweaty?

ETA: eek! two posts exactly 12 hours apart!

[emily_in_nc]

3.75 miles on the treadmill...just another fitness run. I'm not getting faster, but it feels easier than it used to; less effort for the same mileage/speed. I like that since I feel like my heart, tendons, ligaments, and muscles are all getting stronger all the time.

Emily

[kelownagirl]

3.6 today on the fitness trail. Had to cut it short again to get to my class - this time it's no one's fault but my own, just didn't get out of the house in time. Anyway I felt good today. And it got me to thinking, how much of a faux pas is it, for the instructor to show up for aerobics class already sweaty?

ETA: eek! two posts exactly 12 hours apart!

Wow, that's cool!!

[jesvetmed]

We-e-e-ell, I'll try not to get started too much on the whole iPod/no iPod thing - but if you're having difficulty without it on race day, it could be because you're not paying attention to your body when you're listening to the music. Running with a metronome really focuses your attention on the turnover of your legs. Then you build muscle memory and it becomes easier, not harder, to maintain your cadence when you don't have the metronome.

Oakleaf: May have found a good use for an i-pod for you! I-Tunes has an entire "album" of a downloadable metronome. It's called "Simple Clicks". Each track is a different pace. No music, just click click click! I admit it, I paid for it (only $9.99 compared to having to get off the couch and go to the music store and probably pay more). I'll let you all know how it goes!

Oh... and the "not paying attention" is probably why I listen to music... can't listen to my breathing and the pounding of my feet and heart, the gasping for air...

[kelownagirl]

I dunno - I LOVE running to podrunner music. it keeps me SO focused and in tune with my body somehow. It blocks out the rest of the world and let's me focus on only me and the beat. I run faster with pod runner music. I stay steady. I wouldn't think to RIDe with an ipod but I miss it when I run.

[OakLeaf]

Oakleaf: May have found a good use for an i-pod for you! I-Tunes has an entire "album" of a downloadable metronome. It's called "Simple Clicks". Each track is a different pace. No music, just click click click! I admit it, I paid for it (only $9.99 compared to having to get off the couch and go to the music store and probably pay more).

...seriously looking at that Clicks album, but you gotta admit that it's just funny, especially the part about it being iTunes Plus for better sound quality, and that it's Part One Wish they'd let you download single tracks! But I'd still have to get past that whole sweating-the-earbuds-into-total-corrosion thing.

[jesvetmed]

LOL ... I replaced the earbuds, but they slip out b/c I'm a big sweater. Oops... too much information!

Yeah, it took an hour to download that thing last night... I can delete about 95% of it, but what's left should be useful. We'll see.