Run to the Hills: Week of May 25th Runs

[tattiefritter]

Taking advantage of the lull at work to post (don't know where time has gone lately). Running still going well, my big trail race is on Saturday 31st (hence the thread title), wibble wibble.

I am in a taper type week this week though I did our Clubs 10 mile road race on Sunday 25th. It was quite enjoyable even if it was all tarmac! I have blogged about the race so I won't bore you with the details of it here.

I finally have started the blog of my training I have been meaning too for ages as OH is away in Oz for the next few weeks and the time difference is making things difficult regarding phone calls, think he just wants to check I'm not overdoing it. I was also writing more and more in the notes section of my online training log which was starting to look silly, I'll keep the log for the hard facts from now on.

Only three miles tonight, no hills/trails and slowly (are you listening self?), then a short MTB ride tomorrow night (again are you listening self?) then rest Thursday and Friday.

Happy Running everyone.

[limewave]

I ran a 10k this weekend. I finished with a time of 55:47 which comes out to average 8:58/mile---I am so thrilled! This is my first 10k where I ran under 9 minute miles AND I finished 47 out of a 117 women in my age group. It marks the first time in a race of this size that I finished in the top 50%

I posted a race report on my new blog (finally jumping on the band wagon).

Today I am going to do an easy 4 mile run through the 'hood, all flat and no hills. It should be enjoyable.

[Wahine]

OMG - total 80's metal flashback. Where's my bleached mullet and black and white concert baseball t-shirt?

[alpinerabbit]

[AND all the rest]

cool! congrats

[OakLeaf]

Way to go Lime!

[teigyr]

Limewave, that is incredible!!!

One of these days I will be faster. It's getting there. Kinda.

Last night I did a 9 mile or 90 minute run, whatever came first. It was difficult and not difficult. It felt good though by the end I was tired! I was able to do 8.2 miles in 90 minutes. Keeping in mind that I crossed streets (had to wait a few seconds for cars sometimes) and go up and down a few flights of stairs, I'm not THAT disappointed by it. I also had worked all day too...

Anyway when I got home, I don't believe I've ever been so sweaty in my whole life. My hair was dripping so much I thought it was rain It's all good.

My half-mary is on Saturday. I know I won't do the time I initially thought I'd do (somehow last year I thought I could get to under 2 hours) but I think I'll do ok and I know I'll have fun. It's to the point that even if I'm tired, I just keep going and it feels good in a really fatigued/painful/wonderful way.

[Wahine]

I ran a 10k this weekend. I finished with a time of 55:42 which comes out to average 8:58/mile---I am so thrilled! This is my first 10k where I ran under 9 minute miles AND I finished 47 out of a 117 women in my age group. It marks the first time in a race of this size that I finished in the top 50%

Today I am going to do an easy 4 mile run through the 'hood, all flat and no hills. It should be enjoyable.

Lime that's awesome!!

Teigyr - you'll do great. It doesn't matter what happens... it's a PR and you've already won because you put in all the work to get you here. I'm proud of you.

[alpinerabbit]

eek - double brick with the club today.

that's 25min bike /10 min run and the same over again. I was riding 30-32 all the time but had no chance against the guys, and the iron girls/marathoners. Oh well.

I am satisfied for being able to handle my bike, and run off it. I'll still suck this year at my races compared to these uber-athletes, but I'll suck less.

Yes. I think I can call it running again. yay. No more tiptoeing.

[OakLeaf]

4.5 around the neighborhood by my gym, before class. Da-yum those are steep hills. Felt good though, even though I'm sore everywhere from digging in the garden yesterday. (hooray! finally enough dry weather that I could do that! and rain as soon as I got my plants in the ground! )

[crazycanuck]

Umm..this is one of the coolest Iron Maiden songs ever

[kelownagirl]

I did 3km at lunch yesterday. Didn't want to push it after my century ride on Sunday and didn't have a lot of time. I felt good. Will try to run again on Thursday.

[KSH]

Ran 5.25 miles yesterday. Took it slow and steady... ended up with a 10:30 minute mile.

My left leg/knee hasn't bee good since 5-11-08. So I have been a bit cautious with it. My IT band has flared up a bit, but I also have pain behind my left knee on the inside. Odd. I think it's my walking form that has done it, so I only ran yesterday.... no walking. Can't say it helped too much.

[roadie gal]

Still raining here... so I did another indoor brick: 30 minutes on the bike followed by 7 miles in 63 1/2 minutes on the treadmill.

[colby]

I ran a 10k this weekend. I finished with a time of 55:47 which comes out to average 8:58/mile---I am so thrilled! This is my first 10k where I ran under 9 minute miles AND I finished 47 out of a 117 women in my age group. It marks the first time in a race of this size that I finished in the top 50%

That's so awesome! Congratulations!

When I was checking my half marathon times, I was commenting to my husband that I was "average"... right in the middle. He said "I'm sorry" and I said "no, you don't get it... it took me a long time to just be 'average'"

[limewave]

Just ran a 40 minute trail run: 20 minutes through the woods, 20 minutes on the beach. This was one tough run. I will have soar legs tomorrow.