Finding our stride; Week of June 02 Miles!

[teigyr]

Am going out in the rain right now. I've been watching it through the window debating on if I should just go to the gym. I guess I'd rather get wet than experience treadmill boredom It's getting old though, very very old.

And why does it rain every day I have to go to Costco?

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Ok, I ran about 8 miles. It was great! I always dread running in the rain and I always love it after I do. I saw a nun, a robin, and a parking enforcement officer. I spoke to each of them though the robin looked mildly concerned.

[limewave]

This morning I ran a European Style XCountry Race. It was a lot of fun. We started in large barn and then ran out into the fields where we had to jump hay bales and over mud holes (we had huge storms come through the night before). Then up and over two steep muddy hills and into the woods where there were downed tree after downed tree that we had to jump/climb over.

I was feeling very sluggish and the humidity was killing me. I'm a cold-weather runner, I don't do well in heat. But I pushed on, one foot in front of the other. Until I finally made it to the mud-pit just before the finish line. I was so wiped out by this point that I walked through the pit and then sprinted to the finish.

I have no idea what my time was, I was just focusing on finishing. IT was a GREAT TIME! All the finishers received a tree to take home and plant.

DD participated in the kids 1k race. Her event was much more exciting than ours. There's a race report on "Sage's Plunge Into Racing" on my blog. Worth checking out

[kelownagirl]

Had my 5k race today. Wasn't sure if I'd push or not but I felt good so I did. Didn't PR but came close. Last year's time was 26:17, 5th place in my AG, and 23rd over all.

This year I ran 26:26, 3rd place (won a prize!) and 18th over all. I haven't a 5k faster than 30 minutes this year so wasn't sure I had it in me. Now I think I can get it down to 25 minutes if I work at it.

[OakLeaf]

Good job with your races Lime & KG!

It was so hot today I actually thought about putting up an accountability post here earlier, and didn't even want to do that But when I got a call asking me to sub for an aerobics class tomorrow I knew I had to run today. I hadn't had a real workout in a week - airplanes, aerobics, the heat, getting another tooth capped, and an all-day kayaking clinic ate up all my energy this week. I'd been ready to blow off running today and hope that I'd be better acclimated to the heat tomorrow... but with having to teach again tomorrow I knew I'd better get that run today.

So I waited until at least the sun was low - the thermometer temperature doesn't really start to drop much until after sunset, but it feels a lot cooler without direct sun on my skin - hydrated profusely, and reminded myself that my tendons, ligaments and fascia would be ever so much happier running in this weather than they were when it was chilly. I told myself I'd try to keep my HR under 170. Okay, 175. Okay, 180. Will you settle for 182? Once I was on the other side of the hills, I had to get back, right?

4.35 miles, my usual out-and-back from home, at a pretty slow pace. Was on the edge of getting cold chills like I do when I'm overheated, but managed to avoid them. The dogs who live on my road were too hot to do much but bark halfheartedly, and the cattle didn't even have the energy to get spooked.

And now I'm over it

[jesvetmed]

Great job on the races this weekend, ladies!

I ran Sat am 5.7 miles in 52 minutes. Felt ok -- after third mile I slowed a bit -- was also heading into the wind at that point! Man it was chilly Saturday here! Didn't have my gloves and I was sorry! ... gloves in JUNE?

Then went and walked all day/night at the Relay for Life here in town.... 7 hours of walking around a track off and on. Could break anytime and did ! But the 6 miles earlier in the day were causing havok in my right hip! All for a great cause

Worked all day today and am MUCH more tired tonight than last night!