Running/Waking/Resting . . . Week of September 28, 2008

[Grog]

+1 on the newspaper trick. Works really well. Just remember to take the newspaper out after a few hours to finish off the process faster.

[teigyr]

Is brutal

I'm one of those who can be happy with a nice slow distance run of 10+ miles and would find that easy than one 1/4 mile lap of "as fast as I can" speed. I'm getting a bit better at it but it's never easy.

You have a LOT of long runs. When is your marathon?

[michelem]

The California International Marathon is December 7, 2008. I really suspect that my biggest problem is fueling/hydrating.

[emily_in_nc]

I just did a 3.75-mile trail run yesterday. I was very pleased as I've been working on Chi Running techniques and felt that it really "clicked in" on this run. As a result, I started slow and ended with my fastest loop (on our .56 mile trail loop, kinda hilly) ever, since I've been tracking my time, starting in Feb. I wasn't even trying to go fast, but the Chi must have been flowing! I felt great when I finished and even managed a 3 mile walk with DH and the pup afterwards!

I'm in awe of you ladies doing long runs (to me, anything over 5 miles is long). Someday, someday....

[teigyr]

michelem, could be. It's difficult to get the mix just right. I'm doing it by time, I try to drink every 20 minutes. I take endurolytes every hour along with gel and protein. I don't think I need all that on some long runs but I want to make sure I'm used to it and nothing bad happens.

syndirelah, good luck!!! My first full one is next sunday I alternate between being really ok with it and being a bit more nervous than I thought I'd be. I'm tapering this week and on Friday, we'll drive down to the race and go to the expo Friday afternoon. That'll give us friday evening for fun and Saturday for me to look at the course.

Emily, if you find out you have too much of the chi, can you pass it this way? I think I could use some

[Aggie_Ama]

Wow Michelle, that sounded absolutely brutal. Way to tough it out. I want to train and do a marathon in January 2010, but the horror stories scare me. But it is one of those "I just have to" things.

I still have my focus on the Turkey Trot, a hilly 5 miler Thanksgiving day. I need to start running somewhere other than my flat hardpack trail at the local park but it is just so nice there. Even if the .8 mile loop gets boring as the runs get longer.

Last night I did 3.2 miles, I had been past that but didn't run a couple weeks so now I have to build again. I feel like I am always building. The run was pretty nice, it is still hot here and I need to focus on hydrating. Maybe Friday I will go to a different trail, one that is longer and has a couple of hills. That requires me to take running clothes to work and bring my HRM strap. If I remember I will do this trail. I think it is 2.5 miles out and then you turn back. It has been a long time since I went there. I will need to carry water, yuck.