Another week... running week of 2/2

[Jolt]

Good job Crankin! Don't be too hard on yourself, it can be tough getting started with running. I went to the Y (the one where I got kicked out of the gym on Friday for being barefoot) and did 20 minutes again on the indoor track. This time I wore my Vibram Five Fingers, first time I ran in them. They're going to work nicely for running when I'd like to go barefoot but can't do so for whatever reason; I will likely end up running outside in them when the weather warms up enough. No blisters or anything from them so far. And nobody gave me a hard time. And here's the shocker: I decided to time myself on a couple of laps to see what my pace was, and I was almost down to 8.5 minute miles!!! That has NEVER happened--usually I have been doing well to be at a 10:00. Granted, this was on an indoor track and outside with hills etc. will be a different story but that speed is still darn good for me! Not sure if it's from being barefoot/almost barefoot or what, but I was quite happy about that. Maybe I'm becoming more efficient. And so far no more IT band twinges (just slightly sore calves still since I am getting used to this barefoot stuff, but that's normal muscle soreness). All in all, not too shabby.

[Deborajen]

Did 5 miles of easy running yesterday. Temps were in the mid 30's with a cold wind. I tried out a new pair of micro fleece pants from the John "The Penguin" Bingham store. Boy, were they warm and comfy! (Not bad for $30!)

Deb

[colby]

I know it's not technically this week, but Saturday I did 9 or 10 miles for the first time in months. I don't think I was fast, but it wasn't hard. It was one of those "forever" runs. My knees/hamstrings were a little tight afterward, but my hip didn't feel bad. My right leg still feels... heavy. I think maybe I need acupuncture.

Sunday I did 2 hours on the elliptical (it was a planned cross-train day) and after the two, my hamstrings definitely needed some stretching. Even today after a 45 minute ride (admittedly with intervals), I still needed stretching. Note to self, more stretching right after the run, rather than feeling sore later.

Tomorrow, 4-5 miles, Thursday, hill repeats at 10-15%, and Sunday is another 4-6 miles. Easy weekend after a long one last weekend.

Keep it up everyone

[Aggie_Ama]

Did intervals for the first time ever last night. Wow that sucked. It was 1 minute hard, 2 minutes easy, 10 sets. I think I did 5 full sets and 5 sets where the easy was 30 seconds fast tempo walk. Then came home and did core workout. I felt exhausted when I went to bed.