Running week of 4/27

[Crankin]

That is great, Indi! I only hope for a time of 29:33. My goal is only to finish and not have to walk for than a few seconds! The strategy will be to start slow and get in the rhythm. Never thought about drafting in running. My friend who works at the hospital is sending me the route this week, so I will start running the route as soon as I get it, since it's in my town. If I don't absolutely blow it, then I will set my sights on a 10K. I don't think a half is in my future, but I do want to do a century later in the summer or fall.

[OakLeaf]

I don't think a half is in my future....

Ha, you may remember me saying that last year. You're hooked, admit it.

[kacie tri-ing]

Great job in the race!

I am four weeks from the last HIM and six weeks until the next one, and still not running Trying really hard to stay positive, because I am doing plenty of biking and swimming, but I am starting to get scared. I have certainly learned not to push a running injury though Think good and healing thoughts! I signed up for a sprint tri this weekend, and now I am not so sure...the swim and bike will be a breeze, but I'm not sure if I can make myself walk, even if it hurts.....

[Crankin]

Oak, what will stop me from ever doing any longer distance running is the fact that my body will revolt and then I will be injured and not be able to do anything! Right now I feel very lucky that I have no shin splints, knee issues, etc. But, my lower back is aching and I have been having neck and head issues, despite the tremendous amount of stretching and yoga I've been doing. I have just been too lazy to go to the doc and get a scrip for PT. When classes are over next week, that's on my list. I also found out there's a massage therapy school, about 4 miles from my house and they have student clinics where massages are 25.00... so I will be paying them a visit, too.
MY DH is not too happy with me complaining about all of my various injuries, saying that I never rest. I do rest, but my body is just different than his. He rarely gets the kind of issues I get; once in awhile he complains he's "sore" from a hard climbing ride, but that's it. If he even knew about the amount of PT, chiropractic, etc that some of the people on this list get, he would faint.
So, my goal of a 10K is realistic for me. If I can do that, with no bad injuries, I might reconsider, but I think anything over that might be pushing it for me.

[Jolt]

I finally went for a real run after who-knows-how-many days of being a total bum as far as running goes. 30 minutes of doing laps around the neighborhood park, with halfway-decent form during most of it (still a work in progress, but getting better, and able to feel and correct it more when it starts to get sloppy). I am officially out of shape right now though when it comes to running--I wore my heart rate monitor during the run and was in the 190s during a large part of it (and broke 200 a couple of times)!

[OakLeaf]

Ladder intervals at the paved trail today. DH drove in and did errands while I ran. I hadn't been at the track since mid-November, but within a quarter mile of starting my warm-up I was bored. Luckily I had a hard workout programmed in and boredom was quickly forgotten! Two deer looked on. They are so inured to humans there. I also caught up with some people I know from the gym, just as I was ending an interval, so I chatted with them on their brisk walk for part of that recovery segment. Perfect timing. 6.24 miles.



ETA: While I was waiting for DH to pick me up after my run, I took the opportunity to lie on one of the picnic tables by the track and stretch my hip flexors. I surely got some very strange looks! But at least one of them was from a guy running pretty hard, whose face seemed to convey, "Man, that looks like it feels really good, and I'm going to try it after my run too!"