Running week 6/8-6/14

[Susan Otcenas]

9.3 mile long run yesterday at around a 10:45 pace. Saw a lot more runners & dog walkers than I usually do at that hour of the morning (5am). Felt fairly tired by mile 8, but I got through it.

Just one more easy run this week (tomorrow) then none until my next tri on Saturday.

[jesvetmed]

I ran with Lance Armstrong today!
OK.. he was on my ipod.

Did the "tempo" interval run that I had downloaded -- he talks you through 4x4min running intervals, and 4min rest jogs, etc. Nice change up.

Totaled about 40 minutes when I was done. Hot and tired when I finished.

[limewave]

Hill repeats for me, 28 minutes. Really slow. I tried to sprint up the hills . . . but ended up having to walk parts of the last two climbs. I could feel every single pregnancy pound.

[limewave]

2.5 very slow miles pushing the jogger. Walk/run. It took me about 35 minutes.

[skhill]

Well, I've finally signed up for my first race-- a 10k on the 4th of July. I've been going back and forth from "o crap what was I thinking" to feeling pretty good about it.... Goal no. 1: finish. Goal no. 2: not be last in my age group (but of course someone has to be last, and if it's me, so be it... ).

Went about 4 hilly miles in a light rain this morning. Due to the rain, I was without my glasses, and that's always interesting; my eyes are bad enough that the ground is blurry, and I can't see crappy pavement very far in advance. I'll take adventure where I can get it

[roadie gal]

I was at a retreat this past week up in the mountains above Big Sur. Wednesday, early (about 6am) I ran UP the road (at least a 10% sustained grade) for a little over a mile. I would run up about 5 minutes and then down a minute, then turn around and up 5 and down one, and so on until I couldn't run anymore. So I walked up one and then ran for a *bit* and then walked. Then I ran all of the way back down. Overall I ran/walked for 45 minutes. My quads are still sore from the down-run.

I rewarded my effort with a nice long soak in the hot tub. Aahhhhhhhh

[OakLeaf]

I've been a bum long enough.

Bruising those tendons in my ankle was kind of the last straw - I'd been struggling for motivation to run anyhow, and after that, I'd pretty much had it.

Hopefully this two-week break ( has it really been that long?!) has given me a chance to recharge my running batteries a bit. It's been nice having the extra energy for the tough rides, but not so much since I knew where it was coming from.

Anyway, being my first run back, I took it easy today, just 4.3 miles, slow, out and back from home. Said hi to the cattle, got chased by another stupid dog and wore it out on the 11% grade, didn't have a lot in reserve after yesterday's ride but felt pretty much all right.