Running week of July 27 - Aug. 2nd

[JH-NV]

Jogged at noon today, 88-90 degrees, 3 miles. Too hot, just beginning to overheat when I returned to work. No shade, desert running, lots of lizards. After 5pm has been to uncomfortable when the temp goes over 98 degrees. Still, nothing feels like a run does......

[Crankin]

I am thinking I might stop running until the late fall. My hip just won't quit hurting, I don't like running in the heat, and my cycling mileage is not where it should be. Since I just finished PT for my neck, I really don't want to start all over with my hip; have a feeling my slightly elevated RA factor may be reacting to the running.
Well, at least I am taking a break.

[indigoiis]

I think breaks are really smart, sometimes.

[Urlea]

I think breaks are really smart, sometimes.

I agree! Listen to your body it will tell you what you need to do.

Since I tend to turn a deaf ear to what my body is telling me, I've had to have a plan for my running season each year. Taking late fall & winter mileage way down to 10-15miles per week. Body responds well to that.

KSH You are getting speedy!! Keep that up.

[KSH]

Crankin... Rest can be a VERY good thing!

I got a stress fracture during my marathon in May... so I took 6 weeks off, no running.

And you know what? I'm back- faster than I have ever been. It's amazing. And oddly freaky.

I think those 6 weeks off were a huge part of me being so successful right now with running.

Gosh, before the stress fracture I was doing a walk/run combo for anything over 3-4 miles... and now I have run up to 6 miles... with around a 9:30 mm. My time before was close to a 11 mm w/the walk/run.


Last night I went and rode 1 hour of hills on my bike... then I ran 3 miles afterwards. Ran with a 8:40 mm pace.

I think a ghost of a runner has entered my body and taken over. HA! This just isn't ME! Well, it wasn't me.

[indigoiis]

KSH - I know that feeling - I just started mountain biking and while there are times I am completely terrorized by a wee rock or an old dropped log, I do have these moments where I feel like I've been possessed by some "athlete" who actually knows what she is doing. I am trying to get more of that.

But rest is totally crucial to that. Overtraining is just bad all around.

I had two little surgeries this summer so far and was not allowed to ride or run for about a week after each. So I had a slow start to my program but indeed after that rest week I was faster/better and more confident.

So rest and dream of runs to come!

Anyhow, today it is threatening lightening / downpours so I did 10 sets of 5 flights of stairs in my building at work. Half run, half walk. All sweat! I don't know what that equals in mileage.

[Crankin]

Well, I have also been faithfully doing core work and upper body weights for about 6-7 weeks, so that can keep me busy, along with riding. I also have been letting my yoga slide. I can only do so much.
If I go to my rheumatologist and tell him about the hip, he will not be happy when I tell him I've been running since January. I am pretty sure it's not a serious thing like a fracture, because the pain is all over the place and cycling does not make it hurt any more than it hurts at rest. I am going to do some serious icing and stretching and re-evaluate at the end of September, or before. I know when my internship and classes start, it will be easier to run than ride, but I sort of wanted to hit 3,000 miles this year and I am only at 1500.
Well, it's a long time until December.