Running like Gazelles week of August 30 - Sept 5

[Deborajen]

I did three miles of speed intervals this morning. I haven't done the first-thing-in-the-a.m. running very much over the past year, and certainly not many speed intervals that time of day. It was like running in cement but by the end, woohoo! It really does wake you up! Since the sun hadn't quite come up I decided to run the park to avoid car traffic. That was nice - no trails, just some big grassy areas, and they're soo easy on the joints.

[roadie gal]

I thought I'd start a new thread for this week.

Friday I rode my long ride so didn't run. Yesterday was my day off. I was anxious to get back into the groove today.

Ran 6.2 miles this morning, 2 miles of which were trail. It was an awesome run. I do have a little pain on the inside of my left groin and I am wondering what I am doing form-wise to cause this. Other than that it was a fine run and it took me an hour and five minutes. I ran with one of the 3 oz bottles from a newly-purchased (and just as quickly hated) fuel belt in one hand and my cell in the other, and it worked out fine. I took two sips for every mile and finished the bottle by mile 6. I figure for my half if I take both bottles and do the same, I'll go through both (and also take advantage of water stops.) It was nice to be hydrated throughout the run.

I might ride later today, but will definitely be riding and running tomorrow.

6.2 miles on 3 oz of water??? OMG! I carry at least a 10oz sports drink plus a Camelbak fanny pack with 40-45oz of water for an hour run.

Today I went out for a 2 hour run. It's my last long run before the race in 3 weeks. I went out early, when it was still cool and not windy, to one of the flatter local trails. I'm so pleased. It went great! I was at my turnaround point at an hour and five minutes before I knew it. I started to feel a little beat up about 2 miles from the finish. But I made it back in 2hr and 7 minutes. I thought I was going to be back faster than I was out, but somehow I was 2 minutes slower. Either way, that should be about 13 miles. I'm jazzed!

[kacie tri-ing]

7 miles. it felt long and slow....I am SOOO happy tomorrow is my rest day! My poor body is begging for it!

[Urlea]

Ran 7.6miles tonight with Maggie. Felt really strong. Legs are recovering well from the 50k for us both. Wore the Vibram Five Fingers again, this is my longest run in them mostly on asphalt paths. No issues.

Kacie- I've technically moved into my "off-season", but I am planning to run a local 1/2 marathon & a muddy 5k trail race in October. I will run my best & have fun during those races, my training however wont be focused on PRing them.

[Kelly728]

3.1 miles today... Somehow I have started to run faster post injury and I actually set a 5k PR in training. Oops. Too bad at the end of that run, my hip was nagging again.

[kacie tri-ing]

7 miles yesterday, and my hip started to tighten some. I have a few days off of running, but plenty of swimming and cycling in between!

[Chile Pepper]

I have to admit I haven't posted here yet this week because I seriously do not run like a gazelle. Nevertheless, I have been plodding along three times a week as planned, getting really comfortable doing 3 k at 8 kph. At the end of that, I add a short (2 min) sprint at 6 kph (which is my goal). That's probably not the best way to increase my speed, but I don't want to dedicate entire runs to speed intervals, since I'm only running three times a week. Any thoughts?

[katluvr]

Chilipepper,
I may not hurt to do one run as speed work. And that just means the middle protion has some intervals...do nice warm up and cool down and just the middle portion. If that is what you are working for/goal to increase speed. Just a thought/suggestion.

[Chile Pepper]

thanks, Katluvr. Now that I think about it, that might work. We're in early spring here, so within a couple of weeks I'll be riding more consistently than I have all winter, which means I won't be as dependent on running for my cardio. I was just looking around on the Runner's World site, and they seem to recommend starting out with really short intervals. So maybe work in four or five 30 second intervals, and gradually take those up to a minute each? What is a standard length for intervals?

[Jolt]

7 miles run/walk combo on Mt. Wachusett this afternoon, using a hydration pack I just picked up on geartrade.com for very cheap. The reason it was so cheap is that it was returned because the original buyer said the bladder leaked. However, when I tested it at home it seemed OK as long as I made sure the cap was on tight so I figured I'd try it out today. Unfortunately, I found out that the thing does indeed leak!! I ended up with a wet butt from it. Time to pick up a replacement bladder that holds water. The run wasn't much of a run, probably more than half walking b/c of the steep sections, but it was still a good workout. Note to self: Wachusett is not a good place to go for building mileage!