Running week of 09/20/09-09/27/09

[Urlea]

Ran 5 more miles at o'dark 30 w/ my running group. Legs felt good considering the BJJ & 6 miles from yesterday evening. My headphones stopped working 1/2 way into it, I've probably sweat too much for them to handle anymore, but it was nice to hear my feet hitting the ground quietly.

Oak- That's a bummer about not being able to get injinjis in wool. I've got a pair of the wool ones too, I actually wore that pair out, they are nice. They didn't have wool at my LRS either so I picked up the normal blend, whatever that is, today after my run just to have a few more pairs since I'm thinking they will become my primary running sock. We'll see.

[Jolt]

Got out for about a 45-minute trail run/walk/workout today, mixing things up yet again. Would have stayed out longer but had to get ready to go somewhere--maybe a longer one tomorrow.

[indigoiis]

I ran five tonight up on College Hill and up to Blackstone Blvd, through some lovely neighborhoods that I didn't know were there.
It took me an hour.
So I'm a turtle but I'm happy. I felt great during and after, so I am happy about that. I used one of those handheld water things I bought today. At first I hated it but by mile 3 I forgot it was there. Had the cell phone in the other hand to balance things out. It works.

[JH-NV]

3 miles at lunch, in a residential neighborhood. Very warm, but quite nice. It's fun to see different scenery.

[katluvr]

Last week during my trip up to CT I had ran 3 days in a row...a bit more than 3 miles each day in cool 50 degree weather (ah heaven compared to 90 degrees) on a gravel, off road, hilly trail near the water (yes, again heavenly).

Went out for run last night (back in in FL)...planned 4 miles. Keeping pace really slow just wnated to get the miles in (hot still!). About 1.5 miles in started to rain, big drops but not a lot, felt good. Then it rained more. I was running in a full out rain and loving it. It was cool. Heard thunder a bit a ways off w/ 1.5 miles still to go. Picked up pace (felt good). I knew if thunder and lightening got worse/close S.O. would come pick me up. I really hated that the lightening was happeninc cuz I was having a great run in the rain. Got 3 miles in before I jumped in the rescue vehicle. It was fun!

[kacie tri-ing]

I have been tapering all week....very little excercise but a whole lot of energy!!!!

[Jolt]

As intended, I did get out for a longer trail run/walk/"circuit training" today--about an hour and a half. I found a route that has lots of fallen trees to walk across, rocks to jump on and off, a stream to cross, bigger rocks to climb on, and one spot with a rock that is perfect for doing pushups and tricep dips. Lots of "monkey business" and I am glad there aren't usually too many people on the trail to see it!

[indigoiis]

Jolt - I think doing the monkey business is the best part of a run!

We had a nice century ride yesterday - I would say my best out of five centuries ridden in three years. It was a lot of fun and we kept up a good 16.5 mph pace the whole ride. That was pretty good considering the coastal headwinds both up and back.

Today I ran 7.8 miles. Vacation runs are always more fun than home runs. Nice running along the coast with the wind and the rain. I was the only one pretty much out on the roads. It took me an hour and 20 min.

Tomorrow is a rest day. My legs feel good considering how much I beat them up this weekend!

Take care,

Anj

[skhill]

It's finally not raining!! At long last... I did 3 soaked miles on Friday, and then Saturday morning it was raining so hard I didn't even try (plus my shoes were still damp). But today-- beautiful (but windy). So I did a very pleasant 9.25 miles, my longest run yet, and kept it just under 10 min/mile. Awesome! Yesterday's unscheduled rest day did me a lot of good-- no running and only about 4 very wet miles on the bike, going to the farmer's market. Right now, my legs feel great, but we'll see about tomorrow...

[colby]

Mmm, fall marathon season!

This is my first week of running with not much else. Today, 8-9 miles easy, which is the longest I've ran in a while. It took about 90 minutes, but I was focusing on keeping my HR low and keeping things even since I am jumping in on a relatively abbreviated schedule.

Since my car accident in July, my neck/shoulder have been steadily improving. After a hard or long run, things get pretty stiff - different than the rotator cuff problems I had before, much more concentrated toward my spine. Oh well. Keep on keepin' on.

[JH-NV]

Was in Seattle Friday thru Sunday. Nice to run at sea level. Staying downtown, jogged 3 miles Saturday morning. Walked 5 miles at Public Market.
Jogged 4 days this week, might be making progress.....