Run run run 11/08/09 - 11/14/09

[Susan Otcenas]

I just struggled, don't know what else to say, except I kept at it, .... Felt better on the way back, but still my leg were like lead.

Hey, sounds like we had the same kind of run today! My training plan called for 66 minutes. I did it, but it was a struggle. I felt like my feet were barely getting off the ground today.

Coulda been a couple of things...
1) I was a little hungry, even though I had some yogurt ahead of time. I'm back in loss mode again with my weight. I've put on 2-3 pounds, which I know is no big deal for most people, but I'm extremely conscious of the "slippery slope" effect. I need to nip it in the bud. I worked so dang hard to get it off that I can't let it come back. The trick is to find that delicate balance of getting enough calories to perform well, but few enough to have a small calorie deficit at day end.
2) I had my VO2 Max done yesterday. Both bike and run. Those were really hard efforts. My legs don't feel fatigued exactly, but there's definitely no zing either.
3) I didn't get enough sleep last night. I work too many hours, which means I get home late, eat late, and then have difficulty finding more than 6 hours for sleep. Not good.

If only the days had a few extra hours in them....

[Jolt]

40-minute trail run today, it was just OK.

[ASammy1]

We are getting a very bad nor'easter which the weather people are calling "The Storm of the Decade." 60mph wind gusts and hurricane level tidal flooding are keeping me and everyone else in the house. All of the schools are closed.

I would just like to take a moment to thank Hurricane Ida for bringing in the low weather system from the south and the standard high weather system from the North Atlantic which has been hanging around for this "perfect disaster."

[indigoiis]

Batten down the hatches! Sorry about the storm... it sounds really bad. My folks are in NC and Mom says the rain is nonstop.

I didn't run yesterday, because lunch ended up being at my desk. I'm swamped!

This morning I ran for a half hour in the back pasture where my DH mowed a trail that is a small track size. I don't know how far around it is, but it takes me about 3-4 minutes to get around at a regular pace, so it is probably a third of a mile? Anyhow, I ran without a light and so roots, rocks and holes were basically ankle training. Tried to keep everything relaxed. It was good.

[divingbiker]

We are getting a very bad nor'easter which the weather people are calling "The Storm of the Decade." 60mph wind gusts and hurricane level tidal flooding are keeping me and everyone else in the house. All of the schools are closed.

I would just like to take a moment to thank Hurricane Ida for bringing in the low weather system from the south and the standard high weather system from the North Atlantic which has been hanging around for this "perfect disaster."

Tell me about it. I've not run since Sunday, and I've got a half marathon on Saturday. At least I'll be well rested!

[ASammy1]

Tell me about it. I've not run since Sunday, and I've got a half marathon on Saturday. At least I'll be well rested!

OMG!!! You will definitely be well rested. Stay dry!

[OakLeaf]

Good luck divingbiker!

Intervals for me today, 6 x 1:30. Just enough to say I ran... yard work has been taking up all my time and energy.

[colby]

Wow, that weather sounds awful. Glad it's a taper week for you, divingbiker!

Intervals today, 5x3 minute efforts. Some nice stranger walking their dog told me that I am fast. How sweet of her! Another stranger saw me stop at the end of an interval for my rest walk break ("passive recovery" for the fancypants out there) while out for his morning walk and told me "hey, you're not supposed to stop!"

I was at work until late last night which made them a total grind. I didn't get my normal 8-9 hours of sleep and have felt tired all day. Sleep, the fourth discipline in endurance racing. (Eating would be the 5th) Tomorrow is an easy pace run for 30-45 min, then Sunday the LAST long run of 22 miles. Weather was in the 30s and chilly today, I hope it's in the 40s for the weekend (weather forecast says no such luck, mid 30s, but no snow that day, only cloudy).

Off to nap... or find coffee.