Running 11/15/09 - 11/21/09

[roadie gal]

Good run, Colby! Good luck on the race.

I decided to run around Donner Lake yesterday. I had no idea it was the Turkey Trot day. So I ended up running the opposite way of the official runners so that I didn't interfere with the racers. Boy, did I get a lot of "You're going the wrong way" comments.

It's about a 7.1 mile route. I did it in 1:06, which is better than I thought I would.

[kacie tri-ing]

I did a 15K trail race this weekend! It was a muddy/hilly mess, but I was 18 minutes faster this year than last! That was pretty huge improvement for me!

Next race is the atlanta half marathon on thanksgiving morning. It is a really fun event whose motto is "earn your turkey" (even though I don't eat meat, I like the sentiment )

[OakLeaf]

Wow Kacie, 18 minutes out of a 15K is more than huge, it's Huge! Way to go!

Quick trip to Pittsburgh this weekend for the Bengals/Steelers game (WHO DEY!) Got up this morning before DH was out of bed for mile repeats x 2 on the Montour Trail. It seemed like a pretty nice trail, what little of it I saw, and motorists sure were well trained to stop at the crossings.

All things being equal - next time I do mile repeats, I'll be doing three of them.

[katluvr]

Sunday AM was a 9-miler.
I abstained from beer on Sat. night (good for me!)
I was up/out later than I wanted (obligation to a friend who had a performance).
Goal was to run between 11 and 11:30 pace (marathon goal pace is 10:18, so I wanted to run at 11:18).
It was a beautiful morning. Low 70's for the entire run.
Completed in 1 hour 43 minute which is an 11:26 pace. So close. Need to speed up a bit.
Did the "pool icing" of the legs again. I felt REALLY good post run. No tightness, no lower back issues, overall really felt good. So maybe the "icing" is working or just body is adjusting.
Today is rest day and I have a massage scheduled. (My first REAL massage. I am a bit nervous!)

Great job Kacie!
Keep it up Colby!
All the rest of you--keep running!

[Jolt]

I did a regular half-hour run around the neighborhood this afternoon. It didn't get off to a great start but the second half was really good. Plus, it was a sunny day in the mid 50s which was excellent. The weather here has been pretty nice for mid-November!

[ASammy1]

C25K W3D1 today... It was tough in spots, but I made it through

[colby]

C25K W3D1 today... It was tough in spots, but I made it through

How many weeks are in the program?

[colby]

Sunday AM was a 9-miler.
I abstained from beer on Sat. night (good for me!)
I was up/out later than I wanted (obligation to a friend who had a performance).
Goal was to run between 11 and 11:30 pace (marathon goal pace is 10:18, so I wanted to run at 11:18).
It was a beautiful morning. Low 70's for the entire run.
Completed in 1 hour 43 minute which is an 11:26 pace. So close. Need to speed up a bit.
Did the "pool icing" of the legs again. I felt REALLY good post run. No tightness, no lower back issues, overall really felt good. So maybe the "icing" is working or just body is adjusting.
Today is rest day and I have a massage scheduled. (My first REAL massage. I am a bit nervous!)

Great job Kacie!
Keep it up Colby!
All the rest of you--keep running!

Probably a little of both - icing is always a good idea and as your body adjusts slowly things won't be as bad, though for me there is some kind of chasm that I crossed around 12 miles and again at 16 or 18 miles where things have to adjust and adapt again. It might be time, not distance, now that I think about it... so around 2 hours and around 3 hours, and I feel like I'm approaching another one at around 4 hours.

I feel pretty good today, just hungry and tired. A little soreness in my left heel (maybe I am hitting it when I shouldn't) and top of my feet (sign that my laces are too tight), legs are just tired, not as sore as last week actually. I have trouble sleeping late the day after a long run as much as I want to, but I'm ready for a nap around 4:00. I think I should nap after eating after the long run, sleep normal night's sleep, then nap after lunch the next day. I forgot in calculating my time yesterday that I also stopped and went to the bathroom, in probably the most lazy way possible, around mile 13. I can pretty much bet I'll have to go during my marathon. Have to plan for that, though last week I at least made it to mile 18, and I should probably go a little less leisurely while racing.

Part of my run yesterday was on the Ironman course, which I have not actually ran since Ironman. I actually found myself thinking "I did this after riding my bike 112 miles... what was I thinking!?" Good thing that's 222 days away.

I hope you enjoyed the massage, katluvr, and hopefully you remembered to relax.

[colby]

I did a 15K trail race this weekend! It was a muddy/hilly mess, but I was 18 minutes faster this year than last! That was pretty huge improvement for me!

Next race is the atlanta half marathon on thanksgiving morning. It is a really fun event whose motto is "earn your turkey" (even though I don't eat meat, I like the sentiment )

18 minutes is a huge improvement for anyone! Awesome job, and it oughta feel good going into that half marathon with that under your belt.