Running: First Week of March 2010

[skhill]

The other day I noticed that the house where I grew up, on the other side of town, is just over 6.5 miles from where I live now. How perfect-- I'm getting ready for a half, and there and back will put me at 13+ miles. So this morning I did it. With a couple detours to check out the old neighborhood, it came out to just under 14 miles, in 2:12 (but I paused my watch when I checked out the playground at my old grade school-- the geodesic dome is still there, and still fun to climb on!).

It's 3 weeks till my first half-marathon, and finally I'm confident that I can do this!

And wouldn't it be cool if there were adult-sized playgrounds somewhere? It'd be a great workout, climbing on the monkey bars and all that...

[Aggie_Ama]

Skhill - It is 3 weeks until my half too! I am scheduled for a 12 mile run but am going to do the whole hike/bike trail I run which is 6.75 miles each way. I need the confidence that I can do the full distance. After today it is already taper time.

[Bike Chick]

Good luck to both of you, Skhill and Aggie. My first one is 6 weeks away. Be sure to post the outcome. I want to hear the details.

I ran 3 this morning and then put those sore legs on the bike and rode 20 miles. It sure did feel a lot better

[colby]

Somewhere around 7-7.5 miles today in the five fingers, nothing to write home about. Took my dog out for 3 miles of it, she did really well. I ran some with her on grass where the path ran next to grass worth running on. Running in grass is MUCH easier with the five fingers. Was supposed to be my bike day, but I'll trade them. Not a big deal. The weather was perfect for both today but I felt more like running.

Off to celebrate my brother's 17th birthday... I feel old.

[Aggie_Ama]

I only did 12 miles after all. Didn't realize the new extension of the trail was all concrete, my hip could only take about 1/2 to 3/4 of it. There was a neat thing I saw in the concrete which kept me distracted. The trail cuts between a pond and a creek with woods and a prairie separating them. The animals must of continued business as usual while the concrete was wet as the trail now has tracks from them. I noted geese, ducks, raccoons, dog like prints (assumed coyote and fox) and another bird print I think may have been the blue herons that love the lake. It was cute to me. On the opposite end of the trail there are leaf prints from the trees the are over the concrete paths. The rest of the trail is mostly crushed granite which is much more tolerable on the knees and hips.

For the rest of the training I am going to switch to running on the road so my body doesn't scream when I do the race on asphalt.

[colby]

The trail cuts between a pond and a creek with woods and a prairie separating them. The animals must of continued business as usual while the concrete was wet as the trail now has tracks from them. I noted geese, ducks, raccoons, dog like prints (assumed coyote and fox) and another bird print I think may have been the blue herons that love the lake. It was cute to me. On the opposite end of the trail there are leaf prints from the trees the are over the concrete paths.

The animal and leaf tracks sound really cool! I bet you could distract yourself over the course of several runs with them. But, really, if you're going to pave a trail, why not pave it with something more forgiving like asphalt? I can really tell the difference when I run without regular shoes, I assume I'm feeling it when I'm in shoes, too, but not so directly.

[WindingRoad]

I did it, I dunno how cuz I felt pretty lousy today (girl stuff). I got my long run in today. Did 8.25 according to my Garmin which I dunno if that's actually right. I haven't bought a new one yet I really hope it is though I ran for an hour and 20 minutes.

[Susan Otcenas]

Skhill - It is 3 weeks until my half too! I am scheduled for a 12 mile run but am going to do the whole hike/bike trail I run which is 6.75 miles each way. I need the confidence that I can do the full distance. After today it is already taper time.

I felt the same way before my half last fall. Knowing that you've done it in training will give you lots of confidence that you can go the distance. You're gonna do great!