Running after the Easter Bunny

[Urlea]

I've been running okay this week. Just thankful to be running so soon off of the 2x26.2 Still waiting on energy to come back into my legs. It hasn't quite been there, but I'll take tired legs over painful ones any day!

So I'm trying something new this weekend and listening to an unfamiliar voice, I think it's called "reason". The ultra running crew decided on a 26mi trail run in the dark tomorrow night. Between terrain I'm not familiar with, the main ppl. going pushing the pace & too many miles too soon after last weekend I opted out. It's the right decision, but I'm still having a hard time accepting it. I'll get over it and enjoy my 13miles.

In other news...I have started shopping for new running shoes. In doing so I hopped on runner's world to look at reviews only to find out that for the last three years the LRS has been selling me shoes for runners that overpronate & I'm an underpronator! How does this happen? Could explain a lot of the blisters I have been habitually getting. Now the question is do I go with trail, racing flats or standard shoes? So hard to choose.

BikeChick- Only one month away? How exciting!

[Becky]

Urlea- sounds like a good choice. Reason and I don't always get along so well either, but its usually for the best

As for shoes, what feels good? If you're doing serious miles in VFFs (IIRC, you are), why not try some flats? I'm just starting to build mileage in mine, but I find that I can "sense" the ground much better in flats than in standard shoes, which ultimately leads to fewer injuries. As a bonus, my current shoe choice comes in both road and trail versions, making it each to rotate shoes and pick the right shoe for the terrain. Have fun shopping!

[katluvr]

2nd run of the week (and since the marathon)! So I leisurely got out of bed, had my coffee, chilled a while then set out for the 5 mile loop. It is a bit more like 5.3 or so, but did not run w/ Garmin...just timex. Felt good most of run, a bit sluggish, heavy feet last mile or so. Goal was simple...do it under 1 hour. And I did...59 min and some off seconds. Just getting back to the "joy" of running. Tomorrow is "joy of biking"--maybe I'll be able to catch the Easter Bunny a bit easier on the bike!

K

[rocknrollgirl]

Hi Runner girls.
You are all doing so great, I feel silly posting about a 5k race. The race was a benefit for the Leukemia Society, and yesterday I found out that one of my students, a 14 year old boy has AML. He is facing a month of chemo in the hospital, to start.

So today I raced for him.

My goal was to break 25mins and I finished in 25:08. There was such a cluster at the start, I probably lost a few seconds. I was bummed for a nano second about coming that close, and then I remembered.....

A young boy in the hospital.

happy easter to those that celebrate and happy spring to everyone else!

Throw out some good karma for my sick little Bio student.

Ruth

[spindizzy]

Never feel silly about posting any effort. You're out there "doing it" - and for a good cause! Your goals are yours and if you meet them or learn from them -it is all good!

Healing thoughts to your student.

And that is a very nice race time. Congrats!

[Bike Chick]

Hi Runner girls.
You are all doing so great, I feel silly posting about a 5k race. The race was a benefit for the Leukemia Society, and yesterday I found out that one of my students, a 14 year old boy has AML. He is facing a month of chemo in the hospital, to start.

So today I raced for him.

My goal was to break 25mins and I finished in 25:08. There was such a cluster at the start, I probably lost a few seconds. I was bummed for a nano second about coming that close, and then I remembered.....

A young boy in the hospital.

happy easter to those that celebrate and happy spring to everyone else!

Throw out some good karma for my sick little Bio student.

Ruth

That's awesome, Ruth! Puts in all in perspective, doesn't it?

Ran 10 miles this morning!!!!! I'm so excited. It was my longest run so far and quite a milestone. We ran on the area bike trail that's an old railroad bed and some of it was breathtaking. After the rain last night, there were small waterfalls cascading off the bluffs and the creek was swollen and swift. I wish I had brought my camera. It's a blessing to be alive and experience a morning like this morning.

[OakLeaf]

Way to go R&R! Great job ... and definitely no reason to feel silly! 5K takes a lot of toughness for sure. Sending healing vibes to your student.

Great job you too BC. Ten is definitely a milestone!

I took the orthotics out of my old shoes today, put the OEM insoles back in and did ten right at a 10:00 pace, including @8:20 for the last half mile. Felt fine. I really had to work to lift my second metatarsals, and my feet were definitely getting tired by the end, but it was actually better than with the stupid orthotics. Dang. It was HOT, okay, just 80° but I'm sure not acclimated to that yet - first really warm day this year.

By the time I got back and got my shower we were running late to get to the boat ride we'd reserved.... so we jumped on the hybrid bikes, hammered four miles, spent a couple of hours drinking wine, scarfing cheese and crackers, and watching dolphins and birds, then rode back at a leisurely pace. Half-@ssed duathlon.

[Bike Chick]

Oak, sorry to hear that about the orthotics. Was hoping it would have worked better for you since I'm thinking of taking mine out of my shoes. Your duathlon sounded splendid though. There was a nice, relaxing reward at the end, wasn't there