A Fool and her running - week of April 7

[OakLeaf]

Aw, BC, that stinks (except for not being able to smell ).

Are you irrigating? That's enormously helpful to me, and a lot of us here. Can't remember whether I'd seen you on the neti pot threads or not.

[Bike Chick]

Yes, I am....neti pot twice a day and spray to boot. I thought I had it licked until yesterday when I woke up and felt like I'd been hit by a truck. Ick! I'm better today but still wiped out.

Didn't know there was a neti pot thread but I'm gonna check it out.

[limewave]

Usually my thought on long runs is to not worry about the pace, just do the mileage. I often end up telling myself to slow down the first few miles.

Today I decided to just go for it and attempt my race pace. So what if I blow-up at 8 miles? It's just a training run.

I ended up doing 13.5 miles at 9:50 m/mile pace--30 seconds per mile faster than my race pace goal!!!!!

[kacie tri-ing]

Awesome running!!

I got three runs in this week--one six with tempo work, one six slow, and one eight with speed work at the end.

Nice PR!

[indigoiis]

The weather was perfect for a commuting run to the bus. 5.6 miles and not too smelly on the bus! LOL.

[colby]

Nice PR, skhill! Awesome!

I missed this weekend's run, sigh... I slept for a good 12+ hours, which means my body probably needed it. I was afraid after that to go out and encourage The Crud to develop. I did get my long ride and a short run in, though. (I, too, use an irrigator, and have been doing so twice a day - I don't know how I'd survive without it, especially when the sinus crud is in town)

I definitely feel better this week after the nap-tastic weekend. Yesterday's ride and today's run felt MUCH better compared to last week. Today was hill repeats, and I went significantly farther in the same amount of time each repeat without feeling like death was following me.

I don't usually get sick, but we traveled back to back AND I stopped my multivitamin and antioxidant because I ran out. So much for the multivitamin not being necessary - I'll have to figure out what it is in there that I'm not getting in my diet. Back on the multivitamin and antioxidant this week. I swear the antioxidant is like a free hour of sleep, it's weird.

[Bike Chick]

Glad you are doing better, Colby. The sinus crud is nasty and I woke up Saturday feeling like I'd been hit by a truck. I couldn't get off the couch much less run 10 miles. I'm better and did my 5 mile run last night after being off a week. It felt pretty good but I am so ready to be done with this training...........Uggggghhhhhh. Like Winding said, it's grueling and the long runs are really cutting into my bike time. I'm already behind everyone else on the bike. I hope I can catch up quickly.