Running---Jogging

[colby]

7 miles is a nice accomplishment. Way to go!

[Catrin]

Congratulations on the 7 miles, that is great!

[Red Rock]

Congrats on doing your first seven. That is great. At this point, I will be happy if I can get through a mile. Will have to pull out those running shoes.

[Catrin]

I guess the heat and humidity are taking their toll on me. I have been trying to jog slowly, but apparently not slow enough. I did two laps at my club the other day and my heart rate was 184 when I was done Of course it came right back down, my heart rate recovers well.

My trainer runs as well as mountain bikes and he told me that it was due to the change of weather - previously 2 laps only brought it to the low 160s... So I guess that I will continue doing what I am doing, slowly jog a few laps each time I go in hopes that my body will eventually start adjusting to this activity.

[zoom-zoom]

Heat makes running tough, humidity makes running tough...but together it can be brutal. I am often at least a minute/mile slower when it gets warm, but it only takes a week or two to acclimate. Won't be long and you will adapt. For now take it easy. It's not you, it's the weather.

[Red Rock]

I have been slowly moving up my runs. I have been at 1.5 miles and now I am moving to 1.75. I have been doing them on a local track. I have been very good about jogging slowly and watching my heart rate. There have been days when I have come back and it has felt like I did not do anything. I was like "Let's go..."

Then yesterday, I went out to a new area to explore and run/hike/walk on dirt. I felt like I was either too excited or something. When I got back and checked the HRM my max was at 193. That had me concerned because that is way to high than my high should be. So I took it easy when I got home. Chocolate milk, cold ice bath and food. Then I rolled my legs out and then they felt better. I also used some compression socks. They were to die for. They were/are the best. My leg fatigue just melted away after two hours.

So thanks to all on this thread and general community, Urlea and Maggie for getting me started. You all are such an inspiration. Anyway, I am planning on doing a trail 5K in August. In the meantime, I am swimming, riding my bike and hitting the trails for some good times. I do not think I have felt this good in such a long time. I am a definate adrelaline junkie. So I am finding ways to feed the need.

Thanks for starting this thread for us "slower" people

Red Rock

[OakLeaf]

Thread away, but I hope no one feels they're too "slow" to post in the other running threads. There's a WIDE range of speed and distance posting there, and several of us who've used the threads for inspiration and advice as we increase our distances.

Remember that your HR will always be higher in the heat, all other things being equal. Your heart has to move more blood to your skin surface to cool it, and then move that blood faster to the rest of your body to get it cooled off.

[Catrin]

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Remember that your HR will always be higher in the heat, all other things being equal. Your heart has to move more blood to your skin surface to cool it, and then move that blood faster to the rest of your body to get it cooled off.

That makes sense to me if you are running outside - but inside an air-conditioned club? That is what had me perplexed. Granted, walls and insulation doesn't keep humidity out, and it wasn't cold inside, but it was a lot cooler indoors than out and my heart rate still did that...

I am probably looking at this too simplistically. I am thinking that I need to devote a little more time to running/jogging than just a few minutes here and there before my training sessions. I need to do something different on Tuesdays to give my legs a break from cycling and spinning, now that I am cycling every day that it isn't raining. Tuesdays has become my "off day" but now the weather dictates my off days more than anything. It seems a good idea to set aside a day for walking/jogging, indoors for now, and nothing else. I will see how it works

[Catrin]

Am finally breaking down and getting running shoes, have decided my cross-trainers are wearing and with MY feet should probably have actual running shoes anyway, I have overpronation and other issues. I am getting these:

http://www.pearlizumi.com/product.ph...237482&outlet=

Thankfully I've a friend who can get a 40% discount from PI, which is the only way I can get them!

[indysteel]

I need to do something different on Tuesdays to give my legs a break from cycling and spinning, now that I am cycling every day that it isn't raining. Tuesdays has become my "off day" but now the weather dictates my off days more than anything. It seems a good idea to set aside a day for walking/jogging, indoors for now, and nothing else. I will see how it works

FWIW's, my break from cycling (and running when I'm doing it) is yoga. Have you thought about adding something completely different to your routine, e.g,. pilates, yoga, Tai Chi, etc.?

[Catrin]

FWIW's, my break from cycling (and running when I'm doing it) is yoga. Have you thought about adding something completely different to your routine, e.g,. pilates, yoga, Tai Chi, etc.?

This is a great thought, but right not that isn't an option for me. My club has those but they are at an extra cost. I purchase packages of 30 personal training packages at a time (expensive but saves me something like $450) and I just can't justify giving them more money.

That doesn't mean that there aren't other things there that are free outside of Body Pump classes that I have not heard of. I will check and see.

BTW - ran 2 miles today! Not all at once, and it took an hour of run a lap, walk a lap; run two laps, walk a lap, run a lap...etc. Heart rate never got higher than 160, so it really was the weather the other day that got it to 184!

I have NEVER ran 2 miles before, or more correctly put, 18 laps

[GLC1968]

I have NEVER ran 2 miles before, or more correctly put, 18 laps

Awesome! You are on your way!

BTW - HR can be affected by lots of things...it could be that you were slightly dehydrated the other day, too. Chalk it up to an 'off' day...we all have 'em!