Running into June - May 30-June 5

[colby]

Got my official HM time corrected today - 1:56:31, or ~8:50 miles. 30/136 AG finish. Top 3 are 1:35:26, 1:37:27, and 1:42:09, so there's a TON of tight times in the 1:40s and 1:50s between 4 and 30 I am still super excited about finishing under 2 hours, and finishing 15 minutes faster than last year. Though I am still not a runner, I feel like I finally have the base mileage and muscle and whatever else to build on and get faster. Really looking forward to the short races I have planned to see how that pans out, and maybe someday I'll plan in a HIM to see how that distance feels. But, first thing's first...

Did a hard 30 minutes after 10 min wu today for my LT testing. I was dragging the dog for the last 10 minutes, so it wasn't exactly ideal. I have a good feel for my numbers, so we'll see how this goes.

And... massage today! Hooray.

[Jolt]

Ugh. This is the time of year where it's getting hot and I have to suffer through trying to acclimate. 80 degrees, humid, yuck! I got about halfway through my short neighborhood loop, my GI tract didn't feel so good, so I had to walk for a while and then was able to run the rest of the way home. Then I went back out and did a couple of barefoot laps around the little park on the corner. Anyone have any good tips on speeding up the heat-acclimation process or making it less miserable?

[rocknrollgirl]

Jolt, I am having the same issues, hence the runs at 4:15 am. I do not know what else to do. It is either 4 am or 4pm. It was miserable here today.

[OakLeaf]

Um, Colby... you ARE a runner.

Good deal on getting the time corrected.

[Bike Chick]

I got another 3 mile run in this morning. The legs are still sore but I did it. My times are miserably slow--11:50 average for 3 miles. I'm running a 5K tomorrow night and am almost too embarassed at my time to even run. I might chicken out at the last minute and decide to be a spectator.

[Crankin]

Bike Chick, we are in the same boat! I am hoping seeing people run by me might spur me on to run faster, but we shall see. It's going to be horribly humid and warm, too.
I am the least competitive person around... I just want to finish this little 5K without fainting in front of all of the doctors who will be there, since it's a fund raiser for the cancer wing of the local hospital.
Oh yeah, and Bill Rodgers is running in this race, too, as he is a cancer survivor.

[rocknrollgirl]

I got another 3 mile run in this morning. The legs are still sore but I did it. My times are miserably slow--11:50 average for 3 miles. I'm running a 5K tomorrow night and am almost too embarassed at my time to even run. I might chicken out at the last minute and decide to be a spectator.

Don't even thinking about bailing. No matter what your pace is, you are taking the plunge by stepping up to that starting line. Go and do your race and enjoy yourself. There will always be someone faster and always be someone slower. I read a quote last year and it went something like this:

You can't have a great race day unless you show up to race.....GO FOR IT!!!

[Bike Chick]

Thanks, guys! Ok, you have me pumped and ready to run. I'll let you know how fast (slow) my time is. It's a pretty cool race at a local church. They started it as a fund raiser years ago and all the church members bake cookies for the runners. It's kind of a tradition around here and has a cute name "The Grace Race."