Quote Originally Posted by Red Rock View Post
Susan-May things go well for you between now and when you HIM. Hope your foot problems heal well afterwards.

I have not posted in a while...but my running is going slowly that is for sure. I am now up to 2.5 miles as of this AM. The run felt good and no major after effects which is nice. I guess I must be doing something right. I have kept my HR in the Endurance zone most of the time.

I have done enough track running now and my distances are enough that I am lusting after a Garmin 305. That way I can hit the trails, know what my HR is and my distances. Not only that but the bonus is I can use it on the bike too.

As far as long runs go, I have not really done much of any right now. A few threads back someone asked about adding distance. I have stayed with the 10% rule. When I have come to a distance that I feel like I'm having a hard time adjusting to, I have stayed there for a week or so before moving on. So if I tried a long run of 4 miles, is that going to push me to far? Should I aim for just adding one mile to my 2.5 that I am doing now? I think the Galloway book suggested a long run of 4 miles if you can run 2.5 "normally" Any ideas on this would help.

Slowly I will eventually get up there in mileage. I'm not pushing it at all. My only goal is to be able to run a 5k on trails in August. So I think I'm doing alright for pacing.

Red Rock
Hi Red,
I am very conservative about adding distance having been badly injured two years ago. I add on 1/2 mile to my long run each week, and 1/2 mile to my tempo run every few weeks. I hold for two weeks and add on. My long runs are comfortably up to 8 miles from 3. Slow and steady.
If you can run 2.5, a 5k would be doable now.