Running into Summer June 21-27

[GLC1968]

Last night was my longest outdoors run EVER. 4.75 miles (don't laugh!) in just under an hour.

I ran right after work at the peak heat of the day. Figuring I'd be out there that long, I took my new Nathan triangular water bottle holder thingy (22 oz bottle). It worked great! It didn't bounce at all and was only slightly annoying on my waist in the front. It was actually less uncomfortable than my HR chest strap, so I can't complain at all. It made the heat SOOOO much more bearable to have water! The hardest part was getting used to the sloshing sound - I swear that hearing that was making me thirstier than the heat was!!

Oh, and no foot pain. Go figure - I've got my podiatrist appointment this afternoon and my foot no longer hurts.

[Veronica]

I finally gave up wearing a HRM. The strap just drove me crazy. I could never get it so it wasn't either too tight or falling down on a run. I never looked at it during a run to gauge my effort anyway, so why bother? It's kind of freeing - literally and figuratively.

Glad that your feet didn't hurt. It will be interesting to hear the doc's take on that.

Veronica

[OakLeaf]

Yay GLC! Glad your foot's feeling better - doctor or no doctor.

So here's my new normal: after being mildly sick and/or slacking off for the better part of six weeks, I can just pick up and go out for an easy 10, like I used to just pick up and go out for an easy three and a half.

Didn't take me all day to try and goad myself into it, either, which is good. Must be time to pick a new goal.

That tri next month is still niggling at me ... I still haven't so much as been in a pool in at least five years ...

[Crankin]

After sitting on my azz in class Fri. night, all day Saturday and Sunday, I came home and ran down to the end of my neighborhood and back, which is 2.2 miles. My back was killing me from sitting all weekend and I needed to just get out and move, before we went out for Chinese food. It was kind of cloudy and humid, but not too warm. I think I was running faster than usual down the steep hill because I felt it in my hamstring, but that went away.
Every older person in my neighborhood seemed to be out taking a walk. I got a lot of looks, since I was running in a bra top and running skirt. Two of them were pointing their fingers at me and talking loudly in Japanese. After I got back, we found these 2 women in our driveway, walking up and down, admiring our neighbor's garden. Very strange.

[Susan Otcenas]

Happy to report that I had NO HEEL PAIN for my half ironman on Saturday!!! What a relief! I put up a race report in the triathlon forum.

Susan

[limewave]

Finally got out for a run! It's been too long.
2 easy miles for me.

[colby]

26.2 in the five fingers.... will put up a report sometime today. I don't think my feet hurt any more than they did last year - it is just a long day no matter how you slice it. I did do plenty of running in dirt/gravel where available, but I knew it would be long and my body was already tired and HOT. We haven't had many days over 70, let alone 80, so there was a lot of run/walking in my day, which always changes how the feet feel.