Running into Summer June 21-27

[kacie tri-ing]

I want to see a tree IV!

I ran the same 6 miles last night and this morning. Felt less sluggish this morning, but man heat and humidity are tough!

[OakLeaf]

Wow, I've never heard of that "IV" treatment, and they just quarantined two more counties in my area.

I wonder how toxic the chemicals are. And whether they aren't just fighting a losing battle trying to contain the borer, and would be better served trying to breed resistant trees, as they're doing with American chestnuts and elms.

[skhill]

Found a news article about the ash borer infestation and treatment, picture included: http://www.kentucky.com/2010/06/24/1...ion-from.html#. Don't know about the toxicity of the treatment, tho...

This morning's run included a big chunk of the route for the big 10k this weekend, the gentle uphill that keeps going almost 2 miles, today with a noticable headwind. Coming back down the hill, with the tailwind, was great fun! I went 7 miles total, and enjoyed every minute of it.

[rocknrollgirl]

A lovely cool 4 miles this morning. I am enjoying the nice weather while we have it.

[colby]

I walked the dog 1.5 miles today. Just like yoga yesterday, it feels good when I'm doing it but a couple hours later I'm ready for a nap. I didn't have any desire to run, I can still feel that my quads are tired. I am thinking I'll start riding this weekend (I would ride tomorrow, but it's supposed to rain) with a couple of easy rides, maybe some swimming, then start running again next week. I have a sprint triathlon scheduled for July 11, a week from Sunday, so I'd like to at least run once before then. I can't race Athena anymore so I'm trying to make a good showing of it, but I have to adjust my expectations appropriately.

[Veronica]

I can't race Athena anymore so I'm trying to make a good showing of it, but I have to adjust my expectations appropriately.

But isn't it wonderful that you can't race Athena? That's the way I look at it anyway.

Veronica

[colby]

But isn't it wonderful that you can't race Athena? That's the way I look at it anyway.

Veronica

Very true - I was glad to not pack that extra 10-15 lbs around for 140.6, especially up the hills. I will remind myself of the same fact even if it's only 15.6 miles I'm going.

[katluvr]

Finally... I got up AND did run today. It was a bit cooler, we had a lot of rain and cloud coverage yesterday so I think it was in the 70's this AM at 7 AM. I did the 3.4 mile loop. I have my garmin back (well a re-furbished one) so I could see pace. Can you believe my goal was to run 12 mm or faster? I have gotten that slow! Took me about 0.8 min to get to a 12 mm then I was hanging out between 11:40 -11:50. Darn slow. But the garmin made me be aware of my pace. Now if I could get out consistently to run!

K