Should we try this again? Running Aug. 1-?

[emily_in_nc]

It's way too stinkin' hot-n-humid here in NC for running outside (for me, I'm a sweat machine), but I did manage two 5K treadmill runs this week. The first one I felt slow and logy, like every muscle and joint was just dead. The second one, two days later, I felt like the Energizer Bunny. No idea why, but it was a great feeling!

Looking forward to fall runs outside!

[Red Rock]

Well, I finally got back out and ran -on dirt-no less for just over 2 miles. No adverse feelings of overdoing it, no high heart rate ..etc. It was a nice run. I was plesantly sandblasted with the red dirt as I started into a headwind of 15-20 mph? It was enough to pick the dirt up from the road so you could see it. I came home with red shins and forarms

I have been on the track doing 2.5 miles previouse to now. Ran into some health problems that have set me back some. However, today was a great day. Postive all the way around.

So now that I have found some dirt, I will practice gradually moving my time up on that to see how things go.

Red Rock

[WindingRoad]

Oh girls I'm almost embarassed to be posting in this thread I have NOT been running this summer hardly at all. I just moved to a new state and I want to get back with my running. I have been riding with new groups/people here and that was pushing me out of my comfort zone. I'm not good at change but I'm working on it. I still want to push out of my comfort zone yet a little more and start running again..... help I need somewhere to start.

[colby]

Oh girls I'm almost embarassed to be posting in this thread I have NOT been running this summer hardly at all. I just moved to a new state and I want to get back with my running. I have been riding with new groups/people here and that was pushing me out of my comfort zone. I'm not good at change but I'm working on it. I still want to push out of my comfort zone yet a little more and start running again..... help I need somewhere to start.

My advice: just start. Find a place to run, and go running. It could be around your neighborhood, a park, local roads, whatever.

I ran 10k today (in my five fingers sprints without socks, feet are not happy at the widest part where they overrun the seams of the shoe/liner) as a part of an olympic distance tri, I am embarrassed to say this is the farthest I've ran since my Ironman. I remember thinking last year, I should really train a little more for this race (as in, I should train for this race at all). I had the same thought this year. It's a hilly bike, and the run just feels longer than it should when you've only been racing 5ks. I finished the run in 0:59:23, which is okay (last year was 1:02:57, so I did drop 3:30), but I need to step it up a little more. The last mile was pretty tough, and 2 women in my AG passed me (though they complimented my bike time ). I'll put up a real report tomorrow.

I'm really hoping to get more running time in this week.

[Bike Chick]

Oh girls I'm almost embarassed to be posting in this thread I have NOT been running this summer hardly at all. I just moved to a new state and I want to get back with my running. I have been riding with new groups/people here and that was pushing me out of my comfort zone. I'm not good at change but I'm working on it. I still want to push out of my comfort zone yet a little more and start running again..... help I need somewhere to start.

Winding, just put those shoes on and go. Doesn't matter how far or fast, just do it (omg I sound like a Nike commercial)

Great job Colby. Can't wait to read the race report.

Just finished 3 miles. I set my Garmin to show average pace and pushed myself keep it under 11mm pace. I so want to get faster and want to run a respectable 10mm. I was able to keep it under 11mm for 2.5 miles but the last half mile kicked my butt. I was a noodle. It felt good though.

[BluOrchid2]

I am a beginning runner. This morning ran the same route and time as I did on Thursday; 2.75 miles in 34 min. That's 12.5 minutes/mile. That is just a comfortable jogging pace for me, but I'd like to do three miles without stopping to walk. Hills, even small inclines really take it out of me. I like doing them in a way though, b/c I know they're great for my arse. I think I have the best running shoes in the world, Asics Gel Nimbus 11's, a brand new pair (my second pair but the first pair was not used for running). It amazes me that something that causes me so much sweat burns less than 300 calories. Is that right, you think? That's what my gps app on my phone tells me (MapMyRide).

[colby]

I am a beginning runner. This morning ran the same route and time as I did on Thursday; 2.75 miles in 34 min. That's 12.5 minutes/mile. That is just a comfortable jogging pace for me, but I'd like to do three miles without stopping to walk. Hills, even small inclines really take it out of me. I like doing them in a way though, b/c I know they're great for my arse. I think I have the best running shoes in the world, Asics Gel Nimbus 11's, a brand new pair (my second pair but the first pair was not used for running). It amazes me that something that causes me so much sweat burns less than 300 calories. Is that right, you think? That's what my gps app on my phone tells me (MapMyRide).

Calories are (generally) a function of your heart rate (the higher the more you burn) and your weight (the heavier you are, the more calories you burn). Depending on how they arrive at their estimates, they could be really low (running a 12.5 min/mi takes you more effort than they estimate a "runner" takes) or high (takes you less effort, or you weigh significantly less). I don't know if the MapMyRide app takes into account the incline of your terrain, either. The closest estimate you can get is really by using your own heart monitor. I've found that estimates from places like Daily Plate for calories burned running are low compared to my HRM.

[OakLeaf]

Back to the hot weather. It was 90° after my aerobics class when I went to the fitness trail to run intervals, 9 x 1 min, with an abbreviated warmup since I'd come straight from the gym.

I actually had to back off the pace of the last two because I felt like I was starting to overheat. When I look at the track my HR wasn't outrageously high - topping out at 181, about normal for intervals - but I was starting to feel just slightly dizzy, so it was probably the better part of valor to take the last two not quite all-out. (Even though the trail is right next to the hospital. )

Then back to the gym for my shower, and after that it felt just FREEZING in there.