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

[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.

[skhill]

The heat's back here too, after a short respite. What a difference it makes! Ran a relaxed 4 miles this morning, and was drenched in sweat after just 10 minutes.

We're in the midst of some major roadwork downtown, all of it running behind schedule. And so the announcement has gone out that yes, Sat. evening's 5k is still on, but the traditional route isn't going to be passible and they haven't decided on a new one yet. And they probably won't until they see the state of the roads when the crews stop work on Sat. afternoon. Maybe we'll end up with an urban steeplechase!

[OakLeaf]

I know if I'm going to do this marathon I need to be doing more volume than when I trained for the first one ... I've got 17 on the menu for Friday and I think that will be make-or-break, whether I decide to go ahead and do it, or transfer my registration to the half or defer until next year.

So I just did 4-1/2 today, slow, in the hottest part of the day because it's August for crying out loud and I need to get acclimated some time, and also because I just am NOT a morning runner.

I actually saw another runner while I was out. I think it was someone I've seen before ... the first warm day this year, when it was over 80° and no one was acclimated to more than 60°, running in a hoodie. I thought she was crazy and dangerous then. Maybe she had the right idea. She was still running on the wrong side of the road both times though.

Tomorrow's a riding day ... then Thursday I teach aerobics and I might just take the rest of the day off before my long run on Friday.

[Bike Chick]

Be careful, Oak and skhill. It's scary hot out there and training for a marathon in the summer has got to be tough.