Chasing fall--Running week 8/29 to 9/4

[Bike Chick]

The schedule called for a 5 mile tempo run yesterday. I wasn't able to fit it in yesterday morning so went last night after work. Holy cow! It was hot and humid! The forecast says it's really going to cool off this weekend and I'm looking forward to it. It was the longest run i'd done for a few months and I was surprised how good it felt.

[limewave]

Cool weather today! Running was way awesomer than yesterday
4 miles for me. I felt like Super Woman!

[OakLeaf]

7 mile tempo run @ 9:36, plus warm-up and "cool-down," aka I was NOT going to try to maintain the pace for the first or the last big hills.

We got the cool front too, but unfortunately only a few sprinkles with it. Not really even enough to settle the dust. Still, cooler is nicer to run in for sure.

Even if I could maintain that pace over 26.2 it wouldn't get me my BQ. I'm still six weeks out from race day though. And even considering the hills I skipped and the net 80 feet descent, Columbus is a lot flatter than where I run. So it could still happen. Theoretically.

I know I've been really conservative with my pace goals when I did the half last year and when I ran Cleveland ... maybe it's time to risk blowing up.

[skhill]

I won my age group in this morning's CC 5k-- woohoo! Of course, there were so few people running that I was also DFL in my age group... Oh well, it was a beautiful morning for running, and I'm pretty happy with my time (25:55). Got a nice little medal, too.

Oak, how close does that tempo run pace put you to your BQ time? Might that race magic be enough to carry you on through? And don't forget, mid-October weather will likely be on you side in Columbus.

[Dogmama]

[QUOTE=OakLeaf;532325]That's a LONG run and a very respectable pace for just starting out!

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I could never have done it without Chi running. Seriously - I'd be hobbled for a week otherwise.

[rocknrollgirl]

8 miles yesterday morning...it was 46 degrees..Woo Hoo....finally a cool morning to run.....it was so nice.

[Bike Chick]

8 miles yesterday morning...it was 46 degrees..Woo Hoo....finally a cool morning to run.....it was so nice.

Wasn't it wonderful??? I did 6 miles yesterday morning and it was 50 degrees here. I forgot how good that felt!!!

[skhill]

Sunday morning it was so cool (48 beautiful degrees) that I was trying to remember where I put my gloves. My hands get so cold! Ended up with mismatched gloves (but warm hands).

Today was 7 miles, at a relaxed 9:30/mile pace. It's a little warmer, but still beautiful.

Of course, we'll be flirting with 90 on tuesday....

[rocknrollgirl]

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Of course, we'll be flirting with 90 on tuesday....[/QUOTE]



Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh......

[OakLeaf]

Interval day.

10 x 1 minute sprints. I was really planning that I'd do more my next interval session, but I was so groggy today from the weekend's music festival that I left it at 10 (still one more than I'd been doing).

Our weather forecast is calling for warm tomorrow, then another cool front (but still a low chance of rain ).

Honestly I would even take hot and super humid if we could just get some rain.


ETA: On my goal time ... I was looking back through my logs. It seems that hills don't take much if anything out of my long run pace, but they really do when it comes to tempo. BQ for my age is 4:05 @9:21. I ran the half in Columbus last year in 2:00:41 @9:12. I think I was actually in better shape then, since I'd been doing a whole lot more cycling. But I was also over-conservative that time, too, since it was my first half. It's obvious to me that while negative splits are a good goal, being able to REALLY drop the hammer for the last third of a race means I started too slow. Pacing is the #1 thing that makes me wish I had a coach, sometimes (but I'm not near serious enough about this to hire someone). It's the one thing that my magic 8-ball just says "!@#$ if I know."

[SadieKate]

Come run with me...most days the sweat evaporates before you notice you are sweating and when you go back it will seem flatter!

(My total ascending last week was over 12,000' but I'm sure it's much cooler here than where you are. Thankfully I'm now on the hill and mileage taper. I still don't feel ready for what I expect Imogene throw at me, though!)

I am officially calling BULLSH!T on ms yellow. All that whining and she comes in 8th in her age group and 65th overall woman out of HUNDREDS! All in the same year as major back surgery.

Well done.

[Dogmama]

6.25 miles at a pace of 10.50. I'm still a running virgin...But it seemed easier than last time. I was doing 20 minutes fast tempo (like maybe a race pace) and 5 minutes of easy jogging. Signed up for a biathlon in October, 3.1 mile run & 14 mile bike ride. Shouldn't be too bad. It's my first race ever, so thought I'd try to keep it manageable.

I'm eyeballing a half-marathon in mid-November. We'll see.

[OakLeaf]

I am officially calling BULLSH!T on ms yellow. All that whining and she comes in 8th in her age group and 65th overall woman out of HUNDREDS! All in the same year as major back surgery.

Well done.

Well done indeed! I missed that. Way to go Yellow!