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[sfa]

I signed up to do a 5 mile race in December, just as motivation to keep me moving over the winter. I'm not a runner--I've been running the 3.5 miles necessary for sprint triathlons and never any longer, so five miles seemed like a good stretch during a time of the year when I usually just want to hibernate.

I decided yesterday was day 1 of my training, so I mapped out a five mile course around where I work and went out intending to run the first 3.5 miles and run/walk the rest of it.

Turns out five miles isn't that much of a stretch. Ran the whole way at my usual pace. There. Training done.

Now can I go back to bed?

Sarah

[colby]

Did 60 minutes in sunny CA yesterday. I saw a bunch of other runners out, even one guy in a pair of FiveFingers (the only pair I saw the entire time I traveled, actually).

Back home today, but left early enough that I couldn't get anything in. I'll try to squeeze my intervals in tonight.

[katluvr]

So with work & trip out of town this past weekend to see friends my running/training plan has been neglected. Half marathon is in 2 weeks & I'm driving up to see my sister next weekend. So I know I can run 13.1 with no problem, but pretty sure it will NOT be a PR. Oh well.
Headed out for 7.6 this AM, pace a bit slow, but I ran.
Hoping to get a 12 miler in on one of my days off & try & push my pace to see how it goes.
Rainy & muggy warm today, cold front coming.
K

[solobiker]

I got in a nice 3 mile run yesterday. It continues to be warmer then average so I was able to run in shorts and a t-shirt. My hamstrings still tighten up quite a bit while I run despite all the stretching I do. They get to be so tight that I can't staighten out my legs Oh well. I will still contiue on with my stretching. Hope to do a trail run this weekend

[colby]

Hooray! Got in my intervals. I'm amazed at how quickly consistent running days affect my running. Muscle memory, I guess. My heart rate drops, my pace increases. I'll take it.

Had a chiro visit today too, AHHHHHHH. The only things he adjusted other than my neck from strange bed and airplanes were things that I can fix myself with stretching, so I feel like I got caught. More yoga, more yoga, more yoga. He (again) complimented barefoot(ish) running's affect on my body.

I was looking at the FiveFingers Flow today for winter running, and..... they don't make them in a mens 39, the size that would match my well-loved KSOs. My bikila are a womens 40, and they just don't feel right - but that could be the bikila, not the sizing, too. I may have to live with wet feet for a while, hold out on Vibram releasing the flow in a 39, or try the womens 39 or mens/womens 40.

[Bike Chick]

My HM is a month away and this is a step-back week in my training. I only had to run 4 miles yesterday and it was a nice break except that I hobbled back the last mile and a half. Run, then limped, run a bit, then limped some more. I did an 8 mile run last Sunday and ended up with a blister the size of Texas on the bottom of the toe next to my pinky toe. Must've been the socks! Now I'm dealing with a nasty blister that I'm praying heals up. i could hardly walk on it after my run. Any pointers to help it heal faster?

[OakLeaf]

Ouch BikeChick, I HATE blisters.

I've had very good luck with the Band-Aid Advanced Healing blister pads. It seems a little counterintuitive (to me) that something that thick would help, but they really do, IME.

If your blister is bigger than that, you might try Tegaderm, which is great at eliminating friction, but I haven't always been able to make it stick on my feet.

[colby]

My HM is a month away and this is a step-back week in my training. I only had to run 4 miles yesterday and it was a nice break except that I hobbled back the last mile and a half. Run, then limped, run a bit, then limped some more. I did an 8 mile run last Sunday and ended up with a blister the size of Texas on the bottom of the toe next to my pinky toe. Must've been the socks! Now I'm dealing with a nasty blister that I'm praying heals up. i could hardly walk on it after my run. Any pointers to help it heal faster?

Blisters! Oak's (sound) advice should help. Hobbling might mess up your gait and start wearing on your joints and muscles differently, so be careful. Usually a couple of light days, days cross-training (riding instead of running), or days off are enough to get rid of my blisters enough to run again, but I don't get huge ones so much anymore.

I also find that softening my skin can help (also preventative). When I start to see blisters appearing, I am sure to apply lotion regularly and wear socks to keep my feet moisturized.

[HillSlugger]

I signed up to do a 5 mile race in December, just as motivation to keep me moving over the winter. I'm not a runner--I've been running the 3.5 miles necessary for sprint triathlons and never any longer, so five miles seemed like a good stretch during a time of the year when I usually just want to hibernate.

I decided yesterday was day 1 of my training, so I mapped out a five mile course around where I work and went out intending to run the first 3.5 miles and run/walk the rest of it.

Turns out five miles isn't that much of a stretch. Ran the whole way at my usual pace. There. Training done.

Now can I go back to bed?

Sarah

Are you doing the Celtic Solstice 5 miler? I got talked into doing it by 7Rider and another friend.


I haven't been posting on the running threads because I haven't felt like a runner since I got Achilles tendonitis last July (2009). It's been a long road back and I'm feeling great with my running, but still always worried about doing too much too soon. So, I'm registered for this 5 miler on December 18 and am working on getting my mileage up in a sane and careful way.

[sfa]

Are you doing the Celtic Solstice 5 miler? I got talked into doing it by 7Rider and another friend.


I haven't been posting on the running threads because I haven't felt like a runner since I got Achilles tendonitis last July (2009). It's been a long road back and I'm feeling great with my running, but still always worried about doing too much too soon. So, I'm registered for this 5 miler on December 18 and am working on getting my mileage up in a sane and careful way.

Yes, that's the one! It looks like a fun event.

I spoke too soon on the five miles being pretty easy--yesterday I went roller skating (dumb, yes, I haven't skated in years), fell dramatically (and comically) and bruised my coccyx. I always manage to injure myself doing the stupidest things, so now I'm sitting here on ice packs and hoping I heal really quickly. I tried running today but the jarring hurt too much. I have an overnight ride planned for this weekend (I hesitate to call it a tour--it's just 40 miles out one day and back the next) that I don't want to cancel, and I really don't want to lose the progress I've made with running.

Sarah

[limewave]

I have a lot of reading to do to catch up on everyone's running progress! I'll save that for tonight with some hot tea

Three easy miles for me last night. Yesterday marked the beginning of my training program for Chicago 2011 Marathon. I'm mostly going to be building base for the next few months, it doesn't look like there's really any speedwork until February.

[skhill]

Just 3 easy miles for me this morning, all in the VFFs. I'm enjoying this current phase of random (if daily) running, while I'm not training for anything in particular!

It may be the VFF's, it may be from spending hours raking leaves instead of riding my bike, but the past few days the ankle that *always* is stiff first thing in the morning, hasn't been.

I've been trying to decide which marathon to do next spring, Louisville or Cincinnati. They're both the same weekend this time. I'm leaning towards Louisville-- it's a few bucks cheaper, and there's friends in the area I could stay with. But the course includes crossing the Ohio River and going into Indiana, and I have this little bit of a bridge phobia....

[OakLeaf]

Lime, how exciting! You will rock that course!

skhill, I've never done either, but everyone I know who's done the Flying Pig says it's super fun.

[Jolt]

I finally managed to get a run in after too many days of not running! Just a half hour trail run, but it was a good one--ran the whole thing with no walking breaks and wasn't even breathing hard, despite the fact that I'm fighting a cold. Maybe what helped was that I wasn't trying to go fast at all. I felt like I could have gone quite a bit longer but figured I shouldn't push it. It sure was better than Sunday's attempted morning run which consisted of about five minutes of running, stopping for a few seconds and feeling like I might hurl and/or pass out (don't know what happened there but it was not pleasant--felt like the time in nursing school where I almost passed out watching a procedure), followed by 25 minutes of walking since it obviously wasn't a running day but I needed the fresh air.

[bikerHen]

And now for the weenie report!

After a careful month of treadmill use, I'm up to almost two miles in 30 minutes of walk/run intervals. My shin splints are starting to get over their shock of running again. Whoo Hoo! I'll become a runner yet. I'm doing a 5k run next weekend. I'll mostly be walking to keep the above mentioned shin splints in their happy place while treading on hard asphalt. Baby steps are better than no steps at all!