Running in December - 12/01 to 12/15

[colby]

I, uh.... shoveled snow a couple of days in a row. My dog really needs a walk/run, though, so I might have to suck it up and take her out. Today was more wet snow on top of frozen stuff, no fun for anything, but have to shovel the driveway or it turns into an ice skating rink.

Feeling pretty good, but I'm moving my husband down to LA for a few months so I am not sure what I'll get in for exercise. December is usually a weird month, just hoping to stay somewhat on track so it's not such a shock when I go back to 6 days a week of training in January.

[limewave]

First recorded mile under 8 minutes: 7:52 pace! It was only for one out of 5 miles, but STILL!!!!! WOOOT!

[7rider]

Did a 4 mile jog this a.m. - leaving the house at 6:15. Pitch black at the start. Wore a headlight, as my route took me down some dark cul-de-sacs in my neighborhood. It was weird to have the light on my hat at my forehead. I kept thinking "Wow....what a bright full moon we have. Wait. Wasn't the full moon last week?" Then I realized that the light of the "full moon" was really the headlight! D'oh!!

I could see I was definitely visible to my early car-commuting neighbors (wore my high-vis day-glow and reflective Carhartt work vest, too), as most gave me PLENTY of room. But the idiots who treat narrow residential streets as their personal race track are STILL going to be idiots who speed down residential streets regardless to what is going on around them and who is there and what they are wearing or flashing at them.

[Susan]

Christmas feelings on my 5k covered in deep snow yesterday

[kacie tri-ing]

6 slow and easy last night.

50K is in 8 days!

[GLC1968]

Did my first run for Dec last night - on the treadmill. 4 miles closer to my 100 mile goal (by Jan 8th). I'm at 19/100 so far.

Discovered two things:

1) running on the treadmill with a DVD playing is less boring than running with headphones because I get visual stimulation as well

2) our treadmill is calibrated incorrectly! I've been doing so much running outside that I've gotten really good at telling what RPE gives me what overall pace. As soon as I got on the treadmill last night, it was obviously off. It said it was moving at a 5.0 mph pace, but it FELT much closer to a 5.8 or so. I think the belt moves too fast (the speed of it does shift periodically during a run). Ah well - it is still better than running on busy country roads in the dark anyway. I won't die from a 'too fast' treadmill.

You know...now that I type this, I think I might try a couple more outside runs and then an indoor run on a treadmill at my gym. We'll see if my RPE is as accurate as I think it is (assuming the gym treadmills are correct)!

[indigoiis]

Ran a nice fast 3.12 out and back from the house with a couple of big hills. I felt like pushing and it paid off. I'm trying to punch through the top of my comfort level. When I go up the hills I think "little devil feet" and for some reason, it makes me pick up my feet. I visualize a little goat. 28 mins. total which is something like 9:12 mms so I am happy - consistent improvement. Tomorrow is my long run. I think we'll do the same 10 we did last weekend.

[colby]

1) running on the treadmill with a DVD playing is less boring than running with headphones because I get visual stimulation as well

I have the same experience on the trainer - it makes a big difference.