Will the groundhog see his shadow? Running in early Feb.

[Susan]

I stayed in London for the last week and could try a treadmill for the first time in the hotel fitness room. I did 2 5k runs and some intervals and found it quite entertaining to play with running speed and incline.
I guess it gets boring though if you get used to those gimmicks.

Oh and I noticed all runners I saw in the city were wearing short thin summer clothes while I was wandering around in my winter coat - Londoners seem to be tough people

[indigoiis]

My week was weird - since we went xc skiing last weekend I didn't get in a long run, so I did a 5.5 on Monday, a 5.5 on Tuesday (both nights, both returning from the bus), rested Wednesday, 6.7 on Thursday (bus to the car where my daughter was waiting) and off Friday. Then yesterday I did an ultra-fast 3 miles on hills - I think I even PR'd - on a training run!

Today though was baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad. I had a scheduled 12 (next week is the Hyannis Half marathon which we are doing. We left the car for my daughter to pick up later at the park and ride, and ran from there. It was entirely uphill. I started out great and in fact, I have been noticing lately that I have been faster. But then the Fiber One I had had for breakfast (duh!!!) kicked in at 5 miles and I spent the next seven very hilly and cold miles running alternating with walking to keep from... uh... letting loose? and when I did run, I felt my energy sapping. Did I mention it was TTOTM? In any case, I was stuck, I had to run through it, so to speak. We got home in 2:05, which wasn't horrible but was nowhere what pace I wanted to do today. I felt so, well, POOPY!

[limewave]

Today though was baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad. I had a scheduled 12 (next week is the Hyannis Half marathon which we are doing. We left the car for my daughter to pick up later at the park and ride, and ran from there. It was entirely uphill. I started out great and in fact, I have been noticing lately that I have been faster. But then the Fiber One I had had for breakfast (duh!!!) kicked in at 5 miles and I spent the next seven very hilly and cold miles running alternating with walking to keep from... uh... letting loose? and when I did run, I felt my energy sapping. Did I mention it was TTOTM? In any case, I was stuck, I had to run through it, so to speak. We got home in 2:05, which wasn't horrible but was nowhere what pace I wanted to do today. I felt so, well, POOPY!

Oh no!!!!!! I think we've all been there. Not fun!

I had 8 miles on Sunday morning. DH had 12 scheduled. We got up extra early and skipped church (sorry up there!) to get our runs in before the the snowstorm. I'm really glad we did that. Nice dry roads to run on. And now, after the storm yesterday, looks like we'll be getting the running snowshoes out again. Sigh.

[skhill]

14 miles on Saturday; the first 10 were so easy, the last 4 were tough. And it was in those last few miles that I saw a lot of other runners out on the streets, most of whom looked incredibly fresh...

Today, in honor of President's Day, I ran the length of the nearest street named for a president (Jefferson), then on past the statue downtown of a VP from here (Breckinridge), then on home. I was planning on going on to Lincoln Ave., but the wind was howling so I cut it short. 4 miles in all, but the wind made it feel like a lot more.

[Bike Chick]

Started back running again yesterday after trying to let the ankle heal and it's amazing how quickly you lose it! I did a half marathon in December and it was a struggle to get 2 miles done yesterday. Oh well, gotta start at the beginning.....again