We need a new running thread: Feb. 23 and on

[GLC1968]

Great job on the half, Indigoiis!

And skhill - you might just be faster (and having a good day!)!

I did 4.2 miles on the treadmill last night. I was feeling quite good and tempted to go further, but I knew if I ran too close to bedtime, I wouldn't be able to sleep so I stopped at 9:40. Didn't matter. I didn't sleep anyway.

[skhill]

This morning's 5 miles took me past the LBS that is the most commuter-focused, and I had to smile at the big sign in the window with the current local price for a gallon of gas. And I have been seeing more commuters lately while out running-- but that might also have to do with spring inching closer!

[emily_in_nc]

3.75 miles on the treadmill today, plus some additional walking.

Is it normal to feel kinda crappy for the first 30 minutes, then something clicks and you feel on top of the world? Is that the fabled "runner's high"? If so, I'm feeling it! It's almost like clockwork. It feels SO hard at first, then gets better and better.

Come to think of it, I often have the same experience on a ride....

[indysteel]

Another half hour of intervals today. My legs were hurtin' though. I rode Sunday, ran Monday, went to yoga yesterday and did 45 minutes of "toning" at my weekly class at the office. So, I think tomorrow will be a rest day.

[yellow]

Is it normal to feel kinda crappy for the first 30 minutes, then something clicks and you feel on top of the world?

Yep. For me, every time. Except my period of misery lasts about 45 minutes. I think it just takes that long to warm up. A pseudo-famous friend of mine always says it takes one minute per year of age to warm up on a bicycle. For me that also applies to running.

I'm still running, actually back into a regular routine now. Next event is a trail half marathon later this month, then a 10 miler with that pseudo-famous friend mentioned above in early April, then a 50k sometime later in April and, depending on how the rest of training goes, the big dog at the beginning of June: 50 miles. I've been working with a sports nutritionist because between hormones, age, and training load I cannot get my when-I'm-not-running food right. No big results yet but I remain hopeful. 20 miler planned for tomorrow; it will be a good test.

[Crankin]

Well, no wonder I feel like cr*p the whole time I run! I also know it takes me at least 30-45 minutes to feel good on the bike, unless I am going very slowly. At my age, that means close to an hour of warm up . So, I never get that runner's high, because it generally takes me close to 40 minutes to do a 5K and by then other things are hurting.
This is why I rarely do group rides, because they go out so quickly. Even my regular group who are mostly even older than me, do this. Then they wonder why I am always in the front at the end.
I think some people are just in need of more warm up time than others, Emily. Lately, I've been doing run-walk intervals, as it seems that mentally, that's all I can take. But something keeps me wanting to run.

[indysteel]

For whatever reason, I generally feel warmed up on my bike at 9 or so miles, or roughly 35 minutes (I'm 41). I'm not aiming to run for longer than 3-5 miles at a time, so I'm not sure I've ever going to feel "warmed up," during runs, but that does provide a good reminder that I should ideally walk for a longer period of time than I currently am to warm up.

[jessmarimba]

Emily, I feel pretty miserable running in general until I can do about 5 miles at a time. But the first mile or two is usually just bleh, and then, yeah, it all clicks!

Now that I KNOW it will all be easier once I can get to that 5 mile distance, it makes it easier to suffer through the training to get there, but when I first started running it was just plain awful.

I didn't do a very long run yesterday, but I did run up a hill that's about 0.8 miles of just up (4.8% grade?) at my old flat ground pace, so hurray!