Hot Buttered Runs (July)

[Red Rock]

7rider, don't feel like the loan ranger going slow. That is what I'm doing. I had my first week of actual mileage. Today makes 16 miles for the week. I can not think of when I did that last.

These runs/hikes are on the trail so that makes me feel that much better. I just hope I will be able to loose some of this weight I have aquired since this whole thyroid thing came up about a year or so ago now. But I have to run 35 miles to loose 3500 calories or one pound. So this could take awhile.

I am trying to eat more proteins, fewer carbs (WW when I do), and more veggies and fruit intake. Lots of water and zero carbonated drinks. I do crystal light now and then.

Thanks for making me accountable to you all. I hope next week is as good as this week has been.

Red Rock/Ellen

[OakLeaf]

Mile repeats for me today - first time since the fall. I really wanted to go for distance instead, but the respite from the heat is just about over and I knew I needed to get some speedwork in while my lungs can handle the air.

I obviously don't remember how to hold a 5K pace ... so this was obviously the workout I really needed to do today.

[OakLeaf]

I blew off yesterday and did another flattish 9 miler this morning.

"Flat" around here means right around 500 feet of climbing in 9 miles, and nothing over 10% except the very first hill after I turn out of my lane, which isn't long. I have only this one loop I can do that's this flat. I've realized that my bad habit habit of throwing my head back comes from always running hills ... on an ascent, I want to look at something besides the road two feet in front of me. I'm going to try to roll my eyes up more, and see if that helps.

I've also realized that I'm just not going to be ready to do Columbus marathon in any time that would make it worth it to me. I'm inclined to run the half just so I won't be sitting home on race day - but I need to convince myself that it's worth the effort to run a support race, or to do "half" of anything. I also have to decide whether or not to sign up for Disney ... there are a whole lot of downsides to that one, and the guy at the LRS pretty much talked me out of it the other day, but now I'm back to being on the fence.

[jessmarimba]

Went from deciding not to run a trail race yesterday, to agreeing to the 5k, to running the 10k (and I haven't run more than 3 at a time in, oh, 6 weeks?)

Great race. Beat my last 10K trail time by 5 minutes and made an awesome friend with a woman who lives 1500 miles from me

I'm still pretty giddy!

[katluvr]

14 miler today. Hot, but not as humid I think. I felt pretty good. Picked up to a respectable pace at time. I will do 18 miles on Saturday and then I taper. Of course these are still FLAT miles. (that is why I am running longer than 13.3 miles which is the actual distance of the race) PPA is in 32 days...yes about 1 month. No, not ready. But will I ever be? So as part of my taper I plan to spend more time on TM at incline w/ super slow jog (i.e. "slog") or walk. I feel I have not put in enough TM time w/ high incline. In realization that I will be walking MOST (if not all) of the ascent. This week I am conquering all my doubt that happened past couple weeks. I am not fast, never have been. But this may be an advantage mentally for me when I hit the incline of the mountain. I have already just planned to walk as hard/fast as I can and thow in a "jog" here and there. I can do this. (I will keep saying that). I have 6 1/2 hours...(still ignoring the fact that there is no oxygen up there!)

Oh yeah, and on Monday (we will still be there) is the Pro Cycling event starting there (forgot the official name). So I will get to see some of the pro's. I mean it will be a little "vacation" except for the one day of possible hell!

K

[skhill]

Way to go, jessmarimba! What a great, spur of the moment race!

Here, it's hot. Very hot. I hoped the treadmill at the gym might be more comfortable; maybe, but I don't like resorting to the treadmill. But this morning, it was so icky out that I only did one token mile.

But the cool thing: Wednesday I reached 1000 miles for 2011, according to my log.

[OakLeaf]

Nice job jess! And wow, nice mileage skhill.

Kat, I have a feeling that you'll breathe better at altitude than you think you will, considering the humidity you've been training in.

Speaking of humidity ... it's been unreal here. I've been comparing the weather in Ohio and Florida, and it's actually hotter and more humid in Ohio. So I've been keeping it short and easy and trying to acclimate little by little.

A little under four on Tuesday - calibrating the footpod in a new velcro pouch I got that lets me transfer it between shoes without wearing out the clip. And this morning I went to the end of the block and back, a little over four - by the time I got back the heat index was already 101°.

I don't know if I'm even going to do the club ride tomorrow....

[katluvr]

Oak,
Thanks for the encouragement. I am dreading getting up early for 18 miler tomorrow. Goal out on road by 6:30. Also dreading 18 miles. Really only did that twice when I trained for my marathon. Don't remember how it went. Little scared. But I figure if I walk I walk and it really matters time on my feet right now.

K

[kacie tri-ing]

Sorry I have not been around! I am checking back in. You ladies are doing a GREAT job in July.

I know it is hot everywhere, and Atlanta is no exception. I have been running plenty though. I am doing another Ironman in 6 weeks, so plenty of 8-10 milers. Will be bumping it up to the longer ones very soon.

Stay cool!

[skhill]

I've been planning my running routes to go by city parks with water fountains, rather than carrying water. Today was 5 miles, 2 water fountains. It's just a slog when it's so hot and humid at dawn...

[limewave]

Monday I jogged easy for 2 miles and then did diagonals at the football field.

Yesterday my friend dragged me out for an 8x800's workout. Ugh! I have never felt so ill. We managed to do all 8 reps on pace. But the last 4 I could feel my head floating away like a balloon and my guts starting to burn. Too much humidity!

I think I'm ready to start running 3x a week again

[colby]

I ran/hiked the 8 mile trail loop with my dog this weekend - she is so pooped even today that if I stop for a minute to talk to someone she lies down for a nap. I was getting my laptop out of the car and turned around to find her on the ground half asleep already. Needless to say, she wasn't excited about running the second half, so it was not as fast as I'd hoped, but I/we'll get faster as we go.

The trail is about 2 miles of flat to uphill, 3 miles of fairly steep climbing-scrambling where I'd run until my heart rate was too high and sometimes even hiking my heart rate would stay the same, and then 3 miles of gradual downhill (parts a little less than gradual). It was in the 90s, which is usually too warm for running. Stubbed my right pinky/second toe on a big rock, pinky toe is still a little sore (needs some ice). Same toes I stubbed before, need to work on picking my feet up on the trail.

As I posted on facebook, we also saw a bald bearded man in a wedding dress getting his picture taken. This is a dirt trail, he was about 3 miles in. I hope he carried the wedding dress.

I am doing the P90X strength training with my Ironman endurance training at this point. P90X forces me to focus on specific areas better than I do with just a regular strength training plan. I will cut it back after I am building more. It basically means I'm skipping the plyo/cardio days ATM, though I miss the plyo from when I was doing it a few weeks ago, and I think my running would benefit, so I'm kind of trying to find a place for it, but it might be too late.

Anyway... happy running

[OakLeaf]

Missed a lot of runs this week for various reasons, but I got out for ten yesterday. I've been having a bit of trouble with my SI joint on longer runs and MC rides, so made an appointment with a PT.

[limewave]

Hot buttered runs indeed!!!!

I went for my first trail run in a long time. It was very steamy. I had to walk most of the hills. There was a fire in my gut. Ugh. It's supposed to be a recovery week for me so I had no problem laying off and taking it easy