The Runs of August

[skhill]

Had an interesting run this morning... I ran through part of the University campus this morning, forgetting that students could start moving in today. At 7 am, there were already kids lining up! And then, I got passed by a male collegiate soccer player half my age-- the competitive juices got flowing, and I found myself speeding up, trying to pass him back. But I came to my senses before long...

A few miles later, though, there was the most ridiculous sight-- a porta-potty parked in a bike lane!! I've contacted city government, but I'm not all that hopeful that anything will be done about it.

[Kimmyt]

Katluvr, good luck on your race! Me and my friends just did a lap of the golden stairs today to check it out and are feeling underprepared and overwhelmed. Here's to hoping we all survive!

[rubysoho]

I am excited that I can consistenly finish three miles, no walking. Which means I am ready for my first ever 5k on September 10th. Yesterday I noticed I was naturally holding a faster pace too so I am very excited about my running! *happy dance* I am wondering if it would be possible for me to complete the 5k in under thirty minutes. Right now I am at about 35 minutes. If not, no big deal. The original goal was just to show up and finish and now I am pretty confident about that.

[OakLeaf]

Yay Ruby! Good luck.

My half-marathon training is coming along okay, I guess. I did mile repeats x 3 on Friday and it just about killed me, probably because I was kind of sore from the strength class I taught on Thursday. Today I did a relatively flat 9.3 and felt pretty much all right. I wish I were farther along, but it is what it is, and I think I can keep my motivation and hopefully get the finish I want.

Still contemplating a winter or spring marathon. We'll see. I've realized that I'm still kind of holding onto a fantasy that I'll get into Boston , so I've given myself permission not to sign up for anything else or even think about a training schedule, until I know that Boston is full before my qualifying group registration even starts.

[GLC1968]

Good luck, Ruby! I bet you break 30 minutes (or are very close). My best pace in training was about 35 minutes before my first 5K and I did it in like 29:50 or something.

My HM training isn't going real well. Life keeps getting in the way! I did the first two 3 mile runs but then missed the two weekend runs (3 mile and 4 mile) because I was hiking. I figured hiking 17+ miles with 14+ of those carrying a 45 lb pack at altitude was good enough run training, right?

Then I got back to work and managed to miss BOTH 3 mile runs during the week due to other commitments. I squeezed in a 2 miler on Friday and then did the 5 mile LSD on Sunday. The 5 mile sucked. I was seriously working to keep my core temps under control but I finished it (slowly). The good news is that by the end, my legs and feet felt fine and could easily have gone further had the weather been better, so that's good.

This week I've got a 3 miler, a 4 miler with half of it at 'tempo' and then I'm going to miss the weekend runs again for more hiking! Considering that my biggest limiter in running are my feet and not my conditioning, I'm going to call it good. Do you all agree or should I try and figure out a way to fit those missing runs? My hiking this weekend will be a minimum of 15 miles of hiking (probably more) with 45+ lbs at altitude with some climbing as well.