The Runs of August

[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.

[joebean089]

Three minutes at 10K pace - three minutes recovery jog, x 5. Hadn't done that workout in a long time. I'm starting to remember how to hold pace ... just starting.

I updated the firmware in my watch and need to recalibrate my footpod. Wanted to do that as a warm-up, but was having trouble with it for some reason, even after I changed the battery. Oh well.

That was a long one! I am really jealous of you guys who can still cycling! I am a dad now, work and work for almost every minute of my life, cycling was my hobby before, but now it's all gone. Before I am in Baltimore Club. DC.
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Joe @ Event Space NYC

[GLC1968]

Did 4.25 miles last night with the middle 2 miles at 'tempo'. I forgot my Garmin, so I gauged where to speed up using Runkeeper and my speed based on how hard I was breathing. I had to rest once to cool off a bit, but all in all, it went ok.

Wore my Merrill trail gloves again and have decided to retire them from running. They are wide enough, but they make be bang my toes as I run and by the time I went to bed last night, they were killing me. I'm sure I'll lose a couple of toenails now. Good thing the shoes are cute enough that I'll wear them as regular walking around shoes. I'd hate to have wasted the money!

[limewave]

I'm trying to get back into running! I did 800's with a friend on Monday. She's marathon training so the 800's were at her goal marathon pace. It was a lot of miles to jump into (9) but it was a slower pace, we even walked a bit between intervals.

6.5 miles for me yesterday. Ended with some springs and diagonals. Ugh! Makes me want to puke every time.

I'm in build week 3 and my diet has gone to heck. Next week is recovery/rest week. Looking forward to some easy workouts and focusing on my nutrition.

[skhill]

The circus is in town! I had forgotten about it, and so had the unusual experience of seeing elephants on my morning run. Looked down from a viaduct into the parking lot where they are being stabled, and there they were.

My mileage is down these days as I'm trying to put on some weight so it was just 6.5 miles today. Yes I'm trying to put on weight. After a bout with food poisoning early in the month, I dropped to a weight I haven't been since elementary school. Gone from looking lean to looking gaunt. So far, I'm up 3 pounds, and I'd like to put on another 3-5. What a pain...

[GLC1968]

Oooh, elephants while running? Pretty cool! When I run near my parents house in FL, I run past a primate rescue and get to see a lot of big apes and things. Very fun!

I skipped two 3 mile runs last week in trade for hiking 15+ miles (over 2 days) wearing a 40 lb pack. I hope that's an even enough exchange from a training perspective. My body certainly couldn't have taken an additional impact.

My training plan had 6 miles on it for yesterday but I only got though 5.5 miles before I slipped (almost fell, but recovered) and broke our treadmill. Oops. I guess 5.5 will have to be good enough!

[jessmarimba]

For future reference, don't take 2 weeks off from running to play with your new bike, then go back and try a 9-mile run. My calves aren't working today!! Will try an easy run and a bike ride tomorrow & see how that goes.