Let the running season begin! September Running

[Bike Chick]

Congratulations on your first 5K, Rubysoho! That's quite an accomplishment.

[jessmarimba]

Yes, absolutely congrats on the 5K! My first one was terrible

I tried to trail run about an hour today. My stomach still feels awful. So not fair.

[limewave]

Went to run 6.5 miles with my running partner last night. Surprisingly my legs felt pretty fresh (after Saturday's 100 miler and Sunday's 30 mile bike rides). However, my running partner did not feel so fresh. We ended up jogging 2 miles and walking 2 home. Which, honestly, was probably a lot better for me. I needed a rest day.

[DebW]

I did a 5K race last Sunday. I've been running about once every 2 weeks for 30 minutes each time, so wasn't expecting a good time. However, I was about 20 seconds faster than when I ran the same race in 2008 and still in the ~9.5 min/mile range. My daughter ran the race also and finished 1st in her category! This is a small race, and I finished 2nd in 2008, so your place really depends on who enters in your category. The fastest women this year were over 40 and under 20.

[OakLeaf]

Way to go Deb!

I did mile repeats today. I had some errands to run in town, so it's always nice to do my speedwork on a paved trail instead of along the highway, which is where I have to go to find a flat place to run from home. Today I used the downtown MUP instead of the hospital's fitness trail that I usually use, so the variety was nice.

[rubysoho]

Good job, Deb!

[Caddy]

Good morning fall, how nice of you to visit this morning on my run. Good thing my cold gear stuff arrived yesterday.

Did 3.5 miles at 6mph pace.

Congrats on your 5k race Deb! And woohoo for your daughter

[GLC1968]

Did a little over 4 miles with a coworker this morning on the Virgina Tech campus. I'm here for work and was dreading running in the humidity, but at least it was cool temps. Turned out to be a nice run!

[Bike Chick]

Congrats on your race, Deb, and to your daughter too.

I've not been posting much but have been training for the St. Louis Rock 'n Roll HM in October. Just had to tell you all that I ran my first 9 minute mile! I know that doesn't sound like much to most of you ladies but it is to me. I'm finally starting to see some faster times and when I did my speed work this week, ran a 9 minute mile the first mile and 9:20 the second. Maybe I will be a runner after all

[skhill]

Today's run was brrrr! 48F with a brisk breeze at 6:30 AM; I didn't dig out gloves and hat and wish I had. Cut it short at just 3 miles because I was just too cold. Tonight I'll dig out the warm gear.... Of course, in a few months I'll be wishing it was this warm!

[Red Rock]

The temps have finally started to cool of here in the Southwest. Yeah!! Highs in the 90's or 80's. I have been trying to walk at a track for a half an hour to fourty-five minutes or approximately 2.5 miles. The good news is that I am finally loosing some of my middle, which I am very happy about.

Perhaps this is like the 5K a day. At least I'm out doing something...

Red Rock

[Crankin]

Ack, I ran for about 10 minutes of a 30 minute treadmill hill walk, at the hotel I am at, yesterday. My legs are killing me!
It's starting to be the time of year when I start running again, but I am not sure this year. It really messes up my body. On Thursday, I went out for a trail run, which I much prefer, but it was so early, even my headlamp didn't help me. The trail is a bit overgrown and I kind of scared myself with all of the noises in the woods... went back to the street and walked 3.5 miles.
Bike Chick, that is awesome. You and I started at the same time and I never became a real runner.... I am kind of convinced that I am a cyclist and will never be a runner, even though my head thinks I am.
And congrats, Deb.

[yellow]

Crankin, reading your running posts over the last few years tells me you have a love-hate relationship with running like I have (had) with cycling. Maybe you just need to remove all expectations of structure, how you should feel, distance, pace, and just run or walk/run (in the woods)? I'd say it's not worth it to run if you don't like it (regardless of reason), but it seems to me (from the outside) that you do...but then you don't.

In my case, I finally just gave up on cycling. I have significant pain that we discovered this summer is due to femoral acetabular impingement and a torn labrum in the left hip. I miss cycling but I'm getting over it.

Have you tried a pro-con list for running? Or did it not help?

[skhill]

Bike Chick, that 9 minute mile is awesome!

Yesterday's run reminds me why I love this so much. Started out around 6:30 am, when it was still dark. But the moon was shining, and I could pick out Orion and 2 planets despite the city lights. About a mile down the road, I realized what felt so strange-- the cold dry air and the smell of wood fires spoke of fall, but the sounds were those of the summer insects. Kept on running, and saw dawn start to creep across the horizon. Ended up running further than I had intended, the changing colors on the clouds were so enthralling. 7 miles at a slow pace, with many smiles per mile.

[7rider]

I actually drove to run today.
Normally - unless I'm driving to my friend's house to run with her - I just do my solo runs out the front door of my house. I've got 2, 3, and 4 mile routes plotted. But I live in a hilly neighborhood, and I wasn't feeling the love for a hilly run. Plus, I have a flat tri in two weeks, and I wanted to get some flat running in. So...I drove to a parking lot of the MUT that parallels the road I bike commute on to work, and ran from there. I ran 2 miles back up the MUT - following the creek bed for its slightly uphill journey, then turned around and ran 2 miles back. So, 4 miles in about 46 minutes. I don't set the MUT on fire with my speed, but at least I was consistent.