May Running

[SadieKate]

Whaddya mean? I KNOW you are doing some cross training on the bike. Or maybe the running is the cross training. In any event, I'm hurt that you direct such negativity for running

It's a love/hate relationship, and I've sort of reached a seasonal limit.

[OakLeaf]

Good luck Yellow! If the course feels long it's because it's trying to run away from YOU.


I've been running short and easy but pretty regularly. Mostly trying to rehab my neck and back. Geez. The back is slowly but pretty steadily improving. The neck on the other hand ... actually, we just started a new approach that might be the one. Touch wood, I haven't had any symptoms coming from discs in the upper back so we've kind of been neglecting that - but it started seeming to me that that's what's pulling the rest of my spine out. We did a whole bunch of work on it yesterday in PT and I've got several new exercises to do at home. Touch wood that this all pans out, because I am very tired of having half my body partially numb.

Anyway I saw two of the fox kits again yesterday. Their red fur has come in and their tails are a little longer, but they're still pretty puppyish. Didn't see their mom. So cute!

[Susan Otcenas]

Good Luck, Yellow! Will look for a race recap.

I overslept and didn't go for my scheduled 45 minute run before work, so it looks like a lunchtime run for me (which I really dislike.) Goody gumdrops.

[jessmarimba]

Good luck yellow!! Thinking of you doing 50 will make my 12 so much easier to bear.

So guys - we do a potluck of sorts after our "benchmark" mileage this Saturday. Any suggestions on what you would want after a long run that will also keep ok in a car/cooler for about 2 hours? I wanted to try and do homemade pretzel rolls with cheese but I still haven't figured out how to bake things at altitude.

[emily_in_nc]

I finally got out for a 3 mile beach run this morning as it was overcast after heavy rain overnight and "only" 80F. Felt pretty good. I think if I can just run once a week or so during the really hot time of the year, coupled with riding, I can maintain enough fitness to start increasing my running mileage (and number of days per week) again in the fall. I'm not going to kill myself if I can't (or won't!) do that during the summer here.

I'll be in the states visiting my mom and step-dad in NC next week but not sure I'll try to run there as it is seriously hilly where they live (western NC). I always get very sore shin muscles just taking walks there, and after living on the flat beach, it will be even worse than when I lived in the piedmont area of NC (rolling). I think I'll just be happy with fast walks. It's supposed to be low 60s in the morning to low 80s for highs so should feel absolutely DELIGHTFUL after this heat.

[skhill]

Good luck, yellow! I'll be thinking of you while I'm doing my 9 miles...

Finished off May with a beautiful run. Just shy of 7 miles, including one on the track. It's trash pickup day in some of the neighborhoods I went through, and it looks like a lot of folks took advantage of last weekend's furniture sales. Lots of matresses and other beat-up furniture out at the curb.

[Susan Otcenas]

11 miles this morning. 2hrs 6 minutes at 11:30/mile. Still doing the slow-pace-low-heartrate thing, but at this level of effort my pace does not degrade. All my miles were +/- 20 seconds, varying mostly by the terrain.

It lightly rained for much of the run, but it was really warm (60 degrees at 6:30 am which is WAY warmer than it's been most days here lately) so even though I was wet, I managed not to be chilled.

I ended up with a weird chafe mark in a spot I don't normally chafe - high on my shoulder near my neck, from the bra strap. Just on one side, oddly. I really like this bra (it plays nice with my HR strap), so maybe I'll try a little BodyGlide next time I run in it.