July Running

[Tri Girl]

I took the whole week off running (after my marathon plus some last week). I needed to let some nagging little injuries rest. I painted the outside of the house, remodeled our little courtyard area in the front of the house, and lazed around.
I'm ready to run again!!
Tomorrow I'm doing the Color me Rad run downtown. Should be fun. Can't wait to get in some more long miles, tho! We head to Colorado next Saturday and I'm simply DYING to get out there on some mountain trails and let my legs loose. SO ready for cool weather and beautiful scenery!!

[carlotta]

For the first time in my adult life, I think I can say I like running.

I bought a pair of Merrell barefoot shoes a few months ago as general purpose tennis shoes because they looked cool (orange and pink ) and were super comfortable. After wearing them to work/errands for a bit, I figured I should probably give them a try at what they're made for and went for a jog/walk. I realized that I have always plodded along on my heels and they were incredibly uncomfortable like that and made me run on my toes, which was kinda fun. Hurt my feet fairly quickly, but I've been trying to go for mixed jog/walks a couple times a week-- just got back from a 20 minute jog and the feet feel good.

Anyway, I'm not going to be setting any speed/distance records soon, but it seems like a decent compliment to bike time and I'll probably stick around here since I have no idea what I'm doing (other than one foot in front of the other, etc )

[skhill]

It's been another low mileage week. With the (typical) summer weather and not training for anything in particular, 6 mile runs have turned into 4s, and 9 into 6. But I've still been running 6 days a week.

Maybe it's time to start focusing on an early fall race somewhere, just to have a goal to work towards. There's a 10k in Sept., and a HM in Oct. Hmmm....

[Tri Girl]

summer is just sucking the life out of me as a runner. My long runs have been getting shortened, too. Just can't help it. I'm trying to heart rate train, to work on my aerobic endurance, but the heat is killing any progress I'm making- and it's making me INCREDIBLY frustrated in the process. Sigh...
I won't complain about summer sucking, because intellectually I understand how the seasons work and that summer is supposed to be suffocatingly hot. I just miss the strong, confident runner I am in the fall and winter. And I want to run with her again...

[crazycanuck]

De lurking & wanted to share a new pb!

WAMC (west aust marathon club) 10km Run for gold...50min...Awesome...Knew I was working me behind off as hr was up & about 1/2 km towards the end thought i'd lose some of my brekkie... (didn't)

Another 1/2 in 3 weeks & aim's for around 2:05...

[jessmarimba]

I ran this today:


(Note - the start is on the right)

Well, ran is overstating things a little. But it wasn't too bad until my stomach decided that 10,500 feet is too high. I had hoped for a 15 minute mile average and didn't make it. Race was in Vail, up the slopes to the gondola. Good training for Pikes (which is really going to hurt, I've learned).

Congrats on your time, crazycanuck! Good luck with the next one!

[Catrin]

Yowza Jessmarimba, that is some serious climbing and it doesn't look like you had many down-hill sections Very cool you finished it, even if your body didn't like the altitude. When is your race at Pikes?

crazycanuck - congratulations and good luck on the next!