July Running

[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!

[katluvr]

So I have not posted in a long while. I AM running. I had a set back in June with a conference and a bad, bad cold/sinusitis that set my training for the Peak back 3 weeks. I have since then worked on endurance and intensity. The summer heat and Florida humidity has been horrible, but that is my "altitude". I did 14 slow hot miles this Friday and this upcoming Wednesday is my 16 mile run (slog). It will be the longest, I have done a 15 miler and 16 miler prior to my set back and had planned to do an 18 miler, oh well. Then I will just work on hill (bridge) repeats and walking at 15% on the treadmill.

I am not sure I am as prepared as last year for Pikes Peak. I know that I (as a flatlander) will really just power hike it like last year. But I would like to better my time and I still fear the cut offs. Plus you never really know what the altitude will do to or you the afternoon weather on the Peak.

Jess...that looks like an awesome training run for the Peak. Are you doing the Ascent or Marathon? Good luck! I am sure I'll be way behind you!

K

[jessmarimba]

Jess...that looks like an awesome training run for the Peak. Are you doing the Ascent or Marathon? Good luck! I am sure I'll be way behind you!

Being a great traiing run is all it had going for it! Halfway kidding, but I certainly wouldn't have signed up for that race otherwise. Just doing the Ascent. I'd like to camp a few times at altitude before the race to make sure my stomach can handle altitude (also, gotta remember the tums I usually have in my pocket!)

Catrin, the Ascent is August 18 - full marathon is August 19.

[Catrin]

Being a great traiing run is all it had going for it! Halfway kidding, but I certainly wouldn't have signed up for that race otherwise. Just doing the Ascent. I'd like to camp a few times at altitude before the race to make sure my stomach can handle altitude (also, gotta remember the tums I usually have in my pocket!)

Catrin, the Ascent is August 18 - full marathon is August 19.

Consider me one of your cyber-cowbell ringers...errr....do they do that for runners? If not they should