Spook-tacular October Running

[rocknrollgirl]

First run since my race. I will just call it ugly and let it go at that. I mt biked with the guys on Sat. felt pretty good. Just need to get my run legs going again.

[katluvr]

So last night was the Rays vs Socks playoff game. I ate junk (white food with lots of salt) and enjoyed my baseball game beer. Not the best "pre long run" dinner. Got home after 11 PM (9:30-10 is my normal bedtime) and was midnight before really got in bed. Not making excuses but I was not setting myself up for the best run this AM. These 9 mile were gnarly. The cool front has not come through yet. Although it is pleasant in the shade with a breeze...it is HOT in the sun with no breeze. I turned my 9 mile "run" into a run/walk and it was very, very, slow. I got so hot! I hate it when I feel like I am over heating and I am barely running.

On the bright side. I did 9 miles. Even if a walked some. It was a beautiful day and my long runs take me downtown along the water front and it a beautiful view. I'm not even looking at the time or pace....it really just doesn't matter right now.

Need to rest up. We have ticket for tonights game and it starts at 8:30....you can imagine what time it ends. And it's win or end of the season for us.

K

[limewave]

I have my only running event of the year on Sunday, a trail half marathon. And of course I've developed a very painful, debilitating ovarian cyst. Grrr.

[GLC1968]

I did just shy of 4 miles this morning before breakfast. I'm in TX right now and it was a gorgeous morning! I just love runs like that where the whole time I was appreciative of where I was and really enjoying it.

Tomorrow I'll squeeze in 3 at lunch (at home) and then that's it until my 1/2 marathon on Sunday.

[skhill]

It's just about perfect running weather right now, mid 40s and dry with almost no wind at 6 am. Well, I think it's perfect! I've noticed odors are more vivid in these conditions, whether it's the hash browns at a fast food restaurant or burnt peanuts at the peanut butter factory or the cloud of body spray at the middle-school bus stop. Today I went 7 miles and felt like I could have kept going forever.

Lime, that absolutely stinks. Are you going to try to run through the cyst, or pack it in?

[TrekDianna]

I have a half marathon tomorrow that I've been quite excited about. Unfortunately, yesterday while sitting at a stoplight, a woman on her cellphone rear ended me at full speed. I am not really injured besides the usual neck stiffness -- her car was completely totaled. It looked like an accordion. My Jeep got a few scratches on the trailer hitch. Thankfully, there was policeman in the lane facing me who saw the whole thing. Anyway, I'm stiff and headachy, but my doctor said I could do it if I wanted to. Looks like it might be a run/walk today.

[OakLeaf]

Oh man, TrekDianna and Limewave too! That stinks for both of you.


I managed to get in a couple of good runs while I was in NJ for FIL's funeral. It definitely helped. And a couple of mile repeats on the trail yesterday to get race pace into my legs.

HM a week from tomorrow. Guess I'm as ready as I'm going to get. This could be interesting.