January Running: starting the New Year on the right (and left) foot

[jusdooit]

Got in my first run of the new year today. About 4.5 miles. Have my first half marathon next Saturday, and I am completely undertrained for it. Hoping the adrenaline will carry me through.

[Catrin]

Got in my first run of the new year today. About 4.5 miles. Have my first half marathon next Saturday, and I am completely undertrained for it. Hoping the adrenaline will carry me through.

Good luck and have fun!!!!!!!!!

[Blueberry]

Oof. I ended up taking a couple of days off that I had not intended (total of 4) due to moving furniture, moving to a smaller storage unit (woohoo) and weather (didn't want to run on legs that were already tired). Did my little 1/4 walk, 1/4 run, 1/4 walk, 1/4 run tonight and it HURT (and there were small walk breaks in the 1/4 mile runs)! Still - thankful I get to do it, and that I can. I KNOW it will get better (my cardio does not seem to have translated at all). It's just gonna take a long time!

Might have to miss Tuesday too (23 is awfully cold for me!).

[OakLeaf]

My coach wanted me to do some barefoot strides on the beach, injuries permitting, so I gave it a try yesterday ... didn't work out so well. I started getting a sharp pain in one Achilles after three, and that was enough to make me blow the rest of them off. I iced it deeply, kinesio taped it and it's feeling much better now. No run today (but some pretty strenuous yoga), 13 tomorrow and I'm pretty sure the Achilles will be fine for that (touch wood).

Jusdooit, good luck!!!

[TrekDianna]

I did 2.5 miles on a trail in the bright sun, but cold temps. I'm trying to break in the new puppy to running and getting him to stick with me instead of wandering off down every deer trail. It was pretty good today since I had along one of the older dogs (kept it short).

[emily_in_nc]

We're staying in a condo complex with a nice gym this month, so I have done a couple of walk/run interval sessions on the treadmill. Since I haven't run in over a year, I started slowly with just 2 miles total. First time was 3/4 mile run, 1.25 mile walk; and today I did a full mile run alternating with walking periods. Feel pretty good for just getting back to it, but I'm taking it slow, just 5.5 mph for the walk, 4 mph for the walk portions.

[OakLeaf]

My ankle was fine for today's slow 13. Stupid HR strap chafed a big line across my chest and when I got home I discovered my watch had never even picked it up. Don't know why it didn't receive, but I do know I'm going to have to figure something to keep that sharp edge from chafing. Ow.