my first real running workout

[Nanci]

I used to hate running- then I discovered trail running.

Nanci

[Nanci]

Makes me wish there were "trail swimming!"

Nanci

[Lise]

Makes me wish there were "trail swimming!"

Nanci

HA! Have you seen some of those X-terra courses? They look like trail swimming to me! Actually, Nanci, X-terra tris might be right up your alley. http://www.xterraplanet.com/races/

I hate running, too. But I do it because I want to be a runner and a triathlete. Sounds funny, but it makes sense to me! L.

[DirtDiva]

Trail swimming...

[Lise]

HA! And to think, I descended from these people.

But wait! There's an entire triathlon!
http://llanwrtyd-wells.powys.org.uk/bogtriathlon.htm

[DirtDiva]

I know! If I could run 12 miles, I'd be tempted to enter just for a laugh!

[Lise]

I know! If I could run 12 miles, I'd be tempted to enter just for a laugh!

Oh, hey, it's only a run of "approximately 8-10 miles". Who gets to choose? How approximate are we talking here? Cuz after 8 miles, that's enough for me! I've never said, "Oh, what the heck, let's do a couple more!" And let's see, you run 8-10 miles, then you snorkle through a bog, then you mtb 16-18 miles...again, who decides that distance?!?

I must say, it sounds right up Nanci's alley.

I especially like the pictures of people cheering along the sides of the bog snorkel channel thing. I mean. Don't they have, um, other things to do? Bog snorkeling. It's going to haunt me.

Let's see. This thread started out about running. I went running today. What happened? I am so de-conditioned. Last fall I was running so much, training for a marathon. Now I cannot run 2 miles without walking a block here and there to catch my breath. Some of it's emotional, a bit depressed about the stupid guy who walked away (see thread in "open"). But c'mon, Lise, shake it off. I'm just not as strong as I was last fall when I was training a lot. I looked back at my training log from this time last year; I am stronger now than I was then, and I had my best season ever last year. So just keep at it. I'm off to ride my bike to the YMCA and go swimming. I just need to run more. And bike more. And swim more.... L.