Fall Running Thread

[rocknrollgirl]

Well it sounds like everyone that is running is trudging right along. Emily, so glad you are feeling better.

We had a good trail run today. A bit warm for my taste and raining. My poor hubs. I wake him up at 6am on Sunday morning and prod him out of bed and into the rain, but he was great about it. We did the same trail combo as last week. The roots and bridges were a bit dodgy, but it was fun.

I had a massive blood sugar crash mountain biking yesterday. It has been happening a lot the past year, only when I mt bike. Last week I was able to push it back, but yesterday not so much. I was wrecked by the time we got home and my body temp had dropped to 94 degrees. YUK. So I was worried that I would not feel good running today, but aside from tired legs, I did just dandy.

Skipped my usual Sunday yoga. Ate a big post run breakfast, did a few hours of school work and then tool an hour nap. The dust bunnies will have to stay free range for a few more days.

[emily_in_nc]

Sorry to hear about the blood sugar crash, RnR. Sounds like you need more nutrition during and maybe before your rides, especially since you say it is happening often.

Glad the run went well, though. You are tougher than me, doing a trail run in the rain!

[rocknrollgirl]

Sorry to hear about the blood sugar crash, RnR. Sounds like you need more nutrition during and maybe before your rides, especially since you say it is happening often.

Glad the run went well, though. You are tougher than me, doing a trail run in the rain!

Easy peasy, warm rain.

[rocknrollgirl]

Skipped my short Thurs run again yesterday. It was really warm and gross. That is my story and I am sticking to it.

Tuesday however we opted for the trails instead of the rail trail. We did and out and back 5 miler. The out was sloggy. Blech. At the mid-point turn around I took a gel and about 5 mins into the return I felt like I was in a Red Bull commercial. Felt great. I was smiling, and feeling grateful to be out, and look how pretty the woods are, and no, no, I cannot take that call from the sponsors right now, I am on world record pace...step aside husband... ( just kidding, it is a joke between he and I ).

I do need to get the Thurs run squared away. We are in a long stretch at school and it has been a tough start to the year for me, I think that has something to do with my end of the week droop. But we are heading into a break next week. Time to recharge.

[emily_in_nc]

I walked and ran just a bit (1 to 1.5 miles, no GPS so I'm having to estimate) on Thursday morning, but my right side Achilles is feeling just a bit tender again, so no running for me tomorrow. It's not nearly as bad as before, stairs are fine, but when I pinch it gently, it feels tender, and I noticed it being a bit stiff at the beginning of yoga today. So it may be awhile yet before I can run more than a mile or so. We did a lot of stairs up and down to our third-floor room in the hotel we stayed at Mon-Wed, and they were rather steep, so I am hoping that's what has it tweaked again and not running.

[rocknrollgirl]

I got out for a good trail run yesterday, just under 7 miles. Solo run this week, my husband was mt biking with some of our riding buddies. Normally we ride on Sat and do our longer run on Sunday, but I have a saddle sore, for lack of a better term, and so I opted not to go ride. It also gives him an rare opportunity to go ride with a group of guys a not have to worry about how I am surviving. I know he is not comfortable with me being off in the woods by myself, but to his credit, he did not say a word.

It was SO beautiful yesterday morning. Crisp, like 27 degrees or so, and I was actually in the woods before sunrise, so I got to see it come up through the trees. I was going to take a picture, but that required taking my pack off. I did get a picture of steam rising off the lake when I was done. Very pretty.

I did pretty well, just ran my own pace, added on a mile. I got up and did a few easy miles on the road this morning to work out a few stiff corners, and I will head off to gooey yoga this morning to stretch.

[Crankin]

Nice picture, Rocknroll.
I am envious of everyone running. I so want to be a runner, at least on a moderate basis, but my body rebels. I even bought some nice trail running shoes, because I like it better than road running. But, even that hurts my hips and mildly affects my knees.