Fall Running Thread

[emily_in_nc]

Good going, Crankin! I am sure that was some strenuous running, with the hills. I have an almost dead flat path to run on here, just a slight bit of grade. I like it, though, as I seem to be so injury-prone, and running hills, up or down, would seem to make injuries more likely. Hope you don't have any bad after-effects. Just don't do too much, too soon, since you haven't really been running. I have made this mistake before. I am trying to avoid yet another injury by not doing that again!

[Crankin]

I don't see a lot of running in my future. But, I often find myself running in the shoulder seasons of fall and spring.
Woke up this morning with my right SI screaming, but this happens quite a bit. I didn't sleep well last night, but got up and did 20 minutes on the treadmill. Combination of walking, hill walking, and running. I did all of my stretching and foam rolling; now at the conference, and I am stiffening up. It's boring, too.

[rocknrollgirl]

Good Job Crankin!! Sounds like an awesome trail. Sorry about the screaming SI joint. Mine gets cranky sometimes too so I sympathize.

We our longish trail run this morning, just under 8 miles, 90 mins, all single track, mix of hills and twisties. I felt pretty good considering my legs were tired from racing last w/e and from yoga this week. I am working on my nutrition so I took a gel at 35 mins and half a honey stinger waffle 30 mins later. Both sat well. So I consider that to be a win. My stomach is the worst.

I was pretty pumped when I got home. Got cleaned up, ate, did some chores and then we headed out to shop at REI and Trader Joe's. At about 2:15 pm in REI it was like somebody flipped a switch. I looked at Chris my husband and said, I am going down like a stone. I got SO sleepy. So we wrapped it up and drove on home. Now I am ready for a glass of wine and some dinner. And the couch

[emily_in_nc]

Sounds like a great trail run, RnR. I know that feeling of suddenly just being dead tired. Shopping does it to me, especially after physical exertion. I hope you get some good rest and maybe take a day off to recover tomorrow?

[rocknrollgirl]

Sounds like a great trail run, RnR. I know that feeling of suddenly just being dead tired. Shopping does it to me, especially after physical exertion. I hope you get some good rest and maybe take a day off to recover tomorrow?

I just did a 30 min recovery spin on the trainer and I am going to an easy yoga class at 10:30, so all easy active recovery today.

[emily_in_nc]

I miss the Sunday restorative yoga practice I used to go to in Belize from time to time. On a rainy day like today, that would be perfect. Our studio does not have weekend practices.

[emily_in_nc]

Finally, my first three-mile continuous run since my Achilles strain. Taking it slow and easy to avoid stressing the Achilles (10:54 pace) but felt good. It was a beautiful morning, the first nice one we've had in awhile -- it's been rainy and gloomy for days and days.