Winter Running Thread

[emily_in_nc]

Today we drove about an hour north to get some bigger hills in. Did 8.5 at a park where we mountain bike. Run went well. My glutes and hammies are tired from training the past week, but other than that...chuggin' along.

Em,
Hope the cold is passing and you can get back out there.

Thanks! Feeling much, much better -- very close to normal. Took a nice walk this morning on my usual running route and took photos instead of attempting to run yet, but I'll be back at 'er soon. Just want to make sure my lungs are totally clear. Since I have asthma, that's always the last thing to fully recover after a cold, but I'm pleased that I've coughed a lot less with this cold than with the others I had earlier this year.

Sounds like a very challenging run you did -- good job! I can only dream of a run like that. Maybe one day, if I can just stay healthy and uninjured for long enough to build up the miles.

[rocknrollgirl]

Got in an easy 5 miler on the trails yesterday. We ran with a friend that is going through a terrible divorce, so it is running therapy for him. It gives him a chance to talk it out, and we just run with and offer support.

[rocknrollgirl]

So this week, back to school and back to regular routine. We skipped our Tuesday run because my right calf had a sore spot. It was worth the extra day off, because it sorted it self out. Did an easy 5 miler Thursday and 9 on the trails yesterday. We really focused on trying to just keep it light and easy yesterday. My husband ran probably 3/4 of the time with me and we just chatted, so that was nice.

A few stiff spots this morning but I did a 30 min spin on the trainer and lifted and everything feels ok now.

[OakLeaf]

So, I'm five weeks into my training for Boston, doing basically the same training plan as last year, a modified Jack Daniels 2Q plan. It started off pretty rough, with extreme heat and humidity, to the point where I had to bail on three of the first five workouts - since I'd ended up with the EMTs after a 10K the first weekend in December and knew they weren't going to be waiting for me on a training run! But, it's cooled off considerably and things are picking back up. I'm signed up for a local HM this Sunday - doesn't exactly fit into my training plan, but it doesn't exactly *not,* either . It's a new event and they've got 1200 people signed up! Just two days ago I was feeling pretty iffy about it, but the soreness from the mile repeats has finally gone down, my intervals today went well, and I'm looking forward to the run.

RnR, I don't know if I'd drive an entire hour to find hills, but I'm already sick of bridge repeats.

[ny biker]

Well I don't run, but I'll drive an hour to ride my bike in a nice area or if I need different terrain for training purposes. It helps if the place you're driving to is scenic in some way.

[Crankin]

Glad you are doing Boston again, Oak. Hope the weather stays cooler. Training and heat=bad things!

[rocknrollgirl]

We have to drive an hour to do anything except go the beach, which we do not do at all. The closest place to mt bike is 45 mins away, so we really do not think much of it. Our local park is nice to run in the winter, and even though it is hilly, it just does not give us enough to prep for a race in the mountains. Even small mountains! Flatlanders.

Oak, glad you are surviving your training so far. Sorry about the heat issues. I believe "blech" is the official term for that.