Hot Buttered Runs (July)

[Red Rock]

7rider, don't feel like the loan ranger going slow. That is what I'm doing. I had my first week of actual mileage. Today makes 16 miles for the week. I can not think of when I did that last.

These runs/hikes are on the trail so that makes me feel that much better. I just hope I will be able to loose some of this weight I have aquired since this whole thyroid thing came up about a year or so ago now. But I have to run 35 miles to loose 3500 calories or one pound. So this could take awhile.

I am trying to eat more proteins, fewer carbs (WW when I do), and more veggies and fruit intake. Lots of water and zero carbonated drinks. I do crystal light now and then.

Thanks for making me accountable to you all. I hope next week is as good as this week has been.

Red Rock/Ellen

[OakLeaf]

Mile repeats for me today - first time since the fall. I really wanted to go for distance instead, but the respite from the heat is just about over and I knew I needed to get some speedwork in while my lungs can handle the air.

I obviously don't remember how to hold a 5K pace ... so this was obviously the workout I really needed to do today.

[OakLeaf]

I blew off yesterday and did another flattish 9 miler this morning.

"Flat" around here means right around 500 feet of climbing in 9 miles, and nothing over 10% except the very first hill after I turn out of my lane, which isn't long. I have only this one loop I can do that's this flat. I've realized that my bad habit habit of throwing my head back comes from always running hills ... on an ascent, I want to look at something besides the road two feet in front of me. I'm going to try to roll my eyes up more, and see if that helps.

I've also realized that I'm just not going to be ready to do Columbus marathon in any time that would make it worth it to me. I'm inclined to run the half just so I won't be sitting home on race day - but I need to convince myself that it's worth the effort to run a support race, or to do "half" of anything. I also have to decide whether or not to sign up for Disney ... there are a whole lot of downsides to that one, and the guy at the LRS pretty much talked me out of it the other day, but now I'm back to being on the fence.

[jessmarimba]

Went from deciding not to run a trail race yesterday, to agreeing to the 5k, to running the 10k (and I haven't run more than 3 at a time in, oh, 6 weeks?)

Great race. Beat my last 10K trail time by 5 minutes and made an awesome friend with a woman who lives 1500 miles from me

I'm still pretty giddy!

[katluvr]

14 miler today. Hot, but not as humid I think. I felt pretty good. Picked up to a respectable pace at time. I will do 18 miles on Saturday and then I taper. Of course these are still FLAT miles. (that is why I am running longer than 13.3 miles which is the actual distance of the race) PPA is in 32 days...yes about 1 month. No, not ready. But will I ever be? So as part of my taper I plan to spend more time on TM at incline w/ super slow jog (i.e. "slog") or walk. I feel I have not put in enough TM time w/ high incline. In realization that I will be walking MOST (if not all) of the ascent. This week I am conquering all my doubt that happened past couple weeks. I am not fast, never have been. But this may be an advantage mentally for me when I hit the incline of the mountain. I have already just planned to walk as hard/fast as I can and thow in a "jog" here and there. I can do this. (I will keep saying that). I have 6 1/2 hours...(still ignoring the fact that there is no oxygen up there!)

Oh yeah, and on Monday (we will still be there) is the Pro Cycling event starting there (forgot the official name). So I will get to see some of the pro's. I mean it will be a little "vacation" except for the one day of possible hell!

K

[skhill]

Way to go, jessmarimba! What a great, spur of the moment race!

Here, it's hot. Very hot. I hoped the treadmill at the gym might be more comfortable; maybe, but I don't like resorting to the treadmill. But this morning, it was so icky out that I only did one token mile.

But the cool thing: Wednesday I reached 1000 miles for 2011, according to my log.

[OakLeaf]

Nice job jess! And wow, nice mileage skhill.

Kat, I have a feeling that you'll breathe better at altitude than you think you will, considering the humidity you've been training in.

Speaking of humidity ... it's been unreal here. I've been comparing the weather in Ohio and Florida, and it's actually hotter and more humid in Ohio. So I've been keeping it short and easy and trying to acclimate little by little.

A little under four on Tuesday - calibrating the footpod in a new velcro pouch I got that lets me transfer it between shoes without wearing out the clip. And this morning I went to the end of the block and back, a little over four - by the time I got back the heat index was already 101°.

I don't know if I'm even going to do the club ride tomorrow....

[katluvr]

Oak,
Thanks for the encouragement. I am dreading getting up early for 18 miler tomorrow. Goal out on road by 6:30. Also dreading 18 miles. Really only did that twice when I trained for my marathon. Don't remember how it went. Little scared. But I figure if I walk I walk and it really matters time on my feet right now.

K

[skhill]

This morning was my worst race ever. It was 80 F and very humid, yuck. The first mile was alright, about 8:10, but then I wilted. I kept getting nauseous, walking until I felt better, then running again, over and over. Ended up doing the 5k in 29:25, more than 5 minutes off my PR. But I finished...

At least next week is supposed to be cooler...

[7rider]

Did my longest run ever today. 6.67 miles. Alone. Just me and my Sony. Okay, so I walked some of it. But it was nearly 80 degrees (26.7 C) at 7 a.m. with humidity levels at about the same. And it had twice the elevation gain of my previous distance record of 6.5 back in December.
So I'm not fast but at least I did it.
I hope to be in decent shape come the Du in 2 weeks.

[chosen1]

Did an impromptu 5K tonite, basically walked up to the registration table and was running about 10 min later haha I guess the spontanaiety of it didn't give me time to really "think". It was a good run despite the rain, but if I'm running in La in July at night and in the rain isn't a bad way to do it haha Some of the "hill" training that I've been doing transferred, I felt more at ease at a faster pace than normal, however I did have some lower back pain and some knee pain, but I believe that all stems from my shoes being shot! definitely time for a new pair. I have 2wks before my Du so I'll start tapering soon, we've had a lot of rain the last few weeks which means i havent put in many bike miles but I think I'll be fine..

7rider, which Du are you doing?

[7rider]

7rider, which Du are you doing?

It's called "Du the 2" in Howard County, Maryland.
2 mile run, 26 mile bike, 4 mile run.

I did the course on Sunday - 2-26-2. (which meant two days in a row running for me....a first)
It was brutally hot.
Run 1 was okay. I went off with a friend of mine and we run at about the same pace (that is: slow). I told her ahead of time that it would be a "drop" ride - as I'm faster than her on the bike and I wanted to do the course at near-race pace. And drop her I did, but I also realized that, without a flat section of road, the course doesn't really lend itself to the TT bike (I think), so I'd like to try it again with my road bike and see how it goes.
I was off on Run2 when I saw my friend coming in on the bike.
Run 2 was awful. The hazy sun really heated up the pavement, and there really isn't any shade to speak of on the course. I watched 4 others pass me and leave me in their dust as I walked a bit, jogged a bit, and nursed my water bottle. I didn't do the full 4-mile run 2. I forgot my Camelbak bottle holder, so I was low on water. I'm certain I could have done the 4 miles with support (i.e., water stops) and more fluid. It would have been ugly and slow, but I'm pretty confident I can do it.

[chosen1]

That's cool that you got to do a trial run of the course. I'm doing the B Quick Duathlon http://www.trifind.com/re_42767/BQuickDuathlon.html 2 mi run 18 mi bike 3.1mi run

weather permitting tomorrow I'll do a mock race of my own, not on the course though since I live about an hour away from where the race is being held. I did a mini-brick (10mi bike/2mi run) yesterday and it took me forever to get warmed up on the bike. The run however felt pretty good, even in my running shoes that in plan to replace tomorrow because they have way too many miles on em and are causing some pain.

Best wishes to ya! I'm sure you'll rock it!

[kacie tri-ing]

Sorry I have not been around! I am checking back in. You ladies are doing a GREAT job in July.

I know it is hot everywhere, and Atlanta is no exception. I have been running plenty though. I am doing another Ironman in 6 weeks, so plenty of 8-10 milers. Will be bumping it up to the longer ones very soon.

Stay cool!

[skhill]

I've been planning my running routes to go by city parks with water fountains, rather than carrying water. Today was 5 miles, 2 water fountains. It's just a slog when it's so hot and humid at dawn...