A Fool and her running - week of April 7

[OakLeaf]

I guess if I want to post today's run I have to start the thread.

I was planning on 20, but my legs felt like absolute LEAD after the last two days. I'd read something a couple of weeks ago that there's only marginal benefit once you pass three hours... and I was running that slow that I was well past that mark when I decided to call it quits at 18.

I figure there's a benefit to going ahead and doing my long run when my legs are fatigued, right? Right?

[WindingRoad]

Lordy Oak yer makin' me tired just thinking about it. I was struggling with 10 yesterday. I wanted to quit so many times but my BF wouldn't let me. He kept giving me the pep talk. I feel awful today. My quads and hamstrings are sore as heck. I thought I go out for some easy errands on the bike well I ran into a freaking severe thunderstorm on the way home so there went the easy part. I found myself hitting 18 MPH on my commuter hybrid with 2 gallons of milk and groceries. UGH, really didn't need that one the ole quads right now. Hopefully tomorrows weather will cooperate.

[Grog]

I had a lovely 30-km run yesterday. The weather turned out a lot better than forecast, and I was joined by a girlfriend I hadn't seen in over 10 years for the middle 9 km of it.

(One of the benefits of Facebook: I wouldn't have known she was in town without it. It's strange though to meet a friend you haven't seen in so long, pick up the conversation as if you had last met just days ago, and then split up after just an hour to go on with your life... until the next random meeting.)

I'm pretty amazed not to be hurting any more than that after those long runs. Granted, my feet were really sore, but other than being pretty tired I'm feeling okay. This is the first time I do such high mileage, so this comes as a surprise to me. But I suspect that's partly because I'm not doing a lot of runs doing the week, and that gets me vaguely worried. Anyway, I'll just keep on running and stop worrying.

I love this thread.

[indigoiis]

Wow Oak, 20? Yikes! Like Winding, I had a tough ten on Sunday (but got through it) and I think 18 is awesome. Also, according to Hal Higdon, it's not the mileage, its the quality of the time spent running. So YEHAW!

I ran 5.25 this morning and figured out a way to keep up with DH - get him up at 5 and out the door half asleep.

[WindingRoad]

I have a 15K race this coming Saturday. I'm a little worried cuz I'm still kinda sore from Sunday's 10 miler. I'm taking an extra day off today. The 40 MPH wind gusts are also an incentive to stay inside today. Going to run tomorrow, hopefully about 5 or 6. Keeping fingers crossed that my body feels more recuperated tomorrow. I wonder if I'm getting dehydrated because it has very suddenly warmed up here? Gonna get a glass of water now.

Good luck everybody, stay strong!

[rocknrollgirl]

Hill repeats for me at.....drumroll please.....4:20 am this morning!

I had to leave some recovery time for today's hill workout on the bike.

Now I am tired.

[OakLeaf]

R&R. Hill repeats are NOT what I think of when someone says 4:20!