Running: June 6-12

[limewave]

I ran 6.5 miles on Sunday morning. 9:45 average pace. Not bad.

[skhill]

Gardening is interfering with my running (and riding) of late. Somehow I ended up the head of our new little community garden at my church, and we've ended up working mainly in the very early morning. So today, instead of my planned 7 miles, I did a 5k tempo run (in 26:45, not bad for running a hilly route alone) and then unloaded a pick-up truck load of topsoil.

Tomorrow, I'll get in a decently long run, no matter what. Even if it means getting up at 4 am, it's going to happen.

[WindingRoad]

Yesterday = 4 miles in 40 minutes

Today = 1 tandem ride in God only knows how many minutes (practicing my captain skills for TourdeCure)

[Jolt]

Well, I did manage to run to the Y this morning (at 4:45 am!!). On the way back I had to take a couple of walking breaks on the uphills. It feels good to have cooler weather to run in!!

[Red Rock]

I did my usual 1.75 this am. I have felt good gradually moving my milegage up in increments. Running at the track also allows me to do more self analysis (on my running techniques) as I run, so that is good. The best thing that happened today was that I was able to keep my heart rate in check throughout the whole run. I have never been able to do that yet. I went in with the idea of going slow from the beginning because I tend to go to fast.

My next challenge is to start slow but somehow speed up the my second mile. That second mile just seems to drap on. I am struggling with ways to keep my mind occupied during the "middle" run.

[kacie tri-ing]

Thanks for the posts guys!

The race went really well!

I had a good solid swim, and then the bike was quite hilly. I broke a spoke and stopped to mess with it, and we had a mandatory dismount to walk around some spilled oil in the road. The run was brutally hot, and there was a nice hill that we ran twice. I really wanted to be under 6, but I would have had to have had an incredible last 5K, and I just had an ok last 5K. I still PR--ed the distance by 21 minutes, so I was really happy with the race!

Thanks for the support!

We are on vacation in Boulder, CO, and I went on a "recovery hike" yesterday! I hope to be able to do some trail running by later in the week!

[colby]

Ran on the treadmill at the hotel gym tonight (attending a conference in San Francisco). It was somewhat surreal. I usually suck at the treadmill, but this seemed to approximate reality fairly decently for once. After a warm up, I ran 1 60s interval at 7:30 but didn't feel like it was the right effort, so I ran the other 5 intervals at 6:40 with 4 min at 10:00 rest interval between them. Definitely much closer to the right amount of effort. My feet still wear weird on the treadmill, though, it seems harder on them - my posture must be off.

I'll have to catch up on another run tomorrow, but I have no idea where I will squeeze it in. I might have to toss my running clothes in my bag, then skip out during lunch hour and get in my workout, or miss a session.

[Bike Chick]

Darn, Colby, that would be awful if you had to miss a session in order to run

[Susan Otcenas]

Well, sorta.

I did Run 1:00, Walk 3:00, 10 times, plus some warmup strolling. Very tentative run intervals, trying to keep my step as light as possible.

No pain at all in my heel when I was running, though interestingly, a little "tension" in my heel when walking. Also, I don't feel the orthotic at all when running, but was definitely aware of it during the walk intervals.

I think I will aquarun my next two run sessions, then do a run/walk again next Friday to see how it feels.

I'm cautiously optimistic for the HIM. Cautiously....

Susan

[limewave]

Was supposed to do 7 .5 miles. But I cut it short to 3 so I can pick up the kids early and go to the beach! See-ya!

[colby]

Well, sorta.

I did Run 1:00, Walk 3:00, 10 times, plus some warmup strolling. Very tentative run intervals, trying to keep my step as light as possible.

No pain at all in my heel when I was running, though interestingly, a little "tension" in my heel when walking. Also, I don't feel the orthotic at all when running, but was definitely aware of it during the walk intervals.

I think I will aquarun my next two run sessions, then do a run/walk again next Friday to see how it feels.

I'm cautiously optimistic for the HIM. Cautiously....

Susan

When I have them, I have more heel problems when walking, though I think it's a vicious feedback cycle. Running tightens the muscles, and walking just pounds it in. Hang in there.

I ran hill repeats during my 90 minute lunch break today - but the time it took to change and run swallowed about 75 of the 90 minutes and I prefer to digest my food so I was late to a conference session. 6x60s at 8% at at least 10:00 miles.

I was watching the World Cup game that was on at the time, but then it went to halftime, and my TV choices were limited so I ended up with America's Next Top Model. Wow.

[skhill]

Today was 10 miles in the rain. I almost didn't go out, but then I reminded myself that I'd run with temps in the single digits, in snow, and a half marathon in a cold rainstorm-- 70 F and rain isn't really all that bad! But I did adjust the planned route, to keep near places I could take shelter if it changed over to thunderstorms.

Of course, the rain was dying out in the last 2 miles, and a half hour after I was done, the sun was out....

I didn't intend it, but somehow this ended up being my new highest mileage week ever (37ish); maybe that's why my legs felt so beat when I was biking down to the farmer's market!