Exercise! - Cool Runners - August

WOW - is it August already? Hope I'm not jumping on anyone's toes but I thought I'd go ahead and start the month off.

I got in a good 4-miler last night in 35:40!

Emily, you are so fast! Congrats on the time!

I ran 3 miles this am (in the rain!) and my time was 35 minutes.

Three miles for me this morning. Just a touch over 40 minutes. 1 walk break. Getting there, getting there...

Anne

Can I ask all you experienced runners a question? I started running doing the C25K in June, and I am now able to run for 20 minutes at a time. I have the possibility of running in a 10k on the first of October (I am doing a 5k in September), and it is possible to get to 10K by only increasing my mileage by only 10% each week. What I wonder is if it is sensible to run that far when I'm only a newbie? Running websites etc all go on about how important it is to take things slowly and not rush into running too far or too fast. The other people who would do it with me are also all new runners, and they will probably go ahead whatever I do. I would really like to do it, but I don't want to risk injury if it really is too soon to be running so far.

The event information also says that this is a "running event". I don't know if that is normal, but it implies to me that they do not want people who might want to resort to run/walk intervals if it gets too hard for them. Any ideas?

Pachyderm, you should be fine - is it the Cancer Research 10? If so there will be plenty of people who do run/walk intervals - I certainly did for my first one! I think they say it's a running event to distinguish it from Race for Life which they encourage people to walk if they want to, when it says running it assumes that you'll run at least part of the distance, not that you'll run all of it! The same applies for most 10ks to be honest.

I ran in the end this morning, I did 5.6 miles without a hint of pain, and then did just over 10k on the exercise bike to get a bit more cardio in without putting too much weight on my legs. I was sweatier than I've been for a long time at the end of that!

I've found a 30k race that fits perfectly into my marathon training so I think I'm going to give it a go. It's billed as a run/walk event anyway, so I'm not intending to race it as such, just use the distance and the fact there's a tshirt and barbeque at the end as motivation to finish it rather than giving up if it feels too hard. I've just got to try to get hold of the entry form and get it back before the deadline, as this stunning idea only occurred to me at a relatively late stage!

Tomorrow morning is meant to be 5 miles again, but again I'll wait and see how my legs feel in the morning before making a decision. I want to do that 18 miler at the weekend even if it means dropping some of the shorter runs, so I'm not going to take any risks with it.

Pachy, My DH (a longtime runner) swears by the 10% rule, so I would say if you can increase your milage that way, you will be fine. (Not that I apply his advice to my running >haha<).

I managed another 5.4 miles this morning, the knee seems to be a lot better this week so fingers crossed it will hold out and start improving now I'm paying more attention to it :)

Thank you Helen and Midwife, I think I was psyching myself out yesterday about the distance, especially as I took a 30 second walk break in my 2 mile run yesterday, but I still made it up the hill to my house - Yay!

It is the Cacer Research 10K at Blenheim Palace in North Oxfordshire. Should be a lovely place to run.

evening ladies! I kinda joined in July then went on vacation for a week so i"m jumping back in. I actually went on 2 runs over vacation but both very short. I also ate like crap so tomorrow restarts my healthy lifestyle and I'll be running at the gym. I'm looking forward to getting my saggy butt back in shape after my "little" lapse...

Thank you Lucky for starting the August tread...

I've only been running on the treadmill, I so admire you gals who can handle that heat... But hey I can handle the -20c in the winter :D, not that I want winter back now, don't get me wrong....

Monday I ran 4 miles :tread:

okay...starting out here, I was going to start end of July, but decided to wait to post until now (though I was running).
Well I don't know if you can consider it a run, its more like a jog, I think sometimes I can walk faster than I run. It takes me about 35-38 minutes to do 3 miles, but hey, thats better than nothing right.
so yesterday I did 3.01 and tonight I did 3.02, what do you mean by the 10% rule, if I run 3 miles this week I should do 3.3 next week? Wow that seems kind of fast to be advancing, but maybe thats just me. My knee is hurting sooo bad tonight along with the shins, so maybe every 2 weeks I'll do the 10% rule.

Yes, the 10% rule is increasing distance by no more than 10% per week. You don't have to increase the full 10% though, as I understand it that's a maximum not a minimum!

No run for me this morning, I got a little drunk last night :o and didn't feel up to it so I thought I'd give my knee a bit of a rest. There won't be an opportunity to run this evening, so I'll probably run tomorrow morning if I feel up to it instead of my normal rest day.

Hi Nikki, You move at my pace and I consider that a run!

3 miles in 36 minutes this am plus 2 martial arts classes planned for tonight.

The 10% rule applies to total mileage over the week. So if you have 3 runs, a 4 miler and 2 3 milers (10 miles) in a week, the next week you would only want to add one mile in there somewhere. At least that is my understanding of it. But like all things, it is a guideline. I think there are not a lot of rules in running, besides needing shoes that don't kill your feet!

Good luck!

Two miles this morning, no walking but still slow (for me). But it was a minute and a half faster than the last time I did the loop, so I'll take the progress. Feels so good to be running again.

Anne

went running at the gym today using the same plan I did before vacation only this time it kicked my a$$! Average out 9 min miles but only went just shy of 3 miles :( gotta back in the swing of things...

Well my kickball injury is just about healed and I am feeling 100%! So tonight I will go out for a run. Going to try to keep it simple as I have hated this past week...unable to run due to injury. Don't want to push too far too fast and end up sittin on butt reading about you all out there getting the miles in :)

lucky13 - great job on that 4 miler, you speed demon you!

midwife - 3 miles in the rain, sadly that sounds really nice in theory hehe...we have been super hot here.

Anne - Miles in the bag, always admire runners who get their runs in the morning...I just cannot wake up that early/

yp - 30k, cannot even fathom that. I am always so impressed with your dedication though, you are my inspiration lol. Glad your knee is feeling better.

Nikki - YOU ARE RUNNING...you can focus on time or distance...I think you are doing fine.

Batmomm - It is always so much harder to get your momentum back when you stop running for a while. I am in the same boat.

Nikki -- :welcome:, I agree with the others you are definitely a runner :bravo:

No run for me today, I just gotta get back into the swing of things... I'lll run on the treadmill tomorrow for sure, I feel like such a slug when I don't run for a couple of days...

Thanks ladies...
I took a break tonight, I ran the last 3 nights and my knees and shins are painfully slowly killing me tonight, so I need to listen to my body huh, though my mind is telling me to go outside. I think tonight I will do some weight training and then hopefully tomorrow get back out there.

Well ladies, got a beautiful run in tonight. Not enough to aggrevate my recent injury but enough to push myself and calm those voices yelling "you should be out there running" I just hate missing it ya know? I feel like it is such a big part of my life now.

ilene - You deserve a break you super woman. I know how you feel, I feel sluggish when I dont run too.

Nikki - Gotta watch those shins, great job going 3 days in a row though. Take some time off if your body needs it. Nice to meet you btw.

Nikki -- When I first started 3 years ago or so, I only ran every 2nd or even 3rd day depending on my knees. I also take Glucosamine, DH and I swear by that stuff, my knees get sore right away if I don't take it for a few days.

I had some of that Glucosamine, but it got lost in the move when we transferred from Texas to California. Guess those movers needed it too :) j/k j/k
Nice to meet all of you!!

I finally managed the 18 mile run this morning. Well, it was a bit short, but roughly 18. And it wasn't all running, but I did at least cover the distance. I got to 8 miles and my hip started niggling again, but not as bad last week so I decided to run/walk the other 10 miles to start rebuilding my confidence a bit. Sadly shortly after that decision I tripped and went flying to the ground, so the last 10 miles ended up being more walk and less run than I'd intended. I bet I looked a sight with dirt all over my front and a grazed knee! I've decided I definitely need to use gels to go any further, even run walking I was seriously low on the energy by the end, I was OK to get home, but couldn't have gone any further. I had more energy drink than I usually do (I've just got myself a camelbak which means I can carry 2 litres on my back and drink through a hose rather than having to carry a bottle), but I think I need something more than that.

I've got myself some new running shoes today which have a bit more cushioning than the ones I currently wear, so I'm hoping that they will help the knee/hip pain too.

I'm hoping to do 8 - 10 miles tomorrow, the intention is to try to get just past the point where my hip usually starts to hurt and try to push through it for another mile to try to push that point back. I'll see how my legs feel when I get up though.

Way to hang in there Helen. Keep taking care of that hip. After Berlin you should definitely think seriously about more cross-training. That is one of the two main reasons I went from primarily running to triathlon. It really helps to keep the fitness level up and the injuries down.

Biking for me today, got in just over 2 hrs. Last time I trained hard with cycling my running got a lot better too--faster. I'm a little stiff since it has been about as long off the bike as it was off the run. My next run is scheduled for Tuesday. Looking forward to it.

Anne

I'm definitely planning on more cross training and possibly trying tri next year, I just need to sort out a bike! I'm quite into the idea of cycling into work, it's not far and I'm fed up of the bus or paying for parking!

Nikki, Welcome! And I agree with Ilene, I had to take a lot more rest days when I first started running. Even now, my legs/knees/feet prefer that I only run 3 days in a row before taking a rest day, although I can push it to 4 or 5 once in a while.

Helen, way to go on gutting out your 18 miler. It's really tough once you get into those sort of distances. 8-10 miles is a lot the day after a long run though. I find an easy 3-5 miles at most is about all my body wants to do.

Anne, wow, after 2 hours straight on a bike I don't think I'd be able to sit comfortably for a while.

I've been out with some sort of stomach flu for the past few days. I managed a 5km run Monday, then another difficult 5km on Wednesday, but that was it until this morning. I was feeling better last night, so I decided to try out a shortish run this morning to see if my body was up for tomorrow's long run. 8km at marathon pace went fine, so 32km early tomorrow it is. My last long run before the marathon. 3 weeks to go and I'm already getting nervous and anxious.

My schedule does tend to back up two long runs over the weekend, the main reason I switched the long run to Saturday was because sometimes doing 8 miles on Saturday takes it out of me for the really long one on Sunday, so I wanted to get the really important one out of the way and then see how much energy I have left for tomorrow. I'll see how it goes, and just do loops of the lake in the local park so if I run out of steam I'm not miles away from home.

Helen, I completely understand the reason for the back to back longer runs and I actually started marathon training with a schedule like that, but ended up deciding that it was too tiring for me and also too disrupting to my family life (dh needing to get up with the kids both days on the weekend). But, I'm sure you'll be better prepared for all the work. I'm sure today's run will feel more like the last 8-10 miles of the marathon than the first for you!

I'm DONE my last 32km run before the marathon. Well, it was actually 32.2 (and those .2k certainly count when they come at the end of 32k). It was nicely cool, slight breeze, and lots of sun this morning. I challenged myself with a hillier route than I've done for my other 32k runs. It was tough and I did end up slowing down for the last 5km. But only 2 stops--one for a washroom break and one to take a gel and wait for someone else to finish with the water fountain before I could refill. Now I get to taper, run a 10k race next weekend, and panic about how I'm going to finish a full 42.2km in 3 weeks time. Taper madness here I come.

I didn't do the back to back long runs in the end. My hip was sore all night and I was seriously considering not running at all. I was seriously considering doing any exercise, but I managed to persuade myself to go to the gym to at least go on the bike for a while and do some weights, and ended up doing 20 minutes on the bike as well as a 30 minute run on the treadmill, which I was really pleased with because there was no pain at all. maybe the new shoes and the more cushioned surface helped, I don't know, but I didn't want to push it any further than that. I will try something longer during the week though.

I am so totally impressed with you girls-YP1 and Onlyme!! I went out yesterday to run in my neighborhood, something I never do. It's too hot, too hilly and I'm just too used to running on the treadmill. Anyway I've got to get used to outside b/c I've got a series of 5k, 8k, 10k all coming in the next couple months. So I went out and ran and ran and ran-for the life of me I have no idea how to pace myself outside. Finally I was done and went to drive what I ha just run to see how far I went...

1.4 stinking miles...:rofl: Thank goodness my 10k training program starts on Saturday, I def need some help.

WTF Helen and Only me (sorry don't know your name), those are great long distances to be running, I would love to be able to run that far one day. Keep watch on that hip though, you don't want to aggervate it so much that it is still aggervating you when you are older.

Batmom, in TX I was using at the gym and it was so much easier because there was the distance and times right in front of you and I swear there was some padding in the thread, so when I moved here and tried to go outside in the neighborhood it felt so weird, the ground is hard, and if I try to run on the grass it is so uneven I think I'm going to twist my ankle. I bought a pedometer to help me with my distances, only 10$ or so at walmart, and it has been a life saver (Well not really) to me, I'm obsessed with looking at it and my stopwatch, I need to know how far I ran, how much longer in distance and time there is, etc. But really I would suggest you get one, so you can measure your distance if that is what you are looking for. And 1.4 Miles is a great start to start off with!!

Last night I got back out there and ran 1 mile, stopped for about 2 mins to do a better stretch and then ran for 2.5 more miles with a total of 3.50, I was really proud of myself, I felt like I could run more, but it was already 8:15 and dark and well I probably couldn't have ran that much more, it was the runners high talking to me. Well today my inner thighs hurt, thank goodness, my shins are okay and well my knee, its kinda aggervated, but not as bad, I'll do a lot of RICE today.
my husband has Night duty all week 4pm-12A so I dont know what times I'll be running next week, maybe 2pm if its not too hot, I hate morning runs, so I don't know.
Alright off to finish watching backyardagins with my DD..

Have a good sunday

Good Morning

I got in 16 miles over the weekend:

7 on Friday in about 65 minutes
9 on Saturday in about 85 minutes

5.7 miles this morning with 7.7k on the bike after that. I've decided that from hereon in I'm going to listen to my body rather than following my schedule. I know that I should do two or three more long runs (one will be the 30k race), and I know that I need to keep some consistency with my other runs to keep a base, but until the taper starts I'll just do what feels right. My knee and hip have been good all day (fingers crossed it's the new shoes!) so if all goes to plan when I wake up I'm aiming for 8 - 9 in the morning, if not I'll take a cross training day and attempt to run again on Wednesday.

3 miles today and trying to figure out when I will get in a longer run this week.

Just a quick 25 minute run last night - I have at least 6 miles to get through tonight - glad I rented some Sex and the City DVD's to bide my time this week!

Have a great day!

Did my 6.5 miles on Sunday - I beat DF well and truly! :rofl:

He used to be the one racing off ahead, this time he didn't want to keep up with me, so he almost went home! However we found an off-road trail and he came along, but I was still jogging while he walked and occasionally ran to keep up! :rofl: :D

I didn't do the 8 miler because I realised I didn't have time, but did do 5.3, which was OK. My knee is MUCH better this week, so maybe tomorrow will be the day I try 8 miles again, because I'll have more time tomorrow morning to fit it in.

The 8 miler is done. It was more of a psychological hurdle than a physical one, because the past two times I've got to that distance my hip has started to hurt so I was quite scared it would happen again, but touch wood everything seems to be OK.

6-miler last night in 56 minutes - not my best but I'll take it!

No run tonight for me - co-ed softball game tonight!

Was sick again Monday--enough to take off from work. Pushed off Tuesday's run until today, and got in 3 miles this morning. It was supposed to be two segments with one walk break, and got through the first OK, but the last 0.75 mile or so I was just struggling--run/walk/run/walk. Proud of myself that I got through it. Next run is Friday, a short 2 miler, but supposed to be continuous. Tomorrow I bike to work, 18 miles. DH and I trade the car there--he'll bike home.

Helen, good to hear about your hip. Lucky, have fun at softball. 2F good for you for beating your husband! Midwife, good luck scheduling. Ilene! Where are you? Are you running??

It is HOT for everyone else too?? Ack. I am STILL sweating.

Anne

It's not HOT here, I'm making the most of it!

I've just been trying to plan out a 20 mile route for the weekend, at the moment I'm considering getting the train 20 miles out of town and running back along the canal, which should be nice and flat and traffic free, I'm just scared that even the train takes 25 minutes to cover the journey!

Tomorrow is meant to be a cross training day, but I might actually run if my knee's feeling good because I seem to have some energy back in my legs :) Not a long or hard one, just a gentle little trot out.

Couldn't sleep this morning so I went ahead and did my run today (woke up at 3:45 am and tried to fall back asleep until 4:30!)

Got in 4.5 mles but I may try to get in 2 or 3 more tonight after work.

Have a great day!

4.4 miles this morning, I actually managed to pick the speed up a bit today because it was shorter than my normal runs, even though I was intending quite a gentle trot out.

Rest tomorrow, then 20 miles on Saturday.

Hello all you advanced runners. I posted this same question out on the Advice on becoming..forum, but would love to hear from you guys.

Next week I will be on my Wk7 of the C25K program which consists of 25+ continual minutes for each run for the next 3 weeks when I will officially graduate! I really see running become my foundation sport for the future since I love it so much. It seems that you guys run every day long and short distances. When do you think it would be okay for me to start planning to do the same thing?

I have been wondering if it would be a good idea to run the program (25+ minutes) still every other day, but on the alternate days maybe continue to do some short interval running and work on my distance times (ie get faster). Will this be an overdo? I've never ran every day due to not wanting to burn out or get injured. But now that I am slowly conditioning my body, I would like to ease into being able to run every day. Any advice or suggestions?

Hi softballmom. There are 2 general rules of thumb that are pretty good for most people: the 10% rule and the easy/hard rule. The first is not to increase your weekly distance by more than 10% in a given week. So if you are running 3 miles 3 times a week (or about 10 miles total), you could add a mile to one of your runs, or break it into 4, 2 mile runs with a long run of 3 miles one day. Whatever works best for you. The easy/hard rule says after one hard day of running (speedwork, tempo, hills, long slow distance), do an easy day of running or crosstraining. You can still get injured even if you follow these two rules, but they really help. And you have a lot of room to play around in terms of how many days to run, how long to run, what type of run. BTW: it is possible to do a 'hard' workout when crosstraining and those count too.

I like this book for lots of good running info: The Complete Book fo Running for Women by Claire Kowalchik. Helped me a lot when I got started. I should read it again, since it has been a few years and I'm basically starting over.

I got in my two continuous miles today, two minutes faster than last time. Feeling better, training is finally gaining some traction again. That, and it isn't quite so hot.

Anne

Gosh I must go way slow- I do 15 minute miles still, when I go faster I feel like I am going to throw up. Am I breathing wrong? This morning I must say I ran 4 miles in 45 mins, so I guess I am going a little faster, oh and it felt GOOD! I am always very proud of myself if I can run straight with no walking breaks and not stopping for any reason and beat my last time. But you know if I can go 4 miles in an hour Im still happy, because I did it.
I've lost 23 lbs so Im good with that too :)
I dont post that much but wanted to say hi to everyone and see how you all were doing.

echo -- I don't run fast either... Took me 45 mins to do 4 miles the other day and I've been running for almost 3 years ...

Woo hoo :carrot: :carrot: :carrot:

I did my 20 miler with absolutely no hip problems, and only started doing run/walking in about the last 2 miles or so. I'm far more confident now that I can finish the marathon - even if I had to run/walk the last 6, on the day I'd manage them, I don't feel quite dead enough after that that I wouldn't be able to walk another step.

Woo hoo!!!

I did 3 miles tonight..did good for not running for almost a whole week

4.4 miles this morning, but it was hard because my legs are still sore from my long run. I gave them another good stretch when I finished so hopefully they'll start recovering soon. During the week this week isn't going to be too strenuous probably, because I've got a 30k race at the weekend.

Was supposed to do 8 mi on Sat but I felt pretty good so I went ahead and did 10!!! Woohoo!!

BTW - I hate my scale - I'm done with it!!

Happy Monday to all :)


Great job on the 20-miler Helen!!

Went for a quick whizz around the park at lunch, hopefully another 3.5 miles tonight on the dear old dreadmill :tread: before strenuous exercise classes! :lol:

Great job on the 20-miler Helen! It's quite a milestone. A 30km race sounds like a great way to get in a long run while trying things out for race day.

I ran a personal worst race on the weekend, 54:45 for 10k. This is significantly slower than my pace in my last 1/2 marathon and 10 mile races. A whole bunch of reasons why I guess, but I had a great weekend away anyway and still placed third in my age group. Dh managed to place 3rd in his age group in the 5k race that day too. He ran it in 21:47. He's quite fast for a guy who runs once or twice a week when the temperatures are above freezing (only about 8 months of the year around here). Ds ran the kids race, which they claimed was 1km, in 3:07. Since his last km race was done in about 7 minutes, we knew this was wrong. We remeasured the course later ourselves with both the garmin and the car odometer and it was MAYBE 500m.

I did have a great run this morning, 12.5km a bit faster than my optimistic marathon pace. Not to many 10km+ runs left in my schedule, so I'm enjoying them while I can and starting to get a bit antsy with tapering.

Only Me, I thought it was pretty normal to have at least one really lousy spell in a marathon training plan. I know I've had at least one in training for every long distance race I've ever done. My coach would tell me that means the training is working. Of course sometimes she tells me a friendly lie now and then to keep me properly motivated! :) When is your marathon? Soon now, yes?

Anyway, my training must be working, because I had an exceptionally lousy run this morning. Only a two mile jaunt, and I did run most of the first mile, but ended up walking most of the 2nd. I'm thinking it was because I did a killer bike set last night (thinking I was swimming today so it wouldn't matter) and my legs were pretty much just fried. I attempt 4 miles tomorrow, with a goal of 1 walk break, so we'll see how that goes.

Anne

Hmm, so I should blame it on the training? And that means it's working? Sounds good to me. Actually though, I think the previous 3 nights of less than great sleep, 2 of them in a tent on the ground with my 2 year old crawling in to share my sleeping bag both nights, the less than great diet the previous 3 days including not enough water, the travelling, the hike (carrying dd) around some trails to see waterfalls the day before, the sun beating down, my legs feeling tired, the course being hillier than I'm used to, and me just not pushing myself very hard as evidenced by my fast last km when I realized I could still run under 55 minutes and by feeling totally recovered shortly after finishing the race, all might be just as much to blame. :) 10 more sleeps until the marathon. I think I'm going slightly crazy.

You gals are amazing with your runs in this heat, I am in awe!!

I had a very short run yesterday 2k to the bike store, biked only 6k to the gym... This is all the time I had...

It's not hot here, so I can't claim any credit for running in the heat! I've been running slow and steady this week, 4.3 - 5.3 miles every morning so far. Friday and Saturday are rest days (although I'm hoping to do some pilates or something) before the 30k on Sunday.

10 days til the marathon is so soon, Only Me!

:wave: Did a coupla miles on Old Tread last night but forgot my knee support so did walking hills for the last bit rather than bust up my knee! I need my kneecaps for my Blue belt stuff at the moment! :lol:

Got my 3 miles in this morning (I think I said 4 in my last post, but that is this weekend). It was not as bad as yesterday, ran the first 1.4 miles, took my walk break, but ended up run/walking the rest instead of running the last half as planned. This is better than yesterday, in that I did run/walk instead of walk. It will be interesting to see how the weekend goes.

Happy running everybody!

Anne

Good Morning Ladies :carrot:

I would like to join this thread if it's not too late?
I kind of slacked off on my running however, the
last couple of weeks I have been able to pull of
2.5-3.5 miles most days. This AM I did 3.5 and
it felt wounderful.

It is really hot here so I need to get up early to
get in my run. That has been the toughest part
for me. Hope to keep it going and really looking
forward to some cooler weather.:)

Have a good day everyone.:carrot:

Welcome L2R! I'm right there with you on looking forward to cooler weather. Soon now.

Anne

:welcome: Lovestorun :wave:

I too am with you on the cooler weather, but not too cool, I want the summer to last a long long time...

I ran today to and from the gym, total of 5k, it felt awesome :carrot: ! It was a bit hot on the way back becauseit was nearing noon, but it's a dry heat so it was bearable ...

We've already got the cool weather. I love August around here, warm days in the mid 20s/70s, and cool nights, often in the low teens/50s. Other than the major thunderstorms, we usually get a lot of sun too. I ran 6.5km around noon today. I should be doing 10km with strides tomorrow morning.

Anne, good luck on your run this weekend!

Ilene, I hope you get my cooler weather soon.

Lovestorun, welcome!

My run this morning went almost according to plan, which is to say spectacularly well in comparision to my other runs this week. I did just under 4 miles total, ran the first 1.9, walked a half, then ran 1.2 and walked in the rest. The plan was 4: 2/0.5/1.5. So not so bad. Just over 50 minutes, running pace was about 12:30/mile during the running segments.

Next week, I just have one short run, but a lot of biking. Feels so good to be moving again.

Anne

I did my 30k today. It was hilly and slow, it has been raining a lot here meaning that all the off road trails (most of the race) were very muddy and slippy, and I didn't want to risk sliding down hill and hurting myself so I took it very slow and steady. I was a good few minutes per mile slower than I would usually hope to do a run of that length, but I don't normally do such a hilly route, so I'm not distraught.

I think tomorrow will be a nice swim to try to revive my leg muscles.

I ran 7.5 miles up hill and down dale, and ended up running just about all of it, apart from boggy bits and the little gullies that I had to jump across! :D

I even got beeped at and a "Goooooo-on lass!" half way round! :rofl: :D

Did my 9.5 miler yesterday in 94 minutes...ran the first 9 miles and cooled down with another half mile.

Good day Ladies:

Well, I took the weekend off from running but I got
lots of swimming in with my family. :D
Today, I was able to get my rear out of bed and
do a good 4 miles before the wonderful sun came
out.
My goal for the week is to do at least 20-25 miles
for the week.:dizzy:
It is amazing how great I feel after a good run. :carrot:

Helen: 20 MILES-Great job. WOW

Hope everyone have a great weekend.;)
Stacey

I ran 3.2 miles yesterday in 36 minutes (that's .2 miles further than usual in the same time!) and I will run 3 miles tomorrow am...

Great mileage, ya'll!!

Helen, great job on your 30k race! I have to agree that a 30k race, with other people to run with and water/gatorade tables set up would make for a great marathon prep long run. There's actually a 30k race in my city in the spring that's three weeks before a major national race. I think a lot of people (including my ds's school principal) use the 30k race as a long run/marathon warm up.

I was sick yesterday and spent most of the day on the couch, so no last long run for me. Today was 5k at marathon pace. I thought about making up the long run, but once I started running I was reminded of why I'd spent the previous day on the couch (major stomach cramps and bad cold--great combination!) so I decided to take it easy on myself. 6 more sleeps. EEK!

Well the weather has gotten cooler and I back running :carrot: This morning I ran to and from the gym, 5k...

Ran 30 minutes last night (3.25 mi) and then walked 2 more. Hoping to get my mileage up to the elusive 30-mile mark this week!

Good morning all!

Great 4 miles again this morning-maybe just maybe I will
meet my goal of 20 miles this week. Yeah!:carrot:

Hope everyone has a great Tuesday!!!!!!:cool:

30 minutes this morning. I got up and really didn't want to run because my legs are still sore, but persuaded myself to go to the gym instead - and by the time I got there I felt up to 30 minutes on the treadmill then 20 on the bike (which is actually harder than running on the setting I use)

Good Day Ladies:

Got up this morning and really didn't feel like running.
BUT I did. :carrot: I ended up just doing a little over
3 miles cause I got a late start. Something is better
than nothing uh. I will have to make up that other
mile later this week.:D

Have a great Wednesday ;)

Can I ask you guys about dealing with injuries? I was doing my 3 miles yesterday, and it got rather difficult to move my left leg. I quit running and walked for a minute, but when I started to run again, it hurt even more. The pain is at the top of my leg, kind of where the torso meets the leg. I went home, took some ibuprofen and put ice on it (rather a difficult place to put ice), and it felt better. But then we took the dog for a walk, and it started to hurt again.

I'm not quite sure how to make it quit hurting, or if I should try to run again on Thursday--if I even can run. It kind of hurts to even walk, and walking up a step really hurts. My gym is closed for the rest of the week, so I'm not sure how to get any cardio in.

Guess my questions are, what do you do for a problem like this, how can I make sure it doesn't come back because I've got a race in a month, and what do I do for cardio since my gym is closed? Any advice gladly accepted!

Edited: Happened upon a runner at a potluck, who said it's my hip flexor. My new motto is stretch, stretch, stretch!! This lovely runner also turned me on to a bark-covered path near my house, which I will try as soon as I get that hip flexor back into shape.

It may be a hip flexor issue, but the hip, or neck of the femur more precisely, is an exceptionally nasty place to get a stress fracture. If you have any doubt get it checked out. In the mean time, check out Runner's World's 'What Hurts' tool:
http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/whathurts/0,7157,s6-241-290-291-0-0-0-0-0,00.html

or Cool Runnings 'Aches and Pains'

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_5/index.shtml

Anne

Well, cr@p, my post just mysteriously vanished. Here goes again.

Got in 2 continuous miles this morning. Leisurely 12:30/mile pace, but at least it was all running. I also have a mild headcold which is unpleasant, but the weather cooperated for once and the temp was about 72F and 80% humidity.

Only me, two sleeps left?? I'm excited for you! I know you'll do great!

Anne

Good luck Only Me!

I'm off to Prague for the weekend, probably won't run too much but the hotel has a gym so I might get a couple of workouts in if I'm good.

Yikes, tomorrow at this time I'll be standing with a few hundred other insane runners waiting for the race to start. There's a course limit of 5:30, so anything under that is great for me this time around. My dh is running the half marathon, so he'll be 21.1km up the course waiting for his race to start. His main goal is to beat my spring half marathon time. He's quite competitive for a guy who doesn't really train for races.

Great job on the 2 miles continuous run Anne!

Have fun in Prague Helen!

Anne

Only Me , GOOD LUCK :hug:

I got a run in this morning 5.5k it felt good then afterwards I hoped on the bike and did 22k...It's all good :D

I did 8 miles today and the application for the Flora London Marathon went in the post yesterday! :crazy:

I'm done in just under 4:28 chip time. The first half was great, then the uphill from 23-29km was tough (much tougher than at km 2 of the half marathon last year!) but doable. I enjoyed the downhill at around 30km. I wasn't doing too badly until the pelvic pain that I experienced in my last two pregnancies came back around 34km, which slowed me down signficantly. In the end, I decided it hurt just as much to walk as it did to run but it running was slightly faster, so I slowly ran/jogged most of the way in. Dh and kids were near the finish line, and I ended up carrying my 2 year old across with me. She
apparently was not too happy to find grandma at home when she woke up instead of mommy and daddy. Other than some muscles spasms in my thigh when I first sat down to hold the 2 year old and eat/drink, and the pelvic pain, I'm not feeling too bad right down, no extrordinary soreness anyway. I think I might lose one toenail though.

Dh ran 1:46 something in the half, so now I have a goal for next spring (1:53:24 is my current half pb) :)

2 frustrated, it sounds like you've caught the insanity!

:cp: Only Me that's really good time... Sorry to hear about the aches and pains though :(

CONGRATS! Great job Only Me! I'm sure those little aches and pains will pass quickly. Did you get a beautiful big honking finisher's medal?

Anne

congrats Only Me! What a great thing to celebrate!

I got in my 9.5-miler (was planning 11) but alas, I didn't even come close to 30 miles this week...we had our a/c go out for a day or so and there was no way in heck i was going to run in our 90 degree house! so that was only 2 days of the week...what was my problem the other days? laziness!!!

oh well...i got in nearly 20 miles and i know i will do better this week.

Where is everybody--we almost got bumped off the front page!

I got in 2.5 this morning. DH is out of town so I had to take the dogs and that always means there are issues. But I did manage to run about 2 of the 2.5 including 3 long stretches.

Emily, 20 miles is nothing to sneeze at and it'll only get easier as it cools off. Only Me, how are you feeling?

Anne

thanks Anne - I know 20 miles isn't bad - just trying to motivate myself this week, i guess :)

I got in 7 miles last night (66 minutes) - will take tonight off and get more in tomorrow

Where is everybody--we almost got bumped off the front page! :eek: Oh, that's not good... I'm going for a run this afternoon, it's a nice 16c outside... I'm aiming for at least 5k...

I'm feeling pretty good actually. Monday my legs felt pretty beat up. Tuesday I was still a bit sore, but I went for a 10k bike ride at my 7 year old's speed to visit a friend, and that really seemed to help loosen up my legs without hurting them. I was slightly sore when I got up this morning, but I went out for an easy 30 minute run and I'm feeling much better now. I still have a blood blister under the remains of one toe nail though. I'm already thinking about another race in 4 weeks time, although only a 5k.

Well done Only Me! I can't wait until I've done mine now, only one more long run to go before the taper.

I haven't run much, but I did do a quick 3 miler in prague, and 5 miles this morning to get back into the swing of things before Sunday's long run. Other than having to do that 20 miler it kind of feels like I'm tapering already, but hopefully some of my little niggles will have sorted themselves out.

I finally got round to getting myself a HRM/SDM, and I'm in love already. I like having new numbers to play around with, and I think for the taper I'm really going to make an effort to stick to sensible heart rate zones, then start doing some proper HR training afterwards.