Hello all! :wave:

Lesson learned tonight (and a VERY obvious one!) - DON'T run after a big meal... well, not half an hour after, anyway. :barf: 4 miles for me, but I kind of want to lie down! :lol:

Chat soon -
Heather :D

8.2 mile tempo run today. The 7 miles of tempo were faster than my January 10K so a pretty good run. Then we were having good sunshine so I strollered the kids to the park and downtown for lunch. I'm pooped!

Diva, thanks for the support! I still can't believe it myself. You will get there!

Helen and Kara, you're scaring the new people. Miles of running, and no "zone"? That's it. I'm taking my pizza and going right back to the couch. ;)

And Kara, I wish I was doing a 12 minute mile! I timed mine today, over 2 miles, and it's more like 16 minutes, which is about the same as my walking pace, lol, but at least it's more of a workout! :D

Cheryl

Don't worry, even if I don't hit the zone during the run, I still get the smug post-long run glow to cheer me up. Far better than pizza and sofa!

It is indeed frosty out there this morning, but I said I'd do this cross country so I'd better start getting ready. I don't think I'll be doing it very fast though, I can still feel the run from yesterday in my legs. At least it isn't very long, and I can share the glory if/when we win our league!

I'm back, it wasn't as cold as I was fearing, the sun is quite bright which warmed everyone up a bit. I was quite pleased with how I ran, I took the first lap fairly steady and was 5th of my club's runners at the half way point, but on the second lap I picked the pace up a bit and came 3rd for the club by the end. The good news is that we finished top in our league again, so with four wins from four so far over a five race series we're pretty much guaranteed to win the thing and get promotion :)

Helen I am so jealous of your club runs. I know I would run much better if I were regularly running with other people who were faster than me. And WOW for the day after a long run

I had the zone last weekend for my long run...hope I get it today!

Well, I had a horrible 5k race yesterday. It was cold and raining when we started. I ran as fast as I could starting off, got nauseous around mile 1.5 and had to slow down. Then it started pouring down raining right when I was going up a set of particularly bad hills. The hills were so steep, I stopped to walk a few. Also I discovered after the finishing with a horrible time of 38:32 that my Ipod (which I clipped to my waistband to protect it from the ran) had chafed a huge blister onto my belly.

Actually. I was kind of proud of the blister :)

Anyway, I am going to do 4 easy miles today as soon as the baby wakes up from his nap.

Heather, I learned that lesson long ago after a particularly big meal that ended up on the side of the road during my run :barf:

Scenestealer, that is wonderful about your pace on such a long run! I will be happy when I can do that one day.

Kara, you are tough, you can do it!! Avery sounds like my little hellion, er, child.

Diva, congrats on finishing week one...however many times you finish it, I will keep congratulating you because it is an accomplishment :)

jamsk8r, I started at 15-16 minute miles and can now do 11-12 if I put my body to it. Keep on trucking, you are doing great!!

Ennay, great tempo run :)

Gosh, you've all been busy!

Renee - how horrible for you - but you did it! :yay:
Diva - I echo Renee: good job! Keep going!
Cheryl - Nothing wrong with your time at all, and girl, you ARE doing it - way to go! :yes:
Helen - you are such a trouper, it doesn't surprise me that you and your team are top of your league - you're my hero!
Ennay - can you explain what a tempo run is for me? I looked it up online, but I didn't understand the description. :rolleyes: Duh!
Kara, Laura - you guys having a nice weekend?

Rest day for me today :D Chat to ya'll tomorrow :)
Heather :D

Heather, I'm sure ennay will be able to provide a better explanation than I, but here is what Hal Higdon says...his is the only explanation I've ever been able to understand:

I'm starting his 5k program tomorrow...I really need to improve my 5k time.

I'm lying in bed trying to get up the motivation to go for a run. Today I'm trying to do 15 miles - my longest run ever - so it's a particularly daunting task.

Laura, good luck with your run today!

Helen, I was only joking...I don't even own a sofa. Congrats to you and the club on your impending win!

Renee, thanks for giving me hope! Sorry to hear that your 5K was so tough. Good for you for pushing through despite the rain and blister...ouch!


Cheryl

Laura - hope you enjoyed it!

I had a good 10 mile run followed by 4 miles of ugh. Did have someone faster to run with today and it was great...right until it hurt!

You Cool Runners are the bestest, YOU all amaze me :hug: ...

Today I finally got out to run... a measly 5k but it was a very good one... Bright and :sunny: gorgeous morning... Now the snow is coming AGAIN!!

Thanks Renee! That makes SO much more sense to me! :)