I don't know if I've felt a real "runners high" but there have been some really good runs that I just feel so amazing and so good during that I kind of think of it as the "high". I had a 14 mile run last year or the year before that I still remember and I had a nice 5 mile run last weekend that was really nice too.

Hi everyone,

I agree with Lizzyg- the "high" I feel is really usually just an awesome feeling of accomplishment after my runs!

Humid & gross today - I was glad to get about 6 miles in Saturday morning and a great bike ride yesterday. I ran with a girl from my gym on Sat. which is funny b/c I am the queen of solo running and all three runs last week were with someone else but that was nice b/c I push myself more...we also ran into an all women's running group which I might have to join once or twice...

Welcome all/any new comers!

lm - I was just thinking yesterday during my 16 miler that it would be really nice to have someone to run with! DH runs, but not the distances I do, and he is much slower so we don't run together. When we were first starting out, we did, and I miss that....

I hate injuries. :( I'm allowed to run again, but it's still a bit painful. And I'm not acclimated to the humidity, so I have only been getting in really short distances. Boo! I'm finally seeing some pace increases though. :carrot: I'm going to take it easy and try to keep this new pace and build up speed. I just need to be up to 5-6 mile long runs by August, when marathon training starts.

I did the Color Run with friends this weekend. It was so much fun.:D

Tabbycat: check out the runners world,age gradient chart you will find you are not as slow as you may think!
LizzG: Glad to hear you had a great 5 miler this last weekend

Im3898: I too am a queen of running alone,I have no one here that runs,Iam sure it does make ya speed up when you run with faster runners

Cherry: So when is that marathon?

Nicole: Injury is the worst I am so glad you TRIED to take it easier through it,and are now able to run again! The color runs look fun..as I have said before I live in the sticks nothing like that here!

As for me rested that knee and it feels better did a 3.5 miler took it easy then got home and did weights..I so need to spend more time stretching after...Is anyone else GUITLY!

Half past NEVER!!!! :D:D:D

Oh yeah sure!:carrot:

I'm going to tell you the same thing I've told my new to running friends this weekend - I was adamant that I'd never run a full marathon, that a half was more than enough. Now I'm getting ready to start training in a couple more months for a full in Dec. And I said the same thing about triathlons. Now I swim for cross-training and am eyeing sprint tris for 2014. I've stopped saying never because I'm always wrong. ;)

$20 on cherry running one!!!

Put me in! I ran 3.5 today and did a new cardio cd 1 hr I whipped. I got up at 2 am for so dang reason.I don't sleep we'll any more...it's the pits! I use to love sleeping!Now if I do 5 hrs straight I am lucky.

Just checking in ladies- no running for me this week. I had tooth pain Monday that turned into pure agony by Wed and had an emergency root canal yesterday - I DO NOT RECOMMEND lol. Hope you have a great weekend & log a lot of miles!

Ran 3.5 on Mon but have a really tight IT band I think going to hand close to home do a 1 hr cardio dvd and weight dvd and stretching today and hope for the best run on fri.
IM#*(* Good luck on the teeth that pain is the worst!

Nice work Deva! Toothache somewhat better today - I feel like there might be a silver lining heading my way!! Ideally I'd like to be able to take a nice jog tomorrow - crossing my fingers - these last 10 days have been ****!!!!

Tabbycat here.

The heat and humidity on the Texas coast is taking a toll. I can choose between 7 AM (85 degrees and steamy humid) or 8 PM (mid-90s). I have stopped timing my miles and I just go at slow trot until I have done 2 or 3 miles, then I get in the apartment pool and swim laps for 30 minutes.

I don't want to hurt myself (I'm 57) so I will try to just not lose ground until fall when the weather gets cooler. Then I hope to work on getting a lattle faster. Someday there's a sub-36-minute 5K inside me! :)

Headed out for my lunch hour run - 7 miles in 78 degrees and sunny! This is one HAPPY CHICK! Welcome to SUMMER!!!!!

:carrot:

Jen