Hi everyone. Laura welcome. Great have you here.
Well did an interval this morning. I wish I could get as good with my eating as I am with my workout. Have been really off this week. Have to get on track soon. VERY SOON>
Have to run will check you all out next week
Tanya
My running has been great this week, since Monday I have racked up 14KMs and should be adding a lot more over the next few days. Monday will be total day of rest though and my Wednesday run I barely ran since I was helping out the Learn to runners and some of them needed to walk most of the way.
Laura: Howdy! I am an Ottawan also! I run anywhere from 4-6 days a week, but some of that is being a group leader for a clinic so it's fairly gentle.
Everyone else! Good luck on yoru runs... I am finding the cold weather runs actually easier than I thought they would be, I guess that says something about starting when the weather is warm and just working at it.
Ali you're right, I also find running much easier in this cooler weather... I ran today AGAINST the wind and it didn't bother me at all! I thought, this is sooo cool ... I ran 5.8K I'm a little slow, it took me 46 minutes, but I thoroughly enjoyed it I guess that's the main thing ...
I've run 20K this week and I feel pretty good about that .... So far this month it's been 35.8K...
HI everyone had a OK weekend. Could have been much better but my eating was good and was albe to get some workout in. I used my mom's and did her program of 5K in 30 min. Way better than the last time I tryied to do it. i didn't hang on to the tread.
well I did my 10K run this mornig it was really hard it took much longer than It has been taking me. But still got it done.
Hope that everyone has a good run.
Tanya
I haven't been running much since my buddy is away for business... I can't seem to motivate myself to go by myself. It's always "I'll go later" which never comes...
I promise that today, when I get home from work - I'll go for 30 minutes, at least. I did go on sunday morning and again on monday.
Since I started WW last week (on my own until the one at work starts) I lost 2 pounds! I'm not sure if was all the running that week or the better eating habits - but I like the success of losing.
While my buddy is away, I'll find my motivation somewhere else. It just takes so much to get out there - and once I'm there, it's all cool and fresh and excellent... it's just getting ready & outside that's the problem. Especially when it's raining.
I did hill training yesterday and OOOOOOOOUCH.... I feel like I did a heavy leg weight training workout... My legs are so sore... I'll skip my 4K run today and do my 10K tomorrow.
I have revised my running goals yet again.... I'll be doing the 10K clinic (again I'll do a repeat) in January instead of the half-marathon clinic. Why? When I did the learn to run I could easily do a 5K, and although the longer 10K distance isn't super hard, I am still trying to get a good comfort zone going, so I want to work on my base and get comfortable with 10+K for now. My instructor told me that definitely is the smart way to go, so I am happy with my decision. It will be fun too since my BF will be taking that clinic too.
I love the weather we have been having (except the dense fog last night and this morning), it's been supurb for running. The winter will be a new chapter, but apparently winter running is AMAZING for our core muscles and by doing winter running it gets us in amazing shape for the Spring/summer and fall. I also think it will help being active outside in the winter. I tend to hibernate and eat more in the winter so being committed to an outdoor activity hopefully will make the winter easier.
Laura: I sometimes run at lunch but decided to give it a miss today since I am really sore and am running a Long Slow Distance tomorrow. Good luck and yah on the 2lbs!
Ilene: For someone just starting running outside, you're going at an excellent pace! Seriously, you're probably working your heart rate at 65% which is ideal (an excellent pace for fat burning too). Basically at this point just getting used to doing those distances and taking it slow is the best thing you could do . My instructor told us on Wednesday that in all seriousness we shouldn't start speed work until we've been running for two years. I have started going slower and it has been increasing my endurance and will probably help take off the last 1.5 -2 inches of my waistline (I am just slightly below 29, I want to get to 27"-27.5").
Tanya: completing 10K is awesome! Time doesn't matter!
Thanks for all the encouragement. I'm pretty happy with my progress thus far.
I did 3 sets of 15 & 1 last night in the Barrhaven fog and it was amazing. It was cool, but not cold and I felt great. I had all this energy and I dont' know where it came from.
I try to concentrate more on time than on distance. Should I try to up my distance, no matter what the time is? I figure I did about 5.5K last night and I'd like to go for longer periods of time, but I don't want to get too far from home incase I bust something...
Sweater Girl - did you join the Merivale Running Room? I have a few friends that have joined and I'd love to join a 10K or a 5K in 28 minute club... but $$$ is tight now and I think I'll wait until the spring...
Just a question - What do you guys plan on wearing when it gets colder? When I go, I wear spandex-y pants (ie. yoga pants), a long-sleeve shirt, a head band, and a fleece (which usually comes off after 10 minutes)... I've heard that you're not supposed to go in extreme temps but what is a good guide to follow?
Ali -- Why, thank you for those encouraging words... it's hard for me to tell if I'm doing good or bad because I run alone... There is a sort of group that run from the gym on a pretty regular basis but they are wayyyyy ahead of me so I don't dare ask to join. One Saturday they came back from a run, I over heard them talking and they said they had just come back from a 38 MILE run!!! I'm sure they said miles...
Laura -- I'm looking forward to hearing what others have to say about what to wear in the winter, because I don't have a clue either
Gives good advice. Basically for your baselayer look for stuff that has coolmax or dri-fit and basically has little or no cotton so it can wick away moisture. You can get double layer socks or Nike ones that aren't made from cotton either. Make sure you also have some reflective gear. Breathable is also a necessity.
Ilene: 38 miles? wow, impressive, that's far more than a marathon.
Laura: I am run out of the Kanata one (it's right above the Goodlife that keeps delaying it's grand opening <but I'm not bitter, but it was suppose to open last spring then June, then August, the November now January sigh>). Last night was so eerie, the run wasn't overly foggy but was very humid (one of the guys I was running with actually had steam coming off of him). I met a friend at the Centrum after and as I was driving back I could barely see in front of me so I drove very slowly. I am going to try and get my mom to join the running room on merivale for one of their walking clinics. I think she might enjoy it (she's moving to Nepean from MTL next month).
As for extreme temperatures do what you feel comfortable with. Some people run in -40, they were a baraclava, goggles and the whole shebang. I'll try to run through most of the winter.. Just hope it isn't as cold as last winter <knock on wood>.
Ali -- 82k in the month of November , wow that's really great! So far I've only done 57.3... I did 6.5 today, it was nice and sunny and very cool, but I found it very refreshing... I did it in 40 minutes, I'm getting there slow but sure...
Hello, I am new to the fold. I used to be a competitive runner, but fell off the wagon, gained a bunch of weight, and now am 30 pounds from goal so want to seriously begin again.
I am 34 and a mother of 2. Just wanted to introduce myself and try to get in here.
I've been running in some pretty lousy weather recently. Freezing rain last week and cold rain on Sunday... Kind of kills motivation a bit, but I must keep trucking. I am running tomorrow and hope my blister gets better... Wanna hear irony... I have never had a blister running and then I get a pair of anti-blister socks and owiees, I get a huge one on my toe on Saturday (on a 11K jaunt) and it popped on Sunday (on my 4.6km run). Ah well. and today I a formal meeting so I am wearing heels so ooooooow. Anyhoo, my goal for December is 100KMs to be run and at least maintain my weight.
Ilene: I am participating in a running clinic and helping out with one which means lots and lots of running... My aim in December is to pretty much match this month's total. I shall see if it's possible.
Bif: Howdy, I find running is fabbo for weiight loss.
Oh and I am fitting back into a size 7 skirt of mine yah!
Ali - DH and I were in Ottawa yesterday and we dropped in to the Running Room on Bank Street...DH bought me some Nike WMNS Air Pegasus, gloves, socks, and a baclava for Christmas!! I can't wear anything till Christimas morning, but you can bet your runners I just may be out running Christimas Morning!!! I'm soooo excited! I was like a kid in a candy store in that place... Then we went down to the Rideau Centre I needed some Hallmark Ornaments for the kids collection... We then had lunch at Saigon a Vietnamese restaurant my g/f recommended... it was very good... We then went to the St. Laurent Centre... Rona and Costco on Innis... Back to Cornwall shopped more... Convinced DH to buy a blazer and shirt for Christmas, THANK GAWD, cause he needed it!! It was all in all a great day... Ali if you're fitting into size 7 skirts at 157#, you must be some muscular lady!! for you!!
Well gottta go to the gym, do legs, I usually don't run on leg day but I just may, depends on how hard I work them I working legs!!
Thank you for the welcomes. I appreciate it. I'm hoping the holidays will bring me a treadmill so I can share in the run stories here. Reading them is inspiring, however.
... I ran 5.8K I'm a little slow, it took me 46 minutes, but I thoroughly enjoyed it I guess that's the main thing 
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run!!! I'm sure they said miles... 
for you!! 
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working legs!! 
