Went out did morning run about 2.8-3.0 (haven't tracked it yet) in 34:31 woohoo!!! Last time I ran that route it took 36 minutes and my times would've been faster had i not kept slowing down to adjust my headphones because they kept sliding out of my ears LOL, plus myt dad stopped me on his way to work to ask me how my son was doing in football.....at 5:50AM?!?!?! I could've killed him LOL.
Sarah, welcome! You definitely need to listen to your own body in terms of how much exercise you can handle. Ilene's advice is excellent.
Ali, deciding on a goal race must make you that much more motivated to follow your training. I hate hills and kind of skimped on that portion of training. I've never used gels. I've tried gatorade and powerade on long runs. Both upset my stomach. I do ok with gatorade diluted to 1/2 strength or less on long runs, but I mainly stick with water. And I seem to be able to handle getting 1 or 2 cups of gatorade at water stations over the course of a 1/2. If fig newtons are working for you, why not stick with them? They're much cheaper than gels and probably tastier too.
I'm tired this week. A combo of too many houseguests over the last few weeks (most left by Wednesday and I went to bed early and could not get up to run Thursday am) and hitting the peak of training over the last couple of weeks. One more long run on Sunday and I'm in taper mode. I'm looking forward to running less, but I know I'll be going crazy by race day. This morning was 16k at goal 1/2 pace. The first 8-10k I ran at or slightly below goal pace, then I picked it up over the last 6k. It felt tough but pretty good thanks to yesterday's unplanned rest day.
Ali, gels (and water of course) are about the only thing I can handle on the run--everything else from energy bars, to gatorade, to 'real' food makes me either nauseous or gassy. But all gels are not created equal, and I had to try a bunch of different ones to figure out which worked best. Always take them with some water.
MrsD, I have no real insight about your back issue, except to remind you to use good running posture even when you get tired (like in a race!). I constantly have to tell myself that, since I tend to slump, and visualize a ballon attached to my head lifting me up. Sounds stupid, but it works.
I'm just sitting here grinning reading about everyone's running accomplishements! You guys are awesome and should be proud of yourselves. I'm having some more preggo issues all of a sudden, everything is fine, but I'm sitting it out for a while.
I did another fast 5k this morning. I absolutely love the fact that I now see 5k as a fairly short, comfortable run as opposed to something that would be killing me for the last 1 - 2k. I've had a really good week this week, I think I've done a couple of 10k runs and a couple of 5ks, probably my best weeks running ever.
Today was the LAST day of my 8 week training program to try and quicken up my race time....
My first race was 10km in 65 minutes....
My goal for my next race was to do it in 60 minutes...(or less, but didnt want to aim tooooooooo high just yet)
SO today, since there are no races going on here, I created my own race....did everything I would do as if there were going to be thousands of people there...(but it was just me)
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO................. ..
I did
10km in 54:51.....................YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY
OMG, I still cannot believe it!! I swear, I knew I was going to be a little faster but I had noooooooooooo idea I was 10 MINUTES faster...
great job Leanne and YP1 you guys are the BOMB okay?!?!? LOL
I have been attempting to weight train and worked shoulders upper body yesterday. Monday is my rest day from running but I will be working out on my lunch break.
Ali, gels (and water of course) are about the only thing I can handle on the run--everything else from energy bars, to gatorade, to 'real' food makes me either nauseous or gassy. But all gels are not created equal, and I had to try a bunch of different ones to figure out which worked best. Always take them with some water.
MrsD, I have no real insight about your back issue, except to remind you to use good running posture even when you get tired (like in a race!). I constantly have to tell myself that, since I tend to slump, and visualize a ballon attached to my head lifting me up. Sounds stupid, but it works.
I'm just sitting here grinning reading about everyone's running accomplishements! You guys are awesome and should be proud of yourselves. I'm having some more preggo issues all of a sudden, everything is fine, but I'm sitting it out for a while.
Anne
Thanks for the advice anne. Hope all is well with baby. When are you due? Be sure to post pics when he/she gets here so we can sing happy birthday to her/him LOL.
I did a timed mile this morning, and set a new PR! (every time I do it it's a new PR ). Two weeks ago I did it in 10:40, and this morning it was 10:21!! I am getting closer and closer to the elusive 10-minute mile! Now I just have to figure out how to run that fast for further than a mile. After running so fast, I felt like I was going to keel over! For longer distances I'm still doing 13-minute miles or more.
Haven't posted in a bit. But I see everyone is working hard and doing well.
Had a busy weekend, was my 29th birthday Saturday(8/13), and I started it out with a 2 mile run (took about 30 minutes).
Today, 8/15, I ran 1.5 miles in about 25 minutes
I am so thrilled the running is getting so much easier. Today I ran a little a touch over 1 mile before I started breathing harder and after I was done it took me alot less time to cool down. Yay for increased cardio vascular health! LOL
I had a very good run this morning... After about 15 minutes I met up with some gals on the trail who invited me to run them home, WELL, their pace is SOOOO much faster than mine that after 15 minutes, thank gawd we arrived at their corner, I thought I was going to dies, I was able to walk for 2 minutes after I left them... This made me realise though that I must up the ante here and set some goals. Thank goodness September and a new season is around the corner...
Now just a question for the higher paced runners. These girls have invited me to run with them on Thursday morning... I hesitate because my pace is so much slower and I don't want to keep them back... Should I go? What will they do if I'm too slow, I will certainly tell them to run ahead and EVENTUALLY, maybe on their way back I'll have caught up with them ... I just need some 2 cents here...Later!
hey gals ,
I have 2 more weeks to go till i finish teh cp25k program!!
Laura - Happy belated birthday and congrats on your increased cardio vascular health
Mrs Dawson - I know I'm late but some time ago you mentioned something about your back during a race, well I didn't offer any insight at the time casue i figured I was too much of a novice to even know what you were talking about, however The other day i remembered that about a month ago while running on a hot morning about 10 I had some back pain, it was like i had a stiff neck but more like the mucsles in my back tensed up, it was because i was not relaxed at all, I was on a new trail that seemed deserted and I almost ran over a snake, I just wanted to finish so i could rest, so maybe your back hurt during the race for almost the same reason.
Ilene - I would do exactley what you suggested, tell then to go ahead and run at my pace, actually 2 weeks ago i ran with this girl who's faster and can run for longer than I can, I let her do her thing and kept to my pace and program of 5 min running, 3 minutes walking, and I actually did catch up with her......on her way back...
). Two weeks ago I did it in 10:40, and this morning it was 10:21!! I am getting closer and closer to the elusive 10-minute mile! Now I just have to figure out how to run that fast for further than a mile. After running so fast, I felt like I was going to keel over! For longer distances I'm still doing 13-minute miles or more.
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