I remember you too, shasha! 6 miles is great, that's what I'm trying to work toward. How long did it take you to get up to that distance?

ncuneo-- That dinner sounds so yummy! hahaha Glad you are back in the groove. Let us know how the run goes

Natamars-- Awesome time! Do you ever like... almost choke on the gum? I have horrible dry mouth right now after doing 5 miles (although it is about 88 degrees out). I just worry that I'll inhale it and die.

Shasha-- Congratulations! That's the longest I've ever done, too. I'll be doing that next weekend, actually. Eek!


So, finished my 5 miles. I am a sweaty mess. Oddly enough, despite the heat and humidity, I had a decent pace.... 10:19 average. So weird. I guess it all depends on what your body feels like doing on any given day. I won't argue!

I've started running again...

Yesterday I ran/walked 1.55 miles in 20 minutes, I ran more than I walked.

Today I ran/walked 2 miles in 24:17. Ran far more than I walked. I'm slow as heck but I'm OK with that, I'm heavy (for me) and 5 months post C section and I had Bronchitis about 1 month ago blah blah. I'm trying to EASE myself back into running but I feel a strong urge to run more! I'm going to run 2 miles every day and get to the point that I don't need to walk any of it. Then go from there.

ncuneo Oo that sounds like an awesome combo. Nice job on finding your 'key' to a successful run! I love that your cutback is 9 miles, what stud! (studette?)

natamars Congrats on the PR!

shasha Congrats on the 6 miles!!

FPSJ Kudos on your pace, that's awesome

Arian YAY for running again!

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I have decided that tomorrow is the day I will start running again. I took a full 2 weeks off with no-impact activity and I think I'll aim for 5K tomorrow. If I finish without knee pain I'll start slowly again with 7K the next week and 9K the next week. Hopefully only 1 month lost in training, not too bad.

Fingers crossed!

Hi everybody!!

Arianwen you are kicking butt!! That is awesome - esp. when you throw in being 5 mo PP and having just had broncitis!

FatPantsSkinnyJeans I can't wait until I can do a 10 min/mile pace. I am working towards it... but I am SO slow.

shasha12 Congrats on the 6 miles!!

I did my long run yesterday - 7 miles. I averaged 15 min miles and I kind of got down on myself at first about going so slow. My muscles ached as I was doing it (maybe need better nutrition?) BUT then, the more I thought about it - a 15 min mile is walking like you need to get somewhere fast. Like you are hurrying to catch the bus. Ok... now do that pace for 7 miles. I don't know that I could (I ran a bit, walked a bit, rinse, repeat). So, then I felt better about the whole thing. Maybe better nutrition b/f my long run will yield better results. I will keep practicing!

Today my legs are SO SORE!!

Gonna try and kick it up and run more than once a week. Tonight I had a nice nighttime jog/run, somewhere between 3-4 miles. 37 minutes jogging/running, 5 minutes walking.

Note to self: don't eat apples before running. Ouch!

my running since my March 1/2 mary has been pretty ho hum , but with races coming up i 'm ramping it back up a bit. This Sat my Dh and I are doing our first Warrior Dash. I hope it will be as blasty as it looks.

thanks all little sore today after the 6, mostly in my joints.

Scraver, 15 min mile--eh! who cares, you ran 7 miles!

natamars, it took me about 1.5-2 months to work up to 6. I started training for a half marathon mid-May, when I decided that, since running is such a hard workout for me, it’s the thing I should be doing. It’s been a slooow progression, but I’m pumped.

Ran today at lunch and it sucked big time. It was about 90 degrees and extreme humidity and I wimped it out and headed back in to AC after only 2.25 miles.

I'm really frustrated because I seem to have this mental block where I cannot make myself run past 2.5 miles. Plus my time does not seem to be getting any better.

Thoughts?

Did week 1, day 3 yet again tonight, I had to step out for the middle portion of the run but I felt good. I really am ready to move on to the next week but I'm doing this with a group of girlfriends and so we're doing it all together- we had a friend join a little later which is why we're repeating the whole first week. It's nice to feel like I can run a little more though, so I may just try it on Wednesday and finagle my own longer runs. We'll see!

Just did my first run in 2 weeks. Man. I lost a LOT of fitness.

I did about 4.5 km in 31 minutes. On the treadmill. Before my running break I would do 5 km in 30 minutes outside (and longest distance would be 9 km). Crazy how much you can lose in just 2 weeks.

The good news is my knee doesn't hurt at ALL. I wore my brace. About to ice it then take a shower... hoping it stays feeling this good

I did something to my knee jogging tonight, now I can barely stand or walk without excruciating pain. It all feels "internal" so to speak - no swelling or external bruising, just pain whenever I stand on it/bend it. This is the worst possible time to be getting injured, 2 1/2 weeks left in Japan!

Congrats to the ones who are running their longest miles yet! Such an awesome feeling.

CherryPie-I feel your pain on the mental block. I think that happens to everyone at one time or another. Have you tried just taking a short walking break, then just pick a point and tell yourself you are going to run from A to B, then walk some more and repeat until you hit 3 miles. Good old intervals work at all stages.

Krampus-Sorry to hear about the knee issue.

I did 4.5 miles Monday. Good run. I think I'll take my Monday run to 5 miles next week.

I did some sprints/speed work today. I generally never do them but I figured it was a good time to start since I do want to work on my race times. I did short 15 second, then 30 second sprints with 1-2 minute slow jog cool down.

4 miles today quick and easy. I feel like I’m getting the hang of this thing...

I'm planning to do 3 miles tomorrow. My longest run yet since starting 6 weeks ago. I also find my time is getting better. I love running in the early morning hours when it's still cool out. I'll let you know how I fare with the three miles. I want to increase to 4 miles by the end of the summer.

I also paln to increase my HIIT cardio which I do in a parking lot with sprints to twice weekly. I did my first one yesterday and my abs are sore as heck, lol. But I feel terrific.

I was always afraid to try running b/c of my age but I see people my age and older all the time out and about. It's reassuring. I'm starting to think age is all in your mind.

Glad to hear everyone is doing well with their running this month.