Dog-Love
Heffa: sounds like you are doing really well! Did you enjoy it?
Crabby: we had our last bit of snow a week ago. Temps are now up to 8C and rising. Sooo much better.
Did a 2.75 km easy run on the TM yesterday and added on a 30min LB and ab w/o. Plus a nice long stretch. Hip still noticeable and my R-butt cheek was hurting. Not sure what's going on there.
Supposed to do a 60 min hill run but think I'll just keep my runs short(er) and easy till my hip/butt feel better.
DutchieRun the day, or the day runs you.
New Orleans Marathon - 2/24/2013 4:16:32
Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon - 4/27/2013 4:09:56 PR!
Honolulu Marathon - 12/8/2013
Yesterday was a 5.5K run, a 20min LB w/o (light weights/high reps) and an ab w/o.
Haven't felt fit since my relay run. Still tired and sleepy.
Imminent Catastrophe
I've decided to focus on trails/ultras for the next year so there will be a lot more hillwork and trail runs, and less (none) speedwork. Well, maybe some tempos/strides, but no more of that nasty VO2 track work. I HATE that stuff.
"Able to function despite imminent catastrophe"
"To obtain the air that angels breathe you must come to Tahoe"--Mark Twain
"The most common question from potential entrants is 'I do not know if I can do this' to which I usually answer, 'that's the whole point'.--Paul Charteris, Tarawera Ultramarathon RD.
√ Javelina Jundred Jalloween 2015
Cruel Jewel 50 mile May 2016
Western States 100 June 2016
A short 3 yesterday afternoon in shorts! Its been above 10º here all week - so I decided to go out (even with a little cold). I got the route for the HM so I'm starting to practice the hilly bits.
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Recalculating...
I am in DC and it is beautiful out so think will run over to the capital and see how health care reform is going
Its half marathon day for me this Sunday - only my second ever (1st was same race 3 years ago).
I have run more miles in preparation this time, but am 7-10lbs heavier.
I broke two hours last time, but realistically this year i will be happy to break 2:10.
Will see how it goes, but what i want to do is just run this one race this year, then get 9 months worth of 30+ miles per week in, and if i am still going by Christmas, then attempt a marathon next year. I want to do one before i turn 40 in June 2011, so that i spend then following 10 years lowering that time.
Best of luck Plodder! Have a great time and be sure to check back in and let us know how it went.
I had a nice 6-mile trail run today and it kicked my butt, I'm really not in "trail shape". I hope to get in at least one trail run every week to prepare for the races I've planned for this year.
Run like the wind Plodder
Perfesser: sometimes it's good not to run so much
Heffa: with all those tri friends you have, can't you borrow some stuff? At least for the swim? I'd love to do a sprint someday. I even trained for one. I can swim (every Dutch child learns to swim from the age of 4) but I actually had to learn freestyle to do it. But the whole open water swimming thing scared the crap out of me and I just never did it.
Me: did a 10K tempo run yesterday morning. It's already light enough at 6AM to not have to use a headlight. Love it!
Just a dude.
Good luck Plodder... Hope the race goes well...
Today was one of those days that I just didn't feel like running... I didn't get home till after 9 pm. I have a long day planned for tomorrow too, with a long run Saturday morning early with a group... I really wanted to get a medium long run in today...
I left my house not sure if I was gonna do 7 as planned or just cut it short to 3... or 2... Instead, I decided to try a new route and make the run longer. I ended up with 7.6 running so easy i could almost breathe through my nose the whole way...
I was looking at races earlier, and I think I'm gonna do one May 30... There is also one mid June that looks interesting, and one in mid July. I'm hoping I can get a lot faster between now and then...
-Kelly
Getting back in shape... Just need it to be a skinnier shape...