Go figure
SIAR - How long did it take you to work up to those hill sprints? Usually when I add them in, I get issues with my foot. Maybe I'm adding too many too quickly.
Trying to find some more hay to restock the barn
Shirfan - Your gym doesn't have hills? SIAR - Good luck getting into the hill repeats next week - I failed at my attempt today.
My 7 TM miles were mostly easy. Schedule had called for some 200 m hill repeats at 3k-5k pace, but as I expected to happen, my legs wouldn't even get me through the first one today. And I have a tougher time with my cardio, too, inside in the hot, stuffy gym. The fan on the TM is a joke - I can only feel air movement if my hand is about 6" from the fan. So I kept it mostly in the easy range, with a bit of added incline and pace a couple of times just to relieve the tedium. Now I need to go cross-train with the snow shovel for a while.
20,000 miles behind me, the world still to see.
Shirfan - Your gym doesn't have hills? SIAR - Good luck getting into the hill repeats next week - I failed at my attempt today. My 7 TM miles were mostly easy. Schedule had called for some 200 m hill repeats at 3k-5k pace, but as I expected to happen, my legs wouldn't even get me through the first one today. And I have a tougher time with my cardio, too, inside in the hot, stuffy gym. The fan on the TM is a joke - I can only feel air movement if my hand is about 6" from the fan. So I kept it mostly in the easy range, with a bit of added incline and pace a couple of times just to relieve the tedium. Now I need to go cross-train with the snow shovel for a while.
Skirt Runner
Thought RW was the weekend after?
I was looking at that but it's the same weekend as the RW Half.
PRs: 5K- 28:16 (5/5/13) 10K- 1:00:13 (10/27/13) 4M- 41:43 (9/7/13) 15K- 1:34:25 (8/17/13) 10M- 1:56:30 (4/6/14) HM- 2:20:16 (4/13/14) Full- 5:55:33 (11/1/15)
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Thank you for that...as if I haven't been scared of them for the last 2 weeks as it is . I'll take solace in the notion that trying them indoors on a hot TM would be decidedly craptastic. For BPlus's sake, did you have any trouble building your hill sprints up slowly?
Ummm ... well ... I've actually only done them a few times, because I'm too chicken to try that pace and that steep on a TM, and it's been slippery a few of the times I've meant to do them outside.
I think I've done 3x, 4x and 5x, and the only time I had any question was after the first time when I had unexplained pain on the top outside of one foot later that day. But it hasn't returned the other times.
Do you inquire at the front desk about possible local routes? Often when hubby and I travel we will ask the front desk staff and sometimes they even have a map with recommended local routes/distances
Do you inquire at the front desk about possible local routes? Often when hubby and I travel we
will ask the front desk staff and sometimes they even have a map with recommended
local routes/distances
Thanks, great idea, will have to keep that in mind.
Dave
DaveP MI, I'm happy that you're able to take advantage of that. Do you find that it makes the rest of your day more pleasant?
Well it certainly makes me enjoy my lunch more. And yes somewhat, but mostly makes evenings more relaxed.
Jess runs for bacon
You're quite right. I may have been looking at an old date. Hrmm....two halfs in two weeks? Do I like pretty sparkles MORE than relaxing? Decisions, decisions.
@runjerseygirl
Of course you do! SPARKLES RULE!!!
Do you even run?
I'm considering being almost as crazy and doing the Baltimore half (already registered, will be my first half!) and then the five and dime at RW the next weekend.
Runs4Sanity
+100
*Do It For Yourself, Do It Because They Said It Was Impossible, Do It Because They Said You Were Incapable*
PRs
5k - 24:15 (7:49 min/mile pace)
10k - 51:47 (8:16 min/mile pace)
15k -1:18:09 (8:24 min/mile pace)
13.1 - 1:53:12 (8:39 min/mile pace)
26:2 - 4:14:55 (9:44 min/mile)
Hi! Just came back here to show myself there are some sane people in RA.
But carry on.
Damaris
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Well.... I did accidentally start a conversation about getting medals (specifically the Maryland Double). So....who knows.... maybe a meltdown is coming?
Hi! Just came back here to show myself there are some sane people in RA. But carry on.
Are we there, yet?
Took advantage of 66F temps to run an interval workout in the park on a small .2 mile loop. Ran 6 x 2 loops (.4 miles) avg 3:18 (8:15 pace) with a one loop jog recovery. finished just in time for a light rain to begin as I jogged back to the car. Yes, I do jog. Nothing wrong with that. Total workout distance 7.1 miles.
2024 Races:
03/09 - Livingston Oval Ultra 6-Hour, 22.88 miles
05/11 - D3 50K 05/25 - What the Duck 12-Hour
06/17 - 6 Days in the Dome 12-Hour.
Garmin deets on my impromptu lunchtime 5k:
Split
Time
Distance
Avg Pace
Mama is happy.