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Heading out in a minute (I swear!) for 4 recovery miles. It's sad that 8 am counts as sleeping in for me!
I'm up, I'm up.
Enjoy the recovery miles, meaghan. I'm thinking about strapping on the ol' hydration belt for today's run.
Runs4Sanity
A good morning to all and September, I got 10.2 miles in this morning.
*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)
Happy Sunday, people.
meghansketch, thank you for starting today's thread. Enjoy your recovery run.
B-Plus, have a pleasant run.
FreeSoul87, terrific 10.2.
In a bit, I'll head to the gym to do a LR of undetermined distance on the TM. Perhaps I'll also do easy weights while I'm there.
I'll have to keep my pace slow, around 10:00 to 9:50. I'm on the mend for a nasty bout of bronchitis. My tailbone is still a bit ********.
Later.
Former Bad Ass
Morning! 20 miles done. They were my fastest 20 miler with the exception of a paced one I did with progressive paces last year. Very happy.
Damaris
Will run for scenery.
Wow, D, nice job on the 20.
Me, I'm sleeping in. Think this cold is passing, but I still feel like crap.
Stupid feet!
Stupid elbow!
Wow - there are some motivated runners here this morning. 10 miles in before 9am, 20 before 10am. Great job.
Today was interval day. Plan called for 3 800s at 5.24. I did them as half mile segments by my Garmin. Came in at 4:59, 4:51 & 4:26. Faster than planned, but then they were based off a race on a really hot day, so maybe an average of 4:45 was what I should have been aiming for. At my fitness level, the predictions are not exactly a precise science.
Happy running!
15 miles complete in 2:08:32.
I ran with a GU for the first time on a long run and had my first shot at mile 7.5, then another squig at mile 11.5. I did not finish it but found that having it in my hand oddly gave me something to think about other than the run.
The point of trying it is not for energy during the run, but to see how my body responds to it. That said, it seems to agree with me, but I found today that the pin I used to attach it to my shorts, is way to small to be dickin' around with during my marathon. I am thinking I may carry three during the event, but we will see...
The skies opened up the last mile, and my only question to that is what took them so long.
9:03
8:43
8:31
8:30
8:34
8:28
8:29
Jess runs for bacon
Sup dailies? 9 miles done, started at 95% humidity. Horrid horrid horrid. Did a run/walk of 5:1 to compensate, wasn't enough and only got 9 out of my 12 done. Jumped in the creek when I was done though, it was like an ice bath. I kind if wish I had been wearing not my brand new sneakers, I would have jumped in while running and gotten a second win. Just bought these though. May try for the remaining three after a nap, maybe not.
meaghan - that's sleeping in for me too
bplus - have a good run
free - nice 10
basya - heal up
D - nice job on the 20 miler
jjs - sleep it off
granite - predictions are never precise; nice intervals
lrb - logistics of keeping a gel can be a pain...nice 15
lilac - good job in that humidity
ran 17 this AM is oh so slightly less humidity...first 12 @8.:35 and last 5 @7:50. now off to other duties. glad tomorrow is an off day. have a great sunday everyone.
marathon pr - 3:16
Morning! Ran 4 recovery miles today.
Meaghan- We are running twins today!
B+ - Hope the run went well!
FreeSoul- Nice run!
Basya- Hope that your TM LR goes well! Glad you're getting over the bronchitis.
D- Rocked it!
jjs- Feel better!
Granite- Nice intervals! I think that since you were able to finish your last one as your fastest one that the pace was probably good for you!
LRB- Nice LR! That reminds me of my last few LRs before my half. I had my water in a handheld and I would switch hands every mile, plus I had a GU in the pouch to take at certain times. So there was pretty much something to do always coming up.
Jess- Sounds like a good way to end the run! Glad you preserved the shoes for a little longer too.
Ric- Nice miles!
I ran with a GU for the first time on a long run and had my first shot at mile 7.5, then another squig at mile 11.5. Me too. At least the first time in several years. I even ran with them last weekend without taking them, just to see how they would feel in my pockets. The point of trying it is not for energy during the run, but to see how my body responds to it. Me too. I need the third one - or really any of them - but the point was just to see how my body reacts. In other words, I wanted to make sure I don't get the shits.
I ran with a GU for the first time on a long run and had my first shot at mile 7.5, then another squig at mile 11.5.
Me too. At least the first time in several years. I even ran with them last weekend without taking them, just to see how they would feel in my pockets.
The point of trying it is not for energy during the run, but to see how my body responds to it.
Me too. I need the third one - or really any of them - but the point was just to see how my body reacts. In other words, I wanted to make sure I don't get the shits.
I used a hydration belt. I didn't like it, especially all that extra weight and sound of liquid bouncing around at the beginning.
20 miles @ 7:36
Damaris, terrific twenty.
jjs22, feel well soon.
granite_running, awesome intervals.
Rick, bravo on the fifteen.
lilac_jive, nice sweaty nine-miler.
Ric-G, bravo on the seventeen.
Zelanie, I'm glad that your recovery run went well.
B-Plus, smokin' twenty.
Because I've barely eaten the past few days, I decided to do a LR tomorrow. I did light weights and seven miles on the TM at 6.1mph (9:50) in 1:08:50. It felt OK. It would have let better, had I eaten.
Mmmmm...beer
Hey everyone!
RnR is done, and so am I! lol Why do we race in weather like this? Dewpoint was 74*, 99% humidity. As if that wasn't bad enough, I had to sabotage myself with too much coffee this morning. I never drink coffee before a race, not sure why I decided to today, but a half pot (two cup, but we have really big cups lol) was definitely a bad idea. I still knocked 11mins off my time from last year in similar weather, so that's good, would have been even quicker without the GI issues. I'll get a RR up in a bit.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
-Dave
My running blog
Goals | sub-18 5k | sub-3 marathon 2:56:46!!