Ran tonight with the group..almost didn't go b/c I was afraid I would push too hard. Ran 5.3 miles in 52:30- 10:00 pace- there were some faster miles in the middle, until I decided to hang back and run with some of the slower runners. Felt so good to really run! I was only a little bit frustrated that I couldn't go faster than 10 min pace. It actually felt plenty fast to me. And people were surprised I was out there..... just all in all, a really good run.
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Dave
Nice to see you out running well again, Kim.
Some iffy news at my doctor's visit today. Blood pressure is still high. Considering medication (Lou, you've faced this one right?) and he told me I had a heart murmur and referred me out for an echocardiogram. I won't get the results for another week but it was unsettling.
Just what I needed, another excuse not to run . Doc told me to keep running for now but to go easy.
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It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
Hopefully your heart murmur turns out to be nothing.
MTA: 5 slow miles this morning...
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On the road again...
Little over 6 this morning. Judging by how wet I was at the end, you'd have thought I ran twice that far.
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Paul
5.3 miles after work yesterday and before DS2's soccer game. Started out as a drizzly morning and ended up as a beautiful evening. Nice when it works that way. Hoping for more of the same today because it was steady rain all morning, now it looks like it's tapering off. But I'm staying in and working thru lunch so I can get off early and run my 9 miles before 5.
Pace, I've been caught in rain/thunder/hail storms like that. Could be fun if you were dressed for it, but I never am. Hope your Garmin recovers, but I vote for replacement.
{{Dave}} hope it all turns out ok. A lot of people have murmurs all their lives with no ill effects.
Perry, I blame DH's family for my BP. Wait... does it work that way?
Yay Kimmie! Nice run with the group! You'll be back before you know it.
Hang in there Dave and let us know what happens.
I hopped on a new machine at the gym... kind of like an elliptical but more similar to running....not sure what it's called.... tried to up the resistance so it felt a little tougher. Went 4.5 miles .
As long as you're related to them by blood, it's relevant. Heh.
Had a great 3200M race this evening; very happy to have gone 15sec under my goal with a nice new PR, and only big one of this year I think.
I did run today, but waited till later in the afternoon. It just wouldn't stop raining though. So I got 9.1 very wet soggy miles in with the last 6 at tempo pace. 7:58 avg pace for the whole run. I think I just wanted to get it over with.
Perry and Erika- you are both so mentally strong. Laps and rain.
I went back to teaching my boot camp this morning. I felt pretty good, although a l little tired. I took out some of the plyometrics that was in there before. It's cardio and weights, so all in all a good workout.
I actually like running on a track -- more comfortable surface than pavement.
Did 3mi this morning, sore in glutes and quads. Only 81F (70% humidity) but I was soaking as soon as I stopped.
Wow, Perry! That is some time (11:14?). 2 mile races have been a staple for me for many years since they are part of the Army physical fitness test.
My last one was more than 2 minutes slower than that and I was happy with the effort. In fact, In almost 26 years of running that test, I don't think I've legitimately gone that fast. I did get a 10:45 once but I think it was on a short track. I've got 11:40 a few times but always struggled to get below 12. And that was when I was in my 20's.
No news on the health front. Won't get results until a week from Saturday. In the meantime, I've got a trip overseas (nowhere especially dangerous) so I'll be on and off the net for a bit.
Glad you're starting to get back into it, Kim. Erika - we'd love to see some rain here.
8 miles this morning, just fast enough to call GA, but at 8:40/mi only barely. 72°, 86% humidity. Looking for some relief.
We'll be headed to the left coast for vacation Saturday, so hopefully the humidity there is down from what we see on the east coast.
Same old, same old for me. 40 minutes. Hot. Humid. Done.
. Perry, I blame DH's family for my BP. Wait... does it work that way?
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Yes it works that way... Especially if they and he get you aggravated a lot..... wink.
Kimmie, I am feeling like you now. Just getting back into running without much pain, and it is so much fun to run again. For so long it has hurt to run.