December:

Joe1775 - 12/8 - Rehoboth Beach Marathon

Docket_Rocket - 12/9- Weston Half Marathon

Docket_Rocket - 12/14 - Oleta Trail Half Marathon

Docket_Rocket - 12/29 - iRun Half Marathon

January:

Joe1775 - 1/5 - Phunt 50K, Elkton MD

JodisRuningForAutism - 1/12-1/13 - Goofy Challenge

Docket_Rocket - 1/12-1/13- Goofy Challenge

Didgeridroo - 1/13 - Disney Marathon- Goal: TBD

pmhill6 - 1/13- Disney Marathon

Patti678 - 1/26 - PolarBear 5K

Docket_Rocket - 01/27 ING Marathon

February:

PressingOn - 02/16 - Woolley Trail Run Marathon

Docket_Rocket - 02/17 - A1A Marathon

Runnrchic - 02/24 - New Orleans Marathon- Goal: break 4:34

March:

Patti678 - 3/2- Albany Marathon, Albany GA

JodisRunningForAutism - 3/3 - Seaside Half Marathon Destin, FL

Docket_Rocket - 03/09 - 13.1 Miami Beach

Patti678 - 3/17 Publix Half Marathon, Atlanta GA

Julia1971 - 3/16 - Rock n Roll USA

athensguy - 3/17- Georgia Marathon

RVDowning - 3/17 - Shamrock Marathon

ImNotScott - 3/17 - Shamrock Marathon

onemile - 3/30 - Egg Shell Shuffle Half Marathon

April:

Docket_Rocket - 04/07 - Marathon Paris

joe1775 - 4/13  - Glacier Ridge Trail Ultra 50  

Docket_Rocket - 04/14 - Key Biscayne Half Marathon

marco59 - 4/15 - Boston - goal: 3:05

markrice - 4/15 Boston - goal sub 3:15

onemile - 04/20 - Carmel Marathon

Xrayman: 4/21: Lansing Marathon

SIAR - 4/28 - Glass City Marathon

GoneFishing - 04/28 - Big Sur, CA

May:

hilltopper91 - 05/05 - Broad Street Run

Docket_Rocket - 05/07 - Puerto Rico Marathon

Joe1775 - 5/5 - Flying Pig Marathon, Cincinnati OH

Patti678 - 5/11 - Gulf Coast Half Ironman, Panama City Beach, FL

RVDowning - 5/11Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon

SprinklesRunner - 5/19-Run for the Red Marathon

June:

Docket_Rocket - 06/13/2012 - San Francisco Marathon

July:

Patti678- 7/4- Peachtree Road Race 10K: goal: PR

August:

Patti678- 8/23 & 24- Hood to Coast- 199 mile relay with 10 person team

September:

SprinklesRunner - Date TBD - Wineglass Marathon

October:

November:

SprinklesRunner - 11/3 - NYC Marathon

Morning!  Good run last night and more tonight.

Julia, you did it right.  Sometimes the format gets screwed up.  I need to add my races, but for now, can you add:

Docket_Rocket - 12/14 - Oleta Trail Half Marathon

Docket_Rocket - 12/29 - iRun Half Marathon

You never do 4 runs in a row?  I do it all the time so it wouldn't be an issue. But if you're not used to it, then take the extra RDs.

Hi folks.  It looks like another URD for me.  I planned to hit the gym at lunch and use the elliptical machine but a brain malfunction has ruled that out.  DW and I are going out to dinner straight from the office today and I just realized that I left my wallet and my cell phone at home.  So my new lunch plans are to drive home and fetch them.

The foot is feeling better but the pain isn't gone entirely.  I'm thinking about running a couple miles tomorrow to see how it feels. Fingers crossed that the pain doesn't come back.  I have 15 on the schedule for Saturday but I'm not sure how to deal with that.  I'm sure I could do it if my foot feels ok, I'm just not sure if I should.  Anyone have thoughts on that?

Julia - Thanks for getting us started today, it looks fine to me.  Good job on the 12 and your streak. Do you plan to keep it up?

Damaris - I'm glad you were able to get in a good, asthma free, run last night.  I hope it continues today.

Jodi - Sometimes I have sleep issues after long runs.  Does that happen to you often or was last night unusual.  I rarely have two nights in a row of bad sleep, so hopefully that is true for you too and tonight will be better.  Enjoy the rest day.  How did the cookies turn out?

Backtracking to people I didn't reply to yesterday....

NTS - Congrats on finding the new running group.  I'm not familiar with "Back on my Feet", can you give us a summary?

PressingOn - The comment about supporting your habit made me laugh.  My DW is not a runner but she can out last me at the mall any time. I'm a typical guy in that I don't shop, I buy.  Going to the mall is like a military mission.  Scout out the target, swiftly move in for the kill and then beat a hasty retreat.

SIAR - Good job on the double yesterday.  I'm soooo jealous of your speed it isn't funny.  I'll never be that speedy but I do hope to increase my speed somewhat over the next couple years.  I hope your 12 this morning went well too.

Hey all.  I have an easy 3 miler today. 

Julia - 12 miles into work?  Good job. Do you have a place to shower at work?

Damaris - two more races to the calendar. Whoo hoo.

Jodi - Sorry about the insomnia. I hate when that happens. Like Scott, I also often have trouble sleeping after a lr.  4 days in a row won't kill you. Maybe if you're not used to it make one of 'em extra easy ... slower, a few less miles. Or take the extra rest day.  It's up to you.

SIAR - You know the other runner's were all hiding in the bushes snickering at you while you stood there all by yourself feeling dumb. They were hazing you. Just kiddin', of course. No reason to feel dumb because no one was there to see you were the only one to show up. And even so, so what? You're probably faster than all of them anyway! Good job running anyway!

Scott - I wouldn't push it until the pain is gone entirely. My brother, who is a physical therapist and personal trainer, once told me to wait 3 whole days after the pain is gone (course, he's not a runner). You might be able to push that on a short, easy run but 15 miles could easily re-aggravate an injury and going back to square one when you were almost healed is no fun. I play it cautious now because I've been burned one too many times. It's feeling better, let it get better. JMHO though.  Sorry about the lunch plans.  My brain does stupid stuff like that all the time.  Just the other day I got home and realized I'd left my purse at the Starbucks located 20 minutes from my home.  Ugh.  At least they had it but it was a lot of extra driving/gas.

Hello to all that follow!

The run in went well.  I averaged 8:25 pace over the 12 miles, which is about 15-20 sec/mile faster than what I was running a month or so ago.  I'm hoping it's not just that my legs are fresh from the recent rest days I've had and that I'm actually getting fitter/faster.

Docket_Rocket, I added your races.  I messed up and added them at the end and then I realized it's December already.  Rookie mistake.    How did December get here already? 

JoJo, since I'm new and don't know your history, it's hard for me to really say but I'm inclined to think you could do your normal Friday mileage tomorrow but then take easy or off days on the weekend since your long run is on Tuesday.

SIAR, sorry to hear about the no shows.  I usually run in to work for my medium runs during the week.  My commute is about 30-45 minutes, so it's great to use that time for something productive.  What's comical about it, though, is that I'm only about 6 miles from work, so I end up running out of my way to make the mileage what it needs to be.

Scott, I'm hoping to keep it up.  There aren't any rest days in the Pfitz 18/80 plan.  But, I'm not planning on following it to the letter this time, so if I feel like I need a rest day, I'll take one.

Hello Dailies!!!!!!!! Don't hate me because I've been gone all week!! I got sucked into the BF vortex and got

stuck there!! 

 You guys have been so chatty I'm not going to go back and catch up but just jump back in.

Sunday ran 10, Monday 5.5, Tuesday off, Wed was supposed to be 10 turned into 5.5 when it started dumping

buckets. I was not dressed for it and it was a cold driving rain so I cut the run short. Real marathon training starts

again Christmas week so I'm enjoying being able to be flexible with my distances right now.

Julia, hi! I think you are new to this thread, but then again the rest of us are new here on R.A.!! Welcome.

Scott, I did read a few days ago about your troubles with the foot. How long has this been going on now?

 I had issues with my right foot for 3 weeks after my Sept 30th full. I had never had an issue after a marathon,

or even soreness, so this was very unusual. But I did run 26.2 in pouring rain with soaking wet sneakers that 

I believe had little cushion support becuase of being so wet.  Within 2 hours after the race I could barely walk

without pain.  Anyway, foot felt better by Wed, tried running, sore during run. Took 2 more days off, same thing.

By the next Sunday I was convinced I must have a SFX. Over the  next 3 weeks it improved but very very slowly. 

I talked to me P/T and he was sure it was just some tissue trauma from the race and that it can often take

several weeks to heal, especially if I kept running on it.  Luckily it was still warm and I biked a lot instead until

the foot felt better.

Oddly enough my foot didn't hurt when I ran slow, only when I ran fast.

I had the same dilemna as you. 3 weeks after the full I had a 1/2 lined up. I was sure because of just having

done 4:20  PR marathon that I could finally after 2 years I was going to run a fairly flat half and really wanted to

try and run another sub 2. I came so close (2:01) on a very hard half in August so I really wanted to give it a try.

 So I went to the race, took the first 2 miles very slow and easy to see how the foot felt. It felt good so I decided

to get up to speed and see what happened. I didn't feel the foot the entire race and ran my 1:57. I know I could

have gone 1:55 but I was 1 minute under pace the first 2 miles and had to make up that time...........................

.AND my foot has not bothered me since that day.

I would say try the race, see how the foot feels after the first 2 miles and then go from there. I really hope that l

ike me it's just a soft tissue trauma.

SIAR, I saw your photo on the BF. You are cute cute cute!! I really wish you lived here, I could hook you up with

so many of my running friends!LOL And yes I am totally obsessed with Amazing Race! I hate most other reality

TV.

OK gotta go!! Hi to everyone else. Try to get back later. I have one tree up, need to get another one up today and

then we will get our real tree for the family room this weekend.

Have a good one!

I am glad you now understand.  That happens a lot. 

Hello Dailies!!!!!!!! Don't hate me because I've been gone all week!! I got sucked into the BF vortex and got

stuck there!! 

 

 You guys have been so chatty I'm not going to go back and catch up but just jump back in.

 

Sunday ran 10, Monday 5.5, Tuesday off, Wed was supposed to be 10 turned into 5.5 when it started dumping

buckets. I was not dressed for it and it was a cold driving rain so I cut the run short. Real marathon training starts

again Christmas week so I'm enjoying being able to be flexible with my distances right now.

 

Julia, hi! I think you are new to this thread, but then again the rest of us are new here on R.A.!! Welcome.

 

Scott, I did read a few days ago about your troubles with the foot. How long has this been going on now?

 

 I had issues with my right foot for 3 weeks after my Sept 30th full. I had never had an issue after a marathon,

or even soreness, so this was very unusual. But I did run 26.2 in pouring rain with soaking wet sneakers that 

I believe had little cushion support becuase of being so wet.  Within 2 hours after the race I could barely walk

without pain.  Anyway, foot felt better by Wed, tried running, sore during run. Took 2 more days off, same thing.

By the next Sunday I was convinced I must have a SFX. Over the  next 3 weeks it improved but very very slowly. 

 

I talked to me P/T and he was sure it was just some tissue trauma from the race and that it can often take

several weeks to heal, especially if I kept running on it.  Luckily it was still warm and I biked a lot instead until

the foot felt better.

 

Oddly enough my foot didn't hurt when I ran slow, only when I ran fast.

 

I had the same dilemna as you. 3 weeks after the full I had a 1/2 lined up. I was sure because of just having

done 4:20  PR marathon that I could finally after 2 years I was going to run a fairly flat half and really wanted to

try and run another sub 2. I came so close (2:01) on a very hard half in August so I really wanted to give it a try.

 

 So I went to the race, took the first 2 miles very slow and easy to see how the foot felt. It felt good so I decided

to get up to speed and see what happened. I didn't feel the foot the entire race and ran my 1:57. I know I could

have gone 1:55 but I was 1 minute under pace the first 2 miles and had to make up that time...........................

.AND my foot has not bothered me since that day.

 

I would say try the race, see how the foot feels after the first 2 miles and then go from there. I really hope that l

ike me it's just a soft tissue trauma.

 

SIAR, I saw your photo on the BF. You are cute cute cute!! I really wish you lived here, I could hook you up with

so many of my running friends!LOL

 

OK gotta go!! Hi to everyone else. Try to get back later. I have one tree up, need to get another one up today and

then we will get our real tree for the family room this weekend.

 

Have a good one!