Got my first run of the week in. Gorgeous morning, chilly (only 9C). Ran an out&back: 4.8 out in 31:21 and back in 30:28. Avg pace 6:27. Felt great, but not easy.
I like out&backs more and more.
Perfesser: thanks for explaing the graph How are you feeling today?
DutchieRun the day, or the day runs you.
quads are yucky after lots of downhills yesterday and I'm questioning the stairs in my apartment "why are you in my way?!" Luckily for my quads/ or unluckily for my wallet no gardening today.
tomorrow a pre-emptive strike visit to the PT to learn about stretching calves and ankles and a much needed hair cut
Onto ramping up to a 40 mile week to catch that bunny!
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Recalculating...
Dog-Love
So I have a summer in front of me and I am going to start some speed work so that perhaps I can get my sub 24 5K out of the way! Have been wanting to do that for 3-5 years now. Today will be a nice and easy 4-7 mile run.
I'm still trying to bust out of my post marathon recovery period. I've got to get back to a regular schedule. I just can't seem to focus very well when I don't have a race coming up. The summer slate is pretty empty currently. Maybe I should sign up for a July 4th run to get myself motivated.
7.2 miles of tempo yesterday. 8 x 800m. I am out of shape. I intentionally chose a conservative pace and I still only managed 5 intervals at full speed.
Russ - Deadwood looks like an awesome marathon. That sounds like a good travel marathon to put on the list. Congrats on the finish!
Imminent Catastrophe
Not too bad! Sunday afternoon the foot was so painful I could barely walk, I thought I'd broken something. Monday it was much better, even better than before the race and today it's fine. I'm pleasantly surprised, I really though I'd pay a big price for running on that bad foot. You never know! Today just a little (to be expected) foot soreness and quads are on fire from that long downhill but that's just normal muscle soreness. I hate stairs!
Heffa, it was awesome and beautiful. We got so see Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse Monument (incredible!), Spearfish Canyon and Devil's Tower. I'm working on a RR for this with pix.
MTA: Hey, I placed 12/32 in age group. Better than I expected
"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
I've got a fever...
Haven't checked in here for a while. I had an injury-plagued race on Memorial Day, took a week off, and have now run every day in June so far. 9 days and counting, with the goal to run every day this month.
On your deathbed, you won't wish that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will wish that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.
Hey all! Haven't checked in here for a while. I had an injury-plagued race on Memorial Day, took a week off, and have now run every day in June so far. 9 days and counting, with the goal to run every day this month.
Welcome back! (even if you are a Michigan fan )
Spooky totally enjoyed herself sprinting forwards and backwards. Saw a rabbit, chased after it then stopped dead in her tracks when the rabbit disappeared between the trees. I couldn't see why she stopped but maybe a big rambo rabbit was waiting for her there Anyways, don't like it when she's chasing the wildlife.
OK then nothing but great weather here in Juneau and we had a late in the evening trailrace tonight 6K and about 40 people. I went for 31:07 which is 2 minutes faster than I have done before I think. Anyway it was fun. My 13 year old daughter ran it in 28:56..
Welcome back Jeff and streaking is sort of OK.
BTW my RR is posted here.
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Anyway, I had zero energy Monday and Tuesday - the past 2 weeks really tooki it out of me...I'm thinking higher temps with plenty of humidity hurt me a bit. My appetite hasn't been great lately but I seem to have gotten over that hump.
8 miles tonight, easy pace - 90 degrees at run time. Started to rain at mile 7 which felt like a gift from heaven. Thinking of maybe tossing in some tempo pace running in the middle of my run tomorrow. Or maybe I'll just toss in some strides.
Russ - Awesome marathon. Given your foot issues, I tip my hat.
San Francisco - 7/29/12
Warrior Dash Ohio II - 8/26/12
Chicago - 10/7/12
I've been pretty down lately about my speed. Its funny to hear people talk about their easy runs and realize that their easy is faster than my 5K PR. It really shows up in the group runs where I'm back there with the dogs and strollers just struggling to hold on. Today, however, I think a lot of people misjudged the heat as I was passing a lot of walkers about 2.5 miles in. A nice little boost just when I needed it.
Russ - great RR. So glad you had a great experience and that the foot didn't affect you too badly.
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
Tomorrow I hope for a nice and easy run before an afternoon meentig
...I just noticed how many of us have dogs in our avatars...weird.
Yeah, Dutchie, get with it. We want Spooky!
Speaking of dogs, If I'd had Daisy on Sunday, I would have PR'ed. She loves to pull me uphill. She thinks she's a sled dog.