I have a ton of crap to do today but my body battery is completely dead. I need a boost.
I'll start with coffee which hopefully will be enough to get me out of the door for a run. Once I get the run in, everything else should follow. That's the plan anyway!
Hello Internet people,
It's a beautiful day today. Tomorrow we'll get big amounts of rain. But since DD has soccer practice, and I try to run with minimal family time impact, I will not do a LR today. I'll run 9, or maybe 10 during her practice. Tomorrow is another day. I'll see then.
Former Bad Ass
Morning! Ran 4 this morning with hubby and lifted weights. It was still cool (83F and 71 dewpoint), so outside was a must.
Now off to help my grandmother move.
Damaris
No more marathons
Been plugging away this week, and ran 3.4 this morning in the rain.
Looking forward to the Penn State/Ohio State game this afternoon.
We are ----
Boston 2014 - a 33 year journey
Lordy, I hope there are tapes.
He's a leaker!
Been plugging away this week, and ran 3.4 this morning in the rain. Looking forward to the Penn State/Ohio State game this afternoon. We are ----
That was quite the beat down your squad put on my beloved Wolverines. I don't even know who we play today, when we play them, and don't care. Awful.
Rutgers. Good school to take their frustration out on.
5 miles.
Dave
I did something amazing this morning. I laced up and actually went on a run! It had been a while.
Goal was 7 but I was hoping the weather would inspire me to do 8 or 9. Instead a thick fog rolled in and it was chilly. 7.2 @ 8:52. With how I've been feeling the last few weeks, I'll take it.
I thought last weekend was my peak workout?..OMG this one killed me lol. Well yesterday at work I was up and down a large flight of stairs like a million times. Something tweaked in my left knee (not the one that was nagging me previously) and by the end of the day I couldn't really walk down any stairs without some serious pain. I wasn't sure if I could run today. Woke up and it felt ok so I figured I'd go for it. Went over to this local park around 8am for my 14/progression.
Started off nice an easy for the 7mi pre-fatigue and felt ok Splits: 8:45, 21, 21, 15, 18, 09, 15
2mi @ MP ( Had trouble finding pace and my watch wasn't responding to any effort changes which didn't help ) 7:04, 6:45
4mi @ HM Pace. 6:26, 31, 34, 27 (This was pretty darn tough)
1mi Down 8:19
Well that was my last 14er of the cycle. Hard one for sure. My legs are beat to hell.
PRs:----- 5k: 17:48 (2019) 5M: 29:36 (2020) HM: 1:24:37 (2017) Scheduled: ???
Awesome job, JayB! Sounds super intense - hope your knee is going to be okay.
Docket, you crack me up - it was cool @ 83*. I also felt it was cool here - at 30*. I am so not a Southerner. I hear the minions calling - so quick drive by - 6.12 ez paced run. Snow is on the ground already!!! Was a gorgeous mix with our fall colors. Now off to go tend to the little people.
delicate flower
Hey there, kids! I had a fun morning....
CAUTION: RR AHEAD....
Coach told me to run this race at GMP, not all out HM effort. He actually gave me 16 at GMP, and doing a HM at that pace is a good way to cheat my way through that workout. So, I got to the race early and did 4(ish) miles at GMP before the race. I've never done that long a warm up, but I figured I'd get those extra miles done before the race instead of after in case I did something stupid and blew my legs up during the race,and I honestly didn't care about my race time and cared more about my workout. I did a great job of keeping the effort dialed back though, and the race was so enjoyable not being in 13.1 mile suffer mode at all. I was saying to hi and good morning to all the spectators (they were sparse), cops, and volunteers, just cruising along and really enjoying the scenic course. I was running a little ahead of GMP but I was not pushing hard so I didn't worry about my pace and just focused on the effort. I knew I was pretty far up in the 400 person field. I was very surprised around mile 9 when a volunteer said to me "you're in 4th place," and I was like WHAT?? I guess I wasn't paying close enough attention. Mile 9-10 the road split with runners further back in the field heading the other direction, and I was really loving all the runners telling me I was in 4th place and cheering me on. That was awesome, and I was smiling ear to ear. Mile 10-11 is a huge hill and I didn't charge up it, but when a guy passed me on that hill and took over 4th place, at that point it became a race to me and I let it fly the last 2.5 miles. I beat him by a minute. I finished 4th overall, which is my highest finish in a HM, and I had a lot left in the tank at the end of the race, so mission accomplished on the workout. Honestly I hurt more after my 19.5 miler last weekend. Swag report: I got a t-shirt for my AG win. After waiting 90 minutes for the award ceremony. coolstorybro?
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Pancake
It was all a blur after that. Sorry.
There is a typo there. Pancakes. Plural. Two rather large ones and I ate them all because I am a fat ass. They were good.
HMP is a tricky one for me. I either have it and feel as if I can run it forever, or it's a bear and I feel like there's no way I can run 13 of them shits. lol
You rode that mile 12 downhill like you were on horseback.