Dave, congrats on the AG win!

My sweet girl is gone. Watched her try to play earlier this morning and then she really struggled to catch her breath, had to sit up. I'm going to miss her a ton, but I'm glad I didn't wait for her to get any worse. She left peacefully with me petting her and looking into her eyes.

 

Need to eat something and then I'm going to go run some trails to clear my head.

I am sorry, Lauren.  Hugs.  I found that a run was cathartic for me when Lily and Daisy died.  Hope it brings you some peace.

 

 

 

As you stated, LRB, he is on another level. I tried, but need to cut down.

 

The approaches you are suggesting, LRB and lily (although lily is not really suggesting, but saying what she does) are the two that make the most sense to me right now;

 

LRB, that is pretty much how I've trained for most of my (short) running career. It has worked for me until now, so it's tempting.

Lily, that is a training that looks like more specific to the marathon pace, with less hard speed sessions that seem to be hurting me, so that too is tempting.

Yes, they are two different approaches to training and probably both work well. You have to choose one, though. You can't try to do everything or you will burn out eventually. Some people say to pick the one method that is the most difficult for you, because that's where your weaknesses are. Other people say to train in the way that pleases you the most. I'm weak, so I go with what I like. :-)

I just finished my 7 at recovery. It included 3x1600m @ 5% incline and 2x1600m @ 3% descent. The hill intervals certainly did nothing for my cardio, not at the slow pace I was going at, but it worked different muscles in my legs and that felt good. Now off to wash some pots and pans and then I'll be on my way to hopefully some good burgers and a couple of cold beer. I wish every day was a Saturday!

I think you do not read your plan carefully. 

 

jhfc you are going to make me ask, aren't you.  

 

Nice race, Dave.  Congrats on the AG win.  Weird about that middle mile.  Was there a hill or something?  Usually there is a reason you'd slow by 40 seconds if you're running at a steady 5K effort.  Do you think you let up at all?

 

Oops, how could I forget the BSR (Baboon Swag Report). Probably because it was forgettable - cheapo nylon water bottle coozy, which I will never use, and $5 gift card for a running store on the other side of town, that I will never go to.

Here is the course elevation:

So there might be something there. But overall poor execution. As you know I am a total 5k noob. Can't be sloppy with pacing, because not enough time to make adjustments. The middle mile is where I need more focus. And look at your watch, FFS.

MTA - Official results online:

AG 1/33 - no tie, not sure what happened to the other guy

OA 25/1100

Thanks everyone. I couldn't have asked for a kinder, gentler end, so that's something to hold onto when I'm about to fall into my pit of sadness.

 

I am sorry, Lauren.  Hugs.  I found that a run was cathartic for me when Lily and Daisy died.  Hope it brings you some peace.

It was good, just what I needed. Trails were a good idea, the first few miles were so technical and rocky that I couldn't dwell too hard on everything, had to focus on not falling on my face.

Quick check-in - I may be back to read later.

To recap my last few months:

March 13 - knee surgery

13 weeks of recovery, rehab and returning to running

June 13 - 13.1 miles

Slow miles, with walk breaks, but I made it. Just a hair under 2:25, which is miles from my usual times, but after being benched for 4+ months, trying to conservatively go from 0-13.1 in 7 weeks doesn't really prepare you to run a great race. Knee is a bit stiff, but no pain. It got warm out there - I was a mess of salt by the end. Rest of me feels like I ran a full, or at least 18-20 miles, rather than 13. But I feel like now I know it's a matter of just getting my conditioning back, and there's a good chance the knee will hold up.