lazy distance runner
hey guys joining the party over here...active is driving me crazy.
i had a local 5k yesterday and it wasn't chipped so like an idiot i lined up at the start line in the second row and played follow the leader at a 5:45 pace for the first half mile. as you can imagine i ran out of breath and had to slow it down to a 6:50ish pace. which was about 25 seconds per mile slower then what i was aiming for. had a long rolling hill 1 mile in and turned right into a 15mph head wind for the downhill portion of the race so i couldn't make up anytime or even out my breathing. i ran an even pace after the 1st half mile but i really wasn't ready for the mental battle and it showed, no charging up hills and no finish line burst. i'll take it as a learning experince and will run my own race and be ready for battle the next time. i don't want to come off as whining but i'm not happy with my effort. with that being said i finished at 21:14 and it was a slow field so i finished 40th overall.
not sure if this will even post so i'll use this as a test....
I really need some advice right about now!
I am scheduled to run a 5K Saturday. There is also a HM at the same time. On my training schedule, my long run this week is 11 miles. I am thinking about just running the half Satuday as my long run. Would that be totally stupid? In a way, it seems easier than running 3 Saturday, then 11 Sunday. It would be my first half, so I am very unsure. By the way, I have completed two 10 mile runs.
Any advice would be appreciated!
Juli
Hi everybody -- just a quick post to say I have also followed the group here. Spent a 4 day weekend in CA -- just south of Half Moon Bay -- beautiful spot, lots of laughs, a few tears, tons of food and more than an appropriate amount of wine...I'm exhausted! Started my new job today, after a 6:30 am bootcamp. So far so good on the job... I'll post again in the morning, when I have more time.
Thx, Joe, for the migration.
Sue
Made it over.... Thanks Joe.
Hour in the gym/weights and 3 miles back to the house.
Snowman - great report and time. Good job.
sorry there is a football game on, goto go
ok it works...
joe - good call on the move, now i really need a garmin!
lorie - what half are you running in feb?
chuck - good pace on the 10 miler and great news on being pain free, i'm sorry i missed what happen to your son. it sounds like everything is going to be "OK" .
rob - sorry to hear about the hip hope its nothing serious.
anj - sounds like a good recovery week, hope you stayed away from the crazy philly fans.
snowman - great time on the half. thats funny about the bib number. maybe one day i'll register for a race early and get a single digit number, instead of the day before.
macd - enjoy the taper
wendy - another week and you morning runners will be running in daylight and i'll be looking for nightvision goggles.
rick - pizza isn't too bad probably could have past on the beer. good job on the PR 10k.
cyndi - where's the pic?
juli - i would wait till your planned race esp if you have been having some pain
spice - thanks for the info! if buy the slight chance i see you i'll try and say hi.
sue - day 1 i hope its good haha.
Hi, everybody,
I am a little tired and have to be up really early to meet my running group but I am going to post my race report from my 13K in Disney on 10/24/2009. I was about 8 minutes away from my goal but still fairly pleased with my performance.
My report is below:
Good morning, everyone,
Well, we returned from DisneyWorld yesterday after a very nice vacation. I have not had a chance to read all the posts so bear with me as I catch up this week. I ran in the Tower of Terror 13K (8.1 miles) on Saturday evening. I arrived at Hollywood Studios where there was a massive crowd awaiting the race start. The 5K participants started their race first and it seemed like the runners would never stop. I weaved my way up to the 9:01-11:00 pace group but the crowd was so thick I could not get further. Disney did a very nice job of shooting fireworks and making the start quite a spectacle. There was an announcer dressed up as what I would consider a 1940's reporter. I spent my first mile and part of my second mile of the race weaving in and out of runners that were a slower pace. I finally saw a fellow going in the grass and even did that a few times. So many runners had hydration belts and I could hear the water swishing during the run. I wondered if that bothered them but I guess they are used to it.
At the first mile marker, I saw about a 10:18 time and knew that I was going to have to kick it in to get anywhere close to my goal even with the chip. So I did and managed to finish with a chip time of 1:11:02 and a gun time of 1:12:02. My Garmin said the distance was actually 8.3 but I am guessing that was from all the zigzagging I had to do early on in the race. We actually raced through Disney's Wide World of Sports which was very cool. Oh, and I did get my Garmin as my birthday present. Yeah!! Love it. They had Rocky music playing at certain points during the run which was a great motivator.
I forgot to bring an energy gel but made it through the 8 miles without it. I will not forget it next time! My time put me at #13 out of 253 in my age group and #112 out of 1862 women finishers. There were a total of 3247 runners so it was a huge field compared to what I am used to for runs. I was pleased with my performance and I am hoping I will be able to break 2 hours at St. Jude's in December. I have a 5K this week-end so we will see how that goes. I will get around to sending hellos to everyone but this week is a little crazy so I may not get to it until later. I hope everyone had a great week and for any fellow racers, I hope it went well!
Have a great week and Happy Running,
Lisa
Completed: 2/13/2011 Mercedes 1/2 Marathon 1:40:51; 3/05/2011 Power Run 44:52
PRs: 8/07/2010-Woodstock 5K 22:22 3/06/2010 Race Without Limits 8K 35:00 10/2/2010 Montgomery 1/2 Marathon 1:38:45 11/06/2010 Vulcan Run 44:50 12/11/2010 Rocket City Full 3:48:34
Does anyone know the photo requirements for the profile photo? I can't upload anything... I have a really tiny avatar photo (6 kb) - same one as on coolrunning, and it "red-x"'s me every time I try to upload.
May not be the photo size, but your computer/server. I had trouble upgrading my picture form home, tried several times and it bombed. Was able to load the same photo from work using a much faster network than my Dial-up service.
Larry
LPH
"Today I broke my record for most consecutive days lived!"
Holy Crap, we've been invaded by Joe's army!
But that's a good thing. Welcome everybody. Just wondering why it took you all to find this place over cool running. I dumped cool running when they merged with Active. Found this place a lot friendlier to use etc and Eric (the owner) is a great guy. If you have problems, questions or suggestions, just write him.
Also remember, he owns this site and doesn't charge anything and hasn't sold out like Cool Running did.
So again one and all welcome to Running Ahead.
Hangin' with Hal!
W2D1 of half marathon training plan. I decided to squeeze in a race on the 8th though. I am really aiming for a good race in Carlsbad at the end of january. I will use the 8th as a training run.
Mwalker--sorry to hear about your injury. Hope you heal soon.
What exactly is a stress fracture and how can it be prevented?
Hello all,
I didn't seem to have many problems with the old site, but I don't want to loose contact with everyone as it has been a great climb. I ran about 2.3 miles to my step class. I still feel so very tired. I am taking it easy, but will be glad when I get back into the swing of things. The weather is cooling slightly here...I hope it is doing the same for rnwalker.
The only thing left on my running calendar this year may be a 10K just before Thanksgiving. In Jan I will begin training for the River Run in March, it is a 15K.
I log all my running on this site, so the transition isn't so that difficult
Keep on running
Melody
Morning everyone,
Looks like most of us have made the migration... whether temporary or perminant. I really like this site, but as
Spicegeek says I have an affiliation to Cool Running as without that site I would never have started running let alone completed a marathon and running with you all for the last 2 years! However I guess it's not really cool running anymore and Active are doing their best to destroy it!
Last night I biked to bootcamp and got a great workout there... 7 miles this morning with 8*0.25 intervals with 0.25 recoveries. I'm tired and they were tough! I held around a 8mm pace on the speedy bits but had to walk some between to recover. Now I get to relax until tomorrow pm when it's biking and bootcamp again! We are doing a pumpkin workout
Joe - love your following "Joe's Army" indeed! Hope you got the gym run in - it's much nicer outside in the rain
though Thanks for at least working out part of the ticker issue!
Antrelle - Great job on the bootcamp! It is tiring but great fun! Hope you kept sight of DH!!!
Cyndi - thanks for the KB info... I think I may just get one, then see if I can find someone to show me what to do
Jenny - I think if you have two blank lines for every one you want to appear, it works??? that's what i'm trying so we shall see! Great job on squeezing in runs around the fun!
Anj - We'll allow you a little time off Nice plan for first week back training!
Doc - Glad you found the smileys... I would be lost without them What shoes did you get in the end? Glad they are working for you! Lol on the Crazy comment... I feel I have earnt it!
Snowman - amazing race and new PR! So cool to have company with Pinky! Congratulations...!
Sheilahtrigirl - Hope you got that long run in and the hips are doing good!
Lorie - Thanks for the info on your marathon training plan... I found a 30 week plan on the HH site which I sent to my friend as it'll give her a good grounding - we have 25 weeks until race day!
Macd - I have my mileage here too... love the integration and cool to see what others have done! Great job on the last long run - enjoy the taper!
Misswendy - I think the plans changed by the second book... I have a 55 mile plan which I am using which I think must be close to yours, the next one up goes over 70 miles a week! Are you keeping up the cross training with DS as your trainer???
Rick - Lol on the pizza / beer lesson! I've had some great runs after Chinese and wine though, so maybe try that Congrats on the race and new PR!
Chuck - glad to hear that Chad is home - are you going to see him anytime soon?
Jay - the run logs are really good actually... and they log shoe mileage which is always important! Great weekly mileage and long run!
Betty - Cool on signing up for the HM... I am jealous you will all be running together!
Newjogger - hope you are feeling better! Don't worry about missing the runs... it sounds like you have a great base and you have time for an 11 / 12 still. I would make the last long run about 8 miles if this is your first HM...
Juli - Glad to hear the anke is better! Enjoy that rainy run - it's not that bad once you are soaked through Your plan is probably fine - I would stick with it... if you are used to the speed work, leave that in - drop it later if you are feeling too tired or get any niggles. On the HM - you could definitely do it on your training... you would need to run it easy though if you plan on the original HM being your main race? It is tempting to go out too quick
Ezec - sounds like some good lessons learnt on the 5k congrats on a great time and place though! You will be stronger next time for making mistakes on this race!
Spicegeek - you are nearly there!!! I just want a PR on the 10k so I have to beat 53:41 - I would like to break 53 minutes, but i'm not feeling that fast at the moment... legs are too tired from all the cross training and running! Must be doing me good!!!
Sue - Hope the new job goes well! great job on bootcamp!!! It seems we're all at it at the moment
Jeff - nice training session! Looks like you got it all in
Lisa - I think i posted this on the other thread, but great job on the race!
Larry - I got some strange looks in the office laughing at the 'Joe's army' comment!!! This is a great group and what kept us at active was the thought of loosing it... Thanks for the welcome!
Rob - Hope the hip flexor strain diagnosis is correct and you are back to full fitness soon! Good idea to take it easy for a couple of weeks! $200 for venison sounds a little steep but it would be pretty fresh
Keanman - great job on W2D1!
Melody - Cool to run to step class... I can imagine that would be tiring!
Think I got everyone, but sorry if I missed anything!
Happy running all, Cara x
29/04/2012 Milton Keynes Marathon: 3:42:06
21/02/2010 Sussex Beacon Half Marathon: 1:51:30