Daily Check In Thread -- 10k+ version
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I wasn't able to run this morning and it's supposed to go up to 87F today, so I think that I'm going to switch up a bit and do my long run (5 miles again) tomorrow morning, maybe get a short easy run in on Sunday, and then get back to my regular schedule.
Last weekend really threw me off.
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I've seen a hawk make a kill and some deer, but nothing like that
Same here. My wife had to jump over a copperhead snake on the greenway but that's about it for excitement.
Summer still seems to have a hold on us for now. I took it easy on last night's 3-mile run. It was near 80° and a bit humid. I already decided against doing the half marathon this weekend. I think it would be too much for my hip even if I walked most of it. I'll be there cheering on my wife and taking photos.
I'm going to do a 6-mile run tomorrow evening instead of the usual Sunday morning run. The race will eat up most of our Sunday morning and I don't want to get caught in the rain later in the day with that tropical storm approaching.
Is there a tropical storm? I mean, all summer I've prayed for rain every run. PRAYED for even two rain drops. Now it's cool and perfect...and it rains.0 -
Is there a tropical storm? I mean, all summer I've prayed for rain every run. PRAYED for even two rain drops. Now it's cool and perfect...and it rains.
Really? I prayed for the rain to stop. Not anything to do with running, I just wanted to quit seeing my grass growing an inch every day.0 -
Yes tropical storm Kathleen I think. Something with a K. Supposed to hit the eastern gulf, so I haven't been paying it too much mind. A nice cool rain would be lovely but thunder storms need not apply.
I like seeing wildlife while running, or even farms. I'm just not fond of people who let their dogs chase me down the road. Snakes would definitely screw up my run because I'd have to stop and take pictures of it. Weird I know but they're always so pretty (to me) especially Copperheads. I did see a rattlesnake in CA. I couldn't get a decent picture without climbing into the brush with it though so booo.0 -
Snakes would definitely screw up my run because I'd have to stop and take pictures of it.
LOL - that's exactly what my wife did.0 -
Feeling frustrated right now. Really looking forward to my long run this weekend. Usually I run on a Saturday morning, but my husband asked tonight if he could go to a yoga class tomorrow morning. I said yes, I'll go running Sunday morning instead, but no, he has his Brazilian ju jitsu class then. He wants me to give up my long run so he can go to his classes!0
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Snakes would definitely screw up my run because I'd have to stop and take pictures of it.
LOL - that's exactly what my wife did.
I can't even begin to image taking pictures of it! I'm deathly scared of snakes, I used to have nightmares about them when I was little. I can't stand to see them on TV, much less in real life. Yes, I know, I have issues
When I started C25K, I was running in the local forest preserve. It was only my 3rd run and I had to jump over a garter snake that was only about a foot long. I screamed like a little girl and it got my heart rate going even faster than the running did. I was just glad nobody was around to see/hear me. I couldn't get out of there fast enough!
Romy, hopefully you can figure out how to get your long run in. Are either of his classes offered later in the day? Even though I'm a single mom, I'm lucky to have a built in babysitter, my almost 20 year old son watches my 11 year old girls while I run. I just have to work around his work schedule.
I haven't checked in all week, but I have been running. I finished week 3 of HH Novice 10k.
Monday - 2.5 miles - 33:39
Wednesday - 2 miles - 25:51
Friday - 4 miles - 54:580 -
Feeling frustrated right now. Really looking forward to my long run this weekend. Usually I run on a Saturday morning, but my husband asked tonight if he could go to a yoga class tomorrow morning. I said yes, I'll go running Sunday morning instead, but no, he has his Brazilian ju jitsu class then. He wants me to give up my long run so he can go to his classes!
That is not fair at all.0 -
Snakes would definitely screw up my run because I'd have to stop and take pictures of it.
LOL - that's exactly what my wife did.
I can't even begin to image taking pictures of it! I'm deathly scared of snakes, I used to have nightmares about them when I was little. I can't stand to see them on TV, much less in real life. Yes, I know, I have issues When I started C25K, I was running in the local forest preserve. It was only my 3rd run and I had to jump over a garter snake that was only about a foot long. I screamed like a little girl and it got my heart rate going even faster than the running did. I was just glad nobody was around to see/hear me. I couldn't get out of there fast enough!
Romy, hopefully you can figure out how to get your long run in. Are either of his classes offered later in the day? Even though I'm a single mom, I'm lucky to have a built in babysitter, my almost 20 year old son watches my 11 year old girls while I run. I just have to work around his work schedule.
I haven't checked in all week, but I have been running. I finished week 3 of HH Novice 10k.
Monday - 2.5 miles - 33:39
Wednesday - 2 miles - 25:51
Friday - 4 miles - 54:58
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Yes tropical storm Kathleen I think. Something with a K. Supposed to hit the eastern gulf, so I haven't been paying it too much mind. A nice cool rain would be lovely but thunder storms need not apply.
I like seeing wildlife while running, or even farms. I'm just not fond of people who let their dogs chase me down the road. Snakes would definitely screw up my run because I'd have to stop and take pictures of it. Weird I know but they're always so pretty (to me) especially Copperheads. I did see a rattlesnake in CA. I couldn't get a decent picture without climbing into the brush with it though so booo.
I'm really scared of dogs when I run, more than anything else I think. I mean, I like dogs in general, they're great animals. But you can't completely trust one you don't know, they're pack animals and they can sneak up on you.0 -
Feeling frustrated right now. Really looking forward to my long run this weekend. Usually I run on a Saturday morning, but my husband asked tonight if he could go to a yoga class tomorrow morning. I said yes, I'll go running Sunday morning instead, but no, he has his Brazilian ju jitsu class then. He wants me to give up my long run so he can go to his classes!
Ekes! Perhaps a simple counter of, "ok, but first let's commit to when I can do my long run if it won't be Sat am." Ugh, I'm sure I'm oversimplifying, just feeling righteous for you! Good luck!0 -
One wrong turn at a reservoir when deep in thought turns a 3 mile run into 4.5 with EXTRA steep hills. I'll be hurting tomorrow:) The government needs to get back to work or my deep in thought wrong turns will take me to a half-marathon soon (2nd oops this week)!0
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Well I got in my long run this morning, 12k in 93 minutes. I think my husband realised he was being a bit unreasonable and said I could go running whenever I wanted and he would fit in around me, I think he was trying to make me feel guilty but I pointed out that I have been running on a Saturday morning since January and it had never been a problem. He goes to bjj classes Tuesday night, Wednesday night and Sunday morning, and with his shift work some weeks he hardly sees me and our children so I don't think he should be adding extra classes on a Saturday (he also spends most of his day at work in the gym so he doesn't need the exercise!) Hopefully harmony is now restored!
The sheep were lying in front of the gate again this morning, thankfully only about half the herd, and none of them were feeling bold enough to confront me! I stopped to snap a picture.
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One wrong turn at a reservoir when deep in thought turns a 3 mile run into 4.5 with EXTRA steep hills. I'll be hurting tomorrow:) The government needs to get back to work or my deep in thought wrong turns will take me to a half-marathon soon (2nd oops this week)!
Just think of the extra training you're getting in, lol!0 -
Well I got in my long run this morning, 12k in 93 minutes. I think my husband realised he was being a bit unreasonable and said I could go running whenever I wanted and he would fit in around me, I think he was trying to make me feel guilty but I pointed out that I have been running on a Saturday morning since January and it had never been a problem. He goes to bjj classes Tuesday night, Wednesday night and Sunday morning, and with his shift work some weeks he hardly sees me and our children so I don't think he should be adding extra classes on a Saturday (he also spends most of his day at work in the gym so he doesn't need the exercise!) Hopefully harmony is now restored!
The sheep were lying in front of the gate again this morning, thankfully only about half the herd, and none of them were feeling bold enough to confront me! I stopped to snap a picture.
Glad you were able to get your run in, and I love the photo of the sheep!0 -
Just got back from my long run. 6.2 miles this morning at a 10-min/mile pace. My hip felt good, a little sore at first but the pain faded away.0
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Wk4D3 completed. It was an awesome 73 degrees when I started out but the humidity was sitting right at 93%, so not fair. But it's done and I have to say I enjoyed it immensely. Nothing like watching the countryside wake up.0
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Those sheep certainly brightened my morning!0
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Love the sheep pic!
Busy day for me. I can't believe that we were getting temps up to 89F today and it's forecast for tomorrow, as well. It's October! This is ridiculous!
Fells and I got out just as the sun was rising this morning. I only wanted to run 5 miles, but the app never told me that I had gone halfway. I know 1.5 exactly, so as I was running, I was thinking that maybe it really should have gone off. I started walking so that I could get the phone out of my waist pack, looked at the display, and I had run 3 miles, so I just turned and ran back. I did start walking a little before where I had started, so I judge that I ran about 5.5 miles. Long run done for the weekend!
Then I took the two dogs to a local DogFest where we had agreed to do a flyball demo. I hauled the their small (2 foot tall) expen, my lunch, some water w/bowl, and they on their leashes for quite a distance until I got to where the demo was. We did two demonstrations at 12 and 2 running flyball and then challenging the kids in the audience to race the dogs. Fells enjoyed it and both demos went well, despite the heat.
Before and between them, each dog had a chance to walk around with me and look at the booths. I got a free chiropractic evaluation and he showed me that I was 7lb heavier on my right side than on my left and that my hips, waist, and shoulders reflected the imbalance. He indicated that the intermittent IT band and knee issue on my right leg is directly related. He suggested two names of chiropractors in my area, since he and the DogFest were quite a ways out of it. I really don't want to spend the time and money, but it might be a good idea to check one of them out.0 -
Love that sheep picture!
I'm feeling today's workout. It feels good and it reminds me of when I started running.
Today's workout were 10 minute runs (6), separated by 1 min, 2min, 3 min, 4 min and 5 min walking breaks. That last 10 minutes felt l-o-n-g.0 -
I've been icing my left foot for the last couple days. I'm almost back to normal.0
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Took a rest day yesterday, so went out first thing this morning to do yesterday's run. It was cool, overcast & drizzling. I was scheduled for a 2 mile run (W1D3 Higdon 15K program) so I did hill repeats on a loop around a park close to my house. Steep hill up, flat along the back, gradual hill down, flat along the bottom (I started & ended in the middle of the bottom by the Park sign so I'd have an easy indicator where each lap was). Loop ended up being .71 miles so I only got 3 laps in. Trainer told me to aim for negative splits, which I was able to do - 8:37 first lap, 8:32 second lap, 8:04 third lap. My legs were pretty tired by the third time up the hill but the first two felt surprisingly good.
Varda I'm happy to hear your foot is getting better! Hope you're 100% soon.0 -
I'm feeling a bit sore after my long run yesterday, ran up one long steady hill about 1.5km long and another steep hill about 500m long. I usually take some ibuprofen after a long run but was out of yesterday. Today I did w1d3 of c25k with my kids, we took our dog Toby to the beach, and my legs are feeling alot better now.0
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This morning I cheered on my wife in the AllState Atlanta Half Marathon. She did great - finishing in 1:51. Wish I could have been out there running with her but I think it was a wise decision to sit out the race. I need to focus on building back up for future races and not getting injured again.
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Impressive time! I think you did the right thing too.0
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I got a free chiropractic evaluation and he showed me that I was 7lb heavier on my right side than on my left and that my hips, waist, and shoulders reflected the imbalance. He indicated that the intermittent IT band and knee issue on my right leg is directly related. He suggested two names of chiropractors in my area, since he and the DogFest were quite a ways out of it. I really don't want to spend the time and money, but it might be a good idea to check one of them out.
That's an amazing difference from right to left! I see a chiropractor every 6-8 weeks, mostly for my neck but he also adjusts my mid and low back. Last time he told me my SI joint was in the best condition it has been since I've started seeing him.Those are the random NSVs you don't get every day. You've lost a lot of weight so your spine/structure has had to change with it, and it doesn't always change the right way. My insurance does cover a portion of my visits so look into that.0 -
I got a free chiropractic evaluation and he showed me that I was 7lb heavier on my right side than on my left and that my hips, waist, and shoulders reflected the imbalance. He indicated that the intermittent IT band and knee issue on my right leg is directly related. He suggested two names of chiropractors in my area, since he and the DogFest were quite a ways out of it. I really don't want to spend the time and money, but it might be a good idea to check one of them out.
That's an amazing difference from right to left! I see a chiropractor every 6-8 weeks, mostly for my neck but he also adjusts my mid and low back. Last time he told me my SI joint was in the best condition it has been since I've started seeing him.Those are the random NSVs you don't get every day. You've lost a lot of weight so your spine/structure has had to change with it, and it doesn't always change the right way. My insurance does cover a portion of my visits so look into that.
I'd see a chiropractor that specifically works with athletes though.0 -
So I've had Plantar Fascia soreness. I rested and iced for a couple of days until it was gone. There is some soreness on the ball of my foot, but I'm not sure if its related. So, for a number of reasons I switched today's tempo run to a 3.5 mile stroller run. I also wore my sauconys which are stabilizers, so they are more constructed and padded. I felt my PF during the run, but there wasn't pain. I walked for another mile to continue the naps and then we went to the park. Walking around the house barefoot, there isn't soreness, but I can feel it so I'm icing. My next fun isn't until Tuesday, so I should be good by then.0
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So I've had Plantar Fascia soreness. I rested and iced for a couple of days until it was gone. There is some soreness on the ball of my foot, but I'm not sure if its related. So, for a number of reasons I switched today's tempo run to a 3.5 mile stroller run. I also wore my sauconys which are stabilizers, so they are more constructed and padded. I felt my PF during the run, but there wasn't pain. I walked for another mile to continue the naps and then we went to the park. Walking around the house barefoot, there isn't soreness, but I can feel it so I'm icing. My next fun isn't until Tuesday, so I should be good by then.
I had pretty severe PF several years ago, to the point where I could barely walk first thing in the morning because it would tighten up so much overnight. On my doctor's advice I bought better shoes (Brooks) and took a lot of ibuprofen for 6 weeks and that finally took care of it. Now I have sauconys for both my gym & running shoes and haven't had any problems. I wear a more minimalist shoe for daily wear and I'm always barefoot at home.0 -
I got a free chiropractic evaluation and he showed me that I was 7lb heavier on my right side than on my left and that my hips, waist, and shoulders reflected the imbalance. He indicated that the intermittent IT band and knee issue on my right leg is directly related. He suggested two names of chiropractors in my area, since he and the DogFest were quite a ways out of it. I really don't want to spend the time and money, but it might be a good idea to check one of them out.
That's an amazing difference from right to left! I see a chiropractor every 6-8 weeks, mostly for my neck but he also adjusts my mid and low back. Last time he told me my SI joint was in the best condition it has been since I've started seeing him.Those are the random NSVs you don't get every day. You've lost a lot of weight so your spine/structure has had to change with it, and it doesn't always change the right way. My insurance does cover a portion of my visits so look into that.
I'd see a chiropractor that specifically works with athletes though.
That's an excellent point! I switched to one a couple years ago who does.0
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