One Hour Runner Thread
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Yay Jill!!! Proud of you! So glad you conquered your hills :-)
I had another good run today, too. Didn't have a ton of time (had to go home and start dinner) but I ran 2.94 miles in 33:33. Had another run where I didn't stop at all. It feels so good to be building up my stamina again!
How's everybody else doing?0 -
Yay Jill!!! Proud of you! So glad you conquered your hills :-)
I had another good run today, too. Didn't have a ton of time (had to go home and start dinner) but I ran 2.94 miles in 33:33. Had another run where I didn't stop at all. It feels so good to be building up my stamina again!
How's everybody else doing?
Great job!!! I'm so glad I made it through those stupid hills
I think I'm going to try to get a run in on the track tonight because my daughter has soccer practice, so I won't make it to the gym and tomorrow we're leaving to go out of town, so I know I won't get a workout in tomorrow. I'm going to try to get a run in on saturday morning too while we're at the cape.
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I think I'm going to try to get a run in on the track tonight because my daughter has soccer practice, so I won't make it to the gym and tomorrow we're leaving to go out of town, so I know I won't get a workout in tomorrow. I'm going to try to get a run in on saturday morning too while we're at the cape.
I highly recommend running while on vacation. It makes the rest of the day sooo relaxing because you've done something good for yourself! Have a great trip.0 -
Good Day All! Lots of good news I see!
Bif...Congratulations on all of your awesome runs! Its the most amazing feeling to go further and longer! I laugh at myself and my beaming ego inside when that happens and say to myself, 'I am so hardcore:)'
Jill, I feel your pain with the stomach issue. This morning was the first time ever my stomach has hurt. The entire way! I gave up after 30 min and made myself walk another 30.
I must say the hills are getting easier and easier. I find myself not dreading them and not paying attention so much anymore.
Fit...do you have to have a running partner? I love running alone, but I know alot of people want motivation and companionship. My girlfriend and I run races together, but I have to say if she couldn't I would do them by myself!
Have a good end of the week everyone!0 -
Dropping in to share that I've developed hip bursitis over the last 3-4 weeks; no cardio until the issue goes away.
Keep up the great efforts, everyone! I'll be back once this problem is resolved.0 -
aab1 - that sucks, hope you are on the mend soon.
Week 3 finished here today, was a bit tough going as I had a stitch on my right side and it made me run so I pulled my neck a little bit but largely okay. Did a new route too, always good to find somewhere new to run. Looking forward to moving on to week 4 and slowly upping my time now, definitely feeling ready and excited!0 -
I don't know how this happened but....
30 minutes - 4.5 miles @ 6 minute 40 second mile
I was on the treadmill and forced myself to do 30 minutes and it was great - definitely got my running confidence back. I didn't really realise how fast I was going until I finished and even had the treadmill on a 1 incline. Next week I am going to stay with my parents and I have a nice running route planned out around there so I can run outside again! Yipee!0 -
I don't know how this happened but....
30 minutes - 4.5 miles @ 6 minute 40 second mile
I was on the treadmill and forced myself to do 30 minutes and it was great - definitely got my running confidence back. I didn't really realise how fast I was going until I finished and even had the treadmill on a 1 incline. Next week I am going to stay with my parents and I have a nice running route planned out around there so I can run outside again! Yipee!
Oh my God I am soooo stupid... obviously the machine is in km not miles! So yesterday was really: 30 minutes - 2.8 miles @ 10:24 minute miles.
Blonde moment...
As for today...
35 minutes - 3.2 miles at 10:56 minute mile. On the treadmill again with a 1 incline. I put it on a 1 incline because I heard thats the amount you should put in to get the same workout as you would if you were road running.0 -
@aab - that's awful! I hope your hip starts to feel better and you can get back out there soon!
@acid - lol! Glad to see you've gotten back into running, great job!
@margot - great job!
@lcnelson - thanks for the encouragement!
@bif - great job and thanks for the advice!
As for me, my schedule didn't go quite as planned from last week. I wanted to run Thursday, but had a pretty busy day and never had a chance. I had planned to skip Friday, but because I missed Thursday, I made myself go to the gym Friday before we left for the weekend. I did 26 minutes running at 4.7, total of 2 miles. I left my headphones at home so had to deal with the music at the gym which made my run feel extremely long. I felt good for most of it, but when I checked my time I wasn't nearly as far into it as I hoped, so I did quit a little earlier than I would have liked but I was glad I went. I finished up my run with 3 - 1 minute runs at 6.0, I think with everything I was right around 3 miles.
I did not run on Saturday or Sunday, as I had hoped I would but I do leave on vacation next week, for a week and I am going to force myself to go for a run every morning. Even if I have some days where I have to walk more, I need to make sure I get some exercise in so I don't come home 15 pounds heavier and completely out of shape!
Step class tonight, back running on Tuesday, can't wait!0 -
New workout clothes are always the best incentive! I got out the door promising myself to do at least 30 minutes (I’ve been slacking with my running lately)…
20 minutes in I’m thinking ‘you’ve done 45 minutes before… you can do that again’…
30 minutes in… ‘go further do 50 minutes’…
49 minutes in… ‘you’re not even tired just 10 more minutes makes an hour’
I could’ve gone longer, but I have plans tonight and I was getting bored trying to think of places I could run.
60 minutes - 6 miles @ 10 minute mile speed.
I did it! I'm a OHR!0 -
Well done acidaloha! That's a great achievement and real inspiration for me.
First run in 9 days today as I didn't manage to run on my holiday and it went well, W4 D1 so 30 minutes and felt good even though it was pretty hot. Hoping to get out again on Tuesday and keep pushing now. We're doing a 3.5mile race in September so want to keep going and push for a good time in that.0 -
I did it! I'm a OHR!
Good job Acid!!
I went for a quick 2 miles run yesterday morning to get warmed up before I lifted. I'll be running again in the next day or 2. Can't wait until it starts to cool off.... I've been thinking about how I'm going to run as is gets later into the fall. I'll have to run in the dark. Anybody done that before?0 -
Good Morning! I loved acid's post! I have done the exact same thing and I feel so accomplished when it happens. For me its just psyching my brain out, because my body is perfectly capable!
I was up and out this morning in horrific humidity and am still soaking wet as I type. Ran for 68 min, but it was miserable. I agree with bif....cannot wait until it cools off.
Have a great week everyone!0 -
30 minutes - 2.69miles @ 11:20 minute mile.
Back on the treadmill with a 1.0 incline - not to fussed about pace - just a 'fun' run.0 -
Had a good run last night - 3.86 miles without runkeeper telling me my pace, etc. I found i can run much further, and happier, without knowing my pace and distance while I'm running. I like seeing it when I'm done, though! It's been so beautiful here - 80 degrees and lowww humidity. Perfect for running!0
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I'm back!
Hi everyone. I'm glad to see those that are still hanging in there. You are my inspiration to keep at it. I haven't worked out consistenly in about 2 months. I've done a little here and there. My eating has been horrible lately. I've gained about 3lbs and decided I better get it togeter because I cannot go back. Another motivIating factor is the 5k I'm doing in October. I've been following this board, but i didn't have anything to post. So I look forward to the encouragement I will get from all of you.
I did quarter mile intervals for 2 miles in 27 mins this morning on the treadmill. I set the incline at 1. I increased my speed at each jogging interval ( 5.0/5.5/5.7/6.0). I didn't feel as out of shape as I thought I would. By no means am I ready for a long run. I'm not sure that I could run a full mile without stopping right now. So I'm making this workout my starting point.
Happy running everyone!0 -
Good EARLY morning! Got up in the dark this morning and ran around my subdivision for 60 minutes. I only got 2 other days in this week, so I made myself try to carch up!
Hope everyone is ok and out of the storms's way.0 -
Hi Everyone!
First of all, ACID - you rock! I'm so happy for you getting through 60 minutes, that's so awesome!
So I'm back from vacation, time to get back on track! I wanted to get 3 runs in while I was gone, but unfortunately we had to leave early because of the hurricane! I did get a run in Sunday morning before we left and while we were gone on Wednesday.
It was SO HOT on my wednesday run and I was out there at 8 am, I thought I was going to die! I actually wasn't able to maintain running for very long because it was so hot, but I did do 3 miles, even with a few quick walk breaks.
Even though we were back early from vacation, I was so tired from all the driving I had to do and we had the crappy weather from the hurricane at home too, that I didn't get any workouts in even when we got home early, I was lazy.
So, today is a new day and we have another vacation coming up in 6 weeks, so I need to re-focus my efforts and get myself back into a routine now that summer is just about done! Tonight I'm planning to do step class and run tomorrow.
Bif - I've never run in the dark, sounds good because of temperatures and less traffic, but I'm kind of a chicken when I go out during the day, we live in a pretty rural area, so I always get nervous about someone trying to kidnap me (lol, I'm such a baby!) So, I think I would be even more paranoid in the dark!0 -
Problem of running in the dark solved: have guilted my husband into promising to buy me a treadmill for Christmas!! Yay!!!0
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Haven't been on here for a while but well done to everyone who is keeping up the effort - great stuff! I'm off out this evening for Week 5 Day 2, 32 minutes, and feeling really good. Have been trying hard to pull my pace in on the longer runs so I can keep going right till the end and feeling like there is still more to give, so it must be working.0
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Can I join the thread? I'm on week 8 of OHR. I average about a 10:00 mile and I'm doing my first 5K in late October or the first weekend of November.
I'm about to do my 30 minute run. Do you guys do HIIT or running drills on the shorter run days? I'm trying to figure out how to incorporate those runs into OHR.0 -
Does anyone else have really crappy runs the day before TOM? I've finally connected the dots and realized that for three months in a row I've had one really awful run/month and guess when it was? :grumble:
Bstamps - of course you may join us! :bigsmile:0 -
Hi everyone! My 5k is in 6wks and I need to get my butt moving. I haven't been running consistently. But this is a new week. I started The Firm Express yesterday and my buns and thighs are screaming today. :sad: Today is my running day but I'm not quite sure thats going to happen today. I'm gonna try my best though. Otherwise I will have to double up tomorrow with my firm workout. I haven't totally lost my running ability. Last week I jogged a mile straight at 5.0 and did intervals for the next mile. I actually felt pretty good and could have kept jogging after the first mile. But if anyone remembers my c25k journey, you know its a mental game for me. I was on the treadmill and was a little bored. If the weather permits, i will do most of my runs outside.
Jill~ i thought about you during the hurricane. I live in Va Beach so we had nasty weather here too. You get points for trying to workout on vacation :flowerforyou:
I hope everyone has a good week!0 -
I did my long run for week 8 on Sunday (49 minutes). It felt so good! I usually don't run on back to back days but I was out of town and running was the only exercise I could really do so I started week 9 on Monday with a 30 minute run including some HIIT. I was surprised I could actually run after doing my longest run ever the day before, but both runs were really good!
BifDiehl- I have crappy runs while it's TOM, for about 4 days. It stinks! Haven't found any solutions even though I watch what I eat super close then since I know I have a tendency to crave non-healthy foods at TOM.0 -
Hi everyone, just checking in - you're all doing so great. I am proud of every single one of you!
I'm not running so much these days - it's starting to rain a lot, I don't mind running in the rain so long as it's not pouring but boy is it pouring and I've probably said it a million times here - I HATE TREADMILL RUNNING! I still do a few minutes here and there through.
I'm currently doing the 30DS with a group on Tumblr - it's exactly the motivation and accountability I needed to get myself back into exercising! So while I'm on that I won't be running very much at all - maybe once a week. Then into October maybe a couple times a week.
Uping that will depend on whether I get a spot in the London Marathon next year...0 -
Ran intervals today after lifting. Dear God, thought my heart was going to burst out of my chest! Ran 1 minute as fast as I could, spent the next two minutes staggering down the street. Repeated 6 times. I had planned on doing a 20 minute run after I was done with the intervals, but that sooooo didn't happen!! I can only wonder what people thought seeing me running down the street like the boogyman was chasing me...
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@Acid - I'm trying to get back into a routine with my classes at the gym too, but would like to continue running at least twice a week to keep my endurance up and to give myself a different workout. Good luck with your 30 DS and your other workouts, definitely let us know if you decide to do a marathon! I'm struggling just with signing up for more 5k's, I can't even imagine a marathon, good luck!
@Bif - I'm not sure about TOM, I'm sure it does have an effect, but I just haven't figured out the correlation yet. I'll definitely keep an eye on it now!
@bstamps - Great job on your long runs!
@Fit - Thanks for thinking of me! I got your message that you posted on my profile, but couldn't respond back from my phone and then forgot when I got home. The hurricane hit right where we were staying, glad we got out when we did!
Tonight I did intervals on the treadmill. I started off walking for 5 minutes and then I set the treadmill for an hour and just went. My speeds were all over the place, I started off at 5.0, ran for 6 minutes, walked for a minute, ran another 6 minutes, then just continued varying my speeds and lengths of runs. Basically I just made myself run until I felt like I couldn't do it anymore. I was actually all set to quit around 40 minutes, I had hit 3 miles, which is what I usually do, but my ipod must have known I was ready to quit because it came out with about 10 songs in a row that I love! Once I heard the first one come on, I had to run and then when that one was done I slowed down to a walk, but another one came on that I loved and I had to rev it back up again.
So I continued this whole mess for 56 minutes (not including warmup) and cooled down for the last 4 minutes. I did 4 miles in the 56 minutes, not great, I probably could have done a little better, but now at least it gives me a goal to beat.
My legs are SO sore right now!0 -
Hi Everyone!
@bstamps ~ great job on your runs. Maybe one day I'll be able to run that long too.
@bif~I know how fuuny it can be to see people running outside. I know I'm not a pretty site to watch when I'm running outside. But suonds like you had a really good workout. Great Job!
@Jill~Great job with getting back in the gym.
As for me~ I've been working out this week and sticking to the firm express. I skipped yesterday so today with end the first week for me. I managed to get in two runs so far this week. I want to end the week with a bang and run tonight and tomorrow. I'm really enjoying the firm express. The 20 mins goes by really quick. When i'm done I feel like I've been working out for an hour!0 -
Great job Fit!!
I ran again today, I had intended to do an hour again, like I did on Wednesday, but I wasn't feeling it. But I did do 2 miles in 25 minutes today, which was slightly faster than normal, so I was happy with that. I did a total of 30 minutes plus my 5 minute wu/cd. And then did some arms and abs.
Yesterday when I was at the store I decided to pick up another workout video. I would much rather do a class at the gym than at home, but with our crazy schedules I can't always get there. And I'm so sick of the ones I have, I needed something new! So I bought The Firm 2 disc set, it's ultimate boot camp & something cardio?? I don't remember the exact name and I'm too lazy to get up. But it's definitely 2 high intensity cardio disks which is what I wanted. I kind of wanted the biggest loser last chance workout, but they didn't have it. Anyone done this firm video?0 -
Hi everyone...
still doing a few miles here and there - yesterday was 1 mile on the treamill (before I go bored haha)0
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