MFP Runner's Club June 17

Way to go Ali and Kechie!! I ran 4 miles this morning.at a nice easy pace. It is humid here also, but at least the temperature is decent in the morning. I hope the rest of you have great runs!

I finally hit the pavement early this morning -- 5 K first thing after I woke up (after some carrot/passionfruit juice that is). I like this 'running in the morning' thing. Thankfully there was a nice cool breeze to welcome me into the morning running world!

Good luck today running club friends!

I had 8 miles today! It was great! NO WIND!!! That's a first in awhile. But, now it's already starting to pick up. Good thing I run early!

Great job morning runners! :drinker:

(Mireille - :flowerforyou: )

Wanted to get up early, but {snooze alarm...snooze alarm....snooze alarm....}:grumble: Will go after work tonight. :drinker:

Happy trails!

Good Morning Friends!!

Kechie - thank you for starting todays post on such a bright, upbeat, positive note. I have to say it really changed my mood - turned my frown upside down!! :happy:

I ran with my new training group last night. We did 2.5 easy miles in the torrential, pouring rain! The coach said she is going to break me of my fair weather running affliction! anyway...good news is she elevated me to the next group, said that my weekly mileage, pace, experience qualified me for Running 301 (I am registered for Running 201). So that was a nice pat on the back!

Hope everyone has a great day today! :flowerforyou:

Tricia

Awesome!

Big group? Think you're gonna like it?

OH! Wanted to mention, got new, better fitting knee braces (open patella) & they worked GREAT!! No knee pain at all after Sunday's run!! :drinker:

So for those of you with knee pain, I highly recommend them! :flowerforyou:

Yay! My first runners club post!

So i ran on the treadmill for just over a half an hour in this pattern: Walk 3 min, run 1min (except at the end I ran 2 minutes for the fun of it). Got a little over a mile and a half.

I made sure I stretched really well an I iced last night so my shins don't feel too bad today. I mean, the pain is THERE, it's just not all that bad.

Running was pretty painful. I forgot to take ibuprofen before I went so it was my fault really. The relief of walking after running for a minute was great on my shins. I've got 3 more days of this pattern then I switch it up to 3 min walk, 2 min run. Then it's 2 min walk, 2 min run and so on.

It's really exciting. I've decided that Fridays and Saturdays are my "run outside" days. I'm avoiding doing it too much because I know pavement is more stress than the treadmill and I don't want to over-do it. But I also know it's more work to run outside than on a treadmill!

I'm so excited for my run tonight! I hope it's easier than last night cuz a couple of times I thought I might die... :laugh:

Anyway, happy running all!

Yay! My first runners club post!

So i ran on the treadmill for just over a half an hour in this pattern: Walk 3 min, run 1min (except at the end I ran 2 minutes for the fun of it). Got a little over a mile and a half.

I made sure I stretched really well an I iced last night so my shins don't feel too bad today. I mean, the pain is THERE, it's just not all that bad.

Running was pretty painful. I forgot to take ibuprofen before I went so it was my fault really. The relief of walking after running for a minute was great on my shins. I've got 3 more days of this pattern then I switch it up to 3 min walk, 2 min run. Then it's 2 min walk, 2 min run and so on.

It's really exciting. I've decided that Fridays and Saturdays are my "run outside" days. I'm avoiding doing it too much because I know pavement is more stress than the treadmill and I don't want to over-do it. But I also know it's more work to run outside than on a treadmill!

I'm so excited for my run tonight! I hope it's easier than last night cuz a couple of times I thought I might die... :laugh:

Anyway, happy running all!

Hey, welcome! :flowerforyou:

As we've preached on here before, make sure you get yourself fitted with a good pair of running shoes. Go to a store that specializes in running & have them watch your gait so they'll know how to fit you.

Also, check online for good shin splint exercises too. You'll get discouraged from running pretty quick if it leaves you in pain.

the 1/2 i'm doing is September 14th in chicago. You really only need to be able to run 2 miles and have 12 weeks....there are online schedules to follow
YOU CAN DO IT!

Oh, I'll do it. I'll be the biggest, whiniest baby ever afterwards, but I'll do it. :laugh:

Hi runners!
My husband and daughter and I decided to add a new goal to our running plan. We're still planning on running a half-marathon at the end of July, and another one sometime in September. But we just decided since we're already halfway there and the timing is right, we would try to train for the Portland Marathon on October 5th. We got a program to use that incorportates cross-training and running three days a week. It sounds perfect for what we want. So today we started the first running workout. It was five miles of interval/speed training. We ran a mile warm-up and a mile cooldown and also 6 intervals of 800 meters at faster than our normal pace with 90 seconds rest in between each. It was a hard, but great workout! It was also fun to do something different. Hopefully we can follow this schedule and be ready for the marathon in October.
Happy running everyone!

AWESOME!!!!!! :drinker: :drinker:

Good Morning Friends!!

Kechie - thank you for starting todays post on such a bright, upbeat, positive note. I have to say it really changed my mood - turned my frown upside down!! :happy:

I ran with my new training group last night. We did 2.5 easy miles in the torrential, pouring rain! The coach said she is going to break me of my fair weather running affliction! anyway...good news is she elevated me to the next group, said that my weekly mileage, pace, experience qualified me for Running 301 (I am registered for Running 201). So that was a nice pat on the back!

Hope everyone has a great day today! :flowerforyou:

Tricia

Awesome!

Big group? Think you're gonna like it?

I don't think it is big - there are 6 or 7 in the 201 group and 11 in the 301 group. It was nice last night because no matter what your pace there was somebody to run/talk with. I ran with the coach because I am the big overacheiver you know!! :laugh:

and yes, I think I am really going to like it. A real plan to follow so I don't hurt myself, guest speakers, free promo stuff!! and the experience of the staff on the local races. She was telling me all the inside scoop on the August race - I know that is going to help my confidence come race day!!

Yay! My first runners club post!

So i ran on the treadmill for just over a half an hour in this pattern: Walk 3 min, run 1min (except at the end I ran 2 minutes for the fun of it). Got a little over a mile and a half.

I made sure I stretched really well an I iced last night so my shins don't feel too bad today. I mean, the pain is THERE, it's just not all that bad.

Running was pretty painful. I forgot to take ibuprofen before I went so it was my fault really. The relief of walking after running for a minute was great on my shins. I've got 3 more days of this pattern then I switch it up to 3 min walk, 2 min run. Then it's 2 min walk, 2 min run and so on.

It's really exciting. I've decided that Fridays and Saturdays are my "run outside" days. I'm avoiding doing it too much because I know pavement is more stress than the treadmill and I don't want to over-do it. But I also know it's more work to run outside than on a treadmill!

I'm so excited for my run tonight! I hope it's easier than last night cuz a couple of times I thought I might die... :laugh:

Anyway, happy running all!

Hey, welcome! :flowerforyou:

As we've preached on here before, make sure you get yourself fitted with a good pair of running shoes. Go to a store that specializes in running & have them watch your gait so they'll know how to fit you.

Also, check online for good shin splint exercises too. You'll get discouraged from running pretty quick if it leaves you in pain.

Done and Done. Lol. I'm EXTREMELY prone to shin splints. I've been trying to run for months but everytime I try I end up injured. I finally got a great new pair of shoes from the specialty running store and I've got a program that I'm following to build up the strength in my legs. I pronate normally so I didn't need special shoes or anything, but I can still tell a huge difference. This time I'm working though the pain and trying not to over-do it. I figure that's all I can do. it's obviously a strength issue and I just need to make my body submit. So that's the plan!

Started week 6 of Couch to 5K last night. Building up to 25 minutes straight at the end of the week. I'll keep ya updated!

Yah you!! Congrats!!

You are soooooo close to your first 5K!! Have you looked into a race yet? you should find a local one and sign up for motivation!

the 1/2 i'm doing is September 14th in chicago. You really only need to be able to run 2 miles and have 12 weeks....there are online schedules to follow
YOU CAN DO IT!

Oh, I'll do it. I'll be the biggest, whiniest baby ever afterwards, but I'll do it. :laugh:

love it! are you for real?