MFP Runner's Club 7/30

i needed motivation............what timing. i'm leaving to go do 4 and i checked the weather..........94% humidity. yea! i'll let y'all know how it went!

Good luck in that humidity! I met my running group at 5:30am for a speed workout, and it was about 95% humidity! One of the guys put it real well - "I feel like I'm running through a wet blanket!" Two water bottles and one dripping shirt later, we're finished.

(Oops, just realized I wrote this from my husband's account ... this is Slender1!)

annhjk, I think you can let it slide for one day. :laugh: Good luck with the 1/2 marathon in Sept. Our little running group is doing one in late Sept but I don't think I am ready. I haven't even tried to run 5 miles yet. I think we are shooting for that tomorrow.

Today was a boot camp day so before it started, another running buddy and I did a 1 1/2 at 5:00 am before we started. Then after the 1 1/2 miles we did boot camp. I think she stayed behind to run some more but I was the driver of the car pool today so I could not stay and run some more.

Hope everyone else had a great run today or a relaxing off day.

Good Morning Everyone!!

Congrats on getting out there Ali!! I think this is the start of something beautiful for you!

Ann - congrats on signing up for that 1/2! I need to do the same thing before all the races sell out.

Kasch - nice run this am - I am so jealous that you have a hubby that runs too. My DH just runs from the fridge to his recliner - does that lap around the house all night long!! :laugh:

I am off schedule this week due to my mom coming to visit, my kids having events they need to attend - I didn't run or do my strength class yesterday and couldn't get out of bed to run this morning. So I brought all my workout stuff with me and I am going to get to the gym tonight no matter what time it is. I already told my mom not to expect me for dinner!

Have a great day everyone!!!

Good morning runners!

Today my workout is cross training. I'm going to lift weights and do a little on the elliptical. My legs feel so much better after treading water yesterday. I really think that helps. My neighbor, the cross-country coach, told me that whenever his team finishes a long run, he takes them into the pool to help get their legs back. I know a lot of you guys are doing longer runs like me, so if you have the problem of your legs feeling dead afterwards, and you have access to a pool, you might want to try it. He said swimming, aqua jogging, or just treading water for 20 minutes to an hour will really bring them back, and after yesterday I think he's right.

Tricia, good luck getting your workout in. I know how distractions can derail even the best of good intentions.

Have a great day!
Terry:flowerforyou:

Good job everyone!

I plan on going in a couple of hours and will report back afterward.

I really want to do 3 miles again today!

Well, I did it - I signed up for the half marathon in town on September 7. I think if I can keep my pace down, I'll be able to do it. The last 3 races (5-10Ks) I did about 8:30 miles. I'm shooting for under 2 hours, but would really like to be able to just run the whole thing!

I'm taking the day off running (I think). I haven't had a day off of exercise in 8 days, I think I"m due

How exciting! Good for you. :flowerforyou:

Well this morning went well and I actually made it out side! I didn't plan a big run, just glad to get out, but when I got out there I felt great, (Forest Gump day) and every time I reached a street I could turn on to head home, I just kept going strait.

I knew it was a good day when my daughter stopped to walk at her first point and I kept going and then turned to run back to her and gave her a bottle of water and said I wont be walking today. Later she said she new I was going to go far by the way I took off.:happy:

I thought it was going to be my longest run but I didn't map it first so I was a little shy of my longest 6.4 miles and went 6.2 miles. But the route I took made the last part really really tough and I had to really push myself. I don't know how but it made it almost all up hill my last 2 miles. When I would hit a flatter area, it was a relief, but then more hill would come quickly. Not big hills, just steady up hill grade for while. But I never walked And I did good time, not fast but I did it in 1 hour and about 12 minutes. The pace calculator said it was about 12:15 average. Counting my start walk and last houses walk.

I have settled into a good routine that is becoming a habit--but I'm trying to add running into it. On M/W/F, I always get up early and hit a 60 minute spinning class and then I follow the class with 45 minutes of weight training. At the conclusion of the weight training I jump in the pool and freestyle for 30 minutes. I have felt great doing this and like I said, it is becoming a routine. On T/Th/S I play in a morning basketball league and will typically play for two hours (full court). Each day I'm burning close to 1000 calories before 8am. I play in a basketball league Thursday evenings as well.

The challenge I have run into is debating how to start adding runs into my plan. I run a lot playing basketball, but it is not the same as endurance running. It is a completely different workout--more of a speed workout and heart rate challenge than a steady endurance run. I have decided that if I'm to sprinkle runs into my plan--I need to do them M/W/F evenings. I don't have time to run in the mornings after my other workouts and T/Th/S are too hard to run after playing basketball. My hope if the swim on M/W/F will help my legs recover and the 13 hour break during these days is enough to feel charged up to run again. I tried this Monday evening with an easy jog. I went out for a 2 mile run at a comfortable 10 minute/mile pace. I felt pretty good during and after the run and I'm hoping to make this a new routine for the light run on these nights. So with that said, I will aim for 2 miles again today and update this post at the conclusion.


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Hey everyone. I got out ealy today to beat the heat. I ran my normal 5 k course. My legs felt more stressed today, and I don't know why. Maybe because I ran last evening at around 6:00, and had a quick turn around at 9:00 this morning. I might take tomorrow off to give the ole boys some rest.

Good runs everyone. Keep it up.