Raise your hand if you can relate:

I concur also, except I don't wear t shirts so I give them all to my running neighbor

Sucky sucky week -.Im on lidocaine, antibiotics and pain killers right now - don't ask - hopefully I'll be able to run again by Thursday ;(((((

I concur also, except I don't wear t shirts so I give them all to my running neighbor

Sucky sucky week -.Im on lidocaine, antibiotics and pain killers right now - don't ask - hopefully I'll be able to run again by Thursday ;(((((

Bummer. Teeth?

Last night was a big Fat Tuesday event put on by the local running store. Lots of shoes to test drive from Adidas, ASICS, Brooks, Hoka, Mizuno, New Balance, Nike, and Saucony. I tried on shoes from everyone except Nike & ASICS (neither have fit me well in the past). I liked the Saucony Guide 7 when I did a short 1/4 mile run in them. I really loved the Adidas Boost 2 but I can't wear those - I need some mild pronation control. I'll need to wait a few months when Adidas has a pronation control shoe with Boost foam.

We enjoyed some King Cake and ice-cold beer, which just made me feel colder since it was only 40°F when the event started and dropped from there. They had all shoes at 20% off and my wife ended up getting the Adidas Boost 2 while I got a pair of the Brooks Ravenna 5. I currently run in the Ravenna 4 and the 5's feel even better. I just hit 200 miles in the 4's so they still have 2-3 months of life in them. The 5's should get me through the summer as my long runs get longer.

After a few weeks of no running due to a nasty cold and issues with my SI joint again, I finally got to run today. Doc cleared me to run even though I'm on pain pills/muscle relaxers for another week. I have a bunch of exercises the physical therapist gave me for my lower back that I have to do twice a day.

I still don't like the treadmill, but it I got home from work with not enough daylight for an outdoor run. Unfortunately my running this winter hasn't been very consistent. I did a slow 3 miles and had to take a walking break in the middle. I figure it's going to take me a while to get back to where I was. I'm thrilled that the 10 day forecast is all 20s and 30s and with the time change this weekend, I'll have more time to get an outdoor run in after work. It's all about the little things in life

You'll get back into it faster than you expect. Just take it slow, let yourself have the walking breaks and ease into it. I totally messed myself up last summer and gave myself form issues by pushing it. You are a runner. You will run. It'll meet you half-way.

Hope you are well and running again soon madmiss.

My last couple of runs have been 10km each. The last one was meant to be about 8km but I managed to take a wrong turn in the forest and I got myself stuck behind a huge fence that I had no way in hell of scaling. This was meant to be my shortcut home so I had to double back and afterwards my lower back was really sore. And to add to the drama I slept funny and woke up with a neck that won't tilt to the left, so I won't be running again until that's fixed itself. It's a little frustrating because I was hoping to go out today.

Last week I did 10km in 58:55 which I was really thrilled with.

Last week I did 10km in 58:55 which I was really thrilled with.

I would be too! :drinker:

Ditto!!!

Rindy - nice run and I hope you see spring soon!

The weather has been pretty nuts here. Last Sunday it was 70°F but then Tuesday it was 40°F and I was wearing two layers of pants and three layers of tops to stay warm on our group run. Wednesday was in the 60's and I was running my track workout in shorts and a T-shirt. Yesterday was back to 40 with strong winds and light rain and I was again wearing multiple layers to stay warm for an easy run. Had the entire park to myself - nobody else was crazy enough to be out in that!

Back to 70 and dry for the weekend and I am looking forward to it!

I ran yesterday:



Couldn't believe I maintained that pace for 5k! Felt great! Apparently I didn't cool down enough, my calves started cramping. I spent a little time slow pedaling on the bicycle trainer and it was all better!

I ran yesterday:

Couldn't believe I maintained that pace for 5k! Felt great! Apparently I didn't cool down enough, my calves started cramping. I spent a little time slow pedaling on the bicycle trainer and it was all better!

Wow - great job Ceci!!

I ran yesterday:



Couldn't believe I maintained that pace for 5k! Felt great! Apparently I didn't cool down enough, my calves started cramping. I spent a little time slow pedaling on the bicycle trainer and it was all better!

DAMN

My thought exactly!

I. HAVE. RUN! YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

My bits have stopped aching, for now Hopefully this means I'm back on the mend, again... I feel like I've done absolutely nothing this year! lol Great runs everyone -

Great news madmiss! Hopefully you get back into the groove.

DAMN from me too, Ceci! Amazing run!

Happy you got back out Madmiss!

Every single run of mine so far in March has been on the freaking treadmill but it's supposed to get into the 20's tomorrow so I'm heading back outside. Can't wait.

Second run after being out of the loop for a few weeks, 3 miles outside. It felt so good to run outside! Temps were upper 20s and the 10 day forecast has nothing below 30. Maybe, just maybe spring will actually happen. I don't mind more snow, just sick of the stupid cold temps.

Varda, I kept thinking about what you said about not pushing it, so I started talking to myself to make sure I wasn't going faster than conversational pace. I'm glad nobody was around, they might have thought I was a bit crazy.

I'm so glad to see you back here, Rindy! :-) Of course you are crazy. We all are. You know you're a runner when...talking out loud to yourself in public seems like a good idea. LOL!