MFP Runners Club-October 1

Wow I can't believe it's October!

Pace class this morning:

1.5-mile warm-up
7 200s
1.5-mile cool-down

Way to go TeachNRun & Kechie for your runs bright and early this AM!

We did an indian run for bootcamp and when that didn't work out very well we switched to individual effort for the rest of the course. We did 2.5 miles this am.

Tomorrow our group is thinking of mixing it up a bit so we can start to get faster. Maybe a walk, jog, sprint routine (telephone pole to telephone pole) for 3.5 miles.

G'morning! I think I have a pulled calf muscle- there's a knot kind of behind my achilles tendon. I'm heating and using my foam roller to massage it and keeping up w/ the Advil.

I'm helping in my dd's class this morning, then headed to the Y for the elliptical & swimming laps. I didn't go y'day, but did P90X Core Synergistics.

Have a good one! Have a good run for me!

Jess

G'morning! I think I have a pulled calf muscle- there's a knot kind of behind my achilles tendon. I'm heating and using my foam roller to massage it and keeping up w/ the Advil.

Take care of that muscle, Jess. It sounds like a painful injury.

Thanks!! Believe me, I thought I was going to either cry or throw up when my dh was massaging it for me last night!! I'm thinking it was the hill running on Sat that did me in... UGH!! At least it doesn't feel like tendonitis, so it should heal up a lot faster! Thanks!

Jess

It is still dark here now also. I have been wondering about getting a Star Trek kind of light? Does Any one know of a good one that maybe straps around the waiste or something so you wouldn't need to hold it. I am in a pretty rural area, and no street lights. I would love to be able to get up and out before the sun if I needed to. I have been keeping my eye out, but haven't seen anything.

Check out Road Runner sports. They should have a 'headlight' that you can clip on the brim of your cap.
No run for me today, just a workout this morning.

I have that too! Man I feel for you! My trainer had this funny looking tool he rubbed on it and my eyes started watering and I felt like I was going to throw up too! I am so glad it is not just me!

I am trying to take it easy for the beginning of this week - so I did 30 minutes eliptical this morning and 30 on the stairmaster. Maybe I get a short easy run in or a walk. Have a great Runs everyone. Hopefully I will be back in full force by the end of the week!

Oh, no! Not you too!! :frown: It is very painful! Was it a foam roller or the stick?? I'm using the foam roller and it's killing me! I am sitting here w/ a heating pad on it now, then will roll it some more.

Ok, we'll take it easy together!!

Jess

Had a good workout with the training group last night. We went to the track and did a workout where you run a lap slowly increasing your speed until the end. Then walk a quarter and repeat. It was fun but I am sore today!!!
Sorry to hear about the injurys - hope you feel better soon.
Bunny

Hello all. No run yet. I did get my fitness assessment today. The trainer said my calves were tight....

Ya think?

On a good note, I found out that the bmi calculators have been measuring me high. I'm officially 22.7 and got told NOT to lose more than another 2-3% if I wanted to have another baby. So I'm where I need to be. I still want to lose weight, but I guess I should just start eating healthy. He wants me back in a month to make sure I "haven't lost too much weight."

It made my day. I'm officially going to get rid of the deficit and let my body take care of itself, since long distance running will probably still be reducing my weight. I may have only lost ten pounds on the scale, but it must have been closer to twenty pounds of fat.

I'm running later and I have martial arts. I'm eagerly awaiting the mail because I think my gps receiver will get here today.

I can't run without music. I guess it's a bad habit (stroller has speakers built in!) especially since they are banned on the marathon courses. Pete-40 bucks on amazon for the receiver(don't go with ebay) But I'll let you know how it works. It didn't get here today, so I won't see it until Friday, but I'm going to test it out immediately!