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So I held myself to my plan yesterday and it was my first truly *good* day in quite awhile - great food choices and a good workout. I ran 2.5 miles in 27:07, plus walked a quarter mile each for warm up and cool down. Not my fastest time, but considering I ran the whole thing, it's under 11 min/mile, and I haven't been running regularly...I'm happy with it.

Tonight I'm going to do another run, probably a 5k. I think I'll take advantage of the nice weather (assuming there are no storms clouds rolling in this evening) and run around my neighborhood. Normally I take Fridays off, but since I have a 10k race on Sunday, I'm taking Saturday off instead. I also haven't been working out as much as I should've been lately, so I feel like I need to push myself to get one more run in before the 10k.

Mymadori - I wish I was doing the Cherry Creek Sneak... a bunch of my coworkers are signed up for that, but I had already signed up for the Colorado Marathon's 10k (they do a full marathon, half, 10k, 5k). It's up in Fort Collins. I hope it's not *too* cold on Sunday - my race starts at 7am :sad: I'm NOT a morning person, so I guess it'll be an early bedtime for me on Saturday.

I think I may sign up for another 10k - the Boulder-Boulder, in Boulder, Colorado. It's at the end of May - since I'm trying to re-dedicate myself to running, it would be fun to compare my time from this weekend's 10k to my time on that one, a month later.

So I held myself to my plan yesterday and it was my first truly *good* day in quite awhile - great food choices and a good workout. I ran 2.5 miles in 27:07, plus walked a quarter mile each for warm up and cool down. Not my fastest time, but considering I ran the whole thing, it's under 11 min/mile, and I haven't been running regularly...I'm happy with it.

Tonight I'm going to do another run, probably a 5k. I think I'll take advantage of the nice weather (assuming there are no storms clouds rolling in this evening) and run around my neighborhood. Normally I take Fridays off, but since I have a 10k race on Sunday, I'm taking Saturday off instead. I also haven't been working out as much as I should've been lately, so I feel like I need to push myself to get one more run in before the 10k.

Mymadori - I wish I was doing the Cherry Creek Sneak... a bunch of my coworkers are signed up for that, but I had already signed up for the Colorado Marathon's 10k (they do a full marathon, half, 10k, 5k). It's up in Fort Collins. I hope it's not *too* cold on Sunday - my race starts at 7am :sad: I'm NOT a morning person, so I guess it'll be an early bedtime for me on Saturday.

I think I may sign up for another 10k - the Boulder-Boulder, in Boulder, Colorado. It's at the end of May - since I'm trying to re-dedicate myself to running, it would be fun to compare my time from this weekend's 10k to my time on that one, a month later.

I'm so jealous of everyone's races coming up. I'm still recovering but plan to run this weekend. Good luck on your races. You'll do great!

Hi everyone!! Trent, I'm so happy to see you on here. will be thinking of you and mymadori this weekend. Exciting stuff!! Just a thought but what time / day will you be running? I wonder if it's feasible with the time difference to go for a tribute run here?

Hmm... unless you're a *really* early riser, not sure I see that happening, lol. My race is at 7 am Mountain time on May 1st, which would be 4 am your time, I think... You could always run later and just call it a tribute run anyways.

tlcAK - hope you're rully recovered soon and running rull speed ahead. (literally and figuratively... :laugh: )

Hi everyone!! Trent, I'm so happy to see you on here. will be thinking of you and mymadori this weekend. Exciting stuff!! Just a thought but what time / day will you be running? I wonder if it's feasible with the time difference to go for a tribute run here?

Smiles- My race starts at 9:15 mountain time. That would be pretty cool if we all signed up for races, and if we're not in our own, we do tribute runs on behalf of each other. :-)

Trenton- Have you ever run the BolderBoulder before? If not- you absolutely HAVE to run it. It is the most fun race EV.ER. I ran it for the first time last year. You run through neighborhood streets in Boulder and people hang out in front of their houses and do the strangest things! For example, last year, people would hand out free food as you run past their house. I saw donuts, bagels, bacon and beer! Little kids squirt you with sprinklers and water guns. People put slip and slides in front of their house and encourage you to go for a quick slide before you continue running. They have like 20 live entertainment acts along the route- jazz bands, belly dancers, magicians... they throw marshmallows at you... heck I even saw a group of dudes in their driveway rocking out on their guitars, singing and one more thing- they were dressed in feetie pajamas with the fake behind on the back! It is such a blast! Not to mention, you get to finish by running your last quarter mile on the track inside CU stadium with thousands of spectators cheering you on!

What's a girl got to do to motivate Thumper and Smiles to sign up for a 5k? :-)

What a girl has to do is describe the BolderBoulder, I guess!! That sounds like a blast!!!

Baby steps for me now... What is your favorite color (madori and Trent) ?? I'll wear something of each color and do 5 k in tribute - and try to get a pic to post! He he ... That sounds like fun. If anyone takes your pic in the actual race, post up!!!

Hmm - I always have trouble picking one "favorite" color... lol. But for now we'll say blue. I don't know that I'll get a picture because I'm by myself and don't really want to have any extra "stuff" with me (camera, etc.) but I'll get someone to take my picture with my number when I get home.

I ended up not running as much as planned tonight because my knee is a bit sore, all of a sudden. I jogged a mile, but didn't want to do anything to screw it up before the race, so I switched over to the elliptical after that. Tomorrow - a pre-race massage! :drinker: I'm so excited. I had one a month ago and it was fantastic - hopefully it will relax my muscles a bit so I can go into the race feeling my best. Working a desk job, I tend to get a bit (aka - a LOT) tense in my upper back, which affects me when I run sometimes.

So my race was fabulous - I think I finished between 60 and 65 minutes, though the official times aren't posted yet. I definitely finished in under 70, which was my goal. This is my best race yet! I was actually able to run the whole thing, which wasn't planned. I just found my groove and stuck to it. It really helped that I found a couple of guys to follow for the entire last half of the race who were going a good pace. They made it look easy... lol... they were chatting and looked like they were just out for a casual stroll... but it was a good 'challenge' pace for me, so whatever works! Here's a pic of me after the race, once I got home. I'll post a more detailed entry on my blog about the experience later...

Quick update - so my official time was 1:02:49, which is just under a 10:08 pace. My best race pace yet (not that I've done many races...) I went ahead and signed up for my next 10k, the one at the end of May in Boulder, so it'll be fun to compare times.

mymadori - Great job!!

Anyone got any fun running plans this week??

I'm taking it a little easy after my 10k - jogged/walked about 2miles last night, and I'll be doing some HIIT running tonight (a 15-20 min session). Thursday I'll do a 3 mile run, and Saturday I'll do a 4 mile run. (Saturdays are normally my "long" run days.)

I'm going to try to create a structured exercise routine to follow (6 days/week, mix of cardio, strength & HIIT), for a few reasons:
1) I need to get back on track (I was off the wagon for at least half of this year to date), and
2) I want to see if I can improve my 10k time when I run my next 10k on Memorial Day. I'd love to be able to run it at under a 10 min/mile pace, which would mean shaving at least 8 seconds/mile off my time. My "stretch" goal would be to run it in an hour or less (9:40/mile pace or less).

You guys totally rock. I am getting signed up for the BolderBoulder today. I have the same goal as Trenton- I want to finish in less than an hour. I have no set schedule for working out, life always seems to get in the way. I just know that I need to run more if I want to have any hope of reaching my goals.

I might get in an hour or so on the treadmill tonight, we'll see.

I would like to join too.

You guys totally rock. I am getting signed up for the BolderBoulder today. I have the same goal as Trenton- I want to finish in less than an hour. I have no set schedule for working out, life always seems to get in the way. I just know that I need to run more if I want to have any hope of reaching my goals.

Hey - I'm doing the Bolder Boulder too! I'd like to do at least an 8:30 pace but I live in WA state and I don't know how the altitude is going to affect me. I'm used to having all this oxygen around.....

Wow - I'm sure even with the altitude you'll blow me away... lol. I was thrilled with my recent 10:07 pace, and my goal is a 10:00 or less pace for the Boulder-Boulder.

Hey - I'm doing the Bolder Boulder too! I'd like to do at least an 8:30 pace but I live in WA state and I don't know how the altitude is going to affect me. I'm used to having all this oxygen around.....

Hey Shelly, I'm sure you'll do just fine! I know there are some people that are really affected by it, but for the most part, I think people do okay with it because the air quality is actually pretty good.

I'd love to do an 8:30 pace...someday. I did one race in July last year, where I ran 4 miles and came in at a pace of 8:59, but I am quite certain I couldn't come anywhere near that right now.

You guys are awesome - Great job in your races...
It's been raining here for a few days so I haven't been out for a jog.

But last night.. I finally got back at it, and completed C25k W5D2.
First 4km lap I did W5D1 to refresh - and then 2nd lap I did W5D2.
I couldn't believe it, but I held up 8 min non stop both times.

1 month or so ago, I could barely keep 3 mins non stop.
A great NSV for me today.
62 mins for 8kms, so I'm well behind you all with a 12 min/mile pace.
This does include 5 min walk sessions though.

Everyone have a great day.

Sounds like you're doing awesome!! I'm thoroughly impressed that you're doing 8km on week 5 of C25K. At 12 min/mile that includes walking segments, that tells me that you must be running at a decent pace. :drinker:

Anyone have running plans this weekend? Originally I was just going to do a 4 mile run on Saturday, but I'm feeling a bit motivated right now - if I'm still feeling this way on Saturday morning I think I'll try for another 10k around my neighborhood... maybe I'll push to go 6.5 miles. (Gotta run before it gets too hot, though - supposed to hit the 80s this weekend!) I've heard the BoulderBoulder has some hills in the course, so I need to work on my long-distance-with-hills abilities. Luckily my neighborhood has some pretty "good" (or bad, depending on your perspective!) hills I can run on (I've been running on, but not super regularly). Maybe I'll take a picture from the top of this one that's a steady upwards climb for about half a mile.

I AM SO EXCITED!!!!

I just had to come in and share.

We have a local sports station, 104.3 The Fan. One of their DJs is running the Colfax Marathon in Denver next weekend, and at the beginning of this week he shared that he wanted to pull together some listeners to be part of the official Fan Marathon Relay Team. Long story short I responded on facebook and today they picked me!!!

I get to go to the radio station next week and figure out the logistics (who is running which leg) and meet all of the radio station employees who are also participating. I am super excited to meet all these local sports personalities who I listen to every day!

So, I'll be running a leg that is somewhere from 3-7 miles long...I'll find out on Tuesday which one. The race is next weekend...EEK!!! I guess I better get in a few more training runs!

Talk about motivation!