This weekend was all about the bicycle for me- 100k Tour de Cure ride on Saturday and a slower easier 20 mile recovery ride today. Debating on running a 10k on Labor Day. Might just volunteer to help out. Not sticking with the improver plan all!

easy day for me today with a couple of short walks. I don't want to push too hard being a new runner

but I'm looking forward to see what I can do tomorrow w11d2

@taeliesyn still feeling sorry for myself, knee is still sore, the boys had a late night on Saturday visiting grandparents. They were not up in time for junior parkrun and by the time I summoned up the courage to go out it was hissing with rain. At least cycling to work is helping the CV, another 30 miles racked up today. The full marathon pack arrived today, the race is in 5 weeks time, I am hastily changing the programme so that I can at least compete. Pretty knarked at the moment. Aiming for a run out tomorrow. Struggling with running and knowing how far I have got to go. We seem to have phases, me piling on the kms whilst you are injured and vice versa. I need to be patient but that is not one of my attributes. Good going on your runs, you seemed to have turned another corner. Great work and thanks for the support, it does help

@Just_Ceci, nice work on the bike rides, I know where your true desire lies, run when you want to, it shouldn't be a chore.

@DianaLovesCoffee you will either be right or you will be right. Remember you can always slow the pace down.

@moyer566 it is better to take the programme slightly slower than do too much. You just need to run frequently enough so the physiological adaptions take place.

@fit4life_73 this is a board that is pretty relaxed, Ceci, MM and I post bike rides on here so posting rerunning prts of C25k has got to be ok, it is more relevant Everyones discomfort is different, I dislocated a finger last week and reset it without anesthetic, practised RICE and carried on. Some would not. To me nagging is ok, but sharp pain/ jolts are not. You are the best guide to your body, however consider the alternatives. If resting a day or two ensures that you are healed then rest, if running is going to make it worse stop. If it just nags and aches then providing it does not get worse you should be ok, but it is your decision and remember a couple of days rest for us amateurs is not going to make a big difference. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

Have fun everyone

@Just_Ceci Do the run!!! and pull your finger out on your plan

@DianaLovesCoffee Hope your brain was right, and that you also had a good vacation

@moyer566 Wise move, it's better to start a little too slow than to go too hard and injure. Once you've been running a while you'll know when you're pushing too hard.

@fit4life_73 Welcome back, and yep keep posting in here! Once you've made it here, there is never any reason to leave, as Robbie said him and Ceci and MM (at times) post about their cycling, many of us have posted about our very short (for us) runs when coming back from injury.
As for your Achilles, only you and a doctor really know that answer. A dull ache may be find, sharp pain not so much. If it's ok when you run but gets worse after, then more rest and maybe a dr's visit. I've had 'niggles' that have taken me up to 8km to warmup past and been fine, others not quite so.

@ftrobbie Sorry to hear you're not getting the pavement time mate, I know this was a target race for you, but have you considered seeing if you can drop to the half? It's better to mongrel your way through a half and then have not so much recovery, than to mongrel through the full and possibly break yourself completely. Yeah we do seem to be at opposites to each other, hoping you can sync up with me soon mate and be back out there clocking up the miles.

@samra338 I hope it's just a mild case of PF for you, or something else. If it really is PF you might need to investigate different shoes, and do a lot of googling. Although from what I know PF will mess with your running aswell, not just after. Keep up the strength work and the stretching!

A relatively easy 8k for me last night, well mostly easy with a few Zombie inspired bursts of speed as I returned to listening to the Zombies, Run! app while running. I did do the smart thing this time though and if a Zombie chase started when I was headed up a hill, then I turned and ran down. Not gonna do hill sprints in the middle of an easy run.... well not when I should be in recovery and I have a HM this weekend.
Got home from that run recovered for a little bit and then grabbed the dog and took her out. We're up to 2.8km now all done a jog/trot including the hills. Even though we extended the distance the average pace has dropped ever so slightly (once her toilet breaks are excluded by strava lol) so pleased with the run, except for the 1 moment when she nearly tripped me.

DianaLovesCoffee wrote: »

Post vacation recovery and trying to get back into a normal routine. Starting on W13 tonight with two 22 minute intervals. My brain is telling me this will be easier than the three 18 minute intervals. I'll let you know what my body thinks. I will miss running in the state park - that was sweet!

Easy Peasy! 4.5 miles. I'm going to have to look for a new route soon since I'm already doing a loop twice and can't see going a 3rd time around.

aaand, i'm BACK!

Hi, everyone! it's been a little while since I last posted and things have been pretty good! Still plugging away at the running but I haven't been following the b210k program. I've found that as long as I run s-l-o-w-l-y, I can go for a pretty long while without needing the breaks.

I'm still signed up for a half marathon in Nov which I'm still quite apprehensive about. But each time I get through a "long run", I feel less nervous. I did 7.4 miles this past Sat! It took 95 min (13 min pace) but I felt great. No doubt the wonderful weather helped.

congrats to all the b210k graduates! keep posting! I was 52 posts behind on this thread but managed to get through every single one just now.

now the question is, once you graduate b210k, which group do people join next?

Have fun here, I look in on the LDR group, but it's more "serious" and there is not a daily update thread that is active. Have fun

Crunch point, six weeks until my next race and I have last years time to beat.

So on Saturday I took my trail shoes out to abuse them, fairly short 5K out in the woods. I took the dog, a Staffordshire Terrier, so limited him in terms of distance, although I maintained a comfortable 5:50/km. It was reasonable underfoot, so a pretty enjoyable session. Today was a 10Km tempo session out to Battersea Park and back. Felt ok, although the 5:28/km was probably as fast as was wise in the circumstances.

Rest day. Did some bodyweight stuff and flexibility after the walk with the dog.

So todays run isn't going to happen. I started a new job a few weeks ago and it's pretty hectic, lots of short notice travel. I had an unexpected trip out this afternoon, and rather than bother with a taxi back to the station from the visit I walked three miles, then another two at this end. In leather soled boots that's left me with a bit of heel pain.

ETA: It's a monstrous blister.

ftrobbie wrote: »

I ran, I ran, I actually ran. Two weeks of sulking and biking but no running, but tonight I actually got out. The knee held up, slightly stiff but no pain. It might have healed. No target pace but fell at the slow end of Z2 and in the middle of Z1 (Matt Fitzgerald zones)

Hope you are all doing well. I am so H A P P Y

WHOOO!!!!!

overslept. no run today

Awesome news, @ftrobbie!!!!

I've been hard at work on week one of my HM trainer (Hal Higdon's Novice 2). I've had three 3 mile runs this week so far and they've been going great! Coming off of my 6 mile/day runs from the 10K trainer, I've been pleasantly surprised to see my 5K times getting progressively faster. Today I came in at 30:32!!! That's pretty fast for me! Anyway, this little boost to my self-esteem should help cushion the blow when I see my finish time for this Saturday's 10K Urban Trail Run. I'll be happy if I can finish that one in under 90 minutes!

i finished w11d3 just shy of seven miles. it was rough, but I got it. I'm hoping to slow down on my next run for a smoother run

if I don't make it on here tomorrow, I want to do about 3 miles. Going to the renfaire tomorrow and need "room" for cider and turkey legs

Just did 3 miles last night (I can't believe I am able to say "Just 3 miles") so tried to pick up my speed. I don't know what my pace was but I know it was faster than usual and it felt pretty good. Rest day today then tomorrow for my first 60 minute run with no walk. Hoping that will be 5 miles.