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3.5 miles this morning. It was a cold 1f (I think that's -17c). That 7 degree drop between yesterday and today made a huge difference. My sweat was freezing as it dripped, and my buff froze over from the moisture in my breath. Now that I'm back inside and starting to warm up, my knees are feeling a bit achy. I'm sure that…
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Merry Christmas, everyone! I got in another 5k this morning. The roads had been plowed and started to try to melt yesterday afternoon, but temps never got above freezing, so they stayed wet and iced up overnight. The gravel road wasn't bad, but the pavement was pretty slippery. Luckily, there was almost no traffic (one…
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Quick check in. Ran 5k this morning in nw Missouri. It snowed about 3 inches last night and was about 8f (-12c) when I went out this morning. That's my first snow run of the year and by far the coldest. I only had my road shoes with me, so my feet slipped a tad here and there, but the footing was pretty good. Gravel road…
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Another 5k done today. 40.3 miles complete of my 50 mile goal. Should be able to crank out those last ten miles no problem.
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Guess what? That's right, 5k! Took it super slow and easy, so it took me 30:44 (9:55 per mile/6:09 per kilometer). Today was a slightly more enjoyable run than yesterday. Jayde had her head in the game a bit more this morning. Yesterday, we made several potty breaks, plus she chased a cow and chased an armadillo twice…
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3.1 miles yet again. 26:37 total time (excluding doggy potty breaks). That puts me at 34.1 miles for the month. 15.9 left to go.
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@amymoreorless ugh! I thought I had a torn peroneal tendon (and so did my orthopedic surgeon) until I was able to get an MRI done. Turned out to be something else that required surgery, in my case, but I totally understand your pain and frustration! I hope the specialist gets you good answers and can get you back running…
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5k done in 27:15 today. That gets me to 27.9 for the month. Tomorrow will be a rest day because we're headed down to the tx/ok border to meet a friend from Canada. Long story. We'll be driving past you, @Elise4270 !
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@Teresa502 Ouch! If it makes you feel any better, my step instructor wiped out 4 different people in class on Tuesday (herself included). No serious injuries. 3 just tripped and fell, one girl rolled her ankle but was ok. Never fun, though.
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Got in another 5k today, this time in 29:25. Pretty consistent all around so far this month. That puts me at 24.8 miles of my 50 mile goal, so I'm right on track. I've told myself that if I can drop below 165 lbs (and stay there) by the end of the year, I'll consider myself on the right track and will sign up for the…
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Today's the first day of my 2 week vacation. Started it off by putting on a suit and going into the office for an interview. The new job would be with a different division within my company (I work for an ria subsidiary of a larger bank. The new job would be within the bank itself). It would be a huge step up for me in…
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@Elise4270 I know everyone else is saying boo and ouch, which is probably more appropriate, but I'm going to go with YAY! because I'm glad you have a diagnosis, a solid treatment plan, and a good prognosis! When you have a persistent injury, there is nothing better than that.
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@ereck44 I never ice sprains or any kind of muscle or tendon injury. I feel I recover more quickly if I continue using it than if I sit around and let it get stiff. As far as ankle strength, I tend to focus a lot on balance exercises (think yoga poses where you're standing on one leg with your body in various positions and…
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@bashincenters I'm so sorry you had to evacuate! I have been through it myself and it is so nerve wracking! We live in Oklahoma and were in the path of a huge wildfire back in 2012. We evacuated and came home to find the house untouched, but our entire property had burned. The grass was black not more than 6 inches from…
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@hanlonsk - Burpee pull-ups? No. Regular burpees are bad enough. And push-up burpees. And frog-jump burpees. And...all the other forms of burpee torture my fitness instructors have pressed upon me. Also, I'm pretty sure I am incapable of doing a pull-up in and of itself. Lets just add in some burpee to make extra sure I…
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Snagged one of my happy treadmills today and squeezed in a 5K before my power pump class. OK, in all honesty, I got down there a couple minutes later than I should have and ended up missing out on part of the first set of push-ups. Darn! So disappointing! My shin is down to only a very minor, generalized ache (as opposed…
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Got my 5k in early this morning. Outdoors, 30F temps. 9:29 per mile 15.5 of 50 mile goal completed
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You will have a great run tomorrow! The hardest part of a run is often just making yourself get started. And, like others have noted, once you do get out there, the first mile is always the hardest. Even when I was regularly running 10+ miles at a time, I would often start off feeling like I'd never make it through.…
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This is a problem I will never have. I'm only 5'4", so my full-length tights are long enough to leave wrapped under my heel and put my no-show socks on over the top of them. :lol: That said, I think Balega's Blister Resist socks are great. They're a thicker mohair sock, so are warmer than my usual ultra-thins. And they…
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I really did run. 3.1 miles in 29:59, according to my manual Garmin entry. And I burned a whopping 0 calories in the process. Thanks, Garmin! :lol: ETA: 12.4 of 50 mile goal completed
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I FORGOT MY GARMIN, GUYS. HOW CAN I RUN TODAY??? Plugged it in to the charger this morning as always, but I had a couple extra things I had to do before leaving (like get the fireplace going again because it was 14F [-10C] outside and 61F [16C] in the house). So i decided to let it continue charging while I did that, and…
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Got my 5k in today in 27:42. Followed it up with a 45 minute step class. Bonus: I figured out the Garmin calibration. We'll see if it does better next time... 9.3 of 50 mile goal completed
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Oh, and I did my 5k on a good treadmill after work. No issues at all, and finished in about 28:30. If I included my cool down jog at 5mph, i actually ran 3.5 miles. But I'll just stick with calling it 3.1 so I don't end up letting myself out of one of my 17 required 5Ks for the month... 6.2 of 50 miles complete. Side note:…
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@skippygirlsmom - it's been a problem ever since I stubbornly ran on one of the "no" treadmills a couple weeks ago. My shin burned at first, but I pushed through, and the burning subsided. But when I finished the 3 miles and stopped, I could barely walk. My right foot was just kind of flopping, like my shin had gone numb…
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Took the weekend off from running to let my still-slightly-sore shin rest. Was going to do my 5k after my weightlifting class today, but the treadmills that I like were all occupied. I tried to use one of the others, but my shin immediately lit up like it was on fire, so I gave up after all of 0.1 miles. Not sure why I…
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Joining in on the 1st of the month and there's already over 100 posts. I hit 43.4 miles in November, so I think I'll set my goal at a conservative 50 miles for December. If I keep up with my 5K distance for each run, that means running at least 17 days this month, which should be doable. Now to catch up on reading...
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Ran another 5K distance yesterday, to finish out November with 14 5Ks, or 43.4 miles. On to December and setting myself an actual goal.
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@Azercord - Sounds like maybe an injury that warrants some time off the trails. Ask the doctor about ways to keep your conditioning up that don't involve running. When I got injured at the peak of my marathon training, I had to wear one of those walking casts for a few weeks. I wasn't able to run during that time, but the…
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@skippygirlsmom -Has Skip gone to fastweb.com looking for scholarships? There are tons of them on there. Lots are small beans (like $1000 one time, etc). Some of those require the applicant to write an essay, but those are the ones that have very few applicants, so she'd be more likely to win it. I know a lot of people…
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Turkey trot 5k for me this morning. Wasn't as fast as I'd hoped, but I did set a new pr by 1:12 and broke the 30 minutes mark for the first time in a 5k race... Official time was 29:32.
