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@tarun_yadavA I definitely have cooties ;). Have fun on your night out. @chris_in_cal Hope your leg feels better soon! It looked pretty muddy out and I wanted to spare my second pair of new shoes a cleaning on their test run, so I opted for the treadmill. I wasn’t planning to run as far as I did but after warming up, my…

Hi everyone! I “tricked” myself into running 29.1km this morning. I was so sore the first few kms but my legs eventually loosened up. It was really misty with low visibility the whole way. I think that was a blessing as I was running more or less by fields and couldn’t see how infinitely far I had to go ;). I did have a…

Hi everyone! I took the shoes out for a spin this morning. I chose a rather hilly route so I wouldn’t have to drive far to the gym for weight training afterwards. The shoes seemed to work really well, but time will tell if my feet love them. In any case, my pace wasn’t bad and I felt good. The conditions were fine - grey,…

@Teresa502 I overpronate, so I always have to get help from experts - at least initially ;) when I buy my shoes so I buy a model that will keep my feet in check. With the amount of shoes I’ve been going through I do buy follow up pairs online. I don’t normally need stability shoes, but something close to that. The Hokas…

Hi everyone! @chris_in_cal Congratulations on your progress! That is awesome! @Teresa502 I am glad you successfully kicked out your unwanted house guest :). @quilteryoyo Great job with the weight training. Hope you are not sore tomorrow! Sorry to hear about your house problems! Yesterday, I had to cut my workout short. I…

Hi everyone! Great costume @martaindale! Hope you enjoy you half today as well!!! It looks like fun! @SummerSkier Great running and nice shoes! I think it’s about time I ordered a new pair too ;). I ran 11.1km while my son was at a soccer tournament. I only missed 2 of the 6 games and still got to watch the rest, so it was…

Hi everyone! My goal is 300km and 2x week weight training. I know February has fewer days, but I’ve got to get the long runs in ;) - and, I need more strength training.

Hi everyone! I got in 10.4km this morning. The sun even made an appearance :). 300.4/280km for January!

@ContraryMaryMary 15 minutes of jump rope sounds like a hard workout to me!!! @kgirlhart That sounds like a great run! @chris_in_cal Great to see you back in action! I decided to do my tempo workout at the gym today. It was hard, but I got through it successfully. I was planning on weight training afterwards, but my body…

I was quite stiff this morning, but after the first km my legs seemed to loosen up a bit. I ran 10.5km, and, although I felt slower, it was at the same pace as my king run yesterday. Tomorrow I a supposed to do a tempo workout. I’m hoping to have recovered enough by then to hold the pace. To those who asked about my phone-…

@WarmJellyfish You are right, that does not sound fun! @ContraryMaryMary I hope next month is better for you and your leg problem is gone! Plus, kids back in school is always a bit less stressful for exercise. @AlphaHowls Thanks for setting February up! I hope your feet are feeling better after the lower mileage and that…

@quilteryoyo I’m sorry to hear your old gym is already closed! I hope the new one work out! @WarmJellyfish Welcome home! Hope you get over your jet lag and weather shock quickly and that you can be awake enough to go running!!!!

Hi everyone! I finally got a looong run in. I fought myself through the first half. Do you guys ever have that voice in your head that says, why don’t we just go on a regular run, no one will know…. You can do the long run tomorrow. For some reason I always have to deal with the voice on any “planned” long run and it is a…

Hi Everyone! Great long run @SummerSkier ! You are having an awesome month! @chris_in_cal I Agree! Motivation is great when you have it, but you need discipline and accountability for times when your motivation is in hiding (which is more often than not). The weather over here has warmed up and was quite mild this morning.…

Hi everyone, Yesterday I didn't get around to posting. I did a tempo run on the treadmill, with 30 minutes a little slower than 5K pace. It was a hard workout. I ended up running 12.5km. Today, I decided to get outside again. It is above freezing now, so even though I am still coughing, I thought it wouldn't be sooooo bad…

Hi everyone! 11.6km on the treadmill today for me. It’s still below freezing outside in the morning, but I am itching to get back out there. I need to get a long run in this month and want to do it outside :). 197.4/280km.

Hi everyone, This morning’s run went quite well for a treadmill run. After a 30 min warm up, I did 15x 1 min on, 15x 1 min recovery intervals. They were really fast and this part was brutal. After that I was supposed to do a 30 minute cool down, which somehow turned into 20.1km :). My cough seems to be getting better, but…

@quilteryoyo Sorry to hear about your gym! I hope you find a good alternative! @ContraryMaryMary I hope you survived the night ;)! @WarmJellyfish If it’s warm out or if I’m already soaked OR if I need to clean mud off my running shoes, I like going through puddles. With an exception to the cleaning the shoes puddles, I…

Hi everyone! I took the weekend off to give my body a bit of time to fight off my cough. So far it’s only been getting worse. I still dragged myself to the gym this morning for a 10k on the treadmill. It felt a lot harder than it usually does, even though I stayed in zone 2 for almost the whole run. Fingers crossed I can…

Hi everyone! @ContraryMaryMary I also have never been anywhere that fancy. It looks yummy too! I am still feeling under the weather and coughing. I figured the indoor treadmill is probably better for my airways at the moment than the near freezing and damp outdoors, and would probably put less stress overall on my body, so…

Hi everyone, @WarmJellyfish mmmmm…. Mangos 🥭:) When I woke up I was not feeling good and was coughing quite a bit, so I decided to head to the gym and see how running went in a warmer environment. After a 30 minute warm up I thought I might as well try to run one of my planned 16x 400 meter intervals at 5km race pace and…

Hi everyone, My legs were sore from the gym stuff yesterday, so I did an 11.6km recovery run. Most of the ice was gone, which was nice, but there were a few minefields left to navigate ;). I feel like I am coming down with a cough and am hoping a good night’s rest will help fend it off. 125.8/280km for January.

Hi everyone, Unfortunately I had to take 3 days off to go to Berlin to get some passport stuff taken care of. It was quite a stressful trip with the 3 kids and definitely no vacation and sadly no running. We did get some good eating in though, so @tarun_yadava, these pictures are for you ;). Now I am a bit behind on my…

Hey everyone! Crunchy snow/slush run today. Running was enjoyable and also a bit more work in those conditions. It was pretty out. I did have cold wet feet from hidden slush puddles :), but I didn’t mind because the snow was pretty and the ice parts were crunchy, not smooth. It sounds like I’m taking about peanut butter…

I was planning on doing half of my run outside and half on the treadmill, but there was icy rain out and I just didn’t want to be so wet and chilled. This weather was worse for me than yesterday’s icy slip and slide. So, I went to the gym intending to run a 10km. At around 10km, I had just finished my audio book and…

Hi everyone! I’m glad you got out for a heart surgerversery run @quilteryoyo ! @Emilienewme I often use gloves while running. I have some cheap lightweight gloves that I just keep on until I warm up and they are so small I can stuff them in any pocket. If it would be significantly below freezing I would need warmer ones,…

Hi everyone! @tarun_yadava and @Scott6255 I hope your pains go away quickly!!! The weather here today was icy and genuinely not easy for running, as the parts I had to run on asphalt were like running on a skating rink :). I luckily only had about 1.5 km on really really slick surfaces. The trails offered more grip and for…

Hi everyone! I was hoping for a long run, but at least I got in a run today. I was not feeling it energy-wise so I delayed running to the afternoon. I was still planning on a longish run but then about 4km into my run the sky turned black, the wind picked up, and it started hailing hard in my face. I took that as a sign to…

@Mari33a Sorry for your loss! I am glad you could all be with her! After the snow yesterday morning it rained all afternoon and it rained quite a bit on my run this morning (but it was warm rain at least- not icy rain). I was pretty unmotivated for my run. It was so grey and dreary and unpleasant out with the rain and…

Hi everyone! It snowed a bit here last night and even though I left for my run pretty late in the morning there were some really icy patches. I was lucky I didn’t fall and spent all the run reading the terrain to pick the best route. It was still really enjoyable. I love how the snow makes everything look different .…