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I'm going to try for 14+ miles a week running throughout April.

So today I ran to the fitness studio and then had my Metabolic Conditioning class and then ran home. It was cold (right at freezing) and really windy, but we are just south of the storm that is hitting the northeastern US and the Maritimes. I have friends in Nova Scotia that are really unhappy with getting a major blizzard…

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Terrific run, Petra! It interesting to read how we all go through slumps and good runs and as long as we keep going, we keep improving. Everyone on here is doing much better than what they could do a year ago. Everyone is a winner! I had RunSmart class this morning. I'm so glad that I was moved to the 7 am class rather…

Good morning! Did water aerobics with Desi and swimming last night. She led us through a grueling paced class! I get so much more out of the classes she leads then anyone elses. This morning was the RunSmart class at 7 am. We did the treadmill (1 minute brisk walking, 3 minutes running as fast as we could, then 1 minute…

Goals: 1) Run 14+ miles per week. New dog classes start in April and so Wednesday will be dog classes all evening and Thursday will be dog classes all evening every other week. So no more Metabolic Conditioning class. Monday: Swim with hopefully a 2 mile run or walk Tuesday: RunSmart in the morning for the first 2 weeks of…

I'm within 16 years. That's definitely my goal. I want to keep running until I'm in my 80s or even 90s.

Terrific! Congratulations!

This past weekend was an epic fail. On Saturday, Fells competed in nosework and did well, but didn't pass (75% out of 100). I brought my meals with me and ate them, but also had two brownies. On Sunday I went back to the trial to help. The dogs spent the day sitting in the car. It was a hard, stressful, and very much not…

Long run today! I went a little farther today than I did last Friday which had been a bit farther than I had done on the Friday before when I had done 10k. It was supposed to be in the low 50s F with partial sun and 0% chance of precipitation. Instead it was in the low 40s F and raining. I checked the weather report on the…

Nice going Tim, Joe, and madmiss with your 3 mile runs. Good luck with the race, Tim! Great idea with the coworker, madmiss! Sorry about the soreness, Varda. Hope the aches and pains resolve quickly as you get up to speed. Ran my long run today. Even when I started I felt sore, slow, and like my legs were part cooked…

It is and it isn't. I'm a klutz, too. Throughout my life, as a kid, I would run, I would trip, I would fall. I started C25K last May and I've done pretty well. I've had two falls: 1) I was running outside in the afternoon, and my transitional lens on the glasses were dark, so in effect I was wearing sunglasses. I decided…

I'm sure the next time you try 10k it won't be as bad. As you know, sometimes runs just don't come together well. I've been using my new Apollo shoes (really lightweight, non-stability) for my Wednesday run/Metabolic Conditioning class and my New Balance running shoes (stability shoes) for my Friday and Sunday runs. That's…

Glad that you're feeling better, Tim. Hope that the half marathon goes well! I ran to my Metabolic Conditioning class last night and back. It was grey, raining, and in the 40s F, but as I kept telling myself, "All of this is better than hot!" This morning I went to my first RunSmart class at work. He had us do the…

Good morning, all! Feeling much better today. Hope all of you are, too. Also hope it's not as hot out today, Sherry, or as cold, Laura. :) Ran to Metabolic Conditioning class last night and back for a total of 3 miles. It was raining or drizzling the whole time. I was careful on the way to class to avoid puddles as best as…

I really wish that I didn't live on the other side of the continent from this race.

Nice run! Glad you didn't fall off the trail!

Sorry that you've been so sore. Glad you had a nice run, yesterday! That is a pretty area. I'm so looking forward to running when the sky isn't grey and there isn't snow on the ground. Of course, then I'll complain about the heat.

I hope you get your friend out walking with you. I try to do that with my sisters when I'm up at my mother's house and they are there too. It's been a lot of fun, walking (or running) and talking. I didn't do much on Monday as I went home with a pretty bad headache. Then, I didn't feel well yesterday. Went to work. Came…

You can do body weight exercises anywhere.

Terrific runs, Laura (faster at the end!), Varda (sounds like a great trail run!), and Tim (great racing!) Hope you're feeling better today, Beth. Sounds like fun on skis! I'd like to hear how the cross traing works for you, Joe. Sounds like you're doing fine, madmiss I went to a barnhunt test (actually 4 of them) this…

Don't know what I'm going to do today. Normally I would be going to Monday water aerobics class with Desi, that I really like, but we got snow last night. I only remember one other time in the past 40 years when we got snow after March 15th in this area. But we were snowed on and everything has been cancelled, except work…

Congratulation Tim and your wife! Nice race! Congratulations Laura on your 9 mile run! Congratulations Romy on raising two great kids! Just a warning about weigh and your girl. My little sister Jenni (20 years younger than me) came back from school one day at about age 11 in tears because some of the girls were teasing her…

Sorry about the headache, Sherry. Exercise withdraw? :) Sounds like an interesting experiment. I played with fuel a little lately, not really for real fuel, but as a treat for getting halfway and to see what might or might not bother my stomach or other digestive organs.

Barnhunt trial today. Neither dog qualified, but I think that they did pretty well. We'll try again tomorrow! I was on my feet all day, but didn't really travel much. Lots of standing. Then I went to my mother's house for dinner and to stay overnight. We went to Outback Steak House. Then came home and the dogs and I took a…

Terrific job!

Really love read this topic! Laughs, inspiration, and ideas! Ran 6.5 miles and walked for about a half hour today. My hips, butt, and calves hurt. I am absolutely delighted about that, weird though that is. I like that it's an even kind of hurt, equal on both sides which means that it's not on the "knee gives me problems"…

I got in a little more than 10k run and a half hour walk today. My legs are tired!

Unfortunately, no. Are there any running groups or clubs in your area? They might know where to go. I was surprised after I started looking for stores, that there is one within a 15 minute drive of me. It took me 6 months of looking and I had already driven quite a ways, over an hour, to go to what I thought was the…

I do. He was 2.5 years when we started. A small terrier, about 17-18 lbs. We both started C25K at the same time, so he didn't get suddenly thrust into long distances without preparation. He runs with me whenever the temperature is less than 75F (assuming a dawn or dusk run, not mid day sun). Neither of us has run more than…