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Member Comments
By sl8r on March 15, 2010 at 05:42 PM
5 miles today.. Planning on some leg work tonight.
Feeling really good about my 50 mile race on April 10th.
By Thomasjake83 on March 15, 2010 at 10:25 PM
Good luck!
By sl8r on March 16, 2010 at 09:15 PM
Thanks Thomas.. It's a flat race, but very fun. The finishers jacket makes it worthwhile! See you out there sometime?? :)
By Thomasjake83 on March 17, 2010 at 10:27 AM
Maybe sometime. Probably not too soon. I just started training for my first marathon back in January. Other than that I haven't run very long runs. I would run an hour on the treadmill just to lose weight but just started running long distances. Longest run so far is the 16 miles I ran last Saturday. Got a lot of training to do before my body is ready for that.
By Thomasjake83 on March 17, 2010 at 10:17 AM
8 miles... 1:10:24. Sun shining, birds singing, farmers spreading shit. Well... 2 out of 3 isn't bad!
By jstacklin on March 17, 2010 at 06:48 AM
Fantastic run this morning!! Felt great to hit the pavement. Ran 8 miles in 1:01:56.
By sl8r on March 16, 2010 at 09:16 PM
Great run along the creek.. Sneaking a run in during the work day splits up the day, releases energy and allows me to focus on the things I need to do.. Lovin' it.
By Thomasjake83 on March 16, 2010 at 07:05 PM
6 miles today... outside. Awesome!! :-) The weather has been amazing the last couple days. This weekend suppose to get crappy again though. I want to live where the high is around 70 all year long? Someone tell me where that is?! I keep hearing "not on this planet!". Depressing.
By squashed on March 16, 2010 at 09:53 AM
Hardest run yesterday- wasn't the longest- but man my legs felt like lead for the entire 1 hour 40 run! It was so pathetic and slow . I wonder if I should really have given it a miss and turned back home after the first 20 mins when it didn't feel any better. No pain or injuries, just felt like a struggle to move. First time I have felt like that during my training.
By angelovearth on March 16, 2010 at 11:45 AM
I had a run like that on sunday. I was planning on going 12 miles but after 2.5 miles I just felt so ...blah and my legs were so heavy that I turned around and walked home. ;) Don't worry about it. We all have days like that. At least you struggled all the way through which counts for something!
By jstacklin on March 16, 2010 at 03:24 AM
The start of a very long week: 4 miles today, 41 miles this week.
By Thomasjake83 on March 13, 2010 at 06:16 PM
16 miles today. 3:05. Felt good, no injuries. Good run. :-) Just wish weather by me would cooperate with me. Want to run outside but today was SOOOO windy.
By jelledp on March 14, 2010 at 07:30 AM
Hey...
Did you run 3 hours at the gym indoors on the treadmill?
If so how you cope with the "boredom"? I prefer much more to run outside. And my runs at the gym are like max. 5km on the treadmill. And I don't do it often in the gym... I'm more the outdoor runner :-)
Jelle
By Thomasjake83 on March 15, 2010 at 10:43 AM
Yeah that was 3 hours on the treadmill. We have a tv on each treadmill. The movie John Q was on. That took up a couple hours. I'd rather run outside on my long runs like that but it was rainy, cold and we had 20 mile an hour winds. I just didn't feel like being outside in that. I have 2 shorter runs during the week with some strength training that I do at the gym. I don't have the equipment at home to do some of my exercises.
By Thomasjake83 on March 13, 2010 at 07:30 PM
My trainer told me to drink 2 cups of water or gatorade per pound you lose during running. He wasn't at the gym today so I couldn't talk to him. I lost 6 pounds while running today. That's 12 cups of water!! I'd be up all night in the bathroom. Anyone know what to do here?
By sl8r on March 14, 2010 at 09:19 PM
How long was your run? How many hours? That seems like a lot of water weight.. Was it really hot in the gym? You could have had a bunch of water weight from high salt meals or carby drinks like beer.
By Thomasjake83 on March 15, 2010 at 10:36 AM
Run was 16 miles. 3:05. Wasn't really hot. Didn't think I sweat too much. I don't cook with salt or put salt on my food. Usually drink a glass of orange juice and a glass of milk in the morning. Then nothing but water during the day. 12-24 ounces of gatorade during runs depending on length. I think I only had one beer in 2-3 weeks before the run.
By sl8r on March 14, 2010 at 09:20 PM
Ran short this weekend. 18 miles last weekend and a 50K the weekend before that. Planning on a 50K training run next weekend.
By junesmurf on March 14, 2010 at 09:59 AM
Ran 6.25 miles for 1:03. Felt really good, could have gone longer but still starting out.
By jstacklin on March 14, 2010 at 06:47 AM
thank goodness for rollback weeks! Had a 'short' 11-mile run this a.m. Felt good! Next week, back to hard miles .... 41-mile week.
By squashed on March 13, 2010 at 06:03 PM
Longest run so far : 2 hours and 50 mins. I am thinking yes I will be able to run 3 hours then 3 : 10 and so on.... It's not fast but it feels OK actually.
I can't believe I can run for this long, someone pinch me!
By Thomasjake83 on March 13, 2010 at 07:15 PM
Awesome!! I had my longest run today too. I never thought I'd be able to run that long. Keep it up!!
By Michellefnp on March 13, 2010 at 08:26 AM
I ran 9 miles this morning with my running group. Took 125 minutes, but that was the most running I have ever done! I feel great!! My left calf hurts, though. I hope I didn't overdo it. I stretched out quite a bit afterwards.
By Thomasjake83 on March 13, 2010 at 07:12 PM
I had problems with my calf muscles too. Just have to pay extra special attention to them in pre and post run stretches. I have had no problems with them since.
By byteworks on March 13, 2010 at 12:42 PM
That was different. Schedule called for 12-miles. I ran eight miles, and then an hour later I ran a 4-mile St. Patrick's Day race in Westport. My time sucked, but since I've never run a 4-mile race I can count it as a PR (grin).
By squashed on March 13, 2010 at 05:58 PM
Well that sure was a respectable warm up for your 4 mile race! No wonder your time was a tad slow : )
By jstacklin on March 13, 2010 at 05:32 AM
Fast run this morning: 7 miles, 52:17. I just love that spring is here and I don't need to wear six layers, ski mask and gloves.
By angelovearth on March 12, 2010 at 02:30 PM
I didn't run since Sunday. Been busy, and if I can admit it, lazy. But I'm back on track now so I did 8 miles today. I figure if I do 8 miles today, tomorrow, and Sunday, I'll at least have 24 miles for the week.
By Michellefnp on March 11, 2010 at 07:40 PM
I just keep doing more and more. 5 miles today! Just a few weeks ago I couldn't imagine running 3 miles. No shin splints and just a touch of soreness. This is fun! I'm looking forward to my long run on Saturday with my running group
By Thomasjake83 on March 11, 2010 at 07:56 PM
Awesome!! A year ago I felt the same way. Couldn't run more than a couple miles. Now my first 5k is 2 weeks away and first marathon is in 66 days. Awesome you have a running group. Helps to keep motivated and makes runs more fun. I live in a smaller city full of old poeple. Usually run with my best friend, his name is mp3. Keep up the good work!!
By Anonymous on March 10, 2010 at 04:19 PM
Focusing on running an October Marathon!
By megg654 on March 11, 2010 at 06:22 AM
Me too!!
By Thomasjake83 on March 11, 2010 at 07:05 PM
Good luck!!
By Thomasjake83 on March 11, 2010 at 07:02 PM
6 mile progressive run today. Scheduled my Vo2 max test for next week Tuesday. Excited to see how that goes. Have a 16 mile run on Saturday. Can't wait for that!! Hope the weather gets nicer though. Don't want to run it inside but they are talking rain all week and through the weekend. :-(