Third day in a row of running for me. Did 4 easy miles tonight. That brings me up to 13 for the week (my week starts on Monday with a rest day), Just wish doing a half marathon was as easy as three short runs in three days. But my legs felt pretty strong tonight which is an improvement. I run 3 days then one off then 2 days then one off. Generally, the last day of the 3 day stretch is really a stretch to call what I am doing running. It is more like a crawl preformed in an almost upright position. lol But tonight it felt pretty decent. Plus the weather was great, sunny & mid-70's.

Tomorrow is a rest day for me. Good runs to all.

wbertha

****, Alexb...that sucks and I totally feel your pain, literally and figuratively...I forced myself to take a rest day today trying to do every other day for this week...to make sure I rest my knee/back...still not sure what I am going to do about next weekend...I soooo wanna run, but...but...but...

Looking forward to DH getting home on Saturday evening...we tried to run together on Monday but we weren't at the same pace...maybe one day!

Good night all!

Good moring halfers! Love hearing about the cooler weather everyone seems to be having.

Fit45, stargazing on a run is fun! There was the prettiest scene last Sat. As the sun was just starting to come up, there was the crescent moon, a large star/planet next to it, all over a bridge leading to the park trail by the creek. Beautiful!

Gale, good luck in your races. Hopefully that fall and the soreness will fade quickly. Congrats on being a survivor and enjoy the races! They have special categories for survivor race winners, right? Maybe....

Joe, your story was funny! Glad you had your cell phone with you. How's it going with ditching the MAF?

Ctmama and Alexb, hope you and everyone else who is injured are on the mend! Back pain can be so debilitating and hard to "fix".

It's been a pretty good week of running for me. Just one bad day out of four so far. 2.5 miles (TM) on Mon, 6.2 miles (mock 10K) on Tue, 4 miles (14 hill repeats + 1 mile warmup and 1 mile cooldown) on Wed, 3 miles (tempo) on Thurs. Plus lots of walking, both after the runs and with dogs. Today is a "rest day", no running, but heading over to mow my father-in-law's yard. Tomorrow, one training group is doing 9 miles and another one 10 miles. I'm seriously considering going for the 10 just because it seems like such a milestone. If I do it, it will boost my confidence that I really CAN do this 1/2 marathon thing. We'll see how I feel in the morning.

Happy weekend halfers, and yes...inquiring minds want to know...who is racing this weekend besides Gale?

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Good Morning Halfers, I have been MIA for a couple of days. My DW has had a major project due for school so she has had the computer occupied. I am at work during a break so the shout outs will be minimal. However, I would have to label myself as the shout-out slacker of this bunch.

My training for this week: Tuesday- 12 x 400, Wed- 5.02, Thurs- 5.05, Friday- off, Sat- 8.

I agree with everyone that the weather is certainly more inviting for running these days.

Welcome caitex and blueberry, I see that you all fit in nicely with this group.

Joe- better start working on a second ?get out-of-jail free? card. Good story!

Gale- good luck this weekend. Along with any other racers. My 5k is not until the end of the month. I envy all of the racers.

Carol40- sounds like your training is improving. Keep up the hard work.

Corrina- hope you are feeling better these days.

Shiela- I also have a hybrid bike. I occasionally I ride it for distance but mostly to work and back (6 mile round trip)

Gale- injuries at night have been one of my biggest worries. I am really surprised that I have not turned an ankle on a pine-cone yet. Feel better!

Chuck43- I understand the reasoning behind the ?no headphone? rule. But I would rather not use the MP3 anyway. I would much rather have someone to talk with. If I must run alone I usually listen to the steverunner podcasts.

I need to get back to work.
Good running and racing this weekend!
SM

quote:<HR>Originally posted by joescoolagain:
Cheyjoecat - Ah, I see. Hey sounds like you also have a Garmin, had you told us that before?
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I don't know if I mentioned that before. Maybe, because I haven't had it that long. I think I got it in early-mid August.

How many others are using Garmin 305?



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Hey Halfers! (Sounds like I am calling everyone a Heffer) - LOL

Been MIA for the past two days. Since I couldn't get my fanny out of bed to run I waiting till evening each night only to find it storming.
I do plan on going for a run each morning on the weekend.

I did some research on the Garmin 305 and YIKES - you need to know my darling hubby to see his that his butt cheeks squeek when he walks he is so cheap. hahaha I looked on ebay but still on the high end. Any other options or do I save up for the Garmin??

~ Dana

Hi everyone!

I'm a new runner and I am training for a HM the first week in Dec. I started training a week and a half ago, and I have run 5 times since at 4 miles each run. I am using the Galloway program, but I am going to have to shorten it a few weeks. I chopped off the first week, and I will have to loose another week in the middle somewhere.

I am mixing in about 15% walking with my run, but I am averaging 10.5 min/mile.

My goal is to finish in under 2:30. Is this doable or half baked?

Cheers!