I whipped out the tights today as well. I think I went for them too early as well. The computer said 33F outside but when I got out there, it felt too warm as well.

Tried to go an easy 10 but ran out of time and had to do a bit of speedwork for the last 2 to get back for church and only went 9. Very strange sensation. At an hour in, I felt like I was really only warmed up.

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dgb2n - nice run!

erica - thank! good point it is my business if I want to wear tights!! maybe i just feel good looking in them! hehe And I did mean recumbent bike - spell checker was no help on that one! It felt ok and might be really nice the day after my long runs which is when i see it. Nice job on your run, I can't imagine how cold your cheeks must have been with that fleece slipping.

Ok 10K question it's a few weeks away but TP and I were talking about logistics of where to encourage loved ones to stand. And it got me thinking about the water station. There is a water station at the half way point. I normally don't stop for water until mile 5. So should I not do the water station in the race and just go for the whole thing and worry about water at the end?

Shorts???!!! BRRRRRRRRR....it must be colder in Michigan.
I did 6 in tights yesterday and needed a HOT shower when I got home to thaw myself out. maybe I'm just a wimp?

I'm running a little less these days...my left ankle and heel have been bothering me ever since my marathon at the beginning of October. Really stiff ankle in the morning and hard to step down on my foot. I hobble around for about 10 minutes and then it's fine for hte rest of the day (unless I wear heels like today and then it's sore by lunch).

The plan for a few weeks is to keep running 3-4 days a week and supplement with more elliptical and lots more weights. I used to love weight lifting and I had lots more muscle definition. I came up with a new circuit plan (with the help of a new book I bought) and i've been doing that for a few days. I'm unbelievably sore but it's a good sore. I think this might be what i need to drop those 10 stubborn pounds.

I'm also doing a lot of thinking abotu a spring marathon. I'm really having a hard time deciding whether or not I want to committ to training for one or if I want to just do the two halfs that I did last spring. The half is so much more manageable training-wise and I think it's actually my favorite distance...BUT...I have some major unfinished marathon business after the Chicago debacle. I"m pretty sure I could PR by at least an hour! Ugh..decisions, decisions. DH does NOT want me to train for a full during the school year. He says between my coaching, my grad classes and teaching there is no time for marathon training. He may be on to something.

Wow- that turned into quite the rant! Sorry about that!
So...Please vote: Should I
a. Run a spring marathon and beat my Chicago time
b. run two halfs this spring and then train for a fall full over the summer
c. run two halfs and then take a mini-break from running and try to have a baby (that's the other big issue...turning 30 in a few months and my poor mother is pretty sure that I'm never going to reproduce)

Beaumont - I am having similar ankle issues. Mine predates the marathon by a few weeks. Mostly it's the achilles, but the ankle itself is pretty sore in the morning. Walking a bit loosens it up and it doesn't bother me when I run, but it's irritating because I don't know what it is and it won't go away. I don't look so good in high heels, though so that's not a problem.

I think you need to decide for yourself if you want to do the spring marathon. We tend to be a pretty biased bunch when it comes to such things and don't necessarily have your best interest in mind.

Rest day for me.

even - nice 17, thats fast!

i took sunday and monday off after 20 on saturday.

did an easy 4 this morning.

tights?? long sleeves?? im running at 5am in shorts and a t-shirt. gotta love southern california!

Hello Everyone!

I come with what I think may be a bit of bad news.

When I finished my marathon I noticed my IT bands were both very sore on the outside of both knees. No biggie, it's just from running so long. Um NO! I have been trying my best to get up to a decent weekly mileage (15 last week) and my IT Bands still kill at about mile 2.
I took almost 2 solid weeks off following the marathon but I still haven't been able to shake the pain. I ran 2.5 LN and 2.5 tonight and they are still hurting especially the right one. My shoes have about 350 miles on them so I am going to retire them on Thursday but I gotta figure out what else I can do.

I have been stretching like CRAZY!!!! still not any better.

any thoughts?

Keep Striding!

James

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Training For: P.F. Chang's Phoenix Marathon 1/18/09

Greetings all,

I have decided to take the "hard earned and learned" lessons from the Tri-Cities (10/28) and apply them at Eugene (5/04). Anyone else plan to run this one?.

I debated on Seattle, but I really want to go through at least one more complete training cycle before my next marathon. Seattle would have only given me four weeks. Erika, didn't you post you were doing this one?

I ran a relatively pain free 35 miles last week, and will start to increase that gradually until I start my training program 12/16.

Since many think I'm crazy, perhaps I'll run Olympia too (on 5/18) and join the Maniacs. Anyone else thought of, or done that?

Keep your feet on the street.
Mark