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Back to school this week...I teach, and I am actually having a GREAT start to the year! I'm really excited for this school year...my students seem to be pretty excited to learn French too! So it's a win-win!
I'm planning on a 5 this evening...first time running since the HM Sat, but I walked 2.5 mi yesterday, and I felt GREAT! so I'm gonna try it tonight. Yesterday around here was an OVEN, but this morning it rained, and now it's a LOT cooler and perfect running weather! I'm excited for that...the simple pleasures of life that excite us, huh?
runjr - the Komen is 9/28 (sunday, argh, I don't like sunday races) and it's in Milwaukee...i believe somewhere downtown near the historic ward??? Check out http://www.komenmilwaukee.org/ for all info...here's what I found about the course: "The starting line is in Henry W. Maier Festival Park (Summerfest grounds), and the Race will travel along Harbor Drive, onto Lincoln Memorial Drive, turn right on Lagoon Drive and end at Veterans Park on Milwaukee's beautiful lakefront. This new setup will provide more parking, easier staging of race participants, and best of all, no double back along the course."
on pies: My ABSOLUTE favorite (and I DID make it this summer!) is STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB!!!! Oh my gosh, I'm DROOLING just thinking about the name! 
ok, maybe I still have a LITTLE sweet-tooth! :-P
Jess- congrats on your first HM! I did my first this past SAturday! Wasnt it fun? I ran the whole thing as well! I even jogged through the water spots, except where there were young runners SOCIALIZING around the water! ARGH! I wish somehow all runners would be able to be taught how to go through a water spot!
Have a great Wednesday, all!
hour training with my main trainer today - but my #1 EC hung out with us causing trouble !
I`ll do an hour cardio later
I have realised I probarbly need to burn most of my work out clothing - even after washing it smells bad ...
Reeb - I would lay off the running this week - maybe do some light cross training - start back next week
runjr - safe travels !
Jess - Glad you made it over here ! welcome
teabag - if you are feeling low on energy take a rest day or 2 - pushing thro is risking injury, Yes you have the training to run the half - you`ll take 2 or 3 days off before your race so you`ll be fully rested - where as now you are building on fatigue from the previous few days training. do a shorter run this weekend - 6 miles - instead of 10 or 11 - you can make it a little faster if you like - make sure you take a complete day off to recover. Don`t forget eat well, sleep well and hydrate. I ran just fine last year on a long run max of 10 miles, and plan to do the same this year.
Cara - have fun with the pies !!
Chuck - Glad to hear you are doing well and you sound like you are getting back on form
Joe - wohoo 3 miles - excellent ! - I`m sort of following the Hal Higdon Novice program but I started a week early so I could taper a little more and get the 4 mile race in this weekend. I`m doing 3 runs a week - and instead of the option 4th run I`m doing an hour x training - I`m doing more cross training that the plan calls for but I was doing that anyway so I see no reason to cut back and I`m doinf moew weight training than they call for too - but again I was doing that anyway. This is the only week I really have felt a little tired but I did my long run this weekend at close to race pace so I`m not surprised.
macd Oh yes I have found the ways to my boys heart for SURE ! I have to wonder what the young girlies who wiggle their tushies at the trainers think when the boys all come over and make a fuss of the old sweaty woman on the treadmill !! But they are such nice guys - I know what it`s like to move away from home to a big city - Home baked treats make everyone feel good. I`m beginning to taper - no more long runs ! I dropped one cross training session Monday - I`ll only run 4 miles on Sat - but it is a race and I`ll see how I feel on Sunday - I may take a full rest day or just do an hour at the gym - but it will be a shorter workout. Mon Tues Weds will be a little weight training, a couple of short runs and maybe an hour biking. Thurs -> Sat - EAT and SLEEP !!!
Dari Is it a bad thing to fess up that Eye of the Tiger is on my ipod ?? .. but the I do box every Friday ... and Pour some sugar on me ... love Def Leppard
misswendy you`re right i`ll try anything once ! the raspberry pies were a hit with everyone - but I still liked the blueberries best !
NYC Marathon Nov 1 2009 - 4:03:13 ( 9:17 mm )
NYC Half Marathon Aug 16 2009 - 1:55:38 ( 8:49 mm )
1 mile - 7:07 10K - 52:58 ( 8:32 mm)
4 mile - 31:35 ( 7:53 mm) 8K - 42:28 ( 8:32 mm)
15K - 1:22:02 ( 8:49 mm)
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Jess - I much, much, much, much prefer to run in the morning. I was forced to run twice a week in the evening for the past year and I HATED it. Now that my youngest starts preschool tomorrow (WooHoo!) I can go back to doing all my runs in the AM. I like getting it out of the way.
Have a great school year Rach. Sounds like you have a good plan for getting back into it afetr your HM.
Man you are hardcore spicegeek. Thanks for your advice. I am going to follow it. I need to listen to my body and not just beat myself up.
Everyone else..great job training. keep up the good work.
I ran a very light 3 miles today. In about 27 mins. I still don't feel fully recovered and maybe should have just rested today. But I did it easily. I feel a bit better than I did though. I'll run 6 miles at a moderate pace on Friday and take off until Monday. I should be good to go for next week then.
Have a great weekend and everyone root for Penn State!!
Good morning! Arrgh... another run postponed... anyone see a pattern here? This morning's excuse was thunderstorms when the alarm went off. I went back to sleep for an hour, then did 8mi on the exercise bike. Hopefully 4 tomorrow and 8 Sat. or my step-back week will have stepped back a whole lot further than I intended!
Joe, yes, I sweat at 71... it was 97% humidity. May you have a cooler 71 on Sat 
Reeb, I guess a cool shirt is as good a reason as any to pick a race
Jess, I run in the a.m. to get it done and because there are too many distractions (like dinner!) when I get home from work. Also running on an empty stomach seems to suit me best. When winter arrives, though, I'm not sure what I'll do. I fear slipping on the ice in the dark. I did all last winter on the treadmill, but after starting outside this spring, I can't imagine going back to that.
teabag, you don't sound too broken up to have your youngest in preschool I wasn't either... could never relate to those moms who cried putting their kindergartners on the bus.
spicegeek, sounds like a good taper plan, except maybe for the race Sat... don't go TOO all out! I like the eat and sleep part!
Chuck, take care of those shins!
Have a good one all.
Morning all,
Got up in the rain again this morning but luckily it eased off pretty quickly and wasn't that bad for the run. When I got home I was just making breakfast and it started raining really hard! Looks like I timed it just right!
Ran 5.6 miles - I was hoping this would be a tempo run and had planned 4 miles tempo starting at 9:40 pace and working down to 9:00 pace. I kind of knew from the first 100 yards that it was going to be a tough run so i'd just have to do what I could. After my mile warm up, I ended up running around 9:30 / 9:40 for 3 miles and then 1.6 miles cool down. This was really hard but I got through it! It seems that every time I have a rest day I struggle more the day after! Anyone else find this? I'm wondering whether I should add another day to my running and only take Sunday's off after my long runs?
Chuck - great job with that hilly 4 and then the 3.06... slow indeed - I can show you what 'slow' really is! Really cool on seeing that girl too and amazing how she has persevered and excelled dispite being disadvantaged from the start! I will stop complaining about my bad runs I promise!
Joe - good job on the 3 miles. Is it getting easier? If I only started running when it's dry i'd be lucky to run once a week at the moment! 
Macd - good luck fitting in day time running! I'll try to send you our rain if you can send some sun this way Actually I think i'd just settle for a couple of dry weeks at the mo! We will allow you a postponed run for thunder!!! and at least you cross trained instead - I think i'd have gone back to bed and stayed there 
Dari - LOL on the treadmill guy singing out loud! Get the Garmin... it's amazing! I am truly converted and could not be without it now!
Misswendy - Good job on that 10 miler - I guess that's just a medium length run for you now You back home yet?
Rachel - Glad the school year has started off well for you - what do you teach? Hope your first post HM run went well!
Spicegeek - how can #1EC hanging round ever be trouble Sounds like you're well prepared for that HM... you
Reeb - I love saying '6 miles' and 'felt easy' in the same sentance! going back 18 months when I couldn't get round the block I would have choked to death on my glass of water at such a thing Your vacation sounds lovely! There's a whole life time to run but we don't get that much time away so enjoy it...
Jess - I see you are in with the swing of the group already! You'll do well here I agree with the walking in a race and not being able to start again as sometimes that's how I feel. I do remember a really tough 10k I did where I let myself walk for a bit then was stop start for the remainder of the race... bad decision for me! I used to run after work, but I was getting home after 7, running eating 8:30 earliest and then straight to bed. It really interfered with my life so I now run mornings before work. Luckily I got a new job close to home so I run at about 6:30 but there are many true early birds here! You should try mornings as I am not really a morning person but i've learnt to love my morning runs (most of the time )
Teabag - I'm with you on mornings... but not too early of course Good job for getting the 3 miles in - hope your 6 is ok tomorrow!
Well - it's afternoon here now and I got another meeting!
Chat later
Cara
20/09/2009 Berlin Marathon: 4:25:46
Hey everyone:
6 grueling humid miles this morning. I think I'll do evening runs on Thursdays after evening racing training on Wednesday nights from now on. My legs felt like I was wearing those ankle weights. I think I popped another toenail today. Time to pull out the red sharpie pen, again.
Jess: Welcome! mornings runs for me, please. I find that I have a really hard time gauging what to eat if I run in the evening and I'm generally less motivated to start at the end of the day. You have a gel story? I've only tried the wildberry gu once and I thought I knew what it would taste like until it was actually in my mouth and time to swallow, I couldn't - ughh. Is there something out there that won't make me want to yak other than gu for energy replacement?
Rach: You're a teacher? No wonder you run LOL. You receive the gold star for today. Tough job. I'm glad to hear they are being good to you.
Chuck43: That's a great story about your old student. That's pretty telling about your impact on her life. Very cool. I met a man with the same name as my favorite teacher of all time this past weekend. I told him and he asked me if I had ever told her. Not likely - I was 13 y/o. He suggested that I find her and tell her. So, I actually called my english teacher from 30 year ago on Sunday. She immediately remembered me and we had a great convo. She told me I made her year. Perhaps it's been a quiet year for her Hope the shin discomfort lets up.
Spicegeek: I think you're "hardcore", too. I'm jealous of people with strong upper bodies. The Chicago countdown begins...
Teabag: 3 miles is great... don't push yourself too much. It's really hard to come back after letting your body get depleted. I'm glad you're taking the weekend off. Penn State? Do I hear Alma Mater?
Joe: okay, I won't complain (much) about this morning's temp anymore after hearing about 80's or 90's. My run was a bit like running in a terrarium, though.
MacD: I'm going to the post office right now to see about mailing pies. I've haven't eaten yet since my run this AM and these food threads are making me hungry.
Reeb: Have a great vacation - are you going somewhere fun? (you probably said and I missed it) - I like to run when I'm away - it makes eating to excess less destructive and eliminates major damage control when I get home and find things aren't fitting right after eating PIE every night.
MissWendy: I actually love 80's rock, too. I don't have much of it on my iPod - I'm not sure why. Probably because I don't remember much from that period. Definitely the decade that showed me that moderation was always going to be an issue for me. Dead snakes? Little ones I hope - I'm squeamish.
thanks again to everyone for all of your support.
dari
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