Morning MM's!

My goodness, there seems to be a pattern here on not being able to find the time for our runs! I am in the same boat! It is getting harder and harder to find the time for my runs and especially the long runs. Summer is always so busy for me and it was much easier to find time to run in the winter when it got dark earlier. I usually do my runs after work since it stays daylight so long. I also run 2 mornings a week with my running group. Since the days have gotten longer, I have more activities to do that pushes my run times. My grandaughters (3 of them) play softball 4 nights a week. I try to go see them play at 2 nights a week. I have to stay at my daughter's 1 night a week and keep the children while she is on call. My husband and I are avid golfers and I try to play golf with him one afternoon a week. Sooooooooooooo, this leaves me with early early morning runs. It is the only time that I can fit them in, but it is hard to get long runs in because I have to get home in time to take a shower, dress etc. and get to work on time. My schedule changes week to week depending on which night my daugher is on call.

This will be my schedule this week and is typical now for my runs: I start my week on Saturday.

Sat:   8 mile run - followed by 36 holes of golf

Sun   36 holes golf

Mon   5 mi run easy run

Tues: 7 mile run at 5:00 a.m.with running group - Attend 2 ballgames after work & spend night at my daughters house

Wed: Golf 18 holes with my husband

Thurs: 9 mile run with running group at 5:00 a.m. - Attend 2 ballgames after work

Friday 3.5 mile run at 5:30 a.m. followed by 27 holes golf after work

I try to get in at least 30 miles a week and am trying to work up to 50.

Rinse and repeat with a change for whatever day ballgames are on or what night my daughter is on call.

Everyone is doing AWESOME by the way! I wish there was a half close to me, but there is not and I really do not have the time to travel out of town for one. I may just have to try and make the time!

JoAnne

You are doing great. Even though I haven't been writing or running, I have been reading a lot your posts. You have really improved your times and distances. I am also impressed with your weight loss.(Any words of wisdom for the weight loss?)

I appreciate the encouragement that you gave to me when I was doing the C25K. I did a Thanksgiving 5K and had knee pain.I started running again when the knee pain was better but when I went back to the doctor's for a recheck, she gave me a physical therapy referral. The physical therapist (who is a runner) told me to stop running until we could strenghten the knee.He said if I continued to run  the knee pain would come back in  a  while because the knee and leg need to be stronger..So I have been spinning, using the eliptical and doing strenthen training..and the physical therapy exercises..attending the gym 4-5 times a week.

Looking forward to doing more..

Hi everyone! Well debwro I took your advice and just stopped and took a deep breath!! I hadn't run since my bad run last weekend, sunday I went to my yoga class and had an "aha" moment...that is what had been missing for me was my yoga practice! I had been putting in such long runs I found I didn't have the time to do yoga when I got home so let that slide a bit.....for me WRONG thing to do! So this week I concentrated on getting yoga done and also started working with a pilates trainer so I can strengthen my abs,arms etc. which will help me with running....so this morning went for a 5 mile completely enjoyable run followed by yoga when I got home...this is the combination I need. I will continue to train for the half but I know already that the 10k distance is perfect for my lifestyle! I am going to play with the training a bit...try some of galloway's technique on a long run then also thinking about running 3 miles than walking 1 and repeat 3 times and I should complete the half marathon....just thoughts right now! We are leaving town this weekend for some relaxation in the napa area....enjoying this perfect weather!!

Happy running all!

One more thing...have any of you looked at the website of onemoremile.net ...it has some really fun shirts...I ordered two..."where's your happy pace"  and another I can't remember!! LOL I guess i'll find out when it gets here!!

You are piling on a lot of training to your legs.  I don't know how long/hard your bike ride was, or how heavy your leg/weight sets were, but it could be that those workouts were just too tough. I've noticed that when I overwork my weights (#of reps or max wt), then I'm useless. When I cross train on the same day, I have to run first before I bike, because I just can't perservere very long on the run.  Not a good result for my first tri where the run follows the bike, but I'm working up to it. So maybe take it a little easier on those cross train workouts.  Just remember the X-training is to build stamina and some muscle....

Hi there - very new to this forum.

I graduated from my C25K program yesterday!  And until this week, I didn't realize how well it had been going.  Until week 5, I was doing all my running in the gym, on a treadmill.  And it felt like I was pushing it when I went above a 12 minute pace.  Then, spring broke, and I was able to run outside at least 2 of my 3 days a week.  There is a new bike path that ends just outside the building that I work in, and that's where I run.

Last week, a walking club started at work, and Thursday I joined in.  I used an iPhone app I had just downloaded to see how far we went.  From the front door, to where we turned around, and then back, was exactly 5K.  And Wednesday, I had run all but .2 miles of it in my 30 minute run!  So yesterday, being my last day of C25K, I decided to do the whole 5K, and go over the training 30 minutes.  So yesterday, not only did I do Week 9, Day 3 of Couch to 5K, I ran a 5K in 31:45!

Given that before this program, I had not run a mile in over 27 years, this came as a complete shock to me.  I feel like I can now call myself a runner!  I've lost a lot of weight this year, and still have more to go, but this has been such a fun, amazing journey!  I don't want it to stop.  A co-worker ran the Boston Marathon on Monday.  I don't know if I want to go that far.  But I have purchased the Bridge210K program for my iPhone, and will see if I can train for a July 4th 10K.

Beautiful day (before it starts raining). Wonderful run (5K). Life is good.