Steve,

So far they are over 25,000 registered and have a 40K cap on registration.

I figure that since I have been running only outside all winter why not in April.

The shorter distance will be fun and my recent half time will get me in one of the up front corrals ahead of the huge general start.

As for the weather you never know what it will be any time of the year.

Struggled through 4 miles today for my long run. Did 5/1 minute run/walk intervals and finished in just under 44 min. What I can't figure is that using this Chi Running method, my pace is faster, even w/ walk intervals than it was prior to the hip stress fracture. Then, constant running, no walk intervals, my pace was around 11:15 for any distance. I can't seem to hold form and slow the pace down any (running outside on pavement) even though I conciously try to maintain a short stride. My cadence is 85-90, which is what they recommend. Problem is, my heart rate is high...180+ at end of run . Maybe I'm just impatient, but seems that my endurace should be coming back better than it is. Is it the cold weather? Although today was a beautiful 50 degrees. Is it the change in form and utilizing core muscles and to maintain form that is drawing energy away from other parts of the body? Is it just because I'm only running 3x/wk, even though I do cross training all of the other days? Or is it because I'm old and it takes time to build back when you're as old as this old biddy

The only way that I can slow my pace is to use a treadmill, which is not convenient.

Danny Dreyer says in the chi running book that if you can run 20 min. you can run any distance.Today, I say "horse pucky" to that statement.  Right now, my energy to run 20 min continuously or 44 w/ run walk intervals, certainly is not effortless. But,I  don't get me wrong, I feel that I am on the right track w/ this program, just wondering when the "effortless" part kicks in.

Sorry about the long post, just had to vent.

Happy running everyone.

E. Paul Thanks so much.  Sat the fun run is @ 6 am. I am guessing less than 80 degrees. Low humidity. I will be in classes from Wed to Sun 8-8.  Not much time for fun until after Noon on Sunday.  Right now the humidity in my home is 25% but outside in the summer it is rarely below 80%. Nothing like the sweat dripping off the elbows on a long slow run!  I guess i will switch to a 16 oz waterbottle instead of my usual 8 oz.

Marie

"Danny Dreyer says in the chi running book that if you can run 20 min. you can run any distance.Today, I say "horse pucky" to that statement."

Agree. I am getting better at the Chi technique and had a bit of a breakthrough today. BUT, 20 min isn't  a big problem.  30 minutes is.

"I can't seem to hold form and slow the pace down any (running outside on pavement) even though I conciously try to maintain a short stride."

I found that I can slow down using my perverted Chi, by not leaning forward much at all. It just feels so strange and in a way feels harder than something around 10 min/mi. It feels kind of like bouncing in place and is rather uncomfortable, but I can do it.  My pace is right around the low 170's counting each foot. I can keep that pace now pretty much anywhere between 10:30 and about 8:45. Of course I still get winded faster the faster I go. But today I found I was not "lifting" properly. I was cheating a little by kicking back a little due to the way I felt from one of Danny's exercises and possibly a misunderstanding of what he meant by "lift".

Tomorrow is a rest day, but Monday I will try to see if I can get the lift correct for more than just a few hundred yards.

"Maybe I'm just impatient, but seems that my endurance should be coming back better than it is."

Me to!  I am marginally faster than I was back in Nov when I ran my first 5k, but I don't have any greater aerobic capability. About 5k of continuous running is my limit.  I really think it is the weight I carry combined with my current endurance that is the limiting factor.  Pushing 180 #s around is just hard work especially if one has to run on hills. I guess that's why they have "Clydesdale" categories at big races.

"...just wondering when the "effortless" part kicks in."

Yeah, let me know when that happens.  In my previous period of running (30+ years and 30+ pounds ago) the first mile or two was the hardest, then I would fall into a rhythm and could run just about any distance up to 30k. My second and third marathons were spent running the whole distance in under 4 hours.  Today about the only thing I can do for four hours is sleep!  I was 143#s and in my 30's.  As the song says, "it seems so long ago". 

Venting is good. Cleans out the "scthuff" so you can just let it go. enting is good. Cleans out the "scthuff" so you can just let it go.

Good running.

susanbarron wrote:

 

 

On a side note for whatever "posting goblin" is out there I can't post on the 100 day challenge...write it, hit post and an error message comes up that there must be a title (and that is underneath the huge title of 100 day challenge!!) and I can't post a blank message!! Anyone else still having posting issues?????

 

Happy running all...

I have experienced this too.

If I hit the back button on my web browser I am back to my post, and just hit "Post Message" again and it works.

Hi all,

I seem to be in a bit of a funk.  About a month ago I signed up for my 1st 5k thinking that I could do a respectable job run/walking it. Well I have been pigging out and avoiding the treadmill. As a result. I will have to walk the whole race, so I am thinking of just bagging it. Tonight I will hopefully start back on the C25k on week 4 D1. Any good motivational thoughts other than just "GET YOUR Fat --- in gear.

Also in about a week I will turn 59 which is kind of a mind blower.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Happy running everybody and an early Happy Valentine's Day

joanthept

I am 52 years old and started running in 2007 to lose weight, so far I have lost 60 pounds.

I ran my first 5K and 10K in 2007, in 2008 I ran my first 1/2 marathon and full marathon.

I am currently training for my fourth full marathon the Southern Indiana Classic in Evansville, Indiana.

On Tuesday February 1st when registration opens I am signing up for the Chicago Marathon, as I am committed because I already have my room reserved at the Chicago Hilton.

Running Chicago is a special goal to me as I am both a Bears and Cubs fan, another, another long term goal is to qualify and run Boston.

I have started a blog to document my progress, it shows both before and after pictures and I would appreciate any and all comments.

http://fitatfifty-art.blogspot.com/