After the half on sun, a man pulled out this stick and started rolling his legs. Looked like a foam roller in a portable stick form. I was intrigued so I bought it monday as a gift to myself for completing another half. Its fabulous. I like it much better then the foam roller. The foam is like also an upper body workout, not as easy to carry around n u gotta get on the floor to get a good effective massage. Much more complex the the stick and just as effective.
I now carry it with me to the gym and use it after my runs. Love it!
I came into this HM completly unprepared. I used it as a motivator to get me back into the swing of things. It worked. But the half kicked my butt. I hate hills. When I say hate I mean hate. I avoid them as much as possible. Near my house there r some steep 1s and I drive down that block to aviod it. U can c how much I hate them. This half had many hills. I was miserable I had to walk them. It was also such a hot day for this long run. Like 80 or so degrees. Anyhow I made it with many hill walk breaks. It took 2hrs n 22 min. Can't rememeber the seconds. Came home streched and foam rolled and I feel good.
Mury says:
Wow, so you just go out and run HMs for motivation now eh? I hope it works :)
chrissy1 says:
Kinda. Over the summer my hours at work had changes. So I wasn't running the way I usually do. When summeer ended and my hours went back to normal I was still skippoin days. So to keep me focused and make sure I got up and ran I decided to sign up. It worked altho the HM was diffcult I'm glad I did it. It got me up early everymorning and back to my runs.
adigerati says:
Way to go. You bested my hm performance this weekend by a minute or two.
What do u look for in a new route? I like where I run so I don't look for new running areas. Some1 suggested that I run somewhere else but I don't really see that happening. Where I run is a running/bike path and near the hudson and its a nice scenery, water fountains along the route, I can also buy gatorade if I want. I don't c anythng else I need.
KathyStenson says:
I say if it ain't broke don't fix it...if you're not bored and you enjoy this route then there's no reason to change it up...unless you're trying to challenge yourself with a hillier run or something like that.
I'm running one additional mile on Saturdays and trying to mix that route up because I run the same route during the week. I leave the house at 5:30 so safety is a definite factor and there's a 4 mile loop that's easy to navigate.
I did some interval running this morning. Due to the suggestion of a marathon runner in my gym.
I started at 6.1 (9:49mm) then after 4 min I went to 7.5 (8mm). Did anther 4 min on 6.1 and went back to 7.5. Each time 10 min passed I increased my slower speed by .1. Not much but I'm still a newby at this.
I'm sorry I didn't so this sooner I felt great on the slower faster speeds. Like 6.4(9.22mm) usually I feel like I'm running out of energy any minute to come and talking myslf into continuing with the run (these days anyway).
I will add these intervals weekly into my routine.
rcblu2 says:
Nice job! You know, I have been hearing about the time benefits of interval training for a while - that being that you can get a better workout doing intervals in a shorter period of time. I am still confused on how to determine the optimal interval for your workout, but I will have to start doing these for both running and biking soon.
Todays plan was to get up and get in 6 miles outdoors, while still being able to stretch and strength train. I pressed snooze for 40 min. Even thought about skippin the gym althogther. But I fought hard and made it. Time issues made me use the treadmill instead of going outside cuz I didn't wanna wait 5min to find satelite reception. So I did 25minutes on the treadmill and that was 2.62 miles. Then did some streching and some chest excersises the rest of my 40min.
johnnyk8 says:
Hi Chrissy - glad to see your posts on here again. Take it easy and work back up to a strong base. I know you can do this. Smart training leads to consistent results.
I did it, I signed up in advance for my half marathon on oct 9th. Genarally I wait till I can c the 5day forecast n then try n do it. With all the fitness I lost over not gettin in my mileage in the summer, I decided I had to sign up to make sure I stay on track. Once I put money in. I will focus the way I need to!
I'm currently strugglin at 6 miles. But I will keep pushing threw. As I understand it. once u start back up its not as hard as when u first start. My game plan is to increase my long run weekly by 2 miles. So the week before I willl b doin 12miles. This way I'm comfortable at 13.1 on race day.
adigerati says:
Shes baaaaaaack. I'll be running a half on Oct. 9th too (my second). Amazing how committing to a race can help you to pursue your fitness. It's not the magic bullet but it certainly does help give an extra push in the motivation department.
Not much time left (26 days). I'll be watching for your updates.
chrissy1 says:
Ill look for yours as well. We can train together. :)
KathyStenson says:
I signed up for my first half marathon, but it's not until December. Setting the date, paying, and telling my friends I'll be joining them has really spurred me on and helped me plan the time for my training in a serious way.
Of course I'm having to get up at 5 am to fit in my runs before work, but that's only 1/2 hour earlier than usual...
Good luck to both of you in October!!
mistressk says:
so you're going to double your long run mileage in 3 weeks (from 6 to 12), and run 12 miles the week before the race.
you don't see any issues with that?
don't you have a prior history of injury?
why not work up to 10 miles and then taper - you stand a lot less chance of getting hurt, and most beginner half marathon programs only go to 10 miles anyway. do it 2 weeks out (so i'll concede to a 2 mile increase per week), then bring the mileage back down. maybe run 2 x 5-6 miles on the sat/sun 1 week before the race if you must.
good luck in any case..
chrissy1 says:
I hadn't thought about the doubling of long run mileage bcuz I was gonna cut back on my reg miles. U have a good point. Ill take ur advice. Thanks for the info!
Its been a while since I posted. I hope all is well with everyone. Summer brought longer work hours so I haven't been able to run or excersise as much. My runs have diminished to 2 mile treadmill runs 4 days a week.
It feels horrible goin from 30-35mile weeks, with 10mile long runs every other week or ever 3rd week. To 8 miles a week. Strength sessions also dropped to about 15min sessions 4 days a week.
I couldn't wait for summer to end so I have shorter hours again and can get back to my regular schedule.
Well, even though summer hasn't ended my contract at work has, the union and company couldn't come to an agreement. So the union called a strike and I been outta work since last week. So I have been able to get the wheels going again.
Its such a struggle to get to 6 miles these days. I feel awful that I am struggling to do what seemed so easy before. I hope that I can build back up by next month. My plan was to do anther HM (1st week of oct) before my toughtmudder event in m...
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adigerati says:
Glad to see your back! (both here and working out)
I'm still training for half(s), one down and three to go. I also got a 5k and a bike race scheduled.
Hope the work situation gets better for you.
rcblu2 says:
Hey Chrissy! Been wondering where you have been. Sorry to hear about the strike at work and that you haven't been able to log as much time running. I have seriously dropped my running to decrease the pounding on the knees. I only run 2 or 3 times a week. Usually 3 or 4 miles each run, but occasionally I do a longer run. The knees seem good, but I am always worried. I will actually learn how they are after my 16 miler this weekend. I finished my tri's for the year, but I am debating on signing up for a Half Ironman distance in September.
Keep getting in what runs you can.
johnnyk8 says:
Chrissy! Great to hear from you.
Bummer about the work thing but at least you have some time to build up that base and get to a level that makes you feel good. I know you love running and that will not go away all you need is time to get back in the groove.
Look at it this way I bet you are feeling very good in terms of soreness and healed up all those little nagging injures that WE ALL HAVE. It was a great way to completely recover. Your mind is set on the goal I know you can get there.
Yep - I'm hitting it pretty hard these days. It's summer so I had the chance to do a few longer distance challenges on my own. Getting in lots of riding in the form of the
Johnny K Dual Century Weekend (so much fun - strangeattitude.info/run/?p=510)
20 mile run the next Sunday (- strangeattitude.info/run/?p=550) for the first time in a very long time.
We all gotta keep setting goals for ourselves. And I know that's not a problem for you.
