Tamy

Ran at Back Bay with the running group.  We had some slower people, so I ran slower than usual, which was probably good for recovery.  I'm thinking of taking 2 days in a row off before starting on 8 milers.

I was planning to rest today, but I bought new running shoes and couldn't wait to try them out.  Plus, why waste a weekend day on resting when it's so hard to get runs in during the week?  Shoes felt ok, but I still feel like I've got a bone sticking out of the bottom of my forefoot when I run.  Hmmm.

Swam 2000m this morning.

Even though I'm uping my mileage, my pace is getting faster without even trying.  Guess I'm getting fitter.  Foot pain still threatens to throw a wrench in it though.  :(

Run felt good today, but my knees are talking to me.  It's interesting how I've learned to understand what my body is telling me.  Before when my knees felt the way they do today, I would freak out and say, "I'm injured.  What am I going to do if I can't run? Whaaaahhhh!"  Now, I understand that I just need to take a rest day tomorrow, ease up a little.  I'm not injured, but the knees are asking for some recovery.  Yea, I'm bilingual!

Swam instead of running.  I miss running!

8 miles before surfing today!

Enjoyed a nice evening run but don't like not running in the morning now because it's hard to find time to fit it in as the day goes on and on.

Cool morning 8 miler in 1:15

Tried to run really slow today since I had extra time.  I still averaged about 9:40/mile.

I took a rock climbing class yesterday.  It didn't seem like much of a workout because it was just a first lesson, and I only climbed for a total of about 30 minutes.

But on my run today, I was planning to do 7 miles but only did 6.  My legs were dead, and I just felt puny.  I hope it was from the extra little workout yesterday. 

Ran with a group that pushed my pace a little.  Averaged about 9:20/mile on this 8 miler.  Felt good, but shins a little sore afterwards.

  Biked 12 miles with a friend who can't run and didn't get my run in.  :(

I just love running. Seriously.  I luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuvvvv it!

Good run, but I had pain in both feet and knees for the rest of the day.

Instead of running with the strong-support shoes, I ran with the neutral shoes and feet and knees felt fine during the run.  Now, the pain on the outside of my left foot is acting up.  I first felt this pain the day after my last marathon.  It went away but has come back as my miles increase.  It's really annoying.

My foot hurt before I even started running today, but as soon as I started running, it felt better.  Awesome!

I did an unfamiliar route.  It started up a windy hilly road that just kept going up.  I thought, "Fine, I'll just do an intense hill workout today."  But then I saw a dirt path up the side of a hill and decided to veer off the road.  I got about half-way up the hill before I had to stop and walk.  There was a nice view at the top that I enjoyed while catching my breath a little.  I planned to run down the hill, but it was too steep and slippery.  So I ended up walking down as well.  By then my legs were kind of shot, and I just didn't feel like putting in the full 8 miles.

I'm going to start including the trails I'm running on.  I ran my usual loop but can't currently remember the stupid name.  Guess I'll start including the names next time.  :)

I did my first hard rock climbing workout last night and my legs were still pretty heavy today.  The run felt good but my pace was a minute slower than usual: 10:20/mile.

I ran the last half of my running group's 18 miler.  They were understandably tired and slow, but their pace was too slow for me.  I averaged 10:24/mile on this run, and that doesn't include some walking I did while staying with one guy.  Wasn't that fun for me, but at least I got in some really slow miles.  Should make for good recovery.  :)

I ran 8 miles this morning at about 9:50/mile pace.  Then I rode my bike about 12 miles this afternoon.  I'm taking tomorrow off.  It'll be a long day with no running.  :(

Felt great running today after not running yesterday.  I so miss it on my days off.  Did 9 miles in about an hour and a half.  Gonna have to start getting up earlier to make time for the extra mile....

Annoying pains in foot and knees threaten to derail my progress.  Grrrrrr.

I played with pace at the end of the 8 miles today.  Did about 8:40/mile the last few miles.  It was good to get my breathing going a little more than usual and also to see that I could sustain that for several miles.

Ran faster than I needed or wanted to again today:  9:10/mile.  Guess hitting 50 miles a week for the first time isn't wearing out my legs too much.  But I don't think I'm ready to run a 3:45 marathon yet which makes me wonder if I ever will be....

Ran slow at first and then a few of the miles near the end at about 8:45/mile pace.  Felt good.

9:40 pace

It was already hot at 7:30am when I started.  I did not want to run because I knew it was just going to get hotter the whole time, and it did.  By mile 2, I wanted to quit, but I just made myself keep going at an easy pace.  I found a shady street and went back and forth on it.  I'm glad I made it the whole 8.  Now, I'm going to the beach to take a nap and work on my tan.  :)

This run puts me over 200 miles for the month!!

I didn't look at the time during the whole run. I decided to see what pace I would do without knowing. I ran a comfortable pace for the first part and then picked it up at the end. And I was shocked to realize how SLOW I ran it. I averaged 10:50 a mile. What a slow poke! Oh well. Other than that, it was a nice run.