What did you do?

[joel_maxwell]

Congrats to @Donald Duck for Mt Tammay. Way to go bro.

Race week for me. Stayed off the grid last week. Trying to be bored with the whole thing so I dont get excited to quick. This week is different when I started packing Sunday. Im getting excited of the unknown. Not sure how all this is going to pan out, but if I knew, I guess it wouldnt be fun.

 

[Texas84]

Good stuff on a Monday. That Atlanta Publix race is a lot of fun. This is my last Higdon training week from heck then I get to taper next week for the Athens half. Doing a 5K/10K combo this weekend. Cold weather coming back to Georgia. Going to be some more cold morning runs. Bleh.

 

[bethram]

I just got the chance to look up my results - I couldn't at school. I was 256th out of 647 female participants, I'm happy with that. Thanks for trying to check on my @joel_maxwell

I also found a pretty cool site as I tried to "claim" my results. It took me to athlinks.com which had almost all of the races I've run since 2010 and my finish times. I'd never seen that before. I didn't sign up for the site, but I think it's pretty neat that I could find a list like that.

 

[Donald Duck]

Took 7th place in 10:50 at Mt. Tammany: a 38-40 mile mountain run with a total of 12,000 ft of climbing on jagged rocks and a healthy amount of ice and snow. Lots of pain, ankle twists, and heart rate spiking climbs.

With my finisher rock and freshly baked blueberry pie

Tradition: push ups at the finish with my fellow Animal Camp members. Barking included.

Coming off the mountain through the main visitor lot to the finish with another racer, Steve.

 

[Kristia]

I just got the chance to look up my results - I couldn't at school. I was 256th out of 647 female participants, I'm happy with that. Thanks for trying to check on my @joel_maxwell

I also found a pretty cool site as I tried to "claim" my results. It took me to athlinks.com which had almost all of the races I've run since 2010 and my finish times. I'd never seen that before. I didn't sign up for the site, but I think it's pretty neat that I could find a list like that.

I belong to athlinks. It is really convenient to have all your results in one spot. I like being able to see how far I have come since I first started running!

 

[JillC LI]

Congratulations @Donald Duck. Love the finisher's rock! LOL. Way to go.

@bethram, I've checked out athlinks.com as well. It's pretty cool.

As for me, 4 easy miles on TM this morning. More snow this way comes. So much for Spring.

 

[LindsayLoves]

@Donald Duck - pie is a very nice post race incentive. Makes me want to run 38-40 miles.

After a week off after my half I got back into my Hal Higdon Half training plan (I have another coming up in mid-May that I am looking to shave some time off of due to it being a slightly less challenging course)

Sunday - stretch and strengthen
Monday - 4 miles planned but I ran home so I could make dinner,easy 5 miles in 46 mins
Tuesday - 7x400 @5k pace 7 min/mile, done and done. First speed work in over 3 weeks and it was tough to get my legs moving that fast but somehow I pulled it out.

 

[bethram]

Nice job, Nick!

3.6 this morning at 9:16 pace, a little slower and shorter than normal but it felt good to get out and run.

 

[joel_maxwell]

Took 7th place in 10:50 at Mt. Tammany: a 38-40 mile mountain run with a total of 12,000 ft of climbing on jagged rocks and a healthy amount of ice and snow. Lots of pain, ankle twists, and heart rate spiking climbs.

Killer course. Nice job.

 

[Texas84]

This morning was my last Hal Higdon morning 5-miler. Taper next week. Froze my face off. 22 wind chill.

 

[JillC LI]

@Donald Duck - pie is a very nice post race incentive. Makes me want to run 38-40 miles.

Pie makes me want to run to the kitchen to eat a slice. Not run 38-40 miles! LOL

 

[bethram]

3.6 miles forced out on the treadmill, I didn't push myself to my normal 4.1 since I've got another race this weekend.

 

[joel_maxwell]

Last run today. It was a 11 min pace shuffle just to keep the legs moving.

Getting excited. But lets not talk about it.

 

[JillC LI]

Getting excited. But lets not talk about it.

OK, we won't. But we all wish you the best of luck and can't wait to hear all about it!

As for me, 5 miles on TM yesterday mixing up the paces. I think it's time to break out a new pair of running shoes. I've got about 575 miles on my current pair. I just hate to do it because I only have 2 pairs of my faves left, and Nike stopped making them.

 

[Fievel]

Another 2 miles in the book, with a good lower body workout afterward at the gym. I'm getting frustrated with the running right now. I'm getting sore early in the run, and I can't seem to find my groove. I know part of it is that I was on a treadmill, but it's frustrating when I've done as many races as I have, and feel like stopping after the first mile or so on a treadmill.

 

[a2grafix]

Ran 29:54 in a 5K in Downtown Memphis that started and finished on Beale Street on March 22 for a Memphis-area charity that supports the Ronald McDonald House. I broke 30 minutes. Race started after rain cleared the downtown district but it was windy and in the 50s. Sweated, drank a lot of water, and the wind felt good as I crossed the 2-mile mark along the Mississippi River. Started out fast and averaged 9:37 a mile. Normally average over 10 or close to 11 a mile for the half marathon runs. I'll take it.

 

[joel_maxwell]

Another 2 miles in the book, with a good lower body workout afterward at the gym. I'm getting frustrated with the running right now. I'm getting sore early in the run, and I can't seem to find my groove. I know part of it is that I was on a treadmill, but it's frustrating when I've done as many races as I have, and feel like stopping after the first mile or so on a treadmill.

It'll happen. Just be patient.

 

[JillC LI]

Another 2 miles in the book, with a good lower body workout afterward at the gym. I'm getting frustrated with the running right now. I'm getting sore early in the run, and I can't seem to find my groove. I know part of it is that I was on a treadmill, but it's frustrating when I've done as many races as I have, and feel like stopping after the first mile or so on a treadmill.

I find that runs often feel harder on the TM simply because of the boredom factor. Could the pain you are feeling be because maybe you are changing your gait since a TM feels different than the road? Hang in there.

Ran 29:54 in a 5K in Downtown Memphis that started and finished on Beale Street on March 22 for a Memphis-area charity that supports the Ronald McDonald House. I broke 30 minutes. Race started after rain cleared the downtown district but it was windy and in the 50s. Sweated, drank a lot of water, and the wind felt good as I crossed the 2-mile mark along the Mississippi River. Started out fast and averaged 9:37 a mile. Normally average over 10 or close to 11 a mile for the half marathon runs. I'll take it.View attachment 50317

Great job! Congrats on the sub-30.

 

[LindsayLoves]

Today was yesterdays planned run : 3 miles easy at 9:01 pace. Now on to do the strength portion and then beer and a burger night at a local watering hole...

 

[bethram]

Another 2 miles in the book, with a good lower body workout afterward at the gym. I'm getting frustrated with the running right now. I'm getting sore early in the run, and I can't seem to find my groove. I know part of it is that I was on a treadmill, but it's frustrating when I've done as many races as I have, and feel like stopping after the first mile or so on a treadmill.

I hope you get your groove back!