Mileage Reporting 15th Week of 2013

[dutchie53]

5 miles with a -15C windchill. I can only dream of days when one can run in just shorts and a shirt.

 

[Barefoot Dama]

5 miles with a -15C windchill. I can only dream of days when one can run in just shorts and a shirt.

That sounds awful-sorry. Time to relocate?

 

[happysongbird]

75 minutes on spinning bike
several hours of heavy yard work
Hope I can move tomorrow

 

[Go Barefoot]

I don't know what temp it was when I ran but it was just wonderful no need for extra clothing just shorts and shirt I am guessing it was around mid 60's right now as I type this the temp is 71 degs. It does really feel good.
Have fun running with your wife. Do you two run at the same pace?

My wife used to be the runner and is just now getting back into running and doesn't run as far as me yet as she hasn't ran for several years but is 10 years younger than me so I'm sure it won't be long and she will be passing me up in mileage and probably speed too. My wife used to run x country in high school. I'm just glad she has started running again as it would sure be nice to have a running buddy. Last Saturday's race that I partcipated in seems to have helped get her motivated about getting back into it. Does your husband run?

 

[Go Barefoot]

It was a nice evening to run and I had a great run! My wife went with and she was working on building up some distance. She runs with shoes as she does not like to go barefoot. I decided to run a little further than usual tonight and ran 3.52 miles felt great afterwards. Probably should have ran a bit further but oh well there is always another day! Oh and no tingly feeling after this run. Have to run on more rough asphalt on my next run! After running we grilled buffalo burgers and hotdogs. Yum!

 

[Bare Lee]

Monday afternoon
Front ST
nice pump

Continued progress. Nothing like consistency to bring results, and I've been pretty consistent now for a couple of months, ever since I licked that interminable virus
late January, and now that my shoulder's good I can push things. I've been pretty bad about the ab work though. I always leave that for the end, but by then I'm often in a hurry to shower up and go fetch the kids, so I've begun putting some of the ab stuff in the middle of the st workouts to make sure I get in at least half of it. I don't like ab stuff though. I was traumatized in karate when we had to do 500-1000 sit-ups in one sitting. One knee blow to the gut drives home the importance of ab work, but it was my least favorite part of the training.

5 miles with a -15C windchill. I can only dream of days when one can run in just shorts and a shirt.

Just when I was going to complain about having to run in today's rain and -5C windchill, you remind me it could be a lot worse. YOW ended the Winter Challenge too soon!

My wife used to run x country in high school. I'm just glad she has started running again as it would sure be nice to have a running buddy. Last Saturday's race that I partcipated in seems to have helped get her motivated about getting back into it.

So envious of you folks who get to run with your spouses and/or kids. I'll never get my wife to run, I'm pretty sure, but I'm hoping my kids will convert. Meanwhile, family dance party!

A rather over-exuberant 7+ miles, barefoot on gravel trail, yesterday.
Resting my feet today

Where does one find gravel in Manhattan? Or do you get out of the city? I don't know wider New York geography at all, but my impression is that the city goes on for quite a while.

Shhhhhhh, I know it's against doc's orders, but I ran 1.11 miles today shod in my ucky kinvara's. . . . Anyhow, here's to hoping I didn't do a dumb thing and set myself back again.

I hope you know what you're doing cat. If I were you, I'd give myself more time to heal, but I have no idea of what your feeling of course.

 

[DNEchris]

Where does one find gravel in Manhattan? Or do you get out of the city? I don't know wider New York geography at all, but my impression is that the city goes on for quite a while.

The Bridle Trail in Central Park - some of it has a fine, almost sand-like, consistency. Much of it is not!

 

[Go Barefoot]

Monday afternoon
Front ST
nice pump

I was traumatized in karate when we had to do 500-1000 sit-ups in one sitting. One knee to the gut drives home the importance of ab work, but it was my least favorite part of the training.

500 to 1000 sit-ups in one setting. Wow! Now that would be brutal! You must have had a gut of steel. I have been doing some sit-ups but the number I do is NOWHERE near 500.

 

[Go Barefoot]

Th... th... th... there wa... wa... will n.. n.. not be a r... r... run to.. tonight as the t.. t.. temps are d.. d..ropping again.

Just when I thought spring had sprung theres snow in the forecast for the next couple days with cold temps. Maybe I can run later in the week as it looks like there might be some temps close to 40. Ugh!

 

[Barefoot Dama]

My wife used to be the runner and is just now getting back into running and doesn't run as far as me yet as she hasn't ran for several years but is 10 years younger than me so I'm sure it won't be long and she will be passing me up in mileage and probably speed too. My wife used to run x country in high school. I'm just glad she has started running again as it would sure be nice to have a running buddy. Last Saturday's race that I partcipated in seems to have helped get her motivated about getting back into it. Does your husband run?

Nice that your wife has decided to start running again and you're right, it won't be long before you start biting her dust . My husband does run but we don't run together since we go at different beats. Sometimes though he goes with me on my long runs-on his bike and I love it when he does that.

 

[skedaddle]

11.51 miles today. First back 2 back of the year, I'll rest up for the next few days now, just needed to remind myself what it feels like to run a bit fatigued, and just like I remembered It blows chunks.
I'm always trying to work on the psychological side of my running, its amazing how little things can seem really big and important when you're knackered and questioning your sanity

 

[scedastic]

weights today, a little over a hour, gym was busy.

 

[NickW]

I hope you know what you're doing cat. If I were you, I'd give myself more time to heal, but I have no idea of what your feeling of course.

I got a lecture from the wife too last night. Pretty sternly as a matter of fact. I don't feel any worse for doing it, but it doesn't mean I did the right thing. I'm just so tired of being sick and having injuries. I just wish they would have done an mri a year ago instead of all this stupid guess work. It's the guess work that gets me, they seem to think they might maybe kind of know what is going on so we'll treat it one way, only to then have to come up with a new idea of what the problem maybe kind of almost presents like. Am I just maybe too nice when I go in? Should I be demanding an mri so we can just figure this crap out once and for all?

 

[scedastic]

I got a lecture from the wife too last night. Pretty sternly as a matter of fact. I don't feel any worse for doing it, but it doesn't mean I did the right thing. I'm just so tired of being sick and having injuries. I just wish they would have done an mri a year ago instead of all this stupid guess work. It's the guess work that gets me, they seem to think they might maybe kind of know what is going on so we'll treat it one way, only to then have to come up with a new idea of what the problem maybe kind of almost presents like. Am I just maybe too nice when I go in? Should I be demanding an mri so we can just figure this crap out once and for all?

In your place, I could see myself reacting just the same way.

 

[scedastic]

I'm always trying to work on the psychological side of my running, its amazing how little things can seem really big and important when you're knackered and questioning your sanity

Do you mean little things about the run, or little things about life? Just curious how it works for others.
Because for me, the fatigue sets in and little things like a pebble stuck in my foot make me fly into a rage, but the big problems in the rest of my life, well, they don't make the radar. A two sided coin of sorts. Definitely a game with one's self, isn't it?

 

[mokaman]

Yesterday only walked one mile barefeet.

Today it was a nice morning, sunny upper 60's so I went back to Rabbit Hill park where I ran last Friday, they expanded this park over the winter. Ran on the super smooth new paved trails with none of this Started with a half mile walk then 3 miles slow easy run with a bit of walking mixed in then a 1/2 mile cool-down walk.

 

[NickW]

In your place, I could see myself reacting just the same way.

I think next Friday when I see the new doc (long story short, basically the pod I really like has a non compete and my last visit was his last day at his clinic, so he referred me to his friend/mentor at another clinic until his non compete is up in 6 months) I am just going to demand getting an mri so I can get this all figured out as this has gone on way too dang long.

 

[Barefoot Dama]

I got a lecture from the wife too last night. Pretty sternly as a matter of fact. I don't feel any worse for doing it, but it doesn't mean I did the right thing. I'm just so tired of being sick and having injuries. I just wish they would have done an mri a year ago instead of all this stupid guess work. It's the guess work that gets me, they seem to think they might maybe kind of know what is going on so we'll treat it one way, only to then have to come up with a new idea of what the problem maybe kind of almost presents like. Am I just maybe too nice when I go in? Should I be demanding an mri so we can just figure this crap out once and for all?

Go back to you Dr and tell him this ^and yes I think you're too nice nobody seems to know what's going on it is your time and some of your Money you're waisting not to mention the mental anguish-you deserve better treatment-me thinks.
I am glad I am more direct(not the word I am looking for) when it comes to my doctors. When I go to the Dr for whatever reason and he starts writing I prescrition, I ask him,
Me-"what are you doing?"
He-"writing you a prescription"
Me-"for what?"
He-"for what is bothering you"
Me-"Well Dr, I am not taking anything till you find out what's causing the symptoms, then I might take something but for now I just want to know what's going on".
He-"well then you need to see a specialist and go from there"
Tha's how most of my conversations go with my Drs but they all know me by now so they do what they need to do before prescribing anything.

 

[Barefoot Dama]

Yesterday only walked one mile barefeet.

Today it was a nice morning, sunny upper 60's so I went back to Rabbit Hill park where I ran last Friday, they expanded this park over the winter. Ran on the super smooth new paved trails with none of this Started with a half mile walk then 3 miles slow easy run with a bit of walking mixed in then a 1/2 mile cool-down walk.

SLACKER!!!!

 

[Barefoot Dama]

Five and a half miles today on sunny, hilly, wet and ouchie sidewalks(too much winter sand). Not as warm as yesterday thouhg, but still, temperature was very pleasant. I can't decide wether my soles are tinglier today than yesterday though.