<p>Thank you. The best part was overcoming my fear that I’d do poorly on this race because my time last year on it wasn’t so hot. I wasn’t feeling well when I ran the race last year so the logical part of my brain knew I should do better this year, but still there was that fear.</p>
Safe flight, MOfWC!
<p>Way to go Deb! You broke your PR and you broke the race - meaning overcame the “fear factor!” </p>
<p>I too am fearful of those treadmill days ahead. Ugh. Been thinking about it and may have to cross train in the really bad weeks (when the ice and snow is at its worse) with treadmill and elliptical to give me a little variety. That and do lots of praying for a winter with temps 40+ . :)</p>
<p>MOWC, it sounds like the trip to Vancouver has been an excellent one overall. I cannot figure out why I am usually able to run races faster than my average treadmill pace. I would think it would be the other way around. Don’t know how that goes for everyone else.</p>
<p>Kona – sun. :)</p>
<p>Abasket, I like getting on the stationary bike at the gym, too, for variety.</p>
<p>Congrats on your races PG and Deb T. </p>
<p>Raining here today and I’m declaring it a rest day. This is the first time since my ankle injury that I’ve been consistent and put in a week of exercise activities.</p>
<p>My kids are visiting (from Chapel Hill and Philly) for H’s birthday–I am committing myself to not eating cake. Other stuff, I’ll eat. Kids are making dinner and the menu sounds great. In addition to the cake–Wellfleet oysters, champagne, jalape</p>
<p>Deborah- it is not unusual to be as much as a minute a mile faster in a race than in any kind of training. Adrenaline goes a long way!</p>
<p>Sabaray, 10K. 
Possibly an odd question, but when you get past 4 miles do you sometimes start to feel really loose, like you could just keep going because the body is so comfortable? I don’t experience that under 4 miles and only have it occur sometimes over 4, but when that happens I think I have some understanding why some might feel like, I think it was MOWC once wrote some of her friends say, it’s not worth doing unless it’s at least 4 miles. I don’t think I’m ever likely to reach that point of 4 mi min and am not really aiming for long distances, but I am curious if that difference is common.</p>
<p>Deborah, for me, mile 1 usually feels great, mile 2 is always the toughest, and by mile 4 my body finds its perfect cruising speed.</p>
<p>Thanks, BB. It reminds me of when you’re playing a musical instrument, and you realize you are physically somehow doing this faster than you feel like you’re reading the music and you hope if you concentrate harder on the page in front of you, you won’t somehow foul it up!</p>
<p>Not an odd question at all, Deborah. For me, mile 2 is the worst. No question. Mile 3 is where I start to feel that I can really pick it up and keep going. By that time though, if I’m on the treadmill, I’m usually at my preferred speed - 6.0 to 6.2. I’m curious to know how others warm up on the treadmill - I either do a slow jog at 5 for 5 minutes or I will bump the speed up by point 1 every minute to get up to 6. I feel a lot better running at 6 mph than 5 to 5.5, no idea why that is. I need to figure out how to get up to that speed faster and then I think I’d be happier with my runs.</p>
<p>2.5 mile walk. Still humid. I see everyone outside walking around in jeans and lo g sleeve shirts and I’m out there in shorts and a tshirt sweating - at least I must have got my heart rate up!</p>
<p>While I have never done 4+miles , anytime I run , the FIRST mile is the hardest ! I STILL get anxious, I still am thinking too far ahead ( and how far I have to do yet). By the second mile I’m good to go.</p>
<p>Terrible weekend, weather wise. H had enough so we ran on a trail 4 miles! The longest I have ever ran, actually running that is. Very slow as I am old and slow lol!</p>
<p>In the rain. It was nice actually, H used his Garmin so it was accurate! Only problem was that we ran on US Forest Service land and they closed the bathrooms since they are furloughed.</p>
<p>I actually don’t mind running in a light rain. (As in, not so much huffing and puffing) were in the rain. Great job on the 4 miles! I hope to be joining the 4 mile club this month!</p>
<p>LOL Rain everywhere! H and I got a walk in, despite the rain. We actually thought it was letting up so we went to a nearby gorge trail. It rained the whole walk but wasn’t so bad under the trees, and we had hats & hoodies. And the stream was spectacular! One normally small, pretty waterfall was like a small Niagara horseshoe falls! </p>
<p>:cool:</p>
<p>A friend of mine said she just purchased an Up by Jawbone - tracks your movement, sleep, etc - anyone try this over a FitBit ?? Or have you heard much about the Up??</p>
<p>Sabaray, I changed my treadmill routine recently to start speeding up sooner. I do stretching at home, walk on the treadmill 2-3 mins at 3.0 - 3.3, then start my run at 5.2. Within a minute or two I’ve got it up to 5.7. That’s where I’ll hang for a little while until I’m feeling like I’m pretty comfortable, running at the front of the treadmill consistently, and then I’ll bump it up to 5.8. At 5.9 or 6.0 I start to feel it more, so when I up it to that speed and beyond will depend on how I’m feeling. How much I bump it up to sprint for the last 2-3 mins at the end may depend on if I decided to spend long before that at 6.1 or 6.2. Sometimes that won’t leave me with a whole lot extra and my sprint may then turn out to be pretty measly, lol. This is followed by cool down and stretches.</p>
<p>(Changed my routine after using the hotel treadmill which I had trouble figuring out and discovering that somehow I did just fine starting with a preset run button set at 10 min per mile pace/6.0 mph, lol.)</p>
<p>Congrats to the successful racers!</p>
<p>A gorge walk in the rain doesn’t sound so bad. I try to avoid rain, but I’ve found that, as long as it’s not steamy, muggy hot, walking in the rain isn’t the worst thing.</p>
<p>To the basement for my little kettlebell circuit. Not the fastest tempo ever, but that’s OK. Just the fact that I can do the darn thing with a 35 lb kettlebell at my advanced age is pretty satisfying. :)</p>
<p>The monsoon has arrived! Sabadog loves rain and today was great as far as he was concerned- there’s a small stream in our street, the field we cross each morning had unexpected “ponds” everywhere - nothing like an exuberant Lab getting as wet as he possibly can to make you “like” rain. </p>
<p>Deborah, thanks for your tips - for some reason I find it much easier to speed up/slow down when it’s not dependent on a treadmill speed. I find myself mentally calculating my average speed so I can improve my pace - i.e., how fast do I need to go to get to an average 10 min pace over an hour? Doubt I’ll ever be a speed demon but it’s a way to challenge myself.</p>
<p>Congrats Deborah! Good job!</p>
<p>Walked at the cabin this weekend in the cool and dreary weather. Still can’t wear my shoes so my toes were a bit cold (and muddy)! Walking in flip flops isn’t ideal but at least I am moving! :)</p>
<p>Wow NM, you must have banged that toe good! I hope you can get on shoes soon!!!</p>