Thanks, glad to hear it about the socks. He wears some type of running-specific socks and doesn’t go near cotton for any footwear. I remember the angst over socks when he was hiking the Appalachian Trail, so I’m glad to know his obsession over footwear will serve him well in the rain! A cap makes a lot of sense, especially since he runs in glasses. I’ll remind him!
Love that bro cap iDad!!!
GREAT job runnersmom! And have fun at the Brooklyn 1/2 - my brother has run it many times and I always enjoy his Instagram pictures of the adventure!
Re: pace after 5k. I am NO athlete, nor do I present myself with a ton of challenges other than staying consistent with my exercise and fitness. When I finished c25k I was running probably 11:30- 12 minute miles. Now, a couple years later, I have naturally dropped to 10 - 10:30 quite comfortably. That is without TRYING to work the pace down (not a priority of mine) but just with natural gain over time.
Nice hike, Idad. Good job Runnersmom! Enjoy Brooklyn.
I hated PE in high school. We had to wear hideous blue jumpsuit-like outfits; we had swimming two days a week, which was horrible and wore shapeless red suits. When you showered, the PE teacher had to come by and make sure you were soaped up. That meant as she walked by, you stuck out an arm with soap on it. The only way to get out of swimming was if you had your period or a doctor’s note. No one questioned you if you had your period every other week–you just walked in put a W (who knows??) next to your name and sat in the bleachers the whole period.
Rest day for me today. Signed up for TRX class tomorrow. Worked with my trainer yesterday and then did a Pilates reformer class later in the afternoon. @sabaray–I was at the book store and bought the book that you mentioned: Blue Zone. Will report on it later.
@Bromfield2 - I bought it too. We can have a mini book club.
I did gymnastics in high school instead of PE. Didn’t have to wear a uniform. Coach didn’t care what we did. It was awesome.
I got PE credit in high school by virtue of being in the marching band. Thank goodness, because I hated middle school PE, probably because I was very un-athletic. I was terrible at everything. 
I was in the marching band and still had to do PE! We had light blue “gym suits” that were one piece bloomer things. They were awful.
I despised PE. We also had those blue one-piece bloomer gym suits which I looked horrendous in. Some girls had their moms tailor theirs so they fit – mine just poofed out and drooped in all the wrong places.
My gym story – boys and girls were separated for gym (we had two gyms, one for boys and one for girls) – which I suppose was a blessing given those horrible bloomers. One spring day, we were all outside and a group of us girls decided to jog around the track. The gym teacher came running up to us, yelling, and shooed us off the track because it was “for boys only – girls don’t run.”
Title 9 was definitely needed in my HS.
Thanks for posting the link, MOWC. Based on the length of the article, that watch must be able to do quite a bit, lol.
Good run this morning.
Another vote for the white doggie.
8/7/6 pace for a quick 3 miles with some younger runners tonight
Cute doggie and cap, idad! You really had a beautiful day. Thank you for sharing.
I took a very short bike ride this morning, and did a four mile run this afternoon. H and I walked 2 miles this evening, We took our college kid out for sushi for dinner. Yum. My roll had spicy tuna and fried soft-shelled crabs.
Ha. I hate the bro’ cap, but it is really nice to get a little sun on my face. The cap itself is the woven textured mesh fabric that Brooks uses on their running quarter zip tops. It’s perfect for keeping perspiration, but drying super quick. Kinda like the geezer version of a sweat band!
I’ve been a slug for the past 2 days, trying to catch up on my “To Do” list, and driving to/from fancy dinner events in Worcester, MA both last night and Thursday. (About 3 hours round trip.) H is a Trustee at his Alma Mater; today is Graduation and there are always meetings and events tied in with the big day. I obviously don’t attend the meetings, but do get to enjoy the other festivities! Anyway, later this morning, while he’s on stage in his academic regalia, I’ll be playing in a golf tournament down here. So, 18 holes, walking. Hopefully the rain will hold off or be over by our tee time.
Enjoy the weekend, all.
Oh, I forgot to add that the retest on my platelet count was completely normal. So, no idea what that was all about, but all is well.
Accomplished 4 miles this morning! I found some contortionist-looking yoga poses that are recommended for hip flexors & they seem to have worked. I had a little pain on one side that went away completely when I walked, & no pain at all on the other side. Ran 2.5 miles straight, then 1.5 at a 2:2 run/walk. Hooray! I thought that hip thing might end my running career before it event started. I’ll have to be very good about keeping up with these stretches.
CBB- that’s good news.
Gertrude- glad you found some hip stretches. I meant to answer you on that earlier. There has been a lot of discussion here (in the 2877 pages…) about hip strengthening and stretching, and, as you found, you can find lots of information online. There have been some good articles in Runners’ World. Pigeon pose is a good one, bridges help, and there are a number of others that the articles and PTs recommend.
It was raining on and off this morning, so I decided to postpone my longer run until tomorrow. I got out in the very light rain for 4 miles this morning. I’ve had a long week at work and was tired anyway, so tomorrow will be better.
Gertrude, here is a guide that looks like the set of exercises my trainer made me do to build up hip strength:
http://www.princeton.edu/uhs/pdfs/PelStabHip-StrenPro.pdf
They did work for me.
4 miles this morning. Dragged Mr. out of bed early to run/bike a bit before our trip to SF.
@BunsenBurner - wow, this is excellent - thank you! How many times per week is it recommended to do this program?
I did a set of 5-6 of these exercises (using pretty much the recommended number of reps/sets) every day, then got lazy and got them going every other day.
You can throw in some wall sits to add some variety. Those are also good for core/hips. Just be careful and listen to your body - if you feel that something is not right, pause and evaluate the source of pain.
I did a really difficult TRX class today–it was an advanced group and we did many combinations and moved at a fast pace. I was a sweaty mess by the end of the hour. I managed to keep up with the group (I know one shouldn’t compare oneself, but it’s hard not to do so with a small group of six.
@Gertrude: Try this hip opener after you’ve finished doing BB’s trainer recommended exercises. It’s called supine bound angle pose and is a classic restorative pose (just like Savasana). I love it.
Warmed up with a mile run, including some “sprints”. Followed up with another Cosgrove workout of Planks with Leg Lifts; Alternating T-Stabilization; High Pulls; Goblet Squats’ Dumbbell Rows; Lateral Lunges; Kneeling Overhead Presses; Wall Slide; Speed Squats.