Ohio- good race. If the first mile feels horrible it could mean that you didn’t warm up enough to get your heart rate up and your legs ready. Or it could just mean that running fast sucks! :).
Bunsen- great time on your "personal"5K! And Deborah on the 33 mins.
IDad- hope the hike goes well and is beautiful.
Daughter and I did 12.4 miles with the Striders training run. 74 degrees, 91% humidity. Brutal, but the saving thing was cloud cover the whole way. Not sure I would have made it otherwise. Seemed mainly uphill both ways! I took a dive before we even hit 2 miles and managed to land in the grass, so wasn’t hurt at all. Took Gatorade at the water stops and 1 SCap at 5 miles. I think it helped. We were soaked and dripping at the end.
Wow Spain. Those look like they are heading to work at the local fast food joint.
Ohio, you are very fast! You must have been pretty speedy when you were younger.
Did my weights and stuff today. Though I would rather be running, I must say that the weights & core workout is producing visible results, so I guess that will be my silver lining.
Yesterday my d had a “running is stupid” day. This apparently caused her to go out and buy pretty new running shoes, and today, running is good again. The power of shoes.
<p>I thought that the guy in the first picture looked like a hot-dog vendor (I worked a concession stand at BC for one or two summers a long time ago).</p>
<p>It reminded me of Verdasco (Spanish tennis player) who does wear some really bright red and yellow shirts from Adidas regularly. Here’s an example:</p>
<p>Felt pretty crappy all day - took a long afternoon nap and went out to run for a mile though I didn’t feel like it. I felt less crappy after the mile. Saturdays are my worst day, probably because of the sleep deficit from the rest of the week catches up to me.</p>
<p>I’m definitely impressed and happy to see the consistent efforts and progress on these boards, despite the normal setbacks of life.</p>
<p>I’m back. I bit off a little more than I could chew! 6.57 miles. Took me 5 hours and 7 minutes, including rest stops. Same elevation gain as my last outing. Terrain wasn’t quite as difficult, but it was an extra 2.5 miles. My legs are toast. These rocky trails are so tiring because every single step is an adventure. My hips are burning and, now that I’ve stiffened up, I can barely walk.</p>
<p>Spectacular views. Sitting up on top of a cliff overlooking Lake Solitude, with a huge eagle circling overhead. No tumbles. One shin scraped on a rock. My trail shoes are taking a beating. I may have to switch to hiking boots for these trails – although I saw one guy hiking barefoot. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. It’s 6.5 miles of tree roots and rocks.</p>
<p>Got off the trail once, but had the good sense to turn back, retrace my steps, and find the trail again before getting hopelessly lost. These are rugged trails, but they get enough traffic that, when you have to start pushing branches away, you know you’ve missed a turn!</p>
<p>My new Osprey pack with water reservoir was the bee’s knees. 3 liters of water in the back pack and a tube that clicks to a magnet on the chest strap. Instant sip of cold water on demand. Of course, lugging a 20 pound pack is probably adding to the workout challenge. I’m starting to get the hang of it. My pacing was better today. Only saw a peak heart rate of 93%. I’ve learned to stop for three deep breaths every time my legs start burning on a steep uphill stretch.</p>
I think the cleanest way to go would be to open iTunes, plug your shuffle in to the computer, and follow these istructions to do a “restore and update”. Basically re-format the iPod, wipe all the kids’ music off of it, and update to the latest iPod software (Resport Option #4):
Once it finishes with that, it should ask if you want to name your iPod and then give you an option of automatically loading it from your library (either transferring everything from iTunes or a random subset of everything from iTunes if your library is bigger than the shuffle. There may be more eleborate schemes, but that will at least get your music on your iPod…
<p>It’s really not walking in any conventional sense. You have to pick a spot for each step – either on a rock or between the rocks. I’m sure I’ll get more fluid.</p>
<p>idad - with a trail like the one in the pictures, a hiker has to be above average to get to the lake. Congrats!</p>
<p>Ohio, you are lightning fast! Great run, and please don’t beat yoursef up about the time. </p>
<p>Good job, everyone! Today is my day of rest after some speed work last night. My run gave me confidence that I can do even better in a real race.</p>
<p>Yup, that’s the kind of hiking we do. Not enough of it, so it always kills me when we go to Vermont. That’s a fantastic view you got though - well worth the effort. I loved hiking in Germany - they ran the ski lifts in the summer so you could take them up and then do your hiking from peak to peak. Not to mention there was usually a biergarten at every reasonable peak.</p>
Like to get some suggestions on the rest schedule.
I do about 30 minutes walk after lunch at work on weekdays. Then jog/walk about 10 laps on the high school football field. Lately I am adding some KB swings with a 35 lb weight.
When I started the program, I could barely walk 6 laps.
Every minute I sit down, I want to close my eyes and go to sleep. Most of days I have pain/sore some where.
The program ends in three weeks. But before that, I really need to start a rest schedule. Is typically one day a week good? Do you do anything at all in the rest day? I have several days that I could not run in the evening. On those days, I basically stop eating after lunch. Otherwise, I would gain weight.
<p>Aw shucks… I think it’s mostly just the flattering light reflected at the shores of Lake Wobegon. </p>
<p>Speaking of bellies, though, my abs and obliques are sore this morning. I hadn’t thought about it, but keeping a 20 pound pack stabilized on terrain like that where every footstep is on an unstable surface is probably a heck of a core workout.</p>
<p>I’m starting to get the picture that this is just the way hiking in New England is. I think the trails started out smooth 100 years ago, but the foot traffic gradually erodes the dirt exposing more and more and more of the tree roots and rocks. I’m so used to going out and walking at a steady pace. I pictured hiking as being like that, only in the woods. I’ve had to forget that idea on this mountain hikes. </p>
<p>Got any great Vermont hikes? I’m thinking about going out to Williamstown and hiking Mt. Greylock sometime (tallest peak in Massachusetts). I think that would require staying overnight in order to get an early enough start on the hike.</p>
<p>A hiker I talked to on the trail yesterday gave me a good tip on two more NH hikes, both overlooking Squam Lake and Lake Winneepeesauke. I’ve got to dig up the trail guides – one looks a little shorter/easier, one more like I’ve been doing.</p>
I’ve learned to stop for three deep breaths every time my legs start burning on a steep uphill stretch.</p>
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