Comments | ethel: back on track!

ethel

back on track!

Jan 18, 2009 19:05

With grim determination not to miss any more long runs, I went to the track today. My original intention was 10-12 miles, but I decided once I got there that I should only do 8. After all, I'm still getting back in the swing of things and even 8 miles is a bit of a big increment from last week's "long" run of 6 ( Read more... )

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A good take to it. =D jasonecaesar January 19 2009, 01:27:05 UTC

Rock on! ^_^

Well, run on, rather, though this isn't technically a run-on sentence. XD

And now we stop the bad jokes. =P

gigerlicious January 19 2009, 01:30:18 UTC

Careful. You might not feel it the first time around but you take too many steps at a time, you're gonna feel some strap of muscle sing the season-ending twang of laceration.

ethel January 19 2009, 01:33:07 UTC

That's why I only bumped up from 6 to 8 miles. I've done 8-10 several times before and didn't feel that 8 was a huge stretch from 6. I took my pace slow and in fact didn't even make note of my pace until I grabbed my calculator at the end to figure it out...I just concentrated on running at a pace that felt comfortable, and it ended up being an improvement. Using the inhaler really, really helped.

mnvettech January 19 2009, 02:37:27 UTC

you go girl

gloomchen January 19 2009, 04:16:26 UTC

I know they're not cheap so it's not like you can buy 6 different brands of running shoes to see if there's one that's best for you, but you definitely might want to try a different brand the next time you need a pair. Actually, some shoe stores will let you return them if you have issues like this. It's amazing how some brands are crap for one person but perfect for another.

I had a pair of New Balance 1221s that I used for way longer than I should have, and I've got 1222s now. Once I figured out that I was tying the laces way too tight, they've been nothing but absolutely dreamy pillows on my feet. You deserve that kind of awesomeness.

ethel January 19 2009, 04:19:52 UTC

That's the nice thing about Marathon Sports...as long as you wear them just indoors, you can exchange. I wore my first pair (Adistars) outside so I had to buy a second pair (my current Sauconys) but I'm planning on heading over there tomorrow during lunch to exchange the Sauconys and try yet a third brand. Argh.

birdfigment January 19 2009, 06:34:53 UTC

That's totally awesome. Well, except for the blisters. Awesome and awe-inspiring.

How long do you spend running in a given session, usually?

ethel January 19 2009, 12:56:48 UTC

My short runs (2-3x weekly) are typically 4 miles, though until I get back fully into the swing of things I'm aiming for just 3 miles now.

The long runs go according to this schedule. I really like the program a lot...his focus is on running injury-free, and he makes heavy use of the run/walk, which makes a marathon more accessible to everyone. He also is a strong advocate of the idea that frequent walk breaks from the beginning -- BEFORE you feel you need them -- improve your overall time because you don't expend all your resources too early.

It's hard to do hills right now since I'm indoors on a track and I'm probably unreasonably scared of slipping on the ice because I'm such a klutz about that, but come spring thaw I'll be back on pavement.