TEAM FITDAY: Running and walking club
#342


#343

10 mile trail race coming up quickly - May 5. I certainly have the distance, but this one is all hills, 3 up, 5 down, and 2 back up again. All at 5000 feet. I feeling less anxious about a podium spot than I did with the last race, but I still would like to do well - at least better than the last time (3 years ago) when I tripped and pulled a groin muscle which made me walk the last 2 miles in.

#345

Well, I just got up from a post race nap and I'm feeling sore
The race went well- ran it in 2:06:12, came in 739th of 2083 runners, 61/103 in my age div.
Everything felt good up until mile 8 and my right calf started complaining, so I eased back on the speed and cruised for the final 5 miles.

The race went well- ran it in 2:06:12, came in 739th of 2083 runners, 61/103 in my age div.
Everything felt good up until mile 8 and my right calf started complaining, so I eased back on the speed and cruised for the final 5 miles.
#347

Did you get fitted at a running store or are these from a big box retailer? The vast majority of shoes from non-specialty stores are not real running shoes.
Are you running on a crowned road? You might also have a leg length discrepancy.
#348

Wild, wild, west 10 miler - PR by more that 10 minutes! 
For the first time in 3 tries ran the entire 3 miles up (albeit slowly, but consistently). Hit the 5 mile downhill and the after burners kicked with 8 min miles. And the last 2 mile uphill was over before I expected - also ran/shuffled the whole way. The last 1/2 mile to the finish line was/is a total battle not to walk - steeply uphill. But I overcame the demons
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2nd in age. I have no idea where #1 was - 3 minutes in front. I never saw her.
Whooo hoooo!

For the first time in 3 tries ran the entire 3 miles up (albeit slowly, but consistently). Hit the 5 mile downhill and the after burners kicked with 8 min miles. And the last 2 mile uphill was over before I expected - also ran/shuffled the whole way. The last 1/2 mile to the finish line was/is a total battle not to walk - steeply uphill. But I overcame the demons

2nd in age. I have no idea where #1 was - 3 minutes in front. I never saw her.
Whooo hoooo!
#349

Wild, wild, west 10 miler - PR by more that 10 minutes! 
For the first time in 3 tries ran the entire 3 miles up (albeit slowly, but consistently). Hit the 5 mile downhill and the after burners kicked with 8 min miles. And the last 2 mile uphill was over before I expected - also ran/shuffled the whole way. The last 1/2 mile to the finish line was/is a total battle not to walk - steeply uphill. But I overcame the demons
.
2nd in age. I have no idea where #1 was - 3 minutes in front. I never saw her.
Whooo hoooo!

For the first time in 3 tries ran the entire 3 miles up (albeit slowly, but consistently). Hit the 5 mile downhill and the after burners kicked with 8 min miles. And the last 2 mile uphill was over before I expected - also ran/shuffled the whole way. The last 1/2 mile to the finish line was/is a total battle not to walk - steeply uphill. But I overcame the demons

2nd in age. I have no idea where #1 was - 3 minutes in front. I never saw her.
Whooo hoooo!

#350

Re-discovered this website. Forgot all about. It's now bookmarked.
Starting walking occasionally last month, and have been told by Doc to loose 20 in 4 months - and walk EVERY day. Walking 1 hr daily now, up from the odd 30 minutes. Did 1 hr 40 minutes today.
Starting walking occasionally last month, and have been told by Doc to loose 20 in 4 months - and walk EVERY day. Walking 1 hr daily now, up from the odd 30 minutes. Did 1 hr 40 minutes today.
Last edited by nanciq; 05-07-2012 at 11:21 AM.