Cool Running for the week of September 9, 2007

[ttdriver]

Monday, 9/10: 6+ mile run early this morning.

Betty

[Richt]

Re: Cool Running for the week of September 9, 2007

13.1 miles on sunday

[BigRunner]

Re: Cool Running for the week of September 9, 2007

5 miles in.

RichF

[Reveal]

Re: Cool Running for the week of September 9, 2007

Hello! Long time no see. Just sneaking in to say that I did a 2 hour hike/run/walk thing this morning. The weather was so nice I had to get offroad.

[Evermind]

Re: Cool Running for the week of September 9, 2007

Yah, so, I've been ordered to start posting here.

A little sheepish, given that I'm only in my fifth week of running or so.

But anyway, this evening I ran for 2 miles. I tried to go faster this time, because, honestly, I go r-e-a-l-l-y slow (but steady - I got the rhythm). It was interesting; I've been getting up at 4:15 a.m. to run on Wednesdays and Fridays (Sunday a.m. is later, of course) but it's getting so chilly that I decided to run this evening instead. I was more tired starting out, and didn't enjoy it as much - I'll have to tweak my snacks, I think.

So....question: Does the burn in the legs EVER go away? For any part of the run?

[ttdriver]

Re: Cool Running for the week of September 9, 2007

REV!!! Great to see you back here!!!!

Great job, Evermind!!! Welcome to the thread!

Wed, 9/12: 6+ mile run this morning.

Betty

[BigRunner]

Re: Cool Running for the week of September 9, 2007

8 miler in.

RichF

[Evermind]

Re: Cool Running for the week of September 9, 2007

So should I assume that the answer to my question is "NO"?

[ttdriver]

Re: Cool Running for the week of September 9, 2007

Does the burn in the legs EVER go away? For any part of the run?

For me, it depends on how hard I push. During easy long runs (from 8-12 miles), I don't notice the burn in my legs. But if I am pushing harder, doing HIIT, for example, then, yes, the burn is there. As you become better conditioned, you shouldn't feel the burn quite as much.

Thursday, 9/13: 6+ mile run.

Betty

[Richt]

Re: Cool Running for the week of September 9, 2007

Just ran 2 miles on the treadmill last night.

[Evermind]

Re: Cool Running for the week of September 9, 2007

Thanks, Betty! I noticed it quite a bit on Tuesday night, though last Sunday wasn't as bad - probably because on Tuesday I was pushing myself to go faster.

[BigRunner]

Re: Cool Running for the week of September 9, 2007

20 miler in. It was supposed to be on Sunday, but I had the day off today and the weather was cool... Came in at 3:17:43 or 9:53 pace. Average heart rate in the low 140s. Chicago in October should be cooler than it was this afternoon.

I'm thinking Chicago should be 4:10 to 4:20 somewhere....

RichF

[Evermind]

Re: Cool Running for the week of September 9, 2007

I did a three mile run this morning. The first two were really hard - I felt sluggish and like I was going uphill. The last was a blast - I had the rhythm, and I felt at the end that I could have kept on for another mile. Maybe I'll try it Sunday - or maybe not.

[ttdriver]

Re: Cool Running for the week of September 9, 2007

Evermind, I think the first mile is always the toughest. Just to get the body moving takes alot of effort .. for *me* anyhow! Once I get going though, running becomes so much fun I'm hard to stop!

Saturday, 9/15: 7.5 mile run early this morning. It was 86 degrees and 99% humidity at 7:30AM ... I sweat a ton!

Betty

[BigRunner]

Re: Cool Running for the week of September 9, 2007

15 miler in. 48 miles for the week.

The taper begins....

RichF