Women's training thread - week of 8/3/08

Yay! The thread is back!

I'd love to be able to do more running on grass, but I can't find a good place within...um...walking (running?) distance to do so.

I'm lazy, so I'll just include a link to my blog, which contains on the gorey details of the past week's training:

http://runslikeagirl.blogspot.com/2008/08/fall-training-week-11.html

I'm also getting really excited about the Olympics, although I'm sure that will quickly fade as we're subjected to the usual US-biased, insipid human interest stories and athlete profiles, broadcast right smack in the middle of the actual event.

A good week of training.....probably around 50 miles but, I don't really keep track.

Tue workout was the hardest...5X 1 mile with 3 min recovery on trail.....I felt like I was running so much faster than I was but, one does have to dream!

Sat was a 3 mile tempo...on the dreadmill....I worked all weekend so, had to make the best of things

Sun only got in 12 miles because I worked all day....out in the late afternoon on a nice trail along the river....it was fun but, really hot here in North Carolina.

6 more weeks and I move back to Washington....and can't wait for it to get here!

I'm with you on the Olympics, PP and looking forward to watching the marathons. We are lucky here in SE MI to get the Canadian broadcast which in the past has provided intelligent commentary by knowledgeable people, and mercifully fewer human interest stories than our homegrown version.

I'll workout the TiVo this week and next to be sure to get all the good stuff between CBC and NBC so that we don't miss anything.

We just returned from vacation and I'm getting back into the swing of things, though it has taken me a few days to tackle the laundry and other unpacking duties (my cooler is still sitting in the dining room). Big run on Saturday, coasting today, looking forward to a trail run tomorrow and blueberry picking on Wed. Skipping the speedwork this week and will settle for the hills instead.

looks like mm is running again :)

near 60 miles, several tempos and strength runs with the team. For the first time in four years I can keep up!

lots of core and strides in there.

have a great week of training and life. God bless Humbled.

Not a whole lot is happening here...our xc team is in the "dead week" where we can't have contact with coaches, but they gave us calendars of what they would like us to do. Staring with a few 2-a-day runs, like 4 in the morning, 5 in the evening, but I'm not complaining-I'm just glad to be able to put in the mileage, as opposed to last summer. I've also been biking evrywhere, so around 18 mi. a day. I'm looking forward to xc officially starting in a few days...well a week.

Weather has also cooled down around here-70's and 80's...hope it does the same for everyone else.(Unlss you enjoy miserable weather.) :)

Grrr running is still exceedingly painful. I did not have my heart in the bike this eve and only went 16 in 58 mins. It feels like a punishment when my heart is in running so I am torn between thinking I should be glad cross training does not hurt and being fed up to the back teeth that I have been hindered for 3 yrs straight. Ok I will have cheese with my whine. Thanks for sharing your progress with us Humbled and may your health be restored 100fold!

Humbled wrote:

It's a gorgeous day here in southeast Michigan - what a treat it was to run this morning, even in my anemic state (hemoglobin dropped precipitously again). I tried to stay on grass as much as possible, to give my knees a break, but yowza: the extra effort sure left my legs feeling wobbly at the end. Which was kind of cool, in a way. It reminded me of how I used to feel after doing quarter mile repeats, back when I was actually training!

Looking forward to hearing from the other running women on this board . . . wishing a good week to all.

Sarah, sorry you're confined to a bike! I biked a lot last summer, when I was dealing with various injuries, and had similar mixed feelings. On the one hand it was fun to be able to cover so many miles (though since I'm in the city, coming up with interesting routes was a challenge). And it was great - but also weird - to do a "work out" that didn't hurt. But I soooo missed running.

HSmiler, enjoy your off week. Hope you have a GREAT xc season.

well, i think i'm coming along finally. as i continue to heal from the hamstring strain that has caused me to pull out of the summer's two goal races, i've been putting in lots of road miles on my bike and did a really tough uphill workout on the mountain bike last weekend. it left me huffing in the middle of each ascent, winded at the top, and knocked a shoulder tendon off kilter by clutching the brakes going back down each time; oh well, it'll heal. yesterday was my first run in six weeks (30 min, tame, grassy powerline trail, starting and ending at the PT's office), and there was no pain in the hamstring at all, although the peroneal tendon on the OTHER leg was screaming at me later in the afternoon. even it has completely calmed down by now, but it serves as a reminder to be patient and follow my PT's orders as i get back into running over the coming weeks.

on wednesday my husband and i well travel to colorado where he'll run (or, as he anticipates, struggle through) the pikes peak marathon, where i'll be volunteering. i think i'll be able to successfully not feel sorry for myself, although a month and a half ago i had been hoping to make a good showing there. hey, it's all about keeping a good attitude and being thankful for what we ARE able to do, right? and, of course, i have to live up to what i was professing when i was running strong and happy earlier in the year: that it's great to make it through mid-springtime healthy, because there'll be the bike with which to enjoy the summer if i get hurt once the weather is nice -- which is completely true, but boy do i miss spending time running through the woods with the birds singing and dodging the raspberry vines and deer flies. so, sarah, i feel your pain; 16x, great to hear you running strong, and i look forward to hearing the exploits of your team this year; and, humbled, just think of how energized you'll feel when you have some red blood cells working again on your behalf -- hang in there and be strong. best to the rest of the women, too.