Sandra/FiddleFit
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FiddleFit
Cathlete
Hi Wendy! How nice of you to think of me! I actually ran a Beat Beethoven race on July 17. It's an 8km/5mile run, and lots of fun. It was a gorgeous summer morning, I had some high-energy tunes on my MP3 player, and I had just a marvelous run. I actually did the run with 10/1 because I find that around the 35min mark my left knee really begins to bother me. When I take the one minute breaks, my knee seems to hold up much better for the longer runs.
I'm having fun putting the occasional run into my weekly plans. Fall is my favourite time to run, so I'm looking forward to the next couple of months.
How about you? How's your running going?
Cheers,
Sandra
I'm having fun putting the occasional run into my weekly plans. Fall is my favourite time to run, so I'm looking forward to the next couple of months.
How about you? How's your running going?
Cheers,
Sandra
Fit_mommy
Cathlete
That's great Sandra! Any race plans for the fall? 
My running is going well. I recently accomplished 4 miles outside and 5 on the treadmill. These are my longest runs yet. I have one more class left in a beginner running class I had signed up for and in 2 weeks I run my first 5k! I'm very excited but also very nervous! I'm already considering another race for the fall if I don't make a complete !@#$ out of myself at this one! LOL I have also signed up for the follow up running course to the one I am taking now and that begins the week following the race.
I'm a slow runner...10.5 minute miles on the tm and 11ish on the road but I will get faster with time. I CAN run faster and will play with my speed some but then my endurance suffers and right now I'm focused more on endurance than speed.
My running is going well. I recently accomplished 4 miles outside and 5 on the treadmill. These are my longest runs yet. I have one more class left in a beginner running class I had signed up for and in 2 weeks I run my first 5k! I'm very excited but also very nervous! I'm already considering another race for the fall if I don't make a complete !@#$ out of myself at this one! LOL I have also signed up for the follow up running course to the one I am taking now and that begins the week following the race.
I'm a slow runner...10.5 minute miles on the tm and 11ish on the road but I will get faster with time. I CAN run faster and will play with my speed some but then my endurance suffers and right now I'm focused more on endurance than speed.
FiddleFit
Cathlete
Wendy,
You are doing so well with your running! That's amazing!
Don't worry a bit about how you're going to do in the race. Most people do better on race day than any other day, because they're pumped up with adreneline. And it's just fun to run with all these other people. You're going to do awesome in 2 weeks.
I didn't say I was a fast runner, did I? LOL! I run 6min kilometers (9.5min miles), which isn't exactly Road Runner material. When I ran that 8km in July, my 6 year old DD was so surprised and disappointed that I didn't win LOL! When they were handing out the prizes at the end, she kept wondering why they weren't calling my name. Sadly, there will come a day when she realizes that her mother really isn't Wonder Woman.
I look forward to hearing how your race goes!
Cheers,
Sandra
You are doing so well with your running! That's amazing!
Don't worry a bit about how you're going to do in the race. Most people do better on race day than any other day, because they're pumped up with adreneline. And it's just fun to run with all these other people. You're going to do awesome in 2 weeks.
I didn't say I was a fast runner, did I? LOL! I run 6min kilometers (9.5min miles), which isn't exactly Road Runner material. When I ran that 8km in July, my 6 year old DD was so surprised and disappointed that I didn't win LOL! When they were handing out the prizes at the end, she kept wondering why they weren't calling my name. Sadly, there will come a day when she realizes that her mother really isn't Wonder Woman.
I look forward to hearing how your race goes!
Cheers,
Sandra
Mckmain
Cathlete
Had to hijack......I didn't know you were running either Sandra...Way to go!!!..:+ :7 . I have enjoyed reading about Wendy's running experience as she started out and now she is thinking ANOTHER race!!! Running can be so addicting...http://smilies.sofrayt.com/sae/jogging.gif[/img]
...I didn't know you were running either Sandra...Way to go!!!..:+ :7 . I have enjoyed reading about Wendy's running experience as she started out and now she is thinking ANOTHER race!!! Running can be so addicting...http://smilies.sofrayt.com/sae/jogging.gif[/img]
FiddleFit
Cathlete
Hey, who let in the riff raff?! LOL! It's always great to see you chime in on a thread, Carole. Thank you for the words of encouragement Wendy's kicking butt with her running, and all of her other fitness addictions. If the girl doesn't sit still for a minute, Joey will never get himself a baby sister
I started running in June, when Cathe told me to do it in one of her rotations. We moved to a new neighbourhood in early May, and the sidewalks/trails here are ideal for running. That helps alot. I happily surprised myself by running 45 minutes (as per HER instructions) without needing to stop. By the end, though, my left knee was ready to give out. I don't know what's up with that thing. It's good as gold until about 35min, then it starts to whinge and complain. When I'm not running, I don't hear a peep from it.
I agree - running can indeed be addicting. I ran last Saturday morning, and was quite disappointed when my knee told me to quit. I don't see myself ever doing the long distance runs you do, but it is a fun alternative to add to my cardio options. I'm especially looking forward to doing some running during the fall. The temperature must agree with me, because I have such great runs at this time of year.
I may do the Race for the Cure in September. What runs are on your roster?
Cheers,
Sandra
Wendy's kicking butt with her running, and all of her other fitness addictions. If the girl doesn't sit still for a minute, Joey will never get himself a baby sister I started running in June, when Cathe told me to do it in one of her rotations. We moved to a new neighbourhood in early May, and the sidewalks/trails here are ideal for running. That helps alot. I happily surprised myself by running 45 minutes (as per HER instructions) without needing to stop. By the end, though, my left knee was ready to give out. I don't know what's up with that thing. It's good as gold until about 35min, then it starts to whinge and complain. When I'm not running, I don't hear a peep from it.
I agree - running can indeed be addicting. I ran last Saturday morning, and was quite disappointed when my knee told me to quit. I don't see myself ever doing the long distance runs you do, but it is a fun alternative to add to my cardio options. I'm especially looking forward to doing some running during the fall. The temperature must agree with me, because I have such great runs at this time of year.
I may do the Race for the Cure in September. What runs are on your roster?
Cheers,
Sandra
Mckmain
Cathlete
Thanks Wendy...you are such a sweetie......And Sandra, when Wendy gets the jogging stroller Joey will be running with her!!!
Riff Raff?...http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/f/burnout.gif[/img]...I have missed you from the Daily check-in......the runners/cheetah check-in has been keeping me pleasantly busy!! I am glad your new neighborhood is good for running...you know I am going to ask you if you are running in good shoes!!! Knee pain can always be different things but hey running for 35 min is great and all you need then...
Not sure about any races in the near future for me. I bombed in my last one and am trying to get my perimenopausal symptoms taken care of......I might do a 30K in Oct if I feel I am ready. Also some of us Calif runners might meet up in Nov maybe not for a run but just for fun.
I know one of these days I want to get up to Canada and do some trails...I will be checking up on you though to see any results from the Race for the Cure if you do it......
...And Sandra, when Wendy gets the jogging stroller Joey will be running with her!!!Riff Raff?...http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/f/burnout.gif[/img]...I have missed you from the Daily check-in...
...the runners/cheetah check-in has been keeping me pleasantly busy!! I am glad your new neighborhood is good for running...you know I am going to ask you if you are running in good shoes!!! Knee pain can always be different things but hey running for 35 min is great and all you need then...Not sure about any races in the near future for me. I bombed in my last one and am trying to get my perimenopausal symptoms taken care of...
...I might do a 30K in Oct if I feel I am ready. Also some of us Calif runners might meet up in Nov maybe not for a run but just for fun.I know one of these days I want to get up to Canada and do some trails...I will be checking up on you though to see any results from the Race for the Cure if you do it...
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Fit_mommy
Cathlete
LOL Carole! I was just on Ebay last night checkin' out jogging strollers! I have a few on my watch list! DOH! :+ }( :7
Yes, Sandra...make sure your shoes are good! I had knee issues and they were cured shortly after taking the advice of Carole and others and investing in good shoes!
:+ }( :7 Yes, Sandra...make sure your shoes are good! I had knee issues and they were cured shortly after taking the advice of Carole and others and investing in good shoes!
FiddleFit
Cathlete
Wendy - does your DH ever join you for your runs, or any of your activities? If I had a jogging stroller, I'd make DH push it
Carole - I haven't posted on the Daily Check In in quite a while, either. I find if I don't, then I actually have time to participate in other discussions, like this one! I read about your last race; that must have been a miserable experience. I was impressed, though, that you made it to the 25km (?) mark, even though you were feeling so "off." Most people couldn't make it to the 2.5km mark without wanting to quit!! You've got some legs on you!
Your dealing with perimenopausal issues? And they're affecting your fitness training? I'm very sorry to hear that. It's not easy being female.
Yes, I'm running in good shoes. I did my first couple of runs in an old pair of Ryka runners, then went to the Running Room (Canadian store) and had myself fitted for a brand new pair of Mizuna's (sp?). I really, really like them. But my knee still bothers me. Oh well. I'll just do what I can, and maybe it will strengthen up eventually.
Yes! Come to Canada! And while you're in Edmonton, you can visit The Running Room.
Cheers,
Sandra
Carole - I haven't posted on the Daily Check In in quite a while, either. I find if I don't, then I actually have time to participate in other discussions, like this one! I read about your last race; that must have been a miserable experience. I was impressed, though, that you made it to the 25km (?) mark, even though you were feeling so "off." Most people couldn't make it to the 2.5km mark without wanting to quit!! You've got some legs on you!
Your dealing with perimenopausal issues? And they're affecting your fitness training? I'm very sorry to hear that. It's not easy being female.
Yes, I'm running in good shoes. I did my first couple of runs in an old pair of Ryka runners, then went to the Running Room (Canadian store) and had myself fitted for a brand new pair of Mizuna's (sp?). I really, really like them. But my knee still bothers me. Oh well. I'll just do what I can, and maybe it will strengthen up eventually.
Yes! Come to Canada! And while you're in Edmonton, you can visit The Running Room.
Cheers,
Sandra
Mckmain
Cathlete
Wendy...I knew you'd be looking for the stroller!!! When you get it, then by pushing Joey you get a strength workout and a run in at the same time!!...
Sandra...I know what you mean about being able to post here if you skip the daily check-in. I really don't post here on the Open forum much myself. But I have run for so long and it is such a part of me that I am enjoying all the runners in the runners check-in. You will have to stop by and say "Hi"......
Yes, I was dealing with a few things during the last training. The insomnia was probably a big culprit. No sometimes being a woman is no fun at all...but things are better and the perimenopause I am handling!
I think Wendy runs in Mizuno's too...I never have but I do think they are good shoes. I feel the best exercise for strengthening your knee is any form of leg extensions. Like the one's Cathe does in the L&G ankle weight section as she is standing. For me not any of Cathe's other exercises hit that area like extensions.
I'd love to visit Edmonton and of course I'd check out The Running Room!!!..
Sandra...I know what you mean about being able to post here if you skip the daily check-in. I really don't post here on the Open forum much myself. But I have run for so long and it is such a part of me that I am enjoying all the runners in the runners check-in. You will have to stop by and say "Hi"...
...Yes, I was dealing with a few things during the last training. The insomnia was probably a big culprit. No sometimes being a woman is no fun at all...but things are better and the perimenopause I am handling!
I think Wendy runs in Mizuno's too...I never have but I do think they are good shoes. I feel the best exercise for strengthening your knee is any form of leg extensions. Like the one's Cathe does in the L&G ankle weight section as she is standing. For me not any of Cathe's other exercises hit that area like extensions.
I'd love to visit Edmonton and of course I'd check out The Running Room!!!..
Fit_mommy
Cathlete
Sandra: No, DH does not run with me. He claims he wants to but I can't even get him to set foot in the gym, let alone outside! LOL We are supposed to be picking up a couple of bikes he has at his mom's still. When we do, we will buy the seat for Joey and DH says he'll take Joey for a bike ride while I run on weekends. That will be fun if he sees it through!
Carole: Yes, you are right, my new shoes are Mizunos and I am very happy with them. Being a woman stinks sometimes, ey? I'm afraid of the jogging strollers because they are going to make running tougher! I guess it's a good thing but I'll bet it slows be down initially and I go so slow to begin with!
Carole: Yes, you are right, my new shoes are Mizunos and I am very happy with them.
Being a woman stinks sometimes, ey? I'm afraid of the jogging strollers because they are going to make running tougher! I guess it's a good thing but I'll bet it slows be down initially and I go so slow to begin with!