We were gone for 2 1/2 weeks to visit my parents and my hubby's parents.
My parents live in Yuma, AZ. It's HOT there.
I grew up there but didn't run when I was growing up. It actually wasn't THAT bad, as I'd gotten accustomed to heat here in Texas too. I just had to leave really early before the sun got hot. I ran barefoot there, and it went great. My mom has started running recently, and she was having knee issues. She doesn't want to switch to BFR, but I was able to show her how to run with a better form. When I was there she couldn't run more than a mile or so most days. We left there a week and a half ago, and she's back up to 3 miles! Hooray for better running form! I also got to go on one run with my dad, which was fun. It's a joy to run with my parents; it's not something I did as a kid since I didn't start running until last year.
One day we drove to San Diego, and I got to run on the boardwalk and beach--yeah!! It was worth the Achilles pain I later had. I'm not used to sand, but I'm glad I got to run in it!
My hubby's parents live in Susanville, CA, in the mountains. (It's 90 miles northwest of Reno, NV.) They are at 5000+ feet elevation, so there was some adjustment there, and I was slower than usual. But the weather was AWESOME. Never out of the 60s for my runs. Then they had a cold front come in, and yesterday when I ran there it was in the low- to mid-40s!! Awesome. I did almost all my running there in my new ZEMs, and they did great for me. (There's more gravel on their roads than I'm comfortable with.) I really liked the ZEMs; that's the most minimalist running I've done.
I didn't miss any runs on my vacation! I was lazy with strength training, but I'll get back into that this week. I was just glad to get all my miles in.
But coming back home...UGH!!!! I didn't run until 8 this morning (later than I usually do). It was 79 degrees, 89% humidity. Thankfully there were some clouds, but it was still icky. My feet were a little tender since I spent over a week running in the ZEMs instead of barefoot. It was a rough run mostly due to the gross weather, and tiredness after a long day of travel yesterday.
But it's my birthday (33!) and so I'm glad I stared it with a barefoot run! Starting off the day (and the year) with a rough run is better than starting it off with no run at all!
I'm up to 2.5 miles on my weekday runs. My "long" run this weekend will be 3.25 miles, the first time I will have gone 5K+ since starting to run barefoot. I'm so glad I've been taking it slowly.... My body really is adjusting, and even though I get aches and pains I haven't had any injuries. Hopefully my training will keep going well as I work toward the half marathon I'm planning to do on 12/5!
Just thought I'd post a quick update since I've been mostly MIA the last couple of weeks!
My parents live in Yuma, AZ. It's HOT there.
I grew up there but didn't run when I was growing up. It actually wasn't THAT bad, as I'd gotten accustomed to heat here in Texas too. I just had to leave really early before the sun got hot. I ran barefoot there, and it went great. My mom has started running recently, and she was having knee issues. She doesn't want to switch to BFR, but I was able to show her how to run with a better form. When I was there she couldn't run more than a mile or so most days. We left there a week and a half ago, and she's back up to 3 miles! Hooray for better running form! I also got to go on one run with my dad, which was fun. It's a joy to run with my parents; it's not something I did as a kid since I didn't start running until last year.One day we drove to San Diego, and I got to run on the boardwalk and beach--yeah!! It was worth the Achilles pain I later had. I'm not used to sand, but I'm glad I got to run in it!
My hubby's parents live in Susanville, CA, in the mountains. (It's 90 miles northwest of Reno, NV.) They are at 5000+ feet elevation, so there was some adjustment there, and I was slower than usual. But the weather was AWESOME. Never out of the 60s for my runs. Then they had a cold front come in, and yesterday when I ran there it was in the low- to mid-40s!! Awesome. I did almost all my running there in my new ZEMs, and they did great for me. (There's more gravel on their roads than I'm comfortable with.) I really liked the ZEMs; that's the most minimalist running I've done.
I didn't miss any runs on my vacation! I was lazy with strength training, but I'll get back into that this week. I was just glad to get all my miles in.
But coming back home...UGH!!!! I didn't run until 8 this morning (later than I usually do). It was 79 degrees, 89% humidity. Thankfully there were some clouds, but it was still icky. My feet were a little tender since I spent over a week running in the ZEMs instead of barefoot. It was a rough run mostly due to the gross weather, and tiredness after a long day of travel yesterday.
But it's my birthday (33!) and so I'm glad I stared it with a barefoot run! Starting off the day (and the year) with a rough run is better than starting it off with no run at all!
I'm up to 2.5 miles on my weekday runs. My "long" run this weekend will be 3.25 miles, the first time I will have gone 5K+ since starting to run barefoot. I'm so glad I've been taking it slowly.... My body really is adjusting, and even though I get aches and pains I haven't had any injuries. Hopefully my training will keep going well as I work toward the half marathon I'm planning to do on 12/5!
Just thought I'd post a quick update since I've been mostly MIA the last couple of weeks!
