Mileage Reporting 30th Week of 2013
- Thread starter Bare Lee
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Haha Dama slacking as always. Been around just not posting as much so yeah just slacking. Still running but mostly trails so no more barefoot runs...
Did my every 2 week easy long run today at Stone Mountain park....thought I might do 3 or 4 laps on the pavement. Ran by feel and tried to take it a bit slower to see how the feets and legs might do with a 4th lap.
During the last half of my 3rd lap I started getting a hot spot around the ball of each foot plus a small bit of Morton toe numbness which happens sometimes on long runs. Went for a 4th lap still and feets stayed about same until a couple miles from the end of lap 4 when I switch over to some lumpy sidewalk to avoid some cars.
That lumpy sidewalk kind of massaged the hot spots and numbness out of my feet...they were back to normal by the time I finished the 4th lap. Felt great so started a 5th lap...these laps are mostly down hill the first 2 miles then rolling then uphill mostly the last 2 miles...well those 2 miles downhill were my fastest of the day but when I hit the uphill my legs ran out gas and got tired so shuffled on to the end and that was it.
Garmin battery ran out around 13 miles but had a 9:30 m/m for the first 12 miles at a lower than normal heart-rate...estimating total was 23.5 miles about 3.5 hours give or take. This is my longest totally barefoot run ever and longest pavement run ever.
One bike rider called me an idiot when he rode by and he was the only bike rider I saw without a helmet!
During the last half of my 3rd lap I started getting a hot spot around the ball of each foot plus a small bit of Morton toe numbness which happens sometimes on long runs. Went for a 4th lap still and feets stayed about same until a couple miles from the end of lap 4 when I switch over to some lumpy sidewalk to avoid some cars.
That lumpy sidewalk kind of massaged the hot spots and numbness out of my feet...they were back to normal by the time I finished the 4th lap. Felt great so started a 5th lap...these laps are mostly down hill the first 2 miles then rolling then uphill mostly the last 2 miles...well those 2 miles downhill were my fastest of the day but when I hit the uphill my legs ran out gas and got tired so shuffled on to the end and that was it.
Garmin battery ran out around 13 miles but had a 9:30 m/m for the first 12 miles at a lower than normal heart-rate...estimating total was 23.5 miles about 3.5 hours give or take. This is my longest totally barefoot run ever and longest pavement run ever.
One bike rider called me an idiot when he rode by and he was the only bike rider I saw without a helmet!
You've only got to get under 5? I should be taking more notice of the temperatures - I've done a few of those so far this winter. Here I was thinking that all these winter challenge freaks were way out of my league, and they're really just a bunch of softies.
While I'm at it, I finished off the week last week with 8.1km barefoot on the beach. I've decided to ditch the shoes for a little bit, seeing as my knee flares up with shoes and is so far staying nice and quiet without them. 8km is my longest BF run to date, so that feels good.
There was a very strong wind at my back for the second quarter of the run, so I got to experience that feeling of flying for a km or two before turning back into the wind and being blasted back to reality.
saturday:
40 min gym (20 min elliptical, a few weights)
55 min swim, tired on very little sleep
40 min gym (20 min elliptical, a few weights)
55 min swim, tired on very little sleep
7 miles to end the week for me. Sundays are my end of the week.
Got a Garmin Swim watch. It's so awesome not to have to count laps anymore. 900m
I'm getting good enough with swimming that I started to check out what other people were doing in their lanes, while my face was underwater. Kind of nifty, like people watching while on an exercise machine, except underwater. One guy was trying to swim the whole length underwater on one breath!
I'm getting good enough with swimming that I started to check out what other people were doing in their lanes, while my face was underwater. Kind of nifty, like people watching while on an exercise machine, except underwater. One guy was trying to swim the whole length underwater on one breath!
I ran on the trails this evening - too late in the day. The sun was getting too low. I was on an unfamiliar trail. I started hearing "them". The wood-zombies -the kinds that only eat the brains of soul-less gingers. 
This caused me to run at LEAST 2 of those miles at a sub 10 SPRINT!!! And, I mean...S.P.R.I.N.T! I think I ran like three miles total, not sure, didn't care. I am just glad I did not seriously trip on a root. It was interesting, because the 3 runners I encountered while on the trails -who I asked about directions- were all women in their mid to late forties! I love seeing that! When I got back to the car I was peeved that I had not had the "nice leisurely run" I would have had, if I had stayed on the Firelane, like I "should have" -so, I drove down to the city waterfront and ran around that (the Brewers Fest had just ended when I got there - damn). That was like 2.9 miles, very scenic and a lovely breeze. Then I went to the gym and did some upper body work -along with my reverse hyper-extensions. I just got done taking like 5 days completely off of the gym and -thanks to the TMTS lectures I have been getting here- decided that I need to take it easy and concentrate on form, over and above all else, with regard to weightlifting.
This caused me to run at LEAST 2 of those miles at a sub 10 SPRINT!!! And, I mean...S.P.R.I.N.T! I think I ran like three miles total, not sure, didn't care. I am just glad I did not seriously trip on a root. It was interesting, because the 3 runners I encountered while on the trails -who I asked about directions- were all women in their mid to late forties! I love seeing that! When I got back to the car I was peeved that I had not had the "nice leisurely run" I would have had, if I had stayed on the Firelane, like I "should have" -so, I drove down to the city waterfront and ran around that (the Brewers Fest had just ended when I got there - damn). That was like 2.9 miles, very scenic and a lovely breeze. Then I went to the gym and did some upper body work -along with my reverse hyper-extensions. I just got done taking like 5 days completely off of the gym and -thanks to the TMTS lectures I have been getting here- decided that I need to take it easy and concentrate on form, over and above all else, with regard to weightlifting. The spouse and I just had something similar.
NickW
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Here's the photos from my hike yesterday. Was a great hike and very beautiful. I did wake up this morning quite sore in the hips and butt which leads me to believe that hiking muscles are not the same as running muscles. Yowza.
Howzabout fat and slow - is that a good excuse?
As for today, did a 30 minute abs class...I'm OK now, but methinks I'm a-gonna be hurtin' tomorrow...
I'll take it for now
are you hurting?
I know how you feel.
I was depressed today because I seem to have really aggravated my knee weeding. I thought I was being careful enough, but alas.
Dear hubby says it is "normal" to overdo it right before a big event and tried to cheer my up by saying that I'll be fine for the triathlon. I decided to not do any formal exercise today. Tomorrow I will keep it to light gardening and swimming, then another rest day Sunday. I might try easy spin biking on Monday and see how it goes.
Sorry to hear that HBS I know how frustrating that is specially soo close to the event. when is it?
I think I would stick with the swimming only from here on or a least for a few days if I were you but that's just me.
I know your husband means well but please take it easy and be careful.
I'm sorry, that sucks
Hope you heal up in time for the Tri! Look forward to reading the race report!
STAY AWAY FROM THE ROAD!!!! AND THAT'S AN ORDER!!!
That's fine if you don't run BF as long as long as you're hitting the roads/trails and having fun is all that matters I just hate it when my friends disapear from the forum. There! I said it
Now, doesn't that makes you happier? nice weekly mileage btw. and pace, don't forget the pace.
Are you reading this pirate?
