About 8 miles at a fun pace...just cruizen along
Was gone in the mountains most of the end of last week, so will now report Friday's 5 miles on a forest service road along pretty river, and Saturday's 3.1 miles up a trail where horses had been. I wore my Lunas while running both times, but did walk a mile barefoot on the trail afterward. Pix below.
Monday we switched to 60 minutes on the spin bike and 30 minutes of swimming (15+10+5 minute intervals in my constant current flow), so that
my husband could run circles around me today (Tuesday) when I ran my first ever 20 miles. I'm the sun, he's the comet. All barefoot for me, except for 0.2 miles of super sharp chip seal that I couldn't deal with barefoot other than walking very slowly, so I carried the Lunas for that. I am somewhat satisfied with my average 10:58 mm pace, partly because it was fairly consistent, varying some depending on the roughness of the asphalt; and partly just because it was a landmark distance for me. And although I am tired and the last couple miles I was having a wide swing of conversations with myself inside my head (okay, some of them were out loud when I couldn't see anyone), I don't feel like I am going to be extraordinarily sore.
This week consisted of 5 runs. they were all between 3 and 5 miles or so. I found my Garmin 305 in a junk box while looking for something else. Having not used it in over a year I thought I would charge it and use it the next morning to check the distance of 1 of my routes. Next morning came around and I went to put the Garmin on. Than I had a thought, would I really want to know the distance and pace? And I decided that I would rather run and feel pleased with the pace and estimated distance than face the disappointment of numbers that the Garmin might show at the end of the run. The Garmin now rests in a junk drawer in the garage. RIP Garmin 305, I am now gadget free and feel a heck of a lot better for it. No worry about pace or heart rate zones, just run like I did when I started running for fitness 40 years ago. As I have come to terms with my age and realize that PR's are a thing of the past (except barefoot ones), I've decide to just run for the enjoyment that running brings.
All this weight for a 5 mile run? I don't carry anything for a run under 2 hrs.5 mile run at 5:00 am 77 deg. f. 83% rh...
Note: I was very sleepy but got up and around and rolled out the door and was glad I did!!
I use a vest the weights are sports beans, cookie, apricots, phone, and small bottle of electrolyte drink!
I ran yesterday, late in the morning, 4.32 miles. I woke up this morning and the shin area felt good and there was no swelling. I still wore a compression sleeve and ran 7.26 miles, no discomfort and there appears to be no swelling afterwards so far. Tomorrow, if it feels good and I can't fin any swelling, I will try to run without the compression sleeve and see what happens.
Do people use compression sleeves only for therapeutic reasons? I usually have annoying calf, Achilles, and ankle tightness for a couple days after jogging. After getting a set of sleeves for my calves I have noticed a better tolerance for working the muscle and joint.