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Well done. I hope you feel mighty satisfied.

Kate_r - 2008-05-19 8:47 AM I ran 10k yesterday - I'm so, so proud of myself as this is a really big achievement for me. I know those of you who think this is piffilingly small may not be impressed but I'm so happy. At the start of the year I seriously didn't think I could do this and suspected I might still be heading that way when one of the other Olympic Tri guys I know said that I'd need to ran at least ran 8k a couple of weeks beforehand to be able to cope. Finally I managed to reach all three of my goals: 1) I finished, 2) I ran all the way and 3) I managed it in less than 90 minutes at a time of 77' 10''. To say I'm happy with my run is an understatement *VBG*

Congrats on your 10k!!

Aw, thanks I was hoping the hard-core tri-chick would have made an appearance on some of those scary downhills, but she kinda stayed inside. I did try to be a bit less conservative on smaller hills and some flat, turn-y parts, etc.

Hopefully she will make an appearance at my now-first sprint of the season in two weeks! (I canned my first sprint this season due to pouring rain)

Congrats Chrissy and Kate!!!  That is a major accomplishment for both!

I got a little trophy this weekend that says I'm officially a "triathlete" now, and I plan to register for another 1/2 marathon later in the season.  The one yesterday was a good learning experience and I hope to do well in the next one.  (At least I know where I should place some Band-Aids or use "Glide" and I will be skipping the extra hydration and just drinking normally!)

Other than not being able to sleep, I had a great weekend!  I hope everyone else did too!

Hi, me again.

Chrissy, I enjoyed reading about your ride, and Kate--that's a pretty good time you got on that 10K!!!  Way to go both of you

So, my next 1/2 marathon will be a little sooner than expected.  As in less than 3 weeks!  I went and registered for "Run the Rockies" on June 7th.  I am now worried as a buddy of mine who runs marathons said I would be sore TOMORROW!!!  (I have a swollen foot and some raw skin where seams were rubbing--like under my armpit.  But no sore muscles.)  I felt like I didn't work very hard, this run has Starbuck's (good coffee drinks) at the start line and is 75% downhill...so it seemed perfect for me.  Now I'm worried that everything is going to hurt tomorrow and I'm just going to put myself in a world of hurt later!  

I told my doctor I did the half marathon and that I felt fine and he reminded me that I was supposed to be taking it easy.  Then he said he knows people like me and if it's what I need to be happy and I have the energy, then I'm probably just at the extreme end of the bell-shaped curve as far as recovery times.  I'm not to blame him for any mishaps related to my premature activity levels of course...and just for the record, I am careful.  I did my potty break at a gas station rather than a porta potty just so I could assess the situation (no blood in my urine) and kept track of my HR.  I get chewed out more than I get cheered for typically, so God knows I don't want to do anything stupid and hear a bunch of "I told you so"'s. 

Anyway, sorry for rambling...   Do most of you get sorer 2 days after a long run, or the first day after???

If you're sore, have you taken a warm bath or tried epsom salts?  I did this after my run yesterday and maybe that's why I'm not sore (or it's delayed...we shall see).  I have heard it's not too late to do it the following day.  I like to do something the day after a run, like an easy jog or bike to loosen my legs back up again if they're tight.  A pedicure is my favorite way to recover, though   Seriously, it probably depends on HOW sore you are...if a run or bike is too painful to even think about I'd probably skip it.

I tend to have sore calf muscles the day after my events.  I've found that a nice easy spin on the bike followed by a long stretching session works really well for me.  If you feel like you need to keep up the run volume you can do a recovery pace run.  Check out the McMillan Running Calculator.  You can enter in your time for a recent race and it will give you some target paces for training.  Nifty little training tool.

Why don't you try a run/walk tomorrow-just run as much as you feel able and take it easy and walk the rest. It'll probably help you with your recovery and you wont be skipping a training session.

Vitamin "I"= Ibuprofin I've recently bought stock in Motrin and Ace Bandages. I hope to retire soon.

Good morning!  (Or whatever time of day it is outside of the US)  It is day two since my 1/2 marathon and I do have the slightest dull pain in my back...it's actually where my right kidney used to be, so I don't know if it's even related to the run.  I have my appointment with my rheumatologist today so I shouldn't have to wait too long to find out what it is.

I used my foam roller last night and did find a couple of sore spots--very top and very bottom of my IT bands--so I feel better knowing I worked something   Since it's not bad I am even more excited to get a do-over on the 7th!

I hope everyone is having a good day and feeling good so far....I checked out your website yesterday Trina...is that you at the top of the page???  Was the photo from your most recent photo shoot?  You look good!

Morning folks - what's on tap today? I had a nice run last night and going to swim after work today. I still need to clean all the gunk off my bike from the weekend, which really means I need to take off the back wheel and clean the cassette, etc - ie, sit outside on our front patch of lawn with a bucket of water, degreaser and various cleaning implements while the neighbors stare at me like I'm a weirdo.

I am also thinking that our dear mentor has forgotten about us...