owl_girl's Mentor Group for Mommies - CLOSED (Page 12)

getting muscular endurance back post-baby makes me slower running, I had been comfy breaking a 10' mile just before my race and subsequent pregnancy

and then there's that pesky thing that I'll slow down 'cause I'm worried I'm going too fast for endurance capability

I'm pretty sure I need a heart rate monitor now, 'cause my RPE is usually too comfortable---don't know if that makes sense.

Question of the Day

One more running question.  How many miles per week do you run?  Are you consistent?

OK, I'll answer both since I guess I missed yesterday's.

I'm not really slow- my 5K PR is 26:30 or so, and I did a 1/2 marathon in 2:08:3 or so.  I run faster when I weigh less (that 5K was about 8 pounds lighter), and when I run more interval/fartleky training runs (i.e., when I actually run faster).  I also tend to run as fast during the run of a triathlon, than when I run a running race only.  When I did the half marathon I ran the last 5K at probably about my 5K race pace.

As for mileage and consistency, it's been something I've been working on.  My consistency has historically been...inconsistent... .  Life gets in the way, motivation wanes, and workouts go by the wayside.  For the last few months I've been really working hard at it, and I've definately improved.  I think I run about 5-15 miles per week depending on whether I'm run focused or not.  Obviously working up to the half marathon in April my mileage is going up. 

Good morning!  What is the plan for today?  I will be teaching my Spinning class this morning and riding my bike on the trainer for about 30 minutes this evening.  Cheers!

Suck it up, buttercup!  Get off the computer and get on the trainer!

I'm going on a bike ride with some girlfriends.  Yesterday, I ran a 10K.

Your headache after long runs might be due to low blood sugar.  What is your diet like in the hours before you run long?  What to you eat and drink while you run?

Exercising for longer than an hour requires a little more planning when it comes to nutrition.  Your body only has enough stored energy to sustain endurance activities for a little over an hour.  After that, you need to be ingesting a little carbohydrate at regular intervals.  Ideally, you should be ingesting 30 to 60 grams of carbohydrate per hour of exercise to maintain blood glucose levels.

How did the run go?

Your headache after long runs might be due to low blood sugar.  What is your diet like in the hours before you run long?  What to you eat and drink while you run?

Exercising for longer than an hour requires a little more planning when it comes to nutrition.  Your body only has enough stored energy to sustain endurance activities for a little over an hour.  After that, you need to be ingesting a little carbohydrate at regular intervals.  Ideally, you should be ingesting 30 to 60 grams of carbohydrate per hour of exercise to maintain blood glucose levels.

Any time .  I may need the favor returned one day! 

I missed yesterday's workout- I got called to go back into the hospital to evaluate a patient and ended up there until past nine.  Then I got more calls (including 5 after midnight- conveniently spaced so I had just gotten back to sleep when the next one came.  By the end of the night I was convinced there was a conspiracy), and just finished my rounding for the day.  So I'm going to put my scheduled 5 mile run off until tomorrow, and if I get a nap and feel good, I may try biking.  But I'm not going to push it.

Sounds like you have a newborn!   Ah, that foggy feeling!

I went on a super fun bike ride with the ladies this afternoon!  It was SUNNY and WARM and I WORE SHORTS and I was TOO HOT!!!!   Woo hoo!!!!!

I just looked again at my planned calendar and was stunned to see that I gave mysely TWO weeks between training plans instead of just one. 

So, um, thinkin' I'll hang 'round the gym a bit this week and try out classes for fun---that's assuming the childcare is available as it was not when we arrived today to attend Pilates class.  The girls said a 15' wait which would've made me 20' late to a 1 hour class...and I've lots of housework to do today not to mention the post office, so we headed back out. 

IF the little girl gets her room picked up and organized we'll head back this afternoon ~4ish (that's her reward, to play at kidsclub).