Red Mosquito

First 8 miler in a while. Great weather. Strong run. Felt great.

I was visiting some friends in the Poconos last week and got in a couple of runs there, which I think it really helped me overall. There are so many big hills there that running in Brooklyn (if the "big" hill in Prospect Park) felt flat and my legs were never fatigued. Breath was even. I didn't have my Garmin with me (broken wrist band) so I'm not sure what my actual pace was but based on start and end times I'm guessing I was averaging faster than usual.

beat my pace on my last two walk/runs...i'm going to up my intervals now

ran 8km in some heat on Friday and was just drenched by the end

8.2 miles on Monday
1 hour of weights/cross training on Tuesday
8.2 miles on Thursday
1hr weights/cross training + 1hr of swimming on Friday
Did 6.8 miles today. Much higher heat and humidity.

I feel like I want to be dead. Today should not have been as difficult as it was. I'm spent. I think the swimming has as much to do with it as the heat, honestly.

today sucked, and my co-worker just asked me to go tomorrow...i'm going to die

Joey's going to get ripped

I finally had a long run yesterday without any issues with my legs. Usually at least one calf would get very tight and sore, or my upper thigh, or my ankle. But this is the first time in this almost 2 month span I felt like I could run for long periods without body soreness. However, it was so hot that I got light headed/nauseous and needed to walk for little bits. Looking forward to more and more improved runs. This is the best. Feels great to be feeling healthier. Lost over 10 lbs. so far.

tree_ wrote:I finally had a long run yesterday without any issues with my legs. Usually at least one calf would get very tight and sore, or my upper thigh, or my ankle. But this is the first time in this almost 2 month span I felt like I could run for long periods without body soreness. However, it was so hot that I got light headed/nauseous and needed to walk for little bits. Looking forward to more and more improved runs. This is the best. Feels great to be feeling healthier. Lost over 10 lbs. so far.

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:today sucked, and my co-worker just asked me to go tomorrow...i'm going to die

she was sore from working out over the weekend so we didn't do much...i could have done a lot more, but i feel more confident about having a good outing on wednesday

god bless

10.9 in just under an hour today

Sweating buckets again

I am 616 miles into my 635-mile journey across "Tennessee," with 6 days left to run or walk the final 19. It doesn't seem like much, but it's going to be tight. If I can walk two miles per day that will leave only 7 to run, which I should be able to do this weekend. I had hoped to finish with a final surge, but splitting my time between hotels, airbnbs, and home has really screwed things up. But June is when I truly fucked myself. If I'd just walked a mile a day in addition to the little running I did, I would be done by now. I signed up for this thing thinking it would be easy, but if I do finish I'm definitely going to feel like I earned that buckle.

all things considered today was nothing special, but was a victory

pretty average go at it this morning, but it was humid af...i think i'm going to have to stick to these small intervals until it cools down

I ran up a huge hill yesterday and had to walk like a half block to catch my breath

ghost wrote:I am 616 miles into my 635-mile journey across "Tennessee," with 6 days left to run or walk the final 19. It doesn't seem like much, but it's going to be tight. If I can walk two miles per day that will leave only 7 to run, which I should be able to do this weekend. I had hoped to finish with a final surge, but splitting my time between hotels, airbnbs, and home has really screwed things up. But June is when I truly fucked myself. If I'd just walked a mile a day in addition to the little running I did, I would be done by now. I signed up for this thing thinking it would be easy, but if I do finish I'm definitely going to feel like I earned that buckle.

Take it to the get to know ghost thread

Bammer wrote:I ran up a huge hill yesterday and had to walk like a half block to catch my breath

post a picture of your thighs

Mon: 1hr weights/cross training
Tue: 7 mi run
Wed: 1hr weights/cross training + 1hr swim
Thu: OFF
Fri: 8.3 mi run
Sat: 45 min weights
Sun: Hoping for another 8mi run. We'll see what happens.

Did 7 miles today.

Stomach was being an asshole. Bad heartburn. And weird aches and cramps. I'm guessing I was dehydrated?

Anyway. Decent time. Beautiful weather. Glad I got out.

ghost wrote:I am 616 miles into my 635-mile journey across "Tennessee," with 6 days left to run or walk the final 19. It doesn't seem like much, but it's going to be tight. If I can walk two miles per day that will leave only 7 to run, which I should be able to do this weekend. I had hoped to finish with a final surge, but splitting my time between hotels, airbnbs, and home has really screwed things up. But June is when I truly fucked myself. If I'd just walked a mile a day in addition to the little running I did, I would be done by now. I signed up for this thing thinking it would be easy, but if I do finish I'm definitely going to feel like I earned that buckle.

Today is the day. 5 miles to go.

ghost wrote:

ghost wrote:I am 616 miles into my 635-mile journey across "Tennessee," with 6 days left to run or walk the final 19. It doesn't seem like much, but it's going to be tight. If I can walk two miles per day that will leave only 7 to run, which I should be able to do this weekend. I had hoped to finish with a final surge, but splitting my time between hotels, airbnbs, and home has really screwed things up. But June is when I truly fucked myself. If I'd just walked a mile a day in addition to the little running I did, I would be done by now. I signed up for this thing thinking it would be easy, but if I do finish I'm definitely going to feel like I earned that buckle.

Today is the day. 5 miles to go.

Right on, man! Congrats.