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[Megatomic]

8 miles yesterday. Was supposed to ride in a 6 hour mountain bike endurance, but it got postponed due to wet trails.

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Isn't mountain biking like trail running - the muddier/wetter the better? Seems like a missed opportunity. :awe:

 

[drteming]

Isn't mountain biking like trail running - the muddier/wetter the better? Seems like a missed opportunity. :awe:

The race is to be held at a county park and the trails were built and maintained by a group of volunteers. Riding wet trails really tears them up, unlike running. Mind you, I love playing in mud, but tearing up mountain bike trails that a lot of people had put in time and effort is frowned upon.

 

[ControlD]

7 miles.

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[Mursilis]

+6 Friday
+10 Sat.
+11 Sun.

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Good luck in the 50K, Mega! I'm looking to do my first ultra (50K) in June. Should be fun!

 

[Megatomic]

Good luck in the 50K, Mega! I'm looking to do my first ultra (50K) in June. Should be fun!

Thanks!

3.4 miles this morning. Tapering.

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[TraumaRN]

Well completely destroyed my old PR for an 8 mile run today in the beautiful 50 degree sunshine. Old PR 1:16:27, New PR 1:04:01. Negative split the last 4 miles of it and even tied my best 5K time the last 3.1 miles(23:10) Felt nice to really get out there and stretch the legs with a warm breeze and no danger of ice. Local half marathon in 3 weeks and really hoping for a day like today so I can be way under 2 hours

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[ControlD]

5 miles.

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[deadken]

21 miles of running for the week ending Saturday. Went out for a 9 or 11 miler on Sunday and ended up running 13.2x. I felt good and figured I might as well do a 'half marathon'. The only other time I ran 13.2 I did it in 1:58:xx, that was almost 2 years ago. This time I did it in 1:46:58, so a solid 11 minutes faster. Unfortunately, the app I use (sports-tracker) lost the accompanying data. Which means I lost the time for each mile, my heart rate, etc... While that totally sucks, at least I know that I averaged a 8:04 MM. I took today off (I try to always take Mondays off), but I'm thinking about running 2 miles tomorrow morning.

Can I ask how many days you guys take off after running a good long distance? I see that Mursilis ran 6/10/11, but I'm not sure I'd want to do that. Can I ask what you guys typically run each day for weeks on end? I like 2 miles Tues-Fri and then doing 'distances' on Sat + Sun, followed by off on Mon. As for my weekends, if I get 9 miles in total, I'm satisfied.

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[Mursilis]

Can I ask how many days you guys take off after running a good long distance?

It depends. Distance is a factor, but intensity is a bigger factor. Once you get to the point that you can cover 10 miles comfortably, then distance isn't what's making runs hard, pace is. I generally don't like to take days off, but I'll usually take a day after a hard race effort, but only if it's more than 5 miles. Rarely will I miss more than a day. I recover fairly quickly though, and I've been lucky with injuries - mine have only been minor. Listen to your body - if you're still sore, rest or resume running at an easy pace.

+5 yesterday
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[TraumaRN]

+5.1 miles today was 54F today. Supposed to get 10 inches of snow tomorrow with a low temp of 3F. Woooo spring.

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[drteming]

5 slooow miles. I had nothing in my legs today.

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[ControlD]

5 miles.

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[Capt Caveman]

3.3 miles the other night
7.4 miles tonight

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[Mursilis]

+9 last night. First session of speedwork in quite some time. Ouch!

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[Megatomic]

2.4 miles in the rain this morning. My back is making sure I taper. My legs felt great, I wish I could have run longer.

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[Megatomic]

3 miles

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[Mursilis]

+3 easy miles last night

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[ControlD]

2 miles yesterday. Things were going fine and then it felt like somebody stabbed me in the knee. Very strange. Looks like I'm out of action for awhile.

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[deadken]

... Distance is a factor, but intensity is a bigger factor. ... I generally don't like to take days off, but I'll usually take a day after a hard race effort, but only if it's more than 5 miles. ... Listen to your body - if you're still sore, rest or resume running at an easy pace.

Thanks. I appreciate hearing what others do. I took Monday off but went back to 2 miles Tues + Weds morning. I went into work @ 4am on Thurs, so I skipped that day also. My average pace was 8:04 over the 13+ miles. I didn't feel that was a 'hard' pace. Last year I managed a 7:05 as my first mile during a 5k. That is tied for my fastest mile (from a decade ago). But, I assume that my 5k pace is certainly off from my longer distance pace (around 8MM).

Thanks again for the information. I'm heading out for a quick 2 miles now...

 

[Megatomic]

2.9 miles. I'm feeling really good for Sunday.

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[Mursilis]

2.9 miles. I'm feeling really good for Sunday.

Good luck! Give us a race report!

+8 tempo last night

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[TraumaRN]

+20.5 this morning. Really windy but warmer at least.

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[drteming]

6.22 miles

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[deadken]

... I'm feeling really good for Sunday.

Best of luck Mega. As already stated, we expect you to tell us about how it went!

 

[Megatomic]

3.4 miles this morning. Feeling great!

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And thanks guys, I'll report in after the race to let you know how it went.