Some recent running posts from the community.
Crossover - 🏃🏃♂️🏃♀️
I am finishing the work week with a 33-minute recovery run around our little town. It’s time to enjoy the weekend ahead; tomorrow is a planned rest day, and I planned a long run for Sunday. 🏃♂️➡️
🏃 Beautiful night for a cross country race. I decided to stick around after my sons race and watch some of the other kids I knew in other grade.
On the one hand, after a period of not enjoying the process, I am actually generally enjoying the process of training for the marathon. On the other hand, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that I’m looking forward to drinking for a week or two straight once I’m past the finish line. 🏃
Going for consistent running means you sometimes get wet due to rain. As I was already out, this rain was comfortable for a change. This run was a 32 minute recovery run at a pace of 5:40 and in the low aerobic heart zone. 🏃♂️➡️
On the one hand I don’t think we’re done with the hot weather quite yet; on the other, going out for today’s morning run and having it feel honestly kind of chilly at the start was a whole vibe. 🏃
This was my fifth run for this week. These 20 kilometers weren’t my best ever, but I’m happy that I was able to complete them after last week’s traveling. Now, on to next week. 🏃♂️➡️
Ran 18 miles today for the first time.
That last mile is always, always a long dark night of the soul, isn’t it? 😂 🏃
🏃♂️ Early morning wake up today not for me to run but to drop my son off to get to an early morning cross country meet on the other side of town.
My mid-week semi-long run is up to 8 miles now. Kinda funny thinking about how 8 miles once upon a time seemed like an impossibly long weekend distance. Now I do that on Tuesday and then go to work all day. 🏃
Getting teased by 60-degree-ish runs really makes getting those 70-plus-ish-degree runs feel just that much more sweatier than they already would, huh. 🏃
New Running Shoe Day = Great Day 😃🏃♂️👟
🏃🏼♂️ 📷 Olympus XA on Kodak Gold 200s
🏃♂️ Coming across this World War 1 monument, seemingly in the middle of nowhere while running on a country road, was a good reminder of the sacrifices people have made for us
Got done did another new “longest run ever” this morning. 17 miles. Weather was about perfect and motivated me to keep going even when I was starting to question every single life choice I’ve made that lead me to this point. 😅 🏃
With these 15 kilometers, I completed yet another week with five runs. This run was a long recovery run at an average pace of 5:43 kilometers in solid winds. That’s not bad. Now, on to another week. 🏃♂️➡️
🏃♂️ It is that time of year again for Cross Country to start for our oldest. Tonight is an under the lights time trial. I think this sounds like fun but I don’t think my son feels the same.
I added another 8 kilometers of recovery to my schedule this week at 5:45 per kilometer. Tomorrow will be a rest day before my long run on Saturday. 🏃♂️➡️
Next week, I need to figure out how to plan my runs around my work schedule, as I will be traveling again for work, this time to Latin America.
It is time to push for more speed and endurance with a 7-minute warm-up and a 20-minute tempo run ending with an average pace of 4:43 per kilometer. 🏃♂️➡️
Why did I only figure out that running is fun so late in life? I guess it’s never late enough to learn.
🏃♂️ I find it easier to keep good form at faster paces. So, practicing staying tall at a more moderate pace
🏃♂️ A slow and steady loop of the neighbourhood before dinner.
🏃♂️ Inspired by finishing The Lost Art of Running to pay attention to my form. For this run I focused on running tall and looking forward. Tough to maintain on the hills
I started the day with 30 minutes of recovery running on the track. I just looked at my running stats from the past six weeks. I like seeing pace, recovery, heart rate, and breathing improvement. All feels very good and adds to my resilience for other things. 🏃♂️➡️
I started this workweek with a 35-minute recovery run. The beautiful sunrise this morning was worth it. 🏃♂️➡️
It will be an exciting week for my running schedule. I have five more days for four more runs this week, and plenty of other stuff is going on that also needs to be finished.
This run was a long recovery run at 6:50 per kilometer. According to my schedule, I should have run 16 kilometers today. Based on my health metrics, I decided to go a little shorter. I’m not sleeping well yet due to the time zone adjustment. That should improve tonight or tomorrow night. 🏃♂️➡️
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Half Marathon! I think it’s my best “official” half marathon time. This was a fun one. And the medal is pretty sweet (in an over the top, rock and roll kind of way, of course). 🏃
🏃♂️ A slow and steady run around the neighbourhood, before it gets too warm.
Well looks like the rain is going to skip the race tomorrow. But now it’s looking like it’s going to be hot and humid. And I was just getting to thinking about how nice running in the 60s has been recently… 🏃
For as much as I’m treating my race this weekend as “no big deal it’s just another training run” I realized this week it’s still my third official actual half-marathon and so immediately entered the pre-race nerves… 🏃
Nothing beats a recovery run when fighting jetlag. If I still feel as good tomorrow as I do today, I will probably do this again to add extra kilometers this week. 🏃♂️➡️
I’m staying in Alpharetta, which is close to Atlanta. It’s beautiful out here, with lots of greenery and space for living.
Time to go for an afternoon run in the Atlanta sun. I’m aiming for 30 minutes to fight my jet lag, let see how it goes. 🏃♂️
In the midst of last week’s insanity I still managed to pull off a 15 mile long run Saturday, and it was felt so smooth, and was my best long run in several weeks, and now I’m feeling more like I’d be a real ponce if I quit training now before reaching the full marathon finish line in October. 🏃
🏃♂️ Easing back into a routine
Time for recovery with a 45-minute recovery run in zone 3.
I’m traveling to the US later today and will be there the rest of the week. I’m bringing my running gear along, but I don’t know if I can run around my busy schedule. Only time will tell. 🏃♂️➡️
I ran another 30 minutes on the track to recover from yesterday’s 10-mile run. I went to the track because this is where the shades are today. While temperatures were high, the run was comfortable for my legs and lungs. 🏃♂️➡️
