2012 Running Thread

CLC, it's really all a matter of patience. Or at least that's how I view it. If you run slowly enough (as I do) and find your appropriately comfortable and sustainable pace, all you need is to have enough patience to let the miles roll along...

Please add me to the list - Oct 14th MDI Marathon in Bar Harbor, ME

I hit my goal last year to run a half marathon so am seeing if I can complete the marathon this year.  I agree that the Hal Higdon training is very helpful.  Last year I found if I just stuck to the training, it came together in the end.  I even surprised my self by coming in first in my age group, 60-69! 

My jouney started the year I finished treatment with setting my goal to finish the BC 3 Day Walk, 20 miles a day for three days.  I followed the training program and it worked!  Had a great time, lost weight and felt great.

So the next year I set a goal to climb the highest peak in CO, Mt Elbert with my daughter.  Did that and loved it.  Again followed the training and it worked.

Last year I ran the half marathon, so this year I am pushing the limits again.  I just finished a Mother's Day 10k and it felt great, even though I was sick and my sea level lungs were at 5,000'.  I came in 10th in my age group. 

I really appreciate reading all the wisdom in this group and look forward to checking in from time to time. 

Boo

Lisa fellow baby!  I know, right?  These women are like superheroes.  (c:  We can do it.

August, let's do it!  I'm off to do the C25K week two, workout two.

Great to hear how much everyone is doing. I don't get on much anymore, too busy with life.



Interesting to see so many planning on NYC marathon. I wasn't really planning on getting in through the lottery. But I did, so looking forward to that. E mail today said 24 weeks left. Somehow that doesn't seem like nearly enough time to prepare.



I have been doing lots of biking and swimming to do a half ironman this summer so I haven't been as focused on running. Driven to do that because somehow completing that will mean it's finally over and I have my body back. As strong and fit as I was before this all happened.

No Babies here! We are all runners!

Any thoughts for a get together in NY? Any ideas where to stay. I may be going solo- GG#2 usually has a big cheer competition that weekend and she can't miss that

Hi -

I am new to this forum. I have been looking for runners in the Stage 3 forum, no luck.  Don't let people scare you.  Chemo is a grind, but I often found my mind and body were disconnected during chemo.  On the couch I felt like running would be impossible, but when I actually got out there it was amazing.  I did experience cumulative fatigue on T and new and exciting side effects BUT I kept running and I did a respectable 10K after week 20 (AC DD 4X, 12 weekly T). You are a much more accomplished athlete. I am an "everyday" athlete, nothing special - but I could do it.  

Also - don't let the radiation fatigue stories scare you.  Everyone kept saying "okay, so chemo didn't knock you out (you got to take steroids) just wait until radiation!" I was so taken in by the "just wait" vibe that I didn't register for the annual Chicago Hot Chocolate until about two weeks before the race.  In week six of radiation the 15K took me 8 more minutes than the year before.  I know to a real athlete 8 minutes may seem like a lifetime, but for an aging average runner in treatment, I thought it was pretty cool. Best of all - I got to pretend I was still a normal person. Just one of the pack. 

Don't hurt yourself, but if you're not hurting yourself, keep going. You are doing great.  I hope to hear more.  

 

I ran a half marathon today. Carpooled with a woman and her grown son who I'd just met the week before. This was the first time I'd spent time talking to someone, regarding life, running and other things, where the topic of my DX did not come up. I think that's progress. 

Yeah, Adey!!

Orangemat...it's a good thing to move on...:)

Yesterday, I did 7.7mi (my longest run ever).  I am still on the treadmill, set at 1% incline.  I am not following any plan at all...except my own.  I have replaced a lot of running with the arc trainer because of my bunion.  I am replacing the shorter runs throughout the week with the arc trainer, followed by a very short period of running intervals or moderate paced short runs.  Then doing the long slow run on Saturday.  It seems to be working.  I am a little concerned that I may strengthen some muscles but not others on the arc, then injure myself when running, so I am doing a little running in the week after the arc.  So far, so good.

My daughter entered a kids dash today.  She got to pin on a number and everything.  She was excited and it was over in a dash...:)  She and I will start running together after school.  She is slower than me right now, but, I suspect, not for long...

Hope you all are well!!

Great job on all the races (and long runs) this weekend!

I'm bummed.  I was just starting to get back into running (quarter mile with a 30 second rest) for 4 miles.  I was an official at the Ironman Texas this past weekend.  My motorcycle driver clipped a construction cone with my left foot, causing it to jerk back.  So, now I think I've injured my MCL.  This counts as a sports-related injury, right?  There's a little swelling, but it's pretty sore.  I know there's no running for me for at least a week.

Pat, hope your knees get better soon.  When was the last time you got new running shoes?

The Color Run looks like so much fun!

Thanks, Kat.  I have an appointment for Wednesday with DH's orthopedic surgeon.  They offered me tomorrow afternoon, but I have a post-op with my PS!  With my BS, Dentist & Gyno last week, I'm going to more doctors than an old sick person these two weeks!  (I'm sure my insurance company LOVES me!)

 For hot running, if you can find ANY shade, that will help.  Eventually, you start to acclimate.  Make sure you hydrate with water too.  Here in Houston, we basically have 8 months of hot.  If you can run when the humidity is lower, that helps too.  Make sure you have sunscreen & a hat.

My answer to heat and injuries is slow down if you need to.



Did a sprint tri yesterday. Pretty much went how I expected. Run and bike were good. Swim was awful. Run and bike I was in top quarter. Swim in bottom quarter. My shoulders and chest are still weak from surgery. It makes me angry that this cancer adventure has changed my body.



We all fight this in different ways. I fight through fitness. Will now keep adding distance to swims, be more serious about lifting, find a masters swim class and look for the next longer event I can enter.



All on top of my 26 week marathon training plan. Yes this is the equivalent of a part time job.

kks_rd I'm not the ultimate ironman or anything, but I do love my comfort. For running in the heat, I have a microfibre jersey cloth that I bought in a camping store, "Sea to SUmmit (brand) Pocket Towel. It's 18"x30" so long enough to go around my neck and knot with an inch or two to spare. I use it to wipe sweat so my eyes don't sting and I can soak it in water at a water station and use the cooling around my neck or dab it where I need the cool, and swing it around in the air to re-cool it. It has been a godsend on some runs.