DFW Running Club!!

hypno06

The weather is so bad here that OH has we make our kids earn their money themselves by putting up with all weathers - so it MUST be bad for him to be offered a lift!

So......that begs the question......to run or not to run? I have done 4 days this week, so could have today as a rest day, and run tomorrow evening. Or I could go for a run round the block (3 miles) and prove to myself that I am indeed dedicated to the cause!

sallyx

How far have you done on those 4 runs hypno? Is this your first or 2nd week back into the running properly?

hypno06

it is my second week - I did:

Monday 3+ miles
Wednesday 3.8 miles
Friday 5 miles
Saturday 3.8 miles

sallyx

Has it all been running and what are you planned runs this week? I personally would say have a rest day and then plan in some more slightly longer runs for next week or go for a 3-5 mile walk today
* where's Rich our expert when you need him* Bet he's still tucked up in bed

hypno06

They have all been runs this week. I am hoping to go out Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday next week, and am hoping to make the 3.8 miles my "standard run" with a 5 miles on Friday and hoping to plod slowly round a slightly longer route on Saturday, say 6 miles or so.

sallyx

If you're running again tomorrow I would have a rest day. You have covered 15+ miles this week running so for a 2nd week I would say that its a good steady start. Even if I had run today I would have only covered 22 miles and I am on week 4 of my LM plan but have been running constantly since April. Have you got a training plan for the LM?

hypno06

A rest day would not be too much of a hardship, I have to say. I am "starting from scratch" so to speak, having not done anything other than a couple of half hearted attempts at going round the block, for many years. I have an 18 week training plan from realbuzz which would start in December, so it is really a case of getting into the routine of running again, and giving myself the conviction that I CAN do this - and I reckon that if I can do a steady 3 or 5 miles without too much stress by the time I start my proper schedule, I will be in with a reasonable chance. At the moment my runs are 11-12 min miles which is ok to start off, but I would like to be doing either longer 11 min mile runs, or shorter 10 min mile runs by the time I start training "proper".

sallyx

Sounds like a good plan if you ask me...I shall be having a day off as I just walked to the kitchen and my knee hurt. Also my neck is killing still so am wondering if its a running injury (did get painful when I ran on friday).
Pouring with rain today but will have to get DD out to get some fresh air at some point. Oh or maybe swimming

hypno06

Swimming would be good for the knee I reckon - the water will give it the extra support.

My neck/shoulder is killing too, but strangely it doesn't hurt so much when I run, but sitting or laying down is very very painful! Mine is an old whiplash injury though, so I know where it originates.

sammy115

sallyx wrote: »

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Oh, now I hadn't thought of that!:rotfl: much!