The "Official" Runners thread...

been getting a lot of running in, despite the weather; also have been getting in a lot of snowshoeing

a trip w/ my wife on Valentine's Day, spent the night at Twin Lakes in the Crazies (about 8000'), she wanted a fancy meal so I obliged

 

^You sir, are a God among men!

On another note I ran my second trail 50k last week. PR'ed it in 5:10:43.

 

^ very nice (and fast! )

 

That looks like a blast!

 

I finally finished the C25K app on Thursday!!! The last session was a 35 minute run. I had done a couple 40 minutes before Thursday when I felt good.....Thursday I struggled a bit. Majority has been on the treadmill and only going 4mph (S L O W! lol).

So now, I'm working on reaching mileage. Today I did 3 miles that took around 40 minutes. I felt kinda sloppy towards the end....

I'm excited for the weather to warm up. My overall spirits will SOAR when the weather gets warmer and the sun is upon us......Looking forward to training outside!! I've only ran a couple times outside in this god-forsaken winter. LOL

 

^ keep it up

I've been getting a lot of miles in snowshoeing; last weekend I bagged Casey Peak (after three previous tries)- it was really tough

today my wife and I headed up to Elkhorn Peak, she didn't make the summit, but still had a good time

Casey Peak trip







Elkhorn Peak



lunch break

 

Awesome stuff man!

When they say there is a hangover after your first marathon they weren't lying. Been three weeks and ran more than 3 for the first time since and it felt like I was carrying a backpack lol.

 

That's awesome!!!
You guys make me feel lazy.... Like, I should've done more this winter. LOL
I just hate the cold. I really wanna get out and do more hiking & exploring when the weather is nicer. Last year was a crazy year with a new job and we moved into a new house. Find new places to run....

 

Funny, I am the opposite, I have to battle to run when it's hot out, would much rather run in the cold.

 

I have my first 50 miler coming up this Saturday !!

 

Good luck!!!!

 

Oh yeah! 8:34:03 50 miler! 58th of 629 overall 12th of 146 in age group. American River 50 miler.

 

Congrats!

 

Been a while ... But my husband and I completed our first 5k last weekend.

I finished in 37.00 minutes. A bit slow, but..., I was more concerned with finishing.

A couple weeks ago, my knees started swelling up a little. No pain.., just a little swollen & stiff. So I started running every 3rd day instead of every other day.

This isn't preventing me from running but I don't want to make something worse just because it doesn't hurt. Is this a normal part of the body preparing the joints?

Any thoughts??

My husband hurt his Achilles pretty badly a couple weeks ago. He's bumming because he wants/needs it to heel so he can run soon. He's being good and not running... It wasn't fully healed when we ran the 5k last weekend.

 

Congrats on your first 5K!!! Hmm, Im no doctor but I dont think your knees should be swollen after a 5k at that pace. Try ice. How many miles do you run a week? Did you taper your milage the week before you race.

Give it some time and do some easy runs as long as there is no pain.

Also think about strenghting your hip abductor muscles. That was my problem. You can youtube some exercises.

 

Nice man that's movin. That was my 50 miler too. Time of 11:16. That course was freaking amazing

 

Way to go both of you! 50 miles, 5k, both are an accomplishment! Although, dang, 50 miles is crazy. I'm still hoping to finish a full marathon one of these days!

 

very nice job gents! 50 miles is quite accomplishment just making it across the finish line

 

@Rustbucket, Hey you going to do a 100 miler? Rio Del Lago 100 in November? Also where are you at in the bay? Im up in Santa Rosa area. Congrats on your first fifty! You ever run any of the Inside Trail Races or PCT events?

@Jessefive before you know it marathon distance will just be a weekend long run. LOL. I was only really into running halfs until I started trail running. Then i didnt want to stop.

 

I'm gonna sign up for the Tahoe Rim 100 miler lottery. I'm in San Jose near Morgan hill. Thanks man you too! I've done skyline to the sea marathon and that's it, made the transition from Ironman triathlons. What about you?