Are you training for an upcoming race, following a training schedule, etc. — or are you running just to run right now, for the experience of it? (And, do you find yourself mixing in more walking — or replacing your running with walking entirely?) Really interested to hear where you are.
I'm enjoying running. There are no signs of races coming back anytime soon in California. This week has definitely been tough with the time change but I do enjoy the consistency of training without races right now.
I kind of like the way things are now. No structured training, no schedule, nothing. I am so much more free than before. I just run or cycle when and how and with whomever I want, as I want, on my terms. In Jan I ran across the country in 6 hours (Singapore) and in Feb I started MTBing. I like the freedom.
Oh, COVID. The days before the pandemic hit I was training for the Bataan Memorial but the event was cancelled as well as the Wild West Relay and the Equinox in Fort Collins. I have greatly took my foot off the proverbial gas and decided instead to "winter well". Looking for a good half to train for to get rid of my pandemic weight.
I’ve been training by running on my treadmill and increasing my mileage. I ran a trail race yesterday, 13 miles, but my time was off. I need to amp up the mileage and try to get more runs in outside. The goal is to run a half after I get vaccinated later this year.
I ramped up my mileage this month and I managed to do three weeks of over 100km which I never done before. Admittedly, I'm a seasoned but never did over 400km until this month.I feel awesome and I'm taking two recovery Weeks starting tomorrow.
I had a partial knee replacement 7 weeks ago. I’m walking 8-10 miles a week and I hope to be running by May. If I can race I’ll be running 5K - 10K this summer. I hope to run Falmouth Road Race in August.
I’ve been training for the NYRR United virtual half and plan or running it the 20th w friends. I’m getting my 2nd vaccine dose on the 17th, fingers crossed will be in good shape to run. I also invested in a new treadmill- Horizon 7.0- and love it. I’m using the Peloton running workouts which are fantastic.
Planning on the Austin half 4/25. Training is just beginning. I was always a walker with a jog thrown in from time to time. Since I figured out that I wouldn’t drop dead from a heart attack (lol), I’m jogging more.
Hi, Friends, with the cold weather in the teens..I haven't been able to do more than like 3 miles. I'm signed up for the May 31 Cour D'Lain 1/2 marathon. I hope to remain more in earnest starting in late March when the colder temps are done. Currently struggling with some old injuries as well 😭
Happily, I have been able to keep up with my training. My goal has been to be half- marathon ready at any time. It's working out great as I have now done 2 in-person Halfs. One a road race and PR and the other a trail race that was just so much fun that time didn't matter. Although, I think it was a trail PR for me. 😁 I'm not quite old enough for a vaccine (might make the cut on the next go 'round) so I just continue to be cautious.
Got my second shot and starting next week I will accelerate my training program, adding in strength training and treadmill work on days when I don’t feel like heading out into cold or wet weather.
In a normal year I map out an annual program of six half marathons of varied terrain and climate conditions. I schedule in shorter training events to help maintain momentum. I am 60 days out from the Football Hall of Fame half on Canton, OH and am studying the expected conditions to incorporate appropriate race-specific training starting now.
Unfortunately, it’s very hard to project what the fall schedule will look like, since many of the halfs I would like to do still can’t commit to an in-person race. I’m hoping things will become clearer as we get closer to summer so I can build my program and start making travel arrangements.
My daughter and I are hoping to run The Mountains to Main half in SC mid May. We haven't actually registered yet since a few races close by have recently postponed their spring races to Oct. We're training for it....hoping for the best.
Yesterday I signed up (cautiously and optimistically) for an in-person race, my first in almost 2 years, on St. Paddy's Day weekend! Training has been a breath of fresh air and it's informing my day-to-day decisions and I feel great already. This race is 5 miles, with the hope of my third half marathon in April!
Free beer at the finish line is always good incentive too! ;)
I’m running for continuity and serenity right now. Hope to run a half in the Fall. Contemplating working up to a 15+ mile run (longest I’ve ever run is 14 miles) this Spring as a distance goal.
I don't have any races planned until September, but I walk 5-6 days a week and intersperse running in the mix. I'm trying to do longer walks so my legs get used to the distance again.
My Fleet Feet group has started having runs (responsibly socially distanced with masking) again so I am training with them right now. I am following a half marathon plan but have no race on the calendar. We have a 10 mile event at the end of April that I will do if it is actually in person. I deferred last year's entry to the Berlin Marathon to this year so I am hopeful that I will have that in September and that is another reason I am following a half marathon training plan. I will have a good running base established when it is time to start training for Berlin.
So nice to see daffodils! Ours are out but not blooming. I run to see if the flowering quince is blooming almost every day. . .a good 4.5 mile run. By March 1, the pink flowers should be in full bloom!
I'm training for a Virtual Surf to Surf in Maui which needs to be completed by the end of
March in one run. I've been following the 8 Week Half Training program which is on your website. It is a killer--5 days a week running, and the distances go up fast!
I'm on the waiting list for the Lake Sammamish Half on March 6 with 6 runners ahead of me to finish two races at one time. I doubt if I'll make it, but no worries. It would be nice to complete an in-person event, but if its not meant to be, it's not meant to be.
I've been reading Jeff Galloway, "Running Until You're 100." Some good pointers for us older runners. His Run,Walk Run Method has become my new norm for training and makes a huge difference in times and how one feels after a run. Thanks for pointing it out!
Nothing new in the future. I am waiting til the Johnson & Johnson vaccine comes out. One shot is enough for this girl! In the meantime, I run solo, wear my mask and social distance. It seems to work! :)
i have only done 1 or 2 virtual races, NOT fun or even a realistic race experience, (in my opinion). I am a social runner, so I enjoy the group runs, rides and races, and especially the Thirsty Thursday 6pm runs from Green Cheek! I’ll be happy to get back to a regular schedule of running, supplemented with biking. Currently I am doing mostly biking, split maybe 60/40 spin/road. I am much happier, and willing to race when i am mostly running, with a little biking as active recovery, maybe 90/10, running/biking. I’ll be far happier in the summer after vaccinations and lower numbers, and we can run in groups again!
Monday through Friday I get out the door by 5:30am. Run for 1 hour - get home and then go with my wife and our 2 dogs for another hour and half walk... Then go to work. Weekends we just go for extended dog walks. I do like the solitude of the early morning. Plus I can mix up the runs with either street running or trail running. Not really training for anything. Just trying to keep my 66 year old body from turning into Jello!
Haven't stopped training runs, even though all 5 races were cancelled last year. Have re-scheduled all 5 halfs for this year- first 2 in WI. and IA. coming up in April.
I was in a great running routine when I got sidelined by cancer in early December, I abandoned running once chemo started. I'm half-way through chemo then it's on to radiation. I've been walking just about every day. I have a favorable profile so I'm targeting July 4th (fingers-crossed) as my return to running, hopefully a 5k or 10k by December.
Good morning. I find that I'll always run for a competitive goal, even when a ways off, as it allows me a focus to drive my training. That being said, I'll also then choose races for distances different that half-marathons, which I use for competition in the winter months. Over the summer, I'll run 5k's and 10k's, working on speed throughout training as I've got the "stamina" from longer races to meet the distance.
Running for myself these days. I'm on a streak of sorts for me. I'm on week 35 of 20+ miles. For me, that's a great accomplishment. I got my first shot of vaccine so hoping to get back to running with people soon. Maybe a virtual 1/2 marathon soon - I realized yesterday that a new goal would be fun! Hope everyone is doing well! (p.s. Terrell - I just requested the Strava group but it's under a different email. Will that be a problem?)
I'm still running by myself and had not up until yesterday even thought about racing... I'm working on a new streak..141 straight days... trying to break my record of 163 days and unless I'm on my deathbed I'm going to do it... My aim this year is to do 4 half marathons a week apart (On Sunday when there is no traffic) and do my first full marathon in six years this fall...
I'm actually training for 2 races right now when is the Blue Ridge mountain one and the other 1 is vacation racing Recently outside of Bass Lake I'm looking for today's races and also I have joined a lot of different challenges in that motivates me to go out every day some days I walk some days I run and I also bike knows well There a lot of fun am arriving communicating with a lot of people through the Facebook pages and we motivator selves to keep going What is the run the edge not once 2021 miles for the year and the other one is called the roundup based out of Texas and I do the fit challenges and a do the conquered challenges Him and I do other ones as well
Like others, I'm training for the 3rd time for a 10 miler in Portland ME in April that might get rescheduled again. I got my first Covid shot yesterday (very exciting) so am confident I can join the April race if it is held. Unlike others, I love my treadmill!! Currently running hill climbs on it to be ready for the annual 8 week trail runs at my local ski area all summer. Just 5k, but a brutal elevation run every Wednesday night...followed by a run group barbecue. Didn't happen last summer due to Covid, so looking forward to it this year.. Guess that's what I'm really training for right now. 😁 Stay safe everyone!!!
Really glad to be back to normal with live races (in Texas), have done three live half marathons since December, a distance bike ride coming up this weekend, and hopefully, the Blue Bell Half marathon in April, before it gets too hot again. Our season is through the winter, then we drop back to shorter runs after about April. I really appreciate getting back to what we used to take for granted. At the live runs everybody is having a great time, no muzzles.
I training for a marathon in April to be able to run marathon in Boston. Running 50 miles a week. In March I turn 70. The last Boston Marathon I ran was 2013 want to go back again in my 70's.
Actually, once snow hits I switch to xc skiing, but I'm still putting in the miles. My dogs would revolt if I didn't!
I'm hoping the Missoula half is a go this year. If it isn't, there is a race in Butte, Montana the following weekend I might try if it isn't full already.
The pandemic helped me to find Strava - and this group! It really helps to set a weekly and monthly goal, and to commit to a 5k, 10k and half each month. Everything is do-able except the half, which is stretching my limits! This month I also signed up for a virtual half as extra incentive. :)
I’m just running to run; no race plans, but keeping up the distance so I can be ready if something comes up. I run 3 days a week and walk every day. It’s just become my routine during the pandemic. I’ll start looking for a race later in the year. I don’t have a running partner anymore, so the motivation is a little lacking. ☹️
I have somehow hurt my metatarsal bone in my right foot so I now have pads in both shoes and been advised to run four days and walk three days a week!! My usual schedule was run five and walk on the weekend with a friend.
So this is slowing me down which I have to get used to. I have run a half marathon three years ago but did not like the training or the actual race! So the purpose of my running is to get out and have some ME time and run/walk off the stress of the pandemic!
I am using the winter to rest (sort of) and recharge. After a couple of weeks off in December, I started a 10k training plan. Run 3 days, cross train 2 and strength train 2 (one of those days being also a short run day). I am staying at the level of "the week before the race," i.e. before tapering, and gradually upping my game with the individual workouts. Trails are snowy and impassable here in CT, so I am mostly doing the treadmill for running. On the treadmill I imagine I am doing a race or outside run I have actually previously done in order to relieve the boredom.
i'm just running for the fun of it and to stay in shape. it has been great! i've posted a few times about how i love the virtual races but right now i am signed up for nothing. i think for fun on st. patrick's day we are going to run a 17K lol.
I'm currently training for a half marathon on May 2. I was doing some HR training because I have a tendency to overtrain and I really wanted to learn how to run easy on my easy days. So the HR stuff helped me to understand what that feels like, which has been helpful. But it's honestly too frustrating. So many things impact your HR beyond just how fast you are running that it was making my runs more stressful than fun (which also messes with your HR!). I mean, who wants to walk when the whole point is for me to run? So, I'm kind of bagging that now and just running on pace and feel. But I feel like the HR stuff helped me to be able to do that in a more informed way so fingers crossed I've learned enough to avoid overtraining.
I am so excited, and friend and I have signed up for the Grand Trailfest in Utah (late September). Thus, we have created a 7 month training plan that involves running, but also stretching and core. So excited to run near the national parks.
I've only run a few times since July. Between my wife passing away and the lack of in-person races, I haven't felt much motivation. I've gained 25 pounds & am in the worst shape I've been in years. I volunteered to teach a couch-to-5K class that starts on March 20th. I'm counting on that to get me back into running shape!
I've signed up for many virtual challenges since March 2020 - run, walk, bike, strength. Every activity I do goes towards some challenge I'm participating in. It has been fun and rewarding for me. I feel very fit! With the goal of running a half marathon in every state - 34 and counting - I'm prepared to travel to and run virtually in the new state, if the in-person race is not available.
I'm running 3-4 days a week and walking on the other days. Outdoors on nice days and on the treadmill on bad ones. Long runs of 8-10 miles on Saturday. I've signed up for 2 local 5Ks, which are the only nearby races here in MD. Last year I did 43 virtual races and I'm tired of them and ready for live racing, with caution. I've got deferrals for several half marathons and 10 milers from last year. Got my first Pfizer vaccination today (71 years old) so hoping for bigger things later this summer and fall.
My last runs were a Boston (BAA) trilogy made up of 5K;10K and Half-Marathon in November.
Since then I have been doing about 20 miles a week at the local YMCA. I walk 1 mile on the treadmill (UGH);2 miles of running on the indoor track and back to the treadmill(UGH AGAIN)
for 1 mile (no elevation. The weather here in MA is cold so I seek the indoors to get my old butt(79 years old) moving even though I have to add the treadmill until better weather(DOUBLE UGH) Stay safe everyone--keep distance, wear the mask and leave the dream
running sporadically; using winter to return to Yoga and explore weight training. Running Salisbury half next month and planning on 8 hr and 10 hr runs in March and April. It will be ugly but that's ok.. Like others, I detest the cold, but enjoy running in it. I love the summer, but running in the heat/humidity is brutal.. Runners can be fickle..
Well I found out yesterday that the half marathon that was scheduled for May 1st has been postponed until October 30th. I will not be participating. I have trained for this race 3 separate times. Now I am going to focus on training for a trail series that ironically begins May 1st and goes through October. I will take the training I have already put in for the half marathon and increase my distances that they offer for the trails. I will go to running 4 days a week with 4-5 miles for the 1st 3 days and saving the bigger run of about 7 miles until Saturdays and the remainder of the days, I will do 4+ mile walks saving Sundays for my complete rest day!!! Thinking all my sub-zero runs that I endured will help me!!!! Stay strong and safe everyone!
Training for my first half . . . in week 7 of a 20-week training plan. This weekend I am due to run 7 miles, which is the furthest distance I have ever run. Loving the challenge, but ready to get outside. Everything is too slippery for me to feel good running outdoors. Come on, Spring! In Saskatchewan, it's still going to be a while.
How are you running (or not) now?
I'm enjoying running. There are no signs of races coming back anytime soon in California. This week has definitely been tough with the time change but I do enjoy the consistency of training without races right now.
I kind of like the way things are now. No structured training, no schedule, nothing. I am so much more free than before. I just run or cycle when and how and with whomever I want, as I want, on my terms. In Jan I ran across the country in 6 hours (Singapore) and in Feb I started MTBing. I like the freedom.
Oh, COVID. The days before the pandemic hit I was training for the Bataan Memorial but the event was cancelled as well as the Wild West Relay and the Equinox in Fort Collins. I have greatly took my foot off the proverbial gas and decided instead to "winter well". Looking for a good half to train for to get rid of my pandemic weight.
I’ve been training by running on my treadmill and increasing my mileage. I ran a trail race yesterday, 13 miles, but my time was off. I need to amp up the mileage and try to get more runs in outside. The goal is to run a half after I get vaccinated later this year.
I ramped up my mileage this month and I managed to do three weeks of over 100km which I never done before. Admittedly, I'm a seasoned but never did over 400km until this month.I feel awesome and I'm taking two recovery Weeks starting tomorrow.
I had a partial knee replacement 7 weeks ago. I’m walking 8-10 miles a week and I hope to be running by May. If I can race I’ll be running 5K - 10K this summer. I hope to run Falmouth Road Race in August.
I’ve been training for the NYRR United virtual half and plan or running it the 20th w friends. I’m getting my 2nd vaccine dose on the 17th, fingers crossed will be in good shape to run. I also invested in a new treadmill- Horizon 7.0- and love it. I’m using the Peloton running workouts which are fantastic.
Planning on the Austin half 4/25. Training is just beginning. I was always a walker with a jog thrown in from time to time. Since I figured out that I wouldn’t drop dead from a heart attack (lol), I’m jogging more.
Herniated disc’s in my neck I’m nursing them
Currently running just to run and mid-March will start training for a half in June.
Hi, Friends, with the cold weather in the teens..I haven't been able to do more than like 3 miles. I'm signed up for the May 31 Cour D'Lain 1/2 marathon. I hope to remain more in earnest starting in late March when the colder temps are done. Currently struggling with some old injuries as well 😭
Happily, I have been able to keep up with my training. My goal has been to be half- marathon ready at any time. It's working out great as I have now done 2 in-person Halfs. One a road race and PR and the other a trail race that was just so much fun that time didn't matter. Although, I think it was a trail PR for me. 😁 I'm not quite old enough for a vaccine (might make the cut on the next go 'round) so I just continue to be cautious.
Got my second shot and starting next week I will accelerate my training program, adding in strength training and treadmill work on days when I don’t feel like heading out into cold or wet weather.
In a normal year I map out an annual program of six half marathons of varied terrain and climate conditions. I schedule in shorter training events to help maintain momentum. I am 60 days out from the Football Hall of Fame half on Canton, OH and am studying the expected conditions to incorporate appropriate race-specific training starting now.
Unfortunately, it’s very hard to project what the fall schedule will look like, since many of the halfs I would like to do still can’t commit to an in-person race. I’m hoping things will become clearer as we get closer to summer so I can build my program and start making travel arrangements.
Beautiful daffodils!
My daughter and I are hoping to run The Mountains to Main half in SC mid May. We haven't actually registered yet since a few races close by have recently postponed their spring races to Oct. We're training for it....hoping for the best.
Yesterday I signed up (cautiously and optimistically) for an in-person race, my first in almost 2 years, on St. Paddy's Day weekend! Training has been a breath of fresh air and it's informing my day-to-day decisions and I feel great already. This race is 5 miles, with the hope of my third half marathon in April!
Free beer at the finish line is always good incentive too! ;)
I’m running for continuity and serenity right now. Hope to run a half in the Fall. Contemplating working up to a 15+ mile run (longest I’ve ever run is 14 miles) this Spring as a distance goal.
Running just for the experience! It's a stress reliever
I don't have any races planned until September, but I walk 5-6 days a week and intersperse running in the mix. I'm trying to do longer walks so my legs get used to the distance again.
My Fleet Feet group has started having runs (responsibly socially distanced with masking) again so I am training with them right now. I am following a half marathon plan but have no race on the calendar. We have a 10 mile event at the end of April that I will do if it is actually in person. I deferred last year's entry to the Berlin Marathon to this year so I am hopeful that I will have that in September and that is another reason I am following a half marathon training plan. I will have a good running base established when it is time to start training for Berlin.
So nice to see daffodils! Ours are out but not blooming. I run to see if the flowering quince is blooming almost every day. . .a good 4.5 mile run. By March 1, the pink flowers should be in full bloom!
I'm training for a Virtual Surf to Surf in Maui which needs to be completed by the end of
March in one run. I've been following the 8 Week Half Training program which is on your website. It is a killer--5 days a week running, and the distances go up fast!
I'm on the waiting list for the Lake Sammamish Half on March 6 with 6 runners ahead of me to finish two races at one time. I doubt if I'll make it, but no worries. It would be nice to complete an in-person event, but if its not meant to be, it's not meant to be.
I've been reading Jeff Galloway, "Running Until You're 100." Some good pointers for us older runners. His Run,Walk Run Method has become my new norm for training and makes a huge difference in times and how one feels after a run. Thanks for pointing it out!
Nothing new in the future. I am waiting til the Johnson & Johnson vaccine comes out. One shot is enough for this girl! In the meantime, I run solo, wear my mask and social distance. It seems to work! :)
i have only done 1 or 2 virtual races, NOT fun or even a realistic race experience, (in my opinion). I am a social runner, so I enjoy the group runs, rides and races, and especially the Thirsty Thursday 6pm runs from Green Cheek! I’ll be happy to get back to a regular schedule of running, supplemented with biking. Currently I am doing mostly biking, split maybe 60/40 spin/road. I am much happier, and willing to race when i am mostly running, with a little biking as active recovery, maybe 90/10, running/biking. I’ll be far happier in the summer after vaccinations and lower numbers, and we can run in groups again!
Monday through Friday I get out the door by 5:30am. Run for 1 hour - get home and then go with my wife and our 2 dogs for another hour and half walk... Then go to work. Weekends we just go for extended dog walks. I do like the solitude of the early morning. Plus I can mix up the runs with either street running or trail running. Not really training for anything. Just trying to keep my 66 year old body from turning into Jello!
Haven't stopped training runs, even though all 5 races were cancelled last year. Have re-scheduled all 5 halfs for this year- first 2 in WI. and IA. coming up in April.
I have a race in Tucson, AZ at the end of March that me & the hubby are driving to. I’m excited!
I was in a great running routine when I got sidelined by cancer in early December, I abandoned running once chemo started. I'm half-way through chemo then it's on to radiation. I've been walking just about every day. I have a favorable profile so I'm targeting July 4th (fingers-crossed) as my return to running, hopefully a 5k or 10k by December.
After the Kennedy 50 walk trying to extend my long runs as I registered for the NYC Virtual Half 3/21 -> 3/27 I believe
Good morning. I find that I'll always run for a competitive goal, even when a ways off, as it allows me a focus to drive my training. That being said, I'll also then choose races for distances different that half-marathons, which I use for competition in the winter months. Over the summer, I'll run 5k's and 10k's, working on speed throughout training as I've got the "stamina" from longer races to meet the distance.
Running for myself these days. I'm on a streak of sorts for me. I'm on week 35 of 20+ miles. For me, that's a great accomplishment. I got my first shot of vaccine so hoping to get back to running with people soon. Maybe a virtual 1/2 marathon soon - I realized yesterday that a new goal would be fun! Hope everyone is doing well! (p.s. Terrell - I just requested the Strava group but it's under a different email. Will that be a problem?)
Just got my second shot yesterday...YEAH!!!!
I'm still running by myself and had not up until yesterday even thought about racing... I'm working on a new streak..141 straight days... trying to break my record of 163 days and unless I'm on my deathbed I'm going to do it... My aim this year is to do 4 half marathons a week apart (On Sunday when there is no traffic) and do my first full marathon in six years this fall...
I'm actually training for 2 races right now when is the Blue Ridge mountain one and the other 1 is vacation racing Recently outside of Bass Lake I'm looking for today's races and also I have joined a lot of different challenges in that motivates me to go out every day some days I walk some days I run and I also bike knows well There a lot of fun am arriving communicating with a lot of people through the Facebook pages and we motivator selves to keep going What is the run the edge not once 2021 miles for the year and the other one is called the roundup based out of Texas and I do the fit challenges and a do the conquered challenges Him and I do other ones as well
Like others, I'm training for the 3rd time for a 10 miler in Portland ME in April that might get rescheduled again. I got my first Covid shot yesterday (very exciting) so am confident I can join the April race if it is held. Unlike others, I love my treadmill!! Currently running hill climbs on it to be ready for the annual 8 week trail runs at my local ski area all summer. Just 5k, but a brutal elevation run every Wednesday night...followed by a run group barbecue. Didn't happen last summer due to Covid, so looking forward to it this year.. Guess that's what I'm really training for right now. 😁 Stay safe everyone!!!
Really glad to be back to normal with live races (in Texas), have done three live half marathons since December, a distance bike ride coming up this weekend, and hopefully, the Blue Bell Half marathon in April, before it gets too hot again. Our season is through the winter, then we drop back to shorter runs after about April. I really appreciate getting back to what we used to take for granted. At the live runs everybody is having a great time, no muzzles.
I training for a marathon in April to be able to run marathon in Boston. Running 50 miles a week. In March I turn 70. The last Boston Marathon I ran was 2013 want to go back again in my 70's.
Actually, once snow hits I switch to xc skiing, but I'm still putting in the miles. My dogs would revolt if I didn't!
I'm hoping the Missoula half is a go this year. If it isn't, there is a race in Butte, Montana the following weekend I might try if it isn't full already.
The pandemic helped me to find Strava - and this group! It really helps to set a weekly and monthly goal, and to commit to a 5k, 10k and half each month. Everything is do-able except the half, which is stretching my limits! This month I also signed up for a virtual half as extra incentive. :)
I’m just running to run; no race plans, but keeping up the distance so I can be ready if something comes up. I run 3 days a week and walk every day. It’s just become my routine during the pandemic. I’ll start looking for a race later in the year. I don’t have a running partner anymore, so the motivation is a little lacking. ☹️
I have somehow hurt my metatarsal bone in my right foot so I now have pads in both shoes and been advised to run four days and walk three days a week!! My usual schedule was run five and walk on the weekend with a friend.
So this is slowing me down which I have to get used to. I have run a half marathon three years ago but did not like the training or the actual race! So the purpose of my running is to get out and have some ME time and run/walk off the stress of the pandemic!
I plan to complete a 10 mile trail run sometime in May. Really enjoyed the virtual 1/2 in November!
Just received my 2nd vaccine dose, looking forward to everyone across the globe vaccinated!
I am using the winter to rest (sort of) and recharge. After a couple of weeks off in December, I started a 10k training plan. Run 3 days, cross train 2 and strength train 2 (one of those days being also a short run day). I am staying at the level of "the week before the race," i.e. before tapering, and gradually upping my game with the individual workouts. Trails are snowy and impassable here in CT, so I am mostly doing the treadmill for running. On the treadmill I imagine I am doing a race or outside run I have actually previously done in order to relieve the boredom.
i'm just running for the fun of it and to stay in shape. it has been great! i've posted a few times about how i love the virtual races but right now i am signed up for nothing. i think for fun on st. patrick's day we are going to run a 17K lol.
Training for an in-person half in S. Florida & praying for NYC full in November - just running the stresses of the day out - all good 😌
I'm currently training for a half marathon on May 2. I was doing some HR training because I have a tendency to overtrain and I really wanted to learn how to run easy on my easy days. So the HR stuff helped me to understand what that feels like, which has been helpful. But it's honestly too frustrating. So many things impact your HR beyond just how fast you are running that it was making my runs more stressful than fun (which also messes with your HR!). I mean, who wants to walk when the whole point is for me to run? So, I'm kind of bagging that now and just running on pace and feel. But I feel like the HR stuff helped me to be able to do that in a more informed way so fingers crossed I've learned enough to avoid overtraining.
I am so excited, and friend and I have signed up for the Grand Trailfest in Utah (late September). Thus, we have created a 7 month training plan that involves running, but also stretching and core. So excited to run near the national parks.
I've only run a few times since July. Between my wife passing away and the lack of in-person races, I haven't felt much motivation. I've gained 25 pounds & am in the worst shape I've been in years. I volunteered to teach a couch-to-5K class that starts on March 20th. I'm counting on that to get me back into running shape!
I've signed up for many virtual challenges since March 2020 - run, walk, bike, strength. Every activity I do goes towards some challenge I'm participating in. It has been fun and rewarding for me. I feel very fit! With the goal of running a half marathon in every state - 34 and counting - I'm prepared to travel to and run virtually in the new state, if the in-person race is not available.
I'm running 3-4 days a week and walking on the other days. Outdoors on nice days and on the treadmill on bad ones. Long runs of 8-10 miles on Saturday. I've signed up for 2 local 5Ks, which are the only nearby races here in MD. Last year I did 43 virtual races and I'm tired of them and ready for live racing, with caution. I've got deferrals for several half marathons and 10 milers from last year. Got my first Pfizer vaccination today (71 years old) so hoping for bigger things later this summer and fall.
Hi:
My last runs were a Boston (BAA) trilogy made up of 5K;10K and Half-Marathon in November.
Since then I have been doing about 20 miles a week at the local YMCA. I walk 1 mile on the treadmill (UGH);2 miles of running on the indoor track and back to the treadmill(UGH AGAIN)
for 1 mile (no elevation. The weather here in MA is cold so I seek the indoors to get my old butt(79 years old) moving even though I have to add the treadmill until better weather(DOUBLE UGH) Stay safe everyone--keep distance, wear the mask and leave the dream
MOE
running sporadically; using winter to return to Yoga and explore weight training. Running Salisbury half next month and planning on 8 hr and 10 hr runs in March and April. It will be ugly but that's ok.. Like others, I detest the cold, but enjoy running in it. I love the summer, but running in the heat/humidity is brutal.. Runners can be fickle..
Well I found out yesterday that the half marathon that was scheduled for May 1st has been postponed until October 30th. I will not be participating. I have trained for this race 3 separate times. Now I am going to focus on training for a trail series that ironically begins May 1st and goes through October. I will take the training I have already put in for the half marathon and increase my distances that they offer for the trails. I will go to running 4 days a week with 4-5 miles for the 1st 3 days and saving the bigger run of about 7 miles until Saturdays and the remainder of the days, I will do 4+ mile walks saving Sundays for my complete rest day!!! Thinking all my sub-zero runs that I endured will help me!!!! Stay strong and safe everyone!
Training for my first half . . . in week 7 of a 20-week training plan. This weekend I am due to run 7 miles, which is the furthest distance I have ever run. Loving the challenge, but ready to get outside. Everything is too slippery for me to feel good running outdoors. Come on, Spring! In Saskatchewan, it's still going to be a while.