I've been babysitting some kind of throat infection/cold bug the last couple of days, so I'm going to take another day off running. Next week is the "official" taper week before the Hypo, so I'm just going to call it a longer taper. I'll run easy tomorrow on the tm and try to get a couple ...

Tempo run on the sched today. I think it''ll be a tempo run this evening after climbing at the gym.

Coldest day so far this winter here in Hfx. Rest day is on the sched for me, but I will probably sneak in a half-hour row tonight in the comfort of my basement.

RA wrote:Not sure how big the clinics are in larger centres, but this is the second largest clinic ever for our RR. I believe she said there were 90 people registered.

That should thin out. Ours went from about 50 to a regular group of 15 - 20 pretty quickly. Many clinic nights have been under ten.

20 km done with the half clinic this morning on the Hypo Half route out in Shearwater. It was something like -12, but in the areas exposed to the sea breeze it got more than a little nippy. It's not a bad route, but could be devilishly cold if race day is windy. Did the run this morning in 1:57, a 5...

Rest day today. No runnin' no rowin', no nuttin.

Mile repeats tonight. If the weather improves, I'll run with the RR club. If not, I'll hit the tm and watch tv. I hate running in the wind and I hate running in the rain. When it's rainy and windy and 3C, it's a trifecta! It's going to be hovering on the freezing point tonight, too... Might be slip...

Mile repeats tonight. If the weather improves, I'll run with the RR club. If not, I'll hit the tm and watch tv. I hate running in the wind and I hate running in the rain. When it's rainy and windy and 3C, it's a trifecta!

6 km tempo with warmup and warmdown done at lunchtime in -6C sunny, windless weather. Halifax can be really nice in the winter, but tonight and tomorrow, when the rain takes away the little snow we have and tears apart my hopes for skating on Lake Banook I'll realize why I really do loathe winter he...

KBO wrote:
I couldn't fathom that the guy on the radio said it is -33 out there with a windchill of -45...FFS. January sucks. Goal for today - stay warm.

KBO - -45? Where do you live? Aside from the wrong place, I mean.

Do they work or don't they? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/health/nutrition/18best.html. I don't wear them and have no real opinion, but it's an interesting question.

It's -11 here this morning, but we're supposed to be getting rain by tonight. That said, 6 km tempo will be done at lunchtime rather than waiting til later.

Balance? What you need is marijuana.

Welcome Norm! Shoulder tension is not uncommon in runners, particularly those just getting going. I certainly suffered from it as well. For me the key was to concentrate not on my shoulders but on my fingers. It was common for me to start clenching my fists as I got tired, and this tension eventuall...

No running on the sched today - recovery after yesterday's 18km. I'll row a bit tonight while I catch up on last weeks' Daily Show. I love my DVR.

Recovery day after yesterday's long run in the snow. I'll do an easy 5km row tonight to stretch out.

6km easy done, though I definitely felt the effects of yesterday's blood donation.

Skipped last night's easy run as I had a krappy sleep the night before and forgot that today was blood donor clinic day at my office. No run today as I'm a pint lighter.

Deanna,

I could barely finish reading your post. I have no words.

Kevin

Thanks, LadyV. I had checked the website for the coaching the other day and wondered what it entailed. It sounds like you get pretty good support for the money, but alas, I can't really justify the expenditure right now. That said, in an effort to force myself to cross-train more, I think I'm going ...

Recovery day, indeed. Last night's hill repeats were HARD! Tonight is clinic night and an easy 8 km.

Monkey, Jen beat me to it. Yes, follow her link and feel the burn! I've done the rowing workout a couple times and it is HARD. This really is a five day training program - the cross-training isn't an 'off day' easy workout, which is why the easy run as a cross training day substitute in Angela's lin...

Thanks for your comments, LadyV; it's nice to hear from someone who has used the program. From reading the book, one of the points I had gathered was the importance of only running three days per week - that was why I was surprised to see Ang's link that light running could count as "cross-trai...

Jwolf wrote:

La wrote:What does FIRST stand for?

Furman Institute of Scientific Running and Training.

it's a big gimicky. I love science, but I'm not sure that running should be called "scientific running." And it makes it sound like they have all the answers.

Ummm, that's FISRT.

Easy 3K today. Trying out the VFF's two days in a row caught up with me. I felt great both days - all day - but the following day my legs protested :roll: So today I put my shoes on and took it easy working out the muscles. l was surprised to find a notable difference running in my shoes vs the VFF...