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Restful Saturday

Postby Ken B » Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:35 am

No Saturday thread yet, so I will start one.

Today is a rest day for me. Just sitting around watching the Olympics!!

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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby ian » Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:07 am

Easy 14K in the dark. Now for a day full of marking and volunteering at a ski race.

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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby RA. » Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:27 am

Ken B wrote:Today is a rest day for me. Just sitting around watching the Olympics!!
Same here.
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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby marymac442 » Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:41 am

Supposed to 19k today, I kind of tweeked my back on Thursdays run, hopefully it will be ok today.
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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby Ken B » Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:47 am

marymac442 wrote:Supposed to 19k today, I kind of tweeked my back on Thursdays run, hopefully it will be ok today.



Good luck and be careful!! :)

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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby La » Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:50 am

Just watching Olympics right now. The sun is shining so if it warms up I might go for a run this afternoon after Olympic TV coverage is over.
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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby ngcaper » Sat Feb 15, 2014 11:10 am

6 days on and still feeling sick, although much better than mid week. DW runs winterman 1/2 tomorrow so we're heading out to pick up her race kit. Feb feels like a lost month to me. I'm in Europe the last week +3 days of the month...so that's mostly lost as well. Oh well, this is the last winter I train in Jan/Feb...I don't enjoy it so why force myself. Was asked to be in Phoenix the week of Mar 17th...may say yes to get some sun.
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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby Sandra » Sat Feb 15, 2014 12:03 pm

No rest for me today - 90min done on the indoor bike trainer this morning.
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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby Robinandamelia » Sat Feb 15, 2014 12:07 pm

No rest for me either. 18 hilly miles around Bradford on tired legs.

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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby mlazenby » Sat Feb 15, 2014 12:20 pm

Easing back in . Couple of mile repeats for a tempo/form run.
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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby RA. » Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:22 pm

RA. wrote:
Ken B wrote:Today is a rest day for me. Just sitting around watching the Olympics!!
Same here.

I changed my mind due to the weather. It's a beautiful sunny day, +1, no wind. Tomorrow is supposed to be snow and freezing rain. So, 10k done.
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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby scrumhalfgirl » Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:41 pm

7 km done this morning - longest run in 6 weeks and felt great! Loved the fresh air.
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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby Ken B » Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:53 pm

Robinandamelia wrote:No rest for me either. 18 hilly miles around Bradford on tired legs.



Well done! :)

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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby Ken B » Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:54 pm

RA. wrote:
RA. wrote:
Ken B wrote:Today is a rest day for me. Just sitting around watching the Olympics!!
Same here.

I changed my mind due to the weather. It's a beautiful sunny day, +1, no wind. Tomorrow is supposed to be snow and freezing rain. So, 10k done.

Good for you! I almost did the same. Sanity prevailed and I had a nap instead!!

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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby Hammie » Sat Feb 15, 2014 2:57 pm

30k done. Much nicer than last week - around -4 when I started, and only a few icy/slick patches left.
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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby orleansrunner1962 » Sat Feb 15, 2014 2:59 pm

Busy day today -- started the day with a talk on Goal Setting at the RR Learn to Run Clinic, then brunch with friends, then errands with Hubby -- soon we'll be heading out for a snowshoe outing with some friends and then dinner -- a full day filled with great stuff!!
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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby RA. » Sat Feb 15, 2014 3:04 pm

Ken B wrote:
RA. wrote:
RA. wrote:
Ken B wrote:Today is a rest day for me. Just sitting around watching the Olympics!!
Same here.

I changed my mind due to the weather. It's a beautiful sunny day, +1, no wind. Tomorrow is supposed to be snow and freezing rain. So, 10k done.

Good for you! I almost did the same. Sanity prevailed and I had a nap instead!!

Good job! A nap is always a good thing. I'll do that tomorrow when it is yucky outside.
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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby Midge » Sat Feb 15, 2014 3:05 pm

Shovelling and running on an empty stomach makes me weak
Must remember to eat

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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby QuickChick » Sat Feb 15, 2014 3:22 pm

I drove into TO to run with some great friends, including JB and Mr. and Mrs. Joggler. Always worth the drive! We did a tough (for me) 11km- we went out at a pace that's been fine for 5 or 6km for me, but as the run went on it got increasingly less fine, haha. Plus there were a couple big hills towards the end of the run. So it was a bit of a struggle at the end, but I got it done! It's good for me, for sure, to push myself more as I do when I run with others. It's always so nice to see my friends too!
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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby La » Sat Feb 15, 2014 3:40 pm

La wrote:Just watching Olympics right now. The sun is shining so if it warms up I might go for a run this afternoon after Olympic TV coverage is over.

10K run done in 59 minutes in the gorgeous sunshine. :D
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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby MrBond » Sat Feb 15, 2014 3:53 pm

12k down by the lake - not a bad place to be today...
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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby La » Sat Feb 15, 2014 3:55 pm

MrBond wrote:12k down by the lake - not a bad place to be today...

What's the path near the Boardwalk like? I've been sticking to the Martin-Goodman Trail where I know it's plowed.
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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby NMG » Sat Feb 15, 2014 4:06 pm

Only had 5K on the schedule today, but I actually listened to my body and took another break day. I woke up quite tired and now I have a bit of a headache so I think I'm fighting whatever it is my little guy has infected the house with, LOL. Will re-evaluate tomorrow and see if I feel good enough to tackle an easy 10K.

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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby marymac442 » Sat Feb 15, 2014 4:10 pm

marymac442 wrote:Supposed to 19k today, I kind of tweeked my back on Thursdays run, hopefully it will be ok today.


Great run today, back wasn't an issue, weather was nice, I am finally feeling healthy again. 19km in 2:12 and lucked into a Farmer's Market at the Quay at the end of our run so got yummy baked goods and a few treats for dinner this week. :)
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Re: Restful Saturday

Postby Jogger Barbie » Sat Feb 15, 2014 5:39 pm

As QC said, out for a run today in the glorious sunshine - about 12.5 km for me since I ran a little extra distance at the end to get back to my house. It was kind of tough to figure out the right combination of clothes, and there were some stretches where I was definitely overdressed. OTOH, I'd rather err on the side of too much when the actual temp is still below freezing - "too hot" becomes "just right" when the sun goes behind a cloud, or you hit a long shady stretch, or the wind picks up. I usually don't run on Saturday, and I didn't miss any runs earlier this week, so this was definitely an extra/bonus run, which is especially nice after last week's snow messed up the schedule. There is snow in the forecast for tomorrow, but as I said on FB, today was the kind of day where you can actually believe Spring is in sight. Not close, but in sight. :)
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