[BigBuckSnort]

<p>Late start around here?</p>
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<p>Thinking about re-trying the speed workout I failed at Tuesday.  6x800. I don't think the 1ks will go over well next week if I can not get thru the 800s</p>

 

[kfuller]

<p>BBS-  I am thinking that it will get better as it starts to warm up outside.  Good luck with the 800's</p>
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<p>I was going to go outside, but it was too cold this morning.  To the gym I went for 8 X 30 sec. hills.  6-6.5% incline at around 7:45- 7:54 pace.  Total of 5 miles in 44:16.  Just some squats left to do and that will be all for the day.  Have a great morning everyone.</p>

 

[4boysmom]

<p>WE HAVE POWER!!!</p>
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<p>From this morning, right after the heat came on.  Note temp in the lower right corner--</p>
<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/74559/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="P2030529.JPG" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="16144" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/16144/width/667/height/500" style="; width: 667px; height: 500px"></a></p>
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<p>And who knew that dish soap could freeze?!</p>
<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/74561/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="P2030530.JPG" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="16145" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/16145/width/667/height/500" style="; width: 667px; height: 500px"></a></p>
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<p>I was able to get up and head to the gym this morning.  Heck ANYTHING to get warm!  Certainly feeling yesterday's fall.  In the locker room I commented to a friend that my arm was a bit sore.  She looked and asked me what the heck I had done.  Seems the entire back up my upper arm is bruised.  As is my hip and knee.  </p>
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<p>Planned swim workout wasn't happening as everything hurt.  Did a super lazy 2500 just to get blood moving and get limbered up.</p>

 

[CMJHawk86]

<p>Morning all,</p>
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<p>Well, our brief 4-hour flirtation with spring weather is long past and we're back to sub-freezing now. Of course, thanks to my sinuses I didn't get to take advantage of the warmer temps and still had to run inside yesterday. But I got it in, 4 x 1600 @ 6:15/mile pace. Fastest I've done mile repeats in a while and I was feeling it. Tried to push it a little faster on the last 800 of the final rep, up to about 6:08 pace and thought I was going to fall off the back end of the belt before dialing it back to 6:15. In peak form I could nail this workout...I'm not there yet, but getting closer.</p>
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<p>BBS - good luck on the 800s if you do them, but I wouldn't stress about one bad workout. More important to recover properly I think.</p>
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<p>4bm - I'm a little too familiar with those indoor temps after our furnace died in December. Glad to have a new system, no desire to revisit. Last week when we lost power in the snow the house actually retained heat fairly well, it only dropped to about 58 or so.</p>
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<p>kfuller - nice job on those hill repeats. I may do some TM hill repeats of my own tomorrow.</p>
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<p>RA - re: Chicago. No pressure from me to run it. <span><img alt="angel2.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/angel2.gif"></span> I know your home marathon has been a demon for you. You can volunteer, or better yet, meet me at Mile 20 and pace me when I'll need it.  <span>It's all good. The only thing I will insist on is meeting up for a post-race celebration at Goose Island.</span> <span><img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"> Oh and on the posting thing, I wonder about sticking around here too sometimes. Seems I post as much to the seasonal race training pages in The Race as I do to this forum now. The problem is, ever since the interface changed the KR site just doesn't work very well. I already log my runs at RunningAhead, which has a community (I don't post to it) and MapMyRun even has one too. Not to mention Runners World. So I could move on. But I still come back here. For now.</span></p>
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[loopy]

<p>Hi all. Sorry I have not been around -- it's been a rough week... my grandmother passed away last week and I drove up to MA for the funeral. The weather hasn't made things any easier either and has been pretty disruptive...</p>
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<p>BBS I wouldn't worry about making up for the "failed" workout, but good luck anyway if you try it again..</p>
<p>Nice job at the gym Kevin.</p>
<p>4BM glad you have your heat back -- hope things have warmed back up...</p>
<p>Hawk nice job on the 4X1600 yesterday.</p>
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<p>I managed to do 10 miles this morning on the icy roads --- stuck to my 0.8 mile loop again. Was VERY slow -- between the ice and not being totally recovered from the 12 miles I had done late yesterday afternoon... Plus it was cold and windy again... when is Spring coming???</p>

 

[RunAsics]

<p><strong>Loopy</strong> - sorry to hear about your grandmother.</p>
<p><strong>Hawk</strong> - I can pace you in if you like. 6:40s ok?  Goose Island for sure.  I now have a burr up my butt about running New York as I can get in with my marathon time as a master.  You'll have to full me in on where you stayed and other logistics.  DW is fine with it not so sure about my wallet.</p>
<p><strong>4boysmom</strong> -Good news about the power!  Bad news about the bumps and bruises.</p>
<p><strong>kfuller</strong> - nice job on the up and down TM.</p>
<p><strong>BBS</strong> - why not try a ladder or pyramid or better yet just some easy miles?</p>
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<p>I was too tired to get up and hit the gym so ran at work.  1 hr on the TM listening to an audiobook.  I think the snow plow drivers were a bit delirious as the one lane open on the 4 lane road I traverse weaved all over the place.  That added some excitement to the commute.</p>

 

[CMJHawk86]

<p>Back from the gym and straight into a meeting I went, finally getting to report the run now. Nothing special, just an easy 8.23 miles on the TM in exactly 67 minutes. One warmup mile in 9:20 or so, then 7:53/mile the rest of the way. Heart rate as I finished up -- 138. Bully for aerobic conditioning!</p>
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<p>RA - 6:40 at mile 20?...sure, if I run the first 20 at no faster than 8:00/mile. Yeah that'll happen. <span><img alt="rolleyes.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/rolleyes.gif"> I'll send you a PM re: NYC. I say do it. Totally worth it.</span></p>
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<p><span>Loopy - my condolences on your grandmother.</span></p>

 

[jebba]

<p>Loopy- I am sorry about your grandmother.  I wish you comfort.</p>
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<p>My hamstring was a bit tight, so I bagged it after a mile.  I still need to do my strength workout that I never did yesterday.</p>