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Bringing back the lunch run

October 29, 2009 By: Runner Leana

It has been a good week so far, and a really busy one at that!  I felt like a little old lady on Monday as I was super stiff and sore from Sunday’s hike.  A recovery run ought to do the trick, right?  Reminder to self, do not attempt to gather running clothes together prior to 5:30 am before rushing out the door for work.  I gathered what I thought were running capris, a long sleeve and a short sleeve tech top.  In reality I accidently grabbed winter running tights from the laundry hamper instead of capris.  I realized my error just before leaving on my run so I had two options: wear the tights and be overheated…or I had a pair of blue Adidas soccer shorts that I keep in my filing cabinet for physio.  I opted for the shorts.  And just in case you were wondering, Jergens original scent body lotion is an acceptable substitution for Body Glide on short runs.  Who knew?

I met up with Kelly over lunch for a great 30 minute run.  Our paces are different, but I wanted to take it easy so we wound up running together.  It worked out really well as I got a recovery run and Kelly got a tempo run in, plus the company was great!

Tuesday night was our second spin session out at Bow.  It was high cadence night…not normally my most favourite thing, but I actually really enjoyed the workout.  Being around the team and chatting with friends, some of whom I haven’t seen in ages, really set the stage for a great time on the bike.  This was my second time trying out my cadence sensor indoors on the bike.  I turned off the GPS function so that it would calculate my speed based off of the sensor instead…and I have no idea what went wrong but it figured I was averaging 4.2 mph???  I know my wheel size has been calibrated within the Forerunner so I’m a bit stumped as to why my speed and distance calcs are so off.  Hmmm…. 

Kelly and I met up today for another run over lunch.  We both had 45 minutes on the schedule so we decided to do an out and back so we could start and finish together.  We wished each other good luck and I took off.  My legs were tired from last night’s spin but a little speed was feeling pretty good.  I ran west along the river and almost made it to Tri-It before I had to turn around.  On my way back there was a girl up ahead in a black and white lululemon jacket and I made it my mission to pass her.  Nothing like finding a little incentive out there!  I caught up with Kelly right at the 46 minute mark.  Another excellent run in the books!

On tap for tomorrow is a swim on my own at the Y.  I feel like I’ve been learning a lot from Richelle and Angie at swim class in Cochrane on Monday nights.  I really need to make sure I get my second swim of the week in, otherwise I feel like I take one step forward and two steps back as it takes me awhile to remember all the little tweaks I have to keep in mind.  After all, this is the time to be working on technique, right?

I hope everyone had a great Wednesday!!

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Comments

  1. 1

    Missy says

    October 29, 2009 at 10:34 am

    Technique, strength and flexibility are the name of the off season game. Sounds like you’re ON it!

  2. 2

    joyRuN says

    October 29, 2009 at 11:28 am

    You got some excellent workouts, girl!

    I just discovered there’s a 5am spin session 2 miles from my house on Thursdays, & that the instructor is a hard core lunatic triathlete. Might have to check it out.

  3. 3

    Julie says

    October 29, 2009 at 1:55 pm

    Nice that you have found a running buddy — sometimes even knowing someone else is out there with you (even if you are not running together per say) is motivating. 🙂 🙂

  4. 4

    Lily on the Road says

    October 29, 2009 at 2:15 pm

    Your hike sounds amazing!! That’s great you can run at lunch time..makes a huge difference in the winter not running in the dark.

  5. 5

    Molly says

    October 29, 2009 at 3:55 pm

    Technique is definitely the thing to work in off-season. Sounds like you are doing great!!!

  6. 6

    Keith says

    October 29, 2009 at 9:48 pm

    Your garmin might be picking the rpm sensor, and thinking thats the wheel sensor.

  7. 7

    Aaron Cunningham says

    October 31, 2009 at 4:11 am

    I’m a big fan of the lunch run. It seems so much less stressful than trying for other runs. If you can pull it off of course.

  8. 8

    lindsay says

    November 2, 2009 at 11:40 am

    i have no idea about the garmin/speed thing, but i am 110% sure that you were not going 4mph!

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