SPRING!!! (Monday)

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SPRING!!! (Monday)

Postby RA. » Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:14 am

The forecast is calling for 16 and sunny after work, so I brought stuff to run home. I'm sure it won't be a great run, the first one of the year with a backpack, but I'll enjoy it nonetheless.
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Re: SPRING!!! (Monday)

Postby jgore » Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:34 am

RA. wrote:The forecast is calling for 16 and sunny after work, so I brought stuff to run home. I'm sure it won't be a great run, the first one of the year with a backpack, but I'll enjoy it nonetheless.


It's already 15°C here at 8:30 a.m., but we're to get 2-4 cm of snow tomorrow.

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Re: SPRING!!! (Monday)

Postby purdy65 » Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:51 am

Ughh jgore - thanks for the reminder :?

7K recovery run today followed by some stretching and strength.
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Re: SPRING!!! (Monday)

Postby scrumhalfgirl » Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:06 am

wacky weather around here for sure!

TM for me this morning - 4 km done. Wasn't feeling it for the first few hundred metres, but then got into a groove.
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Postby ultraslacker » Mon Apr 14, 2014 11:30 am

rest and hydrate day today, and I'm feeling fatigued so it's good. My left quad is killing me on stairs (just the left one, lol).

eta: lots and lots of sun yesterday... feeling that a bit today too.
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Re: SPRING!!! (Monday)

Postby n_fraser » Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:06 pm

Will do a short easy one on the treadmill after work. Had my longest run in two years on the weekend..30kms! Next up..Nike women's half in DC and the Ottawa full in May. Is anyone else going to be in DC?

Woke up at 4am thinking about my race splits for Ottawa.

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Re: SPRING!!! (Monday)

Postby Jogger Barbie » Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:51 pm

I kind of dithered about what to do for exercise this morning and ended up running 6 km on the indoor track. Probably tomorrow will be an elliptical and weights day, then some running Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Then no more running until the marathon next Monday. Not feeling the love but will just try to keep an "enjoy the experience" attitude. And undoubtedly once I'm in Boston, and (most importantly) away from the office and all its stresses, it will start to be more appealing. Right now all I can see are the mountains of work to get done before then.

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Re: SPRING!!! (Monday)

Postby IronGoddess » Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:41 pm

Managed 1.8km in the pool. It was a nice swim as there was only 3 other people in it.


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Re: SPRING!!! (Monday)

Postby Nicholas » Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:17 pm

23 degrees...sweated out 5.5K in shorts and T-shirt. Now it's raining, with thundershowers this evening and that dreaded "mixed precipitation" at some point.
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Re: SPRING!!! (Monday)

Postby RA. » Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:22 pm

4.5 k with the backpack. First backpack run of the year done.
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Re: SPRING!!! (Monday)

Postby runJrun » Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:37 pm

I am on day 6 of the plague, but finally starting to feel human. I did try a swim on Saturday but due to feeling weak and having a bad cough it did not go well. Tonight I have registered spin. I plan on getting there early to do some stretching and abs and then give the class a go. I will listen to my body and not push it. I feel like I need a good sweat!
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Re: SPRING!!! (Monday)

Postby Pat29 » Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:08 pm

Rest day for me after yesterday's half-marathon.
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Re: SPRING!!! (Monday)

Postby Robinandamelia » Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:39 pm

3 miles on TM tonight...

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Re: SPRING!!! (Monday)

Postby Habs4ever » Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:51 pm

11k, great evening for a run.
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Re: SPRING!!! (Monday)

Postby Ken B » Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:04 pm

Windy here in K-W area. Nice 30 minute race pace solo run and then a 40 minute run/walk with NinjaBunny this morning.

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Re: SPRING!!! (Monday)

Postby Jwolf » Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:05 pm

8k recovery run on very tired legs.
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Re: SPRING!!! (Monday)

Postby ian » Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:24 pm

Swapped today's rest day with tomorrow morning's run on account of a gorgeous evening, a crummy forecast for tomorrow, and the first of my final exams. 14K done in shirt and shorts with some of it on soggy trails.

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Re: SPRING!!! (Monday)

Postby Hammie » Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:32 pm

8k done this morning on the TM.
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