Fun Stuff > CHATTER
Couch to 5K Accountability Thread
Skewbrow:
Lost last week nursing a lumbago. Striking back with a 55 minute orienteering course today. My wife and son also decided to participate, which made all the more pleasant. I enjoyed the course, in the mad sense that I enjoy "running" through a forest knee deep in fallen branches, twigs and such. I didn't really push hard, because my left foot is still sore, so the kilometers didn't exactly tick by.
But I'm back!
Redball:
If you can figure out how to fit it into the grid, feel free to post progress.
In the 1980s, my wife and I "trained" to hike with packs in the White Mountains in New Hampshire by walking in some wooded trails in fairly flat southeastern Michigan. One Saturday morning, driving through the area, we saw a startled young guy in shorts, T-shirt, maybe with a number, and something kind of beige across the shirt, come out of the woods. He ran on across the road and back into the woods. At the park headquarters, we discovered that we were witnessing an orienteering event. I was fascinated, but not enough to take it up.
And that was before handheld GPS's. And I concluded that the beige across his front were burrs. It was that season.
Barmymoo:
I always liked orienteering, although I did it as a Brownie Guide so I think it was a rather simplified version.
Just weighed in, and I'm at exactly the same weight as last week. Not very surprising, I've heard of people plateauing at this point. At least it wasn't an increase.
bainidhe_dub:
Week 3 Day 2 tonight (1.92 mi, 14:35 min/mi). Much better weather, and apparently everybody and their brother thought so too, and decided to take their dog and/or toddler for a walk. Patrick was a wee bit distracted. I managed to carry on a phone call for the majority of the run. Unfortunately I started feeling unwell in the last 8 minutes or so, so when I got home I just dropped my phone and the leash and went into the bathroom, and when I came out I found that the handle of the 6' leash had gotten closed in the front door so Patrick was tethered in the entryway. I felt bad about that.
Redball:
--- Quote from: bainidhe_dub on 14 Jun 2012, 17:24 ---Unfortunately I started feeling unwell in the last 8 minutes or so, so when I got home
--- End quote ---
Hope you weren't running on a full stomach.
--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 14 Jun 2012, 00:26 ---I always liked orienteering,
I've heard of people plateauing at this point.
--- End quote ---
Verbing with a vengeance! Is that vengeancing?
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version