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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Well, it's Tuesday.

I don't know what that means. It just came out. It's the truth, though, so that's got to count for something, yes? I don't know. I guess I don't have much to write about for some reason.

This is a running blog, sweetheart. Write about running . . .

Running. Yes. OK. Running. I had a super-duper run on Sunday. Why super-duper? Well, it was a recovery run and I ran it at a slow pace that was tough to maintain. I wanted to speed up but didn't let myself. Instead, I kept it slow and that made all the difference. Over the last two miles I felt like I was gliding and then, yesterday, my legs felt terrific. All light and full of energy.

So then I wore them out with some Jillian Michaels-style shredding. Today, I'll run. Well, I'll run this evening. Right back on track.

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I have some giveaway-type stuff to share, if you are interested:

Denise at Run DMT is giving away what I think is just about the coolest t-shirt ever. Check it out here.

The Whooga sheepskin boots people have a special offer for readers of The Happy Runner: A $30 gift card. Just visit their site and enter the code THEHAPPYRU at check out to receive your $30 discount. The offer run through the beginning of August.

Have a great day!

~ Felice

24 comments:

  1. Mel-2nd ChancesJune 16, 2009 at 9:35 AM

    happy Tuesday! :D

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  2. Run DMTJune 16, 2009 at 9:39 AM

    Thanks for the plug, Felice!

    Recovery runs are so important. And I'm with you, sometimes it is truly hard to maintain slower pace.

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  3. MichelleJune 16, 2009 at 9:56 AM

    Sounds like an awesome run - slow steady and easy!!!

    Thanks for the links for give-a-ways!!!

    Happy Tuesday to you!!

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  4. VavaJune 16, 2009 at 11:35 AM

    Nice! I also didn't let myself speed up on my Sunday long run, and that has to be good. Great stuff!

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  5. MizFitJune 16, 2009 at 12:18 PM

    I laugh that I LOVELOVE those boots.
    Remnants of living on the east coast perhaps?
    Theyd work for about 3 minutes in the middle of the night here in TX----then my feet would sweat off.

    (nice image huh? :))

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  6. LindsayJune 16, 2009 at 12:33 PM

    sounds like an excellent run on sunday. happy tuesday, no worries about a little blogger-block - it's not quite close enough to the weekend :)

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  7. DeniseJune 16, 2009 at 12:33 PM

    Thanks for the giveaways. Nice job keeping the run easy, really makes a difference in how you feel afterwards.

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  8. AnonymousJune 16, 2009 at 1:00 PM

    It is Tuesday! I really need to work on some nice slow recovery runs. Hope you have a great run tonight.

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  9. tfhJune 16, 2009 at 1:22 PM

    Have a nice run! And nice job slowing down...it can be harder than speeding up for sure. Sometimes.

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  10. raulgonemobileJune 16, 2009 at 1:23 PM

    I think I'm going to check out that Shred DVD.

    Nice job on the recovery run!

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  11. UnknownJune 16, 2009 at 1:42 PM

    I want to try Jillian's video.

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  12. X-Country2June 16, 2009 at 2:18 PM

    I love runs where you feel like you're gliding!

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  13. KalongJune 16, 2009 at 2:30 PM

    Hi Felix! I just recently started up my own running blog (which doesn't have much on it yet but WAIT! give it time haha) and I stumbled across yours. I wasn't aware that you like to give stuff out for free, and since you do, I have tons of stuff that I could give you to give out! I work for a running website...get back at me if you're interested :-)

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  14. I Run for FunJune 16, 2009 at 2:57 PM

    Nice recovery run. I find recovery runs a lot harder than tempo runs....I have no self-control!

    Thanks for the giveaway links!

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  15. MarleneJune 16, 2009 at 4:59 PM

    Yay recovery runs! They feel so good on the legs, providing you can hold the pace.

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  16. JJune 16, 2009 at 5:36 PM

    I had a short slow recovery run and it was fun to just look at all the scenery as I ran!

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  17. Relentless Forward CommotionJune 16, 2009 at 5:45 PM

    ooh if you like Jillian's shred you should check out Jari Love's "Ripped 1000". I've never gotten such a kick butt workout from a DVD before!! Happy Tuesday!

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  18. kilaxJune 16, 2009 at 6:35 PM

    I love a slow recovery run! You just feel like you can keep going and going... ;)

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  19. HeatherJune 16, 2009 at 8:46 PM

    I love those runs where you feel like you could run forever . . . toally worth holding back on the pace. :)

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  20. Being RobinsonJune 16, 2009 at 9:23 PM

    what a great run, yay for gliding. i've been thinking about joining in on the jillian shred thing, is it a good gym alternative? i need to look into that!

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  21. Heather CJune 16, 2009 at 10:13 PM

    It's been so long since I made myself head out for a long run - "over the last two miles I felt like I was gliding" - YES. this makes me want to get out there. :)

    way to pump it up with some Jillian in the mix too! whew, always a little rough.

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  22. B.o.B.June 17, 2009 at 2:59 PM

    Hey Felice, just found your blog. Digging it! I live near Denise. Ah it's a small (blog)world after all!

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  23. AlisaJune 17, 2009 at 5:41 PM

    Jillian will make those legs tired!

    Good work on keeping the pace slow for your recovery run. I think I may need to work on this. I always figure I'm slow already I don't need to go slower but all the plans say to be X% slower than goal pace for recovery runs and long runs.

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  24. joyRuNJune 18, 2009 at 9:39 AM

    Thanks for sharing!

    My body forces me to slow down all too often - I'll call those my recoveries :)

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