Hello fellow geeks! So glad to have you here. I'm Heather, a neurodivergent nerdy mom that picked up running in 2014. I was depressed and overweight, and sort of fell into running as a way to improve my health, both physical and mental. I'm not fast, but I love pushing myself and going on running adventures! Anything from 5K to 50K captures my attention, and I really enjoy setting goals for myself.
So on this channel, you'll see me train for new challenges, talk about the world of running, and geek out over some of my new info as I find it. Lace up and join us here in the Geek Den!
50 States Completed: AL, AR, FL, GA, IN, MO, OK, TN
If it's too warm for me to run outside, I run indoors on a treadmill or at an indoor track. That way I can control the temperature and humidity, and make sure I'm comfortable and hydrated.
Nice update. I haven't been doing much running or videos lately. I plan on doing a video explaining why soon. Looked like you had a good month though. Let's hope the trail run won't be as hot as it has been these past few weeks.
Thanks! Still struggling with aches and pains, so we’ll see what happens. Last year’s Squirrel was sooo hot, so I’m hoping it’s at least a little cooler, but August in AR is a beast! Hope you’re doing well and looking forward to an update! 🤓
My first trail run was a 10K called 'Hell Hath No Hurry". It was outside Pittsburgh toward the airport. It was pretty cool. That's the only run I've done in Pennsylvania. Lot's of great choices throughout the state.
My runs always end up late morning early afternoon. I sweat so dang much. I take a squeeze bottle with me and especially right now where I’ve been running less I just go with run/walks. It helps get through the heat. My new running area has some decent shade areas too. I’m going nice and easy and I just keep drinking!
Same here! My mornings are full due to getting my family up and out the door, and then I can run. Hydration has been a key factor in everything! What squeeze bottle are you using? 🤓
Not from what I’ve seen. This is just a basic free one, which is great for r/w/r intervals, but for anything more complex, I’d suggest programming a watch.
A sensible return from the injury Heather. You still managed to get a few good session in there too. I need to load up Zombies Run and give it a go again too thanks for the reminder. 😊👍 I hope the injry recovery continues to go well Heather. 😎🤘
Thanks, and all great tips. For those that don't hydrate, pls realize your blood will thicken and your blood vessels will narrow, and you're risking a blood clot and heart attack. Unfortunately, I've seen it happen in a marathon.
I've always been terrible about hydrating while I'm running. I got better about it when I was training for the marathon, but I hate carrying this with me, so most of the time I don't take any. I would always stop at water stops on the longer race courses, but I've read so many things that if you are only running a 5K (maybe even a 10K) that your body doesn't really have time to process the water you are consuming during that short of a race, so it is more important to be hydrated before and to re-hydrate when you're done. I drink mostly water during the day anyway, so I'm usually relatively well hydrated. LOL
I’d say even with shorter distances, if you’re out there a long while, you may still need hydration! (Mad props to my slow runners! ❤️) I drink a lot of water over the course of the day too- gotta have that emotional support water bottle! 🤓
I did both the Philly and Pittsburgh marathon. I'd highly recommend either. For ultras, I did the Pine Creek Challenge in Wellsboro. It's a flat course, low-key event, and a really good for first-time ultrarunners. It also has a marathon, 50m and 100m options.
Thanks for the update, RGG! I'm really sorry to hear that you're still having hamstring troubles. I hope you get to the, um, "bottom" of that as you say.🤣It sounds like you've got plenty of other things to keep yourself occupied in the meantime, and I wouldn't think that the weather is any friendlier for running where you are than it is here in NC. My running mileage came up a bit short in June mostly because the conditions were so steamy and I had to slow it down a lot. But I ran for over 2000 minutes which I'll accept as a proxy for distance just this once, and generally it's going pretty well here. All the best for July!
@@RunningGeekGirl Thanks Heather! Yes, I got off to a slow start in June and tried to stretch out some of the runs to get back on track. But the longer I stayed out there the more I was affected by the steamy conditions and the slower I had to go, and I never could catch up. I'm trying not to let that happen again this month but boy oh boy, the forecast for the next week at least looks even more dire than June! You take care.
That's a great list of races, and all across the state! Every race should have Gritty as its mascot.😄I don't remember seeing you run a race in PA yet. Do you have one picked out?
That depends on the type of phone and what version of the app you're using. You'd need to get in touch with the app's creators at support@charitymiles.org
Thanks! And I think it did have a limp, which is what made me slow down to watch it. I don’t often see limping birds, but they tend to take good care of the resident critters in this neighborhood. 🤓
So glad they fixed the grip problem-- it was really messing with me in the 25s because I have weird balance to begin with. I think I remember trying on the GT 2000 once, so I may have to give it another look! 🤓
