Tortoise and Hares

As most everyone knows, 10 TRY-ers participated in Paige's Butterfly Run on Saturday as the Tortoises and the Hares.  The Tortoise Team was Erin S., Terry, Sue, Ken and Steve F.  The Hare Team was Malinda, Me (Kelly), Janna, Aaron and Adam.  Our support crew was Corey, Drew, Catherine, and Joseph.  Their help was much appreciated!  It was a great day for running, and the teams did well!  We were two of the 5 centipede teams, and I think everyone had a great time supporting this great cause.  If you would like to donate to this charity, please proceed to the following link (last time, I promise):
http://support.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=1046311&lis=1&kntae1046311=DA2C394CF3E046A68DDAFD601FBBFCC8&team=5537202

Here are a few pictures of the fun:

Tortoises and Hares...we look great together!

Action shot of the Tortoise "Stinger".  Great idea!

Hares finishing the race!

Tortoises right before the finish!

Tortoises with the Paige Banner.

Hares with the Paige Banner.

 The fun followed on Sunday with the Tour de Cure ride for Diabetes.  Aaron rode 100 miles (yes, the day after participating in Paige's), and Erin S. and I rode the 62.5 miles on the tandem.  We all enjoyed the wonderful weather and finished strong.

Tomorrow's workout?  Terry says Faith Hill although I may negotiate back to intervals.  If we do hills, we will get approximately 2.25 miles in before doing some hill repeats (trying to hit a total of 4).  After enjoying the challenge of the hills, we will run 0.75 miles back to the start.  It looks like the rain will end earlier in the day, and we should be good for a nice night.  Duerr may actually be able to attend a post-TRY outing, so make sure to plan to come out if you can!

This is longer than I like, but Terry asked me to write something about compression.  I'm not an expert on the subject, but I can give you my experience with it.  You all have seen me running with compression sleeves, and I can often be seen at work or on the town with compression socks and/or shorts on.  So yes, I am in the compression believers category.  You can make your own decision :)

I wear compression sleeves (or occasionally socks) during runs to provide support for my calves.  I have tight calves, and when you see me wearing them, you can bet that I'm concerned about the recovery from the previous few days.  I find that the biggest benefit from compression is post-exercise recovery.  When I have tough workouts, I seem to recover better when wearing my compression socks and shorts (sleeves are best for during exercise).  I'm not sure if it is mental or not, but I'll take it either way!

Some Runner's World reading about it:
http://www.runnersworld.com/running-apparel/research-compression-gear-most-effective-recovery

http://www.runnersworld.com/running-tips/march-madness-questions-compression-socks-muscle-cramps-and-heart-rate-training-oh-my

If you want to buy an inexpensive pair of compression socks to try, I would recommend www.procompression.com.  They work really well for me for recovery, and they have 40-50% off socks on a regular basis.  They also carry the sleeves, but I haven't used this brand.  Has anyone else?

This is way too long....sorry!
--Kelly :)