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Monday, June 30, 2008
Fire Calls
My dear husband shipped out today to fight the fires in Butte County. I'm sad but okay. I already miss him. I'll post more later.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
5K - Dirty Air - No PR - But I Won!
After CrossFit on Tuesday and Wednesday, I had a hard time walking and using my arms. My legs were better this morning, but my arms were still toast. My dad and daughter accompanied me to the race, which was so nice of them. I love it when any of my family members come to races. After a 1.5 mile warm up and some strides, I got to the start line and off we went. There were 5 of us women who formed a nice little pack and we all stuck together for the first mile. It was very cool and surreal... it felt like we were all working together, pacing each other. We hit the first mile at 6:25, right on target.
At the mile 1, another runner and I left the pack and stuck together. It felt good to push each other. At the turn around I left her. We had a headwind going back and man, did it slow me down. I forgot that the entire 2nd mile is on a dirt path so that was kind of tough to maintain good speed on. My 2nd mile was much slower at 6:42 (I think). By the end of mile 2 I was thinking, "GET ME OFF THIS DIRT!"
Finally left the dirt and headed back to the start running on the road. I felt my upper body starting to seize up from all the lactic acid (left over from CrossFit AND building up from the race). No big deal, just run through it. My legs felt pretty fresh.
Then I started to feel this tightness in my lungs, kind of burning. No side stitch or cramp, it was like a weird sensation and then I started to feel like my airway was blocked a little. I know my lungs can handle racing a 5K, but I didn't realize just how much the nasty air from all the California fires would affect me. It affected me! My lungs actually hurt (well, something deep inside my chest and ribs hurt). Instead of taking my normal, heavy breaths at the end of a fast race, I was taking these short, shallow gasps. It didn't feel all that great.
Anyway, last 1.1 mile was 6:54 (or thereabouts). I finished the 5K in 20:44. Still way off my PR from before Boston, but that's okay. I'll get there eventually. I ended up winning the women's division so I got my 2nd trophy in the series. Two more of these 5Ks to go. I feel pretty confident that I'll get that sub-20 at the end of July.
Once again, GREAT job by Larry! (He's the race director). And to Shaun (owner of the running store where we work). Together they have organized a great little, local race series. I love it!!!
I'll post some pics soon. :)
At the mile 1, another runner and I left the pack and stuck together. It felt good to push each other. At the turn around I left her. We had a headwind going back and man, did it slow me down. I forgot that the entire 2nd mile is on a dirt path so that was kind of tough to maintain good speed on. My 2nd mile was much slower at 6:42 (I think). By the end of mile 2 I was thinking, "GET ME OFF THIS DIRT!"
Finally left the dirt and headed back to the start running on the road. I felt my upper body starting to seize up from all the lactic acid (left over from CrossFit AND building up from the race). No big deal, just run through it. My legs felt pretty fresh.
Then I started to feel this tightness in my lungs, kind of burning. No side stitch or cramp, it was like a weird sensation and then I started to feel like my airway was blocked a little. I know my lungs can handle racing a 5K, but I didn't realize just how much the nasty air from all the California fires would affect me. It affected me! My lungs actually hurt (well, something deep inside my chest and ribs hurt). Instead of taking my normal, heavy breaths at the end of a fast race, I was taking these short, shallow gasps. It didn't feel all that great.
Anyway, last 1.1 mile was 6:54 (or thereabouts). I finished the 5K in 20:44. Still way off my PR from before Boston, but that's okay. I'll get there eventually. I ended up winning the women's division so I got my 2nd trophy in the series. Two more of these 5Ks to go. I feel pretty confident that I'll get that sub-20 at the end of July.
Once again, GREAT job by Larry! (He's the race director). And to Shaun (owner of the running store where we work). Together they have organized a great little, local race series. I love it!!!
I'll post some pics soon. :)
Thursday, June 26, 2008
CrossFit CERTIFIED
Yea!!! Oh man, so much to discuss regarding CrossFit. To sum it up, one of the main goals of CrossFit is to train your body to move the largest load (itself) across the longest distance (could be a running a marathon to doing a pull up) in the shortest amount of time (which makes the intensity un-freakin-real).
I learned that the exercises aren't specialized, meaning CrossFit doesn't specialize in anything. The workouts are based completely on functional movements. Basically, the exercises are actions your body does every single day without you even thinking about it. The "workout" and intensity comes from doing those movements repeatedly, at full range, sometimes with added weight sometimes without, in the fastest amount of time possible. An example is to do 5 rounds of 15 squats and 15 push ups as fast as you can, while using proper body alignment and form. Do that and you will know why I am having trouble walking today.
The beauty of CrossFit is that the 'exercises' can be scaled back for everybody. If you can't to a standard push up, then do them with your knees on the ground but maintain plank alignment from your head to your knees! If you can't do a squat, then do sit to stands (basically rise up from a chair and then lower yourself back down until your butt just barely touches the chair and then stand back up again). There are 60+ year old adults doing CrossFit, as well as kids as young as 5! Like I said, it's all functional movements, everyday movements. And it's beautiful.
Now back to running... :)
It's a cut back week for me. Let's see, 3 weeks ago I was somewhere around 53-54 miles. And for the past 2 weeks I've held steady at 63-64. This week will be 51-55 and then I go back up toward 70 next week. I had a hard, hard time running intervals yesterday after CrossFit (yes, CF can be THAT intense). So I actually cut the last 2 intervals out of the run and just did easy miles the rest of the time. This morning I ran a very mellow 5.1 miles and my body was like a stiff board moving through the first couple of miles. Tomorrow it's easy miles again and some strides and then a 5K on Saturday. I'm working for a PR I want to break 20:00. I just hope my body is recovered by then!
Time to eat breakfast. Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day!
I learned that the exercises aren't specialized, meaning CrossFit doesn't specialize in anything. The workouts are based completely on functional movements. Basically, the exercises are actions your body does every single day without you even thinking about it. The "workout" and intensity comes from doing those movements repeatedly, at full range, sometimes with added weight sometimes without, in the fastest amount of time possible. An example is to do 5 rounds of 15 squats and 15 push ups as fast as you can, while using proper body alignment and form. Do that and you will know why I am having trouble walking today.
The beauty of CrossFit is that the 'exercises' can be scaled back for everybody. If you can't to a standard push up, then do them with your knees on the ground but maintain plank alignment from your head to your knees! If you can't do a squat, then do sit to stands (basically rise up from a chair and then lower yourself back down until your butt just barely touches the chair and then stand back up again). There are 60+ year old adults doing CrossFit, as well as kids as young as 5! Like I said, it's all functional movements, everyday movements. And it's beautiful.
Now back to running... :)
It's a cut back week for me. Let's see, 3 weeks ago I was somewhere around 53-54 miles. And for the past 2 weeks I've held steady at 63-64. This week will be 51-55 and then I go back up toward 70 next week. I had a hard, hard time running intervals yesterday after CrossFit (yes, CF can be THAT intense). So I actually cut the last 2 intervals out of the run and just did easy miles the rest of the time. This morning I ran a very mellow 5.1 miles and my body was like a stiff board moving through the first couple of miles. Tomorrow it's easy miles again and some strides and then a 5K on Saturday. I'm working for a PR I want to break 20:00. I just hope my body is recovered by then!
Time to eat breakfast. Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day!
Friday, June 20, 2008
Running in the HEAT
Oh boy. I worked today at the running store and have I mentioned I love that? I do! It is so fun to help people figure out the kind of shoes they need for their feet, and then to see them get all excited about running. If I were selling ANY other shoes, I'd hate it, but running shoes??? I'll sell them all day long! I'll also buy them all day long, so I'm glad I only work there once a week.
Speaking of feet and shoes, since I've started running a higher amount of weekly miles my feet have changed! Wearing "neutral" shoes now kill my feet. I have started wearing low stability shoes as well as arch supports and the difference is phenomenal. NO foot pain and my legs feel very fresh. I also FINALLY bought The Stick. All I have to say is what was I waiting for??? That thing is the bomb. I can feel the tingling through my trouble spots where things are starting to loosen up.
I've also been faithful about stretching every evening before bed. I will sometimes roll on the foam roller first and then stretch, or I'll do some core work ala CrossFit and stretch. Yes, I'm using The Stick when I need some quick, trigger point relief and the foam roller to help me maintain the loose muscles. I figure if I have the time to watch TV at night, I can multi task!
Back to running... After work I headed straight to the track a little over a mile away to do 200 meter sprints with 1:1 recoveries. Little did I know that running ANY amount in 105 degrees would be a significant challenge, but I did it. It was kind of painful, but I nailed my splits. I finished with a couple of miles cool down (if you can call it that). By the time I finished, it was 104 degrees. At least it cooled down. ;) I prepped for running in these temps by hydrating all day and drinking sports drink. It really did help.
Tomorrow I get to do an easy run and I'm looking forward to doing that in the cool, early morning hours. Time to get cleaned up and hang with the hubby.
Speaking of feet and shoes, since I've started running a higher amount of weekly miles my feet have changed! Wearing "neutral" shoes now kill my feet. I have started wearing low stability shoes as well as arch supports and the difference is phenomenal. NO foot pain and my legs feel very fresh. I also FINALLY bought The Stick. All I have to say is what was I waiting for??? That thing is the bomb. I can feel the tingling through my trouble spots where things are starting to loosen up.
I've also been faithful about stretching every evening before bed. I will sometimes roll on the foam roller first and then stretch, or I'll do some core work ala CrossFit and stretch. Yes, I'm using The Stick when I need some quick, trigger point relief and the foam roller to help me maintain the loose muscles. I figure if I have the time to watch TV at night, I can multi task!
Back to running... After work I headed straight to the track a little over a mile away to do 200 meter sprints with 1:1 recoveries. Little did I know that running ANY amount in 105 degrees would be a significant challenge, but I did it. It was kind of painful, but I nailed my splits. I finished with a couple of miles cool down (if you can call it that). By the time I finished, it was 104 degrees. At least it cooled down. ;) I prepped for running in these temps by hydrating all day and drinking sports drink. It really did help.
Tomorrow I get to do an easy run and I'm looking forward to doing that in the cool, early morning hours. Time to get cleaned up and hang with the hubby.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Running Happenings
My body is getting used to waking at 4:30 a.m. to run at 5. It's also getting used to doing doubles (miles in the morning and afternoon or evening), and averaging 60-some odd miles per week. I get to cut back next week to the mid 50s and then I'll be back up to the 70s range the week after.
I have been napping everyday, sometimes twice if there is time. I'm glad I'm working only part time because it helps! I think the naps are my body's way of saying, "Hey, we need to rest and recover." Seriously, as soon as my head hits the pillow, I'm out.
Yesterday I did mile repeats with minimal recoveries to simulate a half marathon (basically lactate threshold pace). Tomorrow I do a long series of 200s with 200m jog recoveries and Sunday I do a bunch of 400s with 1:1 recoveries (in other words, I recover for the same time it took to run the 400). I like the track again! It's a dirt track, nice and soft. But I can't wait until the college track is finished next fall so I can get back to that all-weather surface.
Anyway, this morning's run of just 4 miles at 5 a.m. was beautiful. The weather is so nice at that hour. There are people out doing their walks or runs or cycling and it's so cool to see them at that hour. The weather during the day has been hovering around 100 and I don't like running in that, but I will be later today. Oh well, at least it's a recovery run.
Lastly, I thought I'd share a family portrait taken on Father's Day. This is me, my hubby, our kids and his niece. Have a great afternoon!
I have been napping everyday, sometimes twice if there is time. I'm glad I'm working only part time because it helps! I think the naps are my body's way of saying, "Hey, we need to rest and recover." Seriously, as soon as my head hits the pillow, I'm out.
Yesterday I did mile repeats with minimal recoveries to simulate a half marathon (basically lactate threshold pace). Tomorrow I do a long series of 200s with 200m jog recoveries and Sunday I do a bunch of 400s with 1:1 recoveries (in other words, I recover for the same time it took to run the 400). I like the track again! It's a dirt track, nice and soft. But I can't wait until the college track is finished next fall so I can get back to that all-weather surface.
Anyway, this morning's run of just 4 miles at 5 a.m. was beautiful. The weather is so nice at that hour. There are people out doing their walks or runs or cycling and it's so cool to see them at that hour. The weather during the day has been hovering around 100 and I don't like running in that, but I will be later today. Oh well, at least it's a recovery run.
Lastly, I thought I'd share a family portrait taken on Father's Day. This is me, my hubby, our kids and his niece. Have a great afternoon!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Updates
Thanks Rick, Kirk, Layla, Victoria, Mike, Terry, Jen and Eva for your comments. I spoke to the officer who fired the shot on the suspect and he and his family are handling things okay, but he asked for prayers. I don't blame him because it had to be tough and probably still is, not only to witness something as horrific as that, but then to use deadly force to stop it from happening any further. Imagine. Or better yet, don't.
He didn't talk much about what he saw except to call all of it "very gruesome." I know you're all praying for the baby and his family, and possibly even the baby's father. Please include Officer Ramar in your thoughts and prayers, too, as well as those who tried to fight the baby's father off.
And regarding the fallen officer, his killer was found and arrested. Thankfully.
Seriously, be safe and take nothing for granted. I promise I'll get back to blogging about running soon. And no worries, I'm still running.
He didn't talk much about what he saw except to call all of it "very gruesome." I know you're all praying for the baby and his family, and possibly even the baby's father. Please include Officer Ramar in your thoughts and prayers, too, as well as those who tried to fight the baby's father off.
And regarding the fallen officer, his killer was found and arrested. Thankfully.
Seriously, be safe and take nothing for granted. I promise I'll get back to blogging about running soon. And no worries, I'm still running.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Brutal and Heartbreaking
This particular entry has nothing to do with running but it has been weighing so heavily on my mind and I just need to get it off my chest. Don't read this if you don't feel like getting upset.
Lastnight I went to bed early (before 10) and when my husband came to bed he woke me up to tell me about something he had seen on the news. He was so choked up about it he fought back tears as he told me. Yesterday evening in the south end of our town, a man in his 20's who was driving down a county road with a toddler stopped on the road, removed the toddler from his truck and proceeded to stomp, beat and kick the toddler to a point that the toddler was no longer recognizeable. Other drivers passing by stopped and tried to pull the man away from the baby but he fought them off and continued to stomp the helpless little child. People were able to call 911 immediately and although ground patrol officers were unavailable, the police officer flying the helicopter responded and witnessed the brutality from overhead. He was able to land in the field next to the scene of the crime and as he exited the helicopter he repeatedly commanded the man to stop as he approached the man and child. The man would not stop and so the officer immediately fired upon him, striking him and killing him. The baby was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.
From all accounts, everybody that witnessed this horrific act did everything they physically could to try to stop that man from killing that little child. I just can't understand why this would happen. It is beyond comprehension. I spent a lot of time awake lastnight thinking about what happened and praying for all those involved... but had a hard time feeling anything but loathing for the now-dead suspect.
I looked at my children this morning and remembered the times of frustration I've felt toward them, but was so grateful that love, patience, law and common sense have always prevailed over anger and frustration. It's hard to come to terms with brutality like this, but asking God, "Why????" seems to take some of the burden away.
And on top of that, this morning on the news I saw that another police officer was shot and killed in a town a couple of hours north of here. The last I saw was that the gunman was still at large, and armed. At least police have the possible suspect identified and the news has plastered his photo all over the place.
I know incidents like these have nothing to do with me and are completely out of my control, but that doesn't take away any of the sadness and anger I feel about them.
Anyway friends, be safe. Love your loved ones. Do what you can to spread love.
Lastnight I went to bed early (before 10) and when my husband came to bed he woke me up to tell me about something he had seen on the news. He was so choked up about it he fought back tears as he told me. Yesterday evening in the south end of our town, a man in his 20's who was driving down a county road with a toddler stopped on the road, removed the toddler from his truck and proceeded to stomp, beat and kick the toddler to a point that the toddler was no longer recognizeable. Other drivers passing by stopped and tried to pull the man away from the baby but he fought them off and continued to stomp the helpless little child. People were able to call 911 immediately and although ground patrol officers were unavailable, the police officer flying the helicopter responded and witnessed the brutality from overhead. He was able to land in the field next to the scene of the crime and as he exited the helicopter he repeatedly commanded the man to stop as he approached the man and child. The man would not stop and so the officer immediately fired upon him, striking him and killing him. The baby was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.
From all accounts, everybody that witnessed this horrific act did everything they physically could to try to stop that man from killing that little child. I just can't understand why this would happen. It is beyond comprehension. I spent a lot of time awake lastnight thinking about what happened and praying for all those involved... but had a hard time feeling anything but loathing for the now-dead suspect.
I looked at my children this morning and remembered the times of frustration I've felt toward them, but was so grateful that love, patience, law and common sense have always prevailed over anger and frustration. It's hard to come to terms with brutality like this, but asking God, "Why????" seems to take some of the burden away.
And on top of that, this morning on the news I saw that another police officer was shot and killed in a town a couple of hours north of here. The last I saw was that the gunman was still at large, and armed. At least police have the possible suspect identified and the news has plastered his photo all over the place.
I know incidents like these have nothing to do with me and are completely out of my control, but that doesn't take away any of the sadness and anger I feel about them.
Anyway friends, be safe. Love your loved ones. Do what you can to spread love.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
My Kids
I have to admit that running with my kids next to me on their bikes DOES have its drawbacks sometimes. Today was a rough day. We did a "double" today. 5.7 miles in the morning and then 4.4 miles in the afternoon. (They were troopers). For some reason, though, they just weren't paying really good attention to their surroundings as much as they usually do and so I found myself constantly reminding them to look for cars and pedestrians and to look up instead of down, etc. Trust me, talking to them nonstop while pushing my 2-1/2 year old in the jogging stroller is kind of tiresome. Mentally draining. I felt more stress running with them today than I had in a while. But we got through it and they actually had a GREAT time (or so they said). And after both sessions, we all jumped into the pool to cool off. It was great. That took away a lot of stress.
On the way back from the first run, they pointed out a small bird in the road. It was having trouble leaving the ground and after watching it for a few minutes, I realized something was broken. I had no idea how to help it, but I scooped it up and gently put it on the grass on the sidewalk. Poor thing. It was already over 80 degrees out and there it was, stranded. We backed off and watched as its friends came over to try to help it. With that, we left. :(
I was so exhausted after lunch that after I put the toddler down for his nap, I crashed out in bed for an hour. The kids were great and let me sleep. I could NOT keep my eyes open.
On our 2nd run we took the same route but didn't see the bird again. I hope that was a good sign. My kids hoped so too. Thank goodness they're optimists. Anyway, that 2nd run was HOT. 93-degrees. I'm so glad we don't have to deal with humidity on top of the high temps. I don't know if I could handle that. The kids were much more alert on the afternoon run. I was too, but the heat slowed me way down.
As soon as we got home, I started to get a migraine headache. Popped 3 ibuprofen and within minutes it was gone. I've been hydrating and hydrating and hope to stave off another headache.
COOL NEWS: I finally lost one of my pinky toe nails. Yes, the Ohlone 50K is still with me in spirit. That left pinky toe nail was hanging by some dead skin so I just clipped it off and now I have no nail at all. It's true, you really don't need them. Doesn't hurt one bit! The right pinky toe nail is looking pretty bad too and I know it's a gonner (sp?) any day now.
CONGRATULATIONS are in order to Mark Tanaka and Rick Gaston for not only completing the Kettle Morraine 100 miler in Wisonsin last weekend, but for placing 2nd and 3rd respectively. Two San Francisco Bay Area boys representing well! And much love and congratulations to Bob Gentile for giving the KM100 all he had. It was a tough day for him AND MANY OTHERS, but Bob, your 100 miles will come soon, and you will have your redemption!
Please visit their blogs when you get a chance... they're listed on the right side of my blog.
Run well, friends! Smile, be happy to be moving!
On the way back from the first run, they pointed out a small bird in the road. It was having trouble leaving the ground and after watching it for a few minutes, I realized something was broken. I had no idea how to help it, but I scooped it up and gently put it on the grass on the sidewalk. Poor thing. It was already over 80 degrees out and there it was, stranded. We backed off and watched as its friends came over to try to help it. With that, we left. :(
I was so exhausted after lunch that after I put the toddler down for his nap, I crashed out in bed for an hour. The kids were great and let me sleep. I could NOT keep my eyes open.
On our 2nd run we took the same route but didn't see the bird again. I hope that was a good sign. My kids hoped so too. Thank goodness they're optimists. Anyway, that 2nd run was HOT. 93-degrees. I'm so glad we don't have to deal with humidity on top of the high temps. I don't know if I could handle that. The kids were much more alert on the afternoon run. I was too, but the heat slowed me way down.
As soon as we got home, I started to get a migraine headache. Popped 3 ibuprofen and within minutes it was gone. I've been hydrating and hydrating and hope to stave off another headache.
COOL NEWS: I finally lost one of my pinky toe nails. Yes, the Ohlone 50K is still with me in spirit. That left pinky toe nail was hanging by some dead skin so I just clipped it off and now I have no nail at all. It's true, you really don't need them. Doesn't hurt one bit! The right pinky toe nail is looking pretty bad too and I know it's a gonner (sp?) any day now.
CONGRATULATIONS are in order to Mark Tanaka and Rick Gaston for not only completing the Kettle Morraine 100 miler in Wisonsin last weekend, but for placing 2nd and 3rd respectively. Two San Francisco Bay Area boys representing well! And much love and congratulations to Bob Gentile for giving the KM100 all he had. It was a tough day for him AND MANY OTHERS, but Bob, your 100 miles will come soon, and you will have your redemption!
Please visit their blogs when you get a chance... they're listed on the right side of my blog.
Run well, friends! Smile, be happy to be moving!
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Running and Loving It
I really like running right now. Last week I logged 52.85 miles and this week I'll probably log about 60. I've been following Miguel's advice and I've never felt better AND more tired. ;) I'm tired because I'm getting up at 4:30 a.m. several days per week to get the first of two daily runs in. Don't worry, they're not hard runs. He has me doing doubles on recovery days. Surprisingly my body is adapting. I just need to train myself to get to sleep earlier at night.
On a non running related note, I love having the kids home and out of school. It's just nice! They've been riding their bikes next to me as I do recovery runs and the company is awesome.
Anyway, my running focus for summer is to build up to a good solid mileage base (I have a feeling it's going to be 70+ mpw instead of 60), run low 19:00 or high 18:00 in a 5K and run a high 39:00 or low 40:00 in a 10K. Miguel is happy about me doing a 50K in early August because that gives me a nice reward for the work he'll have me doing and it also gives me enough recovery time before I start marathon training. I also have a tune up half marathon in October in which I'm aiming to run sub 1:25. I'm knocking on wood as I hope to stay injury free.
Work will be keepig me busy in July and August, so I'm going to enjoy June as much as I can!
I smell tacos downstairs so time to eat dinner. Have a good one.
On a non running related note, I love having the kids home and out of school. It's just nice! They've been riding their bikes next to me as I do recovery runs and the company is awesome.
Anyway, my running focus for summer is to build up to a good solid mileage base (I have a feeling it's going to be 70+ mpw instead of 60), run low 19:00 or high 18:00 in a 5K and run a high 39:00 or low 40:00 in a 10K. Miguel is happy about me doing a 50K in early August because that gives me a nice reward for the work he'll have me doing and it also gives me enough recovery time before I start marathon training. I also have a tune up half marathon in October in which I'm aiming to run sub 1:25. I'm knocking on wood as I hope to stay injury free.
Work will be keepig me busy in July and August, so I'm going to enjoy June as much as I can!
I smell tacos downstairs so time to eat dinner. Have a good one.
Friday, June 06, 2008
Feeling Better
Thanks everyone for cheering me up when I wasn't feelin' it. I wish I could hug you all! I am feeling better now. I've been following my coach's workouts and surprisingly feeling very good. His biggest concern right now is to make sure I am recovered well from all the races in the past 6 weeks. Doing his workouts has been very encouraging for me this week and I'll top out at about 54 miles for the week.
The running highlight of the week was running in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics with some coworkers and Special Olympics athletes. We ran on Tuesday and being around all of them did a lot to lift my spirits. I did 11.25 miles and my sit-bones were pretty sore afterward but they were fine during.
I also did a nice speed session on Wednesday and I ran it in winds sustained at 20 mph. I hate that wind! But I managed to hold the paces pretty well and that was a confidence boost. No pain at all during that workout, or after. Surprising!
After a recovery run yesterday I got to uniform up and go work patrol. I LOVE THAT!!! So great to be out there on the streets making contact with people from ALL walks of life you can imagine. Makes you REALLY appreciate what you have, and what you don't have. Life is good!
Today I did another recovery run followed by 10 x 10 second sprints to fire the fast twitch muscle fibers a bit. It felt good. Tomorrow is a track interval workout, short and sweet. Then a recovery run in the P.M. Sunday is an 8-10 miler.
What I really like is how my coach highly recommends I take 2 'easy/recovery' days after the harder quality workout. I think that's going to help my aging body and I'm grateful he's big on recovery.
Now a side note...
I frequent Runnersworld.com A LOT and I post on the Message Boards regularly (since 2006). The RW.com editor in chief contacted me and asked if I could be the first person to 'spotlight' for a new feature they are doing called, "Reader of the Week." I thought he was joking with me but he assured me he wasn't and sent me a questionnaire. I filled it out and returned it, and the 'interview' is on their home page today. How fun!
See ya'll soon! Run happy!!!
The running highlight of the week was running in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics with some coworkers and Special Olympics athletes. We ran on Tuesday and being around all of them did a lot to lift my spirits. I did 11.25 miles and my sit-bones were pretty sore afterward but they were fine during.
I also did a nice speed session on Wednesday and I ran it in winds sustained at 20 mph. I hate that wind! But I managed to hold the paces pretty well and that was a confidence boost. No pain at all during that workout, or after. Surprising!
After a recovery run yesterday I got to uniform up and go work patrol. I LOVE THAT!!! So great to be out there on the streets making contact with people from ALL walks of life you can imagine. Makes you REALLY appreciate what you have, and what you don't have. Life is good!
Today I did another recovery run followed by 10 x 10 second sprints to fire the fast twitch muscle fibers a bit. It felt good. Tomorrow is a track interval workout, short and sweet. Then a recovery run in the P.M. Sunday is an 8-10 miler.
What I really like is how my coach highly recommends I take 2 'easy/recovery' days after the harder quality workout. I think that's going to help my aging body and I'm grateful he's big on recovery.
Now a side note...
I frequent Runnersworld.com A LOT and I post on the Message Boards regularly (since 2006). The RW.com editor in chief contacted me and asked if I could be the first person to 'spotlight' for a new feature they are doing called, "Reader of the Week." I thought he was joking with me but he assured me he wasn't and sent me a questionnaire. I filled it out and returned it, and the 'interview' is on their home page today. How fun!
See ya'll soon! Run happy!!!
Sunday, June 01, 2008
DUMB Running Mistakes I Make
It's not often that I feel true 'pain' when I run. It's usually soreness or nagging aches that I can work through and then I feel better and I finish the run stronger. Today was not that kind of day.
I had a decent breakfast, had some coffee, had water. About an hour later I put the toddler in the jogger and off we went. Each mile got progressively slower and I felt more and more tired. Eventually (around mile 3) I started to feel some sharp shooting quick pains in my right glute, a little higher than the sit bone. Alternating tightness, then quick pain. DUMMY me "worked through it" and kept going further away from home instead of toward home.
By the time I finished the run 4 miles later, my right glute is throbbing and my body is spent. I think, (and you can say 'duh' after this) that I completely and totally underestimated the kind of toll that running Boston, then an all-out 10K three weeks later, then the Ohlone 50K a week after that, then a 5K 2 weeks after that can do to my body. I don't usually run races close together like that, especially after a goal marathon.
What the hell was I thinking?
I'm feeling negative and wiped out. Just PHYSICALLY wiped out. What was that blog I had a few days ago? The mind is willing but the old body is weak. Yea, it's feelin' weak.
I had a decent breakfast, had some coffee, had water. About an hour later I put the toddler in the jogger and off we went. Each mile got progressively slower and I felt more and more tired. Eventually (around mile 3) I started to feel some sharp shooting quick pains in my right glute, a little higher than the sit bone. Alternating tightness, then quick pain. DUMMY me "worked through it" and kept going further away from home instead of toward home.
By the time I finished the run 4 miles later, my right glute is throbbing and my body is spent. I think, (and you can say 'duh' after this) that I completely and totally underestimated the kind of toll that running Boston, then an all-out 10K three weeks later, then the Ohlone 50K a week after that, then a 5K 2 weeks after that can do to my body. I don't usually run races close together like that, especially after a goal marathon.
What the hell was I thinking?
I'm feeling negative and wiped out. Just PHYSICALLY wiped out. What was that blog I had a few days ago? The mind is willing but the old body is weak. Yea, it's feelin' weak.
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