For now though, I have my Nike+ mini!
20080826
Nike+
I only recently joined the Nike+ community and I'm already enjoying it. I have yet to become more familiar with the whole Nike+ iPod sensor thing, but it's coming.
For now though, I have my Nike+ mini!
For now though, I have my Nike+ mini!
20080818
Saturday morning's (mental) To Do list
- Roll around
- Press the snooze button
- Press the snooze button on another device...
- ...and yet again on another...
- ...and on a final
- Wonder why all the alarms are going off on a Saturday morning
- Remember that sleeping in on Saturdays is a memory...is it October yet?
- Get up!!!!
- Tiptoe so husband doesn't wake up
- Wash up
- Look in the mirror
- Psyche yourself up, e.g. "Treeh, you're gonna finish another lllllong run today."
- Gear up, get dressed
- DEODORIZE!
- Put something small yet nutritious in your belly
- Load hydration belt with
- electrolytes
- carbs
- supplements
- liquids
- music
- phone
- keys
- ID
- money
- STRETCH!!
- Warm up
- Give groggy husband a kiss-see-you-later
- Laugh at husband's reminder that you're "hard core" and store it as emergency fuel
- Start stopwatch
- GO!!!!!
- Keep going!!!!!
- Forget the pain in your foot, keep going!
- That pain in your knee is normal, keep going!
- Supplement
- Pee if necessary
- Go!!!!!
- Finish
- Stop stopwatch
- Walk home
- Stretch
- Shower
- Fill tub with cold water and, if necessary, add ice
- Grab a book or magazine
- SOAK
- Avoid inflammation
- Towel off
- Moisturize
- Rub Myoflex all over to avoid muscle soreness
- Eat
- Nap if possible
20080807
NEW PR!!! - correction
EDIT:
I found the discrepancy -- I actually did it in 50:30...which is still a new PR!
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I did a 10K run today as my easy mid-week run, plus my foot has been bugging me.
I found the discrepancy -- I actually did it in 50:30...which is still a new PR!
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I did a 10K run today as my easy mid-week run, plus my foot has been bugging me.
I timed myself today, which is something I don't always do since usually I do laps around a route. This time, I did a full 10K loop.
I did 10K in 34:43. HOLY COW.
I thought maybe I made a mistake, but I checked everything I could check and it looks like I really did do it!!!!! I think I'll time more of my runs from now on!
20080805
20080728
The longest distance
I ran 25 kilometers this weekend.
It's the longest I've ever run, and to think, from this point on (until the marathon, I guess), I'm going to be running longer and longer distances. The thought is exciting, but at the same time a little daunting.
The run took quite a bit longer than I had hoped, but it was in tune with the fact that I tried something new this weekend.
Given that I hadn't run since before the wedding (Did I tell you I got married 3 weeks and 2 days ago? YAY!), my coach said to take it easy and do an interval run --run for 10 minutes, walk for 1 minute, emphasizing the distance and not the speed, while recovering during the 1 minute. I was lucky enough to run with one of the mentors on the team who stayed with me the entire way. We were supposed to only run 23k since both of us had been away from training for a bit, but we took a few wrong turns, missed a few, or something and ended up with somewhere between 23 and 25k. Either way, it's the longest I've run.
So yes, I tried an interval run this weekend. I also tried gels for the first time. I had a gooey chocolate one, which was good, but if you know me, I'm not good with oozy things, so I either have to water this one down and put it in the bottles of my fuel belt or seek an alternative...and I think I found it...
...I also tried Clif Shots, which are organic energy chews, much like jujubes but with a jolt of electrolytes and carbs to burn! And I need carbs to burn! They taste great and they certainly helped during the run. I think I like these and will be using these for all long runs.
One thing I have to try is Body Glide which looks like deodorant (you may have seen Michael Cera in Juno applying such stuff on his legs before his runs), but it's really a formula for your skin against things like chafing from your clothes when you run, that looks like deodorant. I personally have never had this problem of chafing, but I think it'd be good to apply as a precaution because really, who wants blisters along the seams of their sports bra? Not me. It's also good for your soles so you don't get blisters from your shoes (or your heels, ladies!).
Another thing I posted already, that I am willing to try is the running skirt (GASP!). My mentor wore one on Saturday and I asked her how she likes it and she seemed very happy with it so I'll definitely give it a try...let's just hope they come in my size.
Now, about the run itself...it was a glorious finish, let me tell you. And, I never prayed harder for ten minutes to pass in my life. I'm a continuous runner and so interval running was good, but I think overall, I'd prefer to run continuously. I have challenges getting started again once I slow down and I found I was relying on that 1 minute to come by the moment I felt any pain.
Now, about PAIN -- I couldn't feel my left three toes, my knees were hurting and my legs were gonna give, but THAT's NORMAL, apparently. At the end of it, I was advised to stretch (of course), take a shower (of course) and then soak in an ice water bath to prevent swelling and inflammation. Worked like a charm. The only thing now that's sore is my foot, and I think that's because of my flat-footedness, which I think I know how to fix.
Now to add 17 more kilometers and I'm good to go.
It's the longest I've ever run, and to think, from this point on (until the marathon, I guess), I'm going to be running longer and longer distances. The thought is exciting, but at the same time a little daunting.
The run took quite a bit longer than I had hoped, but it was in tune with the fact that I tried something new this weekend.
Given that I hadn't run since before the wedding (Did I tell you I got married 3 weeks and 2 days ago? YAY!), my coach said to take it easy and do an interval run --run for 10 minutes, walk for 1 minute, emphasizing the distance and not the speed, while recovering during the 1 minute. I was lucky enough to run with one of the mentors on the team who stayed with me the entire way. We were supposed to only run 23k since both of us had been away from training for a bit, but we took a few wrong turns, missed a few, or something and ended up with somewhere between 23 and 25k. Either way, it's the longest I've run.
So yes, I tried an interval run this weekend. I also tried gels for the first time. I had a gooey chocolate one, which was good, but if you know me, I'm not good with oozy things, so I either have to water this one down and put it in the bottles of my fuel belt or seek an alternative...and I think I found it...
...I also tried Clif Shots, which are organic energy chews, much like jujubes but with a jolt of electrolytes and carbs to burn! And I need carbs to burn! They taste great and they certainly helped during the run. I think I like these and will be using these for all long runs.
One thing I have to try is Body Glide which looks like deodorant (you may have seen Michael Cera in Juno applying such stuff on his legs before his runs), but it's really a formula for your skin against things like chafing from your clothes when you run, that looks like deodorant. I personally have never had this problem of chafing, but I think it'd be good to apply as a precaution because really, who wants blisters along the seams of their sports bra? Not me. It's also good for your soles so you don't get blisters from your shoes (or your heels, ladies!).
Another thing I posted already, that I am willing to try is the running skirt (GASP!). My mentor wore one on Saturday and I asked her how she likes it and she seemed very happy with it so I'll definitely give it a try...let's just hope they come in my size.
Now, about the run itself...it was a glorious finish, let me tell you. And, I never prayed harder for ten minutes to pass in my life. I'm a continuous runner and so interval running was good, but I think overall, I'd prefer to run continuously. I have challenges getting started again once I slow down and I found I was relying on that 1 minute to come by the moment I felt any pain.
Now, about PAIN -- I couldn't feel my left three toes, my knees were hurting and my legs were gonna give, but THAT's NORMAL, apparently. At the end of it, I was advised to stretch (of course), take a shower (of course) and then soak in an ice water bath to prevent swelling and inflammation. Worked like a charm. The only thing now that's sore is my foot, and I think that's because of my flat-footedness, which I think I know how to fix.
Now to add 17 more kilometers and I'm good to go.
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