And I am feeling confident.
I think my legs might fall off, but I will still be breathing at minimum. So thats at least hopefully. I have gotten in all my workouts this past week, feeling better about life and work and running (side benifits of runnning, and the reason I should always run)
Yesterday I ran my long run.. boy oh boy.. I knew I couldn't take it easy this week, this is my last long run for the books before the race, since next weekend I will begin tappering. Well I think accomplished running something that will prepare me, hopefully.
First off I made the mistake of washing all my running clothes (and i really do mean all of them) that morning, so I had to wait for them to finish drying.. getting me out the front door around 11-11:30.. it was a beautiful day, but a hot one. I knew I needed to run a good hill towards the beginning of my run, since I had been focusing on them more towards the end (default I live uphill, so its eaiser to run away from them and then come back). So i ran up the neighboring street to the entrance to the community forest... roughly 600 ft elevation gain in about a mile and a half... so that was a good start.
Then once I was under the trees I realized that I wanted to stay under the trees or I was going to shrivel up and die on the side of the road trying to run 10 miles, probably would end up calling it quites at like... so this ment more hills...
Probably a good thing.. So i headed up, about another 300-400 ft in about 3 1/2 miles... ran back down, and then finished up my last 3 on the road, and nearly melted away... but its done and accomplished.
I nearly didn't make it up the hill back to my house, but butt was burnning like crazy, but i made it, and I tried out shot blocks for the first time, b/c with running a marathon (and even really with the half) I am going to have to get my body use to running and getting more energy to it.
It went well, they where decently tasting, just big... but tasted like gummy snacks, not great ones, but way better then the thought of gels in my mouth. Aka- i didn't want to instantly spit it out... which is what i think of when i think of gels, even though i haven't tried those eaither.
I don't know if I will break 2 hours, I am going to try, but I will just be happy to finish it. I hope weather is good and I feel good, and I enjoy it... its an out and back course, which I do well with mentally. 13 more days to go, 5 more tough workouts to get some speed in my heels... getting excited about it.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
why am I like this...
Sometimes I wonder, I get in and out of moods, of workout moods, of being super into it, realizing it makes me happier, more balanced, more balanced and productive.. yet I get in funks and just don't have the energy to kick myself out to do it. I want to sit at home with movies all day. Now this would be fine if it happened on sundays, or if it happened once a month or so... but it maintains itself for a week or two at a time... and with a half marathon right around the corner ( I think we are at like 23 days or soooo) I need to be out of this funk. Luckily the rain I think is done for the year, or at least for a few days, I can get out tomorrow and get my long run in, kick the week back off, and just stick with it... and then realize my marathon is around the corner....
I think the other big issue I have is nutrition... I know i really need to sit down and learn about it, apply it and live it in my every day life. I really should start eating vegetarian for environmental reasons. But also because it would be healthy, and other then chicken I don't eat much anyways... And there are wonderful wonderful vege meals, especially here in arcata and humboldt. I just have to make the choices, it doesn't have to be a big epic switch over, I just have to stop choosing the meat options, and opting for the vege. options, most of the time I think I would feel better and healthier anyways.
I think the other big issue I have is nutrition... I know i really need to sit down and learn about it, apply it and live it in my every day life. I really should start eating vegetarian for environmental reasons. But also because it would be healthy, and other then chicken I don't eat much anyways... And there are wonderful wonderful vege meals, especially here in arcata and humboldt. I just have to make the choices, it doesn't have to be a big epic switch over, I just have to stop choosing the meat options, and opting for the vege. options, most of the time I think I would feel better and healthier anyways.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Damn I am a Bad Ass, and get pelted
Its time... well its past time, but it is serious time... we are down to 31 days til my half marathon, holy crap... time to get moving... This week is a good reminder I have got to get out there, and I can. I can make the time, and I can brave the weather (although it beat me up, see story below).
Today I got out and ran my tempo run, warm up, 5 minutes reg. pace, 10 minutes at a faster tempo, repeat 2 times, then cool down. Boy oh boy is 10 minutes seem like a decade when you are pushing it, but you feel pretty awesome running past people and through intersections, thinking (well I think this) that they are thinking, "Wow that girl is a bad ass, she is running really fast, damn, I wish I was in shape like that" ... well that is really what goes through my head anyways, lol. Today it was a bit chilly (its been getting down to the 30's at night here, when its suppose to be getting warmer) but the clouds didn't scream that it was going to dump.... no, that all happened Tues.....
Tuesday, I needed to get in a speed workout, 6 2 minute intervals... I looked at the skys, and they said, you better go now, cuase in an hour... you are going to be screwed. So I got out, got running, was 3/4 of the way done (35-40 minutes after leaving my house, when I thought I had an hour), about a mile and a quarter or so from my house.. literally finished my last repeat 20 seconds prior to the skys opening up and dumping...
Now i've run in rain before, but seriously, there was no warning, no slight drizzle, I am talking fire hose status... and then!!!! it started to hail, and the hail got bigger, and I am of course, nowhere near any type of cover... i'm out in industrial Arcata, on the side of the road in the pouring cold rain and getting pelted by hail... and all i can do, is keep running. By the time I got to the over pass... about a half mile later of hail, of course it stops hailling, still pouring freezing rain, but the hail stopped... stood there for a second trying to decide if I its going to stop any time soon and would be worthe waitting out.. no, it pretty much looks like is going to rain til the next morning...
So I take off, b/c at this point I am getting cold, and that only would make matters worse...
But I did it, I never recommend running when there is a chance of hail (I don't even know if there was a chance of it, it just happened though) it hurts like hell since your body is hot, but then the skin is cold and wet, and a piece of ice is flying into your chest, nose, head, etc.
It sure makes for a good story though.. and the trainning continues.. I am hoping tomorrow takes the tiredness out of me, and I am pushing my long run to Easter Sunday b/c I am working a conference all day saturday and won't have time, I feel good, strong, both speed runs this week I ran just under 5 miles in mileage, so I am sure that is going to help the long run, just makes my legs tired for the time being...
Today I got out and ran my tempo run, warm up, 5 minutes reg. pace, 10 minutes at a faster tempo, repeat 2 times, then cool down. Boy oh boy is 10 minutes seem like a decade when you are pushing it, but you feel pretty awesome running past people and through intersections, thinking (well I think this) that they are thinking, "Wow that girl is a bad ass, she is running really fast, damn, I wish I was in shape like that" ... well that is really what goes through my head anyways, lol. Today it was a bit chilly (its been getting down to the 30's at night here, when its suppose to be getting warmer) but the clouds didn't scream that it was going to dump.... no, that all happened Tues.....
Tuesday, I needed to get in a speed workout, 6 2 minute intervals... I looked at the skys, and they said, you better go now, cuase in an hour... you are going to be screwed. So I got out, got running, was 3/4 of the way done (35-40 minutes after leaving my house, when I thought I had an hour), about a mile and a quarter or so from my house.. literally finished my last repeat 20 seconds prior to the skys opening up and dumping...
Now i've run in rain before, but seriously, there was no warning, no slight drizzle, I am talking fire hose status... and then!!!! it started to hail, and the hail got bigger, and I am of course, nowhere near any type of cover... i'm out in industrial Arcata, on the side of the road in the pouring cold rain and getting pelted by hail... and all i can do, is keep running. By the time I got to the over pass... about a half mile later of hail, of course it stops hailling, still pouring freezing rain, but the hail stopped... stood there for a second trying to decide if I its going to stop any time soon and would be worthe waitting out.. no, it pretty much looks like is going to rain til the next morning...
So I take off, b/c at this point I am getting cold, and that only would make matters worse...
But I did it, I never recommend running when there is a chance of hail (I don't even know if there was a chance of it, it just happened though) it hurts like hell since your body is hot, but then the skin is cold and wet, and a piece of ice is flying into your chest, nose, head, etc.
It sure makes for a good story though.. and the trainning continues.. I am hoping tomorrow takes the tiredness out of me, and I am pushing my long run to Easter Sunday b/c I am working a conference all day saturday and won't have time, I feel good, strong, both speed runs this week I ran just under 5 miles in mileage, so I am sure that is going to help the long run, just makes my legs tired for the time being...
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