Aside from training, it was a great day. I registered for the Boston Marathon this morning. After work I went to pickup my new bike. It should be fun to ride.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Good day without training
Yesterday the inside of my legs were sore from rubbing while running. Tried to bike last night and it was miserable. This morning I skipped any attempts to run or ride.
Friday, September 4, 2009
No Posts
It's been almost a month since I posted anything. I can't use this in the future if there's nothing here, so here it goes...
A few Monday's ago (Aug 17th) was the first "cool" lunch run I had in forever. Thanks to tropical storm Ana, there was a nice breeze, lots of clouds, and a little cool rain. The rest of the week was about 10 degrees cooler than normal. There's lots of hot summer left, but the taste of fall is motivation.
August 23rd I slept in, went to church, then tried to figure out how I was going to do a long run in the middle of the day. Decided it would be best to split into two runs. The first run felt great. I ran 9 miles in the afternoon in Aug, and my shoes were not soaked after 4 miles. Amazing. The 2nd run felt even better. My 2nd to last mile I let myself coast down a hill, and I didn't slow down when it leveled out. 7:00min/mi. For the last mile I went ahead and pushed the pace to a 6:20. Incredible. I didn't think I was capable of that at this time.
This weekend I would like to test my nutrition with a 5 hour ride followed by a 2 hour run. It will help my confidence to know that I can provide the needed calories on the run without upsetting my stomach. Roctane worked in my marathon, and Infinit worked for long rides, so I'll try to put the two together.
A few Monday's ago (Aug 17th) was the first "cool" lunch run I had in forever. Thanks to tropical storm Ana, there was a nice breeze, lots of clouds, and a little cool rain. The rest of the week was about 10 degrees cooler than normal. There's lots of hot summer left, but the taste of fall is motivation.
August 23rd I slept in, went to church, then tried to figure out how I was going to do a long run in the middle of the day. Decided it would be best to split into two runs. The first run felt great. I ran 9 miles in the afternoon in Aug, and my shoes were not soaked after 4 miles. Amazing. The 2nd run felt even better. My 2nd to last mile I let myself coast down a hill, and I didn't slow down when it leveled out. 7:00min/mi. For the last mile I went ahead and pushed the pace to a 6:20. Incredible. I didn't think I was capable of that at this time.
This weekend I would like to test my nutrition with a 5 hour ride followed by a 2 hour run. It will help my confidence to know that I can provide the needed calories on the run without upsetting my stomach. Roctane worked in my marathon, and Infinit worked for long rides, so I'll try to put the two together.
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