I ran almost 11 miles last night in CP. 10.85 to be exact. With Nicole. I was freezing. And I didnt bring gu or water- I kept going the last 3 miles by talking abotu Gatorade- I thoght Nicole was going to smack me on the head- lol.
Had you told me last year that my trailing 7 day mileage would be 33 miles I wouldve laughed at you. Because I wouldnt have believed it myself. I'm now wondering how much of this really is mental. Like if I repeat "I can do this" enough times, can I?
Alex sent me an email that I wrote to him apparently in January 08 and it says "I could never run 15 miles!!!!" Sigh. It's on my to do list for February that's for sure. I'm going to run 15. Skipping 14 altogether. That's nice at least.
Race is on Sunday. Wish me luck. I want to run under 41 minutes. My previous PR is 41:30 so not a huge improvement but I'll be running alone. I'm pumped (I think!!!)
Friday, January 30, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
bastards! dont let them get you down
Well. People really should learn to keep their mouths shut. And I, on the other hand, should keep her ears shut.
"You know Jen, I'm not sure I could run as slow as you"
"Don't people run a full marathon in the time it took you to run the half"
EW. I am trying to put the comments out of my mind. But it's hard.
Anyway. Last night was disapointing. I tried to run my hills workout but it didnt happen. My calves were aching after the second set of "hills" so I just finished 2 miles and called it a night. I mean, I did do some weights for my upper body to try and help-- 400 calorie burn which wasnt bad according to my HRM. You know, I havent found that balance of eating and running where I feel great, perhaps its just the weather.
Today I woke up congested and skipped pilates. To be frank, I hate pilates. I like yoga but need some gentle yoga which I can't seem to really find. I actually woke up and forgot I had an 8 am mtg and lollygagged a bit too long before leaving for work. Ugh. Add the runny nose to that and you have a not so happy me.
Tonight I have dinner plans. Which is fine but I feel like I need to work out. I mean I did rest Monday right?
"You know Jen, I'm not sure I could run as slow as you"
"Don't people run a full marathon in the time it took you to run the half"
EW. I am trying to put the comments out of my mind. But it's hard.
Anyway. Last night was disapointing. I tried to run my hills workout but it didnt happen. My calves were aching after the second set of "hills" so I just finished 2 miles and called it a night. I mean, I did do some weights for my upper body to try and help-- 400 calorie burn which wasnt bad according to my HRM. You know, I havent found that balance of eating and running where I feel great, perhaps its just the weather.
Today I woke up congested and skipped pilates. To be frank, I hate pilates. I like yoga but need some gentle yoga which I can't seem to really find. I actually woke up and forgot I had an 8 am mtg and lollygagged a bit too long before leaving for work. Ugh. Add the runny nose to that and you have a not so happy me.
Tonight I have dinner plans. Which is fine but I feel like I need to work out. I mean I did rest Monday right?
Monday, January 26, 2009
my second half
I wrote an entire entry and it was erased. Bastards.
Ok so this weekend was my second half. Objectively I didn't do wonderfully but when you know the details you might be proud just like me.
a) it was 14 out at the start. At the finish it was a balmy 18. Really? Had you told me 2 months ago that I'd be running for HOURS in those temperatures I would have staunchly said "No I'm not". Now I am just lacing out and dealing (well I mean i DID complain- but come on! It was cooooooooooold! People had frozen ponytails and the water was completely frozen and had to be slammed against the tables so you could chew on ice!!!)
b) I ran the last 2 miles at a 'fast' pace for me. The last mile was a 9:22 and the 0.1 was a 54 second pace... I ran the race in 2:26:17 and had run the Oct 3rd 2008 half in 2:20:17 which had been my cutoff time. I did stop to pee soooo 5 extra minutes to account for freezing temps is A OK with me
c) I am doing this, I am running, I feel good, I ran strong and well.
d) I passed a TON of people on Lap 2. Starting from Harlem Hill (and ending on E7nd transverse) I passed a TON of people. In fact I don't think anyone passed me. I felt elated as I came up HH the second time.... Like free! I loved that feeling and was singing GIVE ME GIVE ME MOREEEEEEEEEEE by Ms. Spears!
e) my body felt good. great even, tight calves but I was so cold I didn't stretch too much (yikes!)
f) I'm excited about running again... I had fallen off that wagon!!
Coming up:
Tuesday- hill training, Thursday- long run in the park with Nic, Sat- 5 mile slow run, Sun- 4 mile race. Feb 8th- Bronx half.
wk 1.5 19.07
wk 1.12 21.5
wk 1.17 23
TOTAL 151.79
Ok so this weekend was my second half. Objectively I didn't do wonderfully but when you know the details you might be proud just like me.
a) it was 14 out at the start. At the finish it was a balmy 18. Really? Had you told me 2 months ago that I'd be running for HOURS in those temperatures I would have staunchly said "No I'm not". Now I am just lacing out and dealing (well I mean i DID complain- but come on! It was cooooooooooold! People had frozen ponytails and the water was completely frozen and had to be slammed against the tables so you could chew on ice!!!)
b) I ran the last 2 miles at a 'fast' pace for me. The last mile was a 9:22 and the 0.1 was a 54 second pace... I ran the race in 2:26:17 and had run the Oct 3rd 2008 half in 2:20:17 which had been my cutoff time. I did stop to pee soooo 5 extra minutes to account for freezing temps is A OK with me
c) I am doing this, I am running, I feel good, I ran strong and well.
d) I passed a TON of people on Lap 2. Starting from Harlem Hill (and ending on E7nd transverse) I passed a TON of people. In fact I don't think anyone passed me. I felt elated as I came up HH the second time.... Like free! I loved that feeling and was singing GIVE ME GIVE ME MOREEEEEEEEEEE by Ms. Spears!
e) my body felt good. great even, tight calves but I was so cold I didn't stretch too much (yikes!)
f) I'm excited about running again... I had fallen off that wagon!!
Coming up:
Tuesday- hill training, Thursday- long run in the park with Nic, Sat- 5 mile slow run, Sun- 4 mile race. Feb 8th- Bronx half.
wk 1.5 19.07
wk 1.12 21.5
wk 1.17 23
TOTAL 151.79
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