07.02.09
Posted in Run
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by luluorange ·
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Took the day off and took my time to run the trail all the way to the top of Will Roger State Park at Inspiration Point. 360 degree of view of LA basin, all to myself. I am so happy to be in this moment.
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 07/02/2009
- Time: 08:00:00
- Total Time: 1:43:05.00
- Calories: 1220
- Distance: 10.25 miles
- Average Pace: 10:03.02/mile
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07.01.09
Posted in Cycle
at 6:30 am
by luluorange ·
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Today’s spinning class was brutal, the instructor was on crack!!! She will not let up, pushing us all the way through the end, OMG!!! It was awesome.
Workout:
- Type: Cycle
- Date: 07/01/2009
- Time: 06:30:00
- Total Time: 00:45:00.00
- Calories: 710
- Distance: 12 miles
- Average Speed: 16 mph
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06.30.09
Posted in Run
at 6:30 am
by luluorange ·
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I did a three mile hill run at 4.5% incline and 2.5 miles on flat. While on hill mode, I tried to keep a decent pace with more effort and on flat, I went all out. It felt really good. I know I have to put in a bit more effort to train for hills as my next race is in San Francisco with a rolling hill course. Yeah, fun!
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 06/30/2009
- Time: 06:30:00
- Total Time: 00:55:00.00
- Calories: 723
- Distance: 5.51 miles
- Average Pace: 9:59/mile
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06.27.09
Posted in Run
at 6:45 am
by luluorange ·
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I have been longing for a good run with my group, I’ve missed them for three weeks due to work commitment on Saturdays. What a great run, we ran fast today, a lot of effort but I felt strong the whole way and was able to hold the pace throughout. Running in hotel gym just doesn’t compare to a run like this and I am so happy to do it. Letting go the stress, problems and worries, and leave all of that behind, I feel like a new woman!
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 06/27/2009
- Time: 06:45:00
- Total Time: 1:44:00.00
- Calories: 1368
- Distance: 10.9 miles
- Average Pace: 9:32.34/mile
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06.13.09
Posted in Run
at 5:00 pm
by luluorange ·
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Work committment had kept me from working out since Wedenesday morning. Working straight thru Saturday till 3pm, I was nearly at breaking point. I was cranky, my body aches. Nothing feel good, I didn’t feel this misarable the day after my marathon, how is that possible, taking three days off of my workout cause this kind of havoc on my body. I headed straight for the gym and did a short run just to lossen up and do some deep streching and AB work. I felt like a new woman after. I am hoping on a plane on Sunday morning to the east coast for work for another week. I am going to tried to workout whenever I can squeez one in…the price to pay to not workout is TOO high!
I hate it when my routines are
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 06/13/2009
- Time: 17:00:00
- Total Time: 00:30:00.00
- Calories: 394
- Distance: 3.1 miles
- Average Pace: 9:40.65/mile
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06.06.09
Posted in Run
at 6:45 am
by luluorange ·
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I met up with my group this morning for a recovery run; we are scheduled for 9 miles. I shared my war story as we ran. This is the first “real” run after Sunday’s marathon. I feel good and kept up a good pace for the entire time.
After the run, our club has a end of season celebration at the Senior Center, they provided coffee, fresh fruits and bagels. There were posters on the walls representing all the races for the past year and we were to go and sign our names on the posters. People showed up wearing their medals and get recognized. I signed my name on the Surf City Marathon poster, the San Diego Rock n Roll Marathon poster and the Pasadena 1/2 Marathon poster. The room was filled with runners sharing war stories having a jolly good time. I was happy to chat with all my friends there.
One of the organizers from the LA marathon also came to speak with us. He has started a partition to try to get the race to move back to March instead of the May. In a day and 1/2, he always has 4000 signatures, he plans to show the city council the partitions and ask them to move the race day for 2010. He really likes out club and also want to train with us for the next LA marathon.
This was a perfect ending for the one-year training season.
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 06/06/2009
- Time: 06:45:00
- Total Time: 1:31:39.00
- Calories: 1204
- Distance: 9.25 miles
- Average Pace: 9:54.06/mile
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06.04.09
Posted in Run
at 6:30 am
by luluorange ·
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I haven’t run since my marathon. Since I shaked out the soreness from spinning yesturday, I figured I go for a little run just to make sure this old body of mine still works. That the marathon on Sunday didn’t create any permanant damage. 
I ran tentatively, taking inventory of how each part of my body feel as I ran. My foot and ankle being the area of concern but everything seems fine and I was relieved.
After the run, I worked on ABs with a medicine ball for 15 minutes…huh!!! Life is good. :)
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 06/04/2009
- Time: 06:30:00
- Total Time: 00:34:00.00
- Calories: 402
- Distance: 3 miles
- Average Pace: 11:20.53/mile
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06.03.09
Posted in Cycle
at 6:30 am
by luluorange ·
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As much as I needed the rest and I did rest. I also know that the soreness of my muscles badly needed some blood flowing thru and the only way to get that is to work out. Spinning is a good alternative of non-impact workout. Boy, am I glad I did it! The knots and stiffness I felt in my legs were gone when I got off the bike at the end of the class. Once the muscles are warmed up, I got to do some really deep stretching that I was longing for. I walked out of the gym feeling like a new woman! Huh……
Workout:
- Type: Cycle
- Date: 06/03/2009
- Time: 06:30:00
- Total Time: 00:45:00.00
- Distance: 12 miles
- Average Speed: 16 mph
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05.31.09
Posted in Races, Run, race
at 6:30 am
by luluorange ·
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Today marks the one year anniversary of my first race; I celebrate it by running my second marathon. In the past year, my running resume includes two 10ks, two half marathons and two marathons. I’m having fun running races.
Today’s marathon is the Rock N Roll series marathon by elite racing held in San Diego. This is my second marathon and I found this marathon was more difficult than my first marathon in February, I’ll explain this later.
A side note, we met up with some friends who live in San Diego and spent a wonderful evening on Saturday at their beautiful home. The home happened to be right next to the starting line, I could see the my assigned corral from their home. I certainly appreciated the preview.
The morning of the marathon was nice and cool; my husband dropped me off at the starting line. I managed to find my long time friend from this site “marathonwannabe”, we chatted for a while and wished each other good luck. It was really nice to finally put a face to the name. We were also supposed to meet up with another friend from this site “xr4000″ but we missed each other.
The starting line celebration was exciting and off we go. All is well for the first 10 miles, starting mile 9 we got on to a freeway with 4 miles of slanted concrete. My weak left ankle started acting up; I tried to zigzag to find a comfortable spot but ending up wasting a lot of energy. In addition, I wore a pair of new socks that has special cushions on “hot spots” on the foot but it was a lot thicker than the socks I normally wear. That was a big mistake. By mile 12, my toes were throbbing from the expansion of my feet. By mile 18, my feet went completely numb and not in a good way. I pulled over and re-laced my shoes to loosen up and get the blood flowing again. But the damage was done.
Mile 22-24 was probably the most difficult section; I really tried to dig deep within myself to keep going. My ankle and feet were on fire, I resolve myself to give up and walk to the finish line. As I walked for a few minutes, I assessed my condition but realized that walking did not feel any better than running. I said to myself, “Hey, it doesn’t make any difference in comfort or reduce the pain, it just takes longer, hurry up and get it over with!” So, I picked up my pace again and started to run.
By mile 23, I realized that even with all the difficulties I was faced with, I was still on track to beating my previous marathon time. That gave me motivation to speed up my pace.
I also thought about my father, who passed away in 1999 when I was 31. I miss him terribly. When I was a kid, he always wanted to take me to exercise with him but I didn’t like it and often refused to go. I knew he was disappointed about that and I wish he could see me now, running a marathon.
As I was pushing thru mile 24, I imagined my dad standing on the other side of the finish line cheering for me. I saw the proud look on his face and I started to cry. I forgot about the pain I was feeling as I entered the last ½ mile with the welcoming crowd screaming and cheering. Crossing that finish line was bitter sweet. I did it!
Final stats are in:
Time – 4:47:20
Overall placement 6870 out of 13291
Women placement 2571 out of 6463
I am happy with the result; I shaved off 9 minutes from my first marathon.
Now…the aftermath of the race. The logistics at the finish line were not ideal. The ground of the marine base was huge, and various stations were very spread out. My husband was in a completely different section than where I ended up after walking out of the runner’s secure zone. It took us long time and a lot of walking to find each other. After that, the only way to get out of the base is to take a shuttle, and the line was sooooo long I couldn’t bear to wait so we walked another mile to get to the trolley station. At this point, I have a big blood blister on the ball of my foot and walking was so painful I was beside myself. When we finally got to downtown in the Gaslamp district, I was ready to pass out from pain and hunger. I walked with my space blanket on and I wore my medal. I went into a restaurant, people cheered and congratulated me, I thought that was kind of cool and of course, a big slab of Bar-B-Q Ribs and French fries really made me happy.
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 05/31/2009
- Time: 06:30:00
- Total Time: 4:47:20.00
- Calories: 3395
- Distance: 26.2 miles
- Average Pace: 10:58.14/mile
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05.26.09
Posted in Run, race
at 6:30 am
by luluorange ·
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Short run today, trying to stay loose and relaxed, four days till marathon. I studied the course map last night and the elevation chart, mentally mapping out my strategy as I ran this morning.
Good workout.
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 05/26/2009
- Time: 06:30:00
- Total Time: 00:41:27.00
- Calories: 490
- Distance: 4 miles
- Average Pace: 10:21.76/mile
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