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Long run - 20 miles.

Posted September 6, 2008 * Comments(3)

Wuhooo!!! I finished.

It was a hard run, we started out pulling too fast (LA marathon group were running 7, we the Pasadena group 20). The first 7 miles was on the crowed Venice Board walk and we were doing a lot of passing of different group; on average I was basically running my 10K race pace. I know I was going to be in trouble after we dropped of our LA friends.

I complained to the pace leader and asked him to slow down, good thing he did. Starting mile 16, I am feeling the fatigue cumulating from the fast start as well as a hard week of running. I did 10k race on Sunday, a 4 mile treadmill run on Tuesday, a 8 mile hill run on Thursday; and this one. I started to think that this was a bit too much. Rest day sounds GOOD right about now…

More than a few times, the nagative left brain messages came at me with a vengeance; I took a few extra walk breaks, ate my Cliff shot blocks, drinks lots and lots of water (thank God for water stations the Leggers setup); I was determined to pick the pace back up and get the milage over with. I’ve come too far to give up now, it’s NOT going to happen!

The last quarter mile, I felt sharp pain on the back of right my heel, I thought it was a rock that was caught between my shoe; as I looked down, it was a flap of skin broken off from a blister that is now rubbing raw against the inside of my shoes. Darn! That hurt!!!! Nothing I can do about it at the time, but to ignore it and get through my last quarter mile. Total running time: 3 hours 23 minutes and 47 seconds. What a day! :) I am elated, proud, exhausted, sore and in pain all at the same time.:D

Until next week…

Workout:

  • Type: Run
  • Date: 09/06/2008
  • Time: 06:25:00
  • Total Time: 3:23:47.00
  • Distance: 20 miles
  • Average Pace: 10:11.21/mile

Slow hill run in Beverly Hills.

Posted September 4, 2008 * Comments(0)

After work on Thursday evening, my colleague and I went for a hill run, this is the Nike 8 mile training route. Of the 8 miles, about 4 miles are different level of hills. I debated whether this was a good idea, considering I am going to do the 20 mile long run on Saturday, but I have been taking every other day off of running and I feel fine, so I went for it.

It was a great run, hard as it may be, we took it slow, and took several one minute walk breaks. Riding on endorphin high is the greatest thing in the world.

I took a cold shower and iced my knees and calf afterwards while I watched TV with my honey.
Great finish for a great day! :)

Workout:

  • Type: Run
  • Date: 09/04/2008
  • Time: 18:00:00
  • Total Time: 1:18:00.00
  • Distance: 7.73 miles
  • Average Pace: 10:05.04/mile

After a weekend of 9 miles training run and a 10K race.

Posted September 1, 2008 * Comments(2)

I wanted to sleep in and take it easy today, my busy season is officially starting when I go back to work tomorrow. Not looking forward to it but I had a great and fun summer. A little sad that it’s over, but oh well, there are better things to come.

I woke up with a slightly sore lower back and stiff quadriceps, I popped two Ibuprofen, and I am good to go. My husband and I took a leisure walk by Santa Monica Pier, then strolled on the the 3rd street Promenade, did a little shopping, had lunch, savoring the last relaxing long weekend of the year. Life is good… :)

Workout:

  • Type: Walk
  • Date: 09/01/2008
  • Time: 20:31:39
  • Total Time: 00:52:00.00
  • Distance: 3.2 miles
  • Average Pace: 16:15.61/mile

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