Aloha Beantown (or Boston),
I arrived on Thursday July 29th for my sister's baby shower (which is tomorrow). Thursday and Friday, I didn't exercise at all (jet lag and too much to do for the shower).
However, today (Saturday) I went for a great run with my marathon partner, Karli. It is so much better to have a running partner. Even if there is little talking (because I am sucking wind or thinking about how unpleasant running is), it is nice to have someone pound the pavement next to me.
After two rest days, I was surprised how good it felt to run. As always, it is tough to start. Even though it was 9 am, it was beginning to get hot out. But once I had run for 20 min, I felt like I could run forever. My route near my parents house is flat and winds through the various housing developments. Normally I run about 25 min (2.5 miles) out and back. Today since the schedule called for a 45 minute run, I ran the route twice. When I ran up my driveway, I was rewarded with an AMAZING 55 min run. I hope all runs will be like that.....but (sigh) I know that they will not be.
that is all for today......
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Week 1: Day 3
I am writing this before I run because I have to say goodbye to my computer for a few days while it gets refreshed. I pray that I did indeed back everything up (yes, I am paranoid - I have triple checked and backed up in two places)Today's run will be in the heat of the day (ugh!) as I have to get on a plane in the early evening. I am scheduled to run for 40 minutes - but yay! - tomorrow no running for me. I think I will try to do the hilly loop twice (that is at the beginning), because otherwise I would have see the end of my usual run and keep going. Knowing how I feel at the end, I might not make it.
Today I will need some inspiration. Current picture on my fridge reads "My running partner and I have never met. We run together every day, I'm just not sure he's aware of it. We haven't had any deep conversation or anything, but last week I made the first move. I gathered the courage to say, "On your left".....asics.com. Fitting I think, because the background is the public gardens in Boston.....my destination for a week. (Did you know that the bridge in the picture is the world's smallest suspension bridge?)
aloha
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Week 1: Day 2
Aloha,
I may as well continue with Day 2. I promise that I will be much shorter.
Today's schedule called for another 35 minute run. My regular route calls for 5 minutes up a gentle slope. Then 10 minutes up a steep hill. The rest is all down hill and then flat. Although the end is lots of lights (by the mall), so I am constantly starting and stopping. (Today I certainly did not mind....and I controlled my impulse to let my ipod keep recording the time) I'll try to bring my phone along next time to take some pictures.
I am such a bad runner. My mind messes me up. I was actually quite fast up the hill, about 10 seconds ahead of my normal pace. That was awesome! I actually got chills, as the music, my mind, and legs all were in sync. Then comes the long haul as I begin calculating that I still have a long way to go. I really hate running. After I pass the halfway mark, I begin to relax (a bit - I still hate running). My body warms up around the 22 minute mark and thankfully I now hit some lights so I can take a break. I love that my iPod counts down the last 5 minutes and I stumble along to the finish.
Although something that has never happened before.....I felt really nauseous when I get home. Eew!!! What is up with that? I don't want my mind to connect that with running. I feel better laying on the floor as I read more of Dawn Dais' book. (Ha! She is laying on the floor as well)
okay - that is all for now....tomorrow is another day
Runner's World Quote of the Day: "Nobody ever drowned in sweat"
I may as well continue with Day 2. I promise that I will be much shorter.
Today's schedule called for another 35 minute run. My regular route calls for 5 minutes up a gentle slope. Then 10 minutes up a steep hill. The rest is all down hill and then flat. Although the end is lots of lights (by the mall), so I am constantly starting and stopping. (Today I certainly did not mind....and I controlled my impulse to let my ipod keep recording the time) I'll try to bring my phone along next time to take some pictures.
I am such a bad runner. My mind messes me up. I was actually quite fast up the hill, about 10 seconds ahead of my normal pace. That was awesome! I actually got chills, as the music, my mind, and legs all were in sync. Then comes the long haul as I begin calculating that I still have a long way to go. I really hate running. After I pass the halfway mark, I begin to relax (a bit - I still hate running). My body warms up around the 22 minute mark and thankfully I now hit some lights so I can take a break. I love that my iPod counts down the last 5 minutes and I stumble along to the finish.
Although something that has never happened before.....I felt really nauseous when I get home. Eew!!! What is up with that? I don't want my mind to connect that with running. I feel better laying on the floor as I read more of Dawn Dais' book. (Ha! She is laying on the floor as well)
okay - that is all for now....tomorrow is another day
Runner's World Quote of the Day: "Nobody ever drowned in sweat"
Week 1: Day 1
Technically, this is actually Week 1: Day 2, but the organized part of me can't start my blog on Day 2. So I will just begin with background.
I picked up Dawn Dais's book " The Non-Runner's Marathon Guide for Women". Hilarious! Just what I needed to get ready for the Honolulu marathon that I already signed up for.
Let's talk about my running experience. I can't say that I have EVER enjoyed running. In high school I remember training for some sport over the summer. I got up very early and ran up the block, down some stairs, and around a soccer field with my German Shepard, Spud. When it rained, Spud was sad when I went back to bed. I didn't make the team and so I stopped running. My senior year in college, I ran with my volleyball playing friend three times a week. We ran in some forest, three times a week. Again when it rained, I went back to bed, but having a running partner made me get outside more. I also remember that I always started strong, outpacing my friend, but in the end she always beat me. Then life happened. I got a job. I was married. I gained lots of weight. I got divorced and lost lots of weight. I finally moved 2000 miles away from friends and family and began life in Hawaii. Nice! I have a fabulous job and I am working on having an equally fabulous social life. Hmmm.....that is slow going.
Two years ago I ran my first marathon in 6 hours, 30 min. I really can't believe that I did it! My fellow running partner basically did all the work and I was just along for the ride. Our plan was that we would run 6 miles, walk 1, run 5, walk 1, run 4, walk 1....and you can guess the rest of the pattern. So for training, I don't think we ran further than 13 miles (although that was a huge accomplishment). The actual marathon was ok - we ran about 9 miles before walking for a few minutes. About the 15 mile marker, I learned that it was more painful to start or stop running. At 20 miles (right about when I could turn one way and continue the race or turn the other way and limp home) I hit my wall and I think cried. But I kept going and waddled to the finish line.
This time, I am sans running partner. I am determined to run my second marathon on my own terms and my goal is to beat my first time (God - I don't think I can be any slower).
So Week 1: Day 1 was on July 26th. I ran for 35 minutes.
I picked up Dawn Dais's book " The Non-Runner's Marathon Guide for Women". Hilarious! Just what I needed to get ready for the Honolulu marathon that I already signed up for.
Let's talk about my running experience. I can't say that I have EVER enjoyed running. In high school I remember training for some sport over the summer. I got up very early and ran up the block, down some stairs, and around a soccer field with my German Shepard, Spud. When it rained, Spud was sad when I went back to bed. I didn't make the team and so I stopped running. My senior year in college, I ran with my volleyball playing friend three times a week. We ran in some forest, three times a week. Again when it rained, I went back to bed, but having a running partner made me get outside more. I also remember that I always started strong, outpacing my friend, but in the end she always beat me. Then life happened. I got a job. I was married. I gained lots of weight. I got divorced and lost lots of weight. I finally moved 2000 miles away from friends and family and began life in Hawaii. Nice! I have a fabulous job and I am working on having an equally fabulous social life. Hmmm.....that is slow going.
Two years ago I ran my first marathon in 6 hours, 30 min. I really can't believe that I did it! My fellow running partner basically did all the work and I was just along for the ride. Our plan was that we would run 6 miles, walk 1, run 5, walk 1, run 4, walk 1....and you can guess the rest of the pattern. So for training, I don't think we ran further than 13 miles (although that was a huge accomplishment). The actual marathon was ok - we ran about 9 miles before walking for a few minutes. About the 15 mile marker, I learned that it was more painful to start or stop running. At 20 miles (right about when I could turn one way and continue the race or turn the other way and limp home) I hit my wall and I think cried. But I kept going and waddled to the finish line.
This time, I am sans running partner. I am determined to run my second marathon on my own terms and my goal is to beat my first time (God - I don't think I can be any slower).
So Week 1: Day 1 was on July 26th. I ran for 35 minutes.
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