5x1200:
5:07
5:12
5:14
5:13
5:12
I felt good, luckily Rubio took me "with" him and he kept me from going too fast. It was a hard workout, but but not too tired. I will feel fresh enough for tomorrow's 10 miles.
S came with for the 4th time today, and I think he enjoyed talking with the guys. His body can obviously run fast, but he has no idea what that really means. He followed Chalio for one 1200, at 5:40, and it was pretty hard and his ears were ringing. I think he is beginning to understand what it means to run. Anf if he never understands, that's fine, too... I do this for me.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
new program, new fear
My run yesterday was an easy 5-miles, no problem. I felt fresh and ready, and there was no effort to get them all around 9:15 or so. Today will be a hard one, though. 1200 intervals. eee!
Toba gave me a new program, and it's even laminated! too bad it's HARD, and there are no rest days, only "5 miles or optional rest'. ha! Well, i know my body and I will take thoser east days if I need them, no problem. But anyway, the workouts are going to be hard. Yikes! How thoughtful of him, and it leads me all the way to Escuinapa on may 20 where i'm going to KICK SOME BUTT!! Yipee!
Everyone thinks i'm doing well. I know i'm working hard. Bring it on!
Toba gave me a new program, and it's even laminated! too bad it's HARD, and there are no rest days, only "5 miles or optional rest'. ha! Well, i know my body and I will take thoser east days if I need them, no problem. But anyway, the workouts are going to be hard. Yikes! How thoughtful of him, and it leads me all the way to Escuinapa on may 20 where i'm going to KICK SOME BUTT!! Yipee!
Everyone thinks i'm doing well. I know i'm working hard. Bring it on!
Sunday, March 25, 2007
fun times!
the alarm went off at 5:30, and I somehow managed to get slava up by 6:15 and out the door. After wandering around Tierra Blanca for 35 minutes looking for the firefighter station and the medical school, we found the starting line of the "5k Race Against Obesity." Slava pinned a number on his shirt, and warned me that if his foot was hurting, he would just turn and go home instead of finishing.
The race started, and I felt good. There weren't any km markers, so i just judged my pace by my breathing. I jockeyed with some teenaged boys for a while, and one of them swore something very nasty at me in spanish when i passed him (pinche pandejo).
I glanced at my watch when i started to feel tired, thinking that the course seemed long. We were running up a gradual hill at that point and I was sloowing a bit. Suprisingly, we had already passed 20 min or so, and I thought I was running about a 24min pace for the race, but there was no way I would be at the finish line in 4 minutes.
Sadly, 2 dudes passed me at this point, and I was trying to pace them. I finished in 31min, and everyone agreed that the course was "6 1/2 or 7km" so I'm happpy with that time. Anyway, it was good enough for 2nd place of the women, and I got a silver medal! yay! Sadly, Blanca, the ever-present first place, got a $1,500peso gift certificate for a spa. how nice.
Not being tired enough, though, and having a running schedule which dictates 21k for today, I hitched a ride with another runner back over to the botanical garden and did another 14.5k. Luckily I had a stash of gatorade baggies and sunscreen. Fo the last 4 miles, un uknown dude was pacing me from about 5 meters... a little healthy competition at first, but then I felt weird. I was happy, though, that it pushed me to keep an 8:24 pace or so the rest of the way, without any water stops. At the end, I saw who it was; just a familiar guy who runs at the garden as well. After he finished, I gave him some gatorade and he complimented my pace.
Just at that moment, slava and chico arrived. What a sweet sweet dessert! No wait, my sweet dessert was the slice of cake I just ate. I made it yesterday: white chocolate-blackberry layer cake. divine.
I love running!!
The race started, and I felt good. There weren't any km markers, so i just judged my pace by my breathing. I jockeyed with some teenaged boys for a while, and one of them swore something very nasty at me in spanish when i passed him (pinche pandejo).
I glanced at my watch when i started to feel tired, thinking that the course seemed long. We were running up a gradual hill at that point and I was sloowing a bit. Suprisingly, we had already passed 20 min or so, and I thought I was running about a 24min pace for the race, but there was no way I would be at the finish line in 4 minutes.
Sadly, 2 dudes passed me at this point, and I was trying to pace them. I finished in 31min, and everyone agreed that the course was "6 1/2 or 7km" so I'm happpy with that time. Anyway, it was good enough for 2nd place of the women, and I got a silver medal! yay! Sadly, Blanca, the ever-present first place, got a $1,500peso gift certificate for a spa. how nice.
Not being tired enough, though, and having a running schedule which dictates 21k for today, I hitched a ride with another runner back over to the botanical garden and did another 14.5k. Luckily I had a stash of gatorade baggies and sunscreen. Fo the last 4 miles, un uknown dude was pacing me from about 5 meters... a little healthy competition at first, but then I felt weird. I was happy, though, that it pushed me to keep an 8:24 pace or so the rest of the way, without any water stops. At the end, I saw who it was; just a familiar guy who runs at the garden as well. After he finished, I gave him some gatorade and he complimented my pace.
Just at that moment, slava and chico arrived. What a sweet sweet dessert! No wait, my sweet dessert was the slice of cake I just ate. I made it yesterday: white chocolate-blackberry layer cake. divine.
I love running!!
Saturday, March 24, 2007
running again
because of my inflamed foot, i took a few days off last weekend, but i ran successfully all week. Tuesday was the most interesting: 1km intervals. i did 5, at 4:30, 4:20, 4:28, 4:30, 4:21. hard, fast, and fun.
thursday was also good, 10x400 the slowest 1:44, the fastest (and the last, yay!) 1:35. i felt really tired, burr managed to keep basically within Tiba's recommended time (he wanted no slower than 1:42).
friday's 12km was SO slow and hard and HOT. the culichi sun is really strong now, and i ran at like 10am. bad move.
tomorrow is a 5k race here, and after that i will complete the day's plan by running another 16km.
thursday was also good, 10x400 the slowest 1:44, the fastest (and the last, yay!) 1:35. i felt really tired, burr managed to keep basically within Tiba's recommended time (he wanted no slower than 1:42).
friday's 12km was SO slow and hard and HOT. the culichi sun is really strong now, and i ran at like 10am. bad move.
tomorrow is a 5k race here, and after that i will complete the day's plan by running another 16km.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
foot hurts
ran 7 miles rather slowly, averaging 9:40 per mile.
my right foot was hurting pretty bad after mile 7 and i stopped even though i was supposed to do 10. sigh.
i am icing now.
my right foot was hurting pretty bad after mile 7 and i stopped even though i was supposed to do 10. sigh.
i am icing now.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
back to the grind
did i really stop running for over a month???!!!
unfortunately, after the last post i came down with the flu and then a sinus infection. then we were traveling a lot with the orchestra and i just couldn't start up again... needless to say, i missed the LaLa marathonon march 4, but roberto went and got 10th in his division. yay.
i started running this past monday again.
mon: 5 miles
tues: 5 miles, 2 miles of 300x200, 1 mile
wed:6 miles
thurs: escalara (hard. i'm out of shape)
fri: rest
sat: rest.
i'm looking for the escuinapa medio on may 20. 1:30 or faster. oooooooo
unfortunately, after the last post i came down with the flu and then a sinus infection. then we were traveling a lot with the orchestra and i just couldn't start up again... needless to say, i missed the LaLa marathonon march 4, but roberto went and got 10th in his division. yay.
i started running this past monday again.
mon: 5 miles
tues: 5 miles, 2 miles of 300x200, 1 mile
wed:6 miles
thurs: escalara (hard. i'm out of shape)
fri: rest
sat: rest.
i'm looking for the escuinapa medio on may 20. 1:30 or faster. oooooooo
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