First of all, a thought or two related to the election. I'd just like to say that based on my observations during my long distance weekend runs, I predicted that the Liberals were in trouble a month ago in this very blog. I am soooo S-M-R-T! Lets just see if I can predict what's going to happen in the provincial election in the fall [that is, if I'm still doing long distance runs]...stay tuned...
This past weekend was my last long run before my half-marathon. Since being prepared is not just for boy scouts anymore, I decided to try out the half-marathon route with the stuff I was hoping to use on race day. The good news is that my cute black capri tights worked out well - I should not have worried as the spandex was strong enough to keep the butt bounce under control, yet stretchy enough to let the girls (my freakishly muscular calves) have free reign to bulge all over the place. The bad news is that my favourite running hat is on the verge of dying - the velcro is pretty much worn out and the sweat stains are getting really gross. *sniffle* I've had that hat for almost 4 years!
The sun was super hot on Saturday and I ended up getting a nasty sunburn on my back, shoulders and arms -- in the shape of my racerback tank top (ugh!). The route is very scenic and I was finished my run before I knew it. John was nice enough to meet me at the end, so that I wasn't stranded many km's away from home. I couldn't sit down for awhile after my run because my legs would cramp up, so we strolled along the lakeshore for a bit and then went to a pub for lunch. I was going to get wild and have 1 beer to celebrate, but ended up just having water because I was feeling a bit sick. I caught way too much sun on Saturday and felt kinda heat-stroked for the rest of the day.
I have one more week of training and then its my favourite part of training - taper week!
Schedule:
Tuesday - Cross-training: kettle-bell workout and cardio circuit training
Wednesday - Speeds: 5 k
Thursday - Cross-training: cardio/weight interval training + yoga classes
Friday - Rest
Weekend - 6-7 k
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Saturday, April 2, 2011
20.12 km
Thoughts from my long run on Saturday morning:
- I've been running in the winter for so long, I forgot that running in 10C weather on dry sidewalks is so much nicer than running in -20C and sliding around on the ice and snow
- It's getting too warm for a jacket, therefore I need to figure out a better way to carry my itouch on runs
- I'm done with gels, I should have known that I'd prefer chews aka the more candy-like option
- Listening to a mix of rap/hip-hop, musicals and classical music - and I've started to break out into song periodically on my runs. That damn Wicked soundtrack, why is it so catchy?
- Excluding my 20k walk, I've been beating my Chilly time consistently by at least 15 minutes, hopefully I can keep it up
- So many traffic lights in the city, they keep messing up my groove, man
- I ran through two ridings on Saturday, if the signs are to be believed, it looks like these 2 liberal strongholds might be in trouble - there was at least a 50/50 split in liberal/conservative lawn signs
I've noticed a subtle shift in my longer runs over the past month. Previously, near the end of any 16+ km distance, my body would feel like its had enough. As in, I'd feel pretty much like I was running on empty. My legs would feel like lead and refuse to keep going and my mind would feel completely exhausted. When I finally get to the end of my route, I'd stop and think "OMG, I'm finally finished, I could NOT go any further than that" and I felt completely and totally spent. Lately, at the end of my runs, I've been feeling different. The tail end of my runs haven't been as exhausting as usual. Not to say that I'm not getting tired/sore, but I'm just not feeling as drained and exhausted as I used to, since I still feel somewhat energetic and upbeat. Not sure how this happened (is it because my body is getting used to the longer distances? gels and chews? cross-training? Wicked soundtrack?) but its a good feeling :)
Schedule for this week:
Monday - 6k run (oops...I mean rest)
Tuesday - Cross-training (Bosu bootcamp - my muscles are still burning)
Wednesday - 8 hill repeats
Thursday - Cross-training + Yoga
Friday - Rest
Saturday or Sunday - 20-22k run + Rest on the other day
- I've been running in the winter for so long, I forgot that running in 10C weather on dry sidewalks is so much nicer than running in -20C and sliding around on the ice and snow
- It's getting too warm for a jacket, therefore I need to figure out a better way to carry my itouch on runs
- I'm done with gels, I should have known that I'd prefer chews aka the more candy-like option
- Listening to a mix of rap/hip-hop, musicals and classical music - and I've started to break out into song periodically on my runs. That damn Wicked soundtrack, why is it so catchy?
- Excluding my 20k walk, I've been beating my Chilly time consistently by at least 15 minutes, hopefully I can keep it up
- So many traffic lights in the city, they keep messing up my groove, man
- I ran through two ridings on Saturday, if the signs are to be believed, it looks like these 2 liberal strongholds might be in trouble - there was at least a 50/50 split in liberal/conservative lawn signs
I've noticed a subtle shift in my longer runs over the past month. Previously, near the end of any 16+ km distance, my body would feel like its had enough. As in, I'd feel pretty much like I was running on empty. My legs would feel like lead and refuse to keep going and my mind would feel completely exhausted. When I finally get to the end of my route, I'd stop and think "OMG, I'm finally finished, I could NOT go any further than that" and I felt completely and totally spent. Lately, at the end of my runs, I've been feeling different. The tail end of my runs haven't been as exhausting as usual. Not to say that I'm not getting tired/sore, but I'm just not feeling as drained and exhausted as I used to, since I still feel somewhat energetic and upbeat. Not sure how this happened (is it because my body is getting used to the longer distances? gels and chews? cross-training? Wicked soundtrack?) but its a good feeling :)
Schedule for this week:
Monday - 6k run (oops...I mean rest)
Tuesday - Cross-training (Bosu bootcamp - my muscles are still burning)
Wednesday - 8 hill repeats
Thursday - Cross-training + Yoga
Friday - Rest
Saturday or Sunday - 20-22k run + Rest on the other day
Friday, April 1, 2011
7 weeks left to go!
There are 7 weeks left before my next half-marathon! .... Umm, should I be worried that "slacking off" is my blog tag with the most entries?
This week, I've somewhat stayed on schedule:
Tuesday - Cross-training (reverse workout): completed! I kept my hand weights at 5 lbs each and resistance tube at medium and increased my body bar weight to 12lbs. I only felt a little bit like puking + passing out this time around.
Wednesday - 2.5km light run to warm-up + 7 hill repeats: completed! I always feel like I'm not going to make it when I approach the top 1/3 of the hill, but by the time I make it to the top and then head back down for my next repeat, I am fine again. My arms and shoulders are usually sore after doing hills, when the lower body starts to get fatigued, my upper body tends to pick up the slack. Ahhh, teamwork at its finest.
I spotted my dear friend Robin(s) on my Wednesday run. Yes, those little tiny blobs are robins. :) Yeay, spring is finally here!
Thursday - Cross-training: ... Skipped my work-outs and my eating plan was derailed, due to baby celebrations. I ended up having spicy salmon rolls + salmon pizza for lunch, a huge piece of delicious tuxedo cake (marble cake with chocolate/vanilla mousse and cream cheese frosting covered with tiny delicious dark/milk/white chocolate curls...omg, just thinking about it is activating my salivary glands) and then out for lovely dinner with the girls. I was feeling a bit guilty about not eating any fruits/veggies all day, so I had a greek salad + garlic bread. Hey! Life is all about balance - a girl can't just workout all of the time.
Friday - Rest + more sushi tonight :)
Notes: I wasn't feeling as sore on Wednesday as I did last week. I think my body is starting to adapt to weight training again. Unlike last weekend, where I was just not in the mood to run, this weekend I'm actually looking forward to my 2ok. I have 1 tiny pack of chews and 1 random gel kicking around, so I'll be seeing how the gel/chew combo works for me.
This week, I've somewhat stayed on schedule:
Tuesday - Cross-training (reverse workout): completed! I kept my hand weights at 5 lbs each and resistance tube at medium and increased my body bar weight to 12lbs. I only felt a little bit like puking + passing out this time around.
Wednesday - 2.5km light run to warm-up + 7 hill repeats: completed! I always feel like I'm not going to make it when I approach the top 1/3 of the hill, but by the time I make it to the top and then head back down for my next repeat, I am fine again. My arms and shoulders are usually sore after doing hills, when the lower body starts to get fatigued, my upper body tends to pick up the slack. Ahhh, teamwork at its finest.
I spotted my dear friend Robin(s) on my Wednesday run. Yes, those little tiny blobs are robins. :) Yeay, spring is finally here!
Thursday - Cross-training: ... Skipped my work-outs and my eating plan was derailed, due to baby celebrations. I ended up having spicy salmon rolls + salmon pizza for lunch, a huge piece of delicious tuxedo cake (marble cake with chocolate/vanilla mousse and cream cheese frosting covered with tiny delicious dark/milk/white chocolate curls...omg, just thinking about it is activating my salivary glands) and then out for lovely dinner with the girls. I was feeling a bit guilty about not eating any fruits/veggies all day, so I had a greek salad + garlic bread. Hey! Life is all about balance - a girl can't just workout all of the time.
Friday - Rest + more sushi tonight :)
Notes: I wasn't feeling as sore on Wednesday as I did last week. I think my body is starting to adapt to weight training again. Unlike last weekend, where I was just not in the mood to run, this weekend I'm actually looking forward to my 2ok. I have 1 tiny pack of chews and 1 random gel kicking around, so I'll be seeing how the gel/chew combo works for me.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Everything hurts
I forgot to post my training schedule for the week:
Monday: 5k steady run - Oops, my bad - I skipped this one. Life got in the way of my run on Monday
Tuesday: Cross-training (Reverse workout) - Completed! Sandra + I had a fabulous (painful) reverse workout on Tuesday night. The first half was weight training and the second half was a high-intensity bootcamp style workout. According to our instructor, the body burns through its glucose during the weight training component and then it switches over to burning through its glycogen during the last half, which is why the cardio portion feels so hard. That sounds feasible to me, although her insane weight training workout might be causing some muscle fatigue which could also contribute to the reason why the cardio portion = pain. I know its a hard class and I have been slacking off in strength training, so I dropped down my weights to 5lb dumbbells and 9lb bodybar.
Wednesday: 6 Hill repeats - Sort of completed. We were in the middle of a 10 cm snowfall and the roads and sidewalks were a mess. So I moved my workout inside - I did a 5km bike ride to warm up in the building's gym followed by 6 repeats of 5 flights of stairs. In total, I did 30 flights of stairs -- Hmmm, maybe I should keep it up and try to do the CN tower climb in April. Stair repeats are a good workout. But, they are shorter and steeper than hills - hopefully next week, I can do actual hills so I can get in some running on the longer distance/gradual gradient. At the end of Wednesday, my body was killing me. All of my muscles were sore and tight.
Thursday: Cross-training (Cardio/Weight intervals, Yoga) - On Thursday, I was in pain - my muscles were so fatigued and sore and everytime I moved it hurt. I was very tempted to skip my workout, however I had a really yummy pre-workout snack that I was looking forward to eating all day, so I just ate my snack and then hit the gym. Cardio/strength training - I stuck to mostly low impact cardio in the beginning since my muscles were burning in pain. After warming up, they felt a bit better but I still stuck to the lower intensity workout. Strength training was done with resistance tubing - I used the mid-resistance tube. Yoga was great. All of my sore muscles got a good stretching. I'm definitely going to have to keep it up, as I felt fabulous afterwards. And I have my own yoga mat now! It's pink and pretty :)
Friday: Rest - I thought I'd still be really sore, but I was feeling back to normal. I still gave myself the day off though.
Saturday/Sunday: 19-20k slow and easy run. It'll probably be on Sunday, since John and I are heading out in a half hour. My pace has improved a bit, but not by that much.
Note: I think all of the muscle soreness is due to the fact that I haven't been doing any strength training since December. I'm going to keep up the schedule for the next few weeks, but if I'm feeling like I'm on the verge of over-training, I'm going to scale back on the workouts.
Monday: 5k steady run - Oops, my bad - I skipped this one. Life got in the way of my run on Monday
Tuesday: Cross-training (Reverse workout) - Completed! Sandra + I had a fabulous (painful) reverse workout on Tuesday night. The first half was weight training and the second half was a high-intensity bootcamp style workout. According to our instructor, the body burns through its glucose during the weight training component and then it switches over to burning through its glycogen during the last half, which is why the cardio portion feels so hard. That sounds feasible to me, although her insane weight training workout might be causing some muscle fatigue which could also contribute to the reason why the cardio portion = pain. I know its a hard class and I have been slacking off in strength training, so I dropped down my weights to 5lb dumbbells and 9lb bodybar.
Wednesday: 6 Hill repeats - Sort of completed. We were in the middle of a 10 cm snowfall and the roads and sidewalks were a mess. So I moved my workout inside - I did a 5km bike ride to warm up in the building's gym followed by 6 repeats of 5 flights of stairs. In total, I did 30 flights of stairs -- Hmmm, maybe I should keep it up and try to do the CN tower climb in April. Stair repeats are a good workout. But, they are shorter and steeper than hills - hopefully next week, I can do actual hills so I can get in some running on the longer distance/gradual gradient. At the end of Wednesday, my body was killing me. All of my muscles were sore and tight.
Thursday: Cross-training (Cardio/Weight intervals, Yoga) - On Thursday, I was in pain - my muscles were so fatigued and sore and everytime I moved it hurt. I was very tempted to skip my workout, however I had a really yummy pre-workout snack that I was looking forward to eating all day, so I just ate my snack and then hit the gym. Cardio/strength training - I stuck to mostly low impact cardio in the beginning since my muscles were burning in pain. After warming up, they felt a bit better but I still stuck to the lower intensity workout. Strength training was done with resistance tubing - I used the mid-resistance tube. Yoga was great. All of my sore muscles got a good stretching. I'm definitely going to have to keep it up, as I felt fabulous afterwards. And I have my own yoga mat now! It's pink and pretty :)
Friday: Rest - I thought I'd still be really sore, but I was feeling back to normal. I still gave myself the day off though.
Saturday/Sunday: 19-20k slow and easy run. It'll probably be on Sunday, since John and I are heading out in a half hour. My pace has improved a bit, but not by that much.
Note: I think all of the muscle soreness is due to the fact that I haven't been doing any strength training since December. I'm going to keep up the schedule for the next few weeks, but if I'm feeling like I'm on the verge of over-training, I'm going to scale back on the workouts.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Testing 1-2-3...
My first post! I've always wanted my very own blog, even though I tend to prefer to lurk in the shadows of other people's postings :)
I love to run and I've decided that this year will be the year of the half marathon. I've already run my first half marathon with slightly disappointing results, so to prepare for my next race, I'm going to try to keep up with my running and cross-training and to try and eat a little healthier. I'll mostly be using this blog to keep track of my progress (or lack of) in training for my next half marathon. On schedule for this week:
Sunday - Rest
Monday - 5k steady run
Tuesday - Cross-training (Weights)
Wednesday - Hill repeats (5)
Thursday - Cross-training (Yoga)
Friday - Rest
Saturday - 18k slow and easy
I love to run and I've decided that this year will be the year of the half marathon. I've already run my first half marathon with slightly disappointing results, so to prepare for my next race, I'm going to try to keep up with my running and cross-training and to try and eat a little healthier. I'll mostly be using this blog to keep track of my progress (or lack of) in training for my next half marathon. On schedule for this week:
Sunday - Rest
Monday - 5k steady run
Tuesday - Cross-training (Weights)
Wednesday - Hill repeats (5)
Thursday - Cross-training (Yoga)
Friday - Rest
Saturday - 18k slow and easy
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