I felt pretty good on this run. It was shorter (about 2.8 miles) run, but I did it in 24 minutes. I don't know what it was but maybe it was the donuts . . .
Let me explain:
I usually bring donuts to work on Fridays. Well, my bosses and I had a seminar at the corporate office last week on Thursday and Friday, so no donuts. I heard some whining from my employees so I promised I'd bring donuts Monday . . . so I brought donuts Monday.
And that was breakfast. I didn't bring any food with me because I forgot to get it ready the day before and I ate real bad yesterday. I had the donut with my coffee for breakfast and then I had a carne asada burrito for lunch along with a Sangria. Yeah. Bad.
But if you recall, I did say "donuts".
Later in the day the donuts began whispering my name . . . which turned to calling my name . . . which turned into an all out crescendo of screaming donuts! So I made another cup of coffee and had another donuts. Mmmmm. That was very tasty!
So of course I had to go for a run. At least a 2 miler. I had enough energy that I pretty much ran 4/1's all the way through. I wished that I'd pushed for a 4 miler. Damn.
Maybe tonight . . .
GD
p.s.
didn't check. too lazy
Formerly of experiences of Ubuntu n00bism. Now random postings on learning barefoot form.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
This weekends "long run" . . .
Not too happy a camper today . . .
I had intended to go for an 8 mile run yesterday at Toro Estates. The plan was to get up early as usual and do a double out-n-back of my usual run to make a total of over 8 miles.
Didn't happen.
Saturday night I'd been helping at my moms restaurant until about 7 then I hung out with a couple of friends and had some beers. I left fairly early because my godson had a football game in the afternoon and I wanted to get my long run in before his game. I got home but I couldn't sleep.
I grabbed an Arrogant Bastard Oaked from the fridge went to bed and opened my book. Opening the book was a bad idea. I was near the end of it and it got intense! I ended up crashing about 2 in the morning.
I swear I tried getting up at 6:45, but only one eye would open. I closed it for a second and it was almost 10! I got up, threw on my shorts, shirt and Bikilas and jumped in my car. By the time I got to the trailhead, it was 10:15. I ran ALL the way to the bridge to make it a 4 miler round-trip.
I got back to the car by 11 and went home to shower. I was at his game by 12:15. Unfortunately, he didn't start until after 1pm.
Oh well.
He had fun playing the 5th quarter . . . the boy has no coordination and he's afraid of hitting other players. All that damn XBox playing! I guess I'll have to get him to some other practice aside from what the coaches are doing.
GD
p.s.
too lazy to check grammar
p.p.s
the previous post was done with an iPhone . . . not bad, huh?
I had intended to go for an 8 mile run yesterday at Toro Estates. The plan was to get up early as usual and do a double out-n-back of my usual run to make a total of over 8 miles.
Didn't happen.
Saturday night I'd been helping at my moms restaurant until about 7 then I hung out with a couple of friends and had some beers. I left fairly early because my godson had a football game in the afternoon and I wanted to get my long run in before his game. I got home but I couldn't sleep.
I grabbed an Arrogant Bastard Oaked from the fridge went to bed and opened my book. Opening the book was a bad idea. I was near the end of it and it got intense! I ended up crashing about 2 in the morning.
I swear I tried getting up at 6:45, but only one eye would open. I closed it for a second and it was almost 10! I got up, threw on my shorts, shirt and Bikilas and jumped in my car. By the time I got to the trailhead, it was 10:15. I ran ALL the way to the bridge to make it a 4 miler round-trip.
I got back to the car by 11 and went home to shower. I was at his game by 12:15. Unfortunately, he didn't start until after 1pm.
Oh well.
He had fun playing the 5th quarter . . . the boy has no coordination and he's afraid of hitting other players. All that damn XBox playing! I guess I'll have to get him to some other practice aside from what the coaches are doing.
GD
p.s.
too lazy to check grammar
p.p.s
the previous post was done with an iPhone . . . not bad, huh?
Friday, August 26, 2011
8 miles: 2 days!
These last couple of days have been running days for me. My cousin, I believe, has pretty much quit running. It's like pulling teeth with her. But I understand her dilemma. She's a single mother dealing with two kids who both have extra-curricular activites. My godson is in pee-wee football and "the daughter" is a very social and active cheerleader. So my cousin is the shuttle bus driver who deals with that and busts her ass in a full time job.
So I understand her lack of enthusiasm with running. I still love her though and I'll help her out as much as I can.
So back to my last two runs:
Wednesday I had already decided to run at least two miles. When I got to the parking lot about a mile and a half in, I said screw it, might as well go all the way to the bridge to make it a total 4 miles. I bogged down on the way back. I fought to finish the run.
Yesterday was a wbole different experience. I had a seminar where we pretty much had only continental breakfast type food. So I NEEDED to go for a run.
So off I went . . . off for another 4 miles. I wanted to push for 4. And it was an excellent 4 miles! I felt good enough after and there was no real foot pain after. Looking forward to Sunday Long run.
GD
p.s.
too lazy to check
So I understand her lack of enthusiasm with running. I still love her though and I'll help her out as much as I can.
So back to my last two runs:
Wednesday I had already decided to run at least two miles. When I got to the parking lot about a mile and a half in, I said screw it, might as well go all the way to the bridge to make it a total 4 miles. I bogged down on the way back. I fought to finish the run.
Yesterday was a wbole different experience. I had a seminar where we pretty much had only continental breakfast type food. So I NEEDED to go for a run.
So off I went . . . off for another 4 miles. I wanted to push for 4. And it was an excellent 4 miles! I felt good enough after and there was no real foot pain after. Looking forward to Sunday Long run.
GD
p.s.
too lazy to check
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
A quick update . . .
I went for a run this last Sunday on my "usual" home route. I got up early and was out the door by 7am. I was able to run 4 miles non-stop then I figure since I wasn't training for anything yet, I'd run the rest of it by doing 1/1's. Running that way actually cut my time by a few minutes!
I ran about 7.5 miles in a tad less than 90 minutes. That was better than before and I wasn't as beat up as usual. I was going to run Monday, but things came up and had decided to postpone it for Tuesday. That ended up not working either but I did go for a brisk 30 minute hike in the Toro Park hills with my cousin and my "daughter" (actually her daughter but I take her in when her mom heads to Yuma for a few months).
I have in mind to go for at least a 2 mile run tonight after work. But hopefully I'm up for a 4 mile run. I'm feeling good right now so I see no problems with that.
GD
p.s.
too lazy to check
I ran about 7.5 miles in a tad less than 90 minutes. That was better than before and I wasn't as beat up as usual. I was going to run Monday, but things came up and had decided to postpone it for Tuesday. That ended up not working either but I did go for a brisk 30 minute hike in the Toro Park hills with my cousin and my "daughter" (actually her daughter but I take her in when her mom heads to Yuma for a few months).
I have in mind to go for at least a 2 mile run tonight after work. But hopefully I'm up for a 4 mile run. I'm feeling good right now so I see no problems with that.
GD
p.s.
too lazy to check
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Aaaand . . . I'm back.
I'm back from my mini-hiatus. I really took it easy this last week or so. I maybe got a run or two in for about five miles. I also fell off the wagon 4HB-wise. I wasn't pigging out or anything, but I wasn't eating dinner like I was supposed to. But I guess after a couple of months of being fairly strict, I needed a bit of a break from the 4HB.
I had started last week ok, but by Friday even the 4HB breakfast was out the window. I had an apple fritter for breakfast along with my coffee. It. Was. Awesome.
But no more. I'm back on the wagon. And not because I gained any weight. I didn't. I stayed where I was surprisingly. I just needed to get back on because, my god . . . I felt HORRIBLE. I can't imagine feeling like that all the time again. No energy, somewhat lethargic . . . I guess that's why I didn't run this last week. Blagh.
So I started again on Monday. That may explain the crap four miles I ran yesterday evening. I was still on the crap-food hangover. I did ok the first couple of miles. But on that second mile I knew I was going to have a problem going back.
By the way, that's why I don't run ovals. If I'd been running at the track, I'd've just up and quit my run by my second mile and headed home. Out-and-backs, you can't do that. Once you're OUT, you gotta go BACK!
Anyway, back to the crap Tuesday run. I was doing good for two miles. Before even getting to the turn-around I knew I was gonna struggle to get back. I began the run doing 2/1's (2 minute run, 1 minute walk). After the first mile I switched it to 3/1's I was comfortable. I'm not sure if I'd had kept it to 2/1's would've helped, but I was struggling to get the last bit of the second mile. At the turnaround, I switched back to 2/1's and had to psyche myself out to finish it strong.
One thing I noticed during the run was that my form was off. I noticed my foot would slide forward a bit at each step. Can anyone tell me what that indicates? That's right. Over striding. I was wearing my Bikilas and it wasn't until I got tired that I noticed my foot was sliding forward. I had to focus on placing my foot down. I had to shorten my stride more. I think I have to break out the metronome again and see if my pacing is off.
I have another run tonight with the cuz. Same place, different distance. We go for 15 minutes out and then back. We get close to the three mile mark. Maybe tonight we will. She's getting better.
GD
p.s.
too lazy to check.
p.p.s.
run :)
I had started last week ok, but by Friday even the 4HB breakfast was out the window. I had an apple fritter for breakfast along with my coffee. It. Was. Awesome.
But no more. I'm back on the wagon. And not because I gained any weight. I didn't. I stayed where I was surprisingly. I just needed to get back on because, my god . . . I felt HORRIBLE. I can't imagine feeling like that all the time again. No energy, somewhat lethargic . . . I guess that's why I didn't run this last week. Blagh.
So I started again on Monday. That may explain the crap four miles I ran yesterday evening. I was still on the crap-food hangover. I did ok the first couple of miles. But on that second mile I knew I was going to have a problem going back.
By the way, that's why I don't run ovals. If I'd been running at the track, I'd've just up and quit my run by my second mile and headed home. Out-and-backs, you can't do that. Once you're OUT, you gotta go BACK!
Anyway, back to the crap Tuesday run. I was doing good for two miles. Before even getting to the turn-around I knew I was gonna struggle to get back. I began the run doing 2/1's (2 minute run, 1 minute walk). After the first mile I switched it to 3/1's I was comfortable. I'm not sure if I'd had kept it to 2/1's would've helped, but I was struggling to get the last bit of the second mile. At the turnaround, I switched back to 2/1's and had to psyche myself out to finish it strong.
One thing I noticed during the run was that my form was off. I noticed my foot would slide forward a bit at each step. Can anyone tell me what that indicates? That's right. Over striding. I was wearing my Bikilas and it wasn't until I got tired that I noticed my foot was sliding forward. I had to focus on placing my foot down. I had to shorten my stride more. I think I have to break out the metronome again and see if my pacing is off.
I have another run tonight with the cuz. Same place, different distance. We go for 15 minutes out and then back. We get close to the three mile mark. Maybe tonight we will. She's getting better.
GD
p.s.
too lazy to check.
p.p.s.
run :)
Monday, August 08, 2011
My SVMH Experience :)
I definitely enjoyed this run WAY more than last year!
Here I am, a couple of days later after the Salinas Valley Half Marathon and I'm doing fine. Last year at this time I was still hobbling around! My shins were excruciatingly painful and my muscles were all knotted up. Today, I'm a bit worse for wear but it's just soreness. I'm going for a 3 mile run tonight and I'm looking forward to it. I'm hoping that the muscle will loosen a bit and the soreness lessens a bit.
People at work have been asking me doubtfully if I ran the SVMH because I'm walking around normally!
Here's what I've figured out though: Distance is a non-issue. What kills you is time. I need to do one of three things for next year. Either get faster, increase my stamina or both. A lot of the people I saw finish at about my time (3 hours on the money by the way) looked ok, but weren't as energetic as other runners who completed the run in less than 2:30.
When I started the run, I felt great. I woke up around 4:45am. I had already prepped my breakfast the night before. Breakfast was what I normally eat almost everyday: 2 eggs, cup of lentils, 100 grams of spinach, 2 fish oil capsules and 2 Cinsulin capsules (10:1 cinnamon extract). 1 cup of crappy double strength horrible instant (blagh!) coffee and about 24 ounces of water . . . to help with the flushing out ;) . I jumped in the shower and then got my gear ready to head out the door.
I walked out the door at about 5:45 am. Steve was waiting outside and he followed me to Soledad High School where we were to park to get shuttled by the buses to the Soledad Mission where the start line was. Ernesto and Charity arrived a couple of minutes after we did and parked next to us. We jumped on a bus and arrived at the mission at about 6:45 am. We waited about an hour. We chatted a bit found some friends and acquaintances, wished each other luck and then we were called to the start line.
Steve stayed near the front of the pack because he was expecting his time to be under 2 hours (he's a stick). Charity was expecting her time to be around the 2:20 mark, so she went into that group. I wanted to join her but I knew my weaknesses so I stayed near the back with Ernesto. Ernesto has been having issues with his back relating to a car accident where he was rear-ended. I had planned to stick with him for the first mile to warm-up, but he suggested that I just go my own pace. After the last time I didn't listen to him, I listened to him this time. Below is a link to the SVHM route:
Salinas Valley Half Marathon Route
I always have to struggle through the first mile or so before something happens and I get comfortable with the run. Then I just cruise. This time was no different. After the second turn onto Foothill I really began cruising. I'd hit my stride and was very comfortable. I was wearing my Bikila LS's and I'd get the odd look here and there. I was doing great until mile six when we hit the Big Hill. I really shortened my stride for that one and was able to take on the biggie for the whole thing. I stopped somewhere around mile 7 and walked a few minutes. I was beginning to feel the blah's. I'd been taking in only water from the aid stations but at mile 7 I needed a boot and grabbed a Gatorade along with the water. That definitely helped!
I hadn't taken anything with me other than my running gear. My gear usually consists of shirt, shorts shoes, watch and sometimes the iPhone when I use the iMapMyRun app. I decided I wanted to run this race and enjoy it. So I left my watch and iPhone in my sweatbag to be shipped off to finish to wait for me. But curiosity got the better of me and I ended up asking one of the volunteers what time he had. According to his watch, I was 5 minutes under my usual time for the 8th mile (usually 1:38). And that is usually in town on relatively flat sidewalk!
I was tired and I had to focus on keeping my running form. I got a bit of a boost because of the good news from the volunteer and I was able to push through the exhaustion til mile 9, but my feet were just about done. I paraphrase the saying: My will is good but the foot is weak. And boy was it ever!
I was tired but my legs were good, nothing hurt. But my feet could no longer support my body when running. I mean they weren't gonna break or anything but my feet were no longer elastic . . . if that makes any sense. I guess you'd have to have been running the barefoot form to really get the gist of it. Turn my feet over and call them DONE!
I walked most of the last 4 miles from then on. There went my goal of 2:30. I was disappointed at first, but then told myself "fuckit"! I just continued on and chatted up other runners and helped push them forward and gave them positive vibes. I'd find the juice to run a few yards and walk some more. I cycled that way til I got to the last stretch of race.
At the last half mile, I psyched myself up and began trotting to the finish. I found my reserves and really pushed it at the last turn to the finish line and ran it in. So at least the photo at the finish line will look good.
So . . . what did I learn from this? I'm still developing my foot strength. I've gotta run faster longer. Or at least longer to finish the race in about 2 hours. Because right now, my conditioning and mass aren't working well together. If I can improve my speed and stamina over the next year, I'd like to see a two hour half marathon. That means around a 9 minute mile. I'd be happy with a 2:30 half.
Steve and I are thinking about some 10k's over the next few months. There's one in Aromas next month on the 11th. I'll be signing up for that one.
I can't wait for next year!
GD
p.s.
almost too lazy, did a couple of corrections here and there. not perfect . . .
Here I am, a couple of days later after the Salinas Valley Half Marathon and I'm doing fine. Last year at this time I was still hobbling around! My shins were excruciatingly painful and my muscles were all knotted up. Today, I'm a bit worse for wear but it's just soreness. I'm going for a 3 mile run tonight and I'm looking forward to it. I'm hoping that the muscle will loosen a bit and the soreness lessens a bit.
People at work have been asking me doubtfully if I ran the SVMH because I'm walking around normally!
Here's what I've figured out though: Distance is a non-issue. What kills you is time. I need to do one of three things for next year. Either get faster, increase my stamina or both. A lot of the people I saw finish at about my time (3 hours on the money by the way) looked ok, but weren't as energetic as other runners who completed the run in less than 2:30.
When I started the run, I felt great. I woke up around 4:45am. I had already prepped my breakfast the night before. Breakfast was what I normally eat almost everyday: 2 eggs, cup of lentils, 100 grams of spinach, 2 fish oil capsules and 2 Cinsulin capsules (10:1 cinnamon extract). 1 cup of crappy double strength horrible instant (blagh!) coffee and about 24 ounces of water . . . to help with the flushing out ;) . I jumped in the shower and then got my gear ready to head out the door.
I walked out the door at about 5:45 am. Steve was waiting outside and he followed me to Soledad High School where we were to park to get shuttled by the buses to the Soledad Mission where the start line was. Ernesto and Charity arrived a couple of minutes after we did and parked next to us. We jumped on a bus and arrived at the mission at about 6:45 am. We waited about an hour. We chatted a bit found some friends and acquaintances, wished each other luck and then we were called to the start line.
Steve stayed near the front of the pack because he was expecting his time to be under 2 hours (he's a stick). Charity was expecting her time to be around the 2:20 mark, so she went into that group. I wanted to join her but I knew my weaknesses so I stayed near the back with Ernesto. Ernesto has been having issues with his back relating to a car accident where he was rear-ended. I had planned to stick with him for the first mile to warm-up, but he suggested that I just go my own pace. After the last time I didn't listen to him, I listened to him this time. Below is a link to the SVHM route:
Salinas Valley Half Marathon Route
I always have to struggle through the first mile or so before something happens and I get comfortable with the run. Then I just cruise. This time was no different. After the second turn onto Foothill I really began cruising. I'd hit my stride and was very comfortable. I was wearing my Bikila LS's and I'd get the odd look here and there. I was doing great until mile six when we hit the Big Hill. I really shortened my stride for that one and was able to take on the biggie for the whole thing. I stopped somewhere around mile 7 and walked a few minutes. I was beginning to feel the blah's. I'd been taking in only water from the aid stations but at mile 7 I needed a boot and grabbed a Gatorade along with the water. That definitely helped!
I hadn't taken anything with me other than my running gear. My gear usually consists of shirt, shorts shoes, watch and sometimes the iPhone when I use the iMapMyRun app. I decided I wanted to run this race and enjoy it. So I left my watch and iPhone in my sweatbag to be shipped off to finish to wait for me. But curiosity got the better of me and I ended up asking one of the volunteers what time he had. According to his watch, I was 5 minutes under my usual time for the 8th mile (usually 1:38). And that is usually in town on relatively flat sidewalk!
I was tired and I had to focus on keeping my running form. I got a bit of a boost because of the good news from the volunteer and I was able to push through the exhaustion til mile 9, but my feet were just about done. I paraphrase the saying: My will is good but the foot is weak. And boy was it ever!
I was tired but my legs were good, nothing hurt. But my feet could no longer support my body when running. I mean they weren't gonna break or anything but my feet were no longer elastic . . . if that makes any sense. I guess you'd have to have been running the barefoot form to really get the gist of it. Turn my feet over and call them DONE!
I walked most of the last 4 miles from then on. There went my goal of 2:30. I was disappointed at first, but then told myself "fuckit"! I just continued on and chatted up other runners and helped push them forward and gave them positive vibes. I'd find the juice to run a few yards and walk some more. I cycled that way til I got to the last stretch of race.
At the last half mile, I psyched myself up and began trotting to the finish. I found my reserves and really pushed it at the last turn to the finish line and ran it in. So at least the photo at the finish line will look good.
So . . . what did I learn from this? I'm still developing my foot strength. I've gotta run faster longer. Or at least longer to finish the race in about 2 hours. Because right now, my conditioning and mass aren't working well together. If I can improve my speed and stamina over the next year, I'd like to see a two hour half marathon. That means around a 9 minute mile. I'd be happy with a 2:30 half.
Steve and I are thinking about some 10k's over the next few months. There's one in Aromas next month on the 11th. I'll be signing up for that one.
I can't wait for next year!
GD
p.s.
almost too lazy, did a couple of corrections here and there. not perfect . . .
Friday, August 05, 2011
Only a few more hours to go!
I'm getting excited!
This time last year I was kinda dreading the event. I knew I'd finish any way I could and I did . . . . in about three and a half hours. Ugh.
This year is different. I'm much more positive and I, barring any unforeseen events (see yesterdays blog), see myself finishing in about two and a half hours. I hope I can sleep tonight! Also, I still have a twinge in the foot which I suspect is still the plantar fasciits, but it's not too big a deal. It's further back near the heel from where it was before. It goes away after walking for a minute or so. I'm not too concerned about it.
I'm still debating the shoe and phone thing. Right now I'm about 90% sure I'll be going in the Bikila LS's as opposed to using the Merrells. As far as the phone, I keep flip-flopping. I want to take it to record the event, but I don't want to carry it. I wish there was a way to strap it to my arm where it wouldn't bother me. Or better yet, some type of inconspicuous iPhone sheath where I just reach back when I need it! I may just use some type of lanyard. I don't bounce too much so the phone won't bounce either. I'll figure something out.
I'll post as soon as I'm done with the run and also post up my results ASAP.
Whelp! Wish me luck, I can't wait for tomorrow!
p.s.
too lazy for grammar check
p.p.s.
though I'm not part of the collective, I like the idea and so I spread word: Run smiley :)
This time last year I was kinda dreading the event. I knew I'd finish any way I could and I did . . . . in about three and a half hours. Ugh.
This year is different. I'm much more positive and I, barring any unforeseen events (see yesterdays blog), see myself finishing in about two and a half hours. I hope I can sleep tonight! Also, I still have a twinge in the foot which I suspect is still the plantar fasciits, but it's not too big a deal. It's further back near the heel from where it was before. It goes away after walking for a minute or so. I'm not too concerned about it.
I'm still debating the shoe and phone thing. Right now I'm about 90% sure I'll be going in the Bikila LS's as opposed to using the Merrells. As far as the phone, I keep flip-flopping. I want to take it to record the event, but I don't want to carry it. I wish there was a way to strap it to my arm where it wouldn't bother me. Or better yet, some type of inconspicuous iPhone sheath where I just reach back when I need it! I may just use some type of lanyard. I don't bounce too much so the phone won't bounce either. I'll figure something out.
I'll post as soon as I'm done with the run and also post up my results ASAP.
Whelp! Wish me luck, I can't wait for tomorrow!
p.s.
too lazy for grammar check
p.p.s.
though I'm not part of the collective, I like the idea and so I spread word: Run smiley :)
Thursday, August 04, 2011
At least the day STARTED good . . .
I just received some bad news . . . apparently something lead to one of my cousins to try to end his existence in this mortal plain. He was found in time and is under observation in a hospital. He slit his wrists and throat.
I'm one of those that don't have much sympathy for people who commit or attempt to commit suicide. Don't get me wrong, I do love the guy but people who try to finish themselves off are a tad selfish! What they don't seem to understand is for the most part there are people who love them and will help them if help is asked for. From what I understand, he hasn't shown any suicidal tendencies before. Something happened that he had done once before and he got caught. I'm not sure what though. My mom was in tears and I couldn't quite understand what she was saying.
If other people knew . . . whatever they knew that what he was doing was wrong, why the fuck didn't they get him professional help?! He's still in high school, they'll forgive a lot if he wants and asks for the help. People always come up against dead-ends in their lives, but most of the time there is a way around them if you're willing to look for alternatives.
I don't get why he tried, all I know is that the whole family is now is in a shambles. Now it's my time to show my selfishness by making a decision:
Yesterday I had my One Mile Time Trial. The coach asked for "Maximum Effort". I was expecting to pull something like 9:30 or a bit over for the mile. I ended up running an 8:52 mile. I was so excited, I never thought I'd get that kind of number anymore!
Coach had a chart that showed what times you'd get in different distances that correlated to your mile time. It's not one-to-one, but takes into account an average performance of other runners with similar times. If I'm lucky and can keep with the average, I may be able to get under the 2:30 mark for the Half Marathon. In minimalist shoes no less!
So that's my decision . . . I'm still running my Half Marathon come Saturday.
The dumbass will live. He's going to get some major head-shrinkage done. And everyone's gonna be walking on eggshells around him for a while. In a year or two from now when he's mentally stable, I'm gonna beat the living shit outta him. But before I do, I'm gonna tell him why.
GD
I'm one of those that don't have much sympathy for people who commit or attempt to commit suicide. Don't get me wrong, I do love the guy but people who try to finish themselves off are a tad selfish! What they don't seem to understand is for the most part there are people who love them and will help them if help is asked for. From what I understand, he hasn't shown any suicidal tendencies before. Something happened that he had done once before and he got caught. I'm not sure what though. My mom was in tears and I couldn't quite understand what she was saying.
If other people knew . . . whatever they knew that what he was doing was wrong, why the fuck didn't they get him professional help?! He's still in high school, they'll forgive a lot if he wants and asks for the help. People always come up against dead-ends in their lives, but most of the time there is a way around them if you're willing to look for alternatives.
I don't get why he tried, all I know is that the whole family is now is in a shambles. Now it's my time to show my selfishness by making a decision:
Yesterday I had my One Mile Time Trial. The coach asked for "Maximum Effort". I was expecting to pull something like 9:30 or a bit over for the mile. I ended up running an 8:52 mile. I was so excited, I never thought I'd get that kind of number anymore!
Coach had a chart that showed what times you'd get in different distances that correlated to your mile time. It's not one-to-one, but takes into account an average performance of other runners with similar times. If I'm lucky and can keep with the average, I may be able to get under the 2:30 mark for the Half Marathon. In minimalist shoes no less!
So that's my decision . . . I'm still running my Half Marathon come Saturday.
The dumbass will live. He's going to get some major head-shrinkage done. And everyone's gonna be walking on eggshells around him for a while. In a year or two from now when he's mentally stable, I'm gonna beat the living shit outta him. But before I do, I'm gonna tell him why.
GD
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Fun run: 08/01/2011
So yesterday I ran with my cuz again. She's doing better. I have her doing 1/1's (1 minute run, 1 minute walk). Last week she was struggling with 1/2's. She was doing so well that she actually began sprinting the last bit back to the car which was about 100 yards!
Seeing that Sunday was my long run for the week, I probably should'a taken the day off and run today. But I was curious how I would feel after running a full 8 miles with the Bikilas. Well, the first 5 minutes were a bit uncomfortable. I was still suffering from soreness and I hurt. Not injury hurt, soreness hurt. Like an ache.
But after those initial 5 minutes, everything relaxed and I began enjoying the run! It was only a 30 minute run but I think it helped with the recovery aspect. I'm definitely feeling much better today. No tightness, just a bit of soreness. I'll probably go for another 30 minutes today at my own pace today.
Tomorrow the Y is going to have their last group training. As you may have guessed from my previous postings, I haven't really joined the group for about a month. Let alone the group training runs. I've been doing the long runs on my own. I think I will be going to that last one, though. It's a time trial. I curious to see what improvement I've undergone numbers wise.
I know that I will not be exhausted at the end like I was at the start of the program. I'm hoping to get at least in the 9's somewhere (preferably in the low 9's). I hope we get to get a warmup in there somewhere because I don't shine until I've got my heart primed!
The SVMH is only 4 days away . . . wow. I think I'm actually excited this year. Last year I clearly remember dreading the race. I was suffering shin splints and aches galore. This year it's only soreness. I think I'm gonna do real good this year. I'm gonna make sure I enjoy this run. Don't get me wrong! I still want to shoot for 2:30, but if I'm not feeling it . . . I'm gonna make sure I make the most of it and socialize with other runners. Maybe I'll even take a cooler with beer to the event parking lot. Have a beer before the start of the race! It's carbs! It's hydration! It's the perfect pre-run breakfast!!!
GD
p.s.
too lazy
Seeing that Sunday was my long run for the week, I probably should'a taken the day off and run today. But I was curious how I would feel after running a full 8 miles with the Bikilas. Well, the first 5 minutes were a bit uncomfortable. I was still suffering from soreness and I hurt. Not injury hurt, soreness hurt. Like an ache.
But after those initial 5 minutes, everything relaxed and I began enjoying the run! It was only a 30 minute run but I think it helped with the recovery aspect. I'm definitely feeling much better today. No tightness, just a bit of soreness. I'll probably go for another 30 minutes today at my own pace today.
Tomorrow the Y is going to have their last group training. As you may have guessed from my previous postings, I haven't really joined the group for about a month. Let alone the group training runs. I've been doing the long runs on my own. I think I will be going to that last one, though. It's a time trial. I curious to see what improvement I've undergone numbers wise.
I know that I will not be exhausted at the end like I was at the start of the program. I'm hoping to get at least in the 9's somewhere (preferably in the low 9's). I hope we get to get a warmup in there somewhere because I don't shine until I've got my heart primed!
The SVMH is only 4 days away . . . wow. I think I'm actually excited this year. Last year I clearly remember dreading the race. I was suffering shin splints and aches galore. This year it's only soreness. I think I'm gonna do real good this year. I'm gonna make sure I enjoy this run. Don't get me wrong! I still want to shoot for 2:30, but if I'm not feeling it . . . I'm gonna make sure I make the most of it and socialize with other runners. Maybe I'll even take a cooler with beer to the event parking lot. Have a beer before the start of the race! It's carbs! It's hydration! It's the perfect pre-run breakfast!!!
GD
p.s.
too lazy
Monday, August 01, 2011
Less than a week away . . .
If you click the title link, it'll take you to yesterdays run stats. I had to edit it because I received a call mid run and the GPS freaked out and stopped recording the distance.
I wasn't sure if I was going to go out in my Bikilas, but I did. I started the run a bit shakey. I've been having foot and ankle soreness for the last couple of days before. 3 miles into the run, it all went away and I was able to finally relax and really enjoy the run. I stopped several times, but that's fine. I'm still building up for longer non-stop distances. Once I got home I was definitely feeling tired. I grabbed a couple of Kirkland Chocolate milks from the fridge and went to my backyard for a dip.
"Do you have a pool?", you ask. No. I have a 55 gallon barrel.
I work for a lab that receives samples from all across the country. Several of those samples come with handy little ice packs that the shipper doesn't want returned. We have a massive freezer in which we keep said packs ready for any other items that need to keep cool while being shipped. Well, I grabbed about 30 of those ice packs and took them home and put them in my freezer. They just fit in between my chicken, spinach, veggies and ice cream (cheat day). Sunday morning, I threw on my running shorts, Bikilas, t-shirt and went to the back yard with ALL thirty ice packs and dumped them in the pre-filled barrel of water and took off for my run.
My dip was very uncomfortably cold . . . for 5 minutes. Then I really enjoyed it. Better than last week and I think it's really helped with my quicker next-day recovery.
I'm going to have a few more short runs this week just to "taper" before the biggie come Saturday. I feel real confident about it. The only thing I'm unsure of is what shoes to take that day. Right now I'm thinking it'll be the Merrells. They've only been a problem when I had the plantar fasciitis because it was stretching the foot and achilles more. But I used them last Sunday for my long run and the nagging bruise I complain about wasn't really felt. I'll still stick with the Bikilas for my shorter runs, and see how that goes.
I'm going to keep up with this running thing because I'm really enjoying the shit out of it now that I've gone "primitive" with the minimalist shoes. To quote John Pinnette, "It's been a sojourn. It's been a journey." But in this case it's about my running experience.
And to quote another group of people out in the interwebs that have gone even more primitive than I, Run Smiley!
GD
p.s.
too lazy to check and
run :)
I wasn't sure if I was going to go out in my Bikilas, but I did. I started the run a bit shakey. I've been having foot and ankle soreness for the last couple of days before. 3 miles into the run, it all went away and I was able to finally relax and really enjoy the run. I stopped several times, but that's fine. I'm still building up for longer non-stop distances. Once I got home I was definitely feeling tired. I grabbed a couple of Kirkland Chocolate milks from the fridge and went to my backyard for a dip.
"Do you have a pool?", you ask. No. I have a 55 gallon barrel.
I work for a lab that receives samples from all across the country. Several of those samples come with handy little ice packs that the shipper doesn't want returned. We have a massive freezer in which we keep said packs ready for any other items that need to keep cool while being shipped. Well, I grabbed about 30 of those ice packs and took them home and put them in my freezer. They just fit in between my chicken, spinach, veggies and ice cream (cheat day). Sunday morning, I threw on my running shorts, Bikilas, t-shirt and went to the back yard with ALL thirty ice packs and dumped them in the pre-filled barrel of water and took off for my run.
My dip was very uncomfortably cold . . . for 5 minutes. Then I really enjoyed it. Better than last week and I think it's really helped with my quicker next-day recovery.
I'm going to have a few more short runs this week just to "taper" before the biggie come Saturday. I feel real confident about it. The only thing I'm unsure of is what shoes to take that day. Right now I'm thinking it'll be the Merrells. They've only been a problem when I had the plantar fasciitis because it was stretching the foot and achilles more. But I used them last Sunday for my long run and the nagging bruise I complain about wasn't really felt. I'll still stick with the Bikilas for my shorter runs, and see how that goes.
I'm going to keep up with this running thing because I'm really enjoying the shit out of it now that I've gone "primitive" with the minimalist shoes. To quote John Pinnette, "It's been a sojourn. It's been a journey." But in this case it's about my running experience.
And to quote another group of people out in the interwebs that have gone even more primitive than I, Run Smiley!
GD
p.s.
too lazy to check and
run :)
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