I know I haven't posted on here in a few days BUT here I am again! I have yet to sign up for another race because most of the races that are close to me are within a time frame where I cannot attend. This next month is about to get crazy for me so it will be great to find an opportunity to run much less race. This week has not been for naught however!
I rested Sunday, but on Monday I did some cross-training.Tuesday I ran a 5K where I felt like I couldn't breathe properly which is always the worst. Then on Wednesday I cross-trained which felt really good to work specific parts of my body but overall I worked almost every part, although I need to do more for my back muscles. That brings us to today where I ran another 5K which differed from Tuesday because today my breathing was on point but my calves were not happy, they weren't really too happy on Tuesday either. I feel like they are building because it's more of a burning pain and not so much an aching or sharp pain.
This weekend I am travelling to see friends who actually enjoy running! So I have been informed that we will be running four miles and then hiking, so this weekend is shaping up to be a physical one! I've put on the schedule to run 6K's next week but I might just run one or two more 5's and then hop on the 6K train. We'll see what happens but for now I'm hungry, I'm going to go eat!
Run hungry (in a motivational way of course) my friends!
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Race Day for 5K
The day has come, and the race has come and gone. I am pleased with how everything panned out. The race started at 7a.m. and the course was not terrible, except for the massive hill at the end of it all. I started off slow and saw a slew of people bust out of the gate in front of me and I told myself not to sweat it and that many would slow down after going out too fast.
Of course I was never in this race to win, I was in it for the consistency of running and training. This morning was good in that I met my expectations of going out of the gate at a normal speed, keeping pace, speeding up later in the race, and recovering from the hill correctly and still maintaining my position in the race.
My time ended up being 32:22 and I felt really strong throughout the whole race and even overtook some people! I was very glad that the rain held off and the wind was actually helpful making the warmness a little more bearable. The most unexpected moment was when they called my name for first place in my age group! So that is pretty cool.
Now it's time to find another race...maybe a 10K this time?
Run on my friends!
Of course I was never in this race to win, I was in it for the consistency of running and training. This morning was good in that I met my expectations of going out of the gate at a normal speed, keeping pace, speeding up later in the race, and recovering from the hill correctly and still maintaining my position in the race.
My time ended up being 32:22 and I felt really strong throughout the whole race and even overtook some people! I was very glad that the rain held off and the wind was actually helpful making the warmness a little more bearable. The most unexpected moment was when they called my name for first place in my age group! So that is pretty cool.
Now it's time to find another race...maybe a 10K this time?
Run on my friends!
Thursday, April 2, 2015
5K Ouchies
Happy Thursday, today was my last run before the 5K race. I ran a complete 5K today and it was harder than I expected. Not the distance, the distance was not the problem, my legs were not cooperating. They had some pain and felt tired. Again, I know this could be an effect of raising kilometers too fast, but I still hate it. Also, I had a case of the side stitches, I call them "sticky ribs." It didn't help that I was being followed by a huge tractor for about a kilometer (My hometown is very rural).
Despite all the hurting and being followed by a tractor for so long I was still proud of myself. I did happen to time myself on this run (and may continue to do so). I'm not so focused on splits but my overall time was about 32:50. Without the pain in my legs and sticky ribs I feel like I could have made it in 30, but you don't get better with could have/would have/should have. I'm just glad that with all the painful distraction that I made it in the time that I did.
Tomorrow is a rest day before the race, I'll be doing stretches and rolling my muscles and of course eating! My sister and bro-in-law are coming here tomorrow so maybe I'll do a little skateboarding and other physical activities to keep my body loose and warm. I'm excited about the race!
Run...painless, my friends!
Despite all the hurting and being followed by a tractor for so long I was still proud of myself. I did happen to time myself on this run (and may continue to do so). I'm not so focused on splits but my overall time was about 32:50. Without the pain in my legs and sticky ribs I feel like I could have made it in 30, but you don't get better with could have/would have/should have. I'm just glad that with all the painful distraction that I made it in the time that I did.
Tomorrow is a rest day before the race, I'll be doing stretches and rolling my muscles and of course eating! My sister and bro-in-law are coming here tomorrow so maybe I'll do a little skateboarding and other physical activities to keep my body loose and warm. I'm excited about the race!
Run...painless, my friends!
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Feeling Stronger
As I write this I am still warm from my 4K that I literally just ran. I'm drinking my banana, clementine, coconut, with pineapple orange juice and a splash of lime juice smoothie. I had a fantastic run today. I was really able to push myself extremely hard today. I am proud of the run I just did because I started off slow, I didn't push it my first mile, but on my return I pushed the speed.
My legs felt great, there was no pain. As I increased my speed of course my breathing became slightly more rapid, and one thing I must confess is that I am a mouth breather when I run. So I may not be the most efficient breather when I run, the "in through the nose, out through the mouth" technique makes me feel like I'm going to suffocate. Anybody else have this problem?
It was slightly chillier today, the wind is coming from the north and for the first mile I was a little cold. All throughout this winter and now into the spring the wind just has not stopped or calmed, or at least that's how it feels. Of course the forecast for Saturday is a low of 40F and the race is at 7am with a chance of light rain. I'll be bundling up a little bit for this race.
But for today, it is beautiful and I felt great, and also I am proud of the run today. Tomorrow I go for the full 5K and then it's a rest day before the race. I'm excited!
Run strong my friends!
My legs felt great, there was no pain. As I increased my speed of course my breathing became slightly more rapid, and one thing I must confess is that I am a mouth breather when I run. So I may not be the most efficient breather when I run, the "in through the nose, out through the mouth" technique makes me feel like I'm going to suffocate. Anybody else have this problem?
It was slightly chillier today, the wind is coming from the north and for the first mile I was a little cold. All throughout this winter and now into the spring the wind just has not stopped or calmed, or at least that's how it feels. Of course the forecast for Saturday is a low of 40F and the race is at 7am with a chance of light rain. I'll be bundling up a little bit for this race.
But for today, it is beautiful and I felt great, and also I am proud of the run today. Tomorrow I go for the full 5K and then it's a rest day before the race. I'm excited!
Run strong my friends!
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