Training Journal – 7/17/12:
This will be my morning run on April 28, 2013: Big Sur International Marathon I’ll be wearing bib 1515!
Training Journal – 7/15/12:
I’m mixing things up a bit for a little variety by inserting a trail run during the week while the weather is nice. Afternoons are best schedule and safety-wise, given that i run at o-dark-thirty. It was warm hot today, so I treated the run as a series of hill intervals, walking (and hydrating) throughout the run.
I did 6.8 @ 1:27:43, a 12:48 overall avg pace and a 7:28 avg best pace. Not bad considering the heat (~90°) – I did pretty much the same route one morning last week at 1:11:25, a 10:35 overall avg pace and a 7:17 avg best pace.
All in all, a great afternoon workout.
Training Journal – 7/12/12:
Last week, over the course of a few lunches, I re-watched “Unbreakable: The Western States 100” for about the fourth or fifth time. The film is always a boost (maybe someday I’ll work up to an ultra!); however, this time the music is what caught my attention.
The original score is by Cody Westheimer, with original music by Chris LaShelle. Sadly, there is no formal ‘soundtrack’ available for the film, but they do list the featured music near the end of the film’s credits. Most (13) are available on iTunes – the original scores do not seem to be available (at least as far as I can tell.)
The music is a mix of genres and each is actually pretty good listening on a long run – which is the only time I usually listen to music. A few standouts for me are:
Still, the one song that I can’t get off my mind is We Move Lightly, by Dustin O’Halloran. like buttah…
Training Journal – 7/11/12:
Ran up on these two guys today during my morning run in Alum Rock Park…
Training Journal – 7/4/12:
June was pretty much a month of training squeezed in among several out-of-town trips. I didn’t ride the bike once.
I did get some new shoes, switching to Saucony Kinvara 3s for the road (LOVE THEM!) and getting a pair of Saucony Xodus 3.0 trail shoes from my wife for my birthday. I did my first trail run on June 30th and am planning to work in some trail runs into the training plan. I also registered for a trail race in August – might as well put the shoes (and me) to work!
Anyway, here are the stats for the month that was June 2012:
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GIDDY-UP!
Training Journal – 7/3/12:
K got me some trail running shoes for my birthday, so I decided to test them out this morning on a short run. Me like!
It was a nice run and good hill workout. Pretty cool that this park is less that a mile from home!
I still will focus on road running, but I think I’ll mix in trails occasionally – even a trail race in August!
Training Journal – 6/30/12:
In the First Few Seconds
Your muscles start using adenosine triphosphate (ATP), energy molecules your body makes from food.
That burst of power you feel? It’s ATP converting into another high-powered molecule, adenosine diphosphate (ADP). Muscle cells, expert recyclers, will turn ADP back into ATP after the initial surge.
Continue reading at Active.com.
Training Journal – 6/28/12:
I stumbled upon this gem from the AskLaurenFleshman.com website today at lunch:
Build your own confidence by not looking around at others too much and working with the body you have. It is hard work to do that, but in my opinion, THAT is the only success worth having.
– Lauren Fleshman, Pro Runner & Picky Bar Creator
Training Journal – 6/27/12:
“Stepping outside the comfort zone is the price I pay to find out how good I can be. If I planned on backing off every time running got difficult I would hang up my shoes and take up knitting.”
Word
*No offense to the wonderfully-skilled knitters of the world…
Training Journal – 6/21/12:
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