Sunday, January 13, 2013
Week Two, "I will run 500 miles. . ."
Great running week, not only did I get four runs in, but I also had a few mental breakthroughs. First the runs:
Wednesday: I took the night off swimming (a breakthrough in itself) and took Michael to soccer practice at the ALC. After I dropped him off, I ran 3 flat miles. We had a warm up in MN and I was WAY over dressed. I was sluggish and walked a lot but when I was done, I had a chance to watch Michael play soccer. That was great fun. I learned that wearing the correct clothes is paramount.
Friday: I took the night off swimming again (what has gotten into me?) and ran my usual 3.1 mile route. I ran the whole time (awesome for me!) without music and thought about what I was doing and why. I am running to get exercise and feel good not to be fast. I want to be strong not injured. This got me thinking about my running technique. I am not a running coach but my swimming background gives me some hints about how I want to train. I know that with my swimmers I have to keep reminding them to slow down and do things right. I did the same thing while I was running and tried to feel my feel land under me rather that in front of me. I pushed my chest out slightly and tighten my core. This help me greatly and made this one of the best runs of the year so far. I need to keep reminding myself why.
Saturday: I ran the same route (3.2 miles this time) but waited until too late to get started. I did not leave for my run until after 10 PM at night. This made the cold that much colder. I was extremely hungry when I finished. I ate an apple with peanut butter and some corn chips. Not the best snack but I felt I needed some food.
Sunday: After I dropped Anthony off at Afton Alps to teach snowboarding, I stopped by Afton State Park. There was an organized run going on at the time, The Sasquatch Shuffle. Fun to see so many people out running. I ran a short (1.8 mile) loop mostly because of the cold and how the fact that I ran not 10 hours earlier. The conditions were terrible, we had had some unseasonably warm weather which made the trails icy and torturous to run on. I went slowly but kept moving the whole time.
Week Total: 11.1 miles
Yearly Total: 19.3 miles (+.1 over goal!)
Wednesday: I took the night off swimming (a breakthrough in itself) and took Michael to soccer practice at the ALC. After I dropped him off, I ran 3 flat miles. We had a warm up in MN and I was WAY over dressed. I was sluggish and walked a lot but when I was done, I had a chance to watch Michael play soccer. That was great fun. I learned that wearing the correct clothes is paramount.
Friday: I took the night off swimming again (what has gotten into me?) and ran my usual 3.1 mile route. I ran the whole time (awesome for me!) without music and thought about what I was doing and why. I am running to get exercise and feel good not to be fast. I want to be strong not injured. This got me thinking about my running technique. I am not a running coach but my swimming background gives me some hints about how I want to train. I know that with my swimmers I have to keep reminding them to slow down and do things right. I did the same thing while I was running and tried to feel my feel land under me rather that in front of me. I pushed my chest out slightly and tighten my core. This help me greatly and made this one of the best runs of the year so far. I need to keep reminding myself why.
Saturday: I ran the same route (3.2 miles this time) but waited until too late to get started. I did not leave for my run until after 10 PM at night. This made the cold that much colder. I was extremely hungry when I finished. I ate an apple with peanut butter and some corn chips. Not the best snack but I felt I needed some food.
Sunday: After I dropped Anthony off at Afton Alps to teach snowboarding, I stopped by Afton State Park. There was an organized run going on at the time, The Sasquatch Shuffle. Fun to see so many people out running. I ran a short (1.8 mile) loop mostly because of the cold and how the fact that I ran not 10 hours earlier. The conditions were terrible, we had had some unseasonably warm weather which made the trails icy and torturous to run on. I went slowly but kept moving the whole time.
Week Total: 11.1 miles
Yearly Total: 19.3 miles (+.1 over goal!)
