Half Marathon Training, Week 2 Recap
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Run in the November Rain
It rained in DC yesterday; in November. And not even the beginning of November: It rained on the 19th day of the month! I doubt I'll get used to rain that late in the year. In North Dakota we were lucky if we saw sleet in November instead of inches of snow. I really like to run in the rain, and so I just couldn't help myself yesterday. It wasn't raining all that hard, so I brought my camera. A couple of these picture might have some fog or water droplets in them, but here they are anyway:
First 8 miler of new training
Short recording after my long run today.
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Walk Day
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Hello had a good walk at Lilburn Park this afternoon. Today is a recovery day from yesterday's interval workout. This post is also a test of the SMS.
"i'm going to be a runner if it kills me" part one--aka "third time is a charm"
I'm not a runner. But I want to be. Badly.
I admire the discipline that it takes to get up in the morning even in the cold or wind or rain to pound the pavement. But I am lazy. And my bed is so warm.
I realize that there are thousands of people in the world who have a handicap and can only dream of being physically capable of running. But I take my health for granted.
I crave the physical perks of running, and the way a healthy runner's lifestyle can transform your body into a more lean shape. But I also crave pasta and bread and dessert.
I like runner's clothing. But tight spandex nor short shorts are very attractive on my wobbly bits.
I love the high of accomplishing something that I didn't think was possible. But it is much easier to sit on the sidelines.
I've tried becoming a runner before. Twice.
First attempt was high school. Best friend from home and I signed-up for cross country. Here was our reasoning:
- miss school to travel to cross country meets
- wear very short shorts and run around the track that circles the football field while (conveniently) the football team is practicing
- wear a uniform (maybe that was just a reason for me. I REALLY love wearing a uniform)
Results were not good. I quickly learned that it is called cross country because you run the meets through the woods. Fortunately, this means that no one can see you. My friend and I would walk through the woods and then when we got to a clearing where there were fans and coaches, we would run. To keep us from finishing in last place, we would find a couple of gullible people from other schools and talk them into walking with us. Then, we would sprint at the end and beat them. Not only did I not actually learn to run, it also did not help me date a hunky football player.
Second attempt was freshman year of college. I felt the freshman fifteen creeping on--okay, it was more like twenty and it leapt on. So, I registered for Jogging as an elective class. (Thank you scholarship for paying for this lapse in judgment as well as the lapse in judgment when I registered for Basic Military Skills in the attempt to date hot military men but instead found myself dangling from a tree on the Quad by my pelvis. We'll leave that story for another day.) Jogging class met twice a week, and we ran around the Quad while wearing reflective bright blue vests.
Results were not good. I made a "B."
This time will be different. I'll share my strategy tomorrow.
Also, I've already bought a new outfit for this endeavor. Looking good is half the battle, right?
Meine Rache an der Welt
Das hat die böse Welt nun davon: Einen Walker mehr! Meine ganz persönliche Rache...
Walken ist so ungefähr das Langweiligste, was man unternehmen kann. Hätte ich 2 Freundinen dabei gehabt, hätte ich gerne angeregt getratscht. Geht bestimmt sehr gut. So blieb mir nichts anderes übrig, als nachzudenken. Geht auch ganz gut. Erstaunlicher weise sogar besser als beim Joggen, weil man viel weniger gefordert ist.
Egal wie sehr ich mich anstrengte der Puls ging nie über 138, was meine Grundlagenausdauer entspricht. Meist lag er niedriger. Beim Joggen fällt es mir schwer bei 138 zu bleiben meist liegt der Pils höher.
Doch so langweilig und unästhetisch Waking auch sein mag: Man bewegt sich wesentlich schneller als man glaubt. Die Rundenzeit für 5 km war 40 min. Ich bin das auch schon langsamer gerannt.
Heißt das nun, dass ich ein schneller Walker oder ein langsamer Jogger bin?
Die Welt hat zurückgeschlagen...
Nike Air Zoom Vomero 4
Dopo consulenza con esperto Decathlon ho acquistato un paio di Nike Air Zoom Vomero 4. Scarpe da supinatore, quindi dovrei aver risolto il mio problema.
Adesso aspettiamo che il tendine sia a posto e nel mentre lo infarciamo di arnica spesso e volentieri; poi proviamo 'ste scarpe urlando "Just do it"!
((Il ballottaggio è stato con un paio di Asics Nimbus 11, ma le Vomero mi son sembrate morbide come guanti)
