Last Saturday was my long run with my friend, Sudeep. We went 4 miles and had a pace of 9 min and 48 sec/mile. I really should learn that spicy food is not a good choice for a meal the night before going running. I felt like I was going to give birth every mile, but I kept running and even ran faster to get home ASAP. Maybe I should pack hot sauce packets instead of Gu energy gel packets in my runner's pack for the marathon. I think my time would be pretty fast rushing from port-o-potty to port-o-potty.
This week my mileage is going down: Tues-2mi, Wed-3mi, Thurs-2mi, and Sat-3mi. This is what the training schedule tells me. So super easy, right?!
Showing posts with label week 3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label week 3. Show all posts
Monday, September 19, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Week 3 progress report
I am done with my midweek runs (Tue. 2 mi, Wed. 3 mi, Thurs. 1.5 mi). Now is just resting and massaging my legs before Saturday's 4 mile run. Today I also made my best pace at a 9 min and 48 sec mile. This may or may not have something to do with the adrenaline rush I got by mistaking some piping on the side of the road for a snake. Normally I don't get freaked out by snakes, but when it's in my peripheral vision and less than a foot next to my foot, I get 'a little' startled....
I'm beginning to think I have runner's pain empathy. On Tuesday, one of my lab mates complained about hip pain while running and when I went running on Wednesday morning, there was a little pain in my hip. This is after a few weeks ago when another lab mate told me about her knee pain woes and I started feeling soreness in my knees shortly after that.... I think I am going to make a new rule where people are not allowed to tell me about their running injuries/pains.
To cope with after run knee pains I've been wearing these knee straps while running. So far they work great and my knees feel like new after running! I probably don't have to wear them after a while since my legs will probably build up muscle to support everything properly, but I think I'll just keep wearing them for extra support despite that. Better safe than crippled later, right?
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I'm beginning to think I have runner's pain empathy. On Tuesday, one of my lab mates complained about hip pain while running and when I went running on Wednesday morning, there was a little pain in my hip. This is after a few weeks ago when another lab mate told me about her knee pain woes and I started feeling soreness in my knees shortly after that.... I think I am going to make a new rule where people are not allowed to tell me about their running injuries/pains.
To cope with after run knee pains I've been wearing these knee straps while running. So far they work great and my knees feel like new after running! I probably don't have to wear them after a while since my legs will probably build up muscle to support everything properly, but I think I'll just keep wearing them for extra support despite that. Better safe than crippled later, right?
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