this week i ran more than i ever have in my life! my long run this week was 15.25 miles, more on that below...
WEEK 7, RUN 1
the usual 3 miles; outside, after a day of work at family court; kind of exhausted but also, exhilierating; gorgeous day, crispy at first, cool, sunny...
WEEK 7, RUN 2
wednesday training run! meet with the team, this time its ladder-runs around the bridal path by the reservoir; it feels slow and boring, but the pick ups are good. still, 3rd time around, over 5 miles, and im done. we have the option to run around one more time, and its not like i have a pressing dinner date to get to (well, not this week anyway), but i cant quite force myself to go it again - boring!
WEEK 7, RUN 3
i'm having a hard time waking up in the morning... and also have oddly increased my sodium intake by about 100%, thus waking up (eventually) very thirsty. nonetheless, i take the 3 miles at the gym; first time there in a while, so at least that feels like im accomplishing something!
WEEK 7, RUN 4
15.25 miles, yes! you heard right. this time, we didnt go crazy the night before, but i still woke up too late for comfort in prep for an august run-- 8.15 -- and i really just wanted to keep sleeping. ah well. once i was actually out of bed, i felt fine - bathroom, water, banana with peanut butter; fill up the camelbak; stuff the Gu in the pockets (vanilla and strawberry banana); grease it up with the glide gel, and OUT the door! it was.... humid. hot. sunny. really, a gorgeous day, but oh was it hot out there. i ran eastbound on route 25, up to orient state park; down the road there (2 miles out, 2 back), lovely road, lovely water on both sides, the reeds to the right, the ponds or marshes, the ocean to my left; thankfully there was a public rest area in the park where i chugged a ton of water before heading back -- i was truly worried my camelbak wouldnt get me the whole way due to the heat; i could feel the thirst and the feeling in my throat, but thankfully, it passed. vanilla gu at mile 7, strawberry banana at 12. legs kind of like slugs, dragging along, although when i have only 1.5 more to go, i am reenergized-- start blasting off, picking up speed, after a loop through ton, i run westbound on 25, past latham farm stand, then eventually turn around. like the repeat drills where we stretch out the muscles, keep legs even, strides neutral. feeling pretty excellent at the end. muscle recovery drink - success! soy milk with strawberry syrup.... mmm.
i really didnt know what to think when the run started: i thought, i dont have to do this... i thought, i can just run 10 miles.... i thought, why am i doing this? and then, i just stopped, and i did it. i pushed past that warm up cranky feeling, i kept going even though i was thirsty and hot, and when i surpassed 13.1, i felt... well, fine. sure my legs were tight, my eyes stinging with sweat, but wow, the feeling when i hit 14 miles. i started to choke up, picturing the marathon, picturing the crowds, the feeling of accomplishment, the pushing, the pushing, the pushing, and the saying, see? i told you so.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
lets play catch-up.
Somehow I got off track on these posts (several weeks off track!) so here I’m going to post highlights…
WEEK 4 – my long run (9 miles) was upstate near Millbrook, NY, and it was gorgeous. A hot, sunny, early start to the day: 7am run. My first shot of Gu (Vanilla) and I loved it. My first attempt with the Camelback, which managed to tear my left shoulder up, letting me know that I need to wear Vaseline or Body Glide with unfamiliar fabrics! The run itself was super hilly, which I guess was good practice considering I couldn’t make the TFK team run up and over the Verazano Bridge (sad!) but this was pretty spectacular: cows, fields, farms, lakes… very picturesque.
If I recall correctly, our team run this week was doing speed-repeats around the track up near 103rd street. Definitely not something I would do myself, definitely fun (in the end). Keep those fast twitch muscles moving…
WEEK 5 – this week, I finally was able to participate in a long run with my Team, although it kind of sucked… I schleped up to Central Park for 7am, ran with my pace group for the first 6 miles or so, and then managed to loose everyone. This week was 10 miles, so it would have been helpful to be with other people setting the pace and keeping me engaged. Alas. The bonus was Gatorade halfway through; the negative was (a) loosing people, (b) having to run around the bridal path—especially as it was narrowed for a race on the upper portion, and (c) the schlep to central park, all for naught. Maybe its not the long runs that are the best part, but the running with someone else – in which case, the next time I get on a long run with the team, I should loop up with my normal running buddies (whose names, of course, I forget…).
The team run this week was a timed 5k, in the rain… Pretty awesome. I managed to hit 25.47 (I think?) which was about an 8.40 pace – happy with the time!
WEEK 6, DAY 1
Tuesday: I’m alone in the house, ate a ton of bbq last night, and hit the 3 miles with my ipod. The weather is cooler, runs more comfortable in the morning. Still, pretty sweaty when I come back.
WEEK 6, DAY 2
Wednesday team run with TFK! Today’s run is awesome, although you wouldn’t expect it… We head over to Cat Hill after our stretches and have the choice of running up & down it 4, 6, or 8 times. Although 4 seems too few and 6 feels ok, we all go for 8 – and its amazing. We kept pushing each other up, and then down, and I feel like I was really teaching my body how to plow up, short steps, leaning in, pumping arms, and then how to run down, stretch legs long, catch breath, reinvigorate. Why not do 8, right, when the hills during the marathon are non-negotiable? Sweaty walk afterwards to meet dad for dinner on the UWS. I do find that after these runs, I get chill very quickly – probably using a lot of energy, coupled with the nights cooling down recently.
WEEK 6, DAY 3
This one is fine – nothing too remarkable; I run uptown to 23rd and then back on the water. There are guys already starting their fishing for the day. Home, good stretch, and then encounter a sister-meltdown on my couch. Good thing I already went on my run before chaos descended.
WEEK 6, DAY 4
Technically, I only need to do 7 miles today, scaling it back before ramping it up for the next week. But, I cant really justify scaling back because I feel fine, and have been oddly guilted into running 13 to keep up with my team’s miles. Friday night there was a party in our house in Orient for one of our housemate’s birthdays, which was a lot of fun, but predictably it meant eating foods that don’t necessarily fuel runs (steak, corn, birthday cake), drinking (wine), and a little bit of smoking as well. Still, I knew I had no way around it on Saturday morning, so although I got a late start, I was up and out by 8.20am. First, I went east on Route 25 for about 2 miles, until Narrow Creek Road. I circled up around and through the little town of Orient, and then ran back past our house, and west on 25 down to about Greenport. This time, I tried espresso flavored “Gu”, which was pretty tasty and fine – no upset stomach (although admittedly, I wish I had been able to go to the bathroom more sufficiently before the run). I took most of it at mile 6, and then saved a little for mile 10. Camelback was perfect – used just about all the water I had. All in all, felt fine afterwards, albeit ravenous. I still cant believe that on a random Saturday morning, I was able to take on a half marathon. Wow. Time wasn’t race-time, but still decent – 2.05! If I can keep that up for the marathon, I’d be super happy.
The rest of the day was pretty active as well – some biking, swimming, and walking. I felt like I had my own mini-triathalon! Sunday was technically my “day off” but it was rainy and I figured I might as well do something; early in the afternoon, I did some cross training – squats, one-legged squats, plank, leg lifts, side plank, and bridges. Oh – and a couple of pushups for good measure. (Today I am definitely feeling it…) Then, when the rain let up a little in the evening, I went for a bike ride up to Driftwood Farms (potential wedding venue?) and back, looped around town on the same loop from my run the day before. All in all, about 45 minutes of biking, not bad. I somehow think the biking from last week is what helped my right hip fix itself these past few days, like it got it back into alignment, although I’m sure it has less to do with that, and more to do with the fact that I stopped carrying heavy bags on my right shoulder to avoid agitating the hip with extra weight.
WEEK 4 – my long run (9 miles) was upstate near Millbrook, NY, and it was gorgeous. A hot, sunny, early start to the day: 7am run. My first shot of Gu (Vanilla) and I loved it. My first attempt with the Camelback, which managed to tear my left shoulder up, letting me know that I need to wear Vaseline or Body Glide with unfamiliar fabrics! The run itself was super hilly, which I guess was good practice considering I couldn’t make the TFK team run up and over the Verazano Bridge (sad!) but this was pretty spectacular: cows, fields, farms, lakes… very picturesque.
If I recall correctly, our team run this week was doing speed-repeats around the track up near 103rd street. Definitely not something I would do myself, definitely fun (in the end). Keep those fast twitch muscles moving…
WEEK 5 – this week, I finally was able to participate in a long run with my Team, although it kind of sucked… I schleped up to Central Park for 7am, ran with my pace group for the first 6 miles or so, and then managed to loose everyone. This week was 10 miles, so it would have been helpful to be with other people setting the pace and keeping me engaged. Alas. The bonus was Gatorade halfway through; the negative was (a) loosing people, (b) having to run around the bridal path—especially as it was narrowed for a race on the upper portion, and (c) the schlep to central park, all for naught. Maybe its not the long runs that are the best part, but the running with someone else – in which case, the next time I get on a long run with the team, I should loop up with my normal running buddies (whose names, of course, I forget…).
The team run this week was a timed 5k, in the rain… Pretty awesome. I managed to hit 25.47 (I think?) which was about an 8.40 pace – happy with the time!
WEEK 6, DAY 1
Tuesday: I’m alone in the house, ate a ton of bbq last night, and hit the 3 miles with my ipod. The weather is cooler, runs more comfortable in the morning. Still, pretty sweaty when I come back.
WEEK 6, DAY 2
Wednesday team run with TFK! Today’s run is awesome, although you wouldn’t expect it… We head over to Cat Hill after our stretches and have the choice of running up & down it 4, 6, or 8 times. Although 4 seems too few and 6 feels ok, we all go for 8 – and its amazing. We kept pushing each other up, and then down, and I feel like I was really teaching my body how to plow up, short steps, leaning in, pumping arms, and then how to run down, stretch legs long, catch breath, reinvigorate. Why not do 8, right, when the hills during the marathon are non-negotiable? Sweaty walk afterwards to meet dad for dinner on the UWS. I do find that after these runs, I get chill very quickly – probably using a lot of energy, coupled with the nights cooling down recently.
WEEK 6, DAY 3
This one is fine – nothing too remarkable; I run uptown to 23rd and then back on the water. There are guys already starting their fishing for the day. Home, good stretch, and then encounter a sister-meltdown on my couch. Good thing I already went on my run before chaos descended.
WEEK 6, DAY 4
Technically, I only need to do 7 miles today, scaling it back before ramping it up for the next week. But, I cant really justify scaling back because I feel fine, and have been oddly guilted into running 13 to keep up with my team’s miles. Friday night there was a party in our house in Orient for one of our housemate’s birthdays, which was a lot of fun, but predictably it meant eating foods that don’t necessarily fuel runs (steak, corn, birthday cake), drinking (wine), and a little bit of smoking as well. Still, I knew I had no way around it on Saturday morning, so although I got a late start, I was up and out by 8.20am. First, I went east on Route 25 for about 2 miles, until Narrow Creek Road. I circled up around and through the little town of Orient, and then ran back past our house, and west on 25 down to about Greenport. This time, I tried espresso flavored “Gu”, which was pretty tasty and fine – no upset stomach (although admittedly, I wish I had been able to go to the bathroom more sufficiently before the run). I took most of it at mile 6, and then saved a little for mile 10. Camelback was perfect – used just about all the water I had. All in all, felt fine afterwards, albeit ravenous. I still cant believe that on a random Saturday morning, I was able to take on a half marathon. Wow. Time wasn’t race-time, but still decent – 2.05! If I can keep that up for the marathon, I’d be super happy.
The rest of the day was pretty active as well – some biking, swimming, and walking. I felt like I had my own mini-triathalon! Sunday was technically my “day off” but it was rainy and I figured I might as well do something; early in the afternoon, I did some cross training – squats, one-legged squats, plank, leg lifts, side plank, and bridges. Oh – and a couple of pushups for good measure. (Today I am definitely feeling it…) Then, when the rain let up a little in the evening, I went for a bike ride up to Driftwood Farms (potential wedding venue?) and back, looped around town on the same loop from my run the day before. All in all, about 45 minutes of biking, not bad. I somehow think the biking from last week is what helped my right hip fix itself these past few days, like it got it back into alignment, although I’m sure it has less to do with that, and more to do with the fact that I stopped carrying heavy bags on my right shoulder to avoid agitating the hip with extra weight.
Monday, July 25, 2011
week 3, as i remember it...more air conditioning. please.
the rest of last week was a blur - i can't believe ive finished up week 3 of 18 already... only 15 more to go, and i am already feeling weary. then again, thats probably a normal bout of self-doubt that everyone feels. in actuality, i think i am doing just fine - although i do think a little more cross training/strength workouts would do me good. that, and finally following advice about nutrition pre- and post-run... maybe this week that will be my goal.
WEEK 3, RUN 2: 5 miles
this was my first group run with Team for Kids! i was a little nervous but everyone was super friendly and engaging, which was really nice. more than that, the run really pushed me - after a light jog to warm up, we did moving-stretches, then broke up into groups and did tempo runs for 4 miles. thankfully, we worked it so that we ran 2 miles, then stopped for water, and did 2 more. i forget how lovely it is to run in central park! nonetheless, summer is still killer: its been crazy hot and humid and hard to breathe. after, jaunt over to amsterdam to meet dad for sushi dinner. i think i continued to sweat for at least an hour after... hope no one in the restaurant noticed.
WEEK 3, RUN 3: 3 miles
treadmill, to avoid the sticky bath that is new york. 103 degrees. 103 degrees.
WEEK 3, RUN 4: 5 miles
i was all signed up do to the nyrr practice run in the park saturday morning, but it was conveniently going up to 98 degrees again; it was my birthday; and i had a surf lesson at 11am in rockaway. these factors all collided and made me skip it - no 9 miler. instead, we surfed in the morning (that counts as cross training right? at least... for the arms?), and i did the 5 miler on sunday, in the cool cool a/c of the gym. kind of tortuous, but afterwards i stretched real good, used a softball on my knees & hips to release joints, and felt pretty awesome.
WEEK 3, RUN 2: 5 miles
this was my first group run with Team for Kids! i was a little nervous but everyone was super friendly and engaging, which was really nice. more than that, the run really pushed me - after a light jog to warm up, we did moving-stretches, then broke up into groups and did tempo runs for 4 miles. thankfully, we worked it so that we ran 2 miles, then stopped for water, and did 2 more. i forget how lovely it is to run in central park! nonetheless, summer is still killer: its been crazy hot and humid and hard to breathe. after, jaunt over to amsterdam to meet dad for sushi dinner. i think i continued to sweat for at least an hour after... hope no one in the restaurant noticed.
WEEK 3, RUN 3: 3 miles
treadmill, to avoid the sticky bath that is new york. 103 degrees. 103 degrees.
WEEK 3, RUN 4: 5 miles
i was all signed up do to the nyrr practice run in the park saturday morning, but it was conveniently going up to 98 degrees again; it was my birthday; and i had a surf lesson at 11am in rockaway. these factors all collided and made me skip it - no 9 miler. instead, we surfed in the morning (that counts as cross training right? at least... for the arms?), and i did the 5 miler on sunday, in the cool cool a/c of the gym. kind of tortuous, but afterwards i stretched real good, used a softball on my knees & hips to release joints, and felt pretty awesome.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
the air conditioner, it is quite nice.
the humidity has descended again on new york. so, for the first run of week 3, i hid in the gym.
WEEK 3, RUN 1: 3 miles
i almost forgot how brutally boring it is to run on a treadmill. at least when i am outside, there are lots of other things to distract me. in the gym, it is just me, my neck craning at a weird angle, and some t.v. show that ive never seen before - playing over head, on silent, while some strange club remix plays on the speakers. although, to be fair, the 3 miles were generally more comfortable than they usually are, thanks to the blasting a.c.
WEEK 3, RUN 1: 3 miles
i almost forgot how brutally boring it is to run on a treadmill. at least when i am outside, there are lots of other things to distract me. in the gym, it is just me, my neck craning at a weird angle, and some t.v. show that ive never seen before - playing over head, on silent, while some strange club remix plays on the speakers. although, to be fair, the 3 miles were generally more comfortable than they usually are, thanks to the blasting a.c.
Monday, July 18, 2011
zen
This past weekend I was again in Long Island – this time, with a group of my oldest friends from high school, to celebrate our collective 30th birthdays. After a much harrowing Friday afternoon working and worrying I wouldn’t be able to catch our ride (turns out everyone was delayed), we finally made it out to Mattituck by 9.30pm. Not bad, considering our last pick up was around 8… Saturday morning the light streamed in, woke me up at 5.30, but thankfully I was able to get a bit more sleep before being woken up by a friend who wanted to take a run.
WEEK 2, RUN 4: 7 miles
Three of us started out at about 7:45; it was perfect weather. Warm, sunny, but breezes and shade from nearby trees. The streets were mostly empty, a couple of cars going to tag sales in the neighborhood. It felt so wonderful to have escaped from the humidity and grit of the city, and to have people running with me (at least, for the first two miles). I had no way of tracking my mileage, so I started just running by time: I wear a lightweight watch band and assess my runs by time, i.e., - running 7 miles, I made myself run for 70 minutes. Sure, this was probably more than 7 miles, but its less stressful than trying to map out streets I don’t know on google before heading out. I may consider plugging in my Nike run into my ipod/shoe again, but still need to find it… Either way, it was a great run. I felt energized, happy, calm, peaceful, just pretty zen. Back to the house, and I was ready for breakfast and our day of wine tasting!
WEEK 2, RUN 4: 7 miles
Three of us started out at about 7:45; it was perfect weather. Warm, sunny, but breezes and shade from nearby trees. The streets were mostly empty, a couple of cars going to tag sales in the neighborhood. It felt so wonderful to have escaped from the humidity and grit of the city, and to have people running with me (at least, for the first two miles). I had no way of tracking my mileage, so I started just running by time: I wear a lightweight watch band and assess my runs by time, i.e., - running 7 miles, I made myself run for 70 minutes. Sure, this was probably more than 7 miles, but its less stressful than trying to map out streets I don’t know on google before heading out. I may consider plugging in my Nike run into my ipod/shoe again, but still need to find it… Either way, it was a great run. I felt energized, happy, calm, peaceful, just pretty zen. Back to the house, and I was ready for breakfast and our day of wine tasting!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
from running in the hamptons, to running on the east river
this past weekend i was away so had to utilize a little discipline to get my longer run in. it feels stange saying "longer run" since it was only 6 miles, but granted, i havent really been running that long for fun lately - especially as the humidity and heat have overtaken new york. ah, summer..... somehow i forget that it always feels like this... intentional amnesia of sorts.
WEEK 1, RUN 4: 6 miles
we were in the hamptons: me, my friend kim, and a bunch of her girlfriends - to celebrate her pending nuptuals in the fall. it was a really great 2.5 days, full of games, beach, sun, tasty food, and strong cocktails (and... unlimited champagne). i originally intended to do my long run on saturday morning - wake up strong and refreshed, kick it outside before it got too hot, and then turn around, come back, and head to our group surf lessons in montauk. but... the wave forecast (yes, there is such a thing!) did not bode well so we had to change our lesson to 10.30AM, instead of 1PM. no matter. running, postponed.
surfing was an awesome time - the feel of the ocean, the wave gently pushing you up on your board, pulsating like it is alive, listening to the feel of it, plank position, then crouching, then balancing and standing! one word: wow. i felt like a kid again... and i managed to convince myself that this counted as the "cross training" day i need each week. (totally legit, right?)
in lieu of saturday, the long run happened sunday morning: waking up in a hungover haze, after sleeping 6 hours, i laced it up, drank some ice water, pumped up "this american life," and trotted out. the day was already sunny, hot and gorgeous, and it was only 9am. i could feel myself getting cranky and thirsty, but was in good spirits the way out. i couldnt figure out my mileage, so i relied on timing: run out one way, loop by the beach, keep going for 30 minutes, then turn around. probably a little more than 6 miles, but alas, it was the only way i could assess. the way back was more brutal - hotter, sweatier, thirstier... but still, beautiful. there were a couple other people out doing the same thing, and lots of bike riders. i felt so zen and happy to be running and getting a little alone time and exercise. its funny because planning this trip, i kept worrying about getting this run in. but this proved to me it would be easy - or at least, manageable - to do while traveling.
WEEK 2, RUN 1: 3 miles
tuesday morning run. start with B, which makes it better, but still - why is it so hard to breathe in new york??? its like the heat from the sun is already pouring down over us. no breeze to be seen. today, like most days, we do it east river style - up a little to 14th street, then down to right before manhattan bridge, then loop back. today i actually ran with my phone for the first time, which was weird and oddly uncomfortable (are my wrists really that weak?) but it tracked me, GPS style. pretty handy. turns out, i ran 3.87 miles, not 3. which may or may not make me feel superior... or just annoyed.
WEEK 2, RUN 2: 3 miles
same dillio - this time, sans B. so, via deductive reasoning, it feels... harder. takes more effort to hit the strides. running slower these days. but, at least today i remember i dont need to go all the way to pre-manhattan bridge (as that is now a trusty 3.87 r/t), so i loop it back slightly before. yes! cheating the system, in a way...
WEEK 2, RUN 3: 3 miles
FINALLY! i have the excuse to (a) run in central park, and (b) run faster than a 9.30 mile. it is finally cool and breezey and the humidity has dissipated. i seize this moment: i take it to my home base of running, where i first started it all: central park. this time, though, i know i only need to do 3 miles, so i confer with my always knowledgeable mom who tells me that three loops around the rumsey playing field and then back down to our house is about 3 miles (she has been pedometering it up as of late). there are tons of crowds and tourists, mixed in with normal new yorkers waiting on line to see shakespeare in the park at the delacorte; there are groups of friends playing softball on the fields, picnicing, or just hanging about on the grass. ah, summer in the city. it feels so good to run so hard around, challenging myself with speed intervals. feeling invigorated, happy, loop it back home.
WEEK 1, RUN 4: 6 miles
we were in the hamptons: me, my friend kim, and a bunch of her girlfriends - to celebrate her pending nuptuals in the fall. it was a really great 2.5 days, full of games, beach, sun, tasty food, and strong cocktails (and... unlimited champagne). i originally intended to do my long run on saturday morning - wake up strong and refreshed, kick it outside before it got too hot, and then turn around, come back, and head to our group surf lessons in montauk. but... the wave forecast (yes, there is such a thing!) did not bode well so we had to change our lesson to 10.30AM, instead of 1PM. no matter. running, postponed.
surfing was an awesome time - the feel of the ocean, the wave gently pushing you up on your board, pulsating like it is alive, listening to the feel of it, plank position, then crouching, then balancing and standing! one word: wow. i felt like a kid again... and i managed to convince myself that this counted as the "cross training" day i need each week. (totally legit, right?)
in lieu of saturday, the long run happened sunday morning: waking up in a hungover haze, after sleeping 6 hours, i laced it up, drank some ice water, pumped up "this american life," and trotted out. the day was already sunny, hot and gorgeous, and it was only 9am. i could feel myself getting cranky and thirsty, but was in good spirits the way out. i couldnt figure out my mileage, so i relied on timing: run out one way, loop by the beach, keep going for 30 minutes, then turn around. probably a little more than 6 miles, but alas, it was the only way i could assess. the way back was more brutal - hotter, sweatier, thirstier... but still, beautiful. there were a couple other people out doing the same thing, and lots of bike riders. i felt so zen and happy to be running and getting a little alone time and exercise. its funny because planning this trip, i kept worrying about getting this run in. but this proved to me it would be easy - or at least, manageable - to do while traveling.
WEEK 2, RUN 1: 3 miles
tuesday morning run. start with B, which makes it better, but still - why is it so hard to breathe in new york??? its like the heat from the sun is already pouring down over us. no breeze to be seen. today, like most days, we do it east river style - up a little to 14th street, then down to right before manhattan bridge, then loop back. today i actually ran with my phone for the first time, which was weird and oddly uncomfortable (are my wrists really that weak?) but it tracked me, GPS style. pretty handy. turns out, i ran 3.87 miles, not 3. which may or may not make me feel superior... or just annoyed.
WEEK 2, RUN 2: 3 miles
same dillio - this time, sans B. so, via deductive reasoning, it feels... harder. takes more effort to hit the strides. running slower these days. but, at least today i remember i dont need to go all the way to pre-manhattan bridge (as that is now a trusty 3.87 r/t), so i loop it back slightly before. yes! cheating the system, in a way...
WEEK 2, RUN 3: 3 miles
FINALLY! i have the excuse to (a) run in central park, and (b) run faster than a 9.30 mile. it is finally cool and breezey and the humidity has dissipated. i seize this moment: i take it to my home base of running, where i first started it all: central park. this time, though, i know i only need to do 3 miles, so i confer with my always knowledgeable mom who tells me that three loops around the rumsey playing field and then back down to our house is about 3 miles (she has been pedometering it up as of late). there are tons of crowds and tourists, mixed in with normal new yorkers waiting on line to see shakespeare in the park at the delacorte; there are groups of friends playing softball on the fields, picnicing, or just hanging about on the grass. ah, summer in the city. it feels so good to run so hard around, challenging myself with speed intervals. feeling invigorated, happy, loop it back home.
Friday, July 8, 2011
mangoes in hot sauce...
Yesterday evening, I was on my way home after buying a new pair of running shoes, felt hungry and a little cranky that I still had a run in front of me, and then, magically, spotted a lady on the sidewalk with a cart, selling those beloved bags of cut up mango. I couldn't resist-- what could be better than a fruity summer treat?-- so I inhaled the bag of almost-ripe mango with lots of added hot sauce.
This oddly motivated me to get ready to run as soon as I got home... but once I started running, I could feel the hot sauce and mango combination sloshing in my stomach. Note to self: don't do that again!
WEEK 1, RUN 3: 3 miles
Mango/hot sauce debacle besides, it was a good run. And, to be honest, it was only bothersome for the first half of the run. By the time I looped back, I was feeling way more into the run. This time, I looped north, ran along the water up to Waterside, and then looped back down. The paths these summer days are crazy busy -- lots of runners, making it all look effortless. How do they do that? (Or I am also one of them without even knowing?). The subtext, here, is that this still feels too hard. Maybe my body simply got used to other exercises and now has to re-adapt to running, who knows... Hopefully the 6 mile run will break this type of thinking.
This oddly motivated me to get ready to run as soon as I got home... but once I started running, I could feel the hot sauce and mango combination sloshing in my stomach. Note to self: don't do that again!
WEEK 1, RUN 3: 3 miles
Mango/hot sauce debacle besides, it was a good run. And, to be honest, it was only bothersome for the first half of the run. By the time I looped back, I was feeling way more into the run. This time, I looped north, ran along the water up to Waterside, and then looped back down. The paths these summer days are crazy busy -- lots of runners, making it all look effortless. How do they do that? (Or I am also one of them without even knowing?). The subtext, here, is that this still feels too hard. Maybe my body simply got used to other exercises and now has to re-adapt to running, who knows... Hopefully the 6 mile run will break this type of thinking.
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