We are back from the race. It was a great race. The weather was clear, crisp, and cool. The first three miles were pretty flat and we took it slow at 11 min/mile pace...just enjoying the beautiful ocean views! We decided to just walk a few seconds through the aide stations drinking gatorade and it worked well. Otherwise we ran the whole way!
The hills started at about the 3 mile mark but they weren't too bad. I think because I have been doing most of my runs on hilly trails (not super hilly). JJ liked to book up them becuase he said they were easier on his knees. We picked up the pace to 10 min/mi. through the hills.
When we started the race the announcer guy said that getting passed by a girl was called "getting girled" and both JJ and I rolled our eyes. But then we joked throughout the run that we were getting "little girled" "geisered" and "babied" (some guy was towing his baby behind him!). They all passed us but we kept tight on our slower pace so we could pass later which was so hard to do. JJ definitely was itching to go faster! At the turn around I felt great but really had to PEE! I even stopped drinking an hour before the race to avoid this but I guess I have to push it farther back.
We started passing at around 8 miles and it felt so nice to get past this one group of "talky talkies" who ran 4 people abroad. So annoying! All they were talking about was how they were running slow and would kick later. When we got to the 9 mile mark, I started sprinting because I heard the talkies coming! I passed by this guy and he was like "woh, not gonna catch that one! I felt like I was flying! JJ was egging me on saying "I am going to beat you!" so we raced each other in the end. The annoucer guy said he was a smart man though because "he let me beat him" ---heh heh not sure about that! Our time was 1:40 which was lower than our goal of 1:45. It means that we made up for our exra minutes by going faster in the end and averaging 10 min/mi pace for the race!
We ended feeling really good and not in pain whatsoever. Yay! I think that I have potential to go a lot faster but I have so much to learn.
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Friday, April 20, 2007
Weight gain
The odd thing about being vegan and being a runner is that I never really worry about getting enough calories. In fact, I have GAINED weight since training for this marathon...that's right 5-10 pounds indeed!
I think most people would worry about my nutritional needs as a vegan but there is no worry there for me at all. My worry tends to be in how can I eliminate some of the crappy vegan snacks/fats that most likely have increased my weight. It could also be the wine, lol.
Or maybe it is just that I am gaining muscle (we can only hope)
sigh
I think most people would worry about my nutritional needs as a vegan but there is no worry there for me at all. My worry tends to be in how can I eliminate some of the crappy vegan snacks/fats that most likely have increased my weight. It could also be the wine, lol.
Or maybe it is just that I am gaining muscle (we can only hope)
sigh
As usual, things change
It has been a while since I have been back here. I ran the Orchard to Ocean Run in Carpinteria, CA on March 17th. For that race we did take walk breaks and were able to pass everyone from the half. Our time was 59:53 and I didn't remotely push myself. It is a great run that goes along the ocean on mostly flatish trails in Carpinteria.
As for our training. It has changed. I have been doing a lot of research and feel that I am going to try and only take walk breaks to drink....so I am aiming for the aid stations in the marathon. I am not even thinking that I have to walk...just that it will be my goal to keep running unless I am drinking. I think that it does help to keep my muscles fresh but I would like to train to run versus take the breaks.
Anyway, my husband and I had an argument about it on our last long run, lol. He was pretty upset that I had decided to reduce the walk breaks to every 3 miles. It isn't even that he needs the break because he is so much better built for running and can certainly run faster than me. He trains less than I do and does have a bad knee though....I know the walking breaks were helping his knees. I am hoping I am making the right choice!
This is my schedule this week:
Monday-3 mi (was sluggish becuase sunday I ran a 10 min/mile pace for 5 miles easily)
Tuesday- off
Wednesday-6 miles (but tried to slow my pace down to 10:30 min/mile since I was starting feel a cold coming on)
Thursday- 4 mi with strollers AND hills (it was nice actually!)
Friday (today, i am taking off!)
Saturday- Our Faye Hobbs 10 mile race!
Sunday- 3 recovery
As for our training. It has changed. I have been doing a lot of research and feel that I am going to try and only take walk breaks to drink....so I am aiming for the aid stations in the marathon. I am not even thinking that I have to walk...just that it will be my goal to keep running unless I am drinking. I think that it does help to keep my muscles fresh but I would like to train to run versus take the breaks.
Anyway, my husband and I had an argument about it on our last long run, lol. He was pretty upset that I had decided to reduce the walk breaks to every 3 miles. It isn't even that he needs the break because he is so much better built for running and can certainly run faster than me. He trains less than I do and does have a bad knee though....I know the walking breaks were helping his knees. I am hoping I am making the right choice!
This is my schedule this week:
Monday-3 mi (was sluggish becuase sunday I ran a 10 min/mile pace for 5 miles easily)
Tuesday- off
Wednesday-6 miles (but tried to slow my pace down to 10:30 min/mile since I was starting feel a cold coming on)
Thursday- 4 mi with strollers AND hills (it was nice actually!)
Friday (today, i am taking off!)
Saturday- Our Faye Hobbs 10 mile race!
Sunday- 3 recovery
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