September 11, 2013
Hello folks. This day always evokes mixed emotions in me. This is the first year that I am out of the country, so I feel a little distanced from the whole thing. I am not going to say much about it or talk about my experience with the day. It wasn't extraordinary for me as I didn't lose anyone close to me, although I did have close friends who did and who were there. Hindsight being 20/20, as they say, has changed my views considerably about the whole debacle, but the thing that will never change is the horror, sadness, anger and hope that I felt on that day. We all have our memories and it is important to hold on to them, good or bad.
My day went by just like any other day today. Other than the myriad of posts I saw on Facebook, it was as if it was 9/10 or 9/12, not 9/11. There was very little on TV about it (at least that I could understand) and no one was talking about it. So, I did what we are supposed to do in the face of terror...I lived my life. I hope you all did too!
Now that I got that out of the way, I can talk about running again. I think I can jump back into the 22 Essential Pieces of Marathon Training Advice with lesson 5:
Define Your Current Fitness Level
Start your new training cycle by assessing your current level of fitness. Coach Greg McMillan has his runners complete a detailed self-assessment of their strengths and weaknesses as a runner, what types of runs they do and don't enjoy, as well as previous PRs and reactions to training cycles. Look back at your training log to help complete your own self-assessment. —Sabrina Grotewold
My day went by just like any other day today. Other than the myriad of posts I saw on Facebook, it was as if it was 9/10 or 9/12, not 9/11. There was very little on TV about it (at least that I could understand) and no one was talking about it. So, I did what we are supposed to do in the face of terror...I lived my life. I hope you all did too!
Now that I got that out of the way, I can talk about running again. I think I can jump back into the 22 Essential Pieces of Marathon Training Advice with lesson 5:
Define Your Current Fitness Level
Start your new training cycle by assessing your current level of fitness. Coach Greg McMillan has his runners complete a detailed self-assessment of their strengths and weaknesses as a runner, what types of runs they do and don't enjoy, as well as previous PRs and reactions to training cycles. Look back at your training log to help complete your own self-assessment. —Sabrina Grotewold
This lesson is really geared towards more advanced or experienced runners. The reason is that to implement the strategy explained in the link, you need a history of running and one that you documented. This is something even some experienced runners might not have. So at the very least, the lesson you should take from this is that you SHOULD keep a detailed running log. You should record all the particulars such as pace, distance, HR, weather, how you felt, what type of workout it was (aerobic, anaerobic, speed, VO2, etc.) Once you have this, you can better judge how your body reacts to different training stimuli and you can better create a plan that will help you improve and get through your marathon.
This blog is probably the most detailed running log I have ever kept. I have kept a running log before, but it was not for an entire year and I lost it long ago, so it is as if I never did it. This blog isn't even the best running log as I would have to read each blog and take notes and who wants to read a blog every day...uh...hopefully you do, my loyal readers ; o )
Anyway, I ran with Fluffy today and his friend Fish. That isn't his real name, but I don't know his real name. Fluffy calls him Fish. He calls a lot of people Fish, actually. He likes nicknames, as you might have guessed. Fish is trying to get back into shape as well. So the three of us ran in the morning. It was probably about 15 hours after my previous run, so I was tired, but the pace made it easy to keep up even though I was sore.
Here are my numbers:
Time: 25:00
This blog is probably the most detailed running log I have ever kept. I have kept a running log before, but it was not for an entire year and I lost it long ago, so it is as if I never did it. This blog isn't even the best running log as I would have to read each blog and take notes and who wants to read a blog every day...uh...hopefully you do, my loyal readers ; o )
Anyway, I ran with Fluffy today and his friend Fish. That isn't his real name, but I don't know his real name. Fluffy calls him Fish. He calls a lot of people Fish, actually. He likes nicknames, as you might have guessed. Fish is trying to get back into shape as well. So the three of us ran in the morning. It was probably about 15 hours after my previous run, so I was tired, but the pace made it easy to keep up even though I was sore.
Here are my numbers:
Time: 25:00
Distance: 2.27 miles
Pace: 11:02/m
Max Pace: 7:16/m
Calories: 235
Avg HR: 119
Max HR: 147
We took the last lap of our run as a nice quick pace to get the blood flowing. By then I felt good and would have liked to run more, but my 25 minutes were up. There is always tomorrow!
Peace, everyone.
Run for Life!!
We took the last lap of our run as a nice quick pace to get the blood flowing. By then I felt good and would have liked to run more, but my 25 minutes were up. There is always tomorrow!
Peace, everyone.
Run for Life!!
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