I know I ran on the Tuesday and Thursday following the 16K run but I can't remember where; and I know I ran 15K on Saturday, the 21st. I am at a point now where I realize that trying for a 6 minute/kilometre may not be possible. I ran the 15K about 42 seconds slower which I suppose isn't too far off but I felt the need to slow down as I was finishing.
I ran on the Saturday because we flew to Vancouver for a couple of days so I missed the Tueday run. I did run from the hotel to the 7-11 (about 1K each direction) so I did something. On Thursday we ran Butze twice. This time I was much better as I managed to run up all the hills even the last one from the directional sign, but I did avoid the very last hill to the parking lot by cutting out to the highway and running in from there. Butze is hard once, not sure why we run it twice.
Today, we were supposed to run 17K but we weren't sure where the 8.5K marker was located so we ended up running 18K. That means we are only 3K short of the half marathon. It took me a few seconds under one hour and 50 minutes meaning I can take 25 minutes to run the final 3K and still reach my goal.
My legs did feel a bit wobbly when I stopped and they are still a bit sore seven hours later but I am guessing that is normal.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Sunday, July 15, 2012
is run 5K
When I started running all I wanted to do was run 5K. Now I am just 5K short of running a half marathon.
Last Sunday I ran 14K in about 82 minutes. That's getting pretty close to a half marathon in slightly over two hours, ten or so minutes below my goal of 2'15". I felt good after the run and figured I could go further.
On Tuesday, we ran to the recycling depot and back along the old highway. On Thursday, we ran Butze - twice! That was my first feeling of failure. The day hadn't been a good one for running - worked a lot in the garden, ate at the wrong times, a hotter than usual day - so I was already struggling before I took a step. I managed to get around the first loop ok but doing the loop a second time, I ran out of energy when we reached the hills heading back. For the last 15 minutes, I walked more than I ran.
Butze is brutal so I shouldn't have felt too bad, but I was worried about today's 16K run.
I was fine until the 12K mark and then I felt the need to slow down. I tried to keep up with Gail and Mike but there was no way that was possible. I clocked in at just over 95 minutes which is still under a 6 min/km but I am not sure how much further I could have gone today. I shouldn't (and won't) get discouraged - yet. At this pace, I need to run the last 5K in 40 minutes to beat my goal which I should be able to do even if I to walk for half of it.
Last Sunday I ran 14K in about 82 minutes. That's getting pretty close to a half marathon in slightly over two hours, ten or so minutes below my goal of 2'15". I felt good after the run and figured I could go further.
On Tuesday, we ran to the recycling depot and back along the old highway. On Thursday, we ran Butze - twice! That was my first feeling of failure. The day hadn't been a good one for running - worked a lot in the garden, ate at the wrong times, a hotter than usual day - so I was already struggling before I took a step. I managed to get around the first loop ok but doing the loop a second time, I ran out of energy when we reached the hills heading back. For the last 15 minutes, I walked more than I ran.
Butze is brutal so I shouldn't have felt too bad, but I was worried about today's 16K run.
I was fine until the 12K mark and then I felt the need to slow down. I tried to keep up with Gail and Mike but there was no way that was possible. I clocked in at just over 95 minutes which is still under a 6 min/km but I am not sure how much further I could have gone today. I shouldn't (and won't) get discouraged - yet. At this pace, I need to run the last 5K in 40 minutes to beat my goal which I should be able to do even if I to walk for half of it.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
is eat properly
I didn't write anything last week so I am going from memory to recall two weeks of running.
On the Tuesday following the 13K run I have no idea what we did. I am sure we did something around 5K but I cannot remember where we went. On Wednesday, two of us joined Ray for some speed drills and though we managed to complete them we still find it difficult.
On Thursday I missed the run to go to Pat's year end party where I met somebody who had just run the Vancouver marathon. She said that her big difficulty was eating properly before the race i.e. getting enough food in her early enough so she wasn't burned out during her race. She found herself struggling at the end because the race started early in the morning and she hadn't eaten enough. I am not sure if the same problem will occur in a half marathon, but I do find it hard to make sure I get something in me before running but not too soon before running to make me uncomfortable. Same with drinking water. I have been told that the Victoria half marathon starts at 7:30 so I will need to eat about 6:00. I am going to look for advice on timing meals.
Because I missed Thursday, I ran Saturday morning looping the highway from the SPCA to McDonald's. It was before 8:00 and there were a couple of other runners out.
Sunday was a bit of a recovery week so we only did 12K.
Tuesday was another sunny day so we did the waterfront route backwards, running down George Hill and up Bill Murray.
Wednesday, Gail and I were the only ones to show up for speed work so we decided to just run 200m and walk 100m and then work our way up to full laps over the next month. We found it less strenuous.
On Thursday we changed a bit of our usual SPCA run. Instead of running up Frederick and turning at 11th we continued to 7th and ran up (well- walked up) the stairs to get back to Alfred and then 11th to take us back to the track.
On Friday I decided to drive to Butze. It was just after 7:30 so I was the first car there. Because we are moving up to 14, 16, and 18K over the next few weeks, I wanted to find the distance markers for 7, 8, and 9K. I ran from Butze to the 9k and back to Butze (about 8.5K), found all three markers (we need to refresh the paint) and managed to complete it in less than the time it took me to do the 8K back in May,
I will be interested to see what I manage to do on Sunday when we run 14K and then again next Sunday when we do 16K.
On the Tuesday following the 13K run I have no idea what we did. I am sure we did something around 5K but I cannot remember where we went. On Wednesday, two of us joined Ray for some speed drills and though we managed to complete them we still find it difficult.
On Thursday I missed the run to go to Pat's year end party where I met somebody who had just run the Vancouver marathon. She said that her big difficulty was eating properly before the race i.e. getting enough food in her early enough so she wasn't burned out during her race. She found herself struggling at the end because the race started early in the morning and she hadn't eaten enough. I am not sure if the same problem will occur in a half marathon, but I do find it hard to make sure I get something in me before running but not too soon before running to make me uncomfortable. Same with drinking water. I have been told that the Victoria half marathon starts at 7:30 so I will need to eat about 6:00. I am going to look for advice on timing meals.
Because I missed Thursday, I ran Saturday morning looping the highway from the SPCA to McDonald's. It was before 8:00 and there were a couple of other runners out.
Sunday was a bit of a recovery week so we only did 12K.
Tuesday was another sunny day so we did the waterfront route backwards, running down George Hill and up Bill Murray.
Wednesday, Gail and I were the only ones to show up for speed work so we decided to just run 200m and walk 100m and then work our way up to full laps over the next month. We found it less strenuous.
On Thursday we changed a bit of our usual SPCA run. Instead of running up Frederick and turning at 11th we continued to 7th and ran up (well- walked up) the stairs to get back to Alfred and then 11th to take us back to the track.
On Friday I decided to drive to Butze. It was just after 7:30 so I was the first car there. Because we are moving up to 14, 16, and 18K over the next few weeks, I wanted to find the distance markers for 7, 8, and 9K. I ran from Butze to the 9k and back to Butze (about 8.5K), found all three markers (we need to refresh the paint) and managed to complete it in less than the time it took me to do the 8K back in May,
I will be interested to see what I manage to do on Sunday when we run 14K and then again next Sunday when we do 16K.
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