Ran ten miles today on the treadmill in New Jersey. Yeah, yeah, I HATE treadmills and so do most people, but I needed to run where music was playing. My Ipod's in The Hamptons and I don't have a running partner, so there's not much else to do BUT use a treadmill. Would've done twenty instead but that's for another day. Just being able to do this distance is a benchmark with my shoulder as it is.
At 6 AM tomorrow I'll try for twelve miles and see if my body can handle it. If so, I'll increase the mileage in similar increments every half-day up to twenty miles before I go to Malawi. That done, I'll get faster and faster each time and I'll be set for the Marathon when It roles around.
To be noted; I felt the endorphin rush today a few minutes after I stopped the run. That doesn't happen too often anymore. It was an overwhelming sense of calm and well being, almost like a one-ness with the universe (If I can presume to be omniscient).
And cautionary; without music there is no motivation to run. Without water there is no energy to run. Without sleep the brain cannot tell the body what to do. I'm not superhuman yet I keep forgetting these basic principles. What Is WITH you, Cameron?!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
HEAL - mile 170
I can't believe it - I broke 50 minutes for a 10k last night! 49:44 when I thought I'd be lucky to break 54 again. Two things I'd like to thank for that - Ibuprofin and good music. Without them, I wouldn't have gotten anywhere close to that. Speaking of which - 8 miles in the park today untimed - was done without any music and any sort of timekeeping. Couple that with no running partner and I was completely unable to do anything faster than 6.5, 7 mph. Old people in the park were running faster than me, UGH.
Lesson learned - music is key.
Lesson learned - music is key.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Regression
Mile 156.4
A 5k run in the morning to Georgica - Main - Home with mum, then swimming a good ways in the ocean / nearby lake, THEN a 10k at the end of the day means that my shoulder's not doing it's best at the moment.
That said; it's healing, and although I'm still stuck trying to break 50 minutes again, I know it's doable and I'll be back to full speed and distance by Wednesday or Thursday if I do this right
I've gone without Ibuprofin for the last three days, trying to let my arm heal without any meds, but it doesn't seem to be making any headway besides causing me more pain than necessary (My dad's nursing diagnosis was a pulled muscle) so I'll go back on it tomorrow and see If there's any immediate improvement in time.
A 5k run in the morning to Georgica - Main - Home with mum, then swimming a good ways in the ocean / nearby lake, THEN a 10k at the end of the day means that my shoulder's not doing it's best at the moment.
That said; it's healing, and although I'm still stuck trying to break 50 minutes again, I know it's doable and I'll be back to full speed and distance by Wednesday or Thursday if I do this right
I've gone without Ibuprofin for the last three days, trying to let my arm heal without any meds, but it doesn't seem to be making any headway besides causing me more pain than necessary (My dad's nursing diagnosis was a pulled muscle) so I'll go back on it tomorrow and see If there's any immediate improvement in time.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Running on montauk highway - that counts as NY right?
mile 146.2
Just ran a 10k in 54 minutes... >< It's not 12 minute miles but I REALLY need to TRAIN MORE!
I'm not worried about finishing my goal of 500 miles - that is attainable no matter what happens. I'm worried about running it slowly
Just ran a 10k in 54 minutes... >< It's not 12 minute miles but I REALLY need to TRAIN MORE!
I'm not worried about finishing my goal of 500 miles - that is attainable no matter what happens. I'm worried about running it slowly
Mile: 140
so.. hauling the luggage at Philly international airport gave me a pulled shoulder muscle that kept me from running substantially these last few days. I DID manage a 5k in 19:30 and a 7 - 7.5 mile run into and through midtown and back. Going to go for a ten - twelve mile run today If I can manage it, no matter how slow it is. Speed comes later.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Progress
Mile: 130
I'm still on the injured list and it BURNS, especially now that i'm doing hard labor in addition to daily workouts, but I'm proud to say I'm able to run again after 2-3 days of taking it easy. I did two three-mile runs in the Hamptons with my Mom, though my leg was still beat up pretty bad, and this past Tuesday when I got back to Jersey I tried a 20-mile run with my Dad. In 100 degree weather, while it's sunny and humid. We had plenty of water, sure, and my dad was riding the bike (he doesn't run distance) so he could keep going as long as I could... but the bike broke down three miles into the journey! Couple that with the fact that I didn't even bring my Ipod, and there was no way I could finish.
Wednesday I tried again on an indoor treadmill. No dice; my ankle wouldn't let me run a full MILE before giving out. I tried again that evening and managed a short 3-mile loop on Central Park's bridal paths, clocking an absolutely ASTOUNDING time of 36 minutes, or, 12 minute miles (that's sarcasm, folks! I haven't run that slow since I entered this sport)
It's been a few days, as it's Friday night, and I'm in Texas now but somehow through the humidity I was able to run nine miles today in 1 hour, 29 minutes, 30 seconds. That's pretty slow all things considered, but I'm just glad i'm not on the disabled list anymore ^^ .
If I've got the energy in me tomorrow after a day of roofing and construction type work, I'll run a 10k or two and record that time. Wish me luck!
I'm still on the injured list and it BURNS, especially now that i'm doing hard labor in addition to daily workouts, but I'm proud to say I'm able to run again after 2-3 days of taking it easy. I did two three-mile runs in the Hamptons with my Mom, though my leg was still beat up pretty bad, and this past Tuesday when I got back to Jersey I tried a 20-mile run with my Dad. In 100 degree weather, while it's sunny and humid. We had plenty of water, sure, and my dad was riding the bike (he doesn't run distance) so he could keep going as long as I could... but the bike broke down three miles into the journey! Couple that with the fact that I didn't even bring my Ipod, and there was no way I could finish.
Wednesday I tried again on an indoor treadmill. No dice; my ankle wouldn't let me run a full MILE before giving out. I tried again that evening and managed a short 3-mile loop on Central Park's bridal paths, clocking an absolutely ASTOUNDING time of 36 minutes, or, 12 minute miles (that's sarcasm, folks! I haven't run that slow since I entered this sport)
It's been a few days, as it's Friday night, and I'm in Texas now but somehow through the humidity I was able to run nine miles today in 1 hour, 29 minutes, 30 seconds. That's pretty slow all things considered, but I'm just glad i'm not on the disabled list anymore ^^ .
If I've got the energy in me tomorrow after a day of roofing and construction type work, I'll run a 10k or two and record that time. Wish me luck!
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Proud of an achievement.. embarrassed at a fall
Mile: 107
I ran a grand slam of seventeen miles in central park yesterday after taking Thursday off, clocking in at 2 hours and 24 minutes; I'd been aiming for sub- 2:30 so that worked out just right :) It was a pleasantly cool but sunny day that beckoned persistence. Although a few people passed me in the short run, it seemed like no one was going the distance I was; they went off the road or stopped running within a mile or two of striding past with their brand-spanking-new Ipods and gleaming bronze tans. Arrogant to the last, they can be. Then again, so am I when it comes to going faster than everyone else. I get used to running past casual joggers so often that it feels like my natural right to pass all runners... even if they've got the form and pace of Junior Olympics athletes (I made the mistake of challenging one a few months ago during a hill).
At any rate, the first loop was slow going because I didn't want to overexert myself after two-a-days the week before, but once I realized I was holding myself back I picked up the pace and gave it my all, finishing the second loop 4 - 5 minutes faster and the third one only a minute slower than that. I still don't have the perfect playlist down for runs, but it did the job this time around - my heart and soul was in this one from the beginning to the last mile.
I did a 5k this morning with my mom, as we usually do in the mornings in EastHampton. Unfortunately I tripped and fell on an uneven sidewalk, injuring my knee. I don't know the extent of this injury, and It doesn't seem THAT bad, but at the same time I can't walk straight without being in pain. We'll see how long it takes to recover from this one.
Kinda humiliating to be on the 'hurt' list from one of these slow and short runs, I must confess =/ I thought I'd've been able to run a 10k on Sunday FAST if this hadn't happened.
20-miler by next Wednesday. It WILL happen.
I ran a grand slam of seventeen miles in central park yesterday after taking Thursday off, clocking in at 2 hours and 24 minutes; I'd been aiming for sub- 2:30 so that worked out just right :) It was a pleasantly cool but sunny day that beckoned persistence. Although a few people passed me in the short run, it seemed like no one was going the distance I was; they went off the road or stopped running within a mile or two of striding past with their brand-spanking-new Ipods and gleaming bronze tans. Arrogant to the last, they can be. Then again, so am I when it comes to going faster than everyone else. I get used to running past casual joggers so often that it feels like my natural right to pass all runners... even if they've got the form and pace of Junior Olympics athletes (I made the mistake of challenging one a few months ago during a hill).
At any rate, the first loop was slow going because I didn't want to overexert myself after two-a-days the week before, but once I realized I was holding myself back I picked up the pace and gave it my all, finishing the second loop 4 - 5 minutes faster and the third one only a minute slower than that. I still don't have the perfect playlist down for runs, but it did the job this time around - my heart and soul was in this one from the beginning to the last mile.
I did a 5k this morning with my mom, as we usually do in the mornings in EastHampton. Unfortunately I tripped and fell on an uneven sidewalk, injuring my knee. I don't know the extent of this injury, and It doesn't seem THAT bad, but at the same time I can't walk straight without being in pain. We'll see how long it takes to recover from this one.
Kinda humiliating to be on the 'hurt' list from one of these slow and short runs, I must confess =/ I thought I'd've been able to run a 10k on Sunday FAST if this hadn't happened.
20-miler by next Wednesday. It WILL happen.
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