Today's workout was a 7.22 miler.
The sky was a clear aqua blue. It was a warm, not hot, morning, and I hit the road at 10:00 a.m.. I programmed my Garmin's virtual running partner for 8:50/mile, figuring I would be running a recovering session.
That's not the way it worked out. I ran faster and harder than I expected. Jumping on my horse, I rode it up and downhill, putting in 7:54, and lower 8:00s. Eventually I finished with an 8:38 average pace.
The virtual running partner became my benchmark as I ran. I pulled away from him, getting .2 miles ahead and tried to keep that distance as much as possible. It added pleasure and "competition" to the run. In the end, my legs felt great, and my body was a wonderful loose machine.
When I put in the 7.22 miles, the Garmin congratulated me on "winning." I did 25 push up and crunches. With victory in the air, I threw myself into my cold pool and cooled down. The Garmin just keeps giving me more and more pleasure while running. Yes, I love my GPS.
The tunes for the day were: Belle and Sebastian The Life Pursuit, and Deep Purple's Machine Head.
Stats:
8:38 average pace
7.22 miles
1149 calories burned
7 of 10 on scale of perceived difficulty
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Thursday, June 7, 2007
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Marathon Recovery
The last few days I have been recovering from the San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon.
The only problems I suffered as a result of the race were a tight right hamstring and a few blisters.
The hamstring just needed stretching. On Monday, I stretched throughout the day and did some gardening. The gardening loosened it up.
The blisters were minor annoyances. I know some people just leave them alone, but I don't. They bug. I drained one that was on the front of my second smallest toe and under my nail. Yucky. The others had just broken on their own.
I think I need to tape my feet. These blisters were not from the shoes. They were caused by the friction of the toes rubbing against themselves.
Today when I ran six miles to loosen the legs, I taped them and they didn't bother me any more.
Monday I just stretched. Tuesday I did two slow miles on the elliptical. Today--Wednesday--I ran six slower miles (9:15s to 8:40s). I'm feeling good.
I'm eating whatever sounds good and making sure I have a fruit protein shake everyday. The protein is to help muscle repair.
The recovering is going well.
The only problems I suffered as a result of the race were a tight right hamstring and a few blisters.
The hamstring just needed stretching. On Monday, I stretched throughout the day and did some gardening. The gardening loosened it up.
The blisters were minor annoyances. I know some people just leave them alone, but I don't. They bug. I drained one that was on the front of my second smallest toe and under my nail. Yucky. The others had just broken on their own.
I think I need to tape my feet. These blisters were not from the shoes. They were caused by the friction of the toes rubbing against themselves.
Today when I ran six miles to loosen the legs, I taped them and they didn't bother me any more.
Monday I just stretched. Tuesday I did two slow miles on the elliptical. Today--Wednesday--I ran six slower miles (9:15s to 8:40s). I'm feeling good.
I'm eating whatever sounds good and making sure I have a fruit protein shake everyday. The protein is to help muscle repair.
The recovering is going well.
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