Going on my last run before I find out if i’m in the NYC marathon. Super nervous.
A Higher Standard of Living
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RUN YOUR OWN RACE
This image exemplifies that idea perfectly. It was sent out in a Boston Marathon newsletter a few months ago, and it’s at the 15k mark. Desi Davila is over 30 meters behind the lead pack here, running all on her own.
But running her own race and not getting caught up in the pack paid off. In the end she caught all but one of that pack, and was only off by two seconds. She also ran an American record for women’s time on the Boston course. She stuck to her guns and followed her plans, and the result was amazing.
I’ve been trying to remind myself of this for the last few weeks when thinking about how I’ll run my marathon, but I think this is applicable in my life as well — I have a lot of friends doing their own career paths, getting married, settling down, and that … freaks me out sometimes because I’m not even close to getting that any time soon. But you know, that’s fine. It’s their life, it’s their journey, and sometimes the worst you can do is try to push yourself into someone else’s race.
Run your own race, and glorious things could happen. :)
I’m in love with Desi.
BEST ONE EVER: “Goes for a jog, whole town follows him.”
Can we call him Photogenic Phil? He needs a meme-name.
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Progress pictures.
The biggest difference I notice is now I have the legs of a runner. I’d guess i’ve only lost about 3 lbs total, but my body works so much harder than it used to.
10k this morning in 1:03
4 mile race
4 Miles in 38:32.
It’s not the fastest, and in fact I came in 620 in my gender (my boyfriend was 620 in his gender) and finished strong.
The day before, I did something to my back and could barely walk. When we made it to the track (my boyfriend’s dad, mike, and I), I was full of adrenaline, but had read and heard over and over to start at a good pace and to not get too excited- as one could get windy if one stared faster than one’s actual, reasonable pace. I kept a constant 9:30 pace throughout. The 3 of us stayed together the first 3/4 of a mile, and then they went off to have great times. I kept chugging along.
At first, I wanted to do a sub 40- and I would be perfectly happy with that, though would have been much happier with a 37:00 finish time. When I saw my first mile was 9:30, I decided to try to keep that pace, and even with some small hills, did pretty good. After about 1.5 miles, I couldn’t seem to pass anyone, and in fact, most people seemed to pass me with ease- I did, however, gain a lot of speed in the last 1/2 of a mile with a much faster run and a sprint at the end.
I had no problems with my back, and this was the longest time I’ve ran without stopping, which I’d consider a huge feat- I just ran over 38 minutes without stopping.
Next week is a 10k with, as my running partners say, will be much harder because we will be tackling Heartbreak Hill. If possible, I’d like to make it out to see it for myself before I get to the race- this may be an adventure after work.
I’m going to try to get some rest and do a light run in the morning- maybe more in the day. My back is still sore, but I need to keep up my training for the 10k- the longest distance i’ve done so far. After this race, I’m hoping that weather in the city will improve and I can run outside more. there’s a great park by my apartment that has trails that I can get lost in and lose track of time.
I also weighed myself this week and I am 3 lbs lighter than my (average) starting weight. I ate lots of sodium today, but I will try to measure myself tomorrow and see what the measuring tape has to say.
a minute faster?
According to my treadmill, I ran a 26:30 5k.
I don’t believe it. I don’t think the belt was actually going as fast as it said it was. COnsidering I hadn’t run in a week, it was too easy. Not going to count it as official.
new mexico tomorrow. Want to run outdoors. And eat. a lot.
About A Higher Standard of Living
It happens one step at a time.
I'm not going to step on a scale until I can run 20 miles- This journey is about fitness and endurance NOT about losing weight.
Still, I'll measure my progress through inches.
First Measure 1/25/12:
The good stuff- 36.5", 31", 41.5"
L&R Thigh 22.25"
L&R Calf 14"
Bicep 10.25"
I'm not going to step on a scale until I can run 20 miles- This journey is about fitness and endurance NOT about losing weight.
Still, I'll measure my progress through inches.
First Measure 1/25/12:
The good stuff- 36.5", 31", 41.5"
L&R Thigh 22.25"
L&R Calf 14"
Bicep 10.25"
