Week 2

I finished up Week 2 feeling really strong. My Mom was in town this weekend, but I was still able to fit in my runs. I woke up a little early on Saturday and Sunday to fit in the workouts. Saturday was a 3 mile easy run. I ran to Mathilda and back, my 3 mile loop.



Saturday was a busy day. After I got back from my run, we had breakfast and headed north to the Marin Headlands. We squeezed a short hike in with my Mom before we continued on to Sonoma to visit our winery. The day didn't finish there. We made our way back into SF where we had dinner at Nob Hill Cafe followed by a going away party at Becky and Kelli's.

Sunday morning was my 10 mile run. I really didn't know what to expect of my body since I haven't really had a long run since the Half. I followed the Steven's Creek Trail all the way to the edge of the Bay. I started out at an even steady pace and felt really good. I think part of the reason that I felt so good was that I had a slight tail wind all the way out to the Bay. This is not typical as the wind usually blows off the Bay, but since it was stormy, things were thrown off a bit. At the turn around I realized how much wind I had been aided by. I still felt great, so the wind didn't really faze me. I steadily picked up the pace and finished the last 2 miles in a pretty steady drizzle. All in all it was a really good run and I felt pretty strong afterward.

5 Miles after Work

I made it to the gym after work today to get my 5 mile workout in. I started out at 7.5 mph and increased every half mile by 0.1 mph until I reached 8 mph. I was able to hold 8 mph for the last half of the run. I felt pretty strong today. My legs did get a little heavy the last mile, but not really too fatigued.

Morning Run

I got up early this morning to run before work so that Lish and I could go to the SJ Sharks game. I had wanted to run ouside, but the weather didn't cooperate. I went to 24 Hour Fitness to run on the treadmill, which was the right choice since it rained pretty good. The running felt pretty good and I was able to increase the pace each mile. I finished up the 5 miles and was able to still get to work on time.

Week 1 Complete

On Thursday I got in a 5 mile treadmill workout. It wasn't very exciting, but I did feel really good. Lish met me at the gym, but she forgot her shoes and decided to go home. I forgot my socks, but decided to run without them. That was a bit of a mistake. Around 4.5 miles in, I devoped some blisters. Determined, I finished anyway.



I woke up on Saturday and went for a quick 3 mile run while Lish was getting her hair cut with Jasmine. The 3 miles went by quickly even though I was trying to keep the pace easy.



Since it was Valentines Day, Lish and I wanted to spend some time together, so we went out and braved the weather to go for a hike at Rancho San Antonio. We managed to get in about a 5-6 mile hike with only a few sprinkles.

Today was my "long run." 8 miles isn't that long, but I am still early in my training. The 8 miles were really brutal. I felt ok through 4 miles, but the last 4 were really tough. I had to reduce the speed a few times and felt completely wiped once I was done. I may have felt poor since it had been a while since I had eaten and went on the hike yesterday. No excuses, I will do better next run.

First Day of Marathon Training

Today I started my Marathon Training for the San Francisco Marathon on July 26, 2009. I wanted to calibrate my Nike Plus since it wasn't very accurate for the Super Bowl Sunday Half Marathon. The Half Marathon went well, but I gassed around mile 10. I finished with a time of 1:35:41.

I went to Graham Middle School to use their track facility. Today's workout called for a 4 mile run. I started out with a 1 mile warm up. I felt good, but I definitely ran a little faster than I should have. See results below.



After my warm up I set the Nike Plus to the calibration setting. The calibration run was 1.25 miles.

After the calibration I continued the training run with a 3 mile run around the track. The run felt pretty smooth after taking about a week off after the Half Marathon.