Better evening run

Yesterday I complained because of the way that I have been feeling. Today I decided to wear a watch to see if the splits were consistent with the effort and to distract myself a little,its great to run by effort, but when you feel like crap its not so fun to run by effort, so I decided to wear the watch and busy the mind in the numbers stuff. Did 5 laps in 6:24,6:20,6:03,5:53,5:56. Felt like crap in the first 2 laps as the splits suggest, then kind of loosened up and felt better. I was running with Jose but in the 3rd lap He pulled away because I had to stop several times to tie my shoes. I had to tie my right shoe during the run 6 times. That is the first time that I have to do it so many times, in fact its quite rare to do that even once during running.  The weather was rainy, even started puring a bit during the run, but the real heavy rain fell after the run, We stayed under roof for more than an hour I think, joking and laughing. Completed the 40 mins and I went out to do around 32-33 mins(4 laps).

Have a great Friday everyone!

The bad running streak continues

This evening at 6:20 p.m. I headed out to the conservatory and did 7 laps there, not much to report other than I felt like s#$"#T once again, felt very heavy and never got into a groove except maybe in the last lap. I Felt fat and to top things a person that I see everyday when I run the big hill 500s out my home told me today " You run everyday but you also are fatter" He said it in a way that by no means was offensive and I only laughed and said " I am eating just too much" He replied back that I needed to decrease portions. I was not angry at that moment, but when in the conservatory I felt so fat and out of shape and full I realized that it was all my fault and I was the only one to change that shitty behavior. When I quit coke for a month or so (well not quit but decreased it significantly), I was feeling real light during runs and felt real good, but as I am drinking around 4-5 16 oz glasses during the day before my runs, I think that is the reason of my shitty performance even when you running pretty easy. I ll have to decrease the amount and save that for the weekends. I do better do that so that I dont look like a fool next time I complaint about feeling bad during runs.

Its normal to feel bad on some runs, but I have been feeling this way since Saturday and casually all runs has been after a coke drinking marathon. Oh well!!  No more complaints!

8.5k without a watch!

Have a great night!

Blah evening run

Today I went out to the conservatory at 6:00 p.m. feeling not good, but not bad either. Definately I dont want to  feel like this on a regular basis, maybe its due to all the coke that I have been drinking during the day before my runs. I did 7 laps in the conservatory without a watch and ran with Jose for 1 lap and something because in my last lap I dropped him. He was not feeling very confortable and when He finished He looked really tired. The heat was strong today eventhough that it was cloudy. I ll have to drop the coke once again, because I think the reason I am feeling mediocre during my runs is the excess consumption before my runs. Around 8.5k total untimed.

Have a great night everyone!

Zapping the zero: Rainy evening

Yesterday took the day off.

Today I was out at 6:05 p.m. to the conservatory and did 7 laps there, and some more to complete the roughly 8.5k. I ran watchless. The first 4 laps were a struggle, felt like s#%"#%t, very tight and heavier than a truck. In the 5th lap I was able to looseend it up and feel better.  Rained very hard in half of the run, and I felt like an athlete because I was there braving the elements. Basically I was the only one running there, because other people exercising covered from the rain and hide below a roof. I just got on like the rain was part of the process, in fact, as soon as the rain started I felt much better and the tightness in my calves dissapeared.

8.5k watchless.

Have a great Tuesday everyone!

Catching up

Yesterday I ran in the evening at 5:30 p.m., I was a bit worried during the day because the left knee was bothering, luckily when I started running that was not a problem and I could do 7 laps in the conservatory with no problems. I ran without a watch, but Jose took my time in the last 5 laps (5 kms), it was 29:26, I thought that I was running slower. Poured a bit during the run, but not much. Felt good and happy to have gotten my run in as always. 8.5k total.

Today I ran in the morning at 9:00 a.m., I convinced my father to go out with me, We only ran 1 km or so together, because I went ahead and then in the conservatory We were running in opposite directions, but We saw twice each lap. We both gave each other words of encouragement because the heat was strong, We both were spent early in the run. However, I battled it out and did 6 laps and then back home. In the last lap I did 4 x 100s strides, the strides were at a good rythm but the effort was higher than I would have liked and felt very heavy. Maybe the fact that my last run was around 14 hours ago had to do with how I felt today. All in all, I am happy that I did my 8.5k today given the strong heat. Ran watchless again. As i have said before, I am liking these watchless runs, you just focus on how you feel and run.

This was a good week of running, 5 runs this week and I am increasing the length of my runs a bit. The next planned race is around 1 month out.

Have a great Sunday!

Rainy evening run

Today ran pretty hard before the run, and it  lasted a lot. I could get out the door at 6:15 p.m and was out to the conservatory with my brother Dan, He was doing sqauts pre run so I dropped him inmediately, I got out at my normal pace, but He went out ridiculous slow. I was running watchless, but He took the time that I did it in some laps. Dan caught me exactly at the 3.2k point because He  did that lap in 4:50, then He stopped and I continued to complete my 7 laps. I was going to do 6, but was feeling pretty good that decided to add 1 more lap as in past few days. According to Dan watch I was running from 6.02 to 5.57 laps and increased the effort in the last lap, basically ran strong on the straight and ran at a controlled effort in the uphills, I did not want to red line. Last lap came in 5:04, thought that I was running slower. I am very happy with the way that I am feeling the last 2 weeks. To be honest I am enjoying a lot this watchless thing, its great to run according to the body´s signals. Maybe I ll get back to watch wearing running, but by now I ´m enjoying this watchless thinga lot. I ll throw faster stuff next week, an unstructured fartlek. Around 8.5k total.

Have a great Easter weekend everyone!

Very easy watchless evening run

Today I headed out at 6:00 p.m. to the conservatory watchless, and did 7 laps to the conservatory at an easy pace, very easy to be honest. The first 3 laps were effortwise easy, then sped up a bit naturally, but overall kept the run very easy. Felt really good after the halfway point. Its good to just unplug and run easy to get the desired mileage, instead of pushing each lap to a finishing sprint. 8.5k total.

Have a great night everyone!!