Yestereday I took the day off and was my only rest day of the week.
Today I started the week with an easy run without a watch. As I said the other day, I ll do runs without a watch and runs with a watch during the week, that is a smart thing to do and it gives you variety.
Today I headed out to the conservatory and did 5 laps very easy because I was still tired from past week. I listened to my body and slow it down when I started to huff and puff. However, after the 2nd lap I felt better and better.
Did around 6.5k. Feeling very decent!
Have a great Monday everyone!
lunes, 24 de agosto de 2015
sábado, 22 de agosto de 2015
Good end to the week
Today I ran early!!
A lot of time without running in the morning, but I ll watch a 10k race this evening, so I forced myself to get out there early. I have realized that when I am consistent with my running, I start to feel better , more confident, more positive, and can eat a bit more without feeling guilty.
Today I headed out without a watch to the conservatory with my father just before 7:00 a.m.My father is recovering from a tendonitis and He ran 2 miles for the first time in two months! I gapped him after 400s or so and never looked back. Did 5 laps and a bit more today at a very easy pace because I was very tired from the get go. I am not used to do my runs 12 hours apart, so when I do that I just feel very tired in the second run.
I ll try something this time around , to only wear a watch 3 times per week and ran without a watch 3 times per week. In the past I thought that I had to pick and choose between the two, but I think both have their place in training. In days like today you dont need a watch to tell you you are slugging and running very slow, the body is just telling so, and to pay attention to a watch and speed up when you are feeling run down its a recipe for disaster. Likewise, if you want to do a faster run or intervals and you want to hit a certain pace, the watch can be useful.
But in racing I dont recommend it, as you might know, I dont wear watch in races, sometimes I run bad and sometimes I run good. But I think that when you pay attention to the body you cant go wrong because you are giving your best on the given day.
6.5k watchless.
6 runs this week and I feel very happy about it. I ll rest till Monday for a new week of training and an increased week hopefully, but for me the most important thing is to run 6 times per week for a lot of weeks/months to really capitalize fitness and get in decent shape by December.
Have a great weekend and dont drink too much!!
A lot of time without running in the morning, but I ll watch a 10k race this evening, so I forced myself to get out there early. I have realized that when I am consistent with my running, I start to feel better , more confident, more positive, and can eat a bit more without feeling guilty.
Today I headed out without a watch to the conservatory with my father just before 7:00 a.m.My father is recovering from a tendonitis and He ran 2 miles for the first time in two months! I gapped him after 400s or so and never looked back. Did 5 laps and a bit more today at a very easy pace because I was very tired from the get go. I am not used to do my runs 12 hours apart, so when I do that I just feel very tired in the second run.
I ll try something this time around , to only wear a watch 3 times per week and ran without a watch 3 times per week. In the past I thought that I had to pick and choose between the two, but I think both have their place in training. In days like today you dont need a watch to tell you you are slugging and running very slow, the body is just telling so, and to pay attention to a watch and speed up when you are feeling run down its a recipe for disaster. Likewise, if you want to do a faster run or intervals and you want to hit a certain pace, the watch can be useful.
But in racing I dont recommend it, as you might know, I dont wear watch in races, sometimes I run bad and sometimes I run good. But I think that when you pay attention to the body you cant go wrong because you are giving your best on the given day.
6.5k watchless.
6 runs this week and I feel very happy about it. I ll rest till Monday for a new week of training and an increased week hopefully, but for me the most important thing is to run 6 times per week for a lot of weeks/months to really capitalize fitness and get in decent shape by December.
Have a great weekend and dont drink too much!!
viernes, 21 de agosto de 2015
The streak continues
Ha!! that is not necessarily a streak that I am persuing, but I have run for 5 days in a row, so I am happy with that.
Today I headed out at 6:10 p.m. to the conservatory in 7:35 feeling pretty tired and dead in the legs, but the good news is that I could keep the pace and even speed up even on tired legs. Did 5 laps in 6:07,6:01,6:01,5:48,5:16. In the last lap I just kept the stride really short to conserve as much energy as possible, but in the second half of that lap I was huffing and puffing hard, even the breathing was very noisy. Then ran some more to complete the 38:30 for what I think was 6.5k or so.
As I said earlier I felt a bit tired today, but toughed it out and ran once again. I want to be in decent shape in December.
Have a great Friday!
Today I headed out at 6:10 p.m. to the conservatory in 7:35 feeling pretty tired and dead in the legs, but the good news is that I could keep the pace and even speed up even on tired legs. Did 5 laps in 6:07,6:01,6:01,5:48,5:16. In the last lap I just kept the stride really short to conserve as much energy as possible, but in the second half of that lap I was huffing and puffing hard, even the breathing was very noisy. Then ran some more to complete the 38:30 for what I think was 6.5k or so.
As I said earlier I felt a bit tired today, but toughed it out and ran once again. I want to be in decent shape in December.
Have a great Friday!
jueves, 20 de agosto de 2015
Another watchless run
Today I was feeling very sluggish at the time of my run, but I forced myself to go out and as soon as I started running that feeling went away and felt really good. Today I headed watchless again and kept my stride really short to conserve as much as energy as possible.
Did 5 laps again and some more to complete I think was 6.5k, I am starting to get hungry for more kms, so that is a good sign. I want to increase gradually and by December I want to be in very good shape. I was thinking that when I was skinny and ran my best times, other areas in my life were very good, now as I am overweight( that is a relative term of course) compared to where I was 5 years ago, things in other areas of my life are not that great.
Felt really good and I like the consistency of this week.
Hope You have a wonderful Thursday!!
Did 5 laps again and some more to complete I think was 6.5k, I am starting to get hungry for more kms, so that is a good sign. I want to increase gradually and by December I want to be in very good shape. I was thinking that when I was skinny and ran my best times, other areas in my life were very good, now as I am overweight( that is a relative term of course) compared to where I was 5 years ago, things in other areas of my life are not that great.
Felt really good and I like the consistency of this week.
Hope You have a wonderful Thursday!!
miércoles, 19 de agosto de 2015
Great humpday watchless run
Today I headed out at 6:15 p.m. without a watch, I wanted to add one lap but at the same time not worry about splits or time. I did 5 laps and a bit more to complete what I think was 6.5k. Felt good and smooth. In my opinion, the run was not as slow as I wanted, but I just felt good and went with it. Weather was good and felt pretty decent.
Happy to have run once again!
Have a great humpday!
Happy to have run once again!
Have a great humpday!
martes, 18 de agosto de 2015
The beauty of running
Today I headed out to the conservatory at 6:10 p.m. and got there in 7:03, then did 4 laps in 6:13,6:06,5:47,5:34, then completed the 33 mins. Felt pretty good and in the first lap I passed a woman that looked pretty athletic, and then after the 2nd lap I heared steps and it was the same woman that I had passed early. She passed me agresively, but I sped up to match his surge and We continued that way for around 700m, then I built a gap and in the 3rd lap I looked behind and She was around 30m back,so I decided to pick the pace up even more, but never saw her again during the run.
When I came back to the park after buying my water bottle, I saw her walking and She looked at me and We both smiled, no words were sayed, but We both know that We had a good conversation during the run, changing leads and trying to catch up with one another. So I think that running is talking beyond words. That is what keep coming back to running, you cant have those conversations in the weight room or in other sports, that is what I like about my sport.
A lot of men out there tell to lift weights if you want to be a complete man, and to be alpha and all that stuff, its good to be strong in the upper body, but I think that running is more compelling than lifting weights and keep my confidence higher, when you have a good run you feel the owner of the world, when I am in the weight room, I dont feel that sense of accomplishment I get from running, so my advice to men out there is to find a compelling hobby that you keep coming back to it time after time. Running is that hobby for me, and running has been there for me for the past 13 years.
I am not an elite by any means, and I am not fast, I could be faster, but the beauty of running is that you dont have to run fast to enjoy it, just be out there smelling nature, feeling the lactic acid, feeling your heart pumping and the endorphins rolling are enough for me to come back day after day!!
Running is my passion!!
When I came back to the park after buying my water bottle, I saw her walking and She looked at me and We both smiled, no words were sayed, but We both know that We had a good conversation during the run, changing leads and trying to catch up with one another. So I think that running is talking beyond words. That is what keep coming back to running, you cant have those conversations in the weight room or in other sports, that is what I like about my sport.
A lot of men out there tell to lift weights if you want to be a complete man, and to be alpha and all that stuff, its good to be strong in the upper body, but I think that running is more compelling than lifting weights and keep my confidence higher, when you have a good run you feel the owner of the world, when I am in the weight room, I dont feel that sense of accomplishment I get from running, so my advice to men out there is to find a compelling hobby that you keep coming back to it time after time. Running is that hobby for me, and running has been there for me for the past 13 years.
I am not an elite by any means, and I am not fast, I could be faster, but the beauty of running is that you dont have to run fast to enjoy it, just be out there smelling nature, feeling the lactic acid, feeling your heart pumping and the endorphins rolling are enough for me to come back day after day!!
Running is my passion!!
lunes, 17 de agosto de 2015
Zapping the zero
Yesterday I did not run for the same reasons that I have not been running on Sundays.
Today I headed out in the evening to the conservatory in 7:41, and then did 4 laps feeling pretty good to be honest. Laps were in 6:26,6:10,6:04,5:35. I really increased effort in the last one and in the last 2 laps I ran with Jose. After the 4th lap I did 30 more seconds before calling it a day in at 32:50. I ll add a lap tomorrow because I felt awesome today, nothing compared with Friday or Saturday where I struggled for most of the run.
5.4k in 32:45 or so. Felt very good!!
Have a great start to the week!
Today I headed out in the evening to the conservatory in 7:41, and then did 4 laps feeling pretty good to be honest. Laps were in 6:26,6:10,6:04,5:35. I really increased effort in the last one and in the last 2 laps I ran with Jose. After the 4th lap I did 30 more seconds before calling it a day in at 32:50. I ll add a lap tomorrow because I felt awesome today, nothing compared with Friday or Saturday where I struggled for most of the run.
5.4k in 32:45 or so. Felt very good!!
Have a great start to the week!
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