Yesterday I decided to go running with the gym running group again. I knew they were going to do a tempo run and I should be doing an easy run, but I figured I could run at my own pace and be fine. Well it did not quite happen that way, first we warmed up [...]
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The first time I ran a road race I was so nervous, I wanted to make sure I did everything right. So I read as much as I could about racing. I noticed that many races did not allow mp3 players and the ones that did, strongly discouraged the use of them. One of [...]
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Monday I ran 3 miles and did a spin class, it was tough but I felt great. At least I felt great for a little while, as the day progressed I felt really tired and lightheaded. Same thing yesterday after doing some strength training and today when I ran 4.5 miles. I did my workouts [...]
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Today I finally joined the running group at my gym for a run. I have been considering joining for a while, but their runs did not coincide with my training schedule so I put it off. Seeing all the running groups supporting each other at Zooma made me want to be a part of one. [...]
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Thank you all for your kind comments about my race results and all the encouragement along the way! Today I just wanted to jot down some post race thoughts about things I am glad I did, things I learned and some things I wish I would have done during my training. First the things I [...]
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We stayed at the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort and Spa last night. We made the most of the evening we had there, went swimming, floated along the lazy river, made smores and then went to bed. I am so glad we stayed there waking up at 5:30 AM was much easier than the 4 AM [...]
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Usually running less drives me crazy, but this time around I am ready for the break. I’ve been enjoying my shorter, easier runs. Yesterday’s pace workout was nice. The workout was 6 X 300 meters at pace and 100 meters recovery. I warmed up for half a mile and then started doing the short fast [...]
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