Titles before Posts?
Does anyone write their title before the actual post?
Yesterday I ran with Yvette and Minnie from Runtex to Robert E. Lee. The rest of the Gazelles were there with Gilbert debating if we should continue on to Spring Creek with the rain and lightning. I was thinking, "Uh, we are going to Spring Creek since I warmed up from Runtex." The storm was pretty much over, so we all ran on the new trail that connects with Barton Hills and then up the hill to Spring Creek.
I felt tired, but I almost always do. I didn't do a long run this weekend basically because I'm lazy, thus, I did the long warmup and cool down to make up for it. Gilbert said 5 forward and 3 backward, and I ran with Minnie the whole time. We chatted and took our time, which was nice so that I could actually breath and talk. We ended up doing 7 forward and 3 backward. When I go slower on the hills, I enjoy them a lot more. I cannot go up a hill fast without feeling like I have no oxygen and my lungs are going to collapse. I've told G about this many times, and he just says I'm out-of-shape or have no endurance or I need more speed work or I have no quads. This all is true, but I sometimes secretly hope I have some lung issue which explains why I can never run fast without dying.
On the way back to Runtex, Minnie, Yvette, and I had a wonderful cool down and talk. For a year, I've said some slow runner needs to have a blog. Slow runners stand up and let your voice be heard! We talked about Fletcher with his 90 miles a week and his 70-mile recovery week. We talked about all the fast people who blog, and how we can not relate to that (although they are sometimes fun to read). So, here I am, though I don't think I want Gazelles to see this. Why? Everyone already knows I'm slow.
I joked how I would put my total mileage for the day in my blog. So here ya go (oh, I don't have a Garmin and don't track my warmup and cool down times and mile splits on every single workout):
Warmup from Runtex - about 1.75 miles
7 forward on Spring Creek (G says just the hill is 185 meters so you do the math)
3 backwards
Cooldown back to Runtex - about 1.75 miles
My guess was 5 miles for the day. Someone with a Garmin can do that workout and let me know. Actually, Yvette has a Garmin, so maybe next time I'll tell her to wear it.
We are probably doing Temp on Wednesday. I hate Tempo. I'm trying to not hate it (been trying for almost 2 years). I dread Tempo. I wish I could just love it like David loves it. I'm already formulating my strategy. My main plan is to actual run my 10K pace. Or at least what I think my 10k pace might be.
Yesterday I ran with Yvette and Minnie from Runtex to Robert E. Lee. The rest of the Gazelles were there with Gilbert debating if we should continue on to Spring Creek with the rain and lightning. I was thinking, "Uh, we are going to Spring Creek since I warmed up from Runtex." The storm was pretty much over, so we all ran on the new trail that connects with Barton Hills and then up the hill to Spring Creek.
I felt tired, but I almost always do. I didn't do a long run this weekend basically because I'm lazy, thus, I did the long warmup and cool down to make up for it. Gilbert said 5 forward and 3 backward, and I ran with Minnie the whole time. We chatted and took our time, which was nice so that I could actually breath and talk. We ended up doing 7 forward and 3 backward. When I go slower on the hills, I enjoy them a lot more. I cannot go up a hill fast without feeling like I have no oxygen and my lungs are going to collapse. I've told G about this many times, and he just says I'm out-of-shape or have no endurance or I need more speed work or I have no quads. This all is true, but I sometimes secretly hope I have some lung issue which explains why I can never run fast without dying.
On the way back to Runtex, Minnie, Yvette, and I had a wonderful cool down and talk. For a year, I've said some slow runner needs to have a blog. Slow runners stand up and let your voice be heard! We talked about Fletcher with his 90 miles a week and his 70-mile recovery week. We talked about all the fast people who blog, and how we can not relate to that (although they are sometimes fun to read). So, here I am, though I don't think I want Gazelles to see this. Why? Everyone already knows I'm slow.
I joked how I would put my total mileage for the day in my blog. So here ya go (oh, I don't have a Garmin and don't track my warmup and cool down times and mile splits on every single workout):
Warmup from Runtex - about 1.75 miles
7 forward on Spring Creek (G says just the hill is 185 meters so you do the math)
3 backwards
Cooldown back to Runtex - about 1.75 miles
My guess was 5 miles for the day. Someone with a Garmin can do that workout and let me know. Actually, Yvette has a Garmin, so maybe next time I'll tell her to wear it.
We are probably doing Temp on Wednesday. I hate Tempo. I'm trying to not hate it (been trying for almost 2 years). I dread Tempo. I wish I could just love it like David loves it. I'm already formulating my strategy. My main plan is to actual run my 10K pace. Or at least what I think my 10k pace might be.
Labels: Running
posted by Jessica at
9:39 AM
1 Comments:
Thank you Jessica for starting a blog. It will be fun to read your thoughts and impressions of running. It does take courage to share your feelings with an anonymous audience, but it is also liberating in a way and it will serve to motivate countless gazelles no doubt.
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7/25/07 11:31 AM
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