I made it to Sacramento safely and on time. Actually a little early. My rental car pick up went smoothly and I found the hotel easily last night. So far all is going well. This morning I ran easy for 15 minutes just to get the blood flowing in my legs. It was raining and... Continue Reading →
Contingency Plans
This morning my run workout was thirty minutes easy, shake out the legs. I was able to run right within my desired race pace and keep my heart rate right in zone two. Two days before a marathon, this should make me happy. While I am happy at my progress, I still have feeling of... Continue Reading →
It Never Rains In California?
Today was a complete rest day. Normally I would go to bed by 9:30, which I did last night, and get up around 4:30, which I did not do today. I slept in until 7:15. It felt wonderful. Then I checked my messages. I find a post on Facebook from the California International Marathon that... Continue Reading →
Heart Rate and Hard Way Learning
This morning I had my last speed run workout before the race this weekend - and it was fantastic. The past four weeks my trainer has me doing fast intervals - today I did four repeats of 1,000 meters with a 200 meter jog in between. On a treadmill I equated it to .62 mile... Continue Reading →
Making A List
I am a list writer. It is much less stressful for me to write a list of all I have to do before a big event, say a marathon in California for example. There is so much to prepare, I don't want to forget a thing, so I make a list. Writing out the list... Continue Reading →
Buddy System
Yesterday I wrote about a very good swim workout that had a lot to do with swimming with my friend. We kept each other going and honest to the workout. In a comment, IowaTriBob mentioned he missed a workout buddy. What a great word to use. Buddy. A quick Google search came up with this description... Continue Reading →
Speeding Up and Slowing Down
This morning I ran a speed workout that is designed to really push my limits. Two weeks ago I did a similar workout where I had two sets fast at 18 minutes. I didn't quite make it through the entire time, but I definitely felt the effects of the workout. Today's workout was three sets... Continue Reading →
New Normal
What a difference a rest day makes. I woke up this morning to head to the pool and felt well rested. My swim went very well. After a warm up of 1,000 meters I did a little speed work to get my heart rate up but not push it. In all I only swam 1,600... Continue Reading →
Hope and Dreams
On my running schedule for today my trainer wrote that if I wanted to take today as a rest day to do it. So I did. This morning I slept in until almost 7:00, after turning the lights off at 9:30 last night. After all of the running I did over the past three days,... Continue Reading →
