August 2012
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Shin Splints and Chafing...
…and yet I still smashed my previous 4 mile PR at the NYRR NFL Back to Football Run!
My previous best, from back in mid-July, was 29:22 / 7:20 min/mile.
Tonight? 27:25 / 6:54 min/mile!
I shaved nearly two full minutes off my time, and 26 sec/mile off my pace! (According to my Garmin, it was 33 sec/mile, which I like even more.)
When my co-workers asked what pace I was going for, I...
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Weekly Recap: 8/13 - 8/19
I’ve realized I never posted a recap for last week. OH WELL. This week was much more interesting.
Tuesday: 4.23 miles
Woke up with a runny nose. Decided to go back to bed til it was time to get ready for work.
I was feeling better after work, so I went out for my run then. The weather was amazing. After weeks and weeks of incredibly humid weather, there was hardly any humidity at all.
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So I went to the gym today...
…and not for a class or to run on a treadmill (which hasn’t happened since the winter anyway).
I finally decided to take strength training seriously (“seriously”?). Through reddit, I found r/fitness, and through there, Stronglifts 5x5.
All of the other strength training routines I have attempted to start (read: “thought about starting”) were too complicated...
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Half Marathons
So I’m still looking for a half marathon to run Labor Day weekend (the halfway point of my training). I’ve only found two nearby:
Labor Day Half Marathon in Rockaway Beach. It’s in Queens, but pretty much as far away as you can be from my apartment while still in the borough. This is a 1 hour, 36 minute subway trip: Dear Ramones, Rockaway Beach can in fact be hard, far to...
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Just finished watching "The Spirit of the...
Great, great documentary about runners preparing for the 2005 Chicago Marathon. And it’s on Netflix!
It was great just to see a bunch of people going through the same things I am/will be: Training, injuries, worrying about that 20 mile training run…
Got me thinking that if I enjoy the NYC Marathon enough, maybe I’ll see if I can run the Chicago Marathon next year. I’ve...
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Weekly Recap, 7/30 - 8/5
This week: 30.9 mi. This month: 27.7 mi. Since beginning marathon training: 137.8 mi. Tuesday
I made my first attempt at running intervals. Ran four 1/2 mile repeats with 1/4 mile recovery. But instead of choosing a pace to run the intervals at, like I was supposed to (ideally 7 min/mile for me), I ran all out, so each interval was worse than the last. I ran the last interval more than a full...
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"Just Plain" Gu
Actually pretty good!
I was expecting it to taste like plastic or dust or something, but after trying it on my run today I’d buy it again.
Also tried Peanut Butter Gu for the first time. It tastes like peanut butter, so that’s good.
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Hm, do I wake up early tomorrow and go for my long...
Each will take a bit more than two hours.
I can watch the marathon then go for my run when it’ll be quite a bit hotter (forecast is calling for a high of 89 and thunderstorms)…
…OR…
…go on my run and watch the marathon after the fact (which will probably involve skipping over a lot of it & accidentally learning who the winner is before I even start...
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Runner Tech: Google Wallet
Smartphones are a wonderful tool for runners. We can use them to track our runs, play music, and track what we eat. Well, now we can use them to buy post-run water/Gatorade/Gu/whatever too! (As long as you have an Android phone equipped with NFC, that is.)
Well, technically, it was possible before, but with the latest update to Google Wallet, any MasterCard, Visa, Discover, or American...
