Last night, I upped the length of my run time to 45 minutes. I'll survive the Peachtree (and possibly Race for the Taste) yet!
But what was really awesome was the smell of all the various plants blooming along the running route. One stretch was particularly fragrant and lovely. If it smelled that way in winter, those freezing cold runs might have felt easier.
Of course, I seem to be getting smellier and smellier. And not in a good way. Go figure.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Life, the Universe and Everything
Woot! I ran for 42 minutes last night! My longest continuous run yet.
It sucked!
From the first footfall, it was just... blech. My legs felt heavy. My feet weren't comfortable. I had no energy. WTH?
I was also coming off a 5k Saturday that had a really slow time for me. I'm not racing to beat anyone, so it's no big deal to have a slow run, but I still didn't love the feeling of moving backwards. While slogging through last night's crappy run, I found myself analyzing all the factors that made these two runs really rough. I found a few similarities:
1. Shoes. For both runs, I was wearing my waterproof running shoes. They're a little stiffer than my regular shoes, and a tad heavier.
2. I ate garbage on Friday and Sunday.
3. My weight has crept up by about 5 pounds. It doesn't sound like all that much, and I truthfully think it's mostly water, because I have been eating a lot of sodium-laden treats, but the bottom line is, I'm carrying extra weight.
There were a couple variant factors in each run. Saturday's course was a lot of uphill slogging. Last night, I didn't have my usual pre-run banana. But I think those three are the big ones, particularly numbers 2 and 3. Just goes to show that it DOES matter what you eat!
On the upside, it's more meaningful to me to know that I felt like crap but lengthened my run time last night anyway. If I were having a great run, it might not have felt like such an accomplishment.
It sucked!
From the first footfall, it was just... blech. My legs felt heavy. My feet weren't comfortable. I had no energy. WTH?
I was also coming off a 5k Saturday that had a really slow time for me. I'm not racing to beat anyone, so it's no big deal to have a slow run, but I still didn't love the feeling of moving backwards. While slogging through last night's crappy run, I found myself analyzing all the factors that made these two runs really rough. I found a few similarities:
1. Shoes. For both runs, I was wearing my waterproof running shoes. They're a little stiffer than my regular shoes, and a tad heavier.
2. I ate garbage on Friday and Sunday.
3. My weight has crept up by about 5 pounds. It doesn't sound like all that much, and I truthfully think it's mostly water, because I have been eating a lot of sodium-laden treats, but the bottom line is, I'm carrying extra weight.
There were a couple variant factors in each run. Saturday's course was a lot of uphill slogging. Last night, I didn't have my usual pre-run banana. But I think those three are the big ones, particularly numbers 2 and 3. Just goes to show that it DOES matter what you eat!
On the upside, it's more meaningful to me to know that I felt like crap but lengthened my run time last night anyway. If I were having a great run, it might not have felt like such an accomplishment.
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