blog entry day of:)

time: 8am
weather conditions: cool, perfect weather for running
clothing: green short sleeve
shoes: New Balance 1010
route: Marina Green with club
distance: 10mi
time: 2hrs
pace:??
meal before hand: 1 package of oatmeal, stomach problems
great run overall
E. and I had breakfast at the ferry building afterwards, yummy! eggs and bacon sandwhich
took a 3 hr nap today, tired

no yoga today

So I slept in, had a major sneezing attack in the middle of the night. think I need to change my sheets to flannel. It's getting cold now. I super-sensitive to temperature change.

ahh, running log

Running log is not always the easiest to keep up:(.
date: Monday 09.25.2006
time: 7am
weather conditions: cool
clothing: ??
shoes: New Balance 1010
route: near e.'s place
distance: 4.5
time: 46min
pace:
meal before hand: nothing, I think I might had a GU. Good run, good prayer time w/E.

date: Tuesday 09.26.2006
time: 6:30pm
weather conditions: cool,on the chilly side, windy
clothing: ??
shoes: New Balance 1010
route: trackworkout 200m x 6
distance: ??
time: 1hr including warm up and cool down
pace: avg 60sec/1min
meal before hand: made my own pasta this week, cooked 3 out of 7 days:) had just the right amout of food beforehand, not too hungry not too full
run-wise, I got the blasted sid-stitches went out too fast with 54 on the 200m, I was hurting by the 3rd repeat had to walk during recovery, I get side-stitches all the time:( when I go out too fast

date: Thursday 09.28.2006
time: 7:30am
weather conditions: cool
clothing: tights
shoes: New Balance 1010
route: near home
distance: 4mi
time:
pace:
meal before hand: GU, good run, perfect temp, felt good overall. It was a bit of a crazy day. I was suppose to meet E., but she forgot. I showed up and I forgot my inhaler, so I had to go home and get it. I'm keeping an inhaler in the car now. Then our power went out. I thought it might be too dangerous to run out. The last time our power went out, a transform blew and wires were flying everywhere. crazy and dangerous.

some good and some bad

date: Saturday 09.22.2006
time: 8:00am
weather conditions: warm, sunny, too warm
clothing: black shorts, pink short sleeve
shoes: New Balance 1010
route: marina
distance: 13.8
time: 2:40min?
pace:
meal before hand: oatmeal, had a fantastic run at mile 11-12, I was feeling it, but I got a second wind around 12.5. Overally, I had a great last long run before my race in 2 weeks

date: Friday 09.22.2006
time: 7:00am
time: 1hr
meal before hand: night before I had left over tikka masala. I was so hungry I ended up eating way to much. While I was doing downward dog, my food was becoming upward puke. Most time I have problems b/c I eat too much, rarely I don't feel well b/c I ate too little.


date: Thursday 09.21.2006
time: 7:00pm
weather conditions: cool, perfect running weather
clothing: black shorts
shoes: New Balance 1010
route: marina
distance: ??
time: 40min
pace: ??
meal before hand: salad with 4 CA makis for lunch, had a huge breakfast with eggs and chicken katsu, so wasn't that hungry during lunch.
I had a lousy run on Thursday evening. I couldn't park in my usual area and I left work late, so before I was done, the set was setting and I could barely see. I tried tempo running on my own didn't go so well:(.

update

I missed my run on Thursday 14.09.2006. I had a meeting in San Jose and didn't get back in time. I missed yoga on Friday 15.09.2006 since I had to go into the office.

I had a semi-good run on Saturday 16.09.2006. I ran about 10.5miles with the club. I didn't eat anything beforehand except for a GU packet. My stomach was hurting around 10.5, so I walked in the rest of the way. Okay, I need to get up earlier before my long runs, so I can get some food in. I had Chinese the night before. Maybe the greasiness affected my run, too. Who knows.

So, I had a great trackworkout last night.
date: Tuesay 19.09.2006
time: 6:30pm
weather conditions: cool, perfect running weather
clothing: black shorts, blue shirt, not wearing again, the tag is annoying
shoes: New Balance 1010
route: stadium
distance: ??
time: 1hr
pace: 59sec for 200 6x
meal before hand: noodle and vegetables and 2 shrimp dumplings, 1 chive dumpling, and 1 piece of fish; too much food, felt sick, I think I should just have noodles next time

Learning to eat right and not too much before trackworkout is a mind workout in itself.

track workout

Track workout
Tuesday 09.12.2006
7X 200m
avg 1:05
I've got 4 more track workouts before the race

had too much watermelon at office party, so no watermelon before I run

since I'm waiting

Since I can't go to sleep, yet(see my other blog), I'll share why I run. I started reading the "Women Who Run" book and it inspired me to write my own version of why I run.

I started running in Nov 2001, a few months after 9/11. 9/11 didn't have anything to do with it, but I was depressed and a bit overweight during that period. I haven't exercised since who knows when. I did go on backpacking trip in Yosemite about a week after 9/11 and I was totally out of shape. I was wheezing and panting after hiking up only a few feet. I wheeze anyway because I have asthma, but it wasn't the asthma that caused me to wheeze this time, it was my out of shape body.

I knew I needed to exercise and do something, so I woke up one Sunday morning and decided to go running. I didn't have the right shoes. I don't even remember what shoes I wore. I just got out of the office and ran. I think it took me 45min to run 2miles. My friends say that's impossible, you can walk faster than that. Maybe I miscalculated the distance, but it did take me a good 45min and I was really sore for the entire week.

Then I decided to sign up for a race to keep up with the running. I signed up for a 8K race in Feb 2002. I trained on my own. After that race, I couldn't run for a month. I had the wrong shoes, which caused me heel, knee, itband pain. Basically, I had pain everywhere and I had to see a orthopedic physician. He told me I needed the right shoes. I had no idea. I thought any soft cushioning shoes would work. I was so wrong. I got my first pair of real running shoes and I continue to train for my second race, Bay to Breakers 2002. Then I stopped running for awhile. I had to get motivated, so I went to a TNT meeting and signed up on a fly for a 1/2 marathon fundraising and training program. I learned about wearing the right clothes(no-cotton), stretching, strength training...and I ran my first long distance run in May 2003. And I've been hooked ever since. Of course, there has been some down time, but overall I've been keeping up. I've run 2 marathons and 3 1/2 marathons and looking forward to more.

run on Monday

I ran this morning with E. near her place
time: 6:45am
weather conditions: cool, perfect running weather
clothing: black shorts, short sleeve and long sleeve, layered, took off long sleeve
shoes: New Balance 1010
route: near E.'s place
distance: 4.5
time: 45
pace: 10:20
meal before hand: nothing
started out tired b/c went to bed late, but good run overall, great workout

run on Saturday

near Golden Gate Bridge
date: Saturday, 9.09.2006
time: 8:00am
weather conditions: cool, perfect running weather
clothing: short sleeve, tights, dressed too warmly
shoes: New Balance 1010
distance: 10mi
time: 2.5hrs
pace:
meal before hand: grilled chicken sandwhich from Nations, a bit of chips, pita bread with hummus, 2 slices of apple cake, 1 falafel, we had a party at the Y
great run, did twist my ankle a bit b/c I stepped on a small rock:(, ankle and calf didn't feel so great afterwards, but overall, I felt good and ready for the race on Oct 8, but I still have 1 month to go, so gotta keep running

yoga back to back

I went to yoga at a different 24Hr fitness location. The class was yoga tech, so it was at a faster pace. The instructor was okay. I prefer the Berkeley location. I went to yoga this morning. It was hard getting up, but I'm glad I went. My body always feels great after yoga.

ran on August 28

I ran with E. at the usual Monday morning spot. We did about 4 miles. We ran slow. Good weather. My logs are getting to be a less detail:).

running 2Xs

I went running twice in Seattle. Once on Saturday morning and another time on Tuesday morning. My saturday run was awlful. I ate stuff that didn't do well on my stomach. It was a bad scene.

My run on Tuesday for about 1 hr was a great run. Perfect weather, cool, great hill workout. Loved it.