Running long in ABQ

I met up with the Albuquerque Road Runners club on Saturday morning. I woke up at 5am to eat my banana and 1 packet of oatmeal. I wanted to make sure it went through my system. I had a good run.

date: 11.25.2006, Saturday
time: 7:30am, started running around 7:45am
weather conditions: needed gloves initially, but got really warm after 1 lap
clothing: long leggings, too warm
shoes: New Balance 1010
route:Albuquerque Academy
distance: ~10miles
time:2 hrs
pace:?
meal night before: chinese chow fun homemade, fish, fruit?

It got really warm, but I had a good run. I took 1 Gu after 2 laps. It's about 3.2 miles each lap. I liked to have done 4 laps, but needed to get back home for our day trip to Santa Fe. I got use to the elevation. I wasn't panting like I was on Turkey Trek race day. I felt really good. Maybe tomorrow morning I'll notice the difference when I run.

The runners from Albuquerque Road Runners were super-friendly. I ended up running by myself mostly, which I didn't mind since I do the run/walk method. There were a lot of runners out there and it's out an open, highly visible place. The next time I go to Albuquerque, I'll try that again.

Albuquerque Turkey Trek and more

Sometimes people can surprise you, my family came out and supported me in my 5K Turkey Trek race. My dad said he might entered the race next year. Everytime the topic of running comes up(which is not that often, I keep it on the dl), he mentions how he holds his high school 5k record. I've heard the story at least 6 times. I guess thats what dads/men do...brag? My younger sister even said she would have done the 5K walk, if she knew about it. I didn't mention it to them the option of the walk since my brother-in-law does not believe in paying to run/walk. Regardless of the mix messages I get from my family, I'm glad they came out to support me, especially my mom. For her to see the number of people that come out to race, all ages, the excitement, that it can actually be fun.

Later in the week, while my parents and I were taking a walk, they said 3miles is doable, but a marathon is way too much. My mom thinks I'll rub away my cartilage. Needless to say, my parents don't know that I've run 2 and am training for another one. Yes, I wish I could share my running accompolishments, but no need to stress them out. My mom freaks out when I cough.

After many misconnections, I finally go to meet runliarun in Albuquerque. We only had a short time together. I would have love running with runliarun and chatted more, but that was one of our misconnections:(. Yes, we both agree the internet is incredible. I wouldn't have connected with another fellow runner with much to talk about, found out about the race, found the Albuquerque Road Runners. The internet, the running community...I'm thankful for that:). I'm sure I'll meet up with runliarun again when I'm back in ABQ.

About my Turkey Trek race, it was tough. Only after a few steps into the race, I was tired and panting. I forgot about the elevation and the course was up hill(it didn't show that on the map:)). Albuquerque sits 5280ft above sea level and I'm use to running at sea level. I know I'm a big whiner:). So considering the drastic change in elevation, I did pretty well:).
mile 1: 10:47
mile 2: 10:05
mile 3: 9:06
mile 0.1 1:11
total: 31:11 (according to my watch)
official: 31:31 (there was 1400+people running, definitely a delay)

good Saturday long run

date: 11.18.2006, Saturday
time: 7:45am
weather conditions: chilly, but warmed out nicely
clothing: long leggings, too warm
shoes: New Balance 1010
route:running route with running club
distance: 10miles
time:2 hrs
pace:?
meal night before: Friday night Vietnamese noodle w/grilled chicken, 1 packet of oatmeal the morning of, I think it was good that I had it beforehand, need to eat at least 1 hr before I run. Need to try eating a banana beforehand and see how that goes.

I didn't run this morning. Depending on how tired I am when I get into ABQ, will try to do trackwork. I have a 5K race on Thursday. Then will do long run with ABQ road runners on Saturday. Hopefully mom does not freakout.

3 times this week

date: 11.13.2006, Monday
time: 6:30am
weather conditions: chilly, but not too cold
clothing: with long leggings
shoes: New Balance 1010
route:running route with E.
distance: 4.14mile
time:~41min
pace:10:09
meal night before: hmm...can't remember, but I had enough carbs

date: 11.14.2006, Tuesday
time: 6:30am
weather conditions: not too cold
clothing: with long leggings
shoes: New Balance 1010
route:trackworkout in the city
distance: ?
time:40min
workout: 200m repeats 4 times, 200m striders 4 times, 25min of warmup and cool down a bit of
200m reapeat avg 1:08, if you don't run it, you loose it
meal before: wonton noodle soup
Got side stitches after 2 repeats, you really can't take a break. I loose all the little speed I had for taking 1 month off of track workout. It's like starting over again:(

date: 11.16.2006, Thursday
time: 6:45am
weather conditions: overcast
clothing: with long leggings
shoes: New Balance 1010
route:near my place
distance: <4miles
time:~40min
pace: >10min

I ran before work on Thursday. I like running before work especially now it get dark by 5:30 or so. I think on Thursday, I'm going to stick with running before work and then stay at work later. It works better this way. I had a pretty good run. I felt like I was running hard. I think it's probably b/c I'm out of shape. Also I think the sunscreen I wore doesn't breath or something b/c my face is sweating like mad every time I use it. I'll try another sunscreen next time and see if I'm drenched in sweat.

I have 2 more runs here and then it's off to Albuquerque for next week. I've signed up for the Turkey Trek 5K in Albuquerque. I've also found a great place to do my track workout and a long run. Also I'll be meeting up with runliarun, one of my few blog commentors. It's probably because I don't make too many comments myself:).

I just noticed I'm behind in my March marathon training:(. I guess my running club is not supporting it. It officially started on Nov 4, so I'm not too way behind. Of course, if I'm going to try to PR, I better get serious about it. I find it hard training in the winter, but at least I don't live in Boston or Minnesota. Now that's winter.

running long again!

time: 7:45am
weather conditions: rained around 6am this morning, but by the time we started running, it gradually became sunny
clothing: white long sleeve, with long leggings
shoes: New Balance 1010
route: Marina, regular route with club
distance: 10miles
time: 2hrs
pace:?
meal night before: I had my regular Friday night Vietnamese noodle. After I volunteer I usually go get my vermicelli noodles with grilled chicken. Last night I tried it with some new:). I got the one with 2 imperial rolls. I usually don't get it since it's deep fried. I felt okay this morning, but I think I should stay away from deep fried greasy stuff. I could have probably eaten a bit of oatmeal this morning. I felt a bit light headed around mile 4. I wasn't sure if I was going to run 7 or 10. I had a GU and did 10. My left hip felt tight, which is my usual thing, but overall I felt good. It's back to regular training mode. I always feel really great after my longs runs:). I miss it.

Central Park

I ran in Central Park on Saturday. The morning before the marathon. There was a warm up race that day. There were people every where warming up. Central Park is beautiful. I had a good run. I got kind of lost. My map said I ran 6 miles, but I ran it under 1hr, so I doubt if I ran 6. I know my pace and I stopped a whole bunch of time to adjust my shoes and my pack. It was a good run and very scenic. I'm signing up for New York next year. I doubt if I'll get a spot right away, but it's good to start trying now.