Training is very, very interesting. Sometimes very, very tough. Sometimes very, very exhilarating.
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday: My cold has returned. Skipped Monday’s group swim practice.
Wednesday: Group running at the Green Lake Track. I am so slow. It’s warmup and I’m not keeping up, even if the others are going their easy pace. One of the coaches drops back and runs with me. Looking after his stragglers. Since I’m still struggling with my cold, I listen to what the main practice is, then skip it to go home and sleep.
Friday: Now I’m ready to try the Wednesday group workout. I’m back on the track. I run one mile, walk a bit, then run a second mile, trying to to drop a minute off my time. I’m huffing and puffing, thinking ‘No way’, but when I was done I had cut 1 minute 10 seconds off my time. Now if I were a better runner I would try again. But I was pleased with myself and went home.
For my knees, I’m stretching and have strengthening and balance exercises. I’m trying to get the knee-caps to track correctly. Meanwhile, I tape one knee before runs, to pull it in place. I may have to figure out water-proofing with duct tape before race day.
Saturday: What a beautiful ride from Luther Burbank Park in Mercer Island around the south end of Lake Washington, by Boeing Field (look at that huge plane beside us!), up to Seward Park, and across the bridge back to Mercer Island. It was 26 miles, the distance of the race. I ended up in a nice group of four buddies. It felt like the right speed for me. But then we did a 10-minute run, just for kicks, to get the feel of going from bicycling to running. It hurt. I was completely trashed.
Mmmm, one of our teammates was selling biscotti to raise her money for her part in this Leukemia and Lymphoma Society event. It’s tasty.
So at this point, I can run half the distance of the race, on a good day. I will probably be doing a lot of walking on race day.
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday: My cold has returned. Skipped Monday’s group swim practice.
Wednesday: Group running at the Green Lake Track. I am so slow. It’s warmup and I’m not keeping up, even if the others are going their easy pace. One of the coaches drops back and runs with me. Looking after his stragglers. Since I’m still struggling with my cold, I listen to what the main practice is, then skip it to go home and sleep.
Friday: Now I’m ready to try the Wednesday group workout. I’m back on the track. I run one mile, walk a bit, then run a second mile, trying to to drop a minute off my time. I’m huffing and puffing, thinking ‘No way’, but when I was done I had cut 1 minute 10 seconds off my time. Now if I were a better runner I would try again. But I was pleased with myself and went home.
For my knees, I’m stretching and have strengthening and balance exercises. I’m trying to get the knee-caps to track correctly. Meanwhile, I tape one knee before runs, to pull it in place. I may have to figure out water-proofing with duct tape before race day.
Saturday: What a beautiful ride from Luther Burbank Park in Mercer Island around the south end of Lake Washington, by Boeing Field (look at that huge plane beside us!), up to Seward Park, and across the bridge back to Mercer Island. It was 26 miles, the distance of the race. I ended up in a nice group of four buddies. It felt like the right speed for me. But then we did a 10-minute run, just for kicks, to get the feel of going from bicycling to running. It hurt. I was completely trashed.
Mmmm, one of our teammates was selling biscotti to raise her money for her part in this Leukemia and Lymphoma Society event. It’s tasty.
So at this point, I can run half the distance of the race, on a good day. I will probably be doing a lot of walking on race day.
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