If you did every read this... you'll notice that I stopped updating for about 5 months. No, I never did complete (or even come close to competing in) my first ultra-run.
why?
Well, I guess I'd like to blame it on my asthma. Not sure I can pin it all on that, but that's what started. The week after my previous post I had a very large asthma attack and had to go on steroids for about a month, and for 2 weeks of that I couldn't even ride my bike, never mind run. I felt I had gotten too far behind in the training to compete in the race (wouldn't have had time to build up my mileage), so I decided not to do it.
So now I'm back at it, with a 2 mile run today...
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Week Six - Discovery Park
It's great running with friends when you can. This morning I went out to Discovery Park with Nari, Maggie, and Chris (though, Chris runs way too fast for me, so he humored the rest of us for about a mile and then took off...).
We ran somewhere between 7-8 miles all on trails - did the big loop that goes down to the water (by the sewer treatment plant, sadly) and then back up the hill to the small loop. Lots of fun, sweat and stairs.
Had my heart rate monitor on - said I stayed in my zone for about 45 minutes, with an avg heart rate of 158, max of 179. Total calories burned: 1900. Could that be right?
Either way, we were glad for the time change for sure...
We ran somewhere between 7-8 miles all on trails - did the big loop that goes down to the water (by the sewer treatment plant, sadly) and then back up the hill to the small loop. Lots of fun, sweat and stairs.
Had my heart rate monitor on - said I stayed in my zone for about 45 minutes, with an avg heart rate of 158, max of 179. Total calories burned: 1900. Could that be right?
Either way, we were glad for the time change for sure...
Monday, October 27, 2008
Week Five - Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park was a lot of fun this week. I think I put in about 5-6 miles (ran for about an hour - maybe a little more). Lots of up and downs and varied terrain. Took my phone out a couple times and grabbed a few picks as well. I'm getting more and more excited about the thought of completing my
first ultra marathon for sure!
I'm gonna try and get some advice from my friend's husband, Justin Angle. He's a really good ultra marathoner, and I think he'll have some great tips for me, especially with respect to training and equipment.
I'm secretly hoping he might even be willing to pace me on a segment of the race or something cool like that.
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