HEY!!!
Why am I so chipper at 7:50 in the morning since I got up at 6?!
Because for the first time since the marathon, I went running :)
And the best part? At the end of my workout Paula Radcliff (well her voice on my iPod) congratulated me on my best mile yet on my iPod! WOOO HOOO!!!
My average pace was I believe 15:21 (yeah, the iPod is charging, don't want to disturb it, got a train ride to work), so I finally broke below a 16 min mile. ROCK!
Since I'm not training for a marathon anymore, now comes the time for just keeping my big (but shrinking!) butt moving. So I want to do 3-4 days of short runs (aka 2 miles, which I did this morning), 1 longer run on Saturdays (the length will vary but nothing under 5 I'm thinking?), and then one day of strength training. On the short days I'm going to improve on my pace and work on it, because my goal for the marathon next year is to finish under the 6.5 hour mark (well, I did finish under 6.5 hours this year, but only doing 14 miles, heh), and not have the finish line pass me around mile 3. Hehe.
So, today was a great start on working on this pace of mine. I jogged the first 1/2 mile, speed walked a mile, than jogged the last 1/2 mile, so for my butt (that couldn't jog up a flight of stairs six months ago), a half mile jog pace is pretty good.
Well, off to work I go. I maybe going to a really cool marathon lecture on Thursday if someone can cover my shift at the spa. I'll keep everyone posted!
Keep it moving folks!
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Friday, August 31, 2007
Woes from the land of Nike+iPod...
So the good thing about training for a marathon is you wear out a pair of shoes and get to go SHOE SHOPPING!!! Which I love. I'm a girl that loves a new pair of shoes. I usually prefer snakeskin pumps or shiny navy blue 4 inch t-strap heels (both which I bought while home, pure hotness let me tell ya), but since training I'm all giddy for new running shoes.
So my Nikes were no good for my feet (in fact dare I say I really don't like Nike shoes for sport at all) so I went and got my shoes at a speciality running store back in Indiana. Nothing like jogging around in non-running clothes (aka no sports bra=boobs bouncing while I run) in front of two really hot college track and field guys. Yup. It was a bit mortifying, but they were impressed with me doing a marathon so 10 pts for Lisa there. Anyways, I found a really great shoe for me, New Balance (I believe they were 817 or something like that) and they make my feet feel great!
Downside is this damn Nike+iPod system. So I found all these online products and ways to hack your shoe to make it work with the iPod system. Since I wanted to instantly use my new shoes and not wait for a fancy contraption from online, I bought a little shoe pouch from Nathans, stuffed in the sensor with some tissue paper, and headed out for my 3mile workout yesterday.
It all seemed good at first, until I realized my pace was jumping from 14 mins a mile to 33 mins a mile. I was pissed, but I was laughing my head off because the idea of a 33 minute mile is hilarious to me nowadays. Thankfully I knew the distance of where I was running to, so I was able to complete the 3 miles with no skin off my back. But I have no idea what my pace was (which sucks because I was totally trucking it there for a bit) and also according to my iPod at the end of the 3 miles I had only ran .76 mile. Cindy (the given name of my iPod lady) told me my average pace was 145 mins a mile. HAHA. So thank you Nike+iPod for giving me the worst stats ever. I'm terrified to plug it in and send the info to my Nike profile. It's totally going to screw with my average pace. Eh well.
So I bought one of those handy gadgets online, and I should soon have my dilemma fixed.
Hurrah!
This weekend is 16 miles. Phew. This time I'll remember to charge my iPod all the way :)
Anyone else training? How are things going for you?
Lisa
So my Nikes were no good for my feet (in fact dare I say I really don't like Nike shoes for sport at all) so I went and got my shoes at a speciality running store back in Indiana. Nothing like jogging around in non-running clothes (aka no sports bra=boobs bouncing while I run) in front of two really hot college track and field guys. Yup. It was a bit mortifying, but they were impressed with me doing a marathon so 10 pts for Lisa there. Anyways, I found a really great shoe for me, New Balance (I believe they were 817 or something like that) and they make my feet feel great!
Downside is this damn Nike+iPod system. So I found all these online products and ways to hack your shoe to make it work with the iPod system. Since I wanted to instantly use my new shoes and not wait for a fancy contraption from online, I bought a little shoe pouch from Nathans, stuffed in the sensor with some tissue paper, and headed out for my 3mile workout yesterday.
It all seemed good at first, until I realized my pace was jumping from 14 mins a mile to 33 mins a mile. I was pissed, but I was laughing my head off because the idea of a 33 minute mile is hilarious to me nowadays. Thankfully I knew the distance of where I was running to, so I was able to complete the 3 miles with no skin off my back. But I have no idea what my pace was (which sucks because I was totally trucking it there for a bit) and also according to my iPod at the end of the 3 miles I had only ran .76 mile. Cindy (the given name of my iPod lady) told me my average pace was 145 mins a mile. HAHA. So thank you Nike+iPod for giving me the worst stats ever. I'm terrified to plug it in and send the info to my Nike profile. It's totally going to screw with my average pace. Eh well.
So I bought one of those handy gadgets online, and I should soon have my dilemma fixed.
Hurrah!
This weekend is 16 miles. Phew. This time I'll remember to charge my iPod all the way :)
Anyone else training? How are things going for you?
Lisa
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