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Location:

San Diego,CA,

Member Since:

Sep 26, 2007

Gender:

Unknown

Goal Type:

Unknown

Running Accomplishments:

I have only started running as a sport approximately 2 years ago. So far, my 5K PR is 24:23, my 10K PR is 50:02 and my 1/2 Marathon PR is a 1:55. I'm thinking about taking the marathon plunge, but not quite there yet!

Short-Term Running Goals:

My goals for the next two years: 10K under 48:00 minutes, 1/2 marathon under 1:45 and to complete a 1/2 Ironman.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Not quite sure, other than to remain injury free and healthy. I'm sure there will be a marathon thrown in there somewhere and perhaps even a full Ironman. I'll keep you updated.

Personal:

As for me personally, I recently left a wonderful community of running partners and friends back in Phoenix to start a new job in San Diego. Getting motivated and into a consistent routine has been difficult, but things are settling down. I now realize the importance of having training partners!

 I can get bored easily, so I tend to mix up my workouts often. I am a big believer in cross-training, if nothing else, to break up the monotony of running. I always welcome tips and comments and any extra motivation that anyone may be willing to give!

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Sun, Oct 14, 2007
Total Distance
9.37

Well, it's been quite a while. In between work taking an unexpected twist requiring me to stay late nights and friends coming to visit, I haven't done much running recently, let alone blogging. But I'm back now and believe that things should be settled enough that I can focus on the Silver Stand Half Marathon on November 11th. I also received good news that Shauna will be coming out to run it, too! All the more reason to train hard.

So, in an effort to re-motivate myself, I purchased a Garmin (and some new running clothes) on Friday. I was so excited to put them all to use on Saturday morning, but when I opened the door to leave, I realized it was POURING down rain. (It would have been nice to have realized this before I got out of bed, but such is life.) I have been fighting a cold all week, so I decided it was probably best to post-pone the run. But I did manage to get out on Sunday, which was beautiful!!! I am now 100% addicted to the Garmin. If you know anything about me, I tend to become rather obsessed with gadgets, etc., especially those that aid in training. I set the watch to alert me when I was running faster than and 8min/mile pace and/or slower than a 10min/mile pace. It's nice when your watch is telling you to "slow down" but can be aggravating when it tells to you "speed up". Overall,  a great purchase.

My pace averaged to be slightly over a 9 min/mile and I finished in 1 hour, 26 mins and 25 seconds. Not too bad, but I was definitely beat for the remainder of the day. I took today (Monday is when I'm posting this) off, but will spin tomorrow (Tuesday).

In the meantime, I can't wait to catch up on everyone else's blogs!

Comments
From Sasha Pachev on Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 12:10:22

Jog a couple of miles today, this should help your recovery.

From Shauna on Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 15:58:22

Excellent! And, I have never used that feature on the Garmin to tell you when to speed up/slow down-I didn't even know about it! I'll have to check that out, so I'm not staring at the Garmin the whole time.

So glad you're back on the blog!

From Sasha Pachev on Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 16:18:40

That feature is actually fairly useless. It shows way too much fluctuation in pace, on average + or - 20 seconds a mile, sometimes more. I've seen it go as crazy as a good minute a mile. However, if you set it to beep every quarter or half mile (auto-lap), that is fairly reliable.

From Cal on Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 16:29:43

The instantaneous pace seems to jump all over the place. For me its much more useful to view the average pace for the run, and/or the average pace for the current lap.

From lorenzpsu on Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 17:57:12

Thanks for the tips...I'm still getting used to it. I did notice some delay and knew that if I had stopped for a drink or traffic that it would take a good minute or so to get back to where I needed it to be. I currently have it set to beep every mile, but may take it down to every half mile to see how I like it.

From Shauna on Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 19:31:22

Thanks for the tip, Sasha. I also have been setting the Garmin to beep every mile, but I think I'll cut it down to every 1/2 mile. It's much easier to adjust pace more often. I'm looking forward to my 5+ miles tonight!!!

From crumpyb1 on Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 20:53:41

A Garmin? Awesome. I hope to get one for Christmas.

About yoga--I did it some in college. And then I did it my entire pregnancy, switching from power yoga to a prenatal yoga during my 7th month. I love how it opens up and relaxes all your muscles. And power yoga--what a work out--involves a lot of lunges, push ups, abs, etc. It's a very balances work out meaning you are working hard, but rewarding your whole body. In whatever type of yoga you do, breathing is the number one priority. Some people don't like. I love it and love the variety it gives to my workouts.

I haven't added yet. This week I have a race, so my plan is to add it next week. I prefer going to yoga classes, but I don't have one here in Iowa yet. My yoga DVD isn't my favorite. But, it will have to do. I'll probably just do yoga once a week and do something during the week too.

From Shauna on Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 22:33:05

I added Pilates to my training one year. I did it twice a week for about 45 minutes, and I saw visible results within two weeks. I don't know if it helped in the marathon, but I ran a great race that year.

From lorenzpsu on Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 23:09:23

I just need to find more time to do all of this stuff! I'll let you know when I take the yoga plunge!

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