January 28, 2012 Call me Energy Management Spice
people are really starting to get to know eachother and support one another. Record breaking high fives and smiles from teammates today!
Today was a big day I’ve been waiting for! We went beyond the 13 mile distance, which was the farthest I’d ever gone coming into this team training experience. Today we went 14.5 miles! I’m really starting to realize how much work I have to do between now and April to ensure I finish in relative comfort.
Highlights of today’s run:
As of today I am dedicated to treating my feet the way I should: I ran in Bolego running socks for the 1st time today, my feet were very satisfied with the experience. I am also no longer running in shoes that are a year old with a million miles on them, bought a new pair the other day with lots of cushioning.
High Fives and People Dodging: Now that the Marathon Coalition has been training as a team together for 2 months, people are really starting to get to know each other and support one another. Record breaking high fives and smiles from teammates today! Coolidge corner was a bit of a pain in the rear today, because of the unusually nice weather today I was dodging pedestrians like crazy. However, Coolidge Corner is where I watched the elite runners last year, so today I had fun visualizing myself running on the street through this busy intersection on April 16th.
Call me Energy Management Spice: I haven’t used Gu since my I was training for my 1st Half Marathon, the Wicked 1/2 in Salem. I remember using it in the summer and feeling boost from it, today not so much. Not sure why. But I will continue to use it and play around with when to take it. (For non-runners, Gu is a substance that comes in packets, it has a consistency of toothpaste but comes in many flavors.)
Today on all the downhills I tried to keep my body loose and let gravity keep my feet moving faster, I was hoping this would help my overall pace for the day, but it didn’t.
I used a few more walking breaks today too. But again, it actually didn’t help my pace. A goal I have for the week is putting together a new playlist, I’m sort of sick of my current list of songs so I was shuffling around a lot and I think I was a little distracted today playing with my iPod.
That’s the recap for today, time to foam roll!
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