Hi everyone (or no one!!)
I can’t believe it’s been so long since my last entry! There will be a lot in this blog to update!!! Bear with me as I go through it…
First, there is still time to donate (yup yup yup!) – you know the drill: it’s easy, for a great cause and plain old good for your KARMA (hey New Year’s eve is closing in, got to stock up on good karma for next year!)
https://www.nyrrc.org/cgi-bin/start.cgi/mar-programs/nyrrf/team/2009/donations.htm
My entry number 366304 and last name (Villette)
Second, the winner of the France vs. US generosity contest. The competition was fierce, the donations were upped on a daily basis…but alas France proved the strongest. Ben Plaisant is the individual winner with a donation of $200. The kids (and me of course) thank you deeply J As promised, a $150 Godiva Gift Basket awaits you! I guess next time we cross paths in Paris…unless of course I “find” a ticket to go visit you in Quatar (that could happen)
Third, training and all other running considerations…
Last week was not a great week in terms of running – I only ran Monday night. I was high/super energized after the 20 mile run on Saturday September 18th. However, the crash was as hard starting Wednesday night through the end of the week. I felt exhausted and down. I made a call to stay low and rest my body before Saturday’s 12 mile run.
Saturday’s 12 mile run was amazing – see pictures attached. Vanessa kept us on pace and motivated us. We did two “speed” miles with an increased mile/min of +75%. We finished with an average of 9:30min/mile with peaks during our speed miles at 8:13 and 8:30. For those following for a while, this is OUTSTANDING! I don’t think I had pushed my running so hard since the 9mile run with Celia.
As expected, I have been hurting since then. If I had done an ice bath, that could probably have been avoided, but I am stubborn!
In parallel, I have been trying to tone down my slight running obsession. I put to rest my “intense” running books and took “what I talk about when I talk about running”. This book has been inspiring to me this week. I recommend it to all. Reading a runner’s 25year running story, I feel less stressed about the big day or even the runs coming up.
It also motivated me to give it my all (within my bodies’ limits) until October 15th. As my close friends know, I am NOT a morning person. May I proudly announce: I have been starting my runs for now 3 days in a row at 6:30AM! Yup you read that right. Seeing the sun rise on the reservoir has been the icing on the top every day. Haruki Murakami is right, the 30-50 min running alone are what is keeping me sane these days.
This coming Saturday is a landmark – the longest run I will have ever completed: 22 to 23 miles. Thanks to Haruki, I feel serene and even confident about the upcoming 4 hours.
Yoga tonight and tomorrow to get those musles nice and stretched out for the 23mile run.
It seems after all of this (that is by mid October), we are “tapering”. The only thing I understood from that whole phase is that I will no longer be allowed to run and will probably gain weight. Call me conceited, but I am not too keen on that. Running makes me a chiller person…what will happen for those 2 weeks before marathon day???? I will need all of my friend’s help to go out and cross train. I have roller blades and a gym membership that are dying to be used too!!
More to follow
I can’t believe it’s been so long since my last entry! There will be a lot in this blog to update!!! Bear with me as I go through it…
First, there is still time to donate (yup yup yup!) – you know the drill: it’s easy, for a great cause and plain old good for your KARMA (hey New Year’s eve is closing in, got to stock up on good karma for next year!)
https://www.nyrrc.org/cgi-bin/start.cgi/mar-programs/nyrrf/team/2009/donations.htm
My entry number 366304 and last name (Villette)
Second, the winner of the France vs. US generosity contest. The competition was fierce, the donations were upped on a daily basis…but alas France proved the strongest. Ben Plaisant is the individual winner with a donation of $200. The kids (and me of course) thank you deeply J As promised, a $150 Godiva Gift Basket awaits you! I guess next time we cross paths in Paris…unless of course I “find” a ticket to go visit you in Quatar (that could happen)
Third, training and all other running considerations…
Last week was not a great week in terms of running – I only ran Monday night. I was high/super energized after the 20 mile run on Saturday September 18th. However, the crash was as hard starting Wednesday night through the end of the week. I felt exhausted and down. I made a call to stay low and rest my body before Saturday’s 12 mile run.
Saturday’s 12 mile run was amazing – see pictures attached. Vanessa kept us on pace and motivated us. We did two “speed” miles with an increased mile/min of +75%. We finished with an average of 9:30min/mile with peaks during our speed miles at 8:13 and 8:30. For those following for a while, this is OUTSTANDING! I don’t think I had pushed my running so hard since the 9mile run with Celia.
As expected, I have been hurting since then. If I had done an ice bath, that could probably have been avoided, but I am stubborn!
In parallel, I have been trying to tone down my slight running obsession. I put to rest my “intense” running books and took “what I talk about when I talk about running”. This book has been inspiring to me this week. I recommend it to all. Reading a runner’s 25year running story, I feel less stressed about the big day or even the runs coming up.
It also motivated me to give it my all (within my bodies’ limits) until October 15th. As my close friends know, I am NOT a morning person. May I proudly announce: I have been starting my runs for now 3 days in a row at 6:30AM! Yup you read that right. Seeing the sun rise on the reservoir has been the icing on the top every day. Haruki Murakami is right, the 30-50 min running alone are what is keeping me sane these days.
This coming Saturday is a landmark – the longest run I will have ever completed: 22 to 23 miles. Thanks to Haruki, I feel serene and even confident about the upcoming 4 hours.
Yoga tonight and tomorrow to get those musles nice and stretched out for the 23mile run.
It seems after all of this (that is by mid October), we are “tapering”. The only thing I understood from that whole phase is that I will no longer be allowed to run and will probably gain weight. Call me conceited, but I am not too keen on that. Running makes me a chiller person…what will happen for those 2 weeks before marathon day???? I will need all of my friend’s help to go out and cross train. I have roller blades and a gym membership that are dying to be used too!!
More to follow
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