Time for a marathon
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May 15, 2009:
Running season has begun, and I'm glad it started when it did: more or less right after finals. So now I actually have time to get into the habit of keeping up with running.
So far we've done two "long" runs, 3 miles on the 2nd and 3 miles on the 9th. Tomorrow we'll be doing 4 miles, then 5 the week after that, then 6 after that.
So far I'm holding up pretty well. I missed the run on Monday due to my final, but I made it out to Brian O'Neill's Irish Pub for their pub run with Pam, Erick, and Drew. We ran just over 3-miles, which was longer than what the marathon schedule said to do, but we were fit enough. After the 3-mile run, they give you a free beer (MGD Light 64, yuck!), but you also get a pasta dinner with ceasar salad, for free! In addition, if you go 10 times, you get a coolmax running shirt. I didn't have my license with me at the time, so we just split a couple pitches of better beer.
Wednesday was an off day, so I decided to cross-train at the Y. I did 3 sets of hamstrings and 1 set of quads. I didn't want to overdo it because it was my first time doing weights in a looong time. After that I did 25 minutes on the stationary bike.
Then Thursday Drew, Pam, and I went to Luke's Locker for the beginning of the "Night Crawlers" program. We ran from Luke's to River Oaks Dr. and then did 14 minutes of tempo (fast) running to work up our cardio. I pushed myself a tiny bit too hard and had to stop to catch my breath after 11-12 minutes. Next week I'll go slower.
Unfortunately when Classes start, I'll have to take 5 weeks off of participating in Night Crawlers. After my first summer class, I'll have Thursdays completely free all the way through Fall :)
By the way, it was freaking hot for both fo the runs this week. I hate running in the evenings in the summer. But I'd rather run with friends in the heat then run by myself in the morning.
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