half marathon

today i ran my first half marathon doing a tour of chico. i started at my home in california park and headed south on 8th to ivy. from there, i ran to the college and took the bike path to sacramento. then north to esplanade and the out to the bike path to eaton. then off to the airport. it was pretty amazing and hard.

miles: 13:00
time: 2:36
avg pace: 12:06

longest run...

today was the tour de chico! i started out by the bike path and was going to head up to the airport but it was too hot. so i turned around and headed down the esplande towards the university. fro the university, i hit salem and jogged all the way to 20th. i ended at sierra nevada. ahhhh glad to be home and i'm not feel too bad :)

1st leg: 5.57 mi || 1:03 hours || 11:18 mil/min (best so far on long distance!)
2nd leg: 5 mi || 1:03 hours || 12:40 mil/min

grand total: 10.57 mi || 2:06 hours || 11:55 mil/min

mindful running

while cycling with berta yesterday, i was bitching (surprise, surprise) but this time it included how sad i was to run without music on the marathon. she had a great suggestion: use that time to think about where i was and who i was becoming.

inspired by that conversation, i ran today without my headphones and found it not to be as bad as i dreaded. i ran the bike path near the gym i work out which runs right up against houses on either side. i listened to people talking in the backyards and dogs barking... smelled yummy food cooking... and just enjoyed being there in the moment. it was nice break from the frustration i have trying to find "the right" music to run too.

towards the end of the run, i was getting nauseous (new for me) so i had to walk the rest of the way. next time: must pack food!


run: 3:58 miles || 42:20 minutes || 11:49 miles/min

what have you done today to make you feel proud?

i love this song and i needed it today - i ran my first hill. it was not as bad as i thought it would be and i kept a good average.

run: 3.3 miles || 38:09 || 11:33 miles/min

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weekly total: 12.4

longest run so far

running is (dare i say it?) easier. my knees were starting to hurt towards the end, but the combo of walking and jogging made it tolerable. Also, best overall time so far.

run: 9.1 miles || 1:45 min || 11:36 mil/min

it's a first

i ran five miles without stopping - hooray for me!

run: 5:00 miles || 59:01 || 11:47 mil/min

i can do it

< panic >
there is always a moment when you begin to panic in training. am i training enough? will i finish? why isn't running getting any easier? yikesy!
< /panic >

today's run: 3.2 miles || 37:33 time || 11:44 miles/min