TODAY, in an effort to burn more fat, I slowed up a bit and ran an 11:07 pace for 10 miles. Yes! Today, I ran (no walking) 10 miles!!!! I am very excited and can't wait for 11 next week!
Also this week I started a running folder. I took time and printed out all the information I will need about the San Francisco Marathon that's July 29 (in case you have forgotten). Yes, I still have months, but that means I have months to collect all kinds of great running information and put it in one place so that night before when I can't sleep, I'll have plenty of reading material to make me laugh and perhaps give me some tips too. So if you have some great information that you have come across, feel free to post a link in the comments.
If you didn't take the time to read a little from the link I posted earlier this week, I'll highlight a few of my favorites:
22: If you take your cell phone with you on the race, people like me will be laughing at you. If you actually answer it, expect more of those sharp and heavy but weakly thrown object to come flying in your direction. (One exception: if you happen to be the race director of the race in which you’re currently running. Otherwise, you’re just an uber-dork who needs to have a cellphoneectomy).
30: Even if you walked and jogged the whole way, sprint the last 100 yards. Why? Cuz it’s fun. And your race picture (assuming somebody takes one) will be much cooler. Then it can become a nice avatar to impress your online friends.
31: If the event is big enough for spectators, wear something with your name on your shirt, in very big letters. It gets you personalized cheers. No kidding. Remember this for your first marathon. Hearing “Go, Jake, you sexy stud!” is way, way better than “you can do it, unknown dude …” (I plan on doing this one!)
and my very favorite one:
the coolest of all possible things, at the start of the race, is to line up at the very start, and then when you hear the gun – sprint forward as fast as you can, and scream “I’m winning!” at the top of your lungs. It’s a classic. People love that.
If you enjoyed these, there are plenty of good and funny tips in the post. Maybe I'll post another of my favorites in the next week or so, but I need to go eat now :)
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So I've come across two items in the past few days. Just one and I wouldn't have shared. But two qualifies it for your scrapbook.
AOL blog of first timer:
"Now, I hate to share too much, but I feel it would be remiss not to talk about what my doctor says is a not uncommon problem particularly among women distance runners, yet I found little about on the web.
After painful bouts of the runs following looong runs (i.e. more than 12 miles) and eventually spotting some blood, feeling tired, wiped out, and depleted, I got a little scared and decided to see a specialist. He ran some tests and told me that this was something called exercise associated intestinal ischmia."
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and then this one from Deena Kastor (elite marathon runner) talking about running Boston a week ago:
"At 20K I had really bad cramps and tried to override the feeling with positive mind chatter even as the pack was pulling away. "This will go away within a few minutes." "Just get over this hill and reassess." "Focus on the competition instead of the stress." "I want to celebrate this day." After my water bottle stop at 25K I was in urgent need of a Port-a-John. I ran off the course and into the bathroom. Outside, people were yelling my name, encouraging me to hurry and catch the women that went by. "
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