« May 2009 | Main | July 2009 »
June 29, 2009
Gah
Weekened = super hot.
Running in 95 heat = super SUPER stupid.
This weekend, I decided I was going to try out the Sports Basement Run Club on Sunday. It's a lot closer than the Stanford one, plus I could run to this one (it's only about 1.75 miles away) and run back when I was done. I planned, 4-5 miles with the run club, then about 3 miles round trip from Sports Basement, and I'd have a good 7-8 mile run. Not too bad.
I underestimated two things: heat, and my stupid STUPID "i want to do what everyone else is doing!" mentality.
SO. First, I run to SB. I am already sweating like a pig by the time I get there. CANNOT STOP SWEATING. This should've been a sign. Plus, it was already somewhat late (I have no idea why the run club starts so late. 9AM? Seriously? Are they trying to kill us?) So I ask around, and everyone is like "8-10 miles!" none of that pansy, "4-5 miles" crap I was looking for. SSSOOOO...after much internal debate ("it is fucking HOT" versus "But everyone else is running more!!"), I went with it and decided that I could suck it up and run the "minimum" 8 miles.
Little did I know that the people who were spouting off the 8-10 miles were the super crazy ones who run 7:30 min/mi pace IN THE HEAT. There were others who ran slower, but somehow I got swept away with the 7:30 pace group and about died after the two first mile (sigh, this is such a re-occurring theme! Note to self: PACE SELF BETTER, GODDAMNIT)
Slowed down to try to not die, but seriously, it was all over for me. I'm not sure I was even running faster than I could walk I was so freaking slow (and hot and nauseated). The next six miles were tortuous. And to top it off, I missed a turn and had to backtrack about quarter of a mile to get back on the route. Needless to say, I was miserable. :(
But somehow I managed to finish. I SOMEHOW made it home from SB (more like a walk than anything else). Went straight over to Scott's place and dunked myself in the pool (without bothering to change out of running clothes). And then (after brief lunch), stayed IN the pool for the next 2 hrs.
I had told Scott that it was too hot to run. He called me a pansy. Next time, I should ignore the bf.
Posted by szujin at 09:16 AM | Comments (1)
June 26, 2009
Amazingly out of shape
So...I'm trying to put together a schedule for myself (aka steal the training off of the Nike website) for this summer to get me ready for my next major run(marathon/half, I haven't decided yet). And the schedules I am looking at require me to run 6 times a week. WHO FREAKING RUNS THAT OFTEN? Usually I can get in 2 per week, and if I get in 3 that means I being super dedicated. So, I'm trying to wrap my brain around dedicating SSOOO much time to running. I really do want to improve my time, but I'm not sure I can have that much dedication.
And because of that...I feel super out of shape. Blah.
Posted by szujin at 12:54 AM | Comments (0)