These weeks
are going down SO FAST it’s making me nervous.
Can I really run a 7:50ish pace for 26.2M? Can I pull a sub-3:30 again?
Well, this
week’s been kind of a mixed bag because while my workouts and paces are steady,
I now have a nagging shin splint (R) and a calf strain (R). I would need to monitor this carefully and
unfortunately, I’m going to be stuck with wearing leg warmers for a bit. Yuck.
Oh, and my
post-20M no-makeup zombie face might end up on Cooking Channel (aka FoodNetwork.ca) of
all things. After my “10M race
combo-long run of 20M”, I discovered that there was a Food Truck event right
outside Prospect Park. On my last Grand
Army Plaza hill climb, I acknowledge that Taim
Truck is there (shows how unconcentrated I was during the race…)! My training partner has been raving and
gushing about these guys, so I make it a point to go enjoy them post run.
6 miles
later, when I finally get to them, there is a TV crew. While all the other trucks are opened, the
Taim Truck is being filmed for a show and not yet serving. WTF. I
can’t get to the legendary falafel. I am
livid. I am hungry. My dope Power Gel had ran out about 9
miles ago. I start bitching about how I
just ran 20M and that I deserve the damn falafel STAT.
Producers
notice my bitchin’ and moanin’ and decide that I should be on TV. I’m like NO.
I’m a 40 year old hag with no make up.
I look and smell like a zombie.
Just. No. But after 10 minutes of
arguing I relent. I just want my
sandwich. If agreeing to these guys will
make them finish their food close up segment and interview me so I can eat my
sandwich, I will. The show is a
compilation show anyways. It’s probably
not going to air for another 10 years.
And it’s not like it’s a top viewed show. We ain’t talking Food Network Star here. I finally get my sandwich, answer a couple of
questions on TV, make faces and I’m done.
I don’t know
what was harder. Being filmed or running
20. Being filmed, I guess. I am certainly not the Food Network Star
material. Running a marathon is easier.
Monday
8/12: TM – like 7M or so. I can’t remember. PM was spin class, which I really didn’t get
into. It was an odd class with bunch of
heavy pedal pushing.
Tuesday
8/13: AM – TM
PM: Solo Speed Work #1. Tempo 72nd to 72nd. Saw two people from Faster Finish mingled in the marathon class. Saw some other guy who said hi, but can’t remember who he is…http://connect.garmin.com/activity/358531118
PM: Solo Speed Work #1. Tempo 72nd to 72nd. Saw two people from Faster Finish mingled in the marathon class. Saw some other guy who said hi, but can’t remember who he is…http://connect.garmin.com/activity/358531118
Wednesday
8/14: 8M Easy. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/359239018 Terry probably will not approve of this
run. Oh well. After somewhat of a humid Tuesday, this was a
really gorgeous day and I just couldn’t stop myself.
Thursday
8/15: That Cat
Hill Thing.
Last time I
did this was in Faster Finish. My “fast”
parts are faster, which is good. But I
suspect the weather had more to do with it than me. I was tired when I started this and needed
like a good 5 minute talk with myself just to get started.
Saturday
8/16: Easy 5. Preppin’ for the 10M. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/360307492
Sunday 8/17: Said
to myself, this is where YHC trains. I’m
going to be fast like her!!
Race. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/361048343 LOL 8:30.
Post-Race. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/361048375
Interestingly
it was identical to Cherry Tree 10M in February. Not sure if this is a good thing or bad. At least is wasn’t slower. That would be awful.
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