Saturday 8am Hot Yoges - Christine - I'm on a Boat!!

Wow!! I just got back from yoga. I am on a boat. I thought it was all in my head but I can't stand still! I couldn't balance. It was so hard! I really want to get off this boat. I have been off of it since Wednesday morning. Other than trying to focus on something still and imagine I am still and not swaying side to side - my flexibility was good and I felt strong. I had a very challenging class. Also, yesterday in Houston G and I ate some bad food and we both had exploding buts when we got home - actually I knew it was going to explode at the border... we had to hold it in till we got home!! I still had an upset stomach this morning. So - I think I had an awesome class because I went there and did it despite all my physical challenges!

Monday 6km Steady with Hills??? Week 10

6 km
32:43 mins
5:25 min/km
453 cals

I ran with EMMA, CARRIE, BELLE, SAM and LAYA!!!

Sunday 14km LSD - Week 10

15.75 km
1:27:10 mins
5:31 min/km
1183 cals

This was a rough wedding!!... wHAT>??? I am watching a movie when I am typing.. ahhha what???

This was a rough run! I was last in my pace group. I just kept trucking. I guess it is time to get the water belt!

We ran down Chilco to the C wall and along to the Cambie Street Bridge - through Granville Island and Vanier Park then back along the Burrard Street Bridge. I lost my energy at the Burrard bridge up the hill. The pace leader told me to use my arms and keep my cadence the same. I need to fuel myself better. They should have long runs on Saturdays mornings.. Sundays should be for sleeping in!!!

I did it! AND .. that is what matters:)

Saturday - 4km Steady - Week 9 - WITH EMMMMMAAAA!!!

 

Emma and I ran 4 km. We calibrated for 2km and run  back for 2km. It was beautiful and sunny. I sat on the edge of the C wall with my legs hanging over the edge. The water was trying to make waves. It was happy and beautiful and fun! yay!! 

Thursday Speed - 4 quick runs - Week 9

3.96 km
20:38 mins
5:12 min/km
297 cal

Well - we did speed training instead of hills today. First we had a talk on over training. Who would do that? I thought of some people that I used to know at the gym - like that really skinny, blonde woman. She was sick. She definitely over trained. I train hard but I play hard and I work hard... and I try to rest too!! I don't think I could ever go that crazy! I like to chill and sleep and read!!

Anywho, after that exciting and LONG talk we ran slowly to Coal Harbour. We ran to the silver house on sticks. Our goal was to work on our cadence. Cadence is a term often used for bikers - how many pedals you do. Same thing for running - how many times you turn your feet over or how many times you step. To go faster you want to do more steps not increase the length of your step. So. we would run back and forth down this one sidewalk... by the Olympic barge - past Caderos - anywho - she would call out 1 minute and we would run and count our steps. The goal is to get 180 in a minute and then keep running to the end and wait for everyone. We did this four times and each time you were supposed to try and get 3 or 4 more steps in the minute. I was at 200 by the time we were done unless I can't count!! hahaha!! It is hard to count and run... She said if you are at 180 your goal is to keep it there. You aren't going to run the whole run like this anyways... but it will make you faster!

I met a nice girl on our slow run back. She is a snowboarder and she tried surfing in Costa Rica. She just got back from SunPeaks and managed to do her runs while she was away on a tread mill and she also had a hot tub with beer waiting for her. If she can do it on a mountain.. I can do it on a boat!! hahaha!! AND.. if I miss a few runs.. I don't care.. I will still do fine in the race!! No worries!! BE HAPPY!! (Right mom??!!!)

Wednesday 6km Steady - Week 9 - My first mosquito bite?

6.21 km
34:08 mins
5:29 min/km
466 cals

Hey! I had a great run today. I got home at 5:30 and the sun was still shining - yes.. I have made it through another dark season. I rejoice and smile at the sun as I run. WOO HOO!!!

My left big toe did a ow - about four times. Just one ow.. then... a few kms later another one. Nothing big just noting it for the furture!

So??? My mosquito story?? You want it? OK!! Here it is!! Yesterday I looked up the travel warnings for Ecuador. Of course there is a section on Malaria and mosquitoes. Then last night I had this dream where I was swimming in a pool and the whole top layer of the pool was mosquitoes all dead.. or sleeping... I was trying not to open my mouth as I pierced my head through the water. Ewww!!! They all started to wake up.. zombie mosquitoes!! So.. I ducked under and tried to swim to get out of the pool.. but for some reason I had to go the whole length of the pool underwater.. and I was holding my breath.. and didn't want to take my deep breath too soon.. for fear of sucking in zombie mosquitoes and have them bite my tongue!!

Then today, I ran across the Cambie bridge and on the other C wall and just past Granville Island there are these condos that have this stagnant pond in front of them. Very pretty. All I was thinking was... that must be awful in the summer for mosquitoes and I kept on running. I ran back home across the Burrard street bridge.

When I got out of the shower I was scratching my leg. I looked at what I was scratching and it is a mosquito bite! I put the afterbite on it and that was that. But.. I can't help thinking.. could this be spring break forshadowing? Is this an evil sign that I am going to be bitten by a zombie mosquito??? I better take good care to use my bug spray and stay safe!! Cause I got the warning and I need to heed it!

hahahahahahaahaha!!

Bring on the hills tomorrow!! I am ready for ya!!

Tuesday 4km Tempo - Week 9

4 km
19:55 mins
4:57 minkm
301 cals

Today was a quick, fast run. I felt ok. I didn't feel like I was flying but I was trying to. I wished I could move faster but that was it! It isn't that bad! I took my usual route out my alley and started my run behind the Choices. I ran to the Aquatic Centre and back along my C wall. I can't remember what I was thinking about. It was starting to cloud over. There was some drips of rain in Surrey - I am glad I got leave right after school. I told myself all I had to do was get my run done today. If I felt like it I could go to dance or yoga later - no pressure. From now till the race - for the next nine weeks - I will focus on my running. I will not get upset if I don't make it to dance or yoga - I will have enough time when this is done to get back into all that. No stress!!

YAY!! Have a great run today everybody!!!