This weekend
Oh man, I was so sore yesterday. I did not want to run or go to yoga. I skipped the run, but made myself go to yoga. It was hard; I felt like a dud. I wasn’t inspired; I didn’t want to be there. I thought it was good training, though. Consistency is the key during training, and I want to keep my consistency in yoga. I’m still working on the consistency in the running :) Paki and I did go out for a short run at lunch today in the midst of crazy busy work. It was a great run that we probably could have extended, but I wanted to take it easy since I’ve been so sore and I had taken a bunch of ibuprofen. I was worried I would push it, since I was feeling okay from the ibuprofen, and then end up hurting myself more.
Kiera found a great mileage build-up plan. We’ll be modifying it over the next couple of days to make it fit our timing and schedule for the marathon.
Ash and I ate at Fronimo's tonight after we went to the park. Mmmm, gyro...mmm, baklava...
I’m running Sabino tomorrow morning with Kiera, then Ash and I will hang out for the day. Not sure yet what we’ll do; probably paint and go to the library. I want to clean my house! Saturday night will be fun; my company has won some awards and our boss is taking us to the awards dinner.
Sunday, I’ll be going to yoga, then probably out on a hike with a friend. I’ll be picking Ash back up in the afternoon and we’ll chill for Sunday night. After checking in on a friend’s cat and chickens, I might take a bath…mmm…
Sunday is the end of my running week; I’ll probably end with about 9 miles, plus whatever I hike on Sunday. That’s not much, but it is a beginning. I’ll be building from here, yay!
Which is worse to run on: sidewalks or street surface?
Comments
Hang in there, Angie. You will get there.
Posted by: Denise "Firefly" | February 16, 2007 06:14 PM
Cement sidewalks are harder then asphalt pavement, so generally running on pavement is preferable. The main caveat is that if the road is heavily cantered as it tends to be in desert climes, you should avoid running on where one foot is awlays striking much higher ground than the other.
Posted by: Trail Goat | February 16, 2007 06:29 PM
ewww I avoid cement at all costs. Well right now I avoid cement and asphalt but cement is definitely the worst. I'd almost rather not run if a sidewalk was my only option. Anyway - 9 is a great start! Sounds like you have a good weekend in store as well!
Posted by: Jessica | February 16, 2007 07:07 PM
You've done it before and you can do it again. No worries! : )
I'd avoid the sidewalks if you can. But do you have sidewalks in Tucson? ; )
Posted by: Sarah | February 16, 2007 07:56 PM
Concrete sucks. So does pavement. Stick to trails.
Go, Angie!
Posted by: Bad Ben | February 16, 2007 09:31 PM
Way to get started. When you've done it before, the miles build faster than you realize. As for running surface asphalt definitely sucks less than concrete. I heard somewhere that concrete can be as much as 2-3 times harder than asphalt.
Posted by: Steve | February 16, 2007 09:34 PM
Good luck with the running and running on pavement should not be that much of a concern unless you really start putting in a considerable amount of mileage that is going to put a lot of stress on you. I suspect you will be fine, but pavement is better than cement from what I have heard.
Posted by: Rob | February 16, 2007 09:34 PM
Great job this week! I agree that cement is worse then asphalt.
Posted by: Javamom | February 17, 2007 09:38 AM
Stick to the asphalt if you can. My runs are usually a mix of both - works out okay for me.
Enjoy your weekend plans!
Posted by: backofpack58@yahoo.com | February 17, 2007 01:04 PM
Thank you for helping us at Twin Peaks! I met you there.
I still love Tucson. Run on dirt. Lots of it in Tucson.
Hope you would come back and run Mt. Disappointment 50k in August.
GK
Posted by: scorpions69 | February 20, 2007 09:31 PM