BLECH!
It's hard to get up and motivated for a run that you KNOW is going to suck.
Today's my first attempt at an 18k LSD. I'm still in the process of mapping out my route (and waking up) -- but I'm really not feeling it today already. I'm going to load some new music onto my IPOD and hopefully that will increase my motivation factor some.
So yes -- 18k this morning - I'm looking to do it at an 8min/km pace (ie. SLOW!), which would mean that the entire run would be about an hour and 24 minutes. Ideally I'll actually be running at a more reasonable 6min/km pace, but I want to take lots of walk breaks so that I don't feel like I'm going to die today.
I think today I'm going to try the GU gels -- and fill up one of the bottles in my fuel belt with Red Gatorade. The other 3 bottles will hold water.
I'm also looking into participating in the Rolling Hills Half-marathon --- well, no, not the half-marathon, because it falls on October 1 and I'm already committed to running Toronto on October 15. But I was thinking of trekking it up there for a decent 10k race through Parry Sound. I would REALLY like to cut my 10k time down to under an hour (from a 66 minute PB) --- and I think I could do it on this course....
Okay -- I'm awake -- going to get dressed and try to do some stretching. I"m going to attempt something I haven't done yet --- I'm going to run out pretty far with the intention of taking the TTC home...... I figure by the time I finish my run the subways will be moving for the morning.......
BLECH!
Wish me luck!
Today's my first attempt at an 18k LSD. I'm still in the process of mapping out my route (and waking up) -- but I'm really not feeling it today already. I'm going to load some new music onto my IPOD and hopefully that will increase my motivation factor some.
So yes -- 18k this morning - I'm looking to do it at an 8min/km pace (ie. SLOW!), which would mean that the entire run would be about an hour and 24 minutes. Ideally I'll actually be running at a more reasonable 6min/km pace, but I want to take lots of walk breaks so that I don't feel like I'm going to die today.
I think today I'm going to try the GU gels -- and fill up one of the bottles in my fuel belt with Red Gatorade. The other 3 bottles will hold water.
I'm also looking into participating in the Rolling Hills Half-marathon --- well, no, not the half-marathon, because it falls on October 1 and I'm already committed to running Toronto on October 15. But I was thinking of trekking it up there for a decent 10k race through Parry Sound. I would REALLY like to cut my 10k time down to under an hour (from a 66 minute PB) --- and I think I could do it on this course....
Okay -- I'm awake -- going to get dressed and try to do some stretching. I"m going to attempt something I haven't done yet --- I'm going to run out pretty far with the intention of taking the TTC home...... I figure by the time I finish my run the subways will be moving for the morning.......
BLECH!
Wish me luck!
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