I met my friend, Lara, for a long run early Saturday morning. The sun is rising much later these days and we underestimated how early we needed to start.
Squishy Moon |
It was surprisingly chilly, too. Last year at this time it was much, much warmer. The moon set was gorgeous, though. It's a good thing a like to take pictures when I run...
Looks like a picture from Africa or something! |
I mentioned previously that I would really like to work on my speed. My advice? Find someone that runs faster than you and is a Nazi about running. That will do the trick. We ran 7 miles at least 30-60 seconds faster per minute. It was a tough run, but the good news is that I was able to actually keep running at that faster pace for much longer stretches and I took way fewer walk breaks. I was feeling pretty proud of myself.
I've also been reading and researching ways to improve my running. Since I ended up deferring my 2013 NYC Marathon until 2014, I don't want to have regrets when I toe that start line next year. I don't see a whole lot of full marathons in my future, and the NYCM is pretty damn big deal, so I want to do something different: actually be at my best. I know, I know, what's gotten into me? I hardly recognize myself! There's a story here, but I'll save that for a future blog post.
I feel really good and hopeful about my run yesterday. It felt tough, but I didn't feel like I was going to die while I was out there, so that's a plus. I also took my boy, Lou, on the trail, too. Lucky for him, we just took a leisurely stroll.
Trail time! |
Sporting my Ragnar shirt. |
You're welcome.
I always miss the Twitter chats. I don't know why I can't remember them. It is so hard to find new music. I've been delving way back into '60s and '70s stuff lately.
ReplyDeleteI only remember when I see someone actually posting in the feed... It's usually by accident. But it IS fun. I'm always craving new music. Sometimes I just troll iTunes until I find something that I like.
DeleteI love twitter chats but I haven't been able to partake lately bc they really like having them on Sunday nights and that's one of our date nights. Boo.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting back into running- I agree. To get faster you need to run with faster people. I need to take this advice soon.
Pitbull is my homeboy! You know where I work, right? :) Everyone this it's hilarious that I love him so much but he is the best for running music!
There are very few Pitbull songs I don't like. It's funny that some people just HATE him, but I love his music for running. I'm a music nerd, so my playlist goes from Pitbull to classical.
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