So today I ran 4k again, like Monday. This time it was a lot harder. I don't know I think my mindset was off, and my iPod wasn't playing songs that were really pumping me up. The first half of the run is pretty consistently at an incline which made it hard. I got tired more quickly. The first half I was kind of grudging about it all, and just feeling kind of funky. Then I stopped to stretch. As I was stretching I had time to collect myself together and get re-pumped. The rest of the run went well and I sprinted the last bit listening to Just Dance.
Okay so here are my thoughts about half-marathons:
Fort Collins Old Town Marathon in Colorado on May 9th: It sounds absolutely incredible! Scenic and gorgeous. The problem for me and Ferretti though is it's right towards the end of school, so I'd have to take a double check at my syllabi and see if it's possible.
Rock 'n Roll Marathon in Seattle on June 26th (This would actually probably be great timing because there will be no school. It's also a place where the weather is usually cool, so we could get away with running it in the summer. Check it out. Seattle is also really awesome (I have more fun ideas if we were to do this).
Another is the Philadelphia Marathon on November 21st. This one is hard because it's so far in advance that I don't know much info about it yet, and also would need to have my school info before registering for this. It looks like a cool city to visit though and the marathon looks pretty cool.
Let me know what you think of these and suggest some of your own!
The music that didn't suck on my iPod today while running was: Do Something by Brit, I'm Ready by Jack's Mannequin, Mr. Brightside, Stronger by Kanye (a little slow, but still kind of inspiring), Race for the Prize by the Flaming Lips, and finally JUST DANCE.
I am going to try to do a short run tomorrow, maybe 1 or 2k.
LA, this sounds great! I know the incline at first was a bit of a challenge, but it is awesome that you were able to regroup and REPUMP before your finished your run! I totally understand about the music... somedays I just consistently hit fast forward on the pod because nothing fits my mood. I do love Stronger by Kanye though! That is an instant "i can do this shit..." track!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of the Seattle half or the Philedelphia half. The colorado one would be gorgeous, but I know that the date would not allow me enough time to train. I'll look into both of those! I would really LOVE to be able to compelte one this summer! So the Seattle one is my top choice!
It's been snowing here, so I haven't been able to exercise... but I'm just watching what I'm eating while I am cooped up in 1851. Mimi and Drew made delicious snow cream tonight, but I only had one glass. Gotta keep it in check! I hope you are able to get out tomorrow, and that you have a better time running!
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Mir, The Seattle one is my top choice too. I think November is too far out. I know more of what my schedule will be and I know next year my schedule will be even MORE limited and difficult because my practicum will be intense and we aren't allowed to take time off. So let's see what the girls think! I was thinking if ya'll flew to Cali we could ROAD TRIP IT to Seattle. It could be our summer vacay. I know it's a long shot but it's be so fun to roadtrip with ya'll!
ReplyDeleteRunning today did feel much better. I just did a short one, but it felt good to keep it going after yesterday and end the week on a good run. I ran 2k. The music was definitely much better this time around: run run run, start me up, and hella good.
PS I hope the snow stops soon, so you can get back into it! Maybe the gym would be good until things warm up a bit.
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