pamela Posted August 20, 2007 Author Share Posted August 20, 2007 asshole shoe companies! OK so I'm going to do an easy 3k tonight as part of my race tapering. My calf's feeling a lot better. Those cramps are really nasty! I'm so glad I don't really get them anymore. I realized last night that I'm not consuming calories in accordance with my lifestyle, but I'm not hungry and according to fitday I am fulfilling my nutritional needs. I guess I'll just not be quite as paranoid about having a snack as I used to be. Food for today: Breakfast: One bowl Nature's Path flax plus cereal with rice dreamTea Snack: A whole peanut butter toffee clif bar (I am so addicted to these things!) Lunch: Eggless salad in a whole wheat pitaA lot of pineapple Snack: Half a smores luna bar Dinner: Sauteed kale and broccoli (roughly 3-4 servings total) with soy sauce and garlic on brown rice.Green smoothie- includes one serving of field greens, vega, soy milk, juice, strawberries, banana, blueberries and raspberries. Mango sorbet for dessert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Asocial Ape Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 snacks are important. they make you happy. i think as long as it's vegan, you should have no compunctions about eating as much and whatever you want. that's my diet. ymmv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 I just got back from my 10k race! My official time was 53:44, and I'm going to guess my chip time is about 10-15 seconds faster than that. I finished 19/41 in my age category, and 53/127 for all women. I've only been running for three and a half months, and have only ran 10+ k 5-6 times. Yay me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted August 24, 2007 Author Share Posted August 24, 2007 My food intake has been pretty crappy the past few days, so I'm not going to post it. I'm having trouble getting much in to me. No exercise the past couple days either. This morning I'm going to do 5k, and I've mapped out a 16k route to attempt tomorrow morning. Then I'm going to my dad's for a few days and when I run there I'll be in the wilderness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted August 24, 2007 Author Share Posted August 24, 2007 So I'm thinking about running to work someday next week, probably late in the week, or early the following week. It's about 14 km. I think I might be crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted August 25, 2007 Author Share Posted August 25, 2007 Take two with running shoes... tonight I went somewhere else and bought a pair of Mizuno Wave Rider 10s. They're neutral with cushioning, and they're very pretty- silver and purple. I hope this pair doesn't suck as horribly as the last ones (which I haven't even returned yet because when I went to do so I realized I had lost my debit card so all they could give me was store credit, which I don't want). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted August 25, 2007 Author Share Posted August 25, 2007 Heading out soon for my run. I'm going to do mostly the same route as my 14k run but instead of running part of it twice I'm extending it south. I'll have to contend with some streetlights and stuff, which will be annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted August 25, 2007 Author Share Posted August 25, 2007 I did it in 1:39. I feel really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted August 27, 2007 Author Share Posted August 27, 2007 Reporting in from the middle of nowhere Ontario... This morning I did a 5k run, but what was different about it is that it was on back roads that are dirt/gravel, and also that the entire run was rolling hills. I did it in a few seconds over 26 minutes. I plan to do it again tomorrow, or maybe do a little extra. It was nice to breathe clean air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 Yesterday I did the same 5k route, a little slower. My ass kind of hurt from the day before. Today I am going to test out my new shoes on the elliptical, and do some weights and ab exercises. Hopefully I don't wake up overnight with a calf cramp again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Asocial Ape Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 pamela - are you on some sort of running vacation in the country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 Not exactly. I went to visit my dad for a few days, and he lives out in the middle of nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Asocial Ape Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 ...he lives out in the middle of nowhere.NICE! that's exactly where i'd like to live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 I like to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. You have to drive to get anywhere! Tomorrow I want to do a 10k run, so since I can barely get ready for work on time as it is, and it's supposed to rain in the morning, I think I will do it in the early evening. I haven't decided what I will do in the morning, but I want to do something. I'm leading up to an 18k run which I plan to do on Monday, since it's a holiday. I'm going to see if I can do it in my own neighbourhood this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Looks like i'll be breaking the mold and doing an afternoon run. Todd's staying after work for a drink, so rather than wait for him to get home and then eat and then run later at night, I'll just go right when I get home since I'm not hungry yet. I do kind of like the idea of getting used to running at any time of day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Wow was it ever hot out there. I wasn't expecting that since it was cold when I went in to work this morning. I did 10k in about 56 minutes. No records or anything, but I wasn't trying to set one. Today's food: Breakfast-Nature's path flax plus cereal with rice dreamtea Snack:Peanut toffee clif bar Lunch-two whole wheat pita eggless salad wrapsa bunch of pineapple Snack-Small piece of puffed millet chocolate Dinner-Broccoli and kale stir fry on brown riceStrawberry banana pineapple berry vega smoothie (16 ounces)Mango sorbet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted August 31, 2007 Author Share Posted August 31, 2007 Tomorrow morning I'll do 4k, and take it pretty easy. I've got to start getting my ass in gear in the mornings a bit better so I can make it to work on time. I was so lax all summer. I need to start getting out the door for my run before 7 am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted August 31, 2007 Author Share Posted August 31, 2007 I did the 4k this morning, untimed. I don't feel well now (not related to running), and am going to go home to relax and "work from home." I'm going to do 5k in the morning and then take Sunday off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted September 1, 2007 Author Share Posted September 1, 2007 I'm going to do my 5k run in half an hour or so, but this time I'm trying out my new shoes. I hope they work! I used them twice on the elliptical without incident, so that's all I can really do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted September 2, 2007 Author Share Posted September 2, 2007 I think the shoes are keepers! Which is great news, because I really didn't want to spend another $150+ on another pair. Today is a rest day for me, running-wise, although if I feel like it I might go do some weights. I went for a walk this morning, and it's beautiful out, but now I'm just moping around the house alone. Tomorrow morning, as early as I can manage, I'm going to do an 18 km run. My 16 km run went so well last week that I'm not as nervous about this one. I have mapped a 9 km route through my neighbourhood and will do it twice. Food-wise things have been a bit erratic for me the past few days. Last night I went out for dinner and Friday night I went to a raw food potluck. The potluck was good, but one thing that was funny is that when the time came to vote for the two best dishes (dessert and main course) BOTH winners weren't actually raw- one contained Bragg's and one contained maple syrup. Now, I'm not a raw foodist so I don't really care and I ate and enjoyed both, but it amused me that they won best dish at a raw potluck. Right now I'm sort of swinging back and forth between wanting to eat really really healthy, and craving sweets. For the most part h'm just not eating either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 So I got about halfway through my run and decided I'd try to do the entire half marathon distance. So I did. It took me 2:09 which isn't too bad for a first try. I hope to cover the distance a couple more times before the actual race before I have to taper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaSiren Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Tomorrow is a rest day for me, with regards to running. I am going to do some weights in the morning though, upper body stuff. My legs look awesome already just from the running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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