Finished my 3rd Sun Run today. Feel so good as I made my PR in Sun Run. The official result is not ready yet, but I believe I made it in 50 minutes, which is my target this year.
Met Jordan, Phil, Pierre, Kenneth, and Jeff in BC place. They are fast runners. Linda made it this year within 60 minutes. It's not bad for a first time runner.
Haven't done enough speed work in the training. I generally run much more than before with long run. I believe that's the reason I can still PR this year. The Sun Run is just a warm-up for my 1st Marathon two weeks later. I am excited and concerned as well. I only did one 30k long run in the training and I realized that from 30K to 40K, it will be really challenging. Anyway, I'll survive.
If I can lose weight this summer, I hope I can do my next Sun Run in 48 minutes.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Sunday, April 05, 2009
my 30k PR
I finished my first 30K long run yesterday in 4 hours. It's my PR in long run.
I love free thinking during the long run.
Some of my thoughts I got yesterday.
After I finished the 21K distance, I told myself, every step/meter is a new PR for myself. That encourages me keep going and going to finish my first 30K.
I apprehend that "the real marathon starts after 30K". It is so true. In the last loop (27-30k), I feel my legs are so heavy.
I was practicing some running skills I learned from book. Touch the ground first with heel and run tenderly. That seems useful to alleviate the pain of my knee.
I didn't get much trouble with my injured left knee. There are couple of reasons.
1) I started slow, by running together with my wife.
2) I sketch and break a lot than before, at least twice in a loop.
3) my new shoes Asics 2130 helps.
Some points should be kept in mind.
1) Have enough carb before.
2) Take enough Gel during the long run.
3) Long sleeve is better than a short sleeve during the Spring. The last hour was cold around 6pm yesterday.
I thought about some personal goals that are achievable for me.
1) finish a marathon.
2) climb the mountain Everest.
3) visit Antarctica.
4) setup a foundation.
5) write a novel.
- posted from my Asus netbook. The netbook is the first of the future of ubiquitous computing.
I love free thinking during the long run.
Some of my thoughts I got yesterday.
After I finished the 21K distance, I told myself, every step/meter is a new PR for myself. That encourages me keep going and going to finish my first 30K.
I apprehend that "the real marathon starts after 30K". It is so true. In the last loop (27-30k), I feel my legs are so heavy.
I was practicing some running skills I learned from book. Touch the ground first with heel and run tenderly. That seems useful to alleviate the pain of my knee.
I didn't get much trouble with my injured left knee. There are couple of reasons.
1) I started slow, by running together with my wife.
2) I sketch and break a lot than before, at least twice in a loop.
3) my new shoes Asics 2130 helps.
Some points should be kept in mind.
1) Have enough carb before.
2) Take enough Gel during the long run.
3) Long sleeve is better than a short sleeve during the Spring. The last hour was cold around 6pm yesterday.
I thought about some personal goals that are achievable for me.
1) finish a marathon.
2) climb the mountain Everest.
3) visit Antarctica.
4) setup a foundation.
5) write a novel.
- posted from my Asus netbook. The netbook is the first of the future of ubiquitous computing.
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