slave driver Kathy has you beat.
In some weird way though everyone seemed to not mind
the hills this time around.
Was looking forward to what I thought would be an easy
7 miles after doing 14 last week. We ended up going 9.
It turned out to be relatively easy considering the hills.
I don't know what made it seem easy. Was it the cooler,
rainy weather? Was it because I am getting stronger?
Was it because I ran alone (Ed overslept) and I wasn't
trying to keep up with anyone? Or could it have been the
Casa Bonita food I ate the night before, magically fueling
me somehow? Maybe a combination of all of the above.
By the way, I do not recommend Mexican food the night
before a long run and Chili dogs do not work well the day
of any run unless you want the runs.
My average pace remained under 13 minutes.
If I can keep that up I will beat my estimated time of
6 hours for the marathon.
Coach Kathy promises a nice flat course for next weeks 16 miler.
How to dry your wet running shoes:
Stuff them with wadded up newspaper and set aside til dry
Got any pains? Here is a couple of recipes for
reusable ice packs:
3 cups water
1 cup rubbing alcohol
place in one gallon Ziploc freezer bag
shake to mix
remove excess air
double bag for leak tightness
freeze 2-3 hours
For smaller size use:
quart-size freezer bag
one-half cup rubbing alcohol and one cup of water
4 comments:
Reeerrroowwllll!!! Who's the hot devil with the whip???
Mexican food the night before might be good for you, but not so good for the poor soul running behind you!
Thank you for the recipe for ice. I always seem to burn it. Had not thought of using alcohol with it though. Is there an option for using some DRINKING alcohol instead of the rubbing kind?
If you use the drinking kind of alcohol you will forget about your pain and will not need the ice pack.
C'mon Bobby, the hills were not really that bad...it was kind of a pleasant run...up the hills & then down the hills...and the rain.
It's just too cool!!
Apology accepted. Does this mean I'm starting to edge up on Kathy in the popularity contest? I suppose not, if that is a picture of her at the top of your post.
I had Mexican food Friday night, and it didn't seem to bother me or anybody around me - burrito con queso at El Chico, right after I got out of the addiction class.
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