Last weekend was tough! Here's how it all went:
Saturday morning we had an 8-mile run in Griffith. Silly me loses track of time on Friday night and goes to bed late. So I start the day with 2 hours of sleep. I then mess things up by eating 4 eggs with rice & veggies 30 minutes before practice...BAD IDEA! It was my first time running 8 miles and it wasn't a very friendly course. It was sprinkled with lovely hills and switchbacks that I was not accustomed to! OI! So there I am with an upset stomach & not enough sleep running 8 miles for the very first time! This practice was also different from others because we met up with the other greater LA TNT teams, so there were many new faces to see. I managed to pull through the run, but it was the worst I had ever felt running! Even worse than the week before when I had ZERO hours of quality sleep! We had a BBQ afterward and got to hang out with other TNTees. I was so tired that I only had fruit & couldnt stomach a full meal; my stomach still hated me.
Sunday morning Betty, Oliver & I competed in the Keep LA Running 10k in Dockweiler Beach. So we had no recovery time and just ran 14 miles in one weekend! The race was fun & the weather was so forgiving! It was very overcast with a nice sprinkle. So one of my water belt bottles drops into the sand....with some getting stuck in the cap, so I figure that I don't need it...BAD IDEA! Mile 3 comes up and I slow down at the water stop & realize that I have to come to a complete stop to be able to drink the whole cup of water! I was thinking that I could have saved more time taking drinks here & there from my belt as well as some much needed bursts of energy from a gel or block. I actually was hoping to finish under an hour, but was still pleased that I did better than last time!
Here's a shot with Oliver & I around mile 2ish....
"Scary Spice" Mel B. was there too...Reality TV show cameras and all! So I decided to keep up with the camera crew & use them as my pacer...and right after mile 2 is done they pretty much come to a halt and have to wait for her & her daughter to walk. :) I finished before Scary Spice...hehe!
I think I was more scared about this past Saturday than any other practice we've had! We ran in Porter Ranch in almost 100 degree weather. And because of the bad practice I had at Griffith I was kind of terrified of another bad 8 miles. But I made it through! We ran our 6/1 intervals (6 minutes running/1 minute walking) all the way up a very gradual hill with the sun in our faces...we then switched it down to 2/1 because the heat gradually increased as we got higher & higher in elevation. I actually was feeling pretty good despite the heat & realized that my hydration belt was almost empty which was also good because I didn't want to pass out from dehydration! We made it to the designated water stop around mile 6 and I refueled with a "GU" a magical gelatinous substance filled with stuff your body needs to re-energize....it was gross. I'll stick to my shot blox and jelly beans thank you! The last two miles were glorious (going downhill is my favorite part, its like i can put my body on cruise control)
a good downhill followed by flat terrain. All in all I could have probably ran another two miles with the full marathon group, but I was so happy that I didn't pass out that I just wanted to enjoy that accomplishment!
Next week I'll push myself to run double-digits :)
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