Last Wed I ran 13.1 up on the track at the Wellness Center. I went there planning on 5 to 7 miles. I found a good speed workout online before hand. I did a mile warmup and did 4 miles at 1200m fast and 400 recovery. I do not remember exactly, but somewhere around mile 6 or 7 a girl came up from behind me and passed me on one of my recovery laps. I did my three laps and started my next 1200. Her only being a quarter lap ahead of me I caught back up, passed, and she tucked in behind me for six laps. I then started my recovery and let her pass. She was running a bit slower so I just let her pace me for three laps, and then started my fast 1200 again. Her and another guy actually ran right behind me in single file for another 1200.
I love it when you find people to run with up on the track. There are no words spoken between you and the other runner(s) but you come to an understanding. Pushing off each other, going a little faster then you otherwise could. That girl and I did it for a few miles and the guy joined in for a few as well, it was awesome. A few weeks ago Barb was down on a treadmill and I was up on the track running. She said some guy was pacing off of me for most of my run. It was light outside so I could not see any reflection in the mirrors, and never noticed him until he came around me on his last lap that was sprinted. It feels awesome when you have two or three fast people running together in single file up there, I bet it looks cool as well.
Eventually the girl stopped running and the guy passed me when I started my recovery laps. He was doing roughly 6:30 pace so I said screw easy laps and tucked in behind him and we maybe did two miles before he stopped. I kept going...lap after lap after lap. I was eventually the only runner on the track. I still felt pretty good. I would be on the last lap of mile 8 or whatever, and turn the last corner....and keep going. Thinking to myself, "you know, I feel pretty good still." and then I would be just a few meters past the last mile mark and "well I am a quarter lap into mile 9, 10, 11, or 12, so I might as well finish the mile, can't stop now!" I decided that doing 13.1 with no hydration or fuel would be just fine. The 118 laps, 13.1 miles, ended up taking exactly 98 minutes. Resulting in 7:29 minutes per mile. I am extremely pleased with this since the only time I was really actually pushing it was that mile or two running behind the guy in the red shirt at 6:30 to 7 minute pace. That happened somewhere around the seven mile mark, and it was not even much of a struggle.
Our Food Science instructor Padu handed out the beef jerky we made the week before in lab. I was not eating any, obviously because I am a vegetarian. Now most of the people in my group know me pretty well, but that is not something that comes up in conversation a lot. So they are all freaking out, with the typical question, "Where do you get your protein?!?!" Fish, nuts, beans I say.... I think to myself "Where do you get yours?" And I know the answer is "corndogs, fast food, too much meat, too much protein." Sounds like I am the one who should be concerned about your diet. I tell them that I get 12-15% of my daily calories from protein, and most of it is fish. So much for those dangerous vegetarian diets eh? I know what these guys eat, and I know my diet is straight up better then 75% of theirs. I get over 100% of nearly all vitamins and minerals, good Carb/Pro/Fat ratio. But people hear vegetarian and they automatically are concerned...
Our Medical Nutrition Therapy class visited the Avera Heart Hospital and one of the dietitians there talked to us about heart health. It was amazing, not going to lie. The entire lecture what on the diet I have been eating for the past three years. Fish, very little red meat poultry and beef (none for me) and mainly fruit, vegetables, and whole grain. It was great sitting there listening to her talk, confirming and assuring what I have been eating for the past few years when I get all those doubters about a diet with less meat. The entire hospital's diet is based around the Mediterranean diet, even the kitchens and what is served to the workers. I loved it :)
Friday I did 7 at Boston Qualifying pace up on the track. The last part of the run was 10x100m sprints. I would sprint 1o0m as fast as I could and jog the remaining 80 back to the start, repeat. That got tough, fast. Especially after the 6 miles.
I ran into Jason Melby at the Wellness Center before a run. It was nice to see him. He swam in college I believe so offered to give me some pointers next time I see him at the pool. Might have to take him up on that, I do not get there in the mornings that often though.
THIIIISSS is interesting. But did you know that white chocolate is not actually white chocolate? There is no chocolate in white chocolate bar! Check out the ingredient list next time you are in line at a grocery store.
Also this made me really angry. I was up at the Union doing homework at Grocery Bingo started. I saw what they were giving away to the students. The big packets of Ramen, lots of soda, and other JUNK. Way to contribute to the obesity problem idiots.
My Vibrams broke on Saturday! The strap snapped:
I finished the run, it happened during the last mile. I went to Walmart and purchased a sewing kit and some fishing line. Did a pretty decent job if I don't say so myself....which I just did. Hopefully this holds up. I REALLY want these to hit 1000 miles :) Only 428 more to go!
A lady came through my line and she was using food stamps. What did she buy?
White Bread
Cheese Puffs
Great Value Sugar
Chocolate Bar
Root Beer
You are getting free money because you are poor, and waste it on shit like this? K good. Please do not procreate.
On the 16th I did four at 6:27 pace, the first two where with Josh Thill, nice to chat with him, he is a nice guy, very good runner. After this I only had time for 20 laps in the pool before it closed so hammered though out. The Vibram repairs held up. I am not sure if they will last to 1000 miles like I was hoping but this will get a few more out of them. Wrapped some electrical tape around the sew job and a forming rip on the other shoe. So we will see how long this lasts.
Again I had someone whom I do not believe I have ever talked to ask me if I was that "decamarathon guy" and that is crazy :p He said keep it up too. Makes me feel good when people notice me like that.
What to do in the next few weeks? I am so busy. I have a paper to write on Maple Syrup Urine Syndrome, an article to write for an ADA practice group for Weight Management. Lots to do, the semester is almost up!
Later all :)
3 comments:
Sooo, Maple syrup Urine Syndrome? What's that? My grandma had urine that color before she died of colon cancer in 2005. Didn't know she was supposed to get colonoscopies, and it was too late. She died within a week.
So sad about your shoe straps! You need to write the company or something, tell them your story. They are still good minus the strap! Let them know you got at least one more customer who is a big word of mouth rep and has gotten many others on board!
Didn't know you were vegetarian. That's cool. Our religion actually has a law called the "Word of Wisdom," it is God's health law for what you should and should not put in your body. Right along the lines of what you are doing - eat meat sparingly, really only in times of winter or famine, but not to prevent anyone from eating meat, all good herbs in their seasons (fruits, vegetables) whole grains... but no coffee or tea except herbal tea because of the tannins and caffeine. Tannins are used to tan leather.
Anyway, my other grandma is a super healthy lady - 94 and still tickin'! She loves soy, soy, soy.
Sad about that lady with food stamps. I can't eat processed foods well at all - I get horrible headaches from MSG which is in everything like Ramen, chips, canned soups, dips, and almost anything in a box. I almost always cook from scratch, but that is a dying art. It seems like a crime that people don't just eat wholesome good foods. I haven't touched a doughnut for years and I am offered them at work at least 2-3 times a week. Well, hang in there. And don't hate me because I love a good lamb chop every so often! :)
Good idea for fixing the strap.
Any particular reason you used fishing line and not regular tread?
I just assumed that fishing line would hold up better than regular thread. So far so good :)
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