My training schedule got a little squirrely this week, due to evening commitments, but I still managed to get three runs in during the week. The first two days (Sunday and Tuesday) were two-milers. On Sunday, before yoga, I stopped by Big 5 and decided I would just run from there. It was a good run, and it felt really easy. The only hard part was running past one of our favorite sushi restaurants and seeing a guy mixing salad - outside, with a cigarette in his mouth. I'm hoping he was just throwing it away and I saw it wrong... Here's that route:
On Wednesday, I did more downtown Arroyo Grande 2.0 miler and I managed to shave another 30 seconds off my run. I'm not trying to (I don't really look at my watch during the run), but I am pleased to see I'm getting faster. I've noticed my heart rate (I wear a heart rate monitor) is staying lower, too - my body is finally getting the hand of this running thing!
I had Thursday off, so I went for a run on the beach in Pismo. I used to run here 2-3 times per week when we first got Puck, but then his elbow went bad and I couldn't take him running anymore. Then, we got Nugget, and I only succeeded in taking him twice - he was (okay, still is) nuts! They were the most frustrating runs I've ever been on - every time he saw a bird or person, he'd veer right, taking me with him. Those of you who know Pismo beach know there are a lot of birds and people there! Using mapmyrun.com, I found out that my old route was 4.5 miles - oh man! I had no idea I was running that far. I guestimated it was about 3.5 miles. So, I did about three-quarters of it today, since it was only a 3 mile day. The soft sand felt like heaven on my knees and back, too. I'll probably be running there more often...
I couldn't ask for a more beautiful day or better view.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
Week 3: Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
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