New York Mini

Ran the "New York Mini" 10k this morning. Time was 1:19:08. not good, but better than last month. Eventually, I'll get back in PR range. In the meantime, the conversations going on at the back of the race are the best.

yay running again

After more than a year, I am back to running races. So far I have ran the Run for Parks and Run as One 4 milers. In a week I will run a 10k...a bit nervous about that one.

So what happened to the half-marathon I was training for back in September? After running 10 miles, forgetting to drink water or eat I somehow thought it was a perfectly fine idea to have blood tests done. I passed out, but was ok. The nurses told me to drink water and rest. So that was a hard lesson for me to learn about not rushing my training. Although distance running is 90% mental, the other 10% of fitness is still very important.

Great Gallop Half-Marathon

The Half-Marathon is on Oct 1. I haven't signed up yet...but I plan to.

Since my last race in December I've gotten fatter and weaker, but I've been working out. Last Sunday I decided to train for the Gallop if I could at least run 6 miles. Which I did, barely. So now Ive put myself on an exercise schedule. Hopefully in 2 and a half weeks I can run this race. I wont PR like I did last year, but my aim is to finish.

Wow 6 months...

It's been quite awhile since I've ran any races. That's going change soon. Although I missed the cap on the next Saturday's Pride Run, I think I might run it anyway. We will see.

I've gained 10 lbs since December and my new shoes are very tight. I've soaked them hoping to help break them in. I don't know it that's a normal thing, but last year I ran through a storm in new shoes and they felt great afterward.

See Christi Jog

NYRR Joe Kleinerman 10K December 5, 2010. Time: 1:08:13
Last year, NYRR Joe Kleinerman 10K December 6, 2009. Time: 1:08:09.

If I had known that 5 seconds separated me from a Personal Record I would have hustled through the side stitch and sick stomach.

I didn't expect much after battling shin splints for 6 weeks. If it wasn't already paid for I wouldn't have gone. So I made the race about getting out there and running again... and to prove that my shin splints were not a stress fracture. Surprisingly, my leg felt great from the start. And because I assumed I'd end up walking at some point, I didn't hold back on the first mile which included the Great Hill. The hardest part of Central Park. After that, I would very well PR if could keep a steady pace. Mile 2 good, mile 3 better. Then at mile four I threw up a little in my mouth. Yes. It was awful. It tasted like wine or apple.

The night before I went to Cynthea's Hanukkah party. Normally I don't drink before a race, but since I wasn't planning on trying I had a beer, two glasses of wine and a hard apple cider. This was over the course of 6 hours and with food. Lots of food. Laktas, cheeses, squash kugel, cookies, hummus, hmmm.

Anyway, at that point I felt like the time Rebecca and I ate Taco Bell then tried to run a mile around the middle school track. Rebecca threw up her chalupa. I really didn't want to throw up my bagel or what ever else might follow. Plus, according to my watch, if I ran mile 5 in under 10 minutes I would beat 1:05 which I thought was my best 10k time. The determine look you might see in my photo is me determined not to puke.

On the last quarter of mile 5 I caught a side stitch probably from holding my breathe. My watch said 1:06. Well, its still going to be a good time I thought. And tried to coast in at a non-vomiting pace. It was only after I looked at my time on the nyrr website that I found my 10k PR has never been 1:05, but maybe its good I aim for it. I don't know. There's always next time.