The Road to LA

This adventure starts on Jan 1,  2010
The Road to the LA Marathon!

But first, a recap of 2009 -

• Hitting 800 miles

More later - the day awaits

How to run stupid

I did it again! I made a stupid choice and I paid the price.
My kids aren't back in school yet. So that means my weekday runs are still in the late afternoons, after work. Sometimes I can carve out some time at midday, but lately work has been too hectic for that.
So on Wednesday, I trudged out of my office and a blanket of heat swallowed me up. Temps had climbed into the mid 90s. Did I care???  uh huh! (shaking head foolishly).
I decided to run one of my favorite routes up to the top of Lime Ridge. it's only 1000' elevation, and usually takes just under an hour. But, the heat pwned me!! I got halfway up the incline and died. Instead of a nice quick run, I was dealing with a murderous hike. All I kept thinking was I had to get to the top, cuz then it's all downhill. And you can always run downhill, right?   NO!!
I was so zapped I could barely put one foot in front of the other. A simple 55 minutes run, turned into an 75 minute heat stroll. So, if you ever need a few tips on running stupid, well, look me up. Got a nice tan, though :-)

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No runs the past couple of days - work, work, work
Kids are back in school, so that means....Morning Runs
WOOOHOOO!!

To continue..

Another blog...me canse del otro
Y aqui estamos de nuevo.

A little sore today. Ran just over 13 miles yesterday




A very nice morning to run. It started off cool and looking up I noticed a cloud blocking out the sun. I was tempted to skip my planned route and run to stay under the cloud. There were a ton of people out on the Canal trail. Runners, walkers, cyclist. A great way to start the day. I even had a tail wind accompanying me on the return. I was concerned about going long. I have been having upper back spams for the last few weeks, depriving me of decent sleep. Although my legs were sore for the rest of the day, I had no problems with my back. I even had a very peaceful sleep. Weird. You'd think this means I should run more...