Well, this stupid cold is getting better. I’m still snotty, but my energy is coming back and the aches and pains are gone. Yay!
I forgot to mention last week that I’m giving my 10K goal (shooting for under 60 minutes!) another go this weekend. Sunday (June 9) I’ll be running the Sandcastle City Classic 10K Road Race in White Rock, BC. I’m excited about this. Although these last two weeks have been tainted by my cold, I’ve kept up the minimum training and I’m feeling positive.
Coach Carol and husband Bill are in agreement that I shouldn’t wear my Garmin OR my watch for this race. They both think that my watching my pace psyches me out, stresses me, and actually slows me down. Even though I suspect they might be right, at first I wouldn’t agree to leaving my Garmin behind because I still don’t really know the feel of my new paces yet, and I am afraid that I won’t know when to push harder (a 9:30 and a 9:40 both feel hard to me, so how will I know if I’ve slowed down?). But last week I made the decision to agree to leave my wrist naked during this upcoming run. I came back to something that’s anchored me since I started running: This is all about health, growth, and fun.
If I don’t make my one hour goal, there will be another chance. And another one after that. But if I’m stressed out while I’m trying to beat an hour, I lose that hour of my life to anxiety. Bill and Carol are right to urge me to listen to my body and try to get to know it without an outside measuring stick. We could all use a reminder now and again to do our best without judging our progress every step along the way, couldn’t we?
So here was my training this week, friends.
As I said, it’s been minimal as I’ve been blowing my nose and hacking up yuck (not to mention menstruating—when it rains it pours, sigh…):
Sunday: A slow walk. Still sick, but getting better.
Monday: Speed work. Carol had us doing “ins and outs” for 25 minutes after warming up.
Tuesday: A fast 3-mile walk with a friend.
Wednesday: Pace work. After warming up, we did 10 minutes at our 10K pace, recovered for 5 minutes, and then did another 10 minutes at the 10K pace.
Thursday: 4-miles. Great run in the sunshine.
Friday: 3-miles.
Saturday: Trail running with the Beginning Trail Running group I’m co-leading with Carol, and this week we’re running the Stimson Reserve trail. We’ll do two loops and it should be between 6 and 8 miles.
Stay tuned for a race report on Sunday or Monday.
What are you running this weekend? If you’re going to be at the 10K in White Rock, look for me and come say hey!
Cami!
Ugh what a week huh? Mine is detailed over at Nobaching Down http://nobachingdown.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/weekly-update-fair-field-flag-day-5k/
I ran a 5k(definitely longer than that though) in a small town today, earning a second place finish, and 1st place age group medal. It was fun! I am exhausted though!
Glad to hear you are feeling better, and good luck next weekend! Hope you run well! Can’t wait to read about it!
Good luck on your race tomorrow! 🙂 I’ll be shooting for the same 10K race goal, but later on in the summer (probably August). I totally identified with your post today, regarding the Garmin. I do the same thing. Today I did a 5-mile race and though I wore the Garmin, I did not look at it once during the race, which was hard! I had decided to do this ahead of time and I’m glad I stuck with it because I got a PR (50:11)! I also know I could have pushed myself harder too. I still wanted to know my mile splits, so I’m glad I wore it. Seeing my data after the fact was a revelation. So from now on, as long as I can wear it and not look at it, I’ll still be using the Garmin. You could maybe wear it and cover the display during the race if it would be too tempting to peek. Either way, I hope you meet your goal tomorrow.
P.S. Bonus….my heel didn’t hurt at all during the race; but I’m feeling it now. Going to ice it soon.
Hey Jive, great job on your PR! If you did 50:11 for five miles, you can totally beat an hour for a 10K! And it seems promising that your heal didn’t hurt during the run. When I had PF, the first few miles were always bad (and then the last few miles if I was running more than 10 or 12). So if you only hurt afterwards, we should take that as a good healing omen, I think.
You have good discipline to wear the Garmin and not look at it. The Garmin is like a drug to me! Cheers.