Tuesday, 05/25/10

I'm so sorry for not checking in sooner. What has happened since I last blogged???? I ran the 5K last Sunday in 31 minutes and 45 seconds. I should be happy since that is my best time, but actually I'm still trying to get over the fact that I walked for 2 1/2 minutes. I started the 1st mile very strong. I didn't check my watch, but Saul said I finished the 1st mile in 9 minutes and 8 seconds. I felt light headed at the 1 1/2 half mile marker. My breathing was hard and I couldn't breathe. At least I felt like I couldn't breathe. I've been racking my brain what I could have done to have completed the run under 30 minutes. Lots of things ran through my head: I didn't eat a good breakfast; I ate Thai food the night before; I didn't drink enough water in the morning; I let the heavy breathing scare me, and etc. Prior to the run, I was pumped. I worked hard and my euthusiasm level was high all week. Then came the day of the race and I was trying to pump up my euthusiasm. The venue and turn out was quite small compared to the other races I ran in the past. There were probably less than a 100 people running the race. I got frustrated looking for the place. It was held at Balboa Lake Park and finding the exact location was a scavenger hunt. I was trying to shake off the feeling, but just couldn't. I keep thinking perhaps that's what threw my game off. I was extremely disappointed and upset with myself. I also felt like I let Saul down. He's been so helpful and encouraging. I'm his athlete and I wanted to celebrate my success with him.

On Sunday I met with Saul and ran 2 miles at a pace of 14 minutes and completed the workout with drills. My legs were sore from the day before.

My workouts these past two days have been tough. I ended up the gym late at night to complete my long workout. I'm need to stop using negative words because they are starting to affect my results. I take back the "long workout." I had a great workout on Monday.

Today I ran on the treadmill for 30 minutes and biked for another 30 minutes. I just finished some CORE work. I'm super tired and bloated and will be getting my monthly flow soon. I apologize if this is too much information. It harder to run when Aunt Flow is in town. Please don't visit until after Sunday. I'm running anther 5K with Saul and want to complete it in 30 minutes.

Pang, please check in. How's the training. We have 38 days left until the half marathon. I plan to bring my A game.

Keep pushing forward.

Much love,
Hus-