So, I have decided that I'm going to run in a marathon. Or at least a really big race. This way I keep up with my running and then I also have a goal to attain. I know of DeKalb Corn Fest 10k at the end of August. And then the Sycamore Pumpkin Fest 10k at the end of October. I don't know of any earlier ones but I don't know if I wanna do any earlier ones. Gotta make sure I'm all trained up for them. Winner of the 2004 Corn Fest Race in my age category ran it in 40 minutes. I think I can do that! Never had to run that long before. That's longer than my cross country races in high school!!
Tonight's running was too easy. I did the 2 walking laps to warm up but the next 5 laps were too easy. I almost felt like I only ran 4 laps. In fact, it felt so easy that I only did 1 walking lap and then the rest. I even busted out the last lap full force. Well, as full force as my weak legs could take me! I wasn't concentrating on my breathing as much. I gotta think more about that.
I read that runners need to build up a tolerance to latic acid. Apparently; "Lactic acid is a defense mechanism your body uses so it doesn't overheat. When your brain realized that you are over exerting yourself, it releases lactic acid so your muscles feel sore, which in turn gets you to slow down/stop whatever you are doing so you don't get overheat and die. The whole purpose of this workout is to infuse your body with big doses of lactic acid so you are "used to it" when it happens during the race." And how I do this is by finding a hill and running up it as fast as I can for 60 seconds and then jog back downm then repeat 5 more times. Now... all I need to do is find a hill. Know of any? DeKalb County seems pretty gosh darn flat to me.
What I also need is a stopwatch. So I can time my laps. Wal-mart should have something like that, I hope.
AMC is having 80's Week! Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club tonight. NIIIICE! But who is the guy in Sixteen Candles? I've seen him before but don't know where from. Another movie? TV Show? Not sure. My first time seeing it. The only John Hughes film/Brat Pack movie, I haven't seen and now I have!
Tonight's running was too easy. I did the 2 walking laps to warm up but the next 5 laps were too easy. I almost felt like I only ran 4 laps. In fact, it felt so easy that I only did 1 walking lap and then the rest. I even busted out the last lap full force. Well, as full force as my weak legs could take me! I wasn't concentrating on my breathing as much. I gotta think more about that.
I read that runners need to build up a tolerance to latic acid. Apparently; "Lactic acid is a defense mechanism your body uses so it doesn't overheat. When your brain realized that you are over exerting yourself, it releases lactic acid so your muscles feel sore, which in turn gets you to slow down/stop whatever you are doing so you don't get overheat and die. The whole purpose of this workout is to infuse your body with big doses of lactic acid so you are "used to it" when it happens during the race." And how I do this is by finding a hill and running up it as fast as I can for 60 seconds and then jog back downm then repeat 5 more times. Now... all I need to do is find a hill. Know of any? DeKalb County seems pretty gosh darn flat to me.
What I also need is a stopwatch. So I can time my laps. Wal-mart should have something like that, I hope.
AMC is having 80's Week! Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club tonight. NIIIICE! But who is the guy in Sixteen Candles? I've seen him before but don't know where from. Another movie? TV Show? Not sure. My first time seeing it. The only John Hughes film/Brat Pack movie, I haven't seen and now I have!
