Monday and Wednesday, couch to 5k training at work. Going great! I love running... always feels so great!
Tuesday, I biked to and from work.
http://runkeeper.com/user/music2mychakras/activity/88261772
http://runkeeper.com/user/music2mychakras/activity/88389644
I found a new route that gets me across the 'mesa without going across freeway interchanges. Slightly longer route and a little more elevation gain, but less traffic and much safer route. I still have to cross the 52 on Genessee, which is a little scary, but unavoidable.
And today's bike to work day!
http://runkeeper.com/user/music2mychakras/activity/88941343
Feeling good. Tomorrow: 100 miles. BRING IT.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Longest ride yet! 73.5 miles
Runkeeper never quite gets distance right when it uploads from my Garmin... the device said 73.55 miles, and it didn't find my position for the first couple of minutes, so it may have been closer to 74. http://runkeeper.com/user/music2mychakras/activity/87649306?&mobile=false
I had not slept well, and I was NOT in a good mood most of the ride. Team Hot Wheels flying around me and almost knocking me off my bike a few times didn't help matters. But -- I made it. Yes, I skipped the last loop around Fiesta Island which would have pushed it closer to 80 miles, but I was not in the mood to deal with headwinds any more!
This is it... 19 days til I fly up to San Fran, 21 til we ride!!! I have my ups and downs with riding, and I know I still have some distance to build up, but I am starting to feel ready for this ride. I know I will have some days where I just want to kill everyone around me, but I also know my fabulous team will be there with support whenever I need it.
I had not slept well, and I was NOT in a good mood most of the ride. Team Hot Wheels flying around me and almost knocking me off my bike a few times didn't help matters. But -- I made it. Yes, I skipped the last loop around Fiesta Island which would have pushed it closer to 80 miles, but I was not in the mood to deal with headwinds any more!
This is it... 19 days til I fly up to San Fran, 21 til we ride!!! I have my ups and downs with riding, and I know I still have some distance to build up, but I am starting to feel ready for this ride. I know I will have some days where I just want to kill everyone around me, but I also know my fabulous team will be there with support whenever I need it.
Monday, April 23, 2012
More Training Rides
I'm behind on my training updates... so here goes!
Sat 4/15 it was stormy and icky and WINDY. I decided to brave it anyway... and it was scary. The wind almost knocked me over a couple times -- in particular on a freeway overpass. Eek! Still, I managed to log a good 41 miles against major headwinds, which is good practice for headwinds I'm sure to face up and down the coast stretches of ALC.
Sun 4/16, 33 miles training ride around south bay. Moderate climbing, but by the end of it, I was wiped out and exhausted.
Tues 4/18, quick 18 mile loop with Jen. No biggie, but nice to get some extra mileage in.
Weds 4/19: Torrey Pines repeats! Once up the road, once up the steep inner trail. Both climbs in about 11 minutes, which is a time I'm rather impressed with.
Sat 4/21: Longest ride to date! 73 miles, with almost 3500-4000 ft of climbing (including the infamous Torrey Pines) Felt amazing, and I treated myself to a big-ass greasy hamburger afterwards. And a chicken sandwich (And then failed to stop eating the rest of the day) I was on FIRE that day! I don't know where the energy came from, since I had barely slept the night before, but I powered up the hills and felt amazing. The training ride was only 65 miles... I added 8 on the end... just for fun.
Sun 4/22: YUCK. 20 miles with Jen, including Torrey Pines, but I was bitchy, tired, cranky, and just awful the whole way. At least I made it. I guess it's good prep for the ride, cuz I will have days where I want to bloody murder anyone who comes near me... and it's good training for Jen in how to deal with me when the bitch is out of her cage.
Sat 4/15 it was stormy and icky and WINDY. I decided to brave it anyway... and it was scary. The wind almost knocked me over a couple times -- in particular on a freeway overpass. Eek! Still, I managed to log a good 41 miles against major headwinds, which is good practice for headwinds I'm sure to face up and down the coast stretches of ALC.
Sun 4/16, 33 miles training ride around south bay. Moderate climbing, but by the end of it, I was wiped out and exhausted.
Tues 4/18, quick 18 mile loop with Jen. No biggie, but nice to get some extra mileage in.
Weds 4/19: Torrey Pines repeats! Once up the road, once up the steep inner trail. Both climbs in about 11 minutes, which is a time I'm rather impressed with.
Sat 4/21: Longest ride to date! 73 miles, with almost 3500-4000 ft of climbing (including the infamous Torrey Pines) Felt amazing, and I treated myself to a big-ass greasy hamburger afterwards. And a chicken sandwich (And then failed to stop eating the rest of the day) I was on FIRE that day! I don't know where the energy came from, since I had barely slept the night before, but I powered up the hills and felt amazing. The training ride was only 65 miles... I added 8 on the end... just for fun.
Sun 4/22: YUCK. 20 miles with Jen, including Torrey Pines, but I was bitchy, tired, cranky, and just awful the whole way. At least I made it. I guess it's good prep for the ride, cuz I will have days where I want to bloody murder anyone who comes near me... and it's good training for Jen in how to deal with me when the bitch is out of her cage.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Purple Monster!
TAKE THAT PURPLE MONSTER! You are my bitch now. :-)
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/165728298
One of the toughest hills I've ever conquered (only worse ones I think I've ever done were Jackson and Crest)... and I took the whole thing in my middle gear (Not granny!) at about 5-6 MPH the whole way up.
Mission Gorge, near the end... not so much. Headwinds coupled with sheer exhaustion made for a very cranky Jordan the last 5-10 miles of the ride. But, I made it -- and that's what counts.
On to more training next weekend!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/165728298
One of the toughest hills I've ever conquered (only worse ones I think I've ever done were Jackson and Crest)... and I took the whole thing in my middle gear (Not granny!) at about 5-6 MPH the whole way up.
Mission Gorge, near the end... not so much. Headwinds coupled with sheer exhaustion made for a very cranky Jordan the last 5-10 miles of the ride. But, I made it -- and that's what counts.
On to more training next weekend!
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Finally back in the saddle
Rode from home up to a doctor's appointment this morning in PB (12.5 miles) then back. Notable moments from the ride involved 2 hills that I used to just barely survive... one was up Maryland Ave. from Hillcrest to Uni Heights -- not a horrible hill, but I always slowed down noticeably when I got to it. Today, took the whole thing 12-15 MPH!
But even more notably... Presidio from Mission Valley up to Mission Hills. Blew it out of the water! Wasn't even tired or huffing and puffing at the top. I remember that hill being worse last time I tried it. I'm guessing that it's a combination of about 10% "I psyched myself out for a worse hill" and 90% "I'm just crazy fit these days."
Just glad to be back in the saddle, more than anything!
But even more notably... Presidio from Mission Valley up to Mission Hills. Blew it out of the water! Wasn't even tired or huffing and puffing at the top. I remember that hill being worse last time I tried it. I'm guessing that it's a combination of about 10% "I psyched myself out for a worse hill" and 90% "I'm just crazy fit these days."
Just glad to be back in the saddle, more than anything!
Sunday, March 11, 2012
All kinds of PRs
I forgot to post my 5k PR last week! 25:51 course time! 8:20 pace. Who knew?
And then today's half marathon, blown out of the water. Finished in 2:08:14 -- and considering I was hoping to do a 2:20 finish, that means I shaved a minute off each mile from my expected time. Wow.
http://runkeeper.com/user/music2mychakras/activity/74833557
Noteworthy moments from the race:
Seeing Julia and Alla at the start line
The guy at mile 0.1 with the sign: "Only 13.0 miles to go!"
Dropping (And breaking) my sunglasses at mile 0.2, and carrying them in my hand the entire remaining distance.
The sign "A half marathon is really just a 5k, with a 10 mile warm up"
The 8 year old kid with the sign "Come on, even I can run 10 miles"
The guy with the sign "Hurry up Melissa, this sign is getting heavy"
The guy with the sign "Worst Parade Ever"
Running up Washington St without a break, past lots of people who stopped to walk.
Running past Kim on the sidelines, putting my arms in the air for a picture, and hearing "That was an awesome picture! I'll email it to you!"
Crossing mile 11 and realizing... this is officially the longest distance I've ever run... and I ain't done yet!
Two cool girls I met at mile 11, who were also doing their first half marathon, and were equally surprised to find that they were sub-2:10 pace.
Shoe coming untied at mile 12.9 (D'oh!)
Tears welling up in my eyes as I passed the mile 13 sign.
EPIC FINISH ON THE FIELD!
Hot military man putting my medal on me, and then a second later getting a phone call from the best trainer that ever was, congratulating me on my epic finish.
Sharing my finish with the whole group: Phillip, Jen, Robin, Annabelle, David
And last but not least... finishing, and my nervous stomach finally easing up so that I have my appetite back. And I plan to EAT my way through the kitchen shortly.
And then today's half marathon, blown out of the water. Finished in 2:08:14 -- and considering I was hoping to do a 2:20 finish, that means I shaved a minute off each mile from my expected time. Wow.
http://runkeeper.com/user/music2mychakras/activity/74833557
Noteworthy moments from the race:
Seeing Julia and Alla at the start line
The guy at mile 0.1 with the sign: "Only 13.0 miles to go!"
Dropping (And breaking) my sunglasses at mile 0.2, and carrying them in my hand the entire remaining distance.
The sign "A half marathon is really just a 5k, with a 10 mile warm up"
The 8 year old kid with the sign "Come on, even I can run 10 miles"
The guy with the sign "Hurry up Melissa, this sign is getting heavy"
The guy with the sign "Worst Parade Ever"
Running up Washington St without a break, past lots of people who stopped to walk.
Running past Kim on the sidelines, putting my arms in the air for a picture, and hearing "That was an awesome picture! I'll email it to you!"
Crossing mile 11 and realizing... this is officially the longest distance I've ever run... and I ain't done yet!
Two cool girls I met at mile 11, who were also doing their first half marathon, and were equally surprised to find that they were sub-2:10 pace.
Shoe coming untied at mile 12.9 (D'oh!)
Tears welling up in my eyes as I passed the mile 13 sign.
EPIC FINISH ON THE FIELD!
Hot military man putting my medal on me, and then a second later getting a phone call from the best trainer that ever was, congratulating me on my epic finish.
Sharing my finish with the whole group: Phillip, Jen, Robin, Annabelle, David
And last but not least... finishing, and my nervous stomach finally easing up so that I have my appetite back. And I plan to EAT my way through the kitchen shortly.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Another 5k PR
Can't sleep, so now's a great time to post today's successful run! 27:54 at the 3.11 mile marker.
http://runkeeper.com/user/music2mychakras/activity/73196473?&mobile=false
Didn't even feel like I was working all that hard, either. Guess I'm ready for Saturday! Hoping to top even this time Saturday morning.
http://runkeeper.com/user/music2mychakras/activity/73196473?&mobile=false
Didn't even feel like I was working all that hard, either. Guess I'm ready for Saturday! Hoping to top even this time Saturday morning.
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