tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36080991539837803472024-03-12T19:39:48.849-07:00Amelia RunsTraveling and Running Around the World.Amelia :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07248278551534851420noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608099153983780347.post-53400471653429137642010-07-26T16:35:00.000-07:002010-07-26T16:35:35.627-07:00Blog Change!Homeslices... By popular demand...(and because my comment section sucks) I have moved my blog to...<br />
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Check me out over there! Please excuse the work in progress...<br />
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-AAmelia :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07248278551534851420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608099153983780347.post-21277271668520341742010-07-22T11:48:00.000-07:002010-07-22T13:15:56.432-07:00Attempt at Food BloggingMy running work-outs this week were nothing too exciting... well I suppose watching <a href="http://www.broadwayrunclub.com/">Dave</a> run along the seawall in a hula skirt was pretty entertaining...<br />
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Sunday- Long Run- <b>18.55km</b> Average Pace <b>5:02/km</b>.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Monday- Recovery run through the UBC trails with Rachel. Easy on the knees. <br />
<b>11km</b> Average Pace <b>5:20/km</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>Tip from a former Olympic trial athlete:</b> Rachel!</span> </div><div style="text-align: left;">-Run strides (fast runs) at the end of a long run. Example: 5X 100. <br />
Nothing crazy but it pushes your legs a little further and reminds them how to run fast. </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wish I looked like this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Tuesday- <b>146m run</b>. Don't ask.<br />
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Wednesday- <b>6km</b> Pace- <b>4:40/km </b>(We are like sneaky children when <a href="http://www.broadwayrunclub.com/">Dave</a> isn't there to make us run 10km...)<br />
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Thursday- 10 min warm-up. <b>3X 9 minutes</b>- <b>4:30/km</b><br />
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So here is my <i>attempt</i> at food blogging... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Food Blogger Fail #1:</b> I decided to add a little excitement into my Tuesday by <b>not </b>eating crackers, hummus and cookies for dinner. Vola! I cooked....a little sweet potato, black bean, yellow, orange, red pepper, artichoke, tomato, pasta sauce, hot sauce fiesta. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Say hello to my little tomato nephew Tomatoie. (Tomatoie says heeey <a href="http://www.mealsandmiles.wordpress.com/">Mom</a> ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Food Blogger Fail #3: </b>Ate some delish frozen yogurt (fro-yo) with the running crew Wednesday night. It was so good! I piled on so many awesome toppings. (M&M's, oreo, strawberries, buttermilk, blueberries, raspberries, gummy bears, etc)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Note to self: Take a picture <i>before</i> you eat it all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">PS: Check out this <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/running/you-probably-dont-know-how-to-run-properly/article1648234/">awesome article</a> by my "<a href="http://www.broadwayrunclub.com/">coach</a>" Please help me with my running technique!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Amelia :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07248278551534851420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608099153983780347.post-74969864507701131972010-07-18T13:49:00.000-07:002010-07-18T14:50:56.658-07:00Blame it on the A-A-A-Alcohol<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsxVkOraXRM0iMNJm6XLQpP6blr3zoQJ7tF641CDRhqQ2OavQYoVNc3kMVyXN9Yr1k_XcovrtVv3kzaGboaPhbFRelNp2GSaaeBMnu_0CtN995p9YxMDJ2erYbBCe58c0Rd3Zk7D_TIo/s1600/aloc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsxVkOraXRM0iMNJm6XLQpP6blr3zoQJ7tF641CDRhqQ2OavQYoVNc3kMVyXN9Yr1k_XcovrtVv3kzaGboaPhbFRelNp2GSaaeBMnu_0CtN995p9YxMDJ2erYbBCe58c0Rd3Zk7D_TIo/s320/aloc.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Or the Calgary Stampede. Either one. (Just because I am in Vancouver doesn't mean I can't dress up like a cowgirl and drink.)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOoZpX2B5HnlUfokbhdflZD_UK-GORsyRNkeFirci5eGRN2qm1N03rXMnhe7v1lgS4xXWuhdiNjVHdN7gGWHdxqeLTshoGsiv-VNdtyqCX9oMrcmHvWppaU97lemyIU0CEOx27SAM1x4/s1600/stampede.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOoZpX2B5HnlUfokbhdflZD_UK-GORsyRNkeFirci5eGRN2qm1N03rXMnhe7v1lgS4xXWuhdiNjVHdN7gGWHdxqeLTshoGsiv-VNdtyqCX9oMrcmHvWppaU97lemyIU0CEOx27SAM1x4/s200/stampede.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi926Gs6ZYbH-Aub0x4xGZYExDebrs1Fl9UE6R8sUom6Muu-2fmYk6729Qu8-FtBLyedryEio21a5MmZWhRCl7UXqqD5D85mf79GojuIW5MujcACOAoTntiL2Yg1jRndul4SCNTyRAuAo8/s1600/stamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi926Gs6ZYbH-Aub0x4xGZYExDebrs1Fl9UE6R8sUom6Muu-2fmYk6729Qu8-FtBLyedryEio21a5MmZWhRCl7UXqqD5D85mf79GojuIW5MujcACOAoTntiL2Yg1jRndul4SCNTyRAuAo8/s200/stamp.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"> Honesty time. Today's <a href="http://vfac.ca/club-events/summerfast-10k">Summerfast 10km</a> race was my punishment for a heavy night out. Why do I do this to myself?! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I woke up Saturday morning (thank you, <a href="http://www.mealsandmiles.wordpress.com/">Carolyn</a>!) with about 10 minutes to get ready before the taxi came to take <a href="http://www.mealsandmiles.wordpress.com/">Care</a>, <a href="http://runnersgut.wordpress.com/">Ally</a> and I to the race. I was feeling OK but totally not in race- mode. We did a little warm-up run (aka 1 km) and then got ready to roll. I knew the race was flat the whole way through so my goal was to beat my PB (42:26). To make a 10km story short I ended up getting a PB. Yea! Sort of. I really didn't push it too hard during the race and know I could do better. I was scared I would be sick if I ran too hard... and between kilometers 6 and 7 I was definitely not feeling hot. I also didn't finish strong (people were yelling "hard to the finish" to me, thanks people- do you want me to puke on you? )</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Final Stats:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time- <strong>41:33</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Average Pace- <strong>4:11/km</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Female Division- <strong>5/65</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Overall- <strong>56/311</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I saw the results I was annoyed with myself because I think I could have run a lot faster and moved up a place. However, the race organizers combined the female age groups from 20-35 and gave medals to the top 5! Hollla! Thank you <a href="http://www.vfac.ca/">VFAC</a> for taking pity on the poor hungover girl.</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>Lessons Learned: <span style="color: red;">Umm... don't drink the night before a race?</span></strong> I finished feeling pretty comfortable and it wasn't an all out effort. It kind of went by in a blur. I hate not pushing myself during races, it feels like a waste. I think it's harder to do with shorter distances because I am so used too trying to conserve energy for longer races. Overall, I think that I kept a pretty good pace throughout the run but wish I had finished stronger. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really liked the course, it was pretty and flat. Def wanted to be one of the people I saw on a boat instead of running... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLCxXi6nvdzPZpM_FpBkSUbsJzVqypm-nsL296gkrm_6OoEyVqrErNO6Qe5ssAUFVRCgVCnhZpQI7C1ad5AtIbMmV1w2e6wdteZHG7Vqay2QpaUQFdQojagq9KRD1coWfZ4GUQwUYcIM/s1600/summerfast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLCxXi6nvdzPZpM_FpBkSUbsJzVqypm-nsL296gkrm_6OoEyVqrErNO6Qe5ssAUFVRCgVCnhZpQI7C1ad5AtIbMmV1w2e6wdteZHG7Vqay2QpaUQFdQojagq9KRD1coWfZ4GUQwUYcIM/s200/summerfast.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Amelia :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07248278551534851420noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608099153983780347.post-19337561294905085642010-07-13T23:56:00.000-07:002010-07-14T00:08:54.413-07:00Rest Days and Butter Chicken<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9U2tUuQGBdONHJe7KsywhjxWrPVKtMGQSqkDuEvn06EcVXkMffjaeMBBkfABRXGJBYX7MlyOmvjbmPdqyjkPSVeZsBit9bQ4NVyolQ-To425YKtQnoe-hiliQFalczUq8PwI7amxKyPQ/s1600/DSC06764.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9U2tUuQGBdONHJe7KsywhjxWrPVKtMGQSqkDuEvn06EcVXkMffjaeMBBkfABRXGJBYX7MlyOmvjbmPdqyjkPSVeZsBit9bQ4NVyolQ-To425YKtQnoe-hiliQFalczUq8PwI7amxKyPQ/s320/DSC06764.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPeslLbithRbYOb1peppeRrEe7xKnRhCof_I8qGgJeXCDWo_jT03QmSbqp2WpcrB6aW4pIsmZDLjwmfHL_-CNKK-GtIxDDM46azEee-Sn-Cs5WBdVtWfFWGedJQSSAnquPAIjbWOAJOs/s1600/DSC06755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPeslLbithRbYOb1peppeRrEe7xKnRhCof_I8qGgJeXCDWo_jT03QmSbqp2WpcrB6aW4pIsmZDLjwmfHL_-CNKK-GtIxDDM46azEee-Sn-Cs5WBdVtWfFWGedJQSSAnquPAIjbWOAJOs/s320/DSC06755.JPG" /></a></div>This weekend I went camping in the Coastal Mountains! Beaaau-ti-ful.<br />
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</div>Camping meant I missed my Sunday Long Run with the crew. :( I think this was the first Sunday where I didn't run with the RR since moving to Vancouver. Can't believe they would run without me...geez.<br />
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Luckily, I dragged Keiran out with me once I got home since he is now training for the <a href="http://www.marathondemarathon.com/">Montreal Marathon</a> <strong>and</strong> luckily Keiran has no sense of smell so he couldn't tell how bad I stunk after my camping expedition. ;) <br />
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The route was supposed to look like this: <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Easy. Out and back to Stanley Park. Nothing to it.Can't go wrong. Piece of cake. Not quite. I <strike>didn't want</strike> couldn't find the turn off to go up the hill to Prospect Point so we ended up doing a little extra around Kits Beach. I am hopeless at directions. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The run felt <strong>really</strong> good! I think it was a combination of the awesome weather (early evening- still sunny and cool) and my legs having a couple of days off. I really feel better on my runs after rest days because my muscles have had time to repair and strengthen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We ran <strong>16.2km</strong> at a <strong>5:18km</strong> pace. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Monday I took another rest day and did some strength work and then headed to the track Tuesday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I warmed-up in the trails with some ex-trackies for about <strong>20minutes </strong>and then decided to do <strong>10X400</strong> at 10km race pace in prep for this weekend's 10kmer. This meant I should be running about <strong>1:35-400s</strong>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> 1-<strong>1:20</strong> (too fast)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2- <strong>1:26</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3-<strong>1:27</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4- <strong>1:26</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5- <strong>?</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6-<strong>1:30</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">7-<strong>1:28</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8-<strong>1:29</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">9<strong>-1:30</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">10<strong>-1:28</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I ran <strong>400m recovery runs</strong> between each set. While these were a little faster than my 10km pace, it still felt pretty good. Track work-outs are awesome if you only have to run 400m reps. Once around the track and done! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Why do I want to be a marathon runner again? So my feet can look like this?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuj2GCaBgf6dx01dFg0oCeQPfRhnMchu8aOwCqzwxOXWVQtiPZviQ23Ny_Gp4vuBVC2Ey3Ale0Gcqnv6aWLVFaIia7McQljwa7ircS92pvhjlkqkRDg-BmCiBWM2KugXZZFjbz68vVAhk/s1600/DSC06766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuj2GCaBgf6dx01dFg0oCeQPfRhnMchu8aOwCqzwxOXWVQtiPZviQ23Ny_Gp4vuBVC2Ey3Ale0Gcqnv6aWLVFaIia7McQljwa7ircS92pvhjlkqkRDg-BmCiBWM2KugXZZFjbz68vVAhk/s320/DSC06766.JPG" /></a></div>Amelia :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07248278551534851420noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608099153983780347.post-43559581637939614122010-07-09T09:27:00.000-07:002010-07-09T18:41:08.897-07:00I take it all back...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Running in the morning is the way to go! Wednesday night's run was a <span style="color: red;">KILLA</span> l0km... seriously, it felt worse than the marathon. I could hardly lift my legs off the ground... hence the <strong>5:23/km</strong> "tempo" run. (Numerous walk breaks were taken, innocent people were exposed to my sweat showers, profanities were spoken. Thank you <a href="http://mealsandmiles.wordpress.com/">Carolyn</a> and Evelyn for letting me complain so much). After realizing how hot it was at 6pm in the evening, I agreed to meet my friend Rachel for a fartlek type run (speed intervals) Thursday morning at 5:40am..! Immediately after I agreed to it, I was nervous. Rachel ran varsity track at university (2:12-800m! Went to Olympic trials!Ahhh!) I was out of my league. Luckily, Rachel has just started getting back into running and our plan was to do <strong>4</strong> sets of <strong>8 minutes</strong> at a <strong>4:00-4:15</strong> pace with a <strong>1 minute walk break</strong> between each. <br />
It wasn't that hard getting up in the morning (probably because I woke up every 5 minutes scared my alarm would go off) and it was so pretty watching the sunrise! It was the perfect temperature as we started out on our 3km warm-up.<br />
Our session looked like this:<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">#1- <strong>4:09/km - 1.93 km</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">#2- <strong>4:12/km -1.90km</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">#3-<strong>4:11/km- 1.91km</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">#4- <strong>4:20/km- 1.85km</strong> </div><br />
My legs were pretty sore afterwards and it was starting to get really hot. Glad I got my work-out in early. I went to the gym afterwards and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJLxruO3su0">foam rolled</a> my legs out which made them feel so much better. Can't believe I just started doing this! Tonight at Run Club <a href="http://draaroncase.com/">Dr.Aaron Case</a> came into our clinic to talk about injury prevention and stretching. Foam rolling is key and contrary to popular belief, static stretching (holding stretches) does not prevent injuries. It's better for most people to do some dynamic stretching (constant, fast movements) before and after their run.<br />
Ahhh trees= shade. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzIk7hOtF2z5QagfRBSS4l6h2CLjXvCbcru6_x6vlJM44nEaMfiFfxo0Smb21llYfjLHTjdaGh8U_jwp8HXqsuRwwQLohXjpm0OB4EtWR6lKvNGN605LmGmwmjK2BGRglQSQQK4Am8h8/s1600/DSC06735.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzIk7hOtF2z5QagfRBSS4l6h2CLjXvCbcru6_x6vlJM44nEaMfiFfxo0Smb21llYfjLHTjdaGh8U_jwp8HXqsuRwwQLohXjpm0OB4EtWR6lKvNGN605LmGmwmjK2BGRglQSQQK4Am8h8/s320/DSC06735.JPG" /></a></div>Amelia :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07248278551534851420noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608099153983780347.post-55166663186759526602010-07-07T08:56:00.000-07:002010-07-08T21:16:39.267-07:00Good-bye June-ary, Hello July!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipd9tba72-P4K36BUKMpJNvFLt9aWaLYV3nY00R4c5c6XFx10TX0Jy4WVPASgWTuorq323culIfr_w0M-ybwuU_0hAzn4sGSWWzVlA8rx2XR8_poAs049WS8RH9MvBnoEhxNb6Qa29s28/s1600/ropes2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipd9tba72-P4K36BUKMpJNvFLt9aWaLYV3nY00R4c5c6XFx10TX0Jy4WVPASgWTuorq323culIfr_w0M-ybwuU_0hAzn4sGSWWzVlA8rx2XR8_poAs049WS8RH9MvBnoEhxNb6Qa29s28/s320/ropes2.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5qtgKO1LQcBC8LPjW2YdVrCbw7qx54CqO0qZN3lcWGyctWGp7_GCkGwk0-f9nLPo0k_qlIkCLzneG5AYHQWP86Q2jVjL8HRjfCDdtQ8VjoCwTc8elAgfahYhwP1AIcb0USeG40InrgU/s1600/ropes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5qtgKO1LQcBC8LPjW2YdVrCbw7qx54CqO0qZN3lcWGyctWGp7_GCkGwk0-f9nLPo0k_qlIkCLzneG5AYHQWP86Q2jVjL8HRjfCDdtQ8VjoCwTc8elAgfahYhwP1AIcb0USeG40InrgU/s320/ropes.jpg" /></a></div>Spent my afternoon class at the ropes course on UBC. Thank you, BEd summer semester. <br />
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It's finally summer in Vancouver! <span style="color: yellow;">Sunny</span> and <span style="color: red;">Hot, Hot, </span><span style="color: red;">Hot!</span> On that note...it's time to complain about it.<br />
<strong>"I hate track work-outs."</strong> -<a href="http://www.alanecdotes.blogspot.com/">Alan Yu</a> <br />
Amen brother. <br />
They are <strong>so</strong> hard in the sun and heat.<br />
Today at the track our plan was to do <strike>16X800 </strike>8X800. (Nice try, Ken.) <br />
This then turned into 6X800. <br />
I recently read on this <a href="http://www.runningforfitness.org/calc/paces.php?metres=10000&hr=00&min=42&sec=00&age=25&gender=F&Submit=Calculate">track pacing chart</a> that in order to break 42:00 minutes for the <a href="http://vfac.ca/club-events/summerfast-10k">Summerfast 10km</a>, I need to be running <strong>2:50</strong> 800's during track work-outs. <br />
I did that for one. Shameful. My lungs felt like they were burning! <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">1. <strong>2:51</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">2. <strong>3:11</strong> (?!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. <strong>1:25</strong> (switched to a 400m)</div><div style="text-align: center;">4. <strong>3:00</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">5: <strong>3:03</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">6.<strong>2:57</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">Plus a <strong>5km</strong> warm-up and <strong>1mile</strong> cool-down. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><span style="color: blue;"><strong><span style="color: black;">Tips for running in the </span><span style="color: red;">heat</span>: </strong></span><br />
-Go early in the morning or late at night. (I don't buy this because sometimes that doesn't fit into the schedule)<br />
-Drink lots of <span style="color: blue;"><strong>water</strong></span>! <br />
-Wear little clothing.<br />
-Run in the shade.<br />
-Run shorter distances. (Hmm hard when marathon training?)<br />
-<strong>Adjust your pace.</strong> (This makes me feel better!)<br />
-You will get used to it. Your body will adjust. (Here's hoping)<br />
-<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><strong>Run through sprinklers! (We did that after the track and it was awesome!)</strong></span>Amelia :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07248278551534851420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608099153983780347.post-44373477335748829152010-07-05T22:46:00.000-07:002010-07-08T21:17:59.021-07:00Sunday, Monday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Jw8UvlkumKzZaUe66Pl5Zw68z-FlbnlmewXOidG2dBqs32JpzMkNArfUpRKN_9LJ0Ieo_LImUviHUNMjjIYDqD2ZF1qddtk1SmndvE6ffQeR4HmSxY9bOgK9yM_EMNP1L2AmcebB1LA/s1600/queen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Jw8UvlkumKzZaUe66Pl5Zw68z-FlbnlmewXOidG2dBqs32JpzMkNArfUpRKN_9LJ0Ieo_LImUviHUNMjjIYDqD2ZF1qddtk1SmndvE6ffQeR4HmSxY9bOgK9yM_EMNP1L2AmcebB1LA/s320/queen.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What up Queenie! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sunday's Long Run was the second time I ran up Queen Elizabeth hill this week-I guess with the Queen visiting the country - it's only fitting I pay my respect my running "her" hill twice. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRP25gKPW-Sil2NWSKGXnHOr0yxJtZWA8AdrJ7VhOWDi9V3MqoNpL6_MnWmW2STo6pqDxSCrySEkNSDUwA4YDekI9t_P8Os47YuwrFKddDwaLdEsvm7xRk-XuyXkOYqb7TUxEn7UoXRs/s1600/queen+route.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRP25gKPW-Sil2NWSKGXnHOr0yxJtZWA8AdrJ7VhOWDi9V3MqoNpL6_MnWmW2STo6pqDxSCrySEkNSDUwA4YDekI9t_P8Os47YuwrFKddDwaLdEsvm7xRk-XuyXkOYqb7TUxEn7UoXRs/s320/queen+route.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The run was fairly hilly but once you get to the top it's only about 4km downhill back to the store. Nnot a bad route at all. The weather was perfect for running but I never really got into the grove. When I first started running my leg felt so sore. I was favoring one leg and it felt like I was limping when I ran. After about 5km I loosened up a bit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is where I hurt. I believe it is my left abductor. Someone fix me?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFB1LvakGgFfZapJ2mmP72k61hNSpRe2Zs2sPAUDmDx9GTnczYgAgboFhonTQO0Jk23PakrY3rWmZnyTgLsepy_KCqis8Cqx9LRxYkd16jY5_vagcgm_kYfsh4FEa2OMkpyF9xBBcp48/s1600/abductor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFB1LvakGgFfZapJ2mmP72k61hNSpRe2Zs2sPAUDmDx9GTnczYgAgboFhonTQO0Jk23PakrY3rWmZnyTgLsepy_KCqis8Cqx9LRxYkd16jY5_vagcgm_kYfsh4FEa2OMkpyF9xBBcp48/s320/abductor.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The route was <strong>16km</strong> long and average pace for Sunday's run was <strong>5:23/km.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Monday, I rook Keiran along one of my favorite routes. It's about a <strong>10km</strong> loop around the seawall and back over Burrard bridge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Average pace= <strong>5:25/km.</strong> My leg felt pretty good and the run was very comfortable. I think it only hurts in the mornings when I wake up and am stiff. Wow, I am aging at an incredible fast rate. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are so many awesome running routes in Vancouver that I do with the <a href="http://www.runningroom.com/">Running Room</a> that I never really have to think of my own. However, if you want to find a new and pretty run near where you live (ahem, Mom and Dad) or just want to plan out a new route <a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/">http://www.mapmyrun.com/</a> is a good website to check out. </div>Amelia :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07248278551534851420noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608099153983780347.post-5658938520966227902010-07-01T16:24:00.000-07:002010-07-01T16:27:41.686-07:00The #1 Thing I Will Miss About Vancouver...<strong>Running Friends!</strong> Anytime I want to go running, there are always a ton of people up for it. I have not run alone in months! Everyone who I run with here please move to China. Thank you. Wednesday morning I met with Keiran for a run around Main Street. <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuFTVHiXAs0T513Wxmgb8SA5IcO4ywe8nE6r86KA3DzbxoPXYYwUvpOwlt2vSIaLO1MipuoUDdO20Rn6oslua7q3iLSH_M7M-Uby7rMrlqTrhvV8kiEGu9471HOkwKCqTk7BfgwbzxhI/s1600/keiran.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuFTVHiXAs0T513Wxmgb8SA5IcO4ywe8nE6r86KA3DzbxoPXYYwUvpOwlt2vSIaLO1MipuoUDdO20Rn6oslua7q3iLSH_M7M-Uby7rMrlqTrhvV8kiEGu9471HOkwKCqTk7BfgwbzxhI/s320/keiran.bmp" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of my top 10 favorite race photos. Eyes on the road. Tongue out. Is it the Michael Jordan of running?</div> I had never ran around the Main Street area before so it was a nice change of scenery. It kind of reminded my of running at home because we ran through a lot of neighbourhoods. Lil suburbia up in hurr. We ended up running about <strong>13.2km </strong>at an average pace of <strong>5:15/km.</strong> Longer then I had anticipated but it felt really good... until we finished on Queen Elizabeth hill. It was like a steep hill and stair-master all in one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qDldjskkeedR_6PKInWV4pCTK810QkKdoGC-gLM6Ncb3Ab5Ay4ICjHXWg5QWMhd03qQjtc3cUxgJg5PI26u-wNcXKinr_ht5OkZPHGWfdxngemoJai1S91J7F1c4xVq4OAXD7zNdqnQ/s1600/QE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qDldjskkeedR_6PKInWV4pCTK810QkKdoGC-gLM6Ncb3Ab5Ay4ICjHXWg5QWMhd03qQjtc3cUxgJg5PI26u-wNcXKinr_ht5OkZPHGWfdxngemoJai1S91J7F1c4xVq4OAXD7zNdqnQ/s320/QE.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I was definitely cursing Keiran out as we ran up but the view at the top was an awesome way to end the run. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I ended up running again Wednesday evening with the Running Room because I made these bad boys during the day. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">They were a reward for my MCAT studying <a href="http://www.mealsandmiles.wordpress.com/">roomie</a>. I will probably eat them all and she will get one. They were a healthy <a href="http://peasandthankyou.com/2009/12/08/the-why-and-the-how/">recipe</a> until I added Reese Pieces and mini-eggs to the mix. ;) This was the second time I have baked all year. Maybe my mom's domestic side is wearing off on me?? </div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Wednesday evenings tempo run was a little slower then usual because I was listening to <a href="http://www.broadwayrunclub.com/">Dave's</a> <a href="http://www.scorchedsole.com/">50 miler</a> race report. Seriously, if there was a running hell... that race sounds like it. At one point they had to cascade down ropes?! <a href="http://www.broadwayrunclub.com/">Dave</a> is a rock star for completing the loop. Running for 9 hours= HC to the max. </div>We ran <strong>10.48km </strong>at a <strong>4:58/km</strong> pace. It was a pretty hilly route but my legs felt good the whole way through. Maybe 2 a days are a good thing? This brought my total mileage up to <strong>23.7 km</strong> for the day. A lot for a Wednesday. <br />
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Today is <span style="color: red;"><strong>Canada Day</strong></span>!! I seriously have no idea what people do in Canada on July 1st because I haven't been in the country during the summer for the past <strong>7</strong> years! Crazy. This morning <a href="http://www.mealsandmiles.wordpress.com/">Carolyn</a>, <a href="http://alanecdote.blogspot.com/">Alan</a>, Jason, Ken and myself went up to the track for a little speed work session. <br />
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My legs felt <strong>really </strong>heavy on the jog to the track. We did approximately <strong>3km</strong> warm-up and some strides and drills at the track. Then, Jason, Care and I decided to do 4X800m. We wanted to try the <a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-244-255-624-0,00.html">Yasso 800s</a> theory which meant running 800m at your marathon goal time. I want to run a <em>3:23 hour</em> marathon so I would need to run a <em>3:23 minute</em> 800m. The break-down went like this:<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">1- <strong>3:00</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">2- <strong>3:06</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">3- <strong>3:07</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">4- <strong>3:04</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">5- <strong>3:02</strong> <br />
(Ended up pacing Ken and Alan for their last mile)<br />
6- <strong>1:29</strong> (400m)</div><br />
We did 400m <strike>jog </strike>walk breaks between each. I'm interested to see how well this theory plays out if you do a full recovery (800m) between each set and do more sets (up to 10). I didn't feel great throughout the work-out and never really got into the speed-work but glad I did it. <br />
We cooled down with about a <strong>3km</strong> jog.<br />
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</div>Amelia :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07248278551534851420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608099153983780347.post-27791570619902905602010-06-29T19:30:00.000-07:002010-06-29T19:51:00.607-07:00Scotia Half Re-CAP (Does that rhyme?)<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This is how much of the <a href="http://www.canadarunningseries.com/svhm/">Scotiabank Half Marathon</a> looked...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">See that guy in the white shirt... that's <a href="http://alanecdote.blogspot.com/">Alan Yu</a>: Runner and Pacer Extraordinaire. Alan wasn't registered in the race but agreed to pace me and help me strive for the 1:35! (Ahem, another rhyme) He was <strong>awesome.</strong> Seriously. Despite having a Garmin telling me my pace and what I needed to do to achieve the 1:35, I would not have run as hard had he not been there. He said all the right things in all the right spots, reminded me of short, quick steps uphill and light, loose legs on the downhill. He stayed just a little ahead of me so I would push myself and was so encouraging. Thank you, Alan!! I will pace you for a km or two sometime... not that it would help but it's the thought that counts, right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">OK, from the top. The race started like any other. It was raining. I had a pre-race breaky of almond butter, banana and toast AND my mom <strong>made</strong> coffee in the morning!! What a treat. (<a href="http://www.mealsandmiles.wordpress.com/">Carolyn</a> and I cannot make coffee to save our lives.. why is it so hard?!) Week-end fuel was also a treat: <br />
We had these guys:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I felt pretty good coming off of Burrard Bridge with about 2 km to go. I knew that a 1:35 was going to be close so I started running at about a <strong>4:10/km. </strong>This was fine until the last 600 meters, I thought I would pass out I was so tired. I imagined being dragged off the ground, collapsing at the finish line, ambulances everywhere. But then- it was over! And I felt fine!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Time: <strong>1:35: 34</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Average Pace:<strong> 4:32/km</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Age Group: <strong>10/ 386</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Overall Female: <strong>46/ 2124</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Overall: <strong>232/ 3812</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>Lessons Learned:</strong> My mom snores. I didn't sleep well the nights prior to the marathon or even the night of. 5:25am wake up calls never get easy. <span style="background-color: white; color: red;">Sleep is important!</span> But so is having your mom cheer for you! I also probably should have focused more on my running during the race instead of talking, but running is a team sport! Overall, I'm satisfied with my run. I wanted to be under 1:35 but I'll take what I can get. It was hard even though I was told how fast the course would be and that it was all downhill! I also realized that I qualified for the New York marathon! Most people don't realize that the qualifying time for the New York marathon is a lot harder then Boston. The qt is 3:23 but you can qualify with your half time which for women is 1:37! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong><span style="background-color: white;">Next goal:</span></strong> Qualify for New York with the marathon time. Wonder how long that will take?</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Amelia :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07248278551534851420noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608099153983780347.post-37754063570232131042010-06-23T21:42:00.000-07:002010-06-23T21:45:01.992-07:00Tapering?So, I kind of keep forgetting I am running <a href="http://www.canadarunningseries.com/svhm/">Scotiabank Half Marathon</a> this weekend. I know it's a big deal, but it just kind of seems like another Sunday Long Run. I haven't been thinking about the race when I'm running and hadn't decided on a goal time until tonight. However, I have been "tapering" this week- during marathon training I had <em>'taper tantrums'</em> and felt restless and nervous the whole 2 weeks prior. This time I am enjoying a little break and an excuse not to work-out too hard. ;) <br />
Long Run Sunday consisted of <strong>14.5km</strong> to the <em>Lost Lagoon</em>... pretty sure I spotted the creature...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back with a race re-cap of the half on Sunday... goal time- <strong>1:35</strong> ee! Might end up disappointed but we will see... the race is supposedly really fast and downhill the whole way!</div>Amelia :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07248278551534851420noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608099153983780347.post-2662463822684825302010-06-19T14:47:00.000-07:002010-06-19T14:49:44.614-07:00Running Races, Making Money<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVErBVzQzQQagf1LOVO2SwtSGZXFnj2Fg7CJ2t__gQeBkGwbO4zfN7QazTbq1tDRMdY0YN-uvdhL0NS2g4jAkL5To-NuurGEwdFSKOo2iUbztSIccSLkqKkIN9JWr6jQlGHRZtBbFK8Kk/s1600/girls10km.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVErBVzQzQQagf1LOVO2SwtSGZXFnj2Fg7CJ2t__gQeBkGwbO4zfN7QazTbq1tDRMdY0YN-uvdhL0NS2g4jAkL5To-NuurGEwdFSKOo2iUbztSIccSLkqKkIN9JWr6jQlGHRZtBbFK8Kk/s320/girls10km.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Some people make money winning races, I make my money in the freebies section after the race. ;) This year's <a href="http://www.thunderbirdstrack.org/events/longest_day/longestday-results.php">Longest Day of the Year Run</a> at UBC was no exception or maybe it was an exception because the amount of swag I took was <b>UNREAL.</b> More on that later, first- the <i style="color: red;"><strong>race re-cap</strong></i>.<br />
This race was kind of a last minute decision after my friend <a href="http://www.runnersgut.wordpress.com/">Alyson</a> mentioned that the gym she works at was hosting it. It sounded like a fun 10km... actually, the semi-legendary beer garden at the end of the event is what really sounded like fun! <a href="http://www.mealsandmiles.wordpress.com/">Carolyn</a>, <a href="http://www.runnersgut.wordpress.com/">Alyson</a> and our other running buddy Alan all signed up. We ended up not being able to find the UBC stadium and running around campus for a little longer then intended. I <b>hate</b> being rushed before a race but that seems to be a common theme this race season and maybe it's actually better since I can't freak out before the start. The course was two loops around the UBC campus- I had no idea what the route was until we started running. (Note to self: check routes, visualizing a race is a good thing, I was checking my watch <strong>a lot)</strong> Since it was just two loops, once we had completed one lap, I knew exactly what I needed to do to finish the race. Despite playing 3 hours of ultimate Thursday night with no subs, my legs held up really well during the run. No running pain! My goal going into the race was sub 45:00, once I got into the run and felt really good I decided to push myself and aim for sub 43:00. My final time was <strong>42:26:94.</strong> <br />
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<i><b>My results: </b></i><br />
5km split- <b>21:12.79</b><br />
Average pace- <b>4:15/km </b><br />
Overall Female -<b> 8/ 293</b><br />
Age Group- <b>6/ 169</b><br />
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Overall, I am happy with this race. I pb'd and felt pretty good throughout despite my legs not being so fresh. The course was a little twisty but there were no major hill climbs. Big shout out to <a href="http://www.broadwayrunclub.com/">Dave</a> for running out to UBC and cheering us on, taking pictures and being the best coach ever!<br />
Check out my flashy new running flats...<br />
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Here is a picture of Ken being super hardcore at the SFU trail race... he is FAST (Ken came <strong>5th</strong> in his first trail race!)<br />
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I kept a pretty steady pace throughout the laps. We did a 200m recovery between each lap which ended up being more of a walk and chat then a jog.<br />
My stats for each 400m= <strong>1:28/ 1:25 /1:24 /1:24 /1:24 /1:23 /1:23 /1:18.</strong><br />
Just noticed that I continued to get faster throughout the intervals which is always a good thing. I tried to really push the last one to finish under 1:20 and it worked. <br />
Moving on to Wednesday night's tempo run with the clinic. It was a beautiful night but my legs were SORE- I googled where I was feeling the pain and I think it is my abductor. The main suggestion was rest- BUT I don't want to stop running especially right before the half...I think I will just take it easy this week and be rested for next Sunday. Hopefully, this will not cause serious injury. It's funny because walking hurts the most... legs-are you trying to tell me that I should only be running? Despite being sore, I still managed a pretty good pace (thanks to running buddy Matt- without him I would definitely have slowed down). We finished 11km in <strong>52:13</strong> with an average pace of <strong>4:47/km</strong>. <br />
Since <a href="http://www.mealsandmiles.wordpress.com/">Carolyn</a> and I were missing Run Club on Thursday evening we decided to go for a recovery run bright and early Thursday morning. Thank God for running roomies!! Life would suck without one, I suggest everyone go out and buy a running roomie immediately ;) Such good motivation.<strong> </strong><span style="color: magenta;">I love, love, love running friends!</span> We did a nice steady/slow pace of aprox <strong>5:30/km</strong> for about 6km. I say this with a lot of about's and aprox's because Carolyn left me in the dust and I walked up the last hill to try and save my legs (and I am also lazy). Stay tuned for the <strong>best. race. ever.</strong> recap tomorrow!Amelia :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07248278551534851420noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3608099153983780347.post-56528360655300501762010-06-15T11:39:00.000-07:002010-06-19T10:53:32.632-07:00My First Trail Race<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQj84z4YJtsbAMIoqbnNw3TUJMY5bPUxvF-6my-mIBpZenzW08kDR1b2yrPiwryPuGOBTF4ccyvJqcMDEH4gz11-ti3FDleV-3GCMT783gMcuzk4htohT1ITO-Teq_4j-2EHoNkdPS0Fo/s1600/trail+race.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQj84z4YJtsbAMIoqbnNw3TUJMY5bPUxvF-6my-mIBpZenzW08kDR1b2yrPiwryPuGOBTF4ccyvJqcMDEH4gz11-ti3FDleV-3GCMT783gMcuzk4htohT1ITO-Teq_4j-2EHoNkdPS0Fo/s320/trail+race.jpg" /></a></div>It was a beautiful weekend in Vancouver! Friday night was spent carbo-loaded on sushi before my first big trail race on Saturday at Simon Fraser University! OK-- I am not that hardcore and my race did not look like this picture at all. But it was still pretty difficult! I signed up for the enduro option- which was 9.7km. The race started downhill for the first 2.5km and then worked it's way back to the top... I thought that the downhill part of the course would be a piece of cake... boy, was I wrong. It is WAY harder to run down a mountain trail then I thought. It was narrow, muddy and slippy... it was hard to see where to go when people were directly in front of you, even kind of scary. This was definitely the weakest aspect of my race. People were running down the trail with no fear and lots of people passed me during this part. I was actually looking forward to running UP the mountain, I contemplated dropping down to the 6km route because I was scared I was going to roll my ankle and ruin my summer! However, after the first 3km I started to get the hang of it and it became A LOT of fun! I am definitely hooked. I pretended I was in Twilight and a vampire was chasing me ;) I looked at the previous times from last year and the fastest time overall was 42 minutes... so I knew it would be a slow course. My original goal time was under 1 hour but once I started and realized how difficult it was I changed my tone and decided to aim for 1:10. I ended up finishing in 1:05:57 and could probably have taken off 2-3 minutes if I knew how to run downhill. The final km of the race was STRAIGHT up hill. Like-- at a 10 degree angle... I don't know how people could have run that, everyone around me was walking. I ran for maybe 10 meters just to push myself and to pass one girl... hehe. I felt a little nauseous by the end of the race but that passed as soon as I saw the fresh fruit! All in all, the race was a blast- Sunday's long run-not so much. The route was 16km and I wasn't as sore as I thought (or as hungover as I thought I'd be..) and averaged the route at about a 5:16/km pace. Legs were feeling pretty tight for the rest of the day and took Monday off from running even though I really felt like it... today I plan to do some sprints at UBC... let's see how this goes. This is a pic from the non-trail part of the race...<br />
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The best part of my day was running with Alyson! We are marathon training buddies but haven't gotten to run together much since the big race. We planned on going for a long run- 18km but were talking a lot and at about 7km stopped and stretched and then turned around and came back... serious training starts SUNDAY... All in all we did a little over 12km. Not too bad considering the most I usually run on a Tuesday is 6km... Afterwards, we went to the Local for beer, wine and LOTS of food. We split yam fries, fish tacos and a tuna salad... so good but still full. I could fall asleep now but must finish watching Flight of the Conchords... love this show. <br />
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<div>Above is also a picture of Carolyn and I when we went skiing at Grouse this winter... at one point we thought the mountain was on fire... turns out we were just among the clouds... smrt girls ;) </div><br />
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