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Wednesday, December 02, 2009

CIM Training Week 8, Day 2 (3 mi) & Day 3 (4 mi)

I wanted to post yesterday's workout report last night, really I did. I sat here making a valiant attempt, and almost fell asleep at the keyboard.

So I'll make up for it today, but at the moment, I'm sitting here musing about how there are only 4 days left until the marathon. There are actually less than 4 days, since today is almost over. I don't have any runs until Saturday, which is really just a quick, slow, 2-mile jog.

I must confess, I have more than a little bit of taper madness. My main obsession is with food. I'm supposed to eat more carbohydrates, and I am, but I'm having a really hard time finding balance with it. I'm probably going to gain weight, and there's really not a whole lot I can do about it. This after losing 12 pounds since focusing on my diet again! Today, for example, they bought tacos at work. Not Taco Bell, but a local Mexican fast food place called Adalberto's, which has really good food. I had two of the tacos with the thought that I'd get in my extra carbohydrates.

After eating my lunch, I went to log my food only to realize each taco was about 360 calories. So between the tacos, salad, and apple, I had an 800-calorie lunch. Whoops!

I'm almost assuredly going to be at least a few pounds back up before Sunday, most likely 5.

But the runs? The runs I've had lately have been very, very good. I wish I could say my performance in them is indicative of how CIM will go on Sunday, but I really have no idea. 3 or 4 miles is a whole lot different than 26.2.

Tuesday





Splits
Mile 1: 8:22
Mile 2: 8:33
Mile 3: 8:39

3 miles, 25:31, 8:31/mi average, 334 calories burned

Today




Splits
Mile 1: 8:37
Mile 2: 9:04
Mile 3: 9:06
Mile 4: 9:15

4 miles, 36:02, 9:00/mi average, 428 calories burned

The next to days are rest days. Saturday's active rest, when I'll do a 2-mile light jog. Next to my nervousness, I'm beginning to get excited about the marathon. The expo is Friday & Saturday, and I plan to meet a few people from Twitter there. No solid plans have been made yet, but it's going to be a blast.

I can't wait!

From Twitter 12-01-2009



  • 03:03:36: New post on my blog: From Twitter 11-30-2009: 03:03:01: New post on my blog: From Twitter 11-29-2009: 00:05:35: Map... http://bit.ly/6jPJ9v
  • 06:36:21: Wt: 171, RHR: 46, BF: 16.2%
  • 09:01:19: RT @JeffGalloway: My response to the NY Times article: "Plodders Have a Place, but Is It in a Marathon?" http://www.jeffgallowayblog.com
  • 09:25:45: Sacbee #CIM tips, Miles 22-24: http://bit.ly/5atoMX
  • 09:33:53: Zombie Ronald Reagan! Woohoo! http://bit.ly/4W8fqd
  • 11:28:18: RT @thepixelsuite: Chuckled at this tip from the #CIM race photographer: Don't stop your watch at the FinishLine. - wasn't it a great email?
  • 11:34:01: Oh, what's this? The Weather Channel says Partly Cloudy & 20% chance of rain on December 6! #cim
  • 12:16:21: RT @SamMcManis: #CIM online tracking set at miles 6, 13.1, 20 http://bit.ly/7G6MvK - THANK YOU!!!
  • 13:30:46: Hello, carbohydrates. Excuse me while I consume you. #CIM
  • 14:03:02: Taking the Rush #CIM playlist out for a test run. ;)
  • 16:37:12: MapMyRun.com: Updated 2009/12/01 . 334 (kcal). 3.21 mi.. 00:30:16
  • 17:04:03: Ran 3 mi (8:22, 8:33, 8:39) in 25:31, 8:31 average, walked .2 mi - http://bit.ly/8LEPAN
  • 22:57:49: Race For The Cure... so at the end, does Robert Smith give you your medal?


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