CIM Training Week 8, Day 5: 2 miles + CIM Expo Day 1

Today was my last run before the California International Marathon. A slow, short run of 2 miles, something to keep the blood pumping but not strenous by any means. The biggest problem I had was trying to keep from running too fast. In fact, I think I did run too fast overall, but still felt great. I'm hoping it's a good sign for Sunday!





Splits
Mile 1: 9:48
Mile 2: 9:44

2 miles, 19:33, 9:45/mi average, 223 calories burned

CIM Expo

I got off work at 4pm so I could head over to the expo. I went through all the hoops necessary. First I got my bib.


I got my shirt & goodie bag.


Finally, I met Bart Yasso and attended his lecture, which wasn't as much informational as it was a slideshow of some of his memorable races.


Afterwards, I had a nice pasta dinner at Lucca, a very runner-friendly place. In fact, a few years ago when I ran the Shriner's Run in Sacramento, Lucca had a running team there with some really nice singlets. The bartender told me he wasn't running the full marathon, but is part of the Lucca relay team.

Tomorrow's the 2nd day of the expo, where I'll meet and have lunch with quite a few Twitter users and at least two podcasters. I really love that! Not knowing many runners outside the internet, it's not often that I get to spend a good amount of time talking about it and learning from them. Truly, meeting runners is as much a part of the race as the race itself.

From Twitter 12-03-2009

• 03:03:11: New post on my blog: From Twitter 12-02-2009: 03:03:14: New post on my blog: From Twitter 12-01-2009: 03:03:36: New... http://bit.ly/4OGQkj
  
• 07:23:26: Wt: 171.8, RHR: 49, BF: 17.5%
  
• 09:11:22: How long until #CIM? Three... ♫ http://blip.fm/~h8gze
  
• 09:26:18: Sacbee's #CIM tips, Miles 26-finish: http://bit.ly/3OPUq
  
• 10:40:40: RT @LeviLeipheimer: This is hilarious! http://tiny.cc/stiller #STILLERSTRONG
  
• 11:06:19: RT @BartYasso: I'm on my way to Sacramento for CIM. I have 2 seminars going on at the expo Friday at 6pm and Staurday at Noon.
  
• 11:18:37: You're right boss, I shouldn't take offense when you tell me to shut up. Sorry, sir, now let me use this single user license on 10 systems.
  
• 16:27:06: http://twitpic.com/s0w0i - It's getting down to the wire, folks... 3 days left! #cim
  
• 16:37:34: IHOP tonight! #CIM
  
• 22:27:43: BEHROOOOOOOOZ!
  
• 22:29:17: Mark Benford may have been LOADED OKAY during his blackout, but he has a @Palm #Pre that has a different ring! @jayandjack
  
• 22:30:26: Geez, Flashforward loves former 24 actors tonight.
  

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Halos and Water Coolers

I finally got tired of trying to find my only neoprene headband and decided to fix the situation. A quick call to REI found they had 7 Halo headbands in stock.

In case you're not aware, Halo headbands are a bit different. They have a strip of rubberish material that creates a seal along your brow line, similar to the seal that swim goggles make.



The guy on the left is me when I don't wear a headband.

The seal causes the sweat that's coming off your forehead to drain off and away from your eyes, and the rest of the wicking band soaks it up. A lot of people I've talked to swear by the thing, but I've been resistant for months. I've finally taken the plunge.

On the way to REI, a truck that was few cars ahead of me and a lane beside lost its water cooler. It wasn't a small one either, it was one of those 5-gallon jobs that you see commonly strapped to the backs of work trucks. In this case, it wasn't strapped, it was flying out of the truck, and into my lane.

The car in front of me slowed, and so did I as the cooler bounced and then rolled into the lane to my left. The person in an SUV in that lane didn't even make an effort, and WHAM, it hit them. The cooler's lid came off, but I didn't see it go anywhere. The SUV pulled 4 lanes to the right and stopped on the side of the road, and as I passed, I saw that the cooler was stuck underneath the front of the vehicle.

Does this matter? Nope. Three days until the California International Marathon! :)

From Twitter 12-02-2009

• 03:03:14: New post on my blog: From Twitter 12-01-2009: 03:03:36: New post on my blog: From Twitter 11-30-2009: 03:03:01: New... http://bit.ly/514iLa
  
• 07:25:20: Wt: 171.8, RHR: 48, BF: 16.4%
  
• 12:19:59: Sacbee #CIM Tips, Miles 24-26: http://bit.ly/6wDgDY
  
• 13:38:56: Stop it, @gchance, you're being ornery again.
  
• 13:52:28: In deferrence to the almighty taper, I shall now eat two tacos. #CIM
  
• 14:16:51: You sent me an email, why are you calling me to tell me what you just sent in the email?
  
• 15:40:36: MapMyRun.com: Updated 2009/12/02 . 428 (kcal). 4.09 mi.. 00:38:06
  
• 15:42:54: Ran 4 mi (8:37, 9:04, 9:06, 9:15) in 36:02, 9:00/mi average, walked .1 mi- http://bit.ly/7RVeK2
  
• 16:36:55: .@quotidianlight It's interesting though, once the big pain (ankle) was resolved the smaller ones didn't seem as small anymore
  
• 17:12:10: Fleet Feet Sacramento just sent out an email, $1 energy gels this weekend :)
  
• 17:41:31: RT @biscuiterie: @cynlambert My #CIM goal: Do not crap in pants. And do not die.
  
• 18:01:10: Well, those two tacos were over 700 calories. Whoops.
  
• 18:12:33: OKAY. I'm going home. Or should I say, going to the place where the family is, then Walmart, then my mother's apartment... then home.
  
• 20:57:47: Cashier @ walmart asked me if I wanted insurance for $3. I asked, on what? She said, the tape. It was a wii game.
  
• 22:39:19: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 8, Day 2 (3 mi) & Day 3 (4 mi): I wanted to post yesterday's workout report ... http://bit.ly/55eHy5
  
• 23:19:27: So what happened with KCRA #CIM coverage, is it not happening this year? I was going to Tivo it!
  

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