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September 06, 2005
Fall Racing Schedule
I am really tired right now for some reason. I got up at 7 AM, ran for 38:53 which I am calling a little more than 4 miles. I did not go somewhere new, BUT, it was a great run. It wasn’t hot, the pond was beautiful, and I ran my loop about 15 minutes faster than I thought I would. The loop must be a LOT shorter than I remember it being from the spring. (I guess I would know these things if I kept a training log :) I had to add on to my run. Luckily there is a mini-park that is perfect for that right next to my house.
In preparation for the first day off school (which started at 1:30 PM) I put on jeans (it’s almost too cold for shorts), an actual nice shirt, I replaced my sports watch with a real one, and put on a necklace, earrings, and a ring. And I did contacts and didn’t wear sneakers. For me, I was crazy styling.
It was fabulous to be back in school. I am (by choice) taking classes completely out of my usual area of interest. I feel a little silly when I have to fill out forms for the professors that ask you to list your experience with the topic and I have to leave them blank. One can only hope that means I will learn the most?
Here is my not so complex fall racing plan:
September, 5K
October, Tufts 10K (Registered today!)
November, 10 miler
Also, I have noticed in the past couple of weeks that I am getting noticeably bigger quads. Cute. That hasn’t happened since I was training for the marathon years ago. So what gives??? But so it goes…
Posted by Audrey at September 6, 2005 08:02 PM
Comments
Cool!!! I'll see you at Tufts! My quads seem to go in cycles, they get big and then shrink again. Right now they've shrunk, so I'm happy as a clam.
Blondie
Posted by: Blondie at September 6, 2005 08:43 PM
wow i miss school. i need to quit so i can go to a full time b-school program. that would rock. whats wrong with bigger quads?
Posted by: brent hopkins at September 6, 2005 11:27 PM
Do you have a specific September 5K picked out? I'm just curious b/c I, too, am running a 5K later this month and I guess there's an off chance that it's the same one... And I know our 10K is the same one.
Maybe the loop's not shorter, maybe you're just faster :-)
Posted by: Alison at September 7, 2005 08:18 AM
I noticed two years ago when training for my first half-ironman that my quads got very big...then when I took almost a year off my quads shrunk and my waist got very big...shaped like my favorite snack food the donut. :-)
BTW, the routes always seem shorter when you are getting faster. ;-)
Posted by: Rob at September 7, 2005 10:25 AM
Yay Tufts!! I am glad you registered. I think you will have a great time.
Posted by: Barb at September 7, 2005 11:53 AM