Signed up for a marathon!! December 28, 2005
Posted by clayton in : workout , trackbackAll I need, is some motivation…I'm soo into biking and am slacking out on the runs, by the way, I wonder what happened to the ultramarathon schedule, hehe. It sort of disappeared after the test and swimming in the athlete whatever course. Now, I guess I could just do some base training instead of following the schedule.
Today, I had a short 5km ride to the post office to sign up for Okinawa Marathon. After that, I ate some lunch and went out for a 63km ride and a 2.5km run afterwards.
The ride: The moment I sat on the saddle, I just knew I wouldn't last 20km but for some reason, I went out to my old hill climb (17.3km) course and had a horrible time, not on the hills but on the flats, the mighty wind was strong. After that, I thought about going back home and really went towards home but didn't make the last turn and decided to go for another 40km which I took three long cuts and ended up becoming a 46km ride. It was one of the weirdest rides, my mind wanted to go one way but my body took me to the other. 17.3km hill climb: 44'17, ave speed 23.2kph, average cadence 63rpm. 46km ride: 1:55'53, average speed 23.7kph, average cadence 63rpm.
The run: Short but really tiring. I was already exhausted from the ride and it was the so called, "brick". No big problems other than that it's been a long time since I had a run!!! Good to be back but now that I've signed up for the marathon, I gotta get my but outta this chair. Time was 10:17.
Tomorrow: As always, I'll see how things go, especially because the cold is still sitting in me…darn it!!! This morning I woke up with a soar throat and now, my throat feels weird and my nose is runny. Maybe go for a long ride depending on how good/bad the cold gets and then a run will probably follow. Wait, it's Wednesday, pool day!!! Will I go for a swim…not sure.
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