Ran in the field house today since it was snowing yet again, even though it's April and it was gorgeous last weekend. Anyway, I tried to push myself to run faster and I finished in 28:10, which is quite a bit faster but I didn't have HR monitoring. I have to start pushing myself again because I signed up for the Bryce Canyon half-marathon on July 18- one week before my wedding. Arby thinks I'm crazy for doing it so close to the wedding, and he's probably right. He can give me a big "I told you so" if I turn into a bridezilla because I'm stretched too thin. There are two major things I am concerned about with the BC race. 1-The race starts at 7600 ft. 2- There is a 2000 ft drop in elevation over the course. I hope my knees can hold up to the downhill running, but they seem to be doing much better in the past 6-8 months. I plan to start doing some training in Park City or at the ski resorts (once this annoying snow stops), and I also plan to start focusing on strength training of the gluts and quads which will help to stabilize my knee when running down hill. The route is down scenic byway 12 though... Followed up the workout with 50 crunches, 50 each forward leg lifts, 50 each side leg lifts, 40 bicep curls (10 lbs), 3 x 10 sec plank #2, and 50 screwdrivers. Got my new computer (PC) today and the thing I really notice is that my 2 yo macbook is much faster than the new PC- probably because it doesn't have to load Norton anti-virus every time I turn it on. To be fair, the graphics, sound quality, and games are better on the PC, but I still prefer mac. |