Just Another Runner
I can't believe I've done three races since my last post and I didn't write a thing about any of them! So, just to catch up, I'll do a quick recap of each one. Goodlife Fitness Victoria Half Marathon Time: 2:21:38 I must confess I was a bit disappointed with this result, because it was more than a minute slower than last year. Even though my summer running mileage was half my spring mileage, even though I was sick and missed my last long run … [Read more...]
As you know, or if you don't read about it here, I'm doing a 2012 calendar featuring local runners at great Vancouver Island running spots. In addition, I'll be listing as many local races as I can. In doing the research for this, I came to find that there are tons of local races all over the Island, just about every month of the year. This year, I was lucky enough to be able to travel for a couple of cool races, one in Vancouver and one in … [Read more...]
I know it's been awhile since I posted here. The last two weeks have been really busy with this crazy huge project I started, and I wanted to write about it a bit here, just in case there are any readers who haven't been bombarded with my Twitter stream about it lately. I'm doing a 2012 calendar as a fundraiser for the BC Cancer Foundation. The "Van Island Runners for Cancer" calendar will feature runners from Victoria and Nanaimo, at some … [Read more...]
This week was a smaller week, but only in part because I worked all week. From the Monday to Sunday, I only did 2 runs. Good thing it's only week 2! This coming week looks like I'll be doing 5 runs to make up for it, if I can do them all. I did my first track workout since March, and I managed to get in 4x800. The first one is always the worst; I feel like I'm going to die and I'm not sure I can do all of them. This time was no different, but … [Read more...]
So last week was my first "official" week of training for the Goodlife Victoria Marathon in October, using my new, completely-made-up-by-me plan. I missed one track workout, but I made up for it with a hill run for my 8k. I also missed my "fast 5k" because I went on "staycation" with my husband for a night. But I did a bit of extra distance which partly made up for it. On Monday, I included some hills in my 5mile/8k run. They aren't that bad, … [Read more...]
