a jog in the fog

WEEK 10

Monday (3/26): don’t remember

Tuesday (3/27): don’t remember

Wednesday (3/28): track?

Thursday (3/29): don’t remember

Saturday (3/31): 8.02 miles, 11:21 min./mi., 1:31:00

this was the week my garmin started acting up.  and just randomly pushing the buttons didn’t fix it either. i somehow managed to delete some of the history.  oops.

i also don’t have pictures from this week at all. whoops.

oh, i do remember that this run was also a rainy run that started at lake merced and went to the park.  i remember waking up to no rain and as i made my way to the meeting point, it slowly began to drizzle, and before i knew it, it was windy and pouring.  i was standing in the parking lot and probably looked like a sad cat that just got out of the bathtub when all of a sudden it started hailing. in a panic, i turned around and faced the direction the hail was coming from and got hailed in the face.

in all of the excitement, i forgot my water bottle in my bag when i started the run (in a panic).

oops. bad, pacer. but really - if i wanted water i could have just tilted my head back and opened my mouth.

oh! and this was my first week (i think) doing yoga. guys - yoga deserves a separate post, but let me just tell you, if you run are alive, you should do yoga. it is amazing. more on that later!

ps: the woman in the picture with me - such an amazing one.  she is the resident paparazzi of the group and has the most amazing spirit. her good mood and laugh is infectious. one of the great things about this running group are the people.  i’m naturally just a shy person and it takes a lot for me to open up, but this one is a winner. i am lucky to know her.

WEEK 11

Monday (4/2): 3.12 miles, 9:17 min./mi., 28:59 min.

Tuesday (4/3): 5.11 miles, 9:33 min./mi., 48:49 min.

Wednesday (4/4): probably nothing

Thursday (4/5): probably nothing

Saturday (4/7): 7.93 miles, 11:24 min./mi., 1:30:27

oh golly. ivaguelyremember this week. i can tell you that i saw parrots on my monday run in the financial district.

i can also tell you that running in the park gets really old and never gets easy.

and finally - it didn’t rain!

WEEK 9

Monday (3/19): 3.23 miles, 9:18 min./mi., 30:01 min.

Wednesday (3/21): TIMED MILE 8:29

Thursday (3/22): 2.83 miles, 10:18 min./mi., 29:13 min.

Saturday (3/24): 9.16 miles, 11:00 min./mi., 1:40:45

blerg. im so bad at updated this. mostly because i don’t want to spend anymore time than i have to in front of a computer. once i get all caught up and the posts queue up correctly, then i’ll make more of an effort to do it every sunday. until then - sorry.

the run on saturday was my first one in the rain. i’ve always avoided the rain. rain didn’t mean putting on a hat and jacket and hitting the pavement. no, it meant sleeping in, drinking hot chocolate and lounging around my apartment with my boyfriend and cat. anyways, to make a long story longer, i went out and bought this jacket. it was pretty perfect! it kept me dry and warm, and although it looks bulky, it is actually theopposite!  i wear it all the time now. no, really -all the time.

anyways, so it was supposed to be a run from chrissy field to somewhere on embarcadero, but i had a group of people that were running different distances, so i adjusted the pre-planned route to go towards fisherman’s wharf for a while, and then backtrack all the way to the bottom of the bridge.  i somehow miscalculated and ended up being about a half mile short so i basically made everyone run in circles. whoops. at least it had stopped raining by then. i never said i was good with maps or directions.

i actually enjoyed running in the rain. it’s my new favorite! i think it makes it mentally easier to complete a run that you would normally question your ability on (with hills, or distance, etc.) because you just want to get on with it, bang out the distance, and be able to get warm and dry.  normally, you (well, at least me) worry about water, fueling, aches and pains, the hills… and it is just harder to get in “the zone.”

how do YOU feel about running in the rain?

I know - I am a total blog slacker.

But in the meantime, I present this picture I like to call:

“How I Spend My Friday Nights”

WEEK 8

• Monday (3/12) -  Wednesday (3/14): unfortunately, my garmin was acting up and i don’t have any of the info for these days… but i can tell you it involved a lot more cross training than normal!  i’ve gotten into yoga and been taking advantage of the different cardio machines at the gym.
• Thursday (3/15): Lululemon fun run, 3:11 mi., 10:12 min./mile, 31:46 mins.
• Saturday (3/17): 7:29 mi., 11:32 min./mile, 1:24:05

this particular week was a little bit light on running because i was easing back into it after a week off.  i was also experiencing a weird tingling sensation in my shin that was making running very difficult for me.  i decided to make the conscious decision to try to ease into cross training to see what kind of changes i saw in my running and fitness.  i’ll post somewhat of a summary later.

the saturday run started in potrero hill which means the only way to get out of potrero hill included a mile of hills and the only way to get back to the start location as also a mile of hills, specifically the hill bordering dolores park.  brutal! finished kinda strong considering it was my first long run back and i was not feeling very confident.

april 2, 2012

The First Woman to Enter the Boston Marathon

In 1967, Katherine Swetzer was the first woman to enter and finish the Boston Marathon.  And she finished in 4:20!

The photos shows one of the race organizers, Jock Semple (i wonder if the jock strap was named after him), trying to push her off the course demanding that she give him back the numbers, and her then-boyfriend, Thomas Miller, blocking him.  I read (not in this article) that for the rest of the race, her friends that were also running created a barricade around her so she could safely finish.

5 years later, women were allowed to officially enter the race.

WOW!

worst feeling ever.

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