Since I last posted, I had a really good long run (Monday), a good longish run (Thursday), and a sort of crappy run (Saturday).
The long run went a lot better than I thought it would. Lisa had class from 8:30 to 12:00, so I had an extra half hour to run. Finished in just about 3:05, including 2 stops for fuel and other business that needs stopping. I was very satisfied with how the run went.
Took 2 days off instead of 1, then ran 20 on Thursday. This one went okay, too. At mile 13 I really started to feel sluggish and what not, but then ate a banana and drank some water at 15. I immediately felt the fuel circulate through the body, and the last 5 felt really good!
On Friday, I noticed that my left knee was sort of hurting (oh no!) It's not like it hurts all the time, just when I press on a little spot on the kneecap, sort of in the center. What could this be? Do you know?
I didn't want to get up at all on Saturday, but forced myself to put on my shoes and head out the door. This is sort of what David Goggins is talking about, like how you should go run when you don't want to...but this is some serious crap. You should stay inside and eat cookies when you don't want to run.
The 15 miles on Saturday went okay, except that I think my legs are starting to get tired from the 20 milers every other day. Sure, I could do 10 every day and call it good, but I like the 20 miles one day followed by a day of rest.
Actually, I may have to adjust a bit...maybe it is too much too soon.
Anyway, wish me luck in the recovery!
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I saw this ad about how you can put on 18 pounds of muscle in just 2 weeks through high intensity weight training, not through steroids or stuff like that. Maybe I would want to put on 7 pounds or so. My arms seem sort of thin, I think, and maybe some more mass on the thigh would be good too. I don't know.
The other day there was this thing on MTV about this scrub named Kody who wanted to be a bodybuilder. But, he had never worked out or anything, so when the real bodybuilder started training him, Kody turned into a little sissy and was complaining and what not.
I guess I hate it when people want to do or be something, but don't want to put forth the effort. It seems that their laughable work ethic transfers to other areas of their life, and they end up being lazy or annoying or something.
It's not like we all have to accomplish something great...but at least we should always give our best effort.
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The Track and Field World Championships have been going on for the past week. Pretty much every evening I have watched...it is the best sporting event to watch on tv, I think...so intense!
Today, a 21 year old Chinese lass won the women's marathon, and someone from Japan was 2nd...where have the Asians come from? They are fast now...at least the women are. I remember last year at the Olympics China had some women running way up there towards the front.
In the women's 1500, some Rodriguez person from Spain got disqualified because she pushed over the leader with 200 to go...why do people race like this?
I am not too sure about stuff like this, where everyone goes all savage and what not because they want a gold medal. Usain Bolt, he looks like he wants to put on a show, but these savage women pushing others over...that's just crazy.
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I have been eating good things lately, things like a lot of bread and cheese, dipping it in olive oil; having a glass or two or three of wine; eating a lot of chocolate; drinking a good amount of diet pepsi; etc. I have also been doing whatever seems good at the moment...if I don't feel like doing something, I won't, like if I start practicing clarinet and don't feel it, I will stop, or if I want to take a nap in the afternoon, I do it.
I guess I should be partaking in these sweet activities, because school starts in about 2 weeks, and then it will be busy again! When I talked to my clarinet instructor, he said that there is not really a limit of how many units you can take...so I am taking a lot of fun classes, just to make sure I get the most of the $35k a year...
I think I will still have a lot of free time to run, though...and I went on gmap pedometer and mapped out a loop close to where I live...there is an 11 mile loop that has about 1600 ft in elevation change (800 up, 800 down)...this will be good! Sure, I will probably not be able to run at the pace I have been running here along the flat trails that border the river here in West Virginia, but it's all good.
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I plan to do at least a 50k this November...there is one in near Malibu, which will be cool...and maybe I will also be able to get in a 50 miler by the end of the year...there are some New Year's Eve runs that would be sweet...one in North Carolina is a 24 hour event...that would be a good one, I think...but I don't want to fly out to NC...that is a little too far.
I hope you all are setting some pretty sweet goals too! Ben, I know you are running the Northface Endurance Challenge, and are a little worried because the cut on your foot delayed training, but don't worry about it. You can carry your light body 50 miles any day, if you want to.
Anton, you should really get in there and run the Honolulu Marathon...do it! And then maybe someday you can do the HURT 100...that would be sweet...maybe we could do it together (if you are still wanting to do some ultras...they are much more fun than any marathon, I think).
Abby, you are getting in some serious shape right there with the PT...keep it up! You should go for 5 pullups by December...and you should also get in some kind of trail run...maybe there are some 20 milers or something around where you live...I don't know what your goals are exactly, but I think for me it would have been more enjoyable to do a long trail race rather than my first marathon (not that my first marathon was unenjoyable...but there is just something about the trail that makes you realize how awesome running is!)
That is all for now. Get out there and do work!
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OH, here you are! Thank goodness, I thought you had taken your toys and left.
Lots of updateness here. You're busy and running. Not sure on the kneecap thing, but yes, maybe it's a bit much too soon.
It's my understanding that the Chinese in general are a very disciplined bunch. No whiners and slackers like that wussy body builder wannabe. I remember watching a Chinese woman win, I think, the 5000m. She was exuberantly waving her scrawny arms in the air. I learned that Chinese women do not shave.
5 pullups by december!
This was a wonderful post. It was almost too much Charles! For example, if you were to eat one spoon full of rice a day for 4 weeks and all-of-a-sudden you eat 14 bags of rice it tends to be a little overwhelming.
It's great to read about what's on the mind of Charles.
Your training is going well. 20s every other day. Good stuff. I don't think you should gain 18 lbs of muscle in two weeks. You would be a huge ball of mass. In stead of running around the trees on the trail you could just pull them out from the roots and throw them out of your way. That would be very destructive to nature. Mother nature does not want you to gain 18 lbs of muscle mass.
School costs $35k a year?!?!?! Holy money-bags. That's a lot of money. You should just sleep at the school. You're paying enough to. I'm also sure that it means you can take as much toilet paper as you want.
Keep us updated with your move back to Neb. and your journey on to Cali!
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