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Monday, May 26, 2008

Memorial Day! Long Run

1 comments Posted by Rahul Verma at 4:38 PM



What a beautiful day to run. I had planned 14 mile run, went overboard completing 19 miles @ 9.33/mile pace. I struggled the last few miles. Click here for GPS data. The spring blossoms are in full bloom, and Green Bay finally is warming up. I started my run around 6.45 am, for the first time this year did not use gloves. The goal now is to try to make each run " productive" . I have introduced Hill training in my routine, running a circuit around my house a 2 mile loop, which includes 3 high grade hills which are evenly spaced out. What started out as a daunting running loop now is one I enjoy the most. I have been able to finish up to 3 loops ( 6 miles) with improving times, the last one was @ 8.36/mile pace. One more long run, approx. 20 miles, on the weekend of June 6th, then the taper to Rio Marathon.

Bellin Run is around the corner, hopefully this training will help me improve my time from last year.


Last weekend , Cellcom Marathon was run. I participated as a spectator. It was a chilly morning with relatively strong winds, although I think the runners didn't appear bothered by this. I went to cheer some friends who were running. Dr.Reinke and Dr.Chun , who ran with me in Paris Marathon, had a amazing day clipping away almost 20 minutes of their full Marathon times. Their achievement was inspiring realizing, this was a second Marathon they had competed in 6 weeks. Katie & Sara from my office participated in Half Marathon and finished with very good times.

 

Saturday, May 10, 2008

The Journey Continues.....next up Rio De Janerio Marathon

0 comments Posted by Rahul Verma at 10:19 PM

I was back in running mode this week. The honey moon post Paris Marathon lasted close to 4 weeks and I am paying dearly for that now. I got sick with a viral illness, and there was some laziness on my part. This week, ran close to 20 miles, but these were some tough runs. The long run, 9 miles, was not as easy as before. Hopefully I will soon gain my efficiency back. The plan now is to gain from each run. I have done a tempo run for around 4 miles. Hill training, which I have always longed to do was one strenuous run. Hopefully I will see the results. Read Lance Armstrong’s post Boston Marathon interview. He commented that if there is no pain there is no gain and also if it hurts during the race probably you did’nt train hard enough. I will try to push myself this time, provided I remain injury free. The strength training sessions are also back. I have been attending the Bellin XL program.

 

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