Weekend & Workout report

I survived the peak of my training cycle, barely, with lots of doubts and aches. But let's rewind Saturday: 9 miles steady run went well, although the pollution was pretty bad at the end. Lizzy had her piano lesson early at 8am. She complained that that's too early and asked me to reschedule. I not-nicely … Continue reading Weekend & Workout report →

Monday & workout report (4 weeks until the race)

Monday was day 1 of after school activities, that means Sofia started her swim practice at the other campus. Lizzy wasn't feeling well in the morning so she stayed home. She took 3 naps read books, ate little, but overall not too bad (she has low grade fever, sore throat painful when eating, tummy ache … Continue reading Monday & workout report (4 weeks until the race) →

Sunday & workout report

I did one of the two longest runs for this training cycle, 20 miles. I woke up before 4am, aiming to leave home before 5am. I was quite sleepy despite having 7.5 hrs of sleep but I got my hydration and fueling prepared while I digested the toast. I headed out 4:50am. I spent 9 … Continue reading Sunday & workout report →

Workout report & funny conversation with the dermatologist

Last week's workout, 7 weeks until the race Monday: 4 miles run on treadmill. 30 min core and stability from dynamic runner. 30 min stretching yoga. Tuesday: 6.4 miles quality run (2 mi warm-up, 12 sets of 200 meters at 6:42/min with 1 min walk recovery, 2 mi cool down). Did it on the dot … Continue reading Workout report & funny conversation with the dermatologist →

Mental game: race recap & good friends

I almost didn't PB. My target was to go under 50 min (my last 10km was in 2016 at 50 min 8 secs) but realized that I might barely finish because I was sleep deprived due to jet lag, overall tiredness, my lingering hip soreness. So, the mental game for this race was The game. … Continue reading Mental game: race recap & good friends →