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 →

5k race report

My coach set me to do a 5k race to see how I am doing with the speed training segment. This is the last running race before the start of the month long fasting for muslim. I was not sure about the race organization, nor sure if my calf will act out (I pulled a … Continue reading 5k race report →