9 days until the Big Day!!!

miles run: 7 mile run....................................dirt/ashpalt.................................sunny/warm

fuel for thought: "The will to win is worthless, without the will to prepare." -Unknown


Calling all runners and running fans:

Its another early morning for me today. I was originally supposed to close this afternoon but you know, things happen and plans change...for me, however, every change is another opportunity. This afternoon I will do the run I originally had planned for tomorrow, which in turn, will allow me to be off tomorrow. With just 9 days to go until the Los Angeles Marathon, things are finally quickly winding down to the very end. Its making me anxious just thinking about the Big Day. This week coming up will find me loading up on complex carbs and electrolyte supplements to refuel for the big day. Other years I have been less informed, thinking it only mattered what you ate the day before the race. Now however, the more you read and learn you come to find out that its up to a week that you have to nutritionally plan ahead for that big day. You will be thankful you did when your back up fuel starts depleting fast past the 13 mile mark. For this purpose, I headed out to Trader Joe's and got myself a bunch of awesome food. Last night I had an amazing delicious Spicy Thai Pasta Salad with White Chicken Breast and a portion of Almonds right after my 7 mile run and exercise routine. Of course all complemented with a tall bottle of Glaceau's Smart water filled with awesome to goodness thirst quenching fun and electrolytes. I can't wait to see what's for dinner this afternoon. Trader Joe's Rocks my pants....living this lifestyle on the run, R U?

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13 days left until LA

miles run: 7 mile easy, easy run........dirt.........asphalt

fuel for thought: "It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness." -Seneca


Calling all runners and running fans:


With just 13 days left until the LA Marathon, I have been getting everything ready to head out to LA a few days before the big event and attend the pre marathon festivities, expo, and load up on carbs for the Big Race. I shall be heading out Saturday the 23rd, to run Monday and return Monday night....more details in the upcoming days.
On this blog entry I wanted to stress the importance a warm up and warm down ( cool down). A few entries ago I showed a video that stressed the importance of a warm up and which also had some tips of exercises to engage in to stretch and loosen up the muscles before a running exercise. Today, however, the emphasis will be on the cool down. For me personally, I can say that full on body cool downs have allowed me to maintain injury free for about 4 years. If you read some of the major running books, they stress the importance of a warm down, and some even point that without it, can lead to a decline in fitness level as well as injury do to the fact that you are not allowing your body to come to term with the cycle of workout before rest mode ( you down just go from gear 6 to a parking position in your mannual vehicle, do you?). The following is a video I obtained from the LA marathon website where Rod Dixon ( Bronze medalist, Olympics 1972 1500m) shows you great ways to stretch for an optimal cool down. Watch and apply to your running routine.....living our lifestyle on the run, R U?




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Got RECOVERY

miles run: 8 mile slow recovery.........dirt.......................................hot hot hot!!!

fuel for thought: "Man was not made for mere human accomplishment. He was made to reach for the impossible and watch God make it possible." -Obtained from Sara Hall's facebook entry.


Calling all runners and running fans:

Today was a slow RECOVERY run from yesterdays last tempo run before LA. Pretty much my training is done for the La Marathon in approximately 18 days. What's done is done. Now its just a matter of running enough to maintain my fitness level up and start preparing mentally. The LA marathon is a physical as well as a mental game. The first part is done, now the second...well, I'm still working on it :)

Also, for all of those running fans out there of the great Ryan and Sara Hall, check out their official website for inspiration, running tips, and updates on their lives on the run. Great stuff they got going there!!!

The video below is an interesting one because of the no so obvious fact when training for a marathon or any other endurance race for that matter. People tend to think that your success of a given race has everything to do with the hard workouts that you put your body through during training. The point of this video is to highlight the importance of a recovery and how its equally as important as the hard training. Check it out and apply to your running. Perhaps here is the reason why you are not getting any faster...lol.....living our lifestyle on the run, R U ?



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