29 Jun 2009
Thetis! 1:29:31
Sunday, June 28, 2009
I woke up again this morning just before 5am. I kind of like waking up that early right now since there is already light at that time. I get an early start to the day which is a good thing.
Juice an I drove to Thetis. He went on his own along The Goose since he is not too keen on running trails while I ran with Matty and Swanny in the back trails at Thetis. It was a fun run and I got to catch up with all their news. The hills were a slog for me today and we ran a lot of them. Jon had shortened the run up from 105′ to 90′ today and in the end, I was glad to have a shortened run. I am still jet-lagged and my legs are a bit heavy from the travel. Still, a fun run!
Juice and I hung out for a couple of hours at Willows beach where I did a 10 minute icing. The weather is absolutely gorgeous right now! We then dropped by the OCal’s for a visit and hung out with them in their backyard with Paddy providing some entertainment. He is an avid football player so OCal and I took turns kicking the ball around and passing back and foth while Paddy intercepted. ha! It got late so we all decided to grab dinner out together at The Med Grill. It’s always so great hanging out with Jac and Paul!
Total Time: Hilly 1:29:31 (18.51km)
Avg/Km: 4:50
Avg HR: 133 bpm
Hi Marilyn,
Enjoyed reading about your adventures overseas. Just wondering what your strength/core routine consists of and how often you do it. Pure curiosity, that’s all! You inspire us all to be faster and stronger. Great job at the 10k Champs.
Jaymie
Jaymie
June 29th, 2009 at 5:26 pmpermalink
Hi Jaymie! Thanks for your comment!
I do strength training (arms and legs) 2 -3 times a week, core 3-4 times a week unless it’s a race week or a recovery week (recovery is usually every three weeks) and that’s when I lay right off the strength stuff and do just a bit of core, but not much. Cliff Kennell gave me a great running-specific program designed to help me with my weak glutes which includes squats and lunges and step-ups and presses with a 10lb med ball, hamstring curls on swiss ball, arm curls/ military lift standing on one foot and for core, the plank with variations right into push-ups, reverse crunch and scissor curls with med ball. It’s a good program for me and I feel it has helped me a lot.
divamar
June 30th, 2009 at 7:49 pmpermalink