It's About Time

Here's the only picture of me in action at the 8k run last Sunday. This time I remembered to take my cell phone out of my arm band to stop the GPS tracking once I crossed the finish line just several feet away.

Here's an awesome picture of my hubbie, putting on the speed towards the finish line.

The final count down to the marathon is on. We've recieved our official race numbers in the mail today. I had forgotten that I put a predicted 5:00:00 finish time, which I'm hopeful that I can achieve, and would be thrilled if I exceeded it. Hubbie's predicted finish time is 5:50:00. He hasn't been training as much as I have, but I think he'll come close to his prediction. The predicted finish time dictates which corral number we start in. I'm in corral #15, and hubbie will be in #20.

It has been a rather warm week here in San Diego. I'm hoping that the weather will be kind for our long run tomorrow.

Peace

Run, Baby, Run

Union-Tribune 8k Race For Literacy
Activity: Run
Date: 05/06/07 07:58 AM
Distance: 5.07 miles
Time: 0:44:24
Speed: 6.86 mph
Pace: 8' 45 min/mile
Calories: 484

This was not a chipped event, so my official times are a little slower. Considering that I wasn't going for a PR, I felt pretty good about this run, especially coming off of a 20 mile run on Wednesday.

I ran with Anne for about the first mile or two, then I started to feel out of breath (damn asthma) and hubbie Michael was somewhere behind. Anne was running a great pace and finished way ahead of me. I could actually see her go through the finish line. She was easy to spot since she was wearing a bright pink top and little grass skirt. It was a GORGEOUS day, but a little warmer than anticipated. It started at Balboa Park and ended at a small park in Downtown San Diego. We couldn't find the other members of "Team Alpha, " except the coordinator of "Team Alpha" Mary Sue, so it was just the 4 of us, but it was still fun. At the end of the race I was able to stock up on free Myoplex lite bars, Lara Bars, and herbal tea packets, plus other post race goodies. My official race results are:

234 Irene M San Diego, CA 2881 F-47 44:33 F 45-49/13 697

Here's how I "decorated" the back of my t-shirt... Gotta love Sharpie markers...

The fantastic four from "Team Alpha!" Michael - M (M2 - his initials), Me - I (I'm right here), Anne - S (Silly), and Mary Sue - P (Polka dots) in front.

Michael took this photo while running on the SR 163, approaching the Laurel St. Bridge at Balboa Park.

It really was a beautiful morning.


Peace

Kiss From A Rose

Light upper body circuit workout with resistance bands after work today.

I didn't have much soreness the past couple of days after that long run, just stiff quads and my sides were sore, but that was it.

The SDRNR Marathon announced their headliner concert and I plan on attending this one...

The last two years we didn't attend the concerts after the marathon because we couldn't move, and it required getting in a car and driving to the venue. We were in no condition to drive anywhere, even across the street. Besides all of that, we really didn't know who the featured bands were. (We're not very hip.) This year training is going well, there's way less muscle soreness, the concert venue is closer to home, and we own 2 of his CD's, well, 3 if you count the Batman soundtrack.

Sunday is the Union Tribune 8K Race For Literacy at Balboa Park. I get to run with Anne (Run-DMZ) and a group of people to form "Team Alpha." We each represent a letter of the alphabet. Since "E" was already taken (for Eyeball), I picked "I" as in "I'm right here." Hubbie will represent "M" but I don't know what for, other than his name. I'm not going out to break any records at this run, but to have fun. I'll try and get pictures.

PEACE