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These are "elliptical miles". Before my run, I had to do a double-take on my calendar as it only read "3" miles! lol. This is it. Tapering. 4 miles tomorrow, 2 miles on Thursday, rest on Friday and Saturday and then… Eeek! La maratona! You can doooo it…. Hehe…Sorry, I'm trying to psych myself. ^_^
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Amazingly, this was a good run. I haven't felt this good about a run in a while. Maybe because I knew it'd be a short run (relatively speaking, compared to the other "long training runs" I've done)… Iono. Whatever it was, I just hope to be in that same frame of mind for my marathon. Oh, the stats: Ran a comfortable 12:31 min/mi pace and burned 843 calories (minus 100 from my ClifSHOT bloks).
Hard to believe that the little lad on the pic below is now 19! Happy Birfday, li'l brudder! Hehehe.
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This is the second to the last long run before my actual marathon. I'm nearly there! The run itself was ok, although, I did not drink that much Gatorade. I just didn't feel like hydrating during my scheduled walk breaks. I guess that's why I was feeling some pain on my knees at only the 8-mile mark. My pace was an easy 12:55 min/mile and burned 1,346 calories, less the 50-calorie ClifSHOT bloks taken every 30-minutes.
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I missed my 8-mile run on Wednesday but I was able to do my scheduled 4 miles today. A combination of laziness (and had to work late) were the culprit with missing my run. Anyway, it's 12 on Sunday and then 8 the week later and then… dun dun duuuuun. Ze marathon! >_<
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Mileage completed on the Elliptical; again, I'm not sure of it's accuracy but I got a good workout. I'm going to try the weights later today. I'll integrate it into my schedule even after my marathon!
I'm becoming more and more interested (and will probably start soon) with lifting weights and sticking to a "weight lifting schedule" — much like I stick to my running schedule… the past week anyway! lol.
I'm beginning to read more articles and am told by a number of acquaintances that building muscle is the way to actually lose the fat I've more or less accumulated over those years when I had minimal exercise. Don't worry, I don't plan to look like those East German female athletes in "Top Secret!" (if you have no clue what I'm talking about, rent the DVD! It's hilarious! Nick! Neeeeeeek!) Anyway, I digress. What I'm trying to say is, I don't want to bulk up but simply become leaner…
Here's this one article that has a fairly simple equation:
MORE MUSCLE = INCREASE METABOLISM = MORE CALORIES BURNED = INCREASE FOOD INTAKE = LESS BODYFAT
Anyway, I'll definitely maintain my cardio workouts (e.g., running!) but my main goal is to be able to: 1) Run a marathon under 5 hours; 2) lose a couple inches off my waist; 3) Do a sprint triathlon (or full triathlon). Just these three "simple" things, though not at the same time! lolz.
My friend is training for her first Ironman (or has completed it? Bridget?) and I know a couple of ladies who have completed Ironman competitions. While I'm not in that category yet, I'd like to keep the option of competing in the Ironman open. I know I won't be placing anywhere in the top 1000 (rank), but the fact that I did one sounds kickass!
So yah. First step… Do some sets with these 5-pound weights. ^_^
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