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    • July 17, 2009
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    W1D2 (RNRSJ)

    Yesterday was Day 2 of my 12 week program in preparation of the San Jose Half Marathon. Another 6.5K and surprisingly I ran the same time (-4 sec) as I did on Tuesday. I guess it indicates that I can hold my pace. I always wonder during a run if I’m going too fast or too slow. Now I know… I’m on target. Here is my schedule for the next 12 weeks:

    workout 1 workout 2 workout 3 workout 4 total Km
    week 1 6.5 6.5 10 23
    week 2 6.5 6.5 11.5 24.5
    week 3 6.5 8 11.5 26
    week 4 6.5 8 13 27.5
    week 5 6.5 8 11.5 26
    week 6 8 5 3.5 16.5
    week 7 16 8 10 16 50
    week 8 10 10 17.5 37.5
    week 9 10 10 17.5 37.5
    week 10 10 10 19.5 39.5
    week 11 10 10 13 33
    week 12 8 3.5 21.1 32.6

    As you can see week 7 will be a real test… Stay tuned!

    My first 5 miler

    I wasn’t kidding when I told you the Nike+ training program was ambitious. Yesterday I had a 5 mile (8.05 Km) run planned and since 3 mile was the furthest distance I ever ran you can imagine I wasn’t looking forward for this. I wasn’t even sure if I was capable of running this distance. On top of it all it was pouring down yesterday morning… great.

    But I came prepared. Recently I purchased the New Balance NBx Control Tights, some Nike Dry-Fit long sleeve shirt and of course my new Brooks running shoes. I had Aleisha drop me off 4 miles from home on the other end of the creek. Although the rain was puring down for the first 15 minutes of the run I felt pretty warm. There was hardly any wind and temperature wise it felt like low 60’s.

    My run was close to perfect! I was afraid of mile 4 but I had enough energy left to finish the last mile. I felt a blister coming up but it wasn’t significant enough to stop running. Once again I had enough power at the end to perform a little sprint! I’m pretty happy with the result of my first 5 mile!

    Some numbers:

    Distance: 5.06 mi
    Time: 54′05″
    Pace: 10′41″/mi

    5 Year Anniversary

    Today marks my 5 year anniversary in the USA. I moved from the lowlands back in 2003 to the ‘New World’. Not a single regret… yet. I hope the Americans are smart enough coming Tuesday and don’t screw it up like they did the previous elections. We’ll see.

    I guess to celebrate my 5th year I’ll be running my first 5 miler tomorrow. Kinda scary since I never ran this far. 3 miles is my current distance so 5 miles (a little over 8 Kilometers) is a hugh leap forward. I’m prepared tho! On top of it all it looks like this is going to be a wet run as well. Rain has been predicted all weekend long…

    Working towards a 10K run

    Yesterday I started my new running program based on a 10K run from Nike+. It will prepare me for a 10K run within 12 weeks. It’s a pretty ambitious program but I’m pretty confident I can do this. Just as the C25K program I need an extra motivator to keep me running. A program will just do that.

    I’m finally injury free and last week felt great to be out running again. It actually was so good I decided to jump to the 10K program. another reason not to give up running now is the drop in weight loss. This morning I was pleased to see that my weight dropped to 193.2 lbs (87.6 Kg). When I started running my weight was 211 lbs (95.7 Kg) so a significant weight loss!

    My new running shoes are a bast as well. So much better. It feels like I’m less tired especially the last few miles of a run. We’re pretty fortunate when it comes to the weather here in California but the winter season is coming up and we have some rain predicted for the next few weeks. I’m considering a treadmill for a while now and I might purchase one pretty soon. Not sure if I can handle running in the rain. I guess I’m just like my dog who can’t stand rain!

    For those interested in the program: my 10K running program

    Another 5K

    Today I finally had some time to run another 5K. This run was injury free and it felt pretty good. I even had some energy left for an end spurt. I ran in the morning since we still have some high temperatures in the afternoon. It’s been 87F (30C) all week long and the forecast finally predicts some rain at the end of next week. It’s been so dry and hot up here I’m actually looking forward to a wet season.

    Other then that life is full speed ahead. At work things are picking up and I’m facing some big projects. Next week will be Halloween and we’re having a party on Tuesday!

    I upgraded my 20″ iMac with some additional RAM maxing it out with 4G. Pretty sweet as I noticed instantly the performance of my mac. I guess my brother just got a iPhone, rubbing it in with an email. Funny how all my friends and family email me telling they have an iPhone… It feels I’m the only one on the planet without one… Hmm…

    Oh yeah, My 5K run was my fastest so far! 30′50″. Nice…

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