Sun Set Running

Today, I decided to go back to the track for running. I made the wrong choice of drinking soymilk with protein powder before the run. During the run I was so bloated that I actually had quite a few cramps. but never the less I ran through it. I don't think running through cramps has any impact on the run itself, but it was just uncomfortable feeling. The scenery was gorgeous as the sun sets over the western mountains and the sky turned redish purple!

Workout summary: 6km

40 minutes

Stanley Park Run (Jan 4th Run)

I love going running at Stanley Park because there's usually really good scenery everywhere, especially on days where the weather is really good. Despite being abit cold, the weather today was fantastic! I met up with my friend who I train with all the time and we went from Waterfront and did a loop inside Stanley Park. Because we haven't been running super long distances for a while, we thought it might be a good idea to not run

too much (ie, do the full circuit around Stanley Park like we usually do).
At the beginning of the run it felt really nice to get moving, as we are moving at more of a jogging pace than a running pace. However, towards the end, I could feel my feet and hands getting really cold. It was so cold that it was almost to the point where I couldn't feel them anymore. Note to self: wear gloves next time!

Workout Summary:
45mins 
7.5KM

Perfect Weather for running

Nothing too special today, went out to the same track as I did before and did a 40 minute run. 

Workout summary:

40 Mins

5km

December 29th 2013

I knew I would feel it in my legs after I stopped running for 2 weeks. After my run yesterday, this morning I was slightly feeling sore on my quadriceps. It wasn't anything too bad though, just abit sore. Today, for my work out I decided to go running again. I went back to the same track. The weather was cloudy and cold, so I put on my long sleeve tech tee from Saucony and my compression tights from New Balance and I went out. The beginning was abit on the cold side, but a few short minutes after I was warmed up.
The track itself was abit soggy but it was soft enough yet not too wet that it's actually better for the knees I find.

Workout Summary:
Distance: 9KM
Time: 40 minutes

Back from the holidays and back on track

Ok, so I anticipated on going running during my winter break. But everyday since the last time I posted, I haven't been running because I was out all day long. I must admit, after coming home, I was too lazy to go out and run again and also I'm recovering from a cold. That said, what I did everyday for the last two weeks was doing 40 minutes on my exercise bike and a few reps of pushups. Today however, the weather cleared up so I decided to go running. I did about 20 laps around a 300m track. It took me about 40 minutes to complete the 20 laps. Afterward, my quadriceps was feeling abit tired, but never-the-less it felt good to be back on track.

December 16th

Nothing too much today, after coming home from my staycation (details are one my travel blog: www.vantraveller.blogspot.ca), I began to feel abit tingly in my throat. I think I'm coming down with something because I also feel abit light headed. From the books that I've read about running, they said that it is best to rest when you are sick and let your body recover. Instead of running, I decided to do some cross training on my exercise bike (for about 20 minutes) and then I did 2 sets of 30 pushups. 

December 15th

I know by the time I publish this, it it probably going to be tomorrow but here it is. Today, I went running around the sea wall again for a 12km circuit. I must say, not sure if it is because I haven't slept well last night or just have abit too much on my plate at this moment, the run itself felt longer than usual but in reality, it only took me about 50 minutes to run the whole loop. Not sure why this is.