Running Inside with Treadmills (Jan 10th and 11th log)

Sorry about the lack of posts in the past few days. School just started and it's getting super busy, but I am trying to force myself to post more about my workouts so that I can keep a record of how I'm doing. In the past two days that I haven't posted, I spent both of them in the gym, trying to figure out how to run during the rain. I figured, if I run indoors that might be a better idea. I did some research and found out I can run on treadmills at UBC (which I did). So for two days I spent about 30 minutes to 50 minutes on the treadmill at UBC. One thing I have to note is that running inside on a treadmill feels totally different than running outside. The floor of the treadmill is soft compared to the concrete flooring of being outside. This means that if you are training for a marathon, it is not as good because you aren't training your body to be used to concrete floor as much. Also, running while facing the wall can be boring, especially after 40 minutes, you'll notice you start to think funny thoughts like "what did I have for dinner last night... why is the sky blue". The plus side is that you are inside and sheltered from the rain but the downside is, it's different than actually being outside.

Workout Summary:
Friday Jan 10th:
3 miles 
30 minutes
Saturday Jan 11th
5 miles
50 minutes

Round the Block Run

It's raining quite abit today, but because the marathon is approaching really fast, I cannot afford to miss any days without running. I put my running gear on (actually just sorts and a long-sleeve New Balance long sleeve-t) took a deep breath and went out.

  I discovered that I didn't need to go anywhere far for running because I can just find a large enough block with some hills and do circuits, which was what I did. 

   In totally, I did 13 circuits around the block and logged a total of around 5 miles. It took about 40 minutes and I wasn't feeling anything too weird except a bit bloated.
Workout Summary
5 miles
40 mintues

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.