That's my bib number.
I think there will be a race tracker thing online on Sunday morning. I can't find the link now but you may be able to find that by going to http://www.nycmarathon.org/ on Sunday morning.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Time to pack...
Marathon weekend is almost here. Tomorrow I'll be taking the bus to NYC and heading to the expo to pick up my bib number and goody bag. I should be packing right now but I'm still lazing around. The past few days have been pretty busy research-wise and I haven't been resting well. I didn't do any running this week, went for a spinning class on Monday and that's it.
Charging my cellphone, Garmin watch and iPod now. I'm not planning to bring my iPod or camera to the race. I think my mind would be too caught up in the "fun" or more likely the "agony" of the run that I won't be in the right mood to snap pictures. But I'm pretty sure there will be many things that I will see on Sunday that I will wish I had my camera with me.
I'm bringing some of my own food to NYC: bread, peanut butter, strawberry jam, banana, clif bars (white chocolate macadamia). All that will be for breakfast on Sunday morning. There will be bagels at the start area but I'm not a fan of bagel with nothing...tough, chewy, dry bread :P
Now I need to decide if I should bring my laptop with me - to NYC, not to the race!
I was watching a Runner's World video last night. Ryan Hall's advice is to be in the moment and not worry about the miles ahead of me. I'll try my best to follow that advice.
Here's a video that shows the NYC marathon course:
Charging my cellphone, Garmin watch and iPod now. I'm not planning to bring my iPod or camera to the race. I think my mind would be too caught up in the "fun" or more likely the "agony" of the run that I won't be in the right mood to snap pictures. But I'm pretty sure there will be many things that I will see on Sunday that I will wish I had my camera with me.
I'm bringing some of my own food to NYC: bread, peanut butter, strawberry jam, banana, clif bars (white chocolate macadamia). All that will be for breakfast on Sunday morning. There will be bagels at the start area but I'm not a fan of bagel with nothing...tough, chewy, dry bread :P
Now I need to decide if I should bring my laptop with me - to NYC, not to the race!
I was watching a Runner's World video last night. Ryan Hall's advice is to be in the moment and not worry about the miles ahead of me. I'll try my best to follow that advice.
Here's a video that shows the NYC marathon course:
Monday, October 26, 2009
Oct 25: Run/walk 8 miles
Distance: 8.01 miles
Duration: 1:49:23
Pace: 13:40/miles
The very last long run before the marathon!
Run 1 minute: walk 2 minutes, except for the last mile which I ran the whole way.
Duration: 1:49:23
Pace: 13:40/miles
The very last long run before the marathon!
Run 1 minute: walk 2 minutes, except for the last mile which I ran the whole way.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Oct 23: Run/walk 5 miles
Distance: 5.06 miles
Duration: 1:10:11
Pace: 13:52/mile
Knees felt ok. I ran continuously for the last mile.
9 more days....
Duration: 1:10:11
Pace: 13:52/mile
Knees felt ok. I ran continuously for the last mile.
9 more days....
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
October 20: I'm still running....
Yup, I'm still in training for the NYC marathon, I just haven't been good with logging my runs here. Here's a summary of my training "runs" since the last update.
October 1
Distance: 4.03 miles
Time: 1:05:42
Pace: 16:18/mile
October 4
Distance: 13.14 miles
Time: 4:00:02
Pace: 18:16/mile
Comments: Since my left knee was still iffy, I decided to not run but put in the "on my feet" hours that I needed. I mostly walked the whole 4 hours except for towards the end when I realized that if I wanted to complete a half-marathon distance in 4 hours I would have to run a little bit, which I did. I walked on the trail (which left me with soggy shoes), the road and the track. That was a looooong walk!
October 6
Distance: 3.32 miles
Time: 50:19
Pace: 15:07/mile
October 8
Distance: 4.7 miles
Time: 1:07:60
Pace: 14:28/mile
October 11
Distance: 16.14 miles
Time: 4:23:49
Pace: 16:14/mile
Comments: My longest run ever. If this was the NYC marathon, I would have made it from Staten Island all the way into Manhattan. But still 10 miles to go! I mostly did "run 1 min: walk 2 min" then decided to push a little bit and went "run 2 min: walk 2 min." Unfortunately by mile 14 I could feel the IT band started to ache. It wasn't bad so I continued on but by mile 16 I felt a sharp pain on the outer lateral side of my left knee and with that I ended my long run. I was thinking I was going to try for 18 miles, but 16 miles was still good.
October 14
Distance: 5.05 miles
Time: 1:13:08
Pace: 14:28/mile
October 19
Distance: 9.02 miles
Time: 2:05:53
Pace: 13:58/mile
Comments: Less miles during the last 2 weeks before the marathon. I was trying several run-walk combinations to see what works. Run 1 min: walk 2 min. Run 1 min: walk 1 min.
Remarkably I wasn't faster when I did "run 1: walk 1" compared to "run 1: walk 2." My left knee felt a little uncomfortable when I ran down a slight downhill :(
So the game plan for marathon day is:
1. Run 1 min: walk 2 min (over and over and over)
2. Run at a faster pace during that 1 minute because slow jog aggravates the IT band.
3. When the 2 minute walk starts, walk slower to catch my breath and when ready, pick up my pace to a fast walk.
4. Avoid running uphills or downhills. That will mean I'll be walking over the Verrazano-Narrows bridge at the starting point.
5. For the first 16 miles, stick to "run 1 min: walk 2 min" no matter what and not to go at it harder/faster. The goal is to cross the finish line without limping.
October 1
Distance: 4.03 miles
Time: 1:05:42
Pace: 16:18/mile
October 4
Distance: 13.14 miles
Time: 4:00:02
Pace: 18:16/mile
Comments: Since my left knee was still iffy, I decided to not run but put in the "on my feet" hours that I needed. I mostly walked the whole 4 hours except for towards the end when I realized that if I wanted to complete a half-marathon distance in 4 hours I would have to run a little bit, which I did. I walked on the trail (which left me with soggy shoes), the road and the track. That was a looooong walk!
October 6
Distance: 3.32 miles
Time: 50:19
Pace: 15:07/mile
October 8
Distance: 4.7 miles
Time: 1:07:60
Pace: 14:28/mile
October 11
Distance: 16.14 miles
Time: 4:23:49
Pace: 16:14/mile
Comments: My longest run ever. If this was the NYC marathon, I would have made it from Staten Island all the way into Manhattan. But still 10 miles to go! I mostly did "run 1 min: walk 2 min" then decided to push a little bit and went "run 2 min: walk 2 min." Unfortunately by mile 14 I could feel the IT band started to ache. It wasn't bad so I continued on but by mile 16 I felt a sharp pain on the outer lateral side of my left knee and with that I ended my long run. I was thinking I was going to try for 18 miles, but 16 miles was still good.
October 14
Distance: 5.05 miles
Time: 1:13:08
Pace: 14:28/mile
October 19
Distance: 9.02 miles
Time: 2:05:53
Pace: 13:58/mile
Comments: Less miles during the last 2 weeks before the marathon. I was trying several run-walk combinations to see what works. Run 1 min: walk 2 min. Run 1 min: walk 1 min.
Remarkably I wasn't faster when I did "run 1: walk 1" compared to "run 1: walk 2." My left knee felt a little uncomfortable when I ran down a slight downhill :(
So the game plan for marathon day is:
1. Run 1 min: walk 2 min (over and over and over)
2. Run at a faster pace during that 1 minute because slow jog aggravates the IT band.
3. When the 2 minute walk starts, walk slower to catch my breath and when ready, pick up my pace to a fast walk.
4. Avoid running uphills or downhills. That will mean I'll be walking over the Verrazano-Narrows bridge at the starting point.
5. For the first 16 miles, stick to "run 1 min: walk 2 min" no matter what and not to go at it harder/faster. The goal is to cross the finish line without limping.
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