Jason's Training Blog/Log

Wow I need to catch up with LJ and all my LJ friends! Will do soon :) and a Boston 2007 race report is soon to come :) YAY!

I love Sesame Street

A lot of interesting things happened today:
- I lost my cell phone
- Adam and I got lost on the second half of the At&t marathon course and ended up doing ~15 miles instead of 13 miles.
- I bought some new Asics trainers but I think they are too small (so I need to go exchange them tom)
- I took another 30 min ice bath *brrr*
- I ate a whole bag of cacawatas (damn it!)
- I watched King Kong on hbo :)

Since I'm on the topic of king kong, there is a part in the movie where king kong and the women are sitting watching the sunset. I thought it was beautiful on tv but it would have even been better to see it live! But I also found some meaning in it (kinda corny though). It showed the beauty of creation and the beauty of our existence. Its kinda hard to express what I felt but I thought it was nice :) So I decided to create this poll:

Poll #920317 Sunsets
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 3

Do you enjoy sunsets?

If so, why do you go watch sunsets?

What types of things do you think of during sunsets?

Do questions of existence cross your mind while watching sunsets?

Where is your favorite spot to view a sunset?

Yesterdays run was fun fun fun! :) Mac had us do 4*(1000*1000): 1000m at 10k pace then followed up with 1000m at mgp (with no break in between the repeats). We ran over to the School for the deaf track and did our workout there. I had never been to that track before and was surprised by the beautiful view of the Austin skyline ... it was nice. Myself, Adam and Kent all paced together. Before the workout I was a little hesitant about going hard because of 3M. But, I listened to my Austin Mom traininglog and took an ice bath Monday night. The 30 minutes of pain and numbness definitely made my legs feel better. Mac still had us do the workout at the speed he wants us to run at ... and it felt good.
Total: 8 miles

Oh, also I am looking into getting some new zapatos. Right now I am wearing Asics racers for my quality workouts and longer runs (which I probably shouldnt do). I probably need to get shoes with more cushion for the longer runs (but I dont like the ones that look and feel bulky). Maybe like a combo of light weight, narrow and cushion. Any suggestions?

Mac's special of the day consisted of a 7-mile run on the town lake trail, 1 easy-4 at marathon goal pace-2 easy. One problem, I don't know what my marathon goal pace is, so I was curious what pace Mac was going to make me run. Last Thursday when I first joined he told me I would be running in the 2:45 group with Adam and Kent. So today Mac told us that he wanted us to run a 6:15 pace. A little faster than I was expecting but very doable. We started off at the one mile marker on the trail and ended at I-35. Adam and I started out kinda fast (definitely faster than 6:15) and I was surprised when we got close to the Mopac Bridge because Mac was already there giving us our mile split. During the whole run I kept thinking to myself: How in the hell did Mac make it to the bridge that fast? Anyway, after the run I felt my hamstring hurting a little bit and when we started jogging back it really started hurting bad. Part of the way back I was kinda limping while running :( I hope its nothing serious. Also, I still dont know if I should run 3M this Sunday. Tomorrow is the last day to sign up and I am still undecided. Mac said I could run it but not race it ... and by run it he meant a 6:15 pace ... I would consider that pace racing it.
(1) 5:45
(2) 11:48
(3) 18:03
(4) 24:04
Pace: 6:01

Also here is something kool:
Anyone notice something kool in this?

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On the menu this mornin' was a 6 mile kinda easy run ... was a little chilly but okay. Interesting thing I saw on my run: a small puddle of water on the sidewalk shaped like a heart <3.
6 miles - 39:17

Also, I have a little update I need to make to this entry First Entry, Yay! Regarding the quote: "I truly look up to her and want to be just like her when I grow up :)" should now pertain to the picture below :)



I dont mean to brag, but I have the best Austin Mom in the world :-)
~Nite~

I can't believe it, I just found a theater that is playing The Fountain in round rock ... only 27 minute drive and tickets are only 2 bucks !!! Yay!
I've already seen it 4 times ... if you havent seen it then go see it.
By far, the most intelligent, beautiful (visually, thematically, emotionally, etc.), lovely movie I have ever seen!
It also makes you think while watching!
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Today I did my long run with Mac's boston group. It felt good waking up @ 4:30 this morning ... havent done that since my last training. Are run was scheduled @ 6:00 and on the menu was a 10 mile recovery run (I guess recovery from the mile repeats on Thursday). There were a lot of runners this morning; a lot of them doing a 20-24 mile long run. Ruth was explaining the route to a lot of the runners and then I saw Mac show up. I talked with him a little and he told me to do my workout at a conversational speed. Mac then went in search for Adam (who he wants me to pace with) but he couldnt find him. I was a little hesitant because I really didnt know the route all that well + I am not that familiar with that part of town. But it went okay. I couldnt differentiate who was in Mac's group so most of the time I was running by myself. But im sure I will be able to run/pace with Adam the next time he shows up. When I finished the run I waited for about 20 minutes outside of Runtex, waiting on some of Mac's group (I didnt know if I was supposed to wait). But it was getting cold and I didnt see anyone coming in the distance, so I got in my car and headed home. I hope that was okay.
10 miles - 1:12

I just drank 2 month old water ... I hope I dont get food poisoning like I had two weeks ago...

Ok, I cant sleep ... because for the past 3-4 nights one of my roommates has decided that midnight is a great time to do laundry. I wouldnt mind but the laundry machine is located so close to my room + its very loud. Arent there any other times of the day that laundry can be done? And I am wondering if he is just not remembering that he did laundry the night before and doing the same batch over and over again ... now that would be funny ... also my other roommate has also been talking insanely loud on his phone every night right after the laundry machine stops, just my luck. *Note to self: No more roommates after this semester.