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Friday, September 3, 2010

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Week 35
And up and down week. My new shoes (Asics Gel Kayano 16s) arrived on Friday so I immediately started wearing them around the house to break them in. On Sunday I decided to risk wearing them on my long run. They're just so comfortable! The Snook joined me for a 5:1 run/walk to Centennial Park. We did about 6km and then switched to a 3:1 ratio for the trip home. I did a bit extra to make up the distance I needed. I felt pretty good on that run; my back didn't hurt and my foot felt okay. Tuesday, however, was disastrous. I felt slow; I was thirsty; and every muscle was sore. It was such a slog. Then today I bounced back again. My legs are still sore, but my pace dropped by 30s/km. My hips are so tight though, I think I might try to arrange a massage this weekend.

Total this week: 25.5km (15.9mi)
Total in 2010: 654.32km (408.95mi)

To reach my goal of running 1000km in 2010, I should be at 673km right now. So I'm about 20km behind pace. I'm slowly clawing back ground though!

Friday, August 27, 2010

I just discovered that Dan Clark - who sent me the wonderful 13.1 medal mentioned in GGR Episode 9 - has started his own blog and podcast: Running the Golden Years. Thank you again Dan! I'll be reading and listening. :)

Week 34
Things are slowly improving. I still feel sore and tired, but my pace is getting better. I went for a long run Sunday night and did 5:1 run/walk the whole way. My right foot was bothering more than usual. (I've ordered some new shoes to see if that helps.) My training plan has me doing 5 miles on my morning runs, but I backed off that a little. I just need to get my legs used to running on concrete again, I guess.

Aug. 22: 11.22km
Aug. 25: 7.03km
Aug. 27: 5.50km
Total this week: 23.75km (14.8mi)
Total in 2010: 628.82km (393mi)

I've clawed back a little ground in my goal to run 1000km in 2010. I'm still about 25km behind pace though...

Thursday, August 26, 2010

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Geek Girl Runner Episode 009
Hey, remember when I used to podcast and stuff? Guess what? I MADE A NEW EPISODE! This is basically a catch-up show, filling you in on all my running-related (and not-so-running-related) news from the past two months. The show also includes a race report from last month's Elkhart County Fair 5K Road Race which features the podcast debut of my husband, the Snook (as well as my Mom, Step-Dad, and little brother). I ended with bit of further discussion about the sports bra topic, as prompted by some new research that's come up. I hope you like the show!

Show links:
Elkhart County Fair 5K Road Run (official results)
The House on the Rock, Spring Green, Wisconson
Blackmore's Half-Marathon - part of Sydney Running Festival
Run Yank Run - Paul Abrelat's podcast
Phys Ed: The Right Kind of Sports Bra from The New York Times

Thanks as usual to Nick Arthur for the use of his song "Little Donut Party"!

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I'm Kris Howard, a thirtyish Hoosier living in Sydney, Australia. I'm a geek; I'm a girl; I'm a runner. This site pulls in all the running content from my personal blog web-goddess.org.

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03/09/10: 6.01km run [RunKeeper]

31/08/10: 6.56km run [RunKeeper]

29/08/10: 12.93km run [RunKeeper Part 1 and Part 2]

27/08/10: 5.5km run [RunKeeper]

25/08/10: 7.03km run [RunKeeper]

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