It's a wellness day at work today! 🎉 I took advantage of it by doing my long run today instead of tomorrow. A nice 32km that brought me in Montreal's Old Port, historic Lachine canal, Mount-Royal and many nice neighborhoods.
This brings me to 97km so far in May, well align to my 215km goal for the SickKids Foundation fundraising.
If you can and wish to contribute, please do so here: https://www.millionreasons.run/s/44070/50014. The funds are given to research children hospitals in Canada. (1/2)
Really proud of my race today!! It's a PR on the half marathon distance for me, by 9 minutes!! I wanted to run consistently at 5 min/km and that's pretty much exactly what I did!
Weather was not optimal: about 10°C with rain and wind. Even strong head winds on the part of the course next to the river.
I'm refining my fueling strategy, that's also positive.
This gives me much more confidence for the upcoming Ottawa marathon.
I just registered to a fundraising challenge for May; I have set myself a goal of running 215km. While doing so, I'm hoping to raise 1000$ (CAD) for children hospitals in Canada.
The SickKids Foundation manages the fundraising and will give to your nearest children hospital (see the FAQ for details).
Tuesday: 122 seconds of plank, 11 minutes of yoga, 30 minutes of HIIT, 21 minutes of strength, followed by 6.5 km of #walking (7°C with wind gusts to 32km/hr).
The strength training really kicked my butt this morning, probably because @TAV picked it. 🤣
I was hoping for my stroll pace to get under 9 minutes/km, but not quite. I'll blame the wind. Knee felt okay, will resist running to Monday.
@WTL@sebastianhahn@TAV haha no for sure, but truth be told, I feel like I'm colder than in winter. its harder to dress exactly right (you're either cold at the beginning or hot towards the middle and end), whereas in winter, it's hard to dress too hot.
Yesterday, I passed the all-in (since 2016) mark of 50K kilometers run. That’s more than I‘d ever imagined I could run. But here we are, my daily half-marathons are going well, I am feeling great, what more should I ask for in this respect? #Running#applewatchultra2#milestones
Thursday: 108 seconds of plank, 11 minutes of runner's yoga, 30 minutes of HIIT, 5.7 km of #running (-2°C with a windchill of -6°C), picked up groceries, walked home, then got on my bike and headed off to a job site to start testing things, then biked home and now I don't want to do anything else.
The first photo - of the sign that says stop for pedestrians - this morning six vehicles ignored the sign that should have let me across the road. <sighs>
Hahaha I finally decided on wearing shorts for today's run. Yes, my first time this year. Yes, I did regret it! Winds and rain were brutal!!
And now it snows?!? I can understand why I was cold! 🤣
But the good news is that my hip pain is already gone!
Precision: the actual location of the pain is hard to describe: it's in the hip region. It would not allow me to sit legs crossed, or mount a bike, but didn't really prevent me from running. Doesn't matter, it's gone!
It is really different from previous years, where it would venture into Gatineau (Qc). I heard an interview where an organizer mentioned it was a source of pride: it was the only Canadian marathon to cross provincial borders.
Now it stays in Ottawa and there are 2 180° turns. I'm not sure I like it. Could be resistance to change, I had already started visualizing the old course...
@stephanie@WTL haha thank you for the screenshot! It is not what I'm seeing at all, I see what @WTL sees... yep, as the website was just updated, could very well be a cache issue...
@WTL@stephanie from the screenshot, the route at the top looks like last year's route. That's why I'm thinking caching issue. But could be proposed route?
@WTL just got to my post in my timeline (yes I'm way behind) and I just noticed that indeed, the thumbnail of my link is wrong, even for me, but if I click, the map is correct... weird...
Today I checked off the first of my running goals by strongly finishing the half marathon in the Delaware Running festival. Ironically the marathon winner pulled in just behind me lol. I’m very pleased with my performance. #running
My perception of my running was all over the place this morning. Not after long, I decided to stop worrying about HR zones.
It occurred to me this morning that I might be fighting off a virus: my pace was also off last Thursday. I've been sneezing (only that) and thought it was allergies.
I also decided to change my route, as it was too windy for my taste today. So I left the river & climbed Mont-Royal instead.
I'm still proud of sticking to it and finish my 29km planned for today!
@WTL thanks!
I usually don't care about weather but today I didn't want to fight incoming wind for a few kilometres.
I didn't check the gusts speed but that feels right! Especially in open areas like along the river!
Friday: 97 seconds of plank, 11 minutes of runner's yoga, 10.3 km of #running (13°C! with wind gusts to 40km/hr).
I was really tired this morning. Once I headed out and got running, I was pretty sure I was going to only to 5km, and despite the gusty wind, I cranked out 10km and managed to avoid the worst of the rain.
I do have to have a word with whomever put stairs in the last two KMs (which would be me).🤣
Taken the plunge, ordered my first pair of #altras ... Tips for transitioning from Brooks Ghost to Altra Torin? I'll of course break them in and rotate with the old ones etc.
I'm much more a mid- to forefoot runner on the treadmill now and my feet are just struggling. I've tried new insoles, the shoes are wide fit and only have 180 miles on them so pretty sure it's not that they are already dead. So giving it a go with a different shoe to see if that makes a difference.
@rcheesley any kind of transition in drop should be done progressively: for example, start using the Altra for small runs, then longer, etc. The goal is to strengthen your feet.
Enjoy!
