KristenRuns

December 24, 2024

Recent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesKristenRuns's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageWeek ViewMonth ViewYear View
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20132014201520162017
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

Location:

New York,NY,USA

Member Since:

Nov 19, 2013

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

5K PR = 18:47 (Winter 2014)

10K PR = 39:24 (Fall 2012)

13.1 PR = 1:31:24 (Spring 2014)

Short-Term Running Goals:

1:30 Half Marathon

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay injury free.

Favorite Blogs:
Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Swimming Lifetime Miles: 43450.00
Thu, May 15, 2014
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.005.000.007.00

I couldn't run outside today because of the smell of fires burning in the air. There aren't any warnings to stay inside, but even 30 mile south of the fires, I can smell it. Very very hot, dry, and windy again - fueling wildfires for the third straight day. Thousands of acres burned in 9 separate fires. Homes burned and one person killed. Hope the wind shifts tomorrow and it cools down.

Threshold run on treadmill.

1 - warmup

15 minutes at 6:48 = 2.1 miles

2 minute rest interval

17 minutes at 6:48 - 2.4 miles

1 - cooldown

Felt pretty good during these intervals. It was hot in the gym, so they were a challenge. But got through them with some pep talks. You feel good. You feel relaxed. You can do any thing for 5 minutes. Etc.

 

Mirage 3 (Gray) Miles: 7.00
Comments
From Jake K on Fri, May 16, 2014 at 08:56:07 from 199.190.170.24

Those fires are awful. Scary stuff.

I like this - "You can do any thing for 5 minutes"

Very true!!! :-)

From KristenRuns on Fri, May 16, 2014 at 09:28:00 from 68.15.2.98

It's amazing that these sort of pep talks work. The body is easily tricked. ;)

From jtshad on Fri, May 16, 2014 at 09:58:22 from 69.20.183.178

Glad you are safe. The friends that we stayed with when we were down there are under evacuation (they live in San Marcos where the really bad fire is!). Praying for their safety and all those affected and the firefighters trying their best to combat the monster fires.

From KristenRuns on Fri, May 16, 2014 at 10:48:26 from 68.15.2.98

The San Marcos fire was very intense with the fire tornadoes developing and spitting out flames all over. The weather is changing today though, so I'm hopeful that evacuations will end! Having learned some lessons from our 2007 fires (which burned 1500 homes), the firefighters are doing a great job. And we have help from departments all over southern California - since we are the only county with fires now.

Add Your Comment.
  • Keep it family-safe. No vulgar or profane language. To discourage anonymous comments of cowardly nature, your IP address will be logged and posted next to your comment.
  • Do not respond to another person's comment out of context. If he made the original comment on another page/blog entry, go to that entry and respond there.
  • If all you want to do is contact the blogger and your comment is not connected with this entry and has no relevance to others, send a private message instead.
Only registered users with public blogs are allowed to post comments. Log in with your username and password or create an account and set up a blog.
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Most Recent Entries:
New Kids on the Blog
(need a welcome):
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
Recent Comments: