Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Distance

Last week I set the world record of Jameson in distance running. I ran a whopping 17 miles, which was a personal best. This made me feel good that I have finally run such a long ways, I'm hoping to run 20ish this week, barring my foot lets me. so for my 17 mile run I parked along the 7 mile Burlington bike path. So when you go to the end and back, its a total of 14 miles. So I was parked around the 5 mile mark and went to mile 0. So when I got to my car the first time I had gone 10 miles, time for some Chocolate Outrage Gu, I'm getting ready to order that stuff in bulk. I went to the opposite end which is the 7 mile mark, and then went about a half mile farther. So when I went by my car the SECOND time (mentally almost impossible) I had gone 15 miles, I continued another mile to North Beach and turned back. I was so close to wanting to stop and walk, but I never did. I wanted to soooo bad. This run was more grueling mentally then it was physically. Not that my legs weren't really tired and lame, but this really tested my mental endurance/will as well. My breakfast was a slice of the pizza you see below. I made it on a whole wheat crust, we have turkey pepperoni, onion and peppers loaded with a 5 cheese blend. YUMMY!! So this piece along with the chocolate outrage lead me to crushing this beast of a run. The picture of me post-run, is also post-shower as well. I wish I looked this good right after finishing the grueling run. But it was not the case. I also made a stuffed bread with turkey pepperoni/tomatoe sauce and mozz cheese in the middle. This was for after I ran my bootcamp on Friday, the one where I almost puked while instructing...yes I whoop people's butts. How delicious does this look?!? Also I biked to work 3 times in the past 2 days (I work odd shifts) for a total of about 58 miles, also today I biked to work for only 1/2 hour of work, that took willpower. All I wanted to do was call in and say sorry dudes, no can do.

10 comments:

  1. Way to go on your mileage PR! I love this whole first-time distance training since the PRs seem to come all the time. Awesome.

    That pizza looks so awesome. Yummy!

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  2. great job pushing throught that mental block and finishing the 17 miles. I'm working on the whole mental thing myself.

    The pizza and bread look killer, if I ate pizza every day of my life I would be happy.

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  3. Hi Jameson,
    Awesome job on your 17 miler!! You can totally do that 20 miler this weekend! Keep the faith:)

    You are going to make some nice Chica very happy some day...just look at that gorgeous pizza!!

    Have a great week and good luck this weekend with your long run!

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  4. Actually, a suggestion based on your last post. Check out a band called Dirty Heads and the song Lay me Down. Punk/ska/reggae from California.

    And that foods looks like you have to burn like 5000 calories a day to not get fat!

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  5. I think my comment got lost!!

    Running is as much mental as it is physical. When you have to keep running past your car it can be a much greater mental battle than physical. Kudos on the 17 miles. You can do 20, without a doubt! The pizza looks awesome (minus the pepperoni). Love a guy who can cook.

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  6. Pizza looks yummy!! You won't need that roommate who can cook!

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  7. Great job on the long run. That type of run builds character. You make me hungry!

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  8. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
    Great job on the long run! It's empowering when you do something you haven't done before isn't it. Your 20 miler will be a piece of cake...you are learning that mental toughness...it's all about the mental battle. BTW that pizza looks yummy!

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  9. Hahahah I'm glad you liked my dino-related post. ;) What marathon are you training for???? I've pretty much gone PAST taper madness and am just purely taper MAD at this point. :) Is it sunday yet??

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  10. that pizza look AMAZING. I always crave awesome pizza after a long run.

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