Thursday Run

My friends wanted to start running at 4:45 AM this morning. I got up at 5:00 and felt extremely tired and my legs were hurting. I felt pain on the side of my left leg and also on my right thigh. I went outside and did some walking and a little bit of running.

Not sure what the problem is. It might be wearing sandals when I run on hard pavement. It might be wearing dressing shoes during the day.  Today, I brought my vibram dressing shoes to be more comfortable. I hope they help. I might do some running this evening while Sophia is in gymnastics. 

Tuesday Morning Run

I planned on running four miles this morning. So, gout up and headed outside. Started walking for 5 to 10 minutes to warm up and then started jogging slow. Ran into Zack Baker who was running very fast himself! Arrived to mile one before the bridge on Mormon Trek and then headed through the bicycle trail towards City Park. Kept going until hit mile two. Then, headed back home. 

Get Moving for Healthy Kids

Sophia and I ran this 5K race this morning. I felt very good going that slow and felt very proud of my beautiful daughter. I kept pacing and coaching her during the race. I am so proud she received her very first running race medal, third place age group 7-9 years old. I kept telling her all finishers are winners, but she pushed herself to her limits for the last 100 m. Excellent job Sophia! She ran so fast I almost couldn't keep up with her!

Saturday Ten Miler

According to my marathon training plan, I was supposed to run about 14 miles. Because of my past calf injury decided to run ten miles only. The first couple of miles were the hardest. But things got easier after warming up.

Mexico City

Sometimes I get to eat lots of fresh fruit, but sometimes I indulge myself eating high-fat tacos and Mexican food. Not easy to eat healthy all the time.
Finished reading the book Crimenes Que No Olvidare by Alicia Ximenez Bartlett. All the stories were awesome, but the last one was one of the best. I would love to read another book by the same author.
Calf is getting better, but it is taking its time. I have been running/walking. Taking it easy. I am looking forward to run a good Half Marathon on May 21st.
Visiting ULA-Coacalco.
Not sure what we will do this evening. I do not mind going for a walk again. Gotta keep those legs strong. I hope this light training will benefit my legs.

Mexico Ghandi Park

Calf still hurts. However, went walking/jogging for about 3 miles. Very slow running most of the time. Gotta get better. Lots of massaging and diclofenac.
Had some great fresh fruit after exercising, cucumber, jicama, and pineapple. Really good. Also drank chia with lemon water.

Red Shoe Half Marathon

Decided to run in shorts and sandals. Not sure how fast to go...  Started going too fast. First mile was done in 7:30 min. Second mile was another fast mile in 8:05 min. I was waiting for Dan who kind of got behind. He was a lot smarter than me. Third mile, my calf was in pain!  There was no way I could keep running. Had to start walking and felt pretty bad about it. Thought about DNF.
But, things improved when I decided to jog very slow. Followed a couple until mile 9. Then, I decided to go on my own a little bit faster. Last mile was finished in 8:42 min. and the last leg was done in 7:53 pace.
Lesson to learn:  Start slow. Go behind my pacers, not ahead of them!  I will try to recover fast enough and be ready for the Kewash Half Marathon on May 21st.  I do not intend to PR the next Half Marathon, but take it as training for Grandma's Marathon on June 18.

I plan to go swimming this evening. My legs need a lot of rest. Fortunately, my legs feel better today. I couldn't feel my legs last night. They were so weak.