2007/05/27
Let us continue running!
Adaptation to the new circumstances. I have been planning the training, and the races, according to the labor turns and the familiar circumstances. I have discovered the Google Calendar:
And the truth is that it goes very well to be able to plan of a somewhat serious way all the training.
And the races:
This way, my intention is to begin to train in serious, or to try it at least, and to let improvise on the march like until now.
Today I have done 40' of race by the forest, and after so many days, it has gone well, to my rate, with changes not excessively abrupt, and desire and illusion, in which they will have been about 5,6 miles approximately. The idea now is to train hard, to be able to make a good mark in the race of 10 km of Salou (6.3 miles)of day 10 of June.

2007/05/13
Today I have wake up soon: 30' in Tarragona and 15' in Pallaresos and number of May of the Runner's World magazine
This morning waked up to 7.30, and with the car I have gone away until the Tarragona's Port, there I have parked, and I have put myself to run, with the intention to give a complete return to the city.

I was very touching to return to run by Tarragona: From the Port, the Fortí de la Reina (Restaurant called Queen Castle), the Augusta Route, Stroll of the Palms, La Rambla, Ramon y Cajal, arriving until the Eroski, the river, and from return to the Serrallo, to arrive again until the car:

I have done it in 30', and it surprises to me because I believe that it is a not at all short passage.

In theory, and on the clock (that is noticeable so that it calculates km to a rate of 4'45 ' '), I have made about 4.1 miles (6.5 km) although I believe that the reality is another one, and am calculating it everything very underneath.

So, when returning, before arriving at house with the car, I have stopped in Pallaresos, and I have finished training 15' more, by that to try to do about 6.3 miles (10 km), taking advantage of that still was not very warm.

On the other hand, before yesterday I bought the number of the magazine Runner's World (spanish edition) , that comes loaded from interesting things, like a news article on 10 real cases of marathon, and one guides complete of equipment.

2007/05/12
What heat!
By familiar circumstances I have not been able to run in these 3 days.
So today, after all the mess, I have become to start up again.

The passage has been from house in Pallaresos Parc, to the house of my uncle, in the Manaus Urb. (About 5.3 miles or more).

Good training, because I have had to face the heat, I am sure that I have run with a temperature of 77 F (25ºC), that next to the humidity is tremendous.

By the way, this morning I have bought cover for mobile phone, in Decathlon Shop, although it I have used to place MP3, good of cover, of Geonaute Trade Mark (the one of Decathlon), is that it has a paper clip, that was what looked for, and the truth is that it has given me I beat, although I continue thinking that it is a pity not to be able to happen of song, and every time I heft plus the one of the Ipod.

2007/05/08
Pallaresos (running with heat)
Training in the forest, like is habitual, with a temperature of between
25 and 28ºC (77 and 82 Farenheit), 32' that will be almost about 7 km.
For already a year and long tip, that I am living in Pallaresos.
Pallaresos is a village, that is to about 4.7 miles of Tarragona City, and that is to 121 meters of the level of the sea.

The basic characteristics of the town, is that it is surrounded by green, of forests, field and cultures, which does that between urbanization and urbanization, the fence nature can be contemplated.

It enchants to me to run this way, and although always I have considered a city dweller, (when I lived in Tarragona trained in the city), now has hooked me much to run by the field.

In addition, I don't know if it will affect much, but since training here, when running in Tarragona costs to me less (it will be the level of the sea), good, they are only 121 meters, we are not speaking of 2000 meters, and a training in altitude cannot be considered, but I suppose that everything affects.

2007/05/07

Weak points of the long-distance runner: Mine it is the heat (+7.2 miles)
Each long-distance runner has his weak points, are do not support them the hills, others cannot with the blisters that leave to them in the feet, to others bother the clothes to them, are that are incapable to run with rain, or wind, but for me the really hard thing is the heat.

And the HEAT with capital letters, not a tempered temperature that is until pleasant, if not that excessive temperature, that with the humidity of Tarragona is made unbearable.

There is a race that is disputed in "L'Espluga de Francolí", of 9,4 miles, which it is celebrated in at the end of July, and that in spite of to have run in two occasions, is very hard, indeed for that reason, by the heat.

Today I have left to run to 18:30, and the truth is that the temperatures have been elevated, even so, in a effort show and sacrifice, I have been able to cover about 7.2 miles that in spite of all have known to glory.

It has returned to run by the field, and has returned to be brilliant, although I suppose that I will have to return someday to asphalt from these, because training assumes that to compite in city, and not in forest, but in aim.

2007/05/05

Training in the afternoon: Running at 20:00
Is not my usual hour to run, but in any case, it was or to leave to that hour, or not to run today.

By precaution, I have not left the urbanization, by that of not leaving towards the road without much light.

Finally I have done 39'35 '', (I have had to stop when it has begun to rain with intensity).

I suppose that I will have made about 5.3 miles and means, and the best thing of the training today, has been the shower and drink water with sugar that I have taken myself later, that has left me like new.

I am very happy, because I believe that finally I have found that regularity that looked for, to recover that spirit whom it had one ago or two years, when it only thought about running, I believe that that motivation will be what it helps to be able to lower to my half-marathon marks and to raise a challenge to me facing the next season: My first Marathon.

2007/05/01
A las 4.4 miles at 7 A.M.
For I have been obtaining it much which he was not able to wake up to me and to go to run before beginning the day, and today.
I have awaked, and without thinking it, I have put the chandal and to run...
To run before having breakfast is hard, mainly when in the way you find the hills of Jardins Imperi, but he has been very rewarding and it has "put me the batteries" for the rest of the day.
I have been 33' running, although exhaustion "in more has grazed" than an occasion, perhaps because I am not very customary to run with the so empty stomach.


2007/05/01
7 miles in the forest and MP3 dudes

Rainy day, so by precaution I have left to run by the forest.
I have parked the car to the entrance of the forest in "Hostalets", and from there, route towards the village of San Ramon, I ran in different rustic ways.
The truth is that the forest has something magical, is one "muse" that says to me that it continues running, and this time, with the typical humidity of a slightly fresh day, has been very pleasant.
Altogether 52', in which I will have covered a distance with about 7 miles and tip.
I have gone with short meshes, and that has done that outside more comfortable than other times, although the only disadvantage that I have found has been that some branches, the land and the plants, were wet, with which I have ended a little dirty mud legs, and with some thorns, but it has been worth the trouble.
I have been two days leaving to run with the radio, instead of the MP3. The radio, marks AIWA, CR-LA33, and that has enough years, it has something not the MP3.
Although it is one analogical radio, it has a paper clip, that allows a TOTAL adaptation, and to take raises it like without having preocupation, the disadvantages are not to take music MP3.
But it is that lately, if more express went a little, MP3 reproducer , (a Creative MUVO), left to me the plastic cover, and did not have a very good subjection.
There is little MP3 which they have a paper clip to trousers that really allow that subjection (Creative takes "little bag" with paper clip, but that to the minim falls...), and an interesting alternative and that I am hefting as next purchase is the one of a MP3 Samsung YP-FX1, that has paper clip and is of size very reduced...
Everything will be by a paper clip, I do not know if it is a subject of patents.
The same it happens to me with the IPOD Nano, now that Nike has send a product adapted for runners, or one of two, or you take it in maillot prepared, or the arm (the truth is that it is not to me very comfortable...). If subject could be taken to the trousers, with a paper clip, or a cover that really will hold it or without danger, me it would not think it, meanwhile, that is not possible, and if somebody knows a MP3 or a cover that is good for that, that me it lets it know.
Good, I have begun the month, salary well if I finish it better...