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15 Miles March 27, 2010

Filed under: Run DFMC,Training — Kelocity @ 4:07 pm
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This week, I was really dreading this 15 mile run. I feel like my training schedule was about 3 weeks too long. I’m just ready to run Boston at this point. Tapering is always hard mentally. 

I met up with Peter and once we started running, it felt really good. We kept saying “Thank god we only have to run 15 miles this week”. hahaha That sounds kind of funny, doesn’t it? I got a little tired by the end, but I finished strong. I fueled better this week and had more to eat during the run. I even tried (and liked) the chocolate GU that I brought with me. I was worried it would mess up my stomach, but it was great. Not a burst of energy, but it prevented me from “dipping below”, so I guess it did it’s job. 

Sadly, no pictures this week, it was all business. My splits were not impressive, but for a taper week, not bad either. 

SPLITS:
Mile 1 – 11:20
Mile 2 – 11:38
Mile 3 – 13:43
Mile 4 – 12:27
Mile 5 – 12:08
Mile 6 – 13:01
Mile 7 – 12:58
Mile 8 -13:29
Mile 9 -12:58
Mile 10 -13:19
Mile 11 – 13:23
Mile 12 – 13:49
Mile 13 – 13:09
Mile 14 – 13:13
Mile 15 -12:42

The pace was pretty consistent, but we had a lot of friends out on the course today, and I was a little bit chatty, so those slower miles were probably “social hour” ones. 🙂 And we made a few stops to the car to refill water too.

Also worth noting, Peter is faster than me, and actually started running ahead and back towards the end… he added almost a whole mile onto the total! AND he even ran the LA Marathon last week. Something to aspire to. He’s a great running Buddy! Thanks, Peter!

PS. It BETTER not be as hot in Boston as it was in LA today. Too hot to run! (in my warm-blooded opinion!) 

I’m just $94 away from the Dana-Farber Fundraising Minimum! If you’d like to donate, you can do so here! Thank you so much for your support! 3 weeks away!

 

Come run with me! March 18, 2010

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I am absolutely loving these bright sunny evenings. I came home today and I just couldn’t wait to go outside and play. It felt like the middle of the day! Blue skies, slight breeze and totally sunny. 


The minute I came through the door I was already changing into my running clothes. I forced asked nicely if Irving could come film me doing a little bit of running. We went to a nearby park and just enjoyed the sunlight for a little bit. 

So, if you’ve ever wanted to come on a run with me, here’s your chance! Enjoy!
 

So there you go, I hope you enjoyed it. Are you as sweaty as me?

And if you’re wondering how we got some of those high angle shots… Irving climbed a tree for me! That’s love!  



I just can’t believe that exactly ONE month from today, I’ll be a Boston Marathon Finisher! Where did the season go?! I think most of my anxiety has passed and now I’m just super excited. 

Don’t forget that it’s not too late to support me! Visit www.rundfmc.org/2010/kelleyl . Every little bit is helping Dana-Farber get closer to a cure! And anyone who donates any amount is automatically entered to win the autographed LA Galaxy soccer ball! All the players including David Beckham have signed it!!! 

If you can’t contribute financially, Dana-Farber is looking for Volunteers to be at their official cheer stations! If you’d like to be a part of my official cheer squad at Mile 25, you can find info here! 

Wish me luck in the final 4 weeks!!

 

20 Miles in the bucket! March 13, 2010

Filed under: Training — Kelocity @ 7:48 pm
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Day four of the “Get up early challenge” was a success. 🙂 I had a great night’s sleep and when my alarm went off at 5:15am today, I was up and ready to go! The sun was just starting to come up when I was driving to the park, it just felt like a great day to run. 

The plan was to run 15 miles with my friend Peter at 7:30a, so I snuck in an extra 5 miles before he got there (to make it a total of 20)…thus the super early wake up call.


The first 5 miles, I barely can remember. I had my ipod in and I was jamming along. My sister, Mikaela made me a mix CD for christmas, so it was a fresh group of songs I’ve never heard, it was pretty awesome. 

After 5 miles, I was warmed up and ready for another 15! (Translation: already a sweaty mess!) I was rocking my Dana-Farber race day singlet today too! You know, just to show off try it out!
 
I still don’t really know what shirt I’m going to wear underneath for the marathon. The singlet is kind of see-through, so I have choose wisely. Might as well go with the red Dana-Farber training shirt so at least it matches, yes?
 
Once I met up with Peter, we set off to conquer 15 more. It started out great, we were cruising our way around the park. At mile 10, we refueled (i totally ran out of water…. I think I drank FIVE of my fuel belt bottles today! And it wasn’t even that hot! Good thing there will be water refill stations on the marathon course! 

Then somewhere between miles 16 and 17…. I totally crashed. I started to get a little woozy and light headed. I was drinking tons of water, eating my salt packets and munching on my shot blocks the entire time… but it was blatantly clear that I didn’t have enough calories. Lesson learned: bring sports drinks and more snacks. Period. Such a rookie mistake, I was kind of embarrassed. So I decided to finish out the rest of the milage walking, and Peter finished ahead of me.

My muscles felt great, my stomach felt great… so I knew I was totally fine with training. I decided to just take in the scenery and applaud myself on doing 20 miles! It’s such a huge training milestone. This left me time to enjoy the ducks!



They have absolutely no running etiquette though. They are usually right on the running path. So cute though.

And speaking of cute:

Hahaha totally kidding.
 
At mile 19, they had free chair massages set up in the park!!!! I’m not kidding! I never turn down free chair massages and I totally thought it was worth while to have a 10 minute massage before I finished my milage. HAHA for accountability sake, I kept my watch going. Can’t wait to see what THOSE splits look like. HAHAHA

But it was TOTALLY worth it. My shoulders get SUPER tight when I run, so it was nice to have someone dig their elbow into it and loosen it up. So convenient they were in the park! HAHA 

And now the splits…. some I’m proud of, some not so much, but alas, 20 miles is 20 miles, right?

Most milage (except for the last 3 miles) was done with 5:5 intervals:

Mile 1 – 13:02 (including a half mile walking warmup)
Mile 2 – 11:43
Mile 3 – 12:48
Mile 4 – 12:40
Mile 5 – 12:04
Mile 6 – 14:14 (refuel at the car)
Mile 7 – 11:35
Mile 8 – 11:47
Mile 9 – 12:12
Mile 10 – 12:48
Mile 11 – 13:39 (refuel at the car)
Mile 12 – 12:37
Mile 13 – 12:17
Mile 14 – 12:44
Mile 15 – 13:33
Mile 16 – 13:02
Mile 17 -14:45 (the walking begins!)
Mile 18 – 17:16
Mile 19 – 37:20 (hahaha but that included a 15 minute stop for the massage!!)
Mile 20 -18:05

Total: 4 Hours, 50 Minutes
Average Pace Before walking: 12:42
Average Pace including the massage and walk breaks: 14:31 

Today I just took it easy and caught up on some shows on my DVR. I need to ice my legs, but overall, I feel great and ready to rock and roll in Boston! Bring it!

 

12 Hours til the Pasadena Half Marathon!! February 20, 2010

Filed under: Marathons,Training — Kelocity @ 8:11 pm
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The Pasadena Half Marathon kind of crept up on me! But now that there’s 12 hours to go, I’m really excited!!

Chely and I went to the Expo today at the Pasadena Convention Center. It’s not a huge race, but I was very impressed with the expo. They had a lot of booths and fun things to see. This hat really cracked me up. HAHA I’ll make sure to channel my inner Kenyan tomorrow when I run. 🙂

I love these disposable shoe timing tags. They’re so much better than using zip ties on bulky plastic discs.


 One of things that is starting to drive me nuts is how much wasted paper we get in our goodie bags. The majority of it is ads. I am not against companies advertising their products, but most of them have their own booths anyways, so why not just give papers to people who are interested?

But I did get lots of goodies in there too!

And I was able to stock up on some of my favorite things! Shot Bloks, Powerbar Recovery Bar and a Chocoate Gu. I am not a huge fan of GU, but I hear this one tastes like Chocolate Frosting!

I was VERY excited to see the “Ultima” booth there.
 

Ultima is the only sports drink that has zero sugar in it. Sugar +Running = Kelley’s not a happy camper. It has no sugar, barely any calories…. but ALL the electrolytes you need. (I get my calories/sugar from my Shot Bloks). 
 

Here’s a few of their stats! (Click to enlarge).
 
 So I was talking to the lady about how much I love this product. Chely was standing next to me, wearing my “Dana Farber” hat. (She’s my biggest fan!) And the lady told me that Ultima works with Dana-Farber all time. Apparently they give cancer patients Ultima after a chemotherapy session to replace the vitamins and minerals they lose. HOW COOL IS THAT? I love when things come full circle!

I just pinned my bib on my shirt, I’m ready to go!


Wake up call is at 3:30am!! Race starts at 7a. Wish me luck! I’ll be back tomorrow with a full recap!

 

Buy 17 Miles…get 1 Free! February 7, 2010

Filed under: Marathons,Training — Kelocity @ 5:44 pm
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Last night, I got up totally mentally prepared to do a long run in the rain. I had my clothes all picked out and a rain parka ready to go and everything. Part of me was pretty excited to run in the rain because I thought it might be good practice for Boston (realistically, it could rain during the Boston Marathon! Gosh, I really hope it doesn’t though!)

But this morning I woke up at 5am and we looked outside and saw it was going to be a beautiful day! I laid in bed til 5:30a before finally getting up. It was so nice to enjoy breakfast and check some emails before I headed out to run. 

I met up with my Dana-Farber teammate, Peter and we started our run! It was a little chilly, but when you get a gorgeous day like this, you just have to enjoy it!

We ran at Balboa Park which is actually is a flood basin, so all the roads around the park were closed to traffic. It was awesome being able to run in the middle of the street. It felt so rebellious. There’s nothing better than a wide open street to run on. It was very exciting. 

My plan for the day was 15 miles (per my training schedule), but Peter convinced me to just do the whole 18 with him. He’s nuts, but he knows what he’s doing, so I committed to the full 18. Eeek!

We stopped a few times to use the restroom and shed some layers, and at one of the stops, I snapped a few photos. hee hee.

(sorry, couldn’t rotate the picture!)

We stuck to our trusty 5:5 intervals for the whole time. For the most part, it was pretty easy to maintain. I struggled a little bit around mile 12-14, but then I got a second wind. If I can do 18 now, what’s another 8 for the marathon right?! It was a huge confidence booster. 

Because I can’t do math in my head after running 18 miles, we ended up overshooting and did a total of 18.25 miles. I was DONE with a capital “D” at the end. I felt great, but very happy to be done. 


We did 18.25 miles in 3 hours, 52 minutes and 58 seconds with an average pace of 12:45.

Here are the splits:
Mile 1:  11:57
Mile 2:  11:31
Mile 3:  11:29
Mile 4:  13:58
Mile 5:  14:43 
Mile 6:  11:31
Mile 7:  12:42
Mile 8:  12:45
Mile 9:  11:35
Mile 10:  12:45
Mile 11:  12:45
Mile 12:  12:28
Mile 13:  12:14
Mile 14:  12:20
Mile 15:  13:29
Mile 16:  13:01
Mile 17:  13:07
Mile 18:  13:42

After the run, I ate my 20 Gram Protein Bar, guzzeled more water, took a shower, and then a nap. 🙂 And I feel great. I dont even feel like I ran today, not a tinge of soreness. Maybe it will sink in tomorrow, but all in all, I feel like a million bucks.
Speaking of a million bucks, I am getting closer and closer to my fundraising goal for Dana-Farber. I appreciate everyone’s support! This is such an amazing cause, and I am proud to be on the team. Donate Here! 

And if you’re in the LA Area, there’s still room to sign up for my awesome Scrapbooking Event on March 6! Click here for details! Everyone is welcome! And let me tell you….. there are some AMAZING raffle prizes that will be given away at the event, and you WON’T want to miss it! Email kelocity@gmail.com to RSVP.