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Pooped…and Loving It!

I am pooped.

Annie, Mary Anne, and I ran an estimated 18k for 1 1/2 hours at Alabang early this morning. That’s the farthest I’ve gone ever. Close to the end of the run, my big toe started hurting (I cringed at the thought of another dead toenail), my calves felt sore, and I was slightly exhausted…but, boy oh boy, did it feel awesome.

Now I know what Rick, my new blogger friend, meant when he wrote “My legs stiffened up quickly after I stopped running, a good sign that they got a good workout. Just an overall pain and stiffness from hard effort, nothing indicating injury.”

I read Rick’s blog just last night and thought little of the post, but after this morning’s run, I completely got it (as I’m sure all of you other running masochists do!) Eureka, I thought!

Last summer, when I had started building up to a 10k, each training day challenged my body to its fullest. I would arrive home feeling like a truck ran over me yet my mind would be racing with excitement over the next run. Nowadays, I’ve been religiously running at an easy to medium intensity 4x a week but I knew something was missing. On good days, I would run 10k nonchalantly. On bad days, I wouldn’t wake up for a scheduled run and force myself to make up for it later on the treadmill. Either way I’d end the run feeling like I didn’t even workout at all.  Yup, I was still running but I felt like my body was bored.

Now I know the reason: it wasn’t challenging for me anymore!

So, today I declare that, every Saturday henceforth, my runs shall be long, intense, heart-wrenching, leg-numbing, belly-shrinking, toenail-blackening workout days. I shall challenge myself to run longer every other week (as best friend Jeff Galloway advised) and welcome, if not conquer, sore muscles and aching feet. I shall focus more on my time, not my speed nor my distance.  And, I should arrive home saying only these five words: “I’m pooped…but I’m happy.”

Bring on the pain, brother!

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9 Responses to “Pooped…and Loving It!”

  1. hey! grabe kayo ni annie…ang galing! the longest that my newbie legs have run so far was a 10K and mind you once pa lang yun! hehehe i never thought University Avenue could stretch out that far…was actually thinking I’d pass out so the corner of Madrigal was pure bliss for I knew that the pearly gates of San Juanico heaven was not too far behind…hay what an experience!…jogging (yup my pace was a jog compared to yours) and…uhm walking (!?) behind you and annie was great motivation for me… someday I know I’ll be RUNNING alongside you guys! :-)

    mary715 said on Sep 03 07 at 6:46 AM Reply

  2. nice to see you last saturday. Sept. 01 in ayala alabang. wow you did a 18k thats fantastic. I only did a 13km and was already tired must be the extra pounds i put on. You guys must be doing a 5min . km pace when i saw you. Try getting a Garmin Forerunner 205 model GPS watch. very good pretty acurate on the distance. it cost about 12T but its worth it.
    take care

    patrick concepcion said on Sep 03 07 at 10:19 AM Reply

  3. Good workout miss jaymie! Yep those legs surely need some more intensity with the times that you are logging in for the 10km. :) See you on Sunday for the Fil-Mus run. I think i can smell a new PR…

    Ben said on Sep 03 07 at 11:03 AM Reply

  4. Mary Anne! I’m so sure you’ll be running along with us in no time! Looking forward to more runs with you! I hope next time you and Coach will finally get to meet :)

    Patrick, yes, it was nice to see you and finally exhange a few words! haha. We’ll surely bump into each other again on the roads. Aaah, a Garmin…yup that’s nice too. Garmin or Polar will do for me but not anytime soon. I’ve been spending too much on other accessories.

    Ben, it’s nowhere as intense and as far as you run but that training was good for me :) See you at Fil Mus! New PR? Hmmm…I dunno if I can beat my PR. Maybe if I start a novena now haha :)

    bullrunner said on Sep 03 07 at 12:00 PM Reply

  5. uy. malapit na siyang mag-21k

    marga said on Sep 03 07 at 12:05 PM Reply

  6. Yep yep Marga! That’s the goal!

    bullrunner said on Sep 03 07 at 12:28 PM Reply

  7. Give yourself a treat! Get that mizuno wave creation 8. I just settled for creation 5 that was on sale but they were perfect for my tired and unispired legs. Congratulations again. Distance and pace records aren’t they? You were running 12kph with those stats.

    Tina said on Sep 04 07 at 8:03 AM Reply

  8. Sounds like a marathoner in training:) Ooo is there a marathon in the future of the Bullrunner, half-marathon perhaps? You go slower than 10k pace to achieve the distance. Feels easy at first, body beating in the end:) Hubby will have to prepare an ice bath for you on Saturdays if you keep this up, bring it on!

    Always good to hear another runner fired up. Salamat for the plug!

    Rick Gaston said on Sep 06 07 at 3:01 PM Reply

  9. grabe, idol ko na talaga kayo ni ate annie. 18k??? 18 feet nga lang nahihilo na ako eh, haha. hey, but i did get a good workout, i think, because my whole body is stiff and super pooped from driving, hehe. counted ba yun? :)

    Meeya said on Sep 07 07 at 3:19 AM Reply

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