Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Valencia Marathon Training: Week 1/18 (July 16 -22nd)

Have I ever mentioned how much I love San Diego? It's a runner's paradise. Mild temperatures year-round, beautiful trails, breathtaking coastline ... What else can you ask for? Oh yes, some areas remind me of my lovely hometown in the Canary Islands. Sometimes I feel like I have never left home. The other day I turned on the radio and guess what it was playing, a famous group called Taller Canario. I couldn't believe it! Here, in San Diego! There must be other canaries working at the radio station. Very strange! 





Anyway, back to running. This week I started my marathon training. I have been running non-stop since the RnR San Diego Half Marathon last June. However, my runs lacked structure. I was running without a watch, without music, without heart rate monitor, without a plan. I was just running and enjoying the summer. No worrying about time and distances. This was good for a while but now it's time to get ready for the next challenge on Nov 18th.  Since I am still in vacation mode with this fabulous weather, I decided to mix it up a little bit. On Saturday, I ran the Lake Hodges trails. It was a short trail run at a fast pace for me, 8 min/mile.



On Sunday, I enjoyed the beautiful coast around Encinitas and Solana Beach. A little bit of Turf and Surf! :-)

Moonlight State Beach ( Encinitas)


 This was my weekly summary:

Mon: REST DAY
Tue: 5.5 mile run + 90-min Bikram
Wed: 5.5 mile run + 90-min Bikram
Thu: 5.5 mile run + Hatha Yoga + 90-min Bikram
Fri: 60 min ZUMBA
Sat: 4.5 mile trail run + 20 swim laps
Sun: 9 mile run
Total: 30 miles (48km), 3 BY clases, Zumba

Happy Running! Namaste! 
Posted by Run Ciry Run at 3:16 PM

9 comments:

  1. Tasha MalcolmJuly 24, 2012 at 8:25 PM

    I love SD!!! I really want to go back and visit sometime. I had so much fun the last two times I was in town. :-)

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    1. Run Ciry RunJuly 25, 2012 at 12:10 AM

      Tasha, if you ever come down to SoCal, please let me know

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  2. UnknownJuly 24, 2012 at 8:36 PM

    Si esa es la primera semana de perparacion, es que quieres hacer algo grande en Valencia :-)
    Ya me gustaria mudarme, ya, pero cuando salga de aquí sera con toda seguridad para volver a mis Madriles.

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  3. Sosaku RunnerJuly 25, 2012 at 12:18 AM

    Qué casualidad, cuando estuve de visita en San Diego hace años pensé que aquello en clima y ambiente se parecía mucho a Canarias. Y qué coincidencia lo de Taller Canario, qué recuerdos.

    Sobre la maratón de Valencia, estuve a punto de ir, miré billetes y todo. Pero con mi segunda bebé de 7 meses no quiero dejar a mi mujer sola un fin de semana con las dos niñas, así que me he centrado en carreras locales. Pero a partir del año que viene ya será mayor la bebé y volveré a viajar para correr.

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    1. Run Ciry RunAugust 7, 2012 at 4:06 PM

      Bueeeeno algún día de estos nos conoceremos !

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  4. TaniaJuly 27, 2012 at 5:59 AM

    Qué suerte tienes de poder vivir en un sitio en donde sientas que has nacido allí :)
    Me gusta tu primera semana! muchos ánimos!
    bss
    Tania

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  5. AnonymousAugust 5, 2012 at 10:54 PM

    ¡Vaya qué serio es esto de los maratones: cuánta organización! ¡Qué bien que vengas a Valencia, nos gustaría verte! Besos,
    Dolores

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    1. Run Ciry RunAugust 7, 2012 at 4:07 PM

      Ahora mismo te mando un mensaje. Vente a Valencia con nosotros!!

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