Iron News Man - March 15, 2010
Iron News Man
“Adversity causes some men to break, and others to break records.” - Source Unknown
Six days! The LA Marathon awaits the determined in just six days. I’m ALREADY starting to lose sleep over it! I woke-up in the middle of the night thinking about race day. Am I ready? I think so. But I know I will never feel completely ready. It’s just the nature of the beast.
I’m already finalizing my race day equipment. In fact, I already know what shoes (Asics) I’m going to wear… what clothes, watch, hat, etc. I also have my fueling gels selected and tested. There will be nothing new on race day!
I felt strong during Saturday's 8-miler! I ran once again with the Mount Gleason Runners of Students Run LA (headed by my friend and coach Craig Moss). I did the first 4-miles (mostly downhill) in 31 minutes. The trip back was understandably slower by a few minutes because it was uphill. Overall, it was a nice confidence builder.
Here’s my training schedule for today:
Run 6-miles (medium effort)
Weight train Chest
Today’s run is one of only two remaining before the big race day on Sunday. I’ll use one of my tried-and-true street routes with minimal hills. It’s going to feel easy and I’ll feel frustrated for sure until I run again (for the last time before the marathon) on Thursday. Oh taper, how I hate thee!
There’s nothing better than a buddy to kick-up your Ab Workout! Be sure to click on Today’s Wakeup Workout to see trainers Carla Porter and Liana Lehua show us how it’s done.
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-Chris
My race schedule (so far) for 2010:
13.1 Los Angeles (Half) Marathon
Students Run LA Friendship Run
Wildflower Triathlon (long course)
Ironman World Championships????
Why blog? To inspire others.
Simply put, three years ago I was overweight! At 6’1” I weighed 252, and wore size 40 pants. Few people really noticed, but I did. In pictures, on TV, I was not happy with my appearance. Covering the 2007 LA Marathon for NBC4 was the last straw. Every picture I was in highlighted just how out of shape I had become.
No more! Since that time, the guy who could barely run around the block has slowly built-up his endurance and completed numerous events. Among the big ones: the 2008 Long Beach International Marathon , 2009 Surf City Marathon in Huntington Beach, 2009 LA Marathon, 2009 Vineman Ironman 70.3, and 2009 Ironman Arizona!
I invite you to share this journey with me.
