Giants: Week 11

I just realized, booking a hotel at this point is challenging. Most of the places that are close to the course are sold out and the rates are ridiculously high for just an ordinary motel ($140 something). After an hour and a half's hunting. I finally decided to book one that's bit far but absolutely beautiful place on the oceanfront. The place is called "Tides Inn". I'm gonna spend most of my Saturday there and leave early on Sunday morning for the race

week 9: finally a 15 mile run, long passed due

it wasn't until late march when I finally get my Saturdays back to myself from my course. And then I started a 19-day working streak. My training suffered a lot. I had to try really hard to squeeze a run in here and there. The good thing is that I became creative doing it, such as running to subway for lunch and back. running on the treadmill after midnight watching a movie. But my mileage remains low. despite the 13 mile run in Rancho San Antonio, I haven't really done any major damage. 

But finally, this weekend is mine and all mine! It feels like the first 2 full days this year I gotta spend whichever way I want. And here is what I've done so far: 

1. sleep in till 10am (10am is seriously late for my bio-clock)

2. playing my acoustic

3. 5 miles on the treadmill watching "when harry met sally" (I love this movie)

4. break

5. another 5 miles watching "Eric Johnson's guitar lesson" (very cool video)

6. playing my electric, had some food

7. another 5 miles, watching "Forrest Gump" (I cried 3 times in an hour)

8. writing and waiting for friends to come visiting:)

I feel pretty good after today's run. body's fine, calves are sore, especially the left side, gotta see to it. knees are a little sore, nothing concerning.other than these, I feel fine, if not for friends' visit in a little bit, I probably would have run a 4th 5.

In the time still left before my race, I gotta step up quite a bit in training, core, back, glutes, and a ton of stretches.