Weekend Mileage

2/23- 3 miles
2/24- 7 miles

I just registered for my second 10k, a little over a year after my first 10k. My first 10k was the SF Chinatown YMCA Chinese New Year Run and you can read my race report here:
My first 10k Race Report. This year I will be running the Go Green St. Patrick's Day Run in Los Gatos, California.

Breathing

4 miles today after almost a week off because of a cough.  One of those hacking, non-productive coughs that keeps you up all night. I was a little nervous to make myself out of breath and bring on a hacking cough during my run but I only had a bit of coughing after.

I thought about breathing a lot during this run. Mainly on inhaling deeply and fully, which is something I struggle with even in my every day, sitting-around type of breathing.  It didn't make me faster but it did make the run more enjoyable.

Zombies, RUN!

3.03 miles today- 32:48

I am really loving a new running app I'm trying out called Zombies, Run! I am only using it for shorter runs, because there are zombies "chasing" you at points during the run and I like to keep my long runs at a VERY easy pace. You pick up supplies as you run, and... run faster when the zombies are coming.  I have only used the app on two runs so far so I am not sure how the game progresses but it is always fun to have a new running motivator to go faster and farther!

Mileage

In between school floodings and runny noses, I have only been able to run on the weekends lately. I am counting down the days to Daylight Savings Time and longer days.

2/9/13- 3.12 in 34:13
2/10/13- 6.14 in 1:07:52

I ran on the Bay Trail today, a paved trail that runs all over the Bay area:

Excuses

Today I had quite a few of them.  I have allergies that are making me sneeze. My left heel hurt. I am quite good at coming up with reasons to not run.  In the end, I forced myself out the door and ended up running 6.3 miles- the longest I have run since Half-Marathon Burnout 2012!

Mileage 2/2/13

3 miles today.