I've not stopped running, only recovery from some injuries that have finally resolved and I had to switch running shoe manufacturers as Nike is really too sexy for my running habit, unable to stash enough of my favorite shoes under the bed, running out of time really and interviewing every runner I know with a battery of questions keeping in mind distance and training styles; Nike has had to step aside to allow me to seek out a new and dependable shoe -- that quest continues as does training....now, I am nearly in the middle of training for the half marathon in only 5 weeks, this is the one I participate each year around Halloween in North Conway, New Hampshire it's a fun race, my favorite distance giving me plenty of opportunity to restrategize, recover, recompete, rexhaust, refuel and re-empty the tank in the event I took 3rd place last year in my division of 35-39 year old women, this year I am preparing to compete with women 40-44, a group of ladies that are incredibly competitive and athletic and NOT running a good race unless they are of a distinctly badass fitness level so I am going to keep my head straight and do my best and rely on my training, which, right now includes lots of hill and speed work on the TM toggling between quick feet and brief recovery intervals or progressive and relentless climbs at a pace on this side of failure, also some very speedy rides on my 7.5 mile commute to and from work riding a very peppy and lite K2, clipped in, adding this to training is keeping me limber for the weekend 14 milers and helping to stretch the quads after the pre dawn tempos and weight room sessions, Cypress Hill is really the best match for my training program, their compositions are as dark as my star lit center of the road hauls to the gym, i get pretty scared at times (i feel like there are crepuscular iridescent eyes watching me from behind old pines) but CH's music speeds me up and keeps me ahead of the tic that could throw me off tempo, cuz alot of this training shit is about tempo after all, I mean, entering hte stage of periodization approaching the event date, I'm one week into the first microcycle of training--there will be 6 microcycles in this training period before my event, with 5 weeks to go, my mileage will increase with the next to final cycle containing of two 13.1 mile tempos run to roughly simulate my race performance, followed by the last cycle, or, week 5, where i pull back on the reins, I am very excited about periodization while I prepare for this event because i need the freaking map and once it is over, my mileage will drop off some, then increase again and another bunch of cycles will be organized for first event of the new year, a 10K New Year's Day 1.1.12 -- a really hard race for me actually, it's not my favorite distance to race, back to very fast feet intervals, but First things first, THE HALF, I spend alot of time training to Cypress Hill, i recommend it for you.
(this makes me run fast lol)
Being the hunted one is no fun
Here I come son, yo I think you better run
Better run more, and move a little faster
Second of thought and I'm coming to blast ya
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