Sunday, March 8, 2009

Running buddy

On the Saturday morning group run, I discovered that while 9-minute miles on the 'mill aggravates my tendonitis, 9 minute-miles on the road/trail only boosts my morale (hope it stays that way!).

I met another runner, Kim, who ran about the same pace as me; we also enjoyed each other's company and conversation; so what should have been a 7-mile run easily progressed to 9. Our pace was all over the place (Kim wore a Garmin GPS and kept calling out our pace every now and then...which seemed to increase every time she stared at it for a while), but we must have averaged 9-minute miles. The weather stayed balmy throughout the run. I love the prospect of having someone to run with, even if only once a week.

2 miles this morning brought me to my target of 28 miles. I haven't had much time for cross training and strength training this week. But, my kitchen floor got a much-needed scrubbing this weekend, which in my opinion, undoubtedly counts as a workout.

Dinner tonight was spicy mahi mahi (coat the fish with cayenne/paprika, turmeric, pepper and salt and bake it at 350 degrees in a baking pan layered with chopped garlic for 20 minutes), lettuce & tomato and boiled carrots & peas. The fish turned out a bit dry. I wouldn't call it delicious, but nutritious and edible.

Have a great week, folks!

14 comments:

Mel-2nd Chances said...

sounds like a great run!

X-Country2 said...

I love meeting to running friends. It's just something you don't understand unless you do it. :o)

BeachRunner said...

Yay!

Aileen said...

That sounds like something I could handle making!

teacherwoman said...

Running buddie are the best!

Abby said...

Glad to hear the run went so well!

I always find that I run better outside with friends than on the treadmill. Good conversation and fun distractions seriously make all the difference.

Mel-2nd Chances said...

hey! couldn't find an email addy for you, but if you are interested, I can send you some links that I found that explain the premise of the hr training pretty well. Trust me, if i can understand it, you will have no problem! LOL email me at mel.2ndchances [at] gmail [dot] com i'd be happy to send it out to you. :D

Lindsay said...

glad you had a good run with a new friend! they can really help break up the monotony which is oh-so-helpful especially on those longer runs.

dinner looks and sounds delicious!

Felice Devine said...

Floor scrubbing DEFINITELY counts as some strength-building cross training!

Marlene said...

Great job on the run! It's definitely nice having company now and then.

Tammy said...

Great news on the running partner! It makes a huge difference having a buddy on a long run. It can tend to get monotonous alone sometimes.

I scrubbed my floor this weekend, too. That definitely counts as X-training!

Scheri said...

I love running buddies! I agree about the treadmill and tendinitis. When I run on the treadmill, my foot starts acting up too, so I try to do that as little as possible. Have a wonderful week!

Aron said...

nice job on the run!!!! running buddies are so nice to have :)

the treadmill makes me hurt too... running outside makes me feel good :)

The Purple Carrot said...

Hooray for a great run with company : )

I'm really liking this spicy mahi mahi idea ... I've got some mahi mahi I need to cook so I just might try this!! Thanks for sharing : )