I've recently been flying to and from a location in one day lately.
Last week, I flew to central Oregon for a job interview. I had to get up way before dawn, but I had a few hours in the airport to grade. I waited around, toured, presented, and interviewed for several hours, then went back to the airport. By then, I was pretty tired and didn't get much grading done. I got back to southern California at midnight that night. And went to work the next day! Okay, okay, I went to work a few hours late so that I could sleep in.
Today, I'm flying up to central California for a union meeting. Again, I was up before dawn. I was also up before dawn yesterday to grade. This is not a happy pattern. :(
I'll be at the meeting through the evening, then get back to SoCal by 8pm.
What really sucks about this trip is that I have to miss a great Halloween party. The RPG that I play a strong woman in Victorian England (but with monsters) is having a ball, in character, and playing the game. Essentially, it's a LARP. It sounds so fun, a one-time LARP with a character that I've play for year! But, alas, getting to LAX at 8pm doesn't give me much time to get there, and get in a Victorian costume. :( I'm pretty irritated that the committee chair set up a meeting so close to Halloween. It's my first meeting of this committee, though, so I pretty much need to be there.
With al of these one-day trips, I'm starting to get a little nervous about flying. Flying 6-8 times a year (each way) seems reasonable, but flying twice in a day seems like I'm asking for an accident. With any luck, one of these job interviews will take, and I'll be lots close to my family and not need to fly so much!
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
10k
After I completed a regular 5k (not a trail run, or at midnight on ice, and able to wear headphones), I've been wondering about stepping it up to a 10k. Either that, or try to improve my 5k time.
Last month, my work had a team for a charity 10k walk. I joined it because walking a 10k seemed like a great way to figure out if jogging it was do-able. The walk was fun and not at all challenging. A few weeks ago I also bought new running shoes and new anti-blister socks. So last night, I jogged and walked for 6 miles on the treadmill. I did my usual routine for the first 3 miles, although I pushed myself a little to get those miles past sorta quickly. My usual routine is jogging the first mile (or 10 minutes, whichever is longer), then alternating between jogging and walking for every other song.
For the second 3 miles, my routine was pretty similar but involved more resting. I jogged for a song, walked at a fast pace for a song, then walked casually for a song. Repeat. By the last mile, I was pretty tired! I had to concentrate on keeping my legs going, making good strides. May be it was cheating, but when super-short songs (like interludes or short pieces from Joss Whedon musicals) came on during my jogging phase, I didn't jog during the next song, too. I ran for just that short song! Overall, it took me 70 minutes, with an average of about 11 minutes per mile. Since I finish 5k's in 32-45 minutes, usually 11-12 minutes per mile, I think my 10k time is excellent!
I was tired, but felt good afterwards. By the time that I got home, I was hungry, too. I also realized that my hips were sore. I wasn't expecting that, but it's not terribly surprising, either. Now I know that I need to get to yoga more often to improve my running!
For some reason, I decided that I should wake up before dawn to grade papers today, though. After a big workout like that, I probably should have slept longer. Oh well, may be this weekend? I graded at a diner, so I got a protein-rich meal and lots of coffee!
My next step will be to run a 10k route on the streets around my house. I'll probably get to the beach, even! But then need to just turn around and run back. That'll be the real test; jogging on the streets will probably take 2 hours or more! Wish me luck!
So, I guess I chose the 10k over speeding up my 5k! Good; speed work doesn't sound fun at all. Lots of sprints. Yuck.
Last month, my work had a team for a charity 10k walk. I joined it because walking a 10k seemed like a great way to figure out if jogging it was do-able. The walk was fun and not at all challenging. A few weeks ago I also bought new running shoes and new anti-blister socks. So last night, I jogged and walked for 6 miles on the treadmill. I did my usual routine for the first 3 miles, although I pushed myself a little to get those miles past sorta quickly. My usual routine is jogging the first mile (or 10 minutes, whichever is longer), then alternating between jogging and walking for every other song.
For the second 3 miles, my routine was pretty similar but involved more resting. I jogged for a song, walked at a fast pace for a song, then walked casually for a song. Repeat. By the last mile, I was pretty tired! I had to concentrate on keeping my legs going, making good strides. May be it was cheating, but when super-short songs (like interludes or short pieces from Joss Whedon musicals) came on during my jogging phase, I didn't jog during the next song, too. I ran for just that short song! Overall, it took me 70 minutes, with an average of about 11 minutes per mile. Since I finish 5k's in 32-45 minutes, usually 11-12 minutes per mile, I think my 10k time is excellent!
I was tired, but felt good afterwards. By the time that I got home, I was hungry, too. I also realized that my hips were sore. I wasn't expecting that, but it's not terribly surprising, either. Now I know that I need to get to yoga more often to improve my running!
For some reason, I decided that I should wake up before dawn to grade papers today, though. After a big workout like that, I probably should have slept longer. Oh well, may be this weekend? I graded at a diner, so I got a protein-rich meal and lots of coffee!
My next step will be to run a 10k route on the streets around my house. I'll probably get to the beach, even! But then need to just turn around and run back. That'll be the real test; jogging on the streets will probably take 2 hours or more! Wish me luck!
So, I guess I chose the 10k over speeding up my 5k! Good; speed work doesn't sound fun at all. Lots of sprints. Yuck.
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