Day 2 started about the same as day 1, my motivation to go for a run was still lacking. But again, I did my morning ritual. I felt a little less groggy, but still not 100%. My run was much better than the day before, and I felt like I had more endurance, I ended up running a little over 5 miles. I did take a breather in the middle to enjoy the stream and quietness of the morning.
The day went well, I was going to hit the gym, but had work commitments. I had a new food item for dinner Quinoa. It is a grain that looks a lot like birdseed, and has an interesting oatsy, woodsy flavor and different texture. It is good with some honey on it too. I noticed about 30 minutes after eating it I got a bit of an energy boost, and it is very filling. I will definitely be eating more of Quinoa. Check out some of the information on Quinoa
Toward the end of the day, I again was getting a mild headache, but the ginger tea is a good brain defogger. Overall at the end of day 2, I feel pretty good, I will see how my run goes in the morning and see how a breakfast of Quinoa makes the start of the day. I think that I will go and do some stretching, and reflection on the day and prepare for tomorrow.
Here is my menu for the day:
Breakfast: 2 Wheat toast with Apple butter
Snack: apple
Lunch: 1 can of tuna, 2 carrots, 4 saltines
Snack: apple, 2 carrots
Dinner: Chicken breast, Quinoa, green leaf lettuce, 1 string cheese (broke down and indulged) 6 oz of light cranberry juice
Late: Ginger Tea
I started the 21 day health challenge on Sunday June 14th. On Saturday night I made a store run to collect some of the things I would be eating over the next few weeks.
I picked up some vegtables, fruit, some grains, turkey & chicken to name a few items. I will be following some recommendations from the book Eat Taste Heal for what food will work for me.
On Sunday morning I got up and was again less than motivated to go run. I started the day with a warm glass of water with lemon. This was followed by breathing exercises, some quiet time (still working on what is called meditation, I have trouble clearing my mind and focusing), I then had a few moments of reflection of what I’m thankful for and prayer. Then I did some stretching and was out the door for a run.
Here was my meal plan for the day:
Breakfast (pre-run) raisins and sunflower kernels
Lunch: 2 1/2 buckwheat pancakes with apple butter.
Afternoon snack: 2 handfuls of unsalted sunflower kernels.
Dinner: 4 carrots and 2 apples
Later: Ginger tea.
Overall I felt heavy today, unmotivated, and had heavy respiratory during my run. My breathing exercises went well, but I need to incorporate more yoga poses into my stretching.
The Ginger tea was great and helped clear my mind and it also got rid of a headache that had developed.
Throughout the day I consumed the recommended dosage of the Ayurvedic supplement. Which was 3 times my normal daily intake. I think the headache may have been a detoxing side affect.
I just saw a story on the San Francisco Chronicle about the fastest time in this weekends Nike Women’s Marathon. 24-year-old Arien O’Connell, a fifth-grade teacher from New York City, ran the fastest time of any of the women. The only thing, is that she didn’t state that she was an elite runner and started 20 minutes behind the elite wave of runners.
In the end O’Connell finished 11 minutes faster than any other racer. She finished with the only sub 3 hour time with 2:55:11 which was a 12 minute PR. The winner of the race ended up with a 3:06 winning time. O’Connell was told by Dan Hirsch, the race director ”If you’re feeling like you’re going to be a leader, you should be in the elite pack.”
I think that if you have the fastest time on the course you should be declared the winner. I have previously wondered about this outcome in a race and how it would be handled. Everyone should start at the same time to eleviate something like this happening. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/20/BAUC13L3GQ.DTL
I also saw a story from the Chicago marathon that there was a runner who ended up 4th in the race, but didn’t receive the prize money. Due to the same issue of elite runners starting earlier, Wesley Korir, a Kenyan native and track and cross-country runner at the University of Louisville, ended up 4th in the results, but didn’t receive the fourth place prize money of $15,000.
It all started when a fellow Nike+ runner (hmonkeyruns) posted an entry about RunAmerica on the Nike+ forums.I then went to the site and paid my 3.95 for a chance to be part of something pretty cool and amazing.So on June 28th, I signed up with the hopes of being able to run with Charlie and Marshall.I kept checking back on the casting site to see any information posted.I started to wonder if I wouldn’t get cast.I kept seeing that I was a fit for other TV and movie rolls but not RunAmerica.Then, on August 15th I was accepted to run or cast for the role.I chose the area code around Greeley, CO, and waited for a reply.
I followed the site and waited for my call to run.Then on October 1st I got an email that stated October 3rd that stated a run time between 10 am and 3pm.It was getting close.The next day, the time and location had changed to between 3:30 pm and 8pm further up the Poudre Canyon.I tracked Marshall’s progress and later that afternoon, I went to the staging location.
There was suppose to be 15 runners at our location, but 3 showed up.The next person to show up was Vanessa (http://over40runner.com), she had driven from Dallas to run with Marshall.She had run with Marshall the day before in Steamboat Springs also.We talked for a while, since we had a nice window of time to fill.A little after 6PM the final person showed up, Heidi from Greeley.She had her 3 kids with her.Together we all waited and kept an open eye on the road.
Soon we had a Run America crew member stop by and said that Marshall was a few miles out.It was getting close to time.A little while longer the Super 8 crew car stopped and said that Marshall was about a half mile back.The crew member said that Marshall will be delighted that there are runners at this stage.He loves it when he is able to run with people along the way.It was starting to get dark, and we wondered if we would get good pictures with Marshall.Then he came around the corner, looking strong and holding a steady pace.He got to our point and the three of us took pictures and then we were off.
Run America:
The Group of 5 left Poudre River Road and headed down the Poudre Canyon on CO-14.It was Marshall, myself, Vanessa, Heidi, and her son.The pace was relaxed and we fell in step with Marshall.About a half mile down the road Heidi and her son wished us luck and turned back toward the car.Then it was the group of 3.We soon came to the Super 8 crew van.
The crew van was a great support vessel for Marshall.It would meet up with Marshall at every mile along the way.This would allow Marshall to gauge how far he had run.At each checkpoint Marshall would receive something to drink and something to eat.He said that he pretty much ate anything on the run and the crew would give him a variety of things.During our portion of the run, I saw him eat pudding a couple times, what I think was a crustable (PB&J), & I think some fruit.
He said that he consumes 10,000 calories each day, and that he only eats when he is running.When he stops for the night he gets a massage and usually falls asleep during the massage.I tell you, if I was averaging over 60 miles each day, I would be falling asleep during my run.Upon entering Colorado he had run over 1,000 miles and he was 1/3 of the way across America.
Our group of 3 continued on after the first mile break.Our pace was around a 12 minute pace, at times we were single file, and other times we ran side by side.There is little or no shoulder coming down Poudre Canyon, so as traffic was coming up the road we were forced into a single file line.I have run down the Poudre Canyon 4 times during the Colorado Marathon and Half Marathon, but it was a totally different experience running down in the night.
As we ran, we could hear the Poudre river, its relaxing sounds making the run so peaceful, so enjoyable.We could hear owls in the trees as we ran along and talked.We talked about a variety of things and shared stories.It was truly amazing to be able to have the chance to run with Marshall.We continued on with the walk breaks every mile as we met up with his support crew.At the 6 mile mark we met up with his traveling RV support crew and we took a short break as he met with some of his friends.
I talked with his daughter at this break and found out that Marshall changes out his shoes every 2 days.He cuts out the toe box on the shoe and she showed me a nice supply of Nike shoes.I snapped a picture of the RV and a picture of Marshall as we started back on our journey.Another runner joined up with us at that time as we continued down the Poudre Canyon.
Along the way, cars would stop on the road and say Hi to Marshall and then be on their way.I think that in our 10 mile trip down the canyon, we had 3 or 4 different vehicles stop and wish Marshall luck on his journey.At about 8 miles we were running along and I heard someone coming down the road behind me and low and behold one of Marshall’s friends came running up out of the darkness.Marshall was very surprised to see him and they started chatting.It was great to be part of this small group and running with them.
We mostly walked the next mile as we exited the canyon and down the road was the convenience store known as Ted’s Place.We met up with the support van with about ½ mile before the spot that Vanessa and I were going to stop.We jogged the last ½ mile to Ted’s Place, I was sad to stop.There was still so much of America to see.Marshall gave us both a hug as we departed and we wished him good luck and thanks for having us along on the journey.Then he was off in the darkness with two other runners.
Two of Marshall’s friends gave us a ride back up the canyon to our vehicles, which was very nice.They were actually dog sitting for Marshall while he was adventuring America.Soon we were back at our vehicles and the adventure was over.We had received 2 T-Shirts from the running crew and a bag of Sombra pain relieving gel.
It was an awesome experience, and I am so glad that I had the chance to do this.Marshall is such a great guy, it almost felt like we had been long time friends.His crew treated us like family and gave us the star treatment.I only wish that the 10 miles would have lasted longer.I heard from Vanessa and she actually met up with Marshall on Saturday and put in another 12 miles with 6 of the miles with Marshall and another ultra marathoner Glen Turner.
After this experience it almost makes me want to go and run an ultra….Almost.
Running America entry fee …. $3.95
Pre-run meal …. $2.50
Round trip gas money …. $7.00
Chance to run 10 miles through the Poudre Canyon with Marshall…. Priceless
I signed up a while ago for the chance to run with 2 guys running across America. I paid my 3.95 and waited to hear back on when and where we would run. It seemed that the date was pushed back for the event. On September 13th Charlie and Marshall left San Francisco on their journey to NY.
Since starting Charlie has had an injury to his foot. It isn’t a stress fracture, but he has adapted to the injury and will finish out the journey on a bike. He hopes to catch up to Marshall within 3 days. Marshall is now in Colorado and heading toward Ft Collins.
I got an email on Wednesday saying to be ready on Friday between 10am – 3pm. I got excited, it was getting close to run time. Later on Thursday I got another email saying that the time has been pushed back to 3pm – 8:30PM on Friday. The location had also changed to the Poudre Canyon.
In preperation, I took the day off from work. I will go and do a short run here in a little bit to loosen up and head out to the starting point later this afternoon. It should be fun being part of something large.
I attended a yoga Health Festival in Denver on 8/24. There were alot of great vendors, classes, & things to see. I don’t know much about yoga, and everything there was new and exciting. Watching some of the people do some yoga poses was simply amazing. There were some great products there from some great vendors. Check out http://www.yogamonth.org/event/index.php to see if the festival is coming to your city.
I met alot of very nice people and the overall feeling of the day was very laid back. The sun was out and the weather was perfect. I met MCYogi and listened to some of his music, he signed a complimentary CD for me. I sampled some of the teas, drinks, and other items. There was one seminar on Network Spinal Analysis that was simply amazing.
Dr Richard Munn of Denver placed some light touches on a lady’s back. It was amazing and I can’t put it into words what I saw. The lady’s spine was moving almost like it was fluid. Here is a link with some Information on Network Spinal Analysis: http://www.healinglightinstitute.net/modes/network.shtml
Turns out Bigfoot was just a rubber suit. Two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot say that the carcass encased in a block of ice — handed over to them for an undisclosed sum by two men who claimed to have found it — was slowly thawed out, and discovered to be a rubber gorilla outfit.
I saw an interesting news article. It pretty much said runners tend to live longer, since they exercise more and tend not to smoke. The study stated that running reduced the risk not only of heart disease, but of cancer and neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
Most of the volunteers did some exercise, but runners exercised as much as 200 minutes a week, compared to 20 minutes for the non-runners.
The study also showed that people cannot use the risk of injury as an excuse not to run — the runners had fewer injuries of all kinds, including to their knees.
So, there you have it, run more to live longer, be healthier, and have less injuries.
I recently started taking a new supplement called Zrii. Within the first couple days, I could see some results. A few things that I quickly noticed were, improved sleep quality, more energy, better digestion, and mental clarity. In regard to running, recovery after a long and exhausting run was much quicker than usual. Also, my energy levels during my running seems to have improved. The daily recommended dose of Zrii is anywhere from 1 – 3 ounces.
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