11 Weeks To Go! Training Run 11. Who Needs Fancy Energy Stuff When There's Costco Polishes?

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Location: House to Costco
Distance: 2.97 miles
Time: 30:32 minutes
Pace: 10:20 min/mile

Location: Costco to House
Distance: 3.07 miles
Time: 32:45 minutes
Pace: 10:57 min/mile

I slacked off this week. Too many things to do. Had to go down to the restaurant more than I like to. But at least I got a longer distance run in though.

This run is probably the closest I've ever had to run in the rain. It was just a bit drizzly the whole time. I thought that it would take me longer to get to Costco eventhough I knew it was only about 3 miles away. Running there was a lot easier because of the slight downhill route. Running back home sucked butt because of the uphills. But I still little red engined it.

Now that I think about it though, it was pretty much counter-productive. My friend needed my Costco access in order to get some beer. So I obliged. I then thought, what a good idea it would be to just run to Costco and meet her there! I ran to Costco, walked around for a bit, ate a Polish doggie and slurped down a coke, and then ran back home. Crazy Judy!

This is why my run was counter-productive. I only burn about 105 to 110 calories for every mile I run. So 6 miles = about 630 to 660 calories. Calories in a Polish and Coke = 770. Hmmm....

I don't even know how I made it back home without a side ache. I just like to think of the Polish and Coke as my energy booster. One thing I have noticed about me and running is my overwhelming desire to eat afterwards. And the greasier the food, the better it sounds. It's worth it to run just so that food tastes better. It's amazing I'm not gaining more butt.