Running Times

Been a year or so I have been receiving 'Running Times' magazine.
Centered on competitions and runners who want to get further or faster, take it as you want, it is funny it most of time resonate with what I am experiencing.
Like this month issue was how to prevent injuries, and, as typical after 3 intense sessions  of kite last week, I had -again- pain in the groin.
To the point I had to hold off my training this week, and go swimming.

Technical, geeky, but full of tips 

The good thing is, I was ok by the end of the week, and that was important, as we had plan for the Christmas Fun Races of the VIRR, in Wailuku. I signed for the 10k and Molly for the 1 Mile.
Without proper motivation (not so many kids were running, this was not like Cross Country earlier this year), and a tough race (Going up for half a mile, and Down pretty hard, back), she did not break her PR or expectations (which were lofty in the first place), but she is running better and better every year. Myself I pushed it hard, decided to beat my time from last year, maybe to justify one year of training (up and down, actually) or just because I am freaking competitive. I have been timed at 45 minutes, but my watch was pointing 47. I actually trust better my device than their timing, but still this is a good 3 minutes better than last year, or roughly a 5% decrease.
Does not look much, but, in running, each minute is hard to beat. And this is a tough race, with a crazy elevation difference.

47:10. Not bad.

I maintained a 7:40 pace in average, with a 175bpm, which means .. I was in pain :)
I actually maxed my BPM to 182 (instead of 180, which was my previous maximum).
They say running helps to avoid the Heart Attack.
I am not that sure anymore :)

My heat cannot beat faster than that for 45 minutes, now, if I want to improve, I will need to find something else than just increasing the pain factor. I might even have to train more.

4th ! Congrats !

The good news is that Molly is now motivated to try to run a 10k next year. There was a couple of kids running it this year, maybe 10-11 years old, and she might be able to pull it off too.
It will be interesting.
I like the idea of training as a family.
In this case, I might not beat my time that year - But that would be way more satisfying.

Run, Molly, Run !