Harder/Better/Faster/Stronger

I have 10 days to prepare for the Baldwin Park Pride of the Valley 5k - my first ever 5k race. Up till this past Monday my training has been non-existent for this month because of travel and work. The last time a ran a 5k was in May. Not good. So this week I knew I had to train hard and eat well to prepare for the race.

Sunday Heather and I did XFlowsion which is a pretty killer cardio/yoga workout with stretching. Afterwards we had a healthy macrobiotic lunch at M Chaya. I knew that I would probably be sore the next day so I decided to try an ice bath so I could run a 5k on Monday. The ice bath made me scream when I first got in since it was literally freezing cold but I was hoping it would prevent soreness in my legs so I could run the next day. I soaked for 15min then took a hot shower. It’s crazy ’cause my legs were cold to the touch for about an hour afterwards.

Monday I felt pretty good. No muscle soreness except in my shoulders from all the “down-dogs”. I guess the ice-bath really works. For breakfast I made a sourdough avocado and egg sandwich. At noon I attempted a 5k run at my favorite park. I forgot my Nike+ iPod so I just tracked my time using my watch. My pace was pretty good - in-line for a 30min run, but I gave up on the last kilometer and walked the rest of the way. FAIL.

Tuesday I ran stairs in my office building and did sprints in the parking garage a few times. At night I stretched for an hour. Nothing crazy.

Wendsday I went back to the park and attempted to sprint 1 mile, walk 1 mile and sprint 1 mile. The first mile I sprinted actually ended up only being 1.02km because I was retarded and forgot my iPod measures in kilometers instead of miles. The last mile I sprinted ended up being only 1.2km because I just ran out of energy. FAIL

Tonight I plan to do a bunch of squat-jumps then stretch for an hour - that is, after I eat my avocado-cheddar burger on wheat bread with sweet potato fries. It’s semi-healthy right?

Tomorrow I’m going to attempt another 5k.

At this point I’m going to be lucky to be able to finish the 5k without walking.