I made sure to drink lots of water last night so I would be hydrated when I woke up. After I got ready, I ate a banana and drank some water, grabbed my Garmin Forerunner
, then I headed out the door.
This is what I wore:
Front - New Balance Cocona Tank
Back - Check out the Reflectivity
Lululemon Speed Shorts, black (Summer 2009)
Back - Note the venting, reflective logo, and zip pocketI love my Lululemon Speed shorts from last summer. They seem to be a different material than the two pairs of Speed Shorts I bought this year (white/wish blue and sidewalk/white foxy plaid). My black pair seems lighter and softer. The ones from this year seem to have a stiffer fabric. I also prefer the fit of these guys; they are shaped a little more to my butt and upper leg. The new ones are a bit looser and flare out at the leg opening more. I still like the new ones I bought, but this black pair is really my go-to running short. I find I choose to wear them for running more than any of my other shorts.
O.N.E. Coconut Water
When I got back from my run, I was thirsty! I was hoping being hydrated was enough to get me through my run, and it was, but on my next long run I'll definitely be bringing water along. It's hard to compare these long runs with my earlier training - since the long runs for my spring half marathon training were in 50-70 degree weather. Anyway, I filled up a big glass with ice and coconut water and downed it pretty quickly.
I just picked up this Liter sized container of coconut water at Whole Foods for 2/$8 the other day. Considering O.N.E.'s little 8.5 ounce (250mL) bottles are ~$1.19, this was a good deal. The 11 ounce containers are usually $1.69.
After breakfast, we went to the local farmer's market where we picked up some more fantastic honey from a nearby farm. I had always just bought the bear shaped clover honey from Wegmans, but THIS stuff is really good.
How do you like your watch? I want to get one, but an too cheap to pay $350 for one! Also, I love the coconut water too! Yum!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy the watch! And I never would have bought it for myself either. I received it as a very very nice 'graduation present' from my in-laws last year after finishing grad school. I wasn't as serious into running at that point (preparing for my first 5K though) and it's been a good motivator and training tool.
ReplyDeleteI got it last May, so I've been using it for a little over a year now. It's nice to know how far you've gone, and how fast or slow your pace actually is. The heart rate feature is also nice, not something I ever cared about before - but once I started using the HR monitor I realized I had been running too hard! That's when I learned to back off and do some of my runs slower. You can also program it to beep at you for interval runs, which is nice (warm up; then specify how long to run, how long to rest and how many repeats; then a cool down). When you're done running, you come home and it will upload your run onto google maps, and give you all kinds of information you never knew you cared about :) (See the post on Bears-- the initial map with the red lines was from the Garmin Connect program - I added the bears after...haha)