Saturday, July 31, 2004
The Best Run Thus Far
I woke up around 5:15 am and felt nauseous. This is normal for me, however I'm hoping I will get over it soon. As we drive to Ala Moana park the moon is setting towards the ocean. It is the most beautiful sight. The moon looks big and slightly red-ish. Truly an amazing sight. I was a little bit nervous about the upcoming 1 hour run. I'm afraid of getting short of breath and having to stop early. As we start out running towards Waikiki, the top layer of fat on my stomach feels as if it's tearing away from my muscles. The feeling lasts for 3 or 4 minutes. My hip hurts for the entire duration of the run, but I push through the pain. I feel pretty good until we get into Waikiki, luckily there are a few stop lights which helped me maintain my endurance. I feel steady throughout the entire run and don't have to stop. When we get back and stretch, I feel so great! This must be what they call a runner's high. My right hip ached a little bit, but the pain seemed to go away. It started to rain on the way back, but it made a beautiful rainbow out over the ocean. I soon learn that I had just run 4 miles. That's the longest I've ever run. I'm feeling so great! After a short nap, I'm off to my company picnic. I walked to the park and then played a lot of the games. I'm still feeling really good, where did all this energy come from. Breakfast: 1/2 power bar, 1/2 chocolate-chocolate chip muffin, scoopful of fried rice, sweet potato, 1/2 banana Lunch: 5 meatballs, rice, banana moochi, coconut moochi, potato salad, chocolate cake. Dinner: Chicken, rice, applesauce, more chocolate cake