M.O.R.E.: Who Motivates You?

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Who Motivates You?

I am sure I was supposed to post something yesterday, after our run, but whenever I had the time, I could not get on the computer, so here it is. The three of us met at Lowe's yesterday, for our first run since the rainstorms started. The plan was to run our weekend 10 miler and that is what we did. I was hoping that the week off of running would leave my legs feeling rested and fresh the whole way, but that was not the case. By the time we got to the South Fork Trail, I was ready for that water break, and an excuse to stop and stretch for a minute. I have to say that the rest of the run was only bearable because I had my friends to talk to, in fact by the time we were back on the Bridgeport Trail, my legs were so tight and sore all the way down the back, that I thought surely I was going to cramp up. C was the only one who didn't complain about her legs (she is also the only one who ran on the treadmill this week), I guess we paid the price for staying home in front of the fire. It was such a great feeling to be able to stop running, and just sit on a chair in Starbucks! Hopefully if it rains this week we will find a chance to get out and run, or break down and hit the gym.

After our run, Marathon Mom asked C and I why we don't run 10 miles when she is not with us. Of course we told her that it just isn't the same when she is not around, and that is true. I think we motivate each other to run, farther, faster, in bad weather, in bad moods and consistently. I know that without my friends, I would still run, but I would not challenge myself, the way that they do, and I would not enjoy it nearly as much. Thanks for the motivation!

2 comments:

marathon mom said...: I guess guilt motivates me. I was reading Claire's blog about how she went traveling around town in horrible weather to try and find an open treadmill to run on and here we've had one available to us all week and we didn't take advantage of it. I also think it's the social aspect of our running that motivates me to get up and go. I felt pretty rested at the beginning of our run, but it just felt like I kind of locked up and ran out of fuel for my legs toward the end of our run. I think we should try to GU up a little on these 10 milers. I'm kinda missing my GU (not really).; January 24, 2010 at 10:50 AM
Patty said...: I too felt guilty when I read Claire's blog about the search for a treadmill! I also thought about the GU when my legs were finished at the halfway point yesterday. When we were training for our marathon, we would take GU at 5 miles, I think we should do that on our 10 milers. I have been resisting wearing the water belt since we ran 26.2 miles with it on, but know that I have to break down and put it back on. As long as we keep on going out and trying we are on the right track.; January 24, 2010 at 6:58 PM

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Favorite Trails

South Fork 3.1: Start from dirt parking lot on Magic Mtn Pkway and run to the loop at Wiley Bridge and return the same way.

Tesoro 3.25: Start in Albertson parking lot and take sidewalk/trail until it ends and then enter the water tower road to the top two towers where the ends. Return the same way.

Chesebrough 3.25/4.60: From Chesebrough Park, N. to Copperhill, So. on Bike Trail, turn around at Decoro, back up trail to power lines to bridge at park. Turn around at Heritage will give you 4.6 miles.

Chesebrough 3.5: Chesebrough Park down to McBean, south to Northpark Dr., the paseo trailhead. Take the paseo to Helmers and back. Very hilly.

Bridgeport 4.0: Fairly flat, run toward Lowes and under Bouquet bridge to RiverPark community until you reach the closed gates and return. For a hilly run, go north into Helmers and run up the paseo switchbacks into Northpark where the paseo ends and return the same way.

Chesebrough 4.0: N. to Copperhill to west side of river trail, run S. on Bike Trail past Decoro bridge, across Decoro to the east side of river trail, up back to power lines trail, back to park.

Chesebrough 4.0: From park down power line trail to Heritage Park and back same way.

Bridgeport 4.0: From School, cross McBean via bridge or street and head into industrial center on Ave. Scott Bridge and enter bike trail going south toward the train bridge. Turn around at train bridge and return same way or cross the bridge and head toward Peet's after crossing train bridge and back onto the Lowes Trail.

Heritage 4.0: From park, run up bike trail to Decoro, over McBean Bridge into Helmers, and into Bridgeport through lake trail back to park. Can be done in reverse. Moderately hilly.

Chesebrough 4.25: Chesebrough north to Copperhill, left to Albertson side of bike trail. Run south on trail to Decoro and cross over bridge and head north all the way to Copperhill on east side of river trail and back to the park the same way as started.

Cheese/Decoro/Helmers 4.25: From the park, down dirt trail to bike path, south to Decoro. Leave bike path at Decoro and cross paseo bridge at McBean. Stay on paseo up hill towards Helmers. Run up water tower trail once then continue on to switchbacks and paseos back to park.

Heritage/Bridgeport 3.3: Heritage Park south to McBean Bridge @ Panera. Cross and head toward Lowes bike trail and head east toward Bridgeport Park. Halfway mark is at park bathroom, head back by entering trail along the lake and back onto the bridge.

Lowes 4.25: Lowe's parking lot to McBean, cross the bridge and to South Fork. At Valencia Bridge, enter trail behind Hart Baseball diamonds. Continue on trail to Bouquet and across the bridge on the east side and back under the bridge again towards Lowes.

Peet's & Decoro 5.2: Peet's Coffee to train bridge path; to Decoro and across bridge; back down McBean side of bike trail back to Peete's.

Peet's & Wiley 6.0: Start at Peet's Coffee and head east toward South Fork trail and past the Wiley Bridge. Keep running another 200 yards to where the trail forks left and right. Turn back same way.

Peet's & Copperhill 6.0: From Peet's to bike trail heading north to Copperhill and back.

Albertson 7.0: From the Albertson parking lot on Copperhill, enter the westside bike trail and head south until the train bridge. Return the same way.

Peet's 8.5: Run to Copperhill on east side of river trail and return via train bridge on other side.

Lowes 10: Start in the Lowes parking lot. Enter the bike trail heading west. At McBean, cross the bridge and head east toward SouthFork trail. Continue on trail until you come to the Wiley bridge and head back the same way.

McBean 14: This route can be done from anywhere along the trail route. Starting from McDonald's across the post office, run to the end of the South Fork trail and return the same way, cross the McBean bridge and run on the Lowes trail until you hit Bridgeport Elementary and then cross Newhall Ranch via the bridge or street and run back towards McBean. Continue north on McBean until you hit Copperhill. At Copperhill, cross McBean and enter San Francisquito bike trail and run south on the trail until you are back at McDonalds.