the 619 runner

It's been a while since I updated this running blog of mine. The first of the year started a bit shaky. After the Silver Strand 5k run in November I was pretty much hibernation mode. I wasn't really prepared for the entire weather change and felt lazy... Not a good thing. So I slacked off on my training and gained a few pounds.

I also laid off back in January. So I was bummed and didn't do too much for the first couple months. I was busy looking for another job and collecting unemployment. I also went to Seattle and Florida for vacation. Now fast forward to the present... I've been committed to getting back into gear. I've been training for the past two months and ran the America's Finest City 5k run.

It feels really good to get back into it again. Although it took me about a month and half for muscles to get used to the distance but its worth it. I need to keep the intensity up and not be lazy.

I'm looking forward to signing up to more events very soon to keep my motivation level high.

My running schedule has been inconsistent for the month of November. This time change and weather change is a bit difficult to get use to. But there is a 5k run in the end of January that I'd like to attempt.

So these past two weeks I've been running on the dreaded treadmill. Instead of the running the usual 5k on the treadmill I just run 2 to 2.5 mile each gym session. I think that distance is just right. Although it's not a lot I mix it with other exercises like bicycle or that sliding machine.

It's been about a week with this daylight savings time change and it's been affecting my running schedule. Usually I have enough time when coming from work to go out for a run. But with this new time change it's already dark. I might have to shift my outside running into treadmill running for now. As much as i dislike running the treadmill I have to run somehow. Plus its getting colder in the evenings as well. So having an LA fitness membership definitely comes in handy. so hopefully i can keep up my running.

Yesterday the running crew ran the Light the Night 5k at Balboa Park. we went there at around 530ish to pick up our bibs and warm up. the ong sleeve shirts that we receive were alright. they were not as fancy as the America's Finest technical shirts. but nonetheless they were still cool since they glow in the dark. they closed parts of park avenue for this run. we actually were running on the street. just like the lass run i had to dodge a lot of the slower runners. the run extended to almost the hillcrest area. the race started on an incline and then on our way back it was somewhat downhill.

as i was making my way back to the finish line i noticed that a police helicopter above. the police light was on the crowds of people. that was a pretty cool experience. gettin chased by a police helicopter. in the end i finished at around 30 mins. it was a fairly tough run. we met up with erwin and arlene in the end of the race. they actually got to the venue when the race began. all in all everybody had a good time.

the past few days were really getting hot... not a good time to run. but i did attempt to run when the sun went down a few days ago. it was still hot when i ran. i'm trying to mix my routes around the neighborhood to keep my runs fresh and new. here's one of my routes that i drew up on nike plus. i can't wait till it cools down.

i finally hit 202 miles! it's a great feeling to acheive this goal in such a short period of time. i ran a 5k in 29 mins... im still doing quite well. my times are still consistent and don't show any signs of slowing down. i've been able to shave off a minute or two here and there. i just need to increase my distant runs.