Training Update. Begun the taper has for the 2018 San Francisco Giant Race.
Monday 8/20/18
3.44 miles at 30 seconds 17:30/30 seconds 14:45.
45 minutes cardio
13 minutes fat burn
126 average
Tuesday 8/21/18
My quads felt heavy today. Not really sure why. Possibly trying to trick me into not running tonight. They still feel sore, but at least they have a reason to.
3.43 miles. 1 mile at 17:30, 1 mile at 60 seconds 12:45/30 seconds 17:30, 1 mile at 17:30.
3 minutes peak
31 minutes cardio
25 minutes fat burn
126 average
Wednesday 8/22/18
3.44 miles at 30 seconds 17:30/30 seconds at 14:45.
42 minutes cardio
16 minutes peak
124 average
Friday 8/24/18
7.96 miles at 30 seconds 17:30/30 seconds at 14:45.
1 hour 54 minutes cardio
21 minutes peak
127 average
Saturday 8/25/18
Not really running miles, but 2.6 miles round trip walking to and from AT&T Park in San Francisco for the Giants vs. Rangers baseball game. As I've mentioned here before, 2018 is the 60th anniversary of the Giants moving to San Francisco so the team is celebrating all season long. Their first World Series title in San Francisco came against the Texas Rangers so yesterday the Giants held a reunion of the 2010 championship team. The game also featured a special giveaway.
Over the course of his now 8 year Major League Baseball career, Giants catcher Buster Posey has won 3 World Series, caught multiple no hitters, and a perfect game. Thus begun a San Francisco Giants phenomenon known as the Buster Hug. Namely, when the Giants do something big, it ends in a celebratory hug between Buster Posey and the pitcher. So yesterday the Giants gave out Buster Hugs bobbleheads to commemorate the first Buster Hug to fans in attendance. So just a few photos tied to the Giants.
60 Miles for 60 Years of San Francisco Giants virtual challenge medal side one.
Same medal side two. And yes, it's as big as looks.
Buster Hugs bobblehead set at home. The other is Brian Wilson, the Giants closer in 2010 who struck out Nelson Cruz to end the game.
My little sister and I purchased a special package to get both bobbleheads and hear some special pregame panel discussions with members from the 2010 Giants. After the panel, we hung out for a little while on the warning track in right field at AT&T Park before walking along the dirt to our seats.
We both ran the 2011
Disneyland Half, 2017 Star Wars Half at Disneyland, 2018 Star Wars Dark Side 5K, 10K, and Half Marathons. We're also both running the 2018 San Francisco Giant Race in 2 weeks and the 2019 Dopey Challenge. We have never actually run the races together per se since we run at different paces and have different goals, but we encourage each other and hang out in the corrals together if we're in the same corral.
The view from the other side.
Postgame we both discovered Giants sweatbands and purchased one for the race. Since I do not currently have a Giants running shirt suitable for running a half marathon in, I will have to settle for the sweatband and a Giants visor to show race day support for my team.