I have been so ridiculous this week. I ran one day, a whopping 4 miles. Wow. This week was a taper week since my half-marathon is on Sunday. I was supposed to run 4 mi Tuesday; instead I bought beer , came home and drank w/ my H. Wednesday was supposed to be 3 mi.. I did 4 with a friend. Today was supposed to be 2mi.. I worked till 7pm- came home, ate a huge bowl of cereal, took a shower, now i'm sitting on the couch;icing my knees (they've been bothering me the last 2 days.ugh) waiting for Grey's to start! YES! Tomorrow isn't going to be any better, I work till 5, then a friend and I are hanging out. Saturday we are headed to St. Pete and Sunday is my race.
I am going to try very hard next week to get back to running on a more regular running schedule- not sure how my legs will be feeling after my race, we'll see.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
What day is it?
Today is my treasured day off! I'm pretty happy about it. Last week was a really long week, and I was glad for it to be over. This week doesn't really promise to be that much better, except I'm only working the normal 5 days instead of 6. Yay!
Today I had a 10miler planned. I got up at 6 and ate breakfast, fed the dogs and got ready to go out. I had to check online to see when sunrise was since the time changed. I wasn't sure what time it would be light enough to run by myself. I headed out at 7:15 and got to the trail at 8a. I wasn't really thrilled to be running by myself for 10mi, not because I don't feel safe, but because I don't have a hydration belt, and I don't have a hand held water bottle. The trail I run on only has one trail station and that's at mile 2.. which leaves a lot more miles w/o water.
Over all my run was alright. Nothing to brag about. I started out slow, I've learned from recent runs that my first 2-2.5 miles really suck if I start out to hard. My shins burn and my quads throb. I guess I just have to get warmed up. I wanted to run at a sub 9 pace but that wasn't working out in my favor today. I was able to run at a sub 10 pace, and then i was just trying to keep it under a 9:30. I set out to finish in under 1:40.. I did my 11mi last week in 1:40 . but last weekend i was just having a fantastic run.
so here are my splits:
1- 10:22
2- 10:13
3- 9:16
4- 9:01
5- 9:06
6- 9:37
7- 9:11
8- 9:54
9- 9:46
10- 9:31
Oh, and I also wore my HRM for the 2nd time ever- My max HR was 181 WHAT!? geesh. My avg HR was 167- honestly i have no idea what it should be?! Anyone? Anyone? 181 seems pretty high. I'll admit I struggled through this run. I could not get my breathing under control, i was struggling to get it regulated. ugh.
I bought some socks from wal-mart that said they were for athletics. wrong! ... they were breathable, but that's about all they were. My feet were sliding around in my shoes, and there was no extra cushioning.boo. After my run I went to our local running store, Fit Niche, uh, it was only 10am. They were open. I was seriously confused about what day it was. Working on Saturday's completely messes me up. I couldn't sit in the parking lot for 2 hrs so I turned around and went home. I guess I'll try to find time to go during the week, or if I have to I'll go to Dicks, but I need new socks! Pronto!
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In Non running news I gave the dogs a bath today. Uh, they were less then thrilled. Wyatt is no dummy. He knows when I call him into the bedroom something "bad" is about to happen. He hates the bath. I had to pick is 60lb Pittie butt up and carry him into the bed room. Then I had to pick him up again and carry him and literally put him in the tub. He is serious about hating the bath. ... then that jerk jumped out of the tub all shampooed up!!!! and then i proceeded to pick him up, AGAIN, and put him BACK in the tub so I could rinse him off. Give me a break.
Diva was slightly easier, she is only 15lbs and she will gladly come in the bedroom- but then I shut the doors and she wasn't going any further towards the bathroom. ha ha!! She is much easier to pick up and carry to the tub. But she acts like you are murdering her the whole time she is in the bath; but they seriously were needing some baths. Next up is flea-treatments.
I've also been cleaning the house, it looked like a tornado went through here. Last week didn't leave me much time to clean. Sometime today I need to take my final for my Pharm class. I can't wait to be done w/ that class!
Today I had a 10miler planned. I got up at 6 and ate breakfast, fed the dogs and got ready to go out. I had to check online to see when sunrise was since the time changed. I wasn't sure what time it would be light enough to run by myself. I headed out at 7:15 and got to the trail at 8a. I wasn't really thrilled to be running by myself for 10mi, not because I don't feel safe, but because I don't have a hydration belt, and I don't have a hand held water bottle. The trail I run on only has one trail station and that's at mile 2.. which leaves a lot more miles w/o water.
Over all my run was alright. Nothing to brag about. I started out slow, I've learned from recent runs that my first 2-2.5 miles really suck if I start out to hard. My shins burn and my quads throb. I guess I just have to get warmed up. I wanted to run at a sub 9 pace but that wasn't working out in my favor today. I was able to run at a sub 10 pace, and then i was just trying to keep it under a 9:30. I set out to finish in under 1:40.. I did my 11mi last week in 1:40 . but last weekend i was just having a fantastic run.
so here are my splits:
1- 10:22
2- 10:13
3- 9:16
4- 9:01
5- 9:06
6- 9:37
7- 9:11
8- 9:54
9- 9:46
10- 9:31
Oh, and I also wore my HRM for the 2nd time ever- My max HR was 181 WHAT!? geesh. My avg HR was 167- honestly i have no idea what it should be?! Anyone? Anyone? 181 seems pretty high. I'll admit I struggled through this run. I could not get my breathing under control, i was struggling to get it regulated. ugh.
I bought some socks from wal-mart that said they were for athletics. wrong! ... they were breathable, but that's about all they were. My feet were sliding around in my shoes, and there was no extra cushioning.boo. After my run I went to our local running store, Fit Niche, uh, it was only 10am. They were open. I was seriously confused about what day it was. Working on Saturday's completely messes me up. I couldn't sit in the parking lot for 2 hrs so I turned around and went home. I guess I'll try to find time to go during the week, or if I have to I'll go to Dicks, but I need new socks! Pronto!
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In Non running news I gave the dogs a bath today. Uh, they were less then thrilled. Wyatt is no dummy. He knows when I call him into the bedroom something "bad" is about to happen. He hates the bath. I had to pick is 60lb Pittie butt up and carry him into the bed room. Then I had to pick him up again and carry him and literally put him in the tub. He is serious about hating the bath. ... then that jerk jumped out of the tub all shampooed up!!!! and then i proceeded to pick him up, AGAIN, and put him BACK in the tub so I could rinse him off. Give me a break.
Diva was slightly easier, she is only 15lbs and she will gladly come in the bedroom- but then I shut the doors and she wasn't going any further towards the bathroom. ha ha!! She is much easier to pick up and carry to the tub. But she acts like you are murdering her the whole time she is in the bath; but they seriously were needing some baths. Next up is flea-treatments.
I've also been cleaning the house, it looked like a tornado went through here. Last week didn't leave me much time to clean. Sometime today I need to take my final for my Pharm class. I can't wait to be done w/ that class!
Friday, March 12, 2010
what a slacker.
I've really slacked on blogging this week. I have been super busy at work and then when I get home I am trying to get some school done.
I decided for the last 2 weeks before my half-marathon I would look at a training plan to see what I should be running. I wasn't sure what kind of mileage I should be putting in. So this week:
Monday: was a rest day, which worked out because I had to work till 7pm.
Tuesday: supposed to be a 5mi run, i was having a horrible time so i changed it to 3.
Wed: supposed to be the 3 miles, but I did 5.
Thurs: was supposed to be 5, but it was pouring when i got off- plan on doing it Friday.
Friday- still raining.
Saturday- I work 830a-7p
Sunday- 10 miler planned. There is nothing stopping me so far.
I have really been trying to eat better. I have been taking apples, carrots yogurt, bananas for snacks at work. I also just discovered hummus. uhm yummy! Delish! I need some hummus recipes. I really don't know what to eat it with. I got a little hummus/pretzel snack yesterday, and then today i ate it with some wheat thins. =) yum.
I decided for the last 2 weeks before my half-marathon I would look at a training plan to see what I should be running. I wasn't sure what kind of mileage I should be putting in. So this week:
Monday: was a rest day, which worked out because I had to work till 7pm.
Tuesday: supposed to be a 5mi run, i was having a horrible time so i changed it to 3.
Wed: supposed to be the 3 miles, but I did 5.
Thurs: was supposed to be 5, but it was pouring when i got off- plan on doing it Friday.
Friday- still raining.
Saturday- I work 830a-7p
Sunday- 10 miler planned. There is nothing stopping me so far.
I have really been trying to eat better. I have been taking apples, carrots yogurt, bananas for snacks at work. I also just discovered hummus. uhm yummy! Delish! I need some hummus recipes. I really don't know what to eat it with. I got a little hummus/pretzel snack yesterday, and then today i ate it with some wheat thins. =) yum.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
rethinking the 2011 marathon.
So I posted on a Health & Fitness board about running a marathon. I read on the Hal Higdon website that he recommends running for 1yr before attempting a full marathon. On the health & fitness board some one posted that a race director some where recommends 3yrs of a running back ground before attempting a full fledged marathon. ... 3 yrs seems like an eternity away . I understand the reasoning behind it; I don't want to get injured. I want to be strong enough to run the full marathon. So I am rethinking the decision to run a full in Jan 2011. I am currently researching races for the rest of the year, and then next year I will plan on running several half marathons, and some 5k's and 10k's.
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Today was the Disney Princess Half Marathon.... We had to check in to the volunteer tent at 4:45am; uhm the race didn't even start until a little after 6am. WTH?! I had to get up at 3am. Not a happy camper. It was in the low 40's high 30's this morning when we got to Disney. Brr. I wasn't dressed warm enough to be standing out in the freezing cold for hours. We were the "screaming fans" in between mile 12 & 13... which meant it was an hour and 20 min after race start before we ever saw the first runner- then we stood there and screamed/cheered for the next 4hrs.... The last runner/walker came through around the 4hr 20 min mark. Holy Crap. Im sorry but i was totally over it by then. I was still screaming and cheering, but my voice was shot & i was damn near starving. ..... We then went to check out and spent the rest of the day at the Disney Parks. We had a great time... Next year I want to run the Disney Princess, not stand on the side lines.
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Today was the Disney Princess Half Marathon.... We had to check in to the volunteer tent at 4:45am; uhm the race didn't even start until a little after 6am. WTH?! I had to get up at 3am. Not a happy camper. It was in the low 40's high 30's this morning when we got to Disney. Brr. I wasn't dressed warm enough to be standing out in the freezing cold for hours. We were the "screaming fans" in between mile 12 & 13... which meant it was an hour and 20 min after race start before we ever saw the first runner- then we stood there and screamed/cheered for the next 4hrs.... The last runner/walker came through around the 4hr 20 min mark. Holy Crap. Im sorry but i was totally over it by then. I was still screaming and cheering, but my voice was shot & i was damn near starving. ..... We then went to check out and spent the rest of the day at the Disney Parks. We had a great time... Next year I want to run the Disney Princess, not stand on the side lines.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
ANNOUNCEMENTS,
announcements, annouuuunnnnnceeemmeenttsss!!!!! Did you ever go to camp and hear that little song?! I did.. but anyways, that's besides the point.
First things first:::: Today I ran 11 miles. Chris & I got up at 6:30a so we could be out and on the trail by 8... we got there at 8:15, close enough. It was about 40 when we left the house, 47 when we got to the trail. I started out wearing tights, but took them off before we left the truck. I was afraid I'd get to hot.
Chris gave me a lil pep talk before we even left the house this morning. He said " are you going to bitch the whole time or are you going to go out there and enjoy your run.. you really shouldn't bitch because you are able to go outside and you are able to run. So you should just enjoy your run no matter what" -- Well okay then, I guess i'll enjoy my run. & did I ever.
My first 2 miles were at a pretty slow pace, 9:50 & 9:56. I was a little hesitant to try and run any faster. I've never ran 11 miles, so I wasn't sure how hard I should push; and if I pushed if i'd be able to make it through my entire run. ... I just got into a zone and I was off.
Here is the break down.
1. 9:56
2. 9:50
3. 9:43
4. 8:54
5. 8:35
6. 8:35
7. 8:36
8. 8:41
9. 8:47
10. 9:43
11. 8:44
I am sore. My legs aren't sore, my butt is sore. weird. Tomorrow should be interesting. My BFF & I are volunteering at the Disney Princess Half Marathon. Then after the race we are spending the rest of the day at the Disney Parks.... not sure how much walking around i'm going to be able to do. Hoping i'll be fine, i need to do something tomorrow. I know I won't be able to run, so hopefully all that walking will stretch me out.
So my week went like this.
Monday: 3 mi
Tuesday : Cardio home work out
Wed: uhm, what did I do wed... oh 5 mi
Thurs: about 10 min of 30 DS, got irritated w/ Jillian Michaels and turned it off.
Fri: Rest... and I worked 730a-7p
Saturday 11mi run
Sunday- walking around Disney.
.......announcements........
I decided today that I am going to run my first full marathon (26.2 miles, Mom) in January 2011. January 30th to be exact....... http://www.ingmiamimarathon.com/--- So Shelly, if you still live in MIA in Jan, uh , i'll be crashing at your place =)
I am also planning on running The Disney Princess Half Marathon 2011 with my BFF...
I have another race planned in Nov 2010.. I can't think of what its called right now. That's sad. Gonna have to do some research on that one.
G'nite. I have to get up in a few hrs. I need to go to bed.
First things first:::: Today I ran 11 miles. Chris & I got up at 6:30a so we could be out and on the trail by 8... we got there at 8:15, close enough. It was about 40 when we left the house, 47 when we got to the trail. I started out wearing tights, but took them off before we left the truck. I was afraid I'd get to hot.
Chris gave me a lil pep talk before we even left the house this morning. He said " are you going to bitch the whole time or are you going to go out there and enjoy your run.. you really shouldn't bitch because you are able to go outside and you are able to run. So you should just enjoy your run no matter what" -- Well okay then, I guess i'll enjoy my run. & did I ever.
My first 2 miles were at a pretty slow pace, 9:50 & 9:56. I was a little hesitant to try and run any faster. I've never ran 11 miles, so I wasn't sure how hard I should push; and if I pushed if i'd be able to make it through my entire run. ... I just got into a zone and I was off.
Here is the break down.
1. 9:56
2. 9:50
3. 9:43
4. 8:54
5. 8:35
6. 8:35
7. 8:36
8. 8:41
9. 8:47
10. 9:43
11. 8:44
I am sore. My legs aren't sore, my butt is sore. weird. Tomorrow should be interesting. My BFF & I are volunteering at the Disney Princess Half Marathon. Then after the race we are spending the rest of the day at the Disney Parks.... not sure how much walking around i'm going to be able to do. Hoping i'll be fine, i need to do something tomorrow. I know I won't be able to run, so hopefully all that walking will stretch me out.
So my week went like this.
Monday: 3 mi
Tuesday : Cardio home work out
Wed: uhm, what did I do wed... oh 5 mi
Thurs: about 10 min of 30 DS, got irritated w/ Jillian Michaels and turned it off.
Fri: Rest... and I worked 730a-7p
Saturday 11mi run
Sunday- walking around Disney.
.......announcements........
I decided today that I am going to run my first full marathon (26.2 miles, Mom) in January 2011. January 30th to be exact....... http://www.ingmiamimarathon.com/--- So Shelly, if you still live in MIA in Jan, uh , i'll be crashing at your place =)
I am also planning on running The Disney Princess Half Marathon 2011 with my BFF...
I have another race planned in Nov 2010.. I can't think of what its called right now. That's sad. Gonna have to do some research on that one.
G'nite. I have to get up in a few hrs. I need to go to bed.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
ruined.
I had plans for a great 6mi run today. Ruined.
My day at work was fine, until 4:15.. and then it took a turn for the worse, 45 minutes before I was going to be leaving.
. I am not going to go into detail about the events that took place, but I am very very angry. I am a loyal employee... that is all I will say about that. I am thinking about other alternatives; in reality I doubt very seriously that I would ever leave before the house is done, for some reason my loyalty runs deep, and I wouldn't want to leave them with out anyone. I question myself sometimes.
The weather was ridiculous. I looked at weather.com this morning and it said it was going to be windy between 12p-3p.... well it was still blowing like crazy at 5:15 when we went running after work.
The wind & work made my run horrible. I couldn't get work off my mind, i was just fuming the whole time. Usually I can run my stress out; not today. I doubt i'll sleep very well tonight either.
What I wanted to be a 6mi run, turned into a 5mi run. Oh well. We did find some hills, so that made the run a little more challenging. But it was at a really slow pace. I didn't care I guess. My plans were to run ahead on my own, but for some reason I just didn't want to leave my friend; I guess I wanted the company.. but we both wore headphones so its not like we were talking or anything.
Tomorrow I have a 4miler planned. Hoping for a good, solid run.
My day at work was fine, until 4:15.. and then it took a turn for the worse, 45 minutes before I was going to be leaving.
. I am not going to go into detail about the events that took place, but I am very very angry. I am a loyal employee... that is all I will say about that. I am thinking about other alternatives; in reality I doubt very seriously that I would ever leave before the house is done, for some reason my loyalty runs deep, and I wouldn't want to leave them with out anyone. I question myself sometimes.
The weather was ridiculous. I looked at weather.com this morning and it said it was going to be windy between 12p-3p.... well it was still blowing like crazy at 5:15 when we went running after work.
The wind & work made my run horrible. I couldn't get work off my mind, i was just fuming the whole time. Usually I can run my stress out; not today. I doubt i'll sleep very well tonight either.
What I wanted to be a 6mi run, turned into a 5mi run. Oh well. We did find some hills, so that made the run a little more challenging. But it was at a really slow pace. I didn't care I guess. My plans were to run ahead on my own, but for some reason I just didn't want to leave my friend; I guess I wanted the company.. but we both wore headphones so its not like we were talking or anything.
Tomorrow I have a 4miler planned. Hoping for a good, solid run.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
3 wks till Florida Beach Halfathon
Well well well, it's only 3 weeks until my first Half-Marathon and I am feeling ridiculously unprepared. Whew. I am running the Florida Beach Halfathon in Ft. Desoto http://www.floridabeachhalfathon.com/ - I am super excited about the location of the race. Chris & I love Ft. Desoto, they have great beaches and awesome fishing. Unfortunately we can't go down the day before so we will be driving 2 hrs the morning of the race & that sucks.
This week I am increasing my mileage and doing some cross training. Monday I did 3mi with a friend. We changed up our route a little bit, it felt good. Instead of driving to the lake, we parked at her house and ran to the lake- which involved some hills....and we aren't used to hills =) So that was a nice change, plus different scenery is good too!
Today I did a 10min cardio work out from on-demand. Then I did some upper body.
I really need to get back into eating better. I have totally fallen off the good food wagon & i feel myself paying for it. Ugh. So I am trying to get back into eating better. Wish me luck =)
This week I am increasing my mileage and doing some cross training. Monday I did 3mi with a friend. We changed up our route a little bit, it felt good. Instead of driving to the lake, we parked at her house and ran to the lake- which involved some hills....and we aren't used to hills =) So that was a nice change, plus different scenery is good too!
Today I did a 10min cardio work out from on-demand. Then I did some upper body.
I really need to get back into eating better. I have totally fallen off the good food wagon & i feel myself paying for it. Ugh. So I am trying to get back into eating better. Wish me luck =)
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