DID NOT WANT TO GO. Read the blog. Got motivated. Decided to go anyway. 3.65 miles in 41 mins. 11.23 mins/miles. Not good for all of you. But good for me (and that's all that matters to me at this point ;). Better than over 13 min/miles for Sat's run. How am I ever going to catch up to you guys?
I must add in there that my route today was from my house again which means ALL HILLS. It kicked my hiney.
I'm already dreading tomorrow. But thanks for the motivation today- I obviously needed it!
Monday, March 31, 2008
Hey Ladies!
Wow, it feels like eternity since I have posted. I think I don't even know half of you. I'm glad the pack is growing! Well, stress fractures are taking longer than I thought to heel. I am going to the physical therapist twice a week for grooling treatment. I get bruised up everytime as well as have electrical shock stimulation, stretching, strength training and this week I finally started walking. I am only aloud to walk 1/2 mile at a time and if my shins hurt I have to stop. They seem to be taking well to the walking though. There's no way I can be ready for the run in May but I'd sure love to get a t-shirt (large please) still. I promise to not put in on until I run a half. I am planning on running the Provo River Half on August 11th. My sister-in-law is going to run with me.
first day back
....and I ran 5.3 miles!!!! what!?!? I was SO excited when I got home and figured out that was the distance we ran tonight. Considering this is my first day back since having the stomach flu last Thursday (as mentioned in one of Jess' previous posts), I didn't have high hopes for myself. I didn't have time to map out a course before we set out for the run so we just went out & ran. I didn't even time it...just enjoyed being healthy & able to run again. I can say that I am happy to be back to running again. I guess the .3 miles over the 5 scheduled for today is the least I could do for missing the 8-miler on Saturday.
Seriously?
Seriously did it take me almost as long to run five miles today as it did for me to run EIGHT on Saturday? Seriously did it hurt about 100 times worse than running eight? Seriously did my foot fall asleep and stay asleep for the majority of my run?
YES.
boooo for Monday.
YES.
boooo for Monday.
monday, monday...
so, i've been trying to figure out how to fit in these "short" runs (that aren't so short) on the weekdays. the dilemma is that if i go before clint leaves it is dark. if i go when he gets home i feel bad for making him a single dad right when he gets home from work. if i go while he's at work i have to push the stroller for 5 plus miles (not gonna happen). and if i wait until owey goes to sleep, it's dark again. ugh.
i think i came to a pretty good solution this morning.
5:30(AM!): wake up, feed the babe, put him back down.
6:00: get dressed, a little somethin in the tum-tum, out the door.
6:05: start run in the dark on the treadmill, run until the sun comes up (only about 13 min by that time)
6:20-ish: hit the road and finish the other 3.5 miles
6:55: back in time to take the dog out, stretch and kiss the hubby on his way out the door.
7:05: shower, hope the baby sleeps a while longer, crawl back in bed.
PERFECT.
i think i came to a pretty good solution this morning.
5:30(AM!): wake up, feed the babe, put him back down.
6:00: get dressed, a little somethin in the tum-tum, out the door.
6:05: start run in the dark on the treadmill, run until the sun comes up (only about 13 min by that time)
6:20-ish: hit the road and finish the other 3.5 miles
6:55: back in time to take the dog out, stretch and kiss the hubby on his way out the door.
7:05: shower, hope the baby sleeps a while longer, crawl back in bed.
PERFECT.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
a much different run...
today was sooo different from any other run i have done up to this point. first off, i didn't go until after 10:00, which meant i got to sleep in and take my time to get out the door. it also meant it was a little warmer than i'd like, but it was worth it for the extra rest.
it was also very different because instead of loading my ipod with the pump-you-up-junk i normally run to, i filled it with my "church music" playlist. i know, sounds weird, but i am in charge of part of the combined yw lesson tomorrow and really haven't had much of a chance to sort things out in my brain. i figured if nothing else, maybe i could clear my head a little and get some inspiration.
the last reason this run was so unique is that since i was so sick the other day and haven't run since tuesday, i went out there without a real specific goal in mind of how far i was going to run. i just figured i would do what i could, listen to my body, and hope for the best. i really was feeling like 5 miles would even be really good for me. i would have settled for that except that as i was leaving i told clint i was just going to try for 6 and see what happened and wanted to make sure that he was ok with me being gone for over an hour. he told me not to worry about it and that he thought i could do 8. of course that got the competitive side out of me, and i decided to try and find a balance between pushing myself and really being conscious of what my body needed (but without making excuses... harder than it sounds!)
i headed out on basically the same course amy and i ran on tuesday (which was just over 6 miles) i took a few more detours to stretch it out a little. most of the way out is uphill and although i felt pretty good, i did stop to walk a few times just to conserve energy. i made the decision to sacrifice time for distance today. the run went by really fast as i tried to plan out my lesson in my head and was surprised at how motivating some of my music was. different kind of motivation, for sure, but very peaceful and constant.
i got to the last hill going up to my house and called clint to check in. (i debated whether or not i should do one more mile at the track) he assured me that things were fine and to just finish. so i did one more mile, and came home feeling really good about what i'd done. slow and steady, slow and steady. really, really slow. it took me 1 hour and 40 min and i ran 7.5 miles.(yeah- that's a 13 min mile, folks.) i couldn't believe it when i mapped it out. part of me was so excited that i did that much even after a rough week, but part of me was so upset that i didn't just run 2 more laps to get the full 8 in. that's ok. better luck next week.
what i love about this course i ran, one of the streets is called "longrun drive." love it! (one of these days i'll have to take a picture of it!)
good job the rest of you girls! i am so proud of all of you!
p.s. still never heard anything about shirt sizes..??? do you guys still want to get shirts??
p.p.s. you will notice a new contributer on the right side- ann. she is the very same ann that i ran with last weekend (you know, the one way faster than me!) and she said she would like to contribute every once in a while too. so, welcome ann!! (sorry i didn't run with you today!)
it was also very different because instead of loading my ipod with the pump-you-up-junk i normally run to, i filled it with my "church music" playlist. i know, sounds weird, but i am in charge of part of the combined yw lesson tomorrow and really haven't had much of a chance to sort things out in my brain. i figured if nothing else, maybe i could clear my head a little and get some inspiration.
the last reason this run was so unique is that since i was so sick the other day and haven't run since tuesday, i went out there without a real specific goal in mind of how far i was going to run. i just figured i would do what i could, listen to my body, and hope for the best. i really was feeling like 5 miles would even be really good for me. i would have settled for that except that as i was leaving i told clint i was just going to try for 6 and see what happened and wanted to make sure that he was ok with me being gone for over an hour. he told me not to worry about it and that he thought i could do 8. of course that got the competitive side out of me, and i decided to try and find a balance between pushing myself and really being conscious of what my body needed (but without making excuses... harder than it sounds!)
i headed out on basically the same course amy and i ran on tuesday (which was just over 6 miles) i took a few more detours to stretch it out a little. most of the way out is uphill and although i felt pretty good, i did stop to walk a few times just to conserve energy. i made the decision to sacrifice time for distance today. the run went by really fast as i tried to plan out my lesson in my head and was surprised at how motivating some of my music was. different kind of motivation, for sure, but very peaceful and constant.
i got to the last hill going up to my house and called clint to check in. (i debated whether or not i should do one more mile at the track) he assured me that things were fine and to just finish. so i did one more mile, and came home feeling really good about what i'd done. slow and steady, slow and steady. really, really slow. it took me 1 hour and 40 min and i ran 7.5 miles.(yeah- that's a 13 min mile, folks.) i couldn't believe it when i mapped it out. part of me was so excited that i did that much even after a rough week, but part of me was so upset that i didn't just run 2 more laps to get the full 8 in. that's ok. better luck next week.
what i love about this course i ran, one of the streets is called "longrun drive." love it! (one of these days i'll have to take a picture of it!)
good job the rest of you girls! i am so proud of all of you!
p.s. still never heard anything about shirt sizes..??? do you guys still want to get shirts??
p.p.s. you will notice a new contributer on the right side- ann. she is the very same ann that i ran with last weekend (you know, the one way faster than me!) and she said she would like to contribute every once in a while too. so, welcome ann!! (sorry i didn't run with you today!)
Beans, beans the magical fruit....
Luckily for me, these things didn't make me toot....instead they proved to be just what I needed for my run. I just got back after a really rocky morning (try not to fight with your husband right before a run- it is mentally draining and we all know running is mainly mental).......anyway, I decided to go an alternate route after talking to my other mentor and Josh. Josh didn't want me to run to Lombardi Ranch (my original route) because he was worried about the cars whizzing past. I wanted to run that way because it's desolate. I'm getting kind of tired of running on very busy streets that are packed with people from our ward/school, etc.
Anyway, I took Kristen's suggestion- starting straight up hill (not the greatest idea btw). I was thinking about taking a picture of all our hills surrounding Team SC so you guys can appreciate how hilly our area is. Jess and Kristen can vouch for me.
Anyway, I took Kristen's suggestion- starting straight up hill (not the greatest idea btw). I was thinking about taking a picture of all our hills surrounding Team SC so you guys can appreciate how hilly our area is. Jess and Kristen can vouch for me.
So after a straight uphill start, the rest of the run was miraculous. I'm not sure if it really was the beans (love the lemon-lime flavor) or what. I only stopped at a gas station to get water (I put money in my shoe planning on stopping there to buy water and give myself a 1 min break) and at annoying stoplights. I was amazed at how many runners were out today and that when a car was in the way,they would reverse for me to get by. I was pleasantly surprised by the support and friendliness of my town.
My one downside was when Josh and the kids stopped in front of me after coming back from a drive towards the end of my run. Josh sort of heckled me and took a minute to drive away. That totally irritated me (wouldn't it irritate you?) and broke my concentration for a second. But I still kept running. I ran 5.8 miles in 80 mins. Not great. But considering I'm only on week two back in the game and that I had to take off some time this week, I DO FEEL GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know I didn't do 8 like everyone else but I'm feeling (terrified) and excited....like I might be ready by the end of May. But I don't want to get ahead of myself. I'll just keep plugging along with my plan to be ready by then.
I am SO glad I have off until Monday. Hope your runs went well. :)
My one downside was when Josh and the kids stopped in front of me after coming back from a drive towards the end of my run. Josh sort of heckled me and took a minute to drive away. That totally irritated me (wouldn't it irritate you?) and broke my concentration for a second. But I still kept running. I ran 5.8 miles in 80 mins. Not great. But considering I'm only on week two back in the game and that I had to take off some time this week, I DO FEEL GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know I didn't do 8 like everyone else but I'm feeling (terrified) and excited....like I might be ready by the end of May. But I don't want to get ahead of myself. I'll just keep plugging along with my plan to be ready by then.
I am SO glad I have off until Monday. Hope your runs went well. :)
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