Whoo hoo! Not.
5 miles in the morning is much harder than 4. I'm just sayin'. Yes, it's not too much more mileage but it makes me a lot more tired afterwards.
So, I'm tired. 'Cause we did 5 miles this morning. At 5:30.
It was DARK outside so M and I wore headlamps to look out for debris on our usual route. I was actually looking for scary people who wanted to kill us but I hid behind the "debris" story.
It was a good run in terms of feeling okay, good conversation, wasn't too muggy and the route was out and back. I even felt like we were booking it on the last leg but looking at our time, we must not have.
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I also did 2 miles yesterday in the rain with a couple of the girls. Short runs always seem REALLY hard.
That's all. I am not really in the blogging about running mood today.
Showing posts with label braving the elements. Show all posts
Showing posts with label braving the elements. Show all posts
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
4.5 at the beach
Mr. son of the mother runner woke up at 6:00 so I thought I'd be out running by 6:30. Little did I know I'd walk into his room and find a pile of puke he'd SLEPT IN! Holy grossness.
SO after taking the time to get it cleaned up and Will and feel like a terrible mama for not knowing that my child puked in the night it was 8:00 before I got started.
It's nice running here because there are mile markers every 1/2 mile so I knew exactly how far I was going. I was going to walk down to 19.5, run to 17.5 turn around and go all the way to 20 and then walk back the rest of the way.
Well, after dealing with puke and ick, I was OVER the idea of going to run so I just started as soon as I hit the street which meant I didn't come back up and go to 20. I think our street to 19.5 is about .3 if I had to guess. I'll measure it later and then adjust my run later in the week if I fell short. But for now, I'm just saying I did 4.5.
I felt good during the run, overall. It was hot and sticky and I was bouncy which is just silly. I never run to music anymore so I think that having the music made me bounce. I'd much rather have a nice conversation with girls now than listen to Kanye or Britney when I run which is just so different than what I would have said last year!
Tomorrow, I think I'm going to drag my BIL out there with me to do my second 4.5 of the week and then do my 3 miles of cross training on Friday with my sis. We're going to leave all babies with their daddies and have sista time.
Only 2 more days at the beach...that sucks!
SO after taking the time to get it cleaned up and Will and feel like a terrible mama for not knowing that my child puked in the night it was 8:00 before I got started.
It's nice running here because there are mile markers every 1/2 mile so I knew exactly how far I was going. I was going to walk down to 19.5, run to 17.5 turn around and go all the way to 20 and then walk back the rest of the way.
Well, after dealing with puke and ick, I was OVER the idea of going to run so I just started as soon as I hit the street which meant I didn't come back up and go to 20. I think our street to 19.5 is about .3 if I had to guess. I'll measure it later and then adjust my run later in the week if I fell short. But for now, I'm just saying I did 4.5.
I felt good during the run, overall. It was hot and sticky and I was bouncy which is just silly. I never run to music anymore so I think that having the music made me bounce. I'd much rather have a nice conversation with girls now than listen to Kanye or Britney when I run which is just so different than what I would have said last year!
Tomorrow, I think I'm going to drag my BIL out there with me to do my second 4.5 of the week and then do my 3 miles of cross training on Friday with my sis. We're going to leave all babies with their daddies and have sista time.
Only 2 more days at the beach...that sucks!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
did I run today?
That's what it feels like... going through the motions to get it done. The son of this mother woke up puking and puking and puking last night so I didn't sleep much and doubted I would be getting up to run because of sleep deprivation. But, of course, I was there. I laid in bed wondering when I would get the run in... couldn't I just use those 3 miles from yesterday for today? No... I had to go no matter how exausted I was.
So the run was bleh. It was SO HOT and steamy. Jules said it right when she said she felt like she was in a sauna the whole time.
We did the same route as Tuesday and I think because I was just bone tired that, I really wasn't present during the run. The hills were hard and all three of us were breathing hard as we got up them.
I never walked but definitely went into a "just get it done" zone... very focused on one foot in front of the other.
Luckily, when I got home, Will was ready to crash (he got up not long after I left! Poor daddy!) so we snuggle on the couch and watched Nemo (!) and slept. I've never ever put him in front of the TV for THAT long but we both needed it.
So. 4.5 miles, time for a shower because my tag-teammate will be home soon!
So the run was bleh. It was SO HOT and steamy. Jules said it right when she said she felt like she was in a sauna the whole time.
We did the same route as Tuesday and I think because I was just bone tired that, I really wasn't present during the run. The hills were hard and all three of us were breathing hard as we got up them.
I never walked but definitely went into a "just get it done" zone... very focused on one foot in front of the other.
Luckily, when I got home, Will was ready to crash (he got up not long after I left! Poor daddy!) so we snuggle on the couch and watched Nemo (!) and slept. I've never ever put him in front of the TV for THAT long but we both needed it.
So. 4.5 miles, time for a shower because my tag-teammate will be home soon!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Hills
I used to say "I love hills!" and I really meant it. I am not a fan of flat running for long periods of time. I do like the change of pace (literally) that hills provide.
During this training program, I've sort of just hated hills all around. Well, last night, we met with some crazy ultrarunner to do hill repeats. We ran a 1-mile warm up and then went up a humoungous hill (I can't even explain how far the hill goes. Just trust me on this one.) 4 times after doing intervals of 10 seconds, 20, 30 and 40. It totalled 1.5 miles! ON A HILL! We did NOT get much rest time between the repeats. After the hard hills in 90 degrees, we went another mile or so to "cool down".
I haven't done that hard of a workout in a LONG time. I'd rather go run 6 miles on a Saturday morning than go up that crazy hill just one time. I know that it helps me in the long run but SHEESH!
Mama was TIRED when she got home. I sat on the couch and let hubby bring me dinner. And then went to bed at 9:15 just to get up at 5:45 to run again.
Yes, run again at 5:45.
This time we only did 2 miles since we are in preparation for the 10k on Saturday. And because we technically did our Thursday run on Wednesday since we got in about 3.7 miles. I just couldn't not run this morning. I love days when I've run in the morning.
So, we did a quick 2.2.. and there were several ladies who SAID they were going to just do 2 but they didn't, they just kept going! YOU GO GIRLS!!
I was hurting during the way back on the 2.2 run so I walked some but finally got in my groove at the end.
Tomorrow, it's rest day so that I can be ready for the 10k on Saturday. I have a goal time in my head but I'm not posting it here for fear of humiliation. ;)
During this training program, I've sort of just hated hills all around. Well, last night, we met with some crazy ultrarunner to do hill repeats. We ran a 1-mile warm up and then went up a humoungous hill (I can't even explain how far the hill goes. Just trust me on this one.) 4 times after doing intervals of 10 seconds, 20, 30 and 40. It totalled 1.5 miles! ON A HILL! We did NOT get much rest time between the repeats. After the hard hills in 90 degrees, we went another mile or so to "cool down".
I haven't done that hard of a workout in a LONG time. I'd rather go run 6 miles on a Saturday morning than go up that crazy hill just one time. I know that it helps me in the long run but SHEESH!
Mama was TIRED when she got home. I sat on the couch and let hubby bring me dinner. And then went to bed at 9:15 just to get up at 5:45 to run again.
Yes, run again at 5:45.
This time we only did 2 miles since we are in preparation for the 10k on Saturday. And because we technically did our Thursday run on Wednesday since we got in about 3.7 miles. I just couldn't not run this morning. I love days when I've run in the morning.
So, we did a quick 2.2.. and there were several ladies who SAID they were going to just do 2 but they didn't, they just kept going! YOU GO GIRLS!!
I was hurting during the way back on the 2.2 run so I walked some but finally got in my groove at the end.
Tomorrow, it's rest day so that I can be ready for the 10k on Saturday. I have a goal time in my head but I'm not posting it here for fear of humiliation. ;)
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Keep on keepin' on..
Another 4 miler this morning.
Mama is tired. And sore? What's up with that?
It was HOT and HUMID this morning which made for a tough run, I think. I was tired the entire time. Never snapped out of the yucky fog I felt. Oh, and I was a bit dizzy too.. not good but we just kept moving.
Finished 15 seconds quicker than Tuesday.
Shouldn't have worn my Janes shirt with sleeves. Too much fabric on a HOT day! Will stow it away for the fall.
On a mission to buy a hat to run in. Mama's growing her hair out and thinking a hat might be the key to looking a little cuter when she runs. Because running is really just about being cute. Ahem.
That's all for now.
Mama is tired. And sore? What's up with that?
It was HOT and HUMID this morning which made for a tough run, I think. I was tired the entire time. Never snapped out of the yucky fog I felt. Oh, and I was a bit dizzy too.. not good but we just kept moving.
Finished 15 seconds quicker than Tuesday.
Shouldn't have worn my Janes shirt with sleeves. Too much fabric on a HOT day! Will stow it away for the fall.
On a mission to buy a hat to run in. Mama's growing her hair out and thinking a hat might be the key to looking a little cuter when she runs. Because running is really just about being cute. Ahem.
That's all for now.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Rainy 4miles
So, I convinced my crazy girls (I stole this name from Jules!) to start at 5:45 instead of 6. What's 15 minutes right? Will gets up at 6:30 and we were getting home at 7 and I just HATE not having that little bit of time with him. Today, I got home at 6:45 and he'd just been up for 10 minutes. I know, I'm probably crazy but I can't help it. I love being with my boy in the morning.. Hm... when we increase to 5 and 6 miles, we might have to start EVEN earlier!!
I got up this morning and got dressed in Will's playroom just as I always do in the mornings. See... I set EVERYTHING out the night before in the back room so I can minimize the risk of waking someone or everyone. I ran out the door and I immediately felt a very light mist. Whatever. It never STARTS to rain in the morning, right? As I drive closer to the park, it's getting more and more rainy. By the time we were all out of our cars, it was RAINING and I was squealing like a little kid.
Someone said "Well, we could go back to bed?" Yeah, right. She was half joking but that would NEVER happen in my house. For one thing, Will would be up in another 45 minutes and two, I could never just fall asleep that quickly in the morning. So off we went.
We did our normal 4 mile route and I enjoyed chatting with my new running buddy. We did the 4 big ass hills and were done. At the end, I was soaked but it was nice to stand in the rain and cool off a bit before getting into the car.
You know what? Between the great conversation and the rain and the earliness of the whole thing, I never once even thought about the fact that we were running. I mean, I did... going up those BEAST hills but I never found myself going "Oh, I can't go anymore.." or "oh, my leg hurts". I just ran and chatted and enjoyed the morning out.
It's like...*gasp*... these morning jaunts are just really easy all the sudden? You know, what have you done today? "Oh, ran 4 miles in the rain at 5:45 a.m." NO big deal and NO skin off my back.
I got some new running shorts at Target yesterday that are making me happy. I was wearing just below the knee pants for every.run and now I have something cooler to wear. I am dying to buy more running tanks but that little Father's Day thing is really taking a hit on my allowance for the month.
I hope Target has those $9.99 tanks still in July. I like, LOVE them. They are lightweight and totally affordable.
I got up this morning and got dressed in Will's playroom just as I always do in the mornings. See... I set EVERYTHING out the night before in the back room so I can minimize the risk of waking someone or everyone. I ran out the door and I immediately felt a very light mist. Whatever. It never STARTS to rain in the morning, right? As I drive closer to the park, it's getting more and more rainy. By the time we were all out of our cars, it was RAINING and I was squealing like a little kid.
Someone said "Well, we could go back to bed?" Yeah, right. She was half joking but that would NEVER happen in my house. For one thing, Will would be up in another 45 minutes and two, I could never just fall asleep that quickly in the morning. So off we went.
We did our normal 4 mile route and I enjoyed chatting with my new running buddy. We did the 4 big ass hills and were done. At the end, I was soaked but it was nice to stand in the rain and cool off a bit before getting into the car.
You know what? Between the great conversation and the rain and the earliness of the whole thing, I never once even thought about the fact that we were running. I mean, I did... going up those BEAST hills but I never found myself going "Oh, I can't go anymore.." or "oh, my leg hurts". I just ran and chatted and enjoyed the morning out.
It's like...*gasp*... these morning jaunts are just really easy all the sudden? You know, what have you done today? "Oh, ran 4 miles in the rain at 5:45 a.m." NO big deal and NO skin off my back.
I got some new running shorts at Target yesterday that are making me happy. I was wearing just below the knee pants for every.run and now I have something cooler to wear. I am dying to buy more running tanks but that little Father's Day thing is really taking a hit on my allowance for the month.
I hope Target has those $9.99 tanks still in July. I like, LOVE them. They are lightweight and totally affordable.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
4-miler at 6am
Woot! That's all I have to say about the run with 5 other ladies this morning. Ok, maybe not ALL I have to say.
It was awesome, though.
I chatted with a new running friend the entire time and felt good. It was only 70ish degrees but it was warm. The worst part about running in the morning? The cobwebs. We did GA which is pretty wooded and my partner and I were battling the webs the entire way. I hope Jules and the others appreciated all that web taking down we did for them! At one point, there was even a spider on my nose! The things we do...
We finished the 4 miles in 44:48 so we did right at an 11 minute mile. That was probably faster than Liz wants us to do, though.
Anyway, I have to say that I'm feeling really good and really positive about this experience. Training smart is key to a successful race. I'm SO excited that I've met and bonded with so many new women in the city and that we will all share this experience together.
Total: 4.02 Miles
It was awesome, though.
I chatted with a new running friend the entire time and felt good. It was only 70ish degrees but it was warm. The worst part about running in the morning? The cobwebs. We did GA which is pretty wooded and my partner and I were battling the webs the entire way. I hope Jules and the others appreciated all that web taking down we did for them! At one point, there was even a spider on my nose! The things we do...
We finished the 4 miles in 44:48 so we did right at an 11 minute mile. That was probably faster than Liz wants us to do, though.
Anyway, I have to say that I'm feeling really good and really positive about this experience. Training smart is key to a successful race. I'm SO excited that I've met and bonded with so many new women in the city and that we will all share this experience together.
Total: 4.02 Miles
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Thank GOD for my conscience on Facebook
I posted on facebook that I really did not want to run in the rain and boy did I get the motivation. Jules and another friend, Anna, had no sympathy for me and the things I worry about like falling down or getting struck by lightening. So, I checked the radar on weather.com and saw that I had about an hour window that I could get dressed, get to the park, run and get home before the rain started again and guess what? I did just that.
I decided that I did NOT want to do beast hills x4 so I came up with a new (to me) route that is 3.4 miles ... since I did about 2.5 yesterday, I figured it was okay to skimp my 3.5 run by .1. It was HOT out there and as soon as I stepped out of my car I was drenched with sweat.
Anyway, I went across the street from NMP to the short 1/2 mile semi-circle, went back into the NMP and did GA all the way to the end and back (2.4 miles) and then back to my 1/2 mile semi circle. Very easy run that only has 2 monster hills total. I tell ya. Hills are HARD and really slow me down for a few minutes until I can recover fully.
I get a little weirded out running GA sometimes because of the scarceness of the people out there. And, it's right next to a cemetery so I mean, how icky is that? There's a lot of older men out there and some die-hard runners and one biker that I see every.time.I.run no matter what time of day. He must be out there ALL the time. Today, I ran into a very nice walker who was also trying to figure out if it was RAINING or if the trees were just shaking off the water. She was adorable.
Anyway, it was a great run and I felt good doing it. I finished 3.4 in 37 minutes. A little slow, but whatever. I did it, right?
Coming up: 5 mile run with the group on Saturday morning. In one of my new running tanks from Target that were $7 each! Woot!
Total: 3.4 Miles
I decided that I did NOT want to do beast hills x4 so I came up with a new (to me) route that is 3.4 miles ... since I did about 2.5 yesterday, I figured it was okay to skimp my 3.5 run by .1. It was HOT out there and as soon as I stepped out of my car I was drenched with sweat.
Anyway, I went across the street from NMP to the short 1/2 mile semi-circle, went back into the NMP and did GA all the way to the end and back (2.4 miles) and then back to my 1/2 mile semi circle. Very easy run that only has 2 monster hills total. I tell ya. Hills are HARD and really slow me down for a few minutes until I can recover fully.
I get a little weirded out running GA sometimes because of the scarceness of the people out there. And, it's right next to a cemetery so I mean, how icky is that? There's a lot of older men out there and some die-hard runners and one biker that I see every.time.I.run no matter what time of day. He must be out there ALL the time. Today, I ran into a very nice walker who was also trying to figure out if it was RAINING or if the trees were just shaking off the water. She was adorable.
Anyway, it was a great run and I felt good doing it. I finished 3.4 in 37 minutes. A little slow, but whatever. I did it, right?
Coming up: 5 mile run with the group on Saturday morning. In one of my new running tanks from Target that were $7 each! Woot!
Total: 3.4 Miles
woods run
Yesterday, I ran in the woods at the college. The woods have all kinds of stories about them, so there was no way I was going in alone. I asked a running colleague to go with me and then as we were talking about it, someone overheard and joined us!
For anyone in the area, it's a great 2-mile loop that is shaded and just beautiful. There's a few hills and lots of roots that you have to watch out for.
We did the 2-mile loop in 19 minutes! I was HAULING because we had the most terrific storm coming and I was a bit freaked out by all the thunder. Actually, there were several storms that all hit one another and just sat over top of the city for a few hours that ended up dropping between 8 and 10 inches of rain on us! It was insane.
I'm pretty sure Coach Liz would not be happy with this quick 2 miler on an "easy" day but seriously? Training program vs. dying from a lightening strike... sorry Liz. :)
When we got out of the woods, we had about another .6 miles to go before we could get to our cars. We SPRINTED to the closest building because by this time there was lightening and thunder right above us, the wind started to pick up and the heavy rain started.
We ended up having to stay in the student center for a good 45 minutes before we could run again towards our cars and we really shouldn't have been out then either. If you ever want to see me freak out? Put me outside during a storm. Not pretty.
So I would say we did about a 2.6 mile sprint, er run, in I don't even know how long. But it felt good overall!
I am supposed to run 3.5 tonight but it's storming again. I might have to put that off to a morning run tomorrow.
I just know I was wet and totally freaked out by the events of the last 2 hours that I just got into my car without saying much to the girls and drove away. Crazyness.
Total: 2.6 Miles
For anyone in the area, it's a great 2-mile loop that is shaded and just beautiful. There's a few hills and lots of roots that you have to watch out for.
We did the 2-mile loop in 19 minutes! I was HAULING because we had the most terrific storm coming and I was a bit freaked out by all the thunder. Actually, there were several storms that all hit one another and just sat over top of the city for a few hours that ended up dropping between 8 and 10 inches of rain on us! It was insane.
I'm pretty sure Coach Liz would not be happy with this quick 2 miler on an "easy" day but seriously? Training program vs. dying from a lightening strike... sorry Liz. :)
When we got out of the woods, we had about another .6 miles to go before we could get to our cars. We SPRINTED to the closest building because by this time there was lightening and thunder right above us, the wind started to pick up and the heavy rain started.
We ended up having to stay in the student center for a good 45 minutes before we could run again towards our cars and we really shouldn't have been out then either. If you ever want to see me freak out? Put me outside during a storm. Not pretty.
So I would say we did about a 2.6 mile sprint, er run, in I don't even know how long. But it felt good overall!
I am supposed to run 3.5 tonight but it's storming again. I might have to put that off to a morning run tomorrow.
I just know I was wet and totally freaked out by the events of the last 2 hours that I just got into my car without saying much to the girls and drove away. Crazyness.
Total: 2.6 Miles
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