Just Christy and I for the first run (for me) of 2009. It was a bit chilly when running into the wind, but still warmer than it has been. Unfortunately, I don't have any humorous tidbits to start of the new year, but here is what I hear on the running front:
Christy - GB Marathon
Rhonda - GB(?) Marathon - FIRST ONE!
Katie - GB Marathon - FIRST ONE!
Allison - GB Marathon
Wendy - GB Marathon
Jill - LAX Marathon
Elyse - LAX(?) Marathon
Sandy - GB Half(?)
Al -GB Half??????
Jenny - ??????
Sheri - ?????
Bryan - ????
Tom - ????
Mike - ?????
I think there may be some newbies out there we need to draw into our circle......
Friday, January 2, 2009
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Last run of 2008
The last run of 2008 was a cold one with a couple of inches of fresh snow, but the slipping and sliding didn't seem too bad.
It was a good year. A total of 1291 miles for me and two marathons. Even better was that I came away from the marathons with a positive experience. I loved Green Bay because it got me over my "I Hate Marathons" mentality. So, I headed into Chicago with a good experience under my belt. Chicago will definitely go down as my most memorable and enjoyable marathon. It was so fantastic to train and run that race with all my running friends. Whoever said running is a solitary sport is wrong!
Even better was that 2008 was injury free. My plantar fasciitis did not rear its ugly head again! I am looking forward to 2009!
It was a good year. A total of 1291 miles for me and two marathons. Even better was that I came away from the marathons with a positive experience. I loved Green Bay because it got me over my "I Hate Marathons" mentality. So, I headed into Chicago with a good experience under my belt. Chicago will definitely go down as my most memorable and enjoyable marathon. It was so fantastic to train and run that race with all my running friends. Whoever said running is a solitary sport is wrong!
Even better was that 2008 was injury free. My plantar fasciitis did not rear its ugly head again! I am looking forward to 2009!
Monday, December 29, 2008
Beat the record!
Today I surpassed my record for mileage run in a year! Yeah! The weird thing is that the previous record was set the year I ran only one marathon. You would think I would have passed that year's mileage earlier since I ran (and trained for) two marathons this year! It proves my theory that I over trained for my first marathon.
Speaking of marathons...... the talk is starting. One person, who I will leaved unnamed (for the moment) says that they are ready to run another one! It looks like I might be pulled in to training for the GB marathon. I have been on the fence any way. I just happened on the following quote that is on the back of my Lutheran Digest. It seems like a sign that I should run the marathon given I was writing this post when I happened upon it:
Speaking of marathons...... the talk is starting. One person, who I will leaved unnamed (for the moment) says that they are ready to run another one! It looks like I might be pulled in to training for the GB marathon. I have been on the fence any way. I just happened on the following quote that is on the back of my Lutheran Digest. It seems like a sign that I should run the marathon given I was writing this post when I happened upon it:
In Courage
We totally
Forget the self
And the Cares
Of the Day
Are set aside
For the greater good
-K.S. Harding
I am sure that the quote was not inspired by someone that chose to train for a marathon just to help her fellow runners out, but hey - when you get a sign you should just roll with it!
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