Yeah! Last pace run is DONE! Just a long run to go! We had great weather. Perfect temp and no wind. I am sure Little Dave (aka Christy) would NOT say it was a great run, especially when I turned right at the depot instead of keeping straight. I found a tip site for coaches and I think I will have to employ the following tool during future pace runs:
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
All the girls
It was a girls day today. A warmer run compared to yesterday. I have to go find loops for this week.....
Monday, April 13, 2009
Material
I realized that I should have posted on Friday after the long run with Jill and Tom. Tom was kind enough to give me a lot of material to work with.
The run was good. Perfect weather for it - which for me meant no wind and for Jill that it was still cool. Bryan and Jenny joined us for an hour. They did an okay job of not rubbing in the fact that they only had to go an hour. There is room for improvement though. Elyse as back too! She joined us for 2 hours, but she also took 2 hours off our lives when her hip gave out and she went down. She insisted she was fine and kept running. I will be sure to remind her of this the next time she is hounding one of us to go to the hospital for some injury. She says that is due to the Italian in her. We will have to show her how long German memories can be.
When I returned home I was surprised not to find an e-mail broadcast from Jill. She tested Tom and he would have taken the same infamous wrong turn that Jill did. Thank goodness they had me along or else they would have both ended up in Norwalk. At first I was thinking that Tom was just being nice to Jill and then I remembered who I was talking about.
There is more, but I think I will save it for another day.... too much laughter at once is not a good thing - especially when you are at work.
The run was good. Perfect weather for it - which for me meant no wind and for Jill that it was still cool. Bryan and Jenny joined us for an hour. They did an okay job of not rubbing in the fact that they only had to go an hour. There is room for improvement though. Elyse as back too! She joined us for 2 hours, but she also took 2 hours off our lives when her hip gave out and she went down. She insisted she was fine and kept running. I will be sure to remind her of this the next time she is hounding one of us to go to the hospital for some injury. She says that is due to the Italian in her. We will have to show her how long German memories can be.
When I returned home I was surprised not to find an e-mail broadcast from Jill. She tested Tom and he would have taken the same infamous wrong turn that Jill did. Thank goodness they had me along or else they would have both ended up in Norwalk. At first I was thinking that Tom was just being nice to Jill and then I remembered who I was talking about.
There is more, but I think I will save it for another day.... too much laughter at once is not a good thing - especially when you are at work.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Did it!
I actually got up and ran by myself this morning! Although my pillow was saying, "Stay with me. Stay with me." in a soft, whispery voice, I still got up. Wonders will never cease! Now I just hope this new found mental strength and willpower can get me through my 3:15 hour run tomorrow! Of course with Tom telling me all of his hilarious jokes, I am sure it won't be a problem.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Another run
Just Kwik Trip gal and I today. Katie drove off when I got there. Jill told me it wasn't me, but you know how nice Jill is - except to Mike.
The truth is that something is going on with Katie's foot and she decided to play it safe and rest it. Nice of her to drive all the way in and tell us.... going the extra mile!
Green Bay continues to fill up. The half marathon is 81.3% full and the full is 76%. It will be interesting to see if they reach their cap. The next bump in price happens after the 15th, so I am guessing we will see an increase in registrations just before that day.
The truth is that something is going on with Katie's foot and she decided to play it safe and rest it. Nice of her to drive all the way in and tell us.... going the extra mile!
Green Bay continues to fill up. The half marathon is 81.3% full and the full is 76%. It will be interesting to see if they reach their cap. The next bump in price happens after the 15th, so I am guessing we will see an increase in registrations just before that day.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Oh how wrong....
Thankfully the weatherman is wrong sometimes and this weekend, all of you who live in WI know, he was WAAAAAYY off. I love when 3-7 inches of snow actually turns into a few flurries - especially in April. Of course, that weather forecast got me out of running with Jill on Sunday - another reason to LOVE him.
A good run with Christy and Katie this morning. I am definitely in the peak of marathon training because I am just tired, tired, tired. Ugh. Getting the legs moving is hard.
However, it was a good pace run this weekend. I did the first 7 mile loop too fast so the second half was a killer. The real reason I slowed down was that I had to get away from Tom's jokes. Just ask him about the red and purple grapes and you will understand why. Of course my 7 year old LOVED it.
A good run with Christy and Katie this morning. I am definitely in the peak of marathon training because I am just tired, tired, tired. Ugh. Getting the legs moving is hard.
However, it was a good pace run this weekend. I did the first 7 mile loop too fast so the second half was a killer. The real reason I slowed down was that I had to get away from Tom's jokes. Just ask him about the red and purple grapes and you will understand why. Of course my 7 year old LOVED it.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Friday
Kwik Trip gal was very nice and agreed to run with me today. She redeemed herself.
I ran into Elyse at soccer last night. She is so depressed that I can't put her over the edge by referring to her as Beerhater. Seriously though, she got bad, bad, bad news about her hip. I will let her tell you, but I am still hopeful that the MRI next week will not reveal a problem much less severe than the suspected one. So, all of you out in Internet world, send positive thoughts her way in the coming week - even if you don't know who the heck I am talking about!
I realized yesterday when I was sitting in a very exciting meeting (not) that I had to get caught up on my running stuff....
1. Make reservation for Green Bay hotel
2. Sign up for Green Bay Marathon (maybe this should be #1)
3. Check to see when Twin Cities marathon registration opens (April 17th)
4. Make reservation for NYC hotel, just in case.
I ran into Elyse at soccer last night. She is so depressed that I can't put her over the edge by referring to her as Beerhater. Seriously though, she got bad, bad, bad news about her hip. I will let her tell you, but I am still hopeful that the MRI next week will not reveal a problem much less severe than the suspected one. So, all of you out in Internet world, send positive thoughts her way in the coming week - even if you don't know who the heck I am talking about!
I realized yesterday when I was sitting in a very exciting meeting (not) that I had to get caught up on my running stuff....
1. Make reservation for Green Bay hotel
2. Sign up for Green Bay Marathon (maybe this should be #1)
3. Check to see when Twin Cities marathon registration opens (April 17th)
4. Make reservation for NYC hotel, just in case.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
One of those mornings...
It was one of those mornings that if I didn't have a great group to run with I would have....
1. Not gotten out of bed.
If I had gotten out of bed....
2. I would have run 5 steps, stopped and went home.
If I had continued to run....
3. I would have seriously contemplated stopping and turning around the WHOLE, ENTIRE run.
If I had finished the run....
4. I would have done so with a 10:30 pace.
5. Even if I did finish I would NOT have been HAPPY about it.
But since I did have a GREAT group to run with; I did get out of bed, run, enjoyed nice conversation and friendship (much better than listening to my whining in my head) and finished with a 9:07 pace. Not a great pace, but considering how my body felt, I am very happy with it!
Okay - I am still not HAPPY about it, but do feel better for it.
1. Not gotten out of bed.
If I had gotten out of bed....
2. I would have run 5 steps, stopped and went home.
If I had continued to run....
3. I would have seriously contemplated stopping and turning around the WHOLE, ENTIRE run.
If I had finished the run....
4. I would have done so with a 10:30 pace.
5. Even if I did finish I would NOT have been HAPPY about it.
But since I did have a GREAT group to run with; I did get out of bed, run, enjoyed nice conversation and friendship (much better than listening to my whining in my head) and finished with a 9:07 pace. Not a great pace, but considering how my body felt, I am very happy with it!
Okay - I am still not HAPPY about it, but do feel better for it.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Windy Wednesday
Spring is here... meaning it is WINDY and you all know how I feel about wind! Luckily today's route took us head on into it only once.
The news is that Wendy has now come out of her winter hibernation too!
Well, sorry folks, that is it. I have sat here staring at the screen and I can't come up with anything to say.... I guess it was all said on the run this morning!
The news is that Wendy has now come out of her winter hibernation too!
Well, sorry folks, that is it. I have sat here staring at the screen and I can't come up with anything to say.... I guess it was all said on the run this morning!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Vacation stories
It was a good day to run since Christy was back from her first vacation in Mexico. So there were a lot of stories to tell! Plus, Jenny has emerged from her winter hibernation.
I think it is time to change our tactics on bringing people into our cult. I learned this weekend that people we have tried to get to join us are secretly worshiping behind our backs. On Sunday morning I went for a run with my sister-in-law. We were on BC when I saw a figure running toward us. Of course, the first thing I thought was, "I wonder who this is running and do I know them?". As they drew closer, I realized I did know them but it was a WALKER! Yes, you read right.. a morning WALKER who was RUNNING. Oh, she tried to feign innocence by saying "I only run on Sundays." but we all know how that is... you start worshiping in secret, on back roads, and then suddenly you are running marathons.
I think it is time to change our tactics on bringing people into our cult. I learned this weekend that people we have tried to get to join us are secretly worshiping behind our backs. On Sunday morning I went for a run with my sister-in-law. We were on BC when I saw a figure running toward us. Of course, the first thing I thought was, "I wonder who this is running and do I know them?". As they drew closer, I realized I did know them but it was a WALKER! Yes, you read right.. a morning WALKER who was RUNNING. Oh, she tried to feign innocence by saying "I only run on Sundays." but we all know how that is... you start worshiping in secret, on back roads, and then suddenly you are running marathons.
Friday, March 20, 2009
12 mile pace run
We did a 12 mile pace run at a 8:30 pace... yeah that's right..... Well, we can say whatever we want since I had a Garmin malfunction. I got the first 6 miles which was a 8:50 pace.. but I somehow hit the stop button again shortly after starting the second loop. Of course I was struggling to begin with since I was using Jim's old Garmin since mine was out of battery. Once again proving Christy's belief that Garmin's are always out of battery.
Thanks again to Mike and Jill for running! Mike did a great job of keeping the conversation going and Jill did a good job of swearing under her breath instead of yelling at me for going to fast!
Thanks again to Mike and Jill for running! Mike did a great job of keeping the conversation going and Jill did a good job of swearing under her breath instead of yelling at me for going to fast!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Hills return
The spring weather got in to my bones yesterday... making me in the mood for hills. Well, actually I am never in the mood for hills, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. Or maybe it was payback for all those people who thought they were being smart by not running with me on Monday thinking I would want to do intervals. HAH! Fooled you!
I realized today that we have a pretty good complement of runners.
We have a Physical Therapist and two nurses to help us with our injuries
a Dietitian to help with what foods we should eat
a Speech Pathologist to help us learn how to speak when it is so cold out that our lips freeze
a Workers Comp person to tell us how we can attribute our running injuries to work
a bank person to show us how to get loans to pay for our running shoes and entry fees
a purchaser to tell us where to get the best deals (I had to THINK on that one Mike!)
Now we just need a podiatrist and a massage therapist and we have it made!
I realized today that we have a pretty good complement of runners.
We have a Physical Therapist and two nurses to help us with our injuries
a Dietitian to help with what foods we should eat
a Speech Pathologist to help us learn how to speak when it is so cold out that our lips freeze
a Workers Comp person to tell us how we can attribute our running injuries to work
a bank person to show us how to get loans to pay for our running shoes and entry fees
a purchaser to tell us where to get the best deals (I had to THINK on that one Mike!)
Now we just need a podiatrist and a massage therapist and we have it made!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Afternoon run
I discovered today that I am no longer an afternoon runner. It was a beautiful day despite a strong wind, but the first mile was hard. I felt like I was back in my newbie days since I had to mentally chant to myself "It gets better after the first mile. It gets better after the first mile". It did take awhile, but it greatly improved when I ran into Mike who was also ready. And nice guy that he is, he joined me for the next 3 miles. That or he knew he was in deep doo doo since he had abandoned me this morning and yet, here he is running. Hmmmm... apparently 8 more hours helped his knees recover.
It did turn into a good run.. despite feeling like I was struggling I had a good pace. So, I was pleased at the end, but not enough to go back to afternoon running.
It did turn into a good run.. despite feeling like I was struggling I had a good pace. So, I was pleased at the end, but not enough to go back to afternoon running.
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