This is why I read blogs:
Check out these motivational quotes from Lesley – http://racingitoff.blogspot.com/2010/11/time-to-motivate.html
Check out this post on Why I Run Races from Jen – http://www.jenisgreen.com/2010/11/02/why-i-run-races/
I’m wordless today. These two bloggers said it all!
Happy Running and Happy Blogging!
Why Run Naples Half Marathon?
Why Should I?
Suggested – HALF MARATHON TRAINING SCHEDULE
Revised – MY HALF MARATHON TRAINING
So how’s that for a 400th post? Going out on a limb and thinking beyond 3.1 miles 🙂
Happy Running and THANKS for your input!
What do you miss most when you are in the heat of training or gearing up for a race? Do you skip late nights out? Do you give up goodies and alcohol? What is the first thing you crave when training is over?
Answer:
I really haven’t done a lot of training but I hope to start. However, the day before a race (even a 5k), I try to eat pasta and drink a lot of water, go to bed early. If I go out, I don’t drink alcohol. This is a little tough, since I play mah jongg on Friday evenings. My friends play until late & I always go home early. Sometimes, I don’t go at all. They drink wine & I drink water. It’s worth the sacrifice!!
Happy Running!
Nope, it’s not a race report. I didn’t do the Dunkin Run 5k/10k in September (which used to be the Bruegger’s Bagel Run).
It was a cool fall afternoon, sunny when I started. I’m still debating my distance running future so on the weekend I’m trying to do a long run, if possible. Today was 8 miles…
At around 3.5 miles, there was a Dunkin Donuts so I stopped and bought a bottle of water, a French toast Bagel twist (yum) and a pumpkin donut hole. I’ll call it my re-fueling stop.
I continued to the shopping plaza a 1/2 mile away and then turned around and headed home. It was cloudy most of the way, drizzled for a while and then the sun came back out.
I tried to look periodically at my Nike+ to check my times. I wish I had had a Garmin now (The Garmin 205 was ion sale at Amazon for $98 the other day & I hesitated & missed it.)
Stats:
5k = 31
10k =1:04
8 mi=1:23
All in all, I felt great. I only walked at the hill at mile 7.
Now I have have to get ready to go to a Halloween party in Lake George.
Happy Running, Happy Halloween & Good Luck to all those running in the Marine Corp Marathon esp Amanda!
This is a week of firsts:
Yep, I will be volunteering at the 15k Stockadeathon in Schenectady on Nov. 7. If you are racing, I will be at the finish line pulling off those chips!
As much as I would like to be running in this race, I still have not raced in a 10K so I don’t think it would be wise to try a 15K – at least not yet!!
My blood pressure has been normal, my headache is gone but I still have a stiff neck. I played tennis last evening and felt fine. I plan to run after work today!! The weather has been crazy. Today it’s supposed to be 70 degrees!
I’m still contemplating my racing future….there’s are a few 5ks coming up on Saturdays (Oct 30, Nov 6, Dec 4). I could sign up for them. But then again, I’m trying to run short distances during the week and a longer run on Saturday just in case…you know what?!
For now, I’m a volunteer!!
Happy Running!
Recap of last week:
My weekly goal was 17 miles. I did 16.
10K Race – too sick to do it! 😦
This week’s schedule:
Mon – tennis after work
Wed – dinner with a friend
Fri – mah jongg after work
Sat – eve. halloween party
Sun – Lake George am.
Happy Running!
me starting my virtual race
I got up, took my blood pressure and it was perfect so I decided I would run yesterday’s race – at least the 5k. Unfortunately it was raining. Anyway, my hubby said that I was nuts and he wasn’t gonna pick me up off the pavment.
When it did stop in the afternoon, my hubby left to play tennis & I set out on my virtual race (wearing the race shirt) & to the drug store to pick up 2 prescriptions.
I guessed that to the pharmacy & back would be a 10k. Actually it was 3.5 miles so I ended up doing 7 miles.
Stats:
lst 5k – 31:20
2nd 5k – 34:55
10K – 1:06:15
7 miles – 1:15:56
As you can tell, I ran the first 5k and walked a lot during the 2nd. I didn’t stop the clock waiting for lights to cross streets but did stop for 10 minutes in CVS (and stopped the clock).
Still sad that I missed the opportunity to run a 10k…I probably shouldn’t have waited so long since the running season is limited from now til next spring.
Happy Running! Hope everyone had a good racing weekend!
This was supposed to be my first 10k!!!!!!!!!!!
I signed up months ago so I would be motivated to train for it… However, 5k races & boating got in the way so I did what I could.
I was tempted to switch to the 5k but my friend Mary after she finished her half marathon said she would sign up and would pace me. I still wasn’t convinced but then 3 of the women in the beginning runners group (they did their 1st 5k in June) signed up.
I was too embarrassed to back out.
I wasn’t afraid that I couldn’t do it since I ran my first 5k after only running 1 mile without stopping. I was nervous that I would push myself and get injured –that bump knee & those old age aches & pains.
Well, everyone said I could do it and my friend Mary promised to drag me through it.
It was COLD in the 30’s. I couldn’t decide what to wear but I opted for shorts and long sleeves. I would wear sweats until the race began. My hubby had picked up my race packet yesterday so I didn’t have to arrive too early.
This is where the bad part starts.
People had been dropping like flies at the office but not me, I said!! I have my first 10k. I started feeling lousy Thurs eve. Sore throat. All day Friday, I had a headache. I didn’t sleep much Fri eve and I felt worse. When I got up on Sat, I actually felt a little better and was very excited to get to the race.
My friend Mary called and we agreed to meet. I parked my car and waited through 3 shuttles to get to the start which was about a mile away. When I got there I immediately bumped into 2 friends from the running group.
All of a sudden, I got this really intense HEADACHE! I mean I couldn’t move. I wanted to start the race but I couldn’t. I called my hubby & cried on the phone to come get me. The shuttle driver was nice enough to take me back to my car.
Depressed about the race, I rested on the couch for the rest of the day & felt a little better but then the pain started to come back so my hubby took me to the doctor. He gave me a shot & the pain went away but the doc was very concerned that my blood pressure was high and ordered me to the ER.
My blood pressure got even higher there -197/109. They did all kinds of tests – blood work, EKG, Cat Scan and ALL WERE NEGATIVE!!! They gave me something to lower my blood pressure and sent me home (at 3am).
Today I took my blood pressure and it’s 120/80. I can’t wait to run again.
Yesterday I was so DISAPPOINTED about the race! Today I’m just happy to be healthy…There will be other races!!
Happy Running!
Happy Running and good luck to any weekend racers!
Recap of last week:
My weekly goal was 16 miles. I did 14.5.
NO RACES!
This week’s schedule:
Tues – tennis after work
Wed – mentors mtg after work
Thurs – movie after work
Fri – mah jongg after work
Sat – eve. halloween party
Sun – Lake George am.
Weekly Running Goal = 17 miles
October Monthly Running Goal = 60 miles
Yearly Running Goal = 300 miles ( I passed it – can I make 500?)
Happy Running!
