2010 totals so far
June Update:
June (-3.5 for May)
Happy Running and Welcome July!
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Topic: Give-A-Ways- Love Em or Hate Em
Question: What are your thoughts on give-a-ways? Do you enter them often? What entices you to enter or turns you off from entering? Have you run your own give-a-ways?
I love them.
I enter only those that offer items that I’d like to win. I always post the giveaways on my blog and on twitter (if required) but I do not post on Facebook – there are enough items that appear on people’s Facebook news items & I don’t want to add to it.
Giveaways have given me opportunities to learn about new running products and they have introduced me to bloggers that I wouldn’t otherwise found.
I have been lucky to win some cool things. I have never run my own giveaway. I don’t think I have enough readers and a vendor hasn’t offered me anything to review and give away (Hint! Hint!)
Recap of last week:
My weekly goal was 10.5 miles. I did 13!!!
I ran in a 5K race! I came in 2nd in my age group!
This week’s schedule:
Monday – friend’s b-day dinner
Tuesday – tennis after work
Wed – tennis after work
Thursday – tennis before work, hair appt
Friday – Census job after work, mah jong
Saturday & Sunday- boating on Lake George island
This week’s running :
Monday – 3 miles before work
Wednesday – 3 miles before work – LAST DAY OF THE MONTH!
Friday – 3 miles before work
Sunday – 4 miles (while at the marina)
Weekly Running Goal = 14 miles
JUNE Monthly Running Goal = 54 miles
JULY Monthly Running Goal = 55 miles
Yearly Running Goal = 300 miles
Happy Running & have a great week!
Take me out to the ball park! Take me out to the crowd … This race began and ended at the home of the ValleyCats, a local baseball team that plays at Joe Bruno Stadium in Troy, NY, on the campus of Hudson Valley Community College.
I’ve never done this race before but I had heard that it was hilly, but fun. Amanda was doing it too. We agreed to meet before the race.
Again I had a sleepless headachey night and woke up nauseous and exhausted. I felt better after coffee and headed off early to the race. Amanda wasn’t there when I arrived. I found some new friends & we took each other’s pictures.
me before the race
I found Amanda right before the start. The race began with a steep hill. I was tired after that. Amanda had a great pace and I soon lost her. The course continued to be one hill after another. I finally relented around mile 2 and walked a bit.
My mile 1 time was 9:30 so I knew I was not on a PR pace on this course. I felt better after my walking stint. The race ended by running around the inside of the ball park. The finish was shown on the marquee screen in the outfield if anyone was watching.
I was surprised that I could finish under 30 minutes so I sprinted as fast as I could. I did it – not a PR but under 30 minutes!! 29:40!
I went back to my car to get my camera & bumped into my 2 new friends and an ICE CREAM truck – They gave out free ice cream and 4 tickets toThursday’s Valley Cats game.
They were happy with their times
so was I
Yum
I finally caught up with Amanda after the race. She had a PR! Yay Amanda!! I had an ice cream cone! Yay me!
me & Amanda after the race
In addition to a tee shirt, we got 4 free tix to an August Valley Cats game and the refreshments were hot dogs, bagels, cookies, watermelon…
We hung around for the awards. I was lucky & came in 2nd place in my age group!!! I won a baseball cap.
Again, I’m glad I did the race and can’t wait for the next one…
On to the rest of the day’s activities: gardening and 2 parties!!!
Happy Running and enjoy your weekend!
Happy Running!
Now about running:
I could have run Monday after work but it was hot & I was tired from the weekend. So I got up early today and ran 3.5 miles. It is so nice to start off the day with a run. The weather was perfect. I plan to do the same on Thursday unless it rains then I’ll run after work. My next 5k race is Saturday – Valley Cats Homerun 5k.
Happy Running!
The last two weekends, it has rained and my hubby and I have not gone on our boat on Lake George. This morning, while watching the weather channel, he announces: “No races this weekend!! We ‘re going on the boat and we’re leaving early Saturday!”
I have run a 5K the past two weekends and I have one next Saturday so I can’t complain. But I think I am already going through withdrawal at the thought of not running in a race this weekend. Why?
No more whining…I will run tomorrow after work and maybe even Friday. I will run around the Sagamore in Bolton Landing on Sunday while boating on Lake George!!! I will enjoy our times on Lake George…I have a lot more races planned for the rest of the summer (Hope the hubby will understand.)
Happy Running!
Read about the race here and here.
This race turned out much differently than expected.
I was really tired all week and had a tight right calf muscle. Yesterday I came home from work and went to bed. I was too tired to go to Mah Jongg (which I LOVE) or even BLOG.
When I got up this morning, I was still tired. My race goals were to finish and run as much of the race as I could.
This was the first time I have run this race and it was about 40 minutes away. On the way, I realized that at the last 4 races I have run with others that I know. It was nice having someone to chat with before and after the race. I knew no one running this race & I signed up for it while on a high from my last race. This is bound to happen when you are a 5K race addict like myself.
The skies were overcast and threatening RAIN!. The temperature was in the 60’s and would have been comfortable if it weren’t so HUMID. They gave out a nice backpack type bag, coupon for a free Stewarts ice cream cone and the standard cotton tee.
There were almost 600 running in this race. I recognized a lot of elite runners from the area (so no award for me!). It started and ended in the middle of town. There were some inclines on the country roads of Kinderhook, NY but otherwise it was relatively flat.
I started slowly in the middle of the pack, trying to get my iPod to play. I never have an idea what my pace is since I don’t have a Garmin. Everyone was passing me by so I thought I was running slow. I just kept running.
(Photo courtesy of Barry Knights)
I was surprised that the mile 1 clock said 9:20. That’s my PR pace. So I continued running. The 2nd mile clock said 18:42 so I was at the same pace. That was good because I didn’t want a repeat of last week’s race when I ran too fast during mile 2 and had no gas for the 3rd mile.
I continued running at my same pace with only a brief stop for water and when I approached the finish line, I was shocked to see 28 minutes! I started to sprint as fast as I could!!!
My goal this year was to finish under 29 minutes and I did- 28:42. YAY!!
I actually felt less tired after the race than before.
There were had lots of refreshments – apples, bananas, oranges, watermelon, cider, bagels, donuts, bars, etc. They gave out ceramic dishes to the top 3 in each 5 year age group. Just as they started to announce the winners, it started to rain. I hung around since I had a rain coat and I knew I had no chance at 10 year age groups but there was a slight possibility today.
Nope! I came in 318 and 6th in my age group. The top 2 in my age group ran it in 20 & 21 minutes!!!!!!!!! The good news is next year, these 2 runners will be out of my age group for 2 years.
I hope the rain stops for some outdoor activities tomorrow.
Happy Running and have a great weekend!
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I guess my legs were more tired than I thought. Monday, I played tennis for 2 hours, ran around the park with a 3 yr-old and then came home and ran 4 miles (my right calf was a little sore). Yesterday after work, I played tennis for 2 hours and came home and since t he weather was perfect (cool & breezy), I ran 3 miles. My right calf was very sore…I walked a lot of my run.
I put on the Recovery Socks that I won in a giveaway and today my legs feel great. I’m resting today, just in case. It’s raining anyway. I’ll try my legs again tomorrow in preparation for Saturday’s 5K. (Read about the race here.)
Happy Running and Hump Day!
the Happy group after the race
I have multiple copies of Sunday’s front page of the newspaper. I even signed up for two more 5ks this month- Kinderhook Bank OK 5K on June 12 and Valley Cats Home Run 5k on June 26.
2. I’m trying to fit both tennis and running around my 2 jobs and my family and friends. I did both yesterday. I plan to do both today.?
Happy Running!
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