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Newton, the Foot & the Weekend

Yesterday, FleetFeet offered a workshop on Running Naturally sponsored by Newton.  If you were injured and not running, would you go to a running workshop?

Well, I did!

I bumped into fellow SRM, Melissa, there too.  It was nice to see her. They gave us Newton running shoes to try on.  They felt very weird at first. But soon got very comfortable.

I actually tried the orange Motion Performance ones

The Newton rep explained about the shoe and why they are different.

Newton Running shoes are designed with a minimal “drop” – or height difference – between the height of the heel and the ball of the foot. A more level-to-the-ground platform positions you to support a natural running motion.

Our feet are sensitive and brilliantly designed to ensure that we step efficiently and lightly. Unfortunately, highly cushioned shoes often obstruct this communication with the ground. Enter our biomechanical sensor plate, which allows you to sense the ground so you can stride more efficiently and lightly – some might even say intelligently, the way nature intended.

Then we went out to run…yes, run!!

I hadn’t run since the Komen race.  My foot hurt a lot this past Sunday but amazingly, it stopped hurting Sunday night.  In fact, I was walking normally and even wore shoes to work yesterday.  My achy foot was replaced by a painfully tight calf muscle (from biking, perhaps???) But I haven’t run…the real test for the foot.

The Newton rep gave us some cool running drills…many making us lift our knees high.  I was nervous but did them.  Luckily we only had to run across the parking lot and back.  Yes, I realized that my foot wasn’t 100% and it is not healed but it is definitely better than before.

They gave us all tee-shirts and many folks then bought some Newtons.  I definitely like them… A lot.  Though, I may try the stability ones rather the neutral ones.  However now, it seems ridiculous to buy new shoes when you are injured.  If I am going to spend the money, I want to be able to run with them.

Now about the upcoming weekend.

Oct 20-21 in Bethlehen, PA

In a weak moment when I was injured, I read about this in a RW magazine.

Why Bethlehem, PA?

From its role in shipbuilding to its pioneering work on that staple of skyscraper construction, the I-beam, to its supplying armor plating during both world wars, the significance of Bethlehem Steel cannot be overstated. Because of this, it seemed natural to choose the refurbished Bethlehem Steel Mill and ArtsQuest SteelStacks campus as headquarters for our inaugural Half & Festival. That’s where you’ll find our Health and Fitness Expo, our seminars, and our film screenings. And of course, the 5-K, 10-K, and half-marathon races will all finish under a flaming arch right in the thick of it, alongside Bethlehem Steel’s huge, awe-inspiring blast furnaces.

And my high school BFF Nancy lives nearby. So I signed up!!! I wanted to do the half marathon but I cautiously registered for the 5K.  I almost switched to the 10K after I ran one in August.  (Glad I didn’t.)

So right now, I shouldn’t be running yet.  It would be stupid to try. So I emailed my friend to see if she even remembered that I was coming.  Maybe I would just not go.

Well, she said that she was looking forward to my visit and even bought tix for us to see Gypsy on Sat eve and to go to a wine tasting on Sunday.  So Allentown, Pa, here I come (by bus!)

Nancy is the one on the left.

The race??

Saturday, 6:30–7:30 a.m.  – Race-Day Bib Pickup at the Expo
8 a.m.  – Race Start

It starts at 8am…and it looks like a very crowded event!!!  My friend is not a runner nor is she a morning person.  Yikes!

But I can walk it, right?  You get a medal for just finishing!  Guess what?

Course Time Limit –  The 5-K course will be open for 47 minutes (15-minute miles). Runners who are traveling with a clock time of 47 minutes or longer will be asked to move to the sidewalk.

Walking a 5k usually takes me about 60 minutes and running 30 minutes.  This means if I do it, I’ve got to run/walk it.  And hope my foot doesn’t get any worse….

Here’s the description of the course:

The 5-K course takes runners through Bethlehem’s eclectic South Side, packed with cool eateries, coffee shops, and music houses. With a fast start along 1st Street, the course makes a 90-degree turn up Webster Street. This begins the only significant hill on the course, which ends at the gates of Lehigh University and runs past the gothic 1929 Packard Laboratory, named after James Ward Packard, one of the inventors of the Packard automobile. A quick downhill brings you back to 3rd Street, and you will drop into the Bethlehem Steel complex and pass by the company’s former headquarters. There is a quick downhill turn past the Sands Casino, which has the only remaining massive ore cranes at its front door, then it’s on to the finish just past the flaming arch in front of ArtsQuest—a modern movie and music venue that promotes arts and culture, nestled in the heart of the former Bethlehem Steel complex. You’ll hit the only significant hill in the 5-K course about a mile in. After that, it’s all downhill!

As it stands now, I plan to take the Megabus to NYC on Friday & then the bus to PA. (I hope to talk my friend into stopping by the Expo to pick up my bib.) If my friend is cooperative, I will do the 5K to the best of my ability.  If not, I will brood enjoy the rest of the weekend with a good friend and return home by bus on Monday.

Happy Running!

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Spectating At a Duathlon

I encouraged AJH to do this because I could go watch.  I didn’t know at the time that I would be injured.  I just planned on racing on Sat and spectating on Sunday.

According to the website, this is the course:

Athletes will begin with a 2.2 mile run on a fast, flat section of Canal Rd., then turn left on Whites Lane to climb the run course’s one big hill. At the top of the hill, runners turn left to continue on a flat and downhill course back to the transition area. The same course will be repeated after the bike. Bikers turn left out of Krause’s driveway onto Canal Road to warm up their legs on the flats before a right turn onto Clamsteam Road, a steep incline. At the top of the hill, they turn left on Riverview Road, crossing over the interstate and putting down a few flat, fast miles on Riverview Road. They then continue on a scenic loop of rolling hills, river views, and beautiful countryside for a total of 16 miles

I have run that course and am familiar with the area.  I wasn’t sure that my achy foot would handle what I had originally planned  but I decided to give it a shot.

The forecast was for cold and rainy. And it was rainy.  It varied from a drizzle to a downpour.  For once, I didn’t have runner’s envy.  I hate running in the rain.

I found AJH immediately after I arrived.  She was with a friend (they drove 3 hours for this race!) and she was deciding what to wear.

with AJH before the race

There were about 90 racers. I’m sure there would have been more if the weather cooperated.  Believe it or not, some people actually signed up today.

In addition to AJH, I bumped into a friend’s son who was racing, the one who did the Ironman Lake Placid with a broken collar bone.

Ironman Jeff

I waited until the race started before I left the starting/finish area.

AJH is waiting for the race to start

Then I slowly walked (limped) out to the road.

off they go

Yes, my foot hurt when I walked on it. (A dr visit is on tap for this week.) But I wanted to watch the racers on the course.  Unfortunately, when I zoom in on my camera, it turns off.  So my pictures are not close up.

AJH is finishing her lst 2.2 mile run

I was appropriately dressed with a raincoat, gloves & umbrella. I felt sorry for the WET racers.

AJH did great. She was 73rd after the first leg. Unfortunately, it was raining the hardest during the bike leg.

finishing her 16 mile ride in the rain

But she seemed to gain ground. There were even more bikers coming in after her than runners.

Finally the last stretch was a run and I walked  toward the finish area to see her come in.

Here she is heading to the finish line

She finished around 1:50:00.  Pretty impressive!

Too bad the weather was so awful.  The course is very scenic.  And if AJH does it next year, I hope to be able to get some running  in in addition to spectating.

After the race, it was still raining so we went our separate ways.  I am sure she headed to Target and I stopped at the grocery store to buy the ingredients for chili (chili cook-off at  work tomorrow).

Happy Running! Anyone have a race this weekend?

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A Case of Deja Vu

A chilly morning but the sun is shining.  And it’s Saturday.  Nothing is on my schedule.  Perfect for a long run!  So I get dressed and have breakfast and while reading the paper, I decide that the Nisky bike path would be a good place to go.

Oh wait!  I forgot.  I can’t run!!!

I’m not going to let a sunny day go to waste.  I ask my hubby to put the bike rack on his truck and I make plans to go for a long bike ride.

This was the scenario last spring.

last April at the Nisky bike path

Now this fall, it’s deja vu!!!

My last long run was on the Nisky bike path… on Dec 29.  And now I’m back – injured…not running…but biking!!

6 months later in the same place

A few differences:

In April, the trees were bare because they hadn’t bloomed yet.  Today, many were bare because the  leaves had fallen to the ground.

In April, the broken bones in my left ankle had healed and biking was a way to get mobility back.  It was a way to recover so that I could run.  Today, biking may or may not be good for my ankle since I don’t know if  it is a stress fracture or tendonitis.

In April, I was so happy to be biking because I was able to .  Today, I was biking only because I couldn’t run.

Anyway, it was great to be outdoors.

view of the Mohawk R.

I sweat which is good too.

check out my t-shirt (Sweat Pink)

I love the fall colors so this was another opportunity to take it in.

pumpkin field

I saw some deer and even a fox.

the deer are at the top of the hill, the fox is heading up the hill

My legs were tired.  I needed the exercise.  And my right foot only hurt when I got off the bike on it or started to pedal  with it (I am so used to favoring the left one that I kept forgetting.) and when I walked on it.

another view of the path

I think this injury is making my left foot stronger so maybe in the end when I run again, I won’t be favoring either foot.  And that’s a good thing! (I’m trying to be optimistic!)

Tomorrow I will not be biking but I plan to be watching AJH in a duathlon!  Keeping my fingers crossed that it doesn’t rain.

Happy Running!  Enjoy your weekend!

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Running Pop Quiz

I saw this on a blog last week and when you are not running so there is nothing to blog about and all you can think about is running, you do things like this!
 
So here are my answers! 🙂
 
1. FUEL: Shot Bloks, GU, Energy Chews, Candy or Other?
 
I have only used Gu and it works for me so I’ve been afraid to use another.  Vanilla is favorite, followed by Chocolate Outrage.  I just bought Espresso and am anxious to try it.
 

2. Race Length: 5k, 10k, 1/2 Marathon, Marathon, Ultra or Other?
 
5K is my favorite because there are so many to choose from and they don’t involve a lot of training. I do like half marathons too because I don’t feel pressured to be fast and you get a medal!
 
Helper’s Fund 5K


3. Workout Bottoms: Skirts, Running Shorts, Capris, Pants or Other?

 
I prefer skirts.  They are more comfortable.  I think I look thinner in them.  I do occasionally wear shorts.  When it is cold, I wear a skirt over my capris or tights.
 

Camp Chingachgook 10K in a skirt

 
4. Sports Drink: Gatorade, Powerade, Cytomax, you stick to water when you run or Other?
 
Water!  I don’t like sports drinks.
 
hydrating with water after a 5K


5. Running Temperatures: HEAT or COLD?

If I have to choose, it would be hot. I hate to wear layers.
 

90 degrees & racing

 
6. Running Shoe Brands: Saucony, Mizuno, Nike, Brooks, Asics or Other?
 
 
That’s difficult because I have tried them all.  I started with Saucony, then NIke, then Asics, Mizuno, Brooks, and now I have both Brooks & Mizuno.  I actually haven’t found my perfect shoe.
 

in Mizunos


7. Pre-race meal: Oatmeal, Bagel, Banana, Eggs, Cereal or Other?
 
Always oatmeal and coffee.
 

pre-race meal

 
 
8. Rest Days: 1x per week, 2x per week, never ever ever or other?  
 
Well, when I am healthy, I don’t run 3x per week but on one of  those days I may be playing tennis.
 

not running

9. Music: Have to have it or go without it? 
 
During a race, I always go without it.  The other runners are my distraction.  When I am alone, I usually have my iPod nano.
 

running with music

 
10. #1 reason for running: stress-relief, endorphins, you love to race, so you can eat all the cupcakes you want, weight-loss, love running for social reasons or other?
 
I would have to say, I run for stress-relief, endorphins but mostly that I love to race.
 

happy to be racing

 
 
Happy Running!  Have a great weekend.  I hope it involves running and if not, why not do this quiz.
 
 
 
 
 


 

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Liebster Blog Award

My fellow blogger, I Run For Wine has nominated me for a Liebster Blog Award! Thanks to Gayle for the recognition. This award is a way for bloggers with less than 200 followers who deserve some recognition and support to keep on blogging.

The rules are as follows:

So here goes:

  1. I am an avid Mets fan (even when they are losing which is most of the time). I listen to their games whenever I can
  2. I have been mentoring a young unwed mom for the past 4 1/2 years.  Her 5 year old son Richard is a joy!  I love Amanda like a daughter.  (She also now has a one year old.)
  3. I have NEVER eaten peanut butter. (That means I’ve never had a P & J sandwich. I don’t even eat Reese’s.)
  4. I love to play tennis although I don’t play it as much since I started running 4 1/2 yrs ago. I used to play everyday now it’s only a once or twice a week. I may even enjoy running more!? But some of my best friends are ones that I met through playing tennis.
  5. I spent my junior year of college in Nice, France and taught French for many many years (until I discovered the world of technology – now I’m a geek). I still love anything French and would move to Paris in a heart beat.
  6. I am addicted to Mah Jongg.  I have played it for almost 4 years on Friday evenings.  It’s a game my mother used to play & no one wants to be like their mother but it’s a lot of fun and it keeps your mind young (I hope).
  7. I have seen Les Miserables (the show) at least 12 times and would see it again if it came to town. I have also read the book & seen the movies but it’s the music that I love!
  8. I am a certified “cat lady.”  I have 5 cats: Jerry, Slater, Spooky, Billy, Honey. Honey is the only female. Jerry is my fav but my hubby adores Slater.
  9. I am obsessed with photos.  I take my camera almost everywhere I go.  I post them all online in Shutterfly and a selected number on Facebook.
  10. I love desserts.  I would skip dinner and just have dessert.  Once I even went to the Mariott’s (in NYC) all you can eat dessert buffet instead of having dinner. Apple pie and creme brulee are among my favorites.
  11. I hardly ever watch TV… I am never am home.  I detest reality shows, too.  I do DVR Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, The Good Wife  (but struggle to find the time to watch.) However, my hubby would do nothing else but watch TV if he could.

11 Questions I Need to Answer from I Run for Wine:

1. What is your dream job? Working with kids and teachers on using the computer to enhance learning (my last job)

2. Vacation at the beach or city? Definitely the beach

3. What is your favorite food? Ice cream

4. Red or white wine? Mostly white but red with Italian food

5. What is one thing you have accomplished on your bucket list? Running a Half Marathon

6. Morning person or night owl? Morning

7. If you could live anywhere for a year, where would it be?  Paris

8. Favorite holiday and why? July 4th.  I love summertime and I love fireworks.

9.  Favorite TV show? The Good Wife

10. How do you relax? With a good book

11. Who are you closest to in life? My husband

11 Questions My Nominees Need to Answer:

  1. Running, Biking, Swimming or Other?
  2. Dog or Cats?
  3. Favorite Racing Distance?
  4. One Goal for 2012 that you have accomplished?
  5. Favorite Ice Cream Flavor?
  6. Favorite Race?
  7. Marathon: Done It, Someday or Never?
  8. Favorite Book?
  9. Favorite Movie?
  10. If you won the lottery, what would you buy first?
  11. Worst Fear?

Blogs I am Nominating for a Liebster Award:

  1. Breaking My Runners In
  2. My Journey To Fit
  3. Weez Runs
  4. I Survived and Now I Run
  5. Running races Coast to Coast
  6. Livin’ a Little Life
  7. Fit & Fabulous After 40
  8. Dutch Girl Gets Healthy
  9. Forget Me Not
  10. 50 is the New 30
  11. Any other blogger who wants to….

Happy Running! Happy Blogging!

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The Happy Post

This has been going around the blogosphere so I thought I’d give it a try.  Supposedly when thinking of all the things that make you happy, you feel happier.

  • Rainbows

  • Hanging out with my friends

the group minus 2 that had left

  • A good cup of coffee in the morning

  • Reading a good book

  • Winning a tennis match

  • PRing in a race

  • Boating time with my hubby

  • Helping others

giving Amanda a Baby Shower

  • Relaxing by the ocean or a lake

  • Finishing a project such as a quilt or knitted socks

  • A soft ice cream cone on a hot day

  • Homemade apple pie

  • Finding a bargain

  • Sunsets

  • Winning a hand at mah jongg

  • Sunshine

  • The colors of fall

And yes, I do feel “happier.”

Happy Running!  Try this.  Post on your blog or comment here: What makes you happy?

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Komen Race for the Cure Race Report

This my 5th time running this 5K race. My times have been:  32:49, 31:15: 29:10 and 29:49.

But really, who cares?  It is such an emotional race.  Everyone there knows someone who has had or died from breast cancer.  Many are survivors themselves.

the official tee shirt

I feel foolish worrying about my foot.  Tendonitis is not life threatening.  I am fortunate to be healthy.

The weather was pretty dreary when I left my house.  Being on a team, I had to wear the team heavy cotton tee shirt (ugh!).

this is the back – it is blue with pink lettering

I parked my car at work (to avoid the crowds) and walked the mile to where the race began.  After resting my foot since Tuesday, it felt pretty good – not 100% but hopefully it would not get worse.

But as I walked, my foot started to hurt…not a good sign.  It also got warmer and even the sun was peeking out.

I got there early to meet my friend, MaryPat and her niece Courtney.

before the race

We then headed out to the start. I moved to the front (out from under the overpass) trying to get a signal on my Garmin. It took a long time and finally got one seconds before the race started.

I have run this same course 9x. It starts uphill and ends downhill with many inclines around and through the park.

I felt uncomfortable from the start.  I was hot.  My foot was hurting.  But I just kept going.

In fact, I didn’t stop at all.  Not even for water.  This is the first 5k since returning from my ankle injury that I didn’t stop.

I wanted to.  My ankle hurt.  My good foot hurt more.  I saw a friend that I used to work with who has CF and is in and out of the hospital.  She cheered me on in the park twice.  So I kept running.  I ran for her in hope that she will find a match for a lung transplant.

Finally I saw the finish line and I had little left.  I crossed around 30:50 or so.  Not bad considering…

my splits

I waited for my friends to cross.  I didn’t get their pics but got one of someone else from my team.

someone from the AHN team (in blue) heading to the finish line

This is the first race that I have run injured.  It is the first race that I regret running.  After the race, I could barely walk and I had to limp over a mile to my car…ugh!  (The only good thing was that it didn’t start raining until I got to my car.)

Ice and ibuprofen have helped and I feel better but am still bummed about being injured!!!

finished 654 out of 1496 and 12th in my AG

Happy Running! Good luck to all those racing this weekend!  Anyone else stupidly run a race while injured?

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On the DL Again?

I was injury-free for the first 45 years of my life.  That’s because I did nothing (exercise-wise.)

Then I began to exercise to stay active and healthy.  Here’s what happened:

  • about 14 years ago – strained metatarsals on right foot – from tennis
  • about 11 years ago – broken 5th metatarsal on right foot – from waterskiing fall
  • about 5 years ago – frozen right shoulder, spinal stenosis –  from golf
  • about 4 years ago – meniscus tear in left knee –  from tennis
  • about 15 months ago – Achilles tendonitis in right foot – from running and/or tennis
  • 9 months ago – broken left ankle – from an icy fall
  • Tuesday – see below for my own diagnosis:

The extensor tendons come from the small muscles in front of the leg. They cross the front of the ankle, pass over the top of the foot, attaching to the big and lesser toes. These tendons function to pull the foot upward as well as work with the Achilles tendon and calf muscles to pull the foot downward. When they are over stressed they become inflamed and painful. Extensor tendonitis is commonly caused by tightness of the calf muscle, over exertion, or falling of the foot arch. Treatment consists of stretching, orthotics, and oral anti-inflammatory medications. In more severe cases, a removable below the knee cast may be utilized until full healing can occur.

I am trying to not freak out!

I assume that it is from overuse which is logical.  I have been running, walking & biking for the last 4 months with a recovering left ankle.  That’s puts extra stress on my good foot.

I felt fine on Sunday and great Monday evening playing tennis.  In fact, I played my best tennis since returning – even won 6-1. 6-3 with two different partners.

Then Tuesday morning, I got up early to run and the top of my foot hurt when I started to run.  I hoped that the pain would go away but it didn’t.  I tried to walk/run and not make it hurt which was very awkward.  I stopped and iced and took ibuprofen.  I did that yesterday and I plan to continue with ice and ibuprofen. (It does feel a lot better today than on Tuesday..)

I know rest is the solution.

Do I run tonight to test it?  Do I skip my race (for the Cure) on Saturday?  Do I skip my long run over the weekend?  Do I skip tennis next Monday & Tuesday (it is hard to get subs!!)?

Injuries SUCK!

Happy Running!  Anyone experience the same problem? 

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Racing for a Cure

I have run this race for the past 4 years on the Albany Law School team.

 

When the Susan J. Komen organization pulled the plug on financial contributions to Planned Parenthood (although they did change their mind), Albany Law School decided not to support this cause and not to sponsor a team for the race.

I still feel strongly about finding a cure for breast cancer. It is very dear to my heart as I said last year.  The photo below shows 8 of my friends who are breast cancer survivors.

Since last year, another one of my quilting friends, Mary, has been diagnosed and is currently undergoing treatment.

Mary is on the right

This year I am running the race on the AHN team.  I taught French there for 22 years and their team is running in honor of  a woman who went to AHN and also graduated from Albany Law School, where I currently work. Here’s her story:

At age 25, Erin’s life changed when she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer after a self exam discovered a lump. She had just graduated from law school and never thought her life would take the direction it did. Her father told her, “Even though it’s your body with the cancer, we all have cancer now and we will fight this together.”
After many unsuccessful surgeries to remove the cancerous cells Erin decided to go ahead with chemotherapy treatments. “My family and I were devastated but would not let this beat us.  I did not want cancer to define who I was. I was a young woman with cancer, not just a cancer patient. I wanted to live my life as normal as possible. And to my surprise, there was a way to make that possible.”  Erin’s father had come across a newspaper article about a local woman who just ended chemotherapy and used Cold Cap Therapy. Invented in London, it is not yet approved by the FDA so Erin is only the 47th person in US to use procedure.  Cold icepack-like hats wrap around the entire head to freeze the hair follicles during chemotherapy. The theory is that chemotherapy attacks fast growing cells and hair falls out because it is one of the fastest growing cells in the body. Hair cells/follicles are frozen, protecting them from the chemotherapy drugs.  It is a very painful procedure as the cold ice packs reaching -15 to -26.  The hats had to be changed every half hour to keep the follicles at the right temperature. Erin had a team of family members helping with the cold cap therapy during and after the chemotherapy treatment.  Her entire immediate family and wonderful husband would care for her after the treatments on a daily basis; whether it was rubbing her feet or just sitting with her while she was too weak to move.  Her hair thinned but she could go out in public without the cancer defining her. “I did not want to look like cancer beat me.  If I looked strong it helped me feel strong.”

After 16 long weeks of chemotherapy, she had a successful surgery to remove the remaining cancer cells.  Next step was 34 radiation treatments. For precautionary purposes, she will need to take a chemo pill everyday for five years. She has already hit the two year mark and is hopeful that she will be cured forever.

After completing all of her treatments, Erin and her husband Blair both sat for the NYS Bar Exam and both passed! “After my cancer battle, I did not know if I had enough strength to pass the exam but, I did not let cancer win. I want others to know that it will not defeat you if you fight. Every step of the way, I fought, my family fought.  Through the pain, the heartache, and the life changes, we cannot become defeated.  I am now married to my biggest supporter, expecting a baby early next year, and a working attorney.  My life was derailed but with support, strength, and faith we can overcome!” 

This is a huge race.  You don’t run it for a PR.  You just do it to feel good.

Happy Running!  Have you ever run in the Race for the Cure?

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Welcome October…Welcome Fall!

September was a pretty busy month even though it didn’t go as planned.

This is what I had hoped:

  • Higher weekly and monthly mileage totals – not really but I had good intentions
  • Lower my 5K time – actually I did but not by as much I would have liked
  • Lower my 10K time – nope because I changed my mind & didn’t run the 10K
  • Start yoga – nope here too
  • Join a gym and work out – well, I didn’t really think this would happen

about 8 of those miles were walked 😦

But let’s focus on the good things that happened in September.

  • I ran in four races.

showing off my medal from the 4.4 Chase Away Leukemia race

  • I finished a 5K in less than 30 minutes.

doing it at the MPBA 5k

  • The weather cooperated and we had some more boating weekends.

cool but sunny day on Lake George

  • I started my weekly tennis contract and am enjoying it.
  • I stayed in my friend’s house on Schroon River 2 more times (for running, mah jongg). Love it there!

view from the house

  • I got a surprise visit from my friend in Russia.

at the NY Botanical Gardens

  • I am enjoying the foliage in the Northeast.

Hiking on the Indian Ladder Trail at Thatcher State Park

  • I rode my bike (1x)

at the Nisky bike trail along the Mohawk R.

  • I used the treadmill once.
  • I won a healthy receipe contest at work AND I won $25 gift card to Walmarts (from The Happy Runner).

this was my prize at work

For October, I am going to go out on a limb and try to:

  • Higher weekly and monthly mileage totals (that means long runs on the weekend)
  • Run at a more consistant & faster pace
  • Start yoga
  • Join a gym and work out
  • Lose weight
  • Eat healthy

Happy Running!  How was your September?  Anything different planned for October?