January 5, 2015 by Darlene

Monday Running Update

Last Week: (Week 10 of HM training) – OFF FROM WORK

Monday – rest, DAY IN NYC (and many miles walked)

Tuesday – 4 mile run, lunch out, tennis

Wednesday – rest, car appt, gym, dinner out & movie to celebrate New Year’s Eve

pumpkin bisque, gnocchi, apple cake with cinnamon ice cream – delish

very good

Thursday – Hangover Half Marathon

even got a PR

Friday- rest, ~~gym~~, errands,mah jongg
Saturday – 3 4.5 mile run

Sunday – rest, mall walk with bff

This Week: (Week 11 of HM training – The Taper!)

Monday – walk at work, 5 mile run
Tuesday – walk at work, rest, tennis
Wednesday – 3 mile run, walk at work, rest, STEM dinner
Thursday – walk at work, hair appt
Friday- walk at work, 3 mile run, mah jongg
Saturday – rest
Sunday – 6.2 Mile race

I’m linking this post up with Tara at Running n’ Reading for her Weekend Update!

Happy Running! How is your running going? Any races ?

December 29, 2014 by Darlene

Monday Running Update

Last Week: (Week 9 of HM training) – OFF FROM WORK

Monday – 6 mile run, errands, nails

3 miles with FB friend Judy & 3 miles solo

Tuesday – ~~3 mile run~~ (rain), 1 mile run at the gym, tennis

14 times around= 1 mile Torture

2 week trial membership

Wednesday – ~~rest~~, 3 mile run, gym, holiday party

Thursday – Christmas visit to mentee & mil, dinner, movie

Friday- 12 mile run, mah jongg chez moi

a tough one 😦 on a beautiful sunny day

Saturday – rest, gym, cooking (2 quiches, meatloaf, apple sauce, soup), shopping

Sunday – 3 mile run, tennis holiday party

This Week: (Week 10 of HM training) – OFF FROM WORK

Monday – rest, DAY IN NYC
Tuesday – 3 mile run, lunch out, tennis
Wednesday – rest, gym, dinner out for New Year’s Eve, movie
Thursday – Hangover Half Marathon
Friday- rest, mah jongg
Saturday – 3 mile run
Sunday – rest, gym

I’m linking this post up with Tara at Running n’ Reading for her Weekend Update!

Happy Running! How is your running going? Any races ?

December 15, 2014 by Darlene

Monday Running Update

Last Week: (Week 7 of HM training)

Monday – ~~walk at work,~~ cookie party at work, ~~tennis~~ 6.5 mile run

after work instead of tennis – had to run off those cookies

Tuesday – walk at work, 4 mile run

AM walk – indoors

dreadmill

sleet, freezing rain=treadmill

Wednesday – walk at work, ~~yoga~~ ~~STEM celebration dinner~~ (cancelled – snow)

AM walk – will I ever get outside again?

Thursday – ~~walk at work~~, 4.5 mile run

got out of work early & found a dry road 🙂

Friday- walk at work, 3 2.5 mile run, mah jongg

AM walk

after work

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mah jongg & celebrating 2 birthdays

Saturday – ~~yoga for runners~~, rest, shopping, knitting

I need to finish this scarf by Christmas

Sunday – 15K race, dinner out, lights in the park carriage ride to celebrate my mentee’s son’s b-day

1:34:55 – my 2nd fastest 15K

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This Week: (Week 8 of HM training)

Monday – walk at work, tennis
Tuesday – walk at work, 4 mile run, tennis dinner
Wednesday – walk at work, ~~yoga~~ STEM celebration dinner
Thursday – walk at work, dept holiday lunch, 4 mile run
Friday- walk at work, work holiday lunch, retirement party at work, 3 mile run, mah jongg (LAST DAY OF WORK)
Saturday – rest, yoga
Sunday – 10 or 11 mile run

I’m linking this post up with Tara at Running n’ Reading for her Weekend Update!

Happy Running! How is your running going? Any races ?

December 12, 2014 by Darlene

Friday Five: Favorite Winter Activities

Every Friday, three DC area bloggers Mary at Mar On the Run, Cynthia at You Signed Up For What?! and Courtney from Eat Pray Run, DC to host the Friday Five linkup. Anyone can join with their own Friday Five post (yes, it must be a Friday Five!!) They encourage you to visit other blogs on the linkup, comment, share and engage!

This week, the theme is Favorite Winter Activities:

I’ll say it up front. I hate the cold!!

If I didn’t run, I would never go outside.

I don’t ski, snowboard, ice skate, sled, snow shoe…nada!

Keeping that in mind, here are my favorites:

1. Running (only cuz I sign up for races & winter half marathons to make me get out there)

Polar Cap - February

2. Tennis (Indoors) – I play doubles once a week.

3. Knitting – I am not very experienced but I have made socks, hats & scarfs.

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sock1

4. Cooking (on the weekends) – I love to make soups & chili.

5. Reading – I always read every night before I go to sleep.

I think this one is her best – I read it in one day!

loved this one – can’t wait to see the movie!

Happy Running! What are some of your favorite winter activities?

December 8, 2014 by Darlene

Monday Running Update

Last Week: (Week 6 of HM training)

Monday – ~~walk at work,~~ ~~STEM group run + ( 4 miles)~~, 6.5 mile run after work

Tuesday – walk at work, rest, tennis

still indoors

still indoors

Wednesday – DAY OFF, trip to NYC!!

Thursday – ~~walk at work~~, 3 mile run, hair appt

running on the track at work

running on the track at work

Friday- walk at work, ~~gym~~, mah jongg

too cold outside

Saturday – proctor LSATs, (congratulations to the STEM group on their 1st 5k), ~~bake cookies,~~ 5k race at night

very wet but won 3rd in my AG

Sunday – 4 mile run?, paint & sip with my mentee (to celebrate her b-day), ~~dinner out~~, bake cookies

apple cider sangria, 4 kinds of mac n cheese & painting

pumpkin cookies, what else?

This Week: (Week 7 of HM training)

Monday – walk at work, cookie party at work, tennis
Tuesday – walk at work, 4 mile run
Wednesday – walk at work, STEM dinner
Thursday – walk at work, 4 mile run
Friday- walk at work, 3 mile run, mah jongg
Saturday – yoga for runners, rest
Sunday – 15K run, dinner out, lights in the park carriage ride to celebrate my mentee’s son’s b-day

I’m linking this post up with Tara at Running n’ Reading for her Weekend Update!

Happy Running! How is your running going? Any races ?

December 1, 2014 by Darlene

Monday Running update

Last Week: (Week 5 of HM training)

Monday – 2 walks at work, 4 mile Turkey Trot training group run (@RPI) – last one!!

AM walk

lunch time – can you believe that temp??

Tuesday – walk at work, 3 mile run during lunch, tennis

AM walk

lunch run on the track

Wednesday – DAY OFF, ~~STEM group run~~, ~~2 mile run,~~ ~~gym, yoga~~ (snowstorm)
Thursday – DAY OFF, 10K race, dinner out

and a PR!!!!

Friday- DAY OFF, ~~STEM group run~~, ~~gym,~~ 3 mile run, movie, ~~mah jongg~~

very good

Saturday – 5k race ~~+ 5 miles~~ (too cold)

1st in my AG!!

Sunday – rest, decorate, write out cards, mall walk with bff

This Week: (Week 6 of HM training)

Monday – walk at work, STEM group run + ( 4 miles)
Tuesday – walk at work, rest, tennis
Wednesday – DAY OFF, trip to NYC!!
Thursday – walk at work, lunch time run?, hair appt
Friday- walk at work, gym, mah jongg
Saturday – proctor LSATs, (good luck to the STEM group on their 1st 5k), bake cookies, 5k race at night
Sunday – 4 mile run?, paint & sip with my mentee (to celebrate her b-day), dinner out

I’m linking this post up with Tara at Running n’ Reading for her Weekend Update!

Happy Running! How is your running going? Any races ?

November 24, 2014 by Darlene

Monday Running Update

Last Week: (Week 4 of HM training)

Monday – walk at work, 4 mile Turkey Trot training group run (@RPI) (cancelled – rain), 4 miles on the Treadmill

stuck doing laps indoors

dreadmill

caught up on Revenge

Tuesday – walk at work, rest, ~~tennis,~~ 4 mile Turkey Trot training group run (@RPI)

too cold & windy outside

warm up, 9 X 1 min race pace/1 min jog(on track), cool down

Wednesday – walk at work, STEM group run + (4 miles)

view from the inside

2 miles run/walk + 2 miles run

Thursday – ~~walk at work~~, ~~3 mile run at lunch~~, dinner out with tennis ladies

free hors ‘oeuvre for 10 thanks to a raffle that AJH won

Friday-walk at work, gym, mah jongg

Saturday – 5 4 mile Turkey Trot training group run (@Knickerbocker Arena) – my 1st & last Sat group run + 3 4 miles

Sunday – rest, pick up race packet, ~~gym~~, cooking ~~movie?~~

This Week: (Week 5 of HM training)

Monday – walk at work, 4 mile Turkey Trot training group run (@RPI) – last one!!
Tuesday – walk at work, rest, tennis
Wednesday – DAY OFF, ~~STEM group run~~, gym, yoga
Thursday – DAY OFF, 10K race, dinner out
Friday- DAY OFF, ~~STEM group run~~, mah jongg
Saturday – 5k race?
Sunday – 8 mile run, movie?

I’m linking this post up with Tara at Running n’ Reading for her Weekend Update!

Happy Running! How is your running going? Any races ?

November 17, 2014 by Darlene

Monday Running Update

Last Week: (Week 3 of HM training)

Monday – walk at work, 4 3.5 mile Turkey Trot training group run (@RPI)

week 8 of hilly intervals – 4 X 2 min.

Tuesday – walk at work, rest, tennis

Wednesday – walk at work, STEM group run + (4 miles)

windy & nasty

Thursday – walk at work, 4 mile run

cold….indoors today

some of the lights are on in the park

Friday-walk at work, gym, mah jongg

brrr

Saturday – ~~6 mile Turkey Trot training group run (@Knickerbocker Arena) – my 1st Sat group run + 3 miles~~ 8 solo runs

Sunday – rest, ~~gym~~, movie (St Vincent)

good one – bring kleenex

** I won a Tribesports giveaway – out of almost 3000 entries, I won a racer-back top and capris (value – $102)

This Week: (Week 4 of HM training)

Monday – walk at work, 3.5 mile Turkey Trot training group run (@RPI)
Tuesday – walk at work, rest, tennis
Wednesday – walk at work, STEM group run + (4 miles)
Thursday – walk at work, 3 mile run at lunch, dinner out with tennis ladies
Friday-walk at work, gym, mah jongg
Saturday – 6 mile Turkey Trot training group run (@Knickerbocker Arena) – my 2nd Sat group run + 3 miles
Sunday – rest, gym, movie?

Happy Running! How is your running going? Any races ?

November 10, 2014 by Darlene

Monday Running Update

Last Week: (Week 2 of HM training)

Monday – walk at work, 4 mile Turkey Trot training group run (@RPI)

AM walk

week 7

Tuesday – walk at work, rest, tennis, dinner out after

AM walk – still leaves on the trees

Wednesday – walk at work, STEM group run + (4 6 miles)

AM walk

2 miles run/walk + 4 more after

Thursday – walk at work, rest, gym, mall walk with BFF

Friday-walk at work, ~~4 mile run~~, gym, mah jongg

Saturday – rest, ~~gym,~~ packet picket up

Sunday – 15K race, mah jongg dinner

PR!!

6th anniversary dinner

This Week: (Week 3 of HM training)

Monday – walk at work, 4 mile Turkey Trot training group run (@RPI)
Tuesday – walk at work, rest, tennis
Wednesday – walk at work, STEM group run + (4 miles)
Thursday – walk at work, 4 mile run
Friday-walk at work, gym, mah jongg
Saturday – 5 mile Turkey Trot training group run (@Knickerbocker Arena) – my 1st Sat group run + 3 miles
Sunday – rest, gym, movie?

Happy Running! How is your running going? Any races ?

November 3, 2014 by Darlene

Monday Running Updates

Last Week: (Week 1 of HM training)

Monday – OFF from work, rest, visit to a boating friend on the way home, 4 mile group run

Tuesday – ~~walk at work~~, rest, ~~gym~~ (busy day at work)
Wednesday – walk at work, 3 mile at lunch, bowling with tennis friends

AM walk – indoors – rain!

dreadmill

during lunch – rain!

bowling is definitely not my sport

bowling is definitely not my sport

Thursday – ~~walk at work~~, 2 mile run at work, hair appt

during lunch – actually only ran 2 miles

Friday-walk at work, STEM group run + (3 miles)

AM walk – brrr

group run/walk + added more after

Saturday – proctor MPREs at work, 8 mile run, shopping, dinner out

cold & windy but got it done before the rain

Sunday – rest, 8 mile run, ~~gym, nails~~,movie

the hubby wanted to see this

This Week: (Week 2 of HM training)

Monday – walk at work, 4 mile Turkey Trot training group run (@RPI)
Tuesday – walk at work, rest, tennis
Wednesday – walk at work, STEM group run + (4 miles)
Thursday – walk at work, rest, gym, mall walk with BFF
Friday-walk at work, 4 mile run, mah jongg
Saturday – rest, gym, packet picket up
Sunday – 15K race, mah jongg dinner

Happy Running! How is your running going? Any races ?