Sore...so sore....
I went to the gym early, and ran 5 very slow miles (1/2 on the treadmill and 1/2 on the elliptical). I also biked 5.1 miles in 14:00. Hector saw how sore I was from the past few days and stretched me out...it was painful! He took the whole hour to stretch me and foam roller. As much as it hurt, I have to say I felt a million times better after he was done.
On another note, I entered a contest for the Minneapolis Marathon to submit a quote for banners that would be at each mile marker. While some were completely stupid, one of mine won! I'm sure you may recognize it on the mast head of this blog. :)
Check it out and the other winners here!
Tuesday
Sunday
March 29, 2009
Welcome to Chicago, where it will snow on one of the last days of March. It won't be just a dusting, oh-no, it will be 3 inches of slush with 30 mph winds. And in that mess, will be an 8k; the supposed marking of the summer running season in Chicago.
Did I really want to roll out of my nice warm bed for that? Not really, but I paid my $40 bucks and wanted my free beer (and lets face it, I needed the training run). It's a good thing I did, because I ROCKED IT!!
Yeah, my feet were pretty numb (and cold and wet), and my legs felt like lead from my 19 mile training run yesterday. But I had a monster 3.5 minute PR of 51:35 (oh, why did I walk through the two water stops!!!) which is a 10:23 av. pace.
Clearly, my winter marathon training has paid off. Boo-YA!
Did I really want to roll out of my nice warm bed for that? Not really, but I paid my $40 bucks and wanted my free beer (and lets face it, I needed the training run). It's a good thing I did, because I ROCKED IT!!
Yeah, my feet were pretty numb (and cold and wet), and my legs felt like lead from my 19 mile training run yesterday. But I had a monster 3.5 minute PR of 51:35 (oh, why did I walk through the two water stops!!!) which is a 10:23 av. pace.
Clearly, my winter marathon training has paid off. Boo-YA!
Saturday
March 28, 2009
Wind. It blows. Literally, figuratively and everything in between. Today's run was brutal. It was supposed to be 18, but it ended up at 18.5. The wind was 30+ mph, Lake Michigan was attacking the Lakefront path, and after about an hour, the sky was over cast dropping the temperatures. At about mile 13, I rolled my ankle and thought about packing it in, but I walked/ran (60/60) the next 3 miles.
Then I went with Danielle to the Shamrock Shuffle expo. We were so cold that we had to run the to Navy Pier. We were tired (she had run 20.5 at this point) but it was too cold to walk. That evened up the mileage to 19 for me and 21 for Danielle. We very seriously ate our way through the expo, followed by more carbo loading at Beer Bistro. I finished the 19 miles in total time of 3:45:11 (11:52-ish?).
Then I went with Danielle to the Shamrock Shuffle expo. We were so cold that we had to run the to Navy Pier. We were tired (she had run 20.5 at this point) but it was too cold to walk. That evened up the mileage to 19 for me and 21 for Danielle. We very seriously ate our way through the expo, followed by more carbo loading at Beer Bistro. I finished the 19 miles in total time of 3:45:11 (11:52-ish?).
Thursday
March 26, 2009
I really was going to run 5 miles day. That didn't happen. I made it 3 on Judy's treadmill (I hate treadmills). I guess 3 miles is better than no miles.
On another note...my boards are ready to be packed!! That means I might actually have time to work out?! Who knew?
On another note...my boards are ready to be packed!! That means I might actually have time to work out?! Who knew?
Tuesday
March 24, 2009
Yeah! I got in a mid-week work out! (Yes, it is possible!) I got home from work (a little stressed and frazzled) and I decided to run to the gym. I had mapped out a route that would add the mileage to get the mid-week long run taken care of. I was worried about time, so I cut out one of those miles. I ran from my house to Cicero and back (skipping the Portage loop) with a quick stop to grab my iPod that needed a little bit of a charge, and ran the rest of the way to the gym for a total of 5.2 miles.
I beat Hector there (I guess I could have ran around Portage once) and so I hopped on the treadmill for .6 mile until he got there. After a quick stretch, we did arms and core with only a little legs. He was kicking my ass today!
After that, I ran the 3.2 miles home. I was clearly tired, because the run home was much slower than my pace there. I also think I was running low on fuel. I hadn't run with a hydration belt, or taken any gu and I had been working out since 3:45 and it was after 6:00. I should have known better, because even when I run on the Lakefront Path, I have a shot blocks in that amount of time. So much for being stubborn. I do have to say the last 1/2 mile or so was pretty damn fast. I started feel some GI cramping and decided it was in my best interest to make it home quickly. I'll just leave it at that.
But in all, it was an hour of weight training and a total of 9 miles in 1:45:03
I beat Hector there (I guess I could have ran around Portage once) and so I hopped on the treadmill for .6 mile until he got there. After a quick stretch, we did arms and core with only a little legs. He was kicking my ass today!
After that, I ran the 3.2 miles home. I was clearly tired, because the run home was much slower than my pace there. I also think I was running low on fuel. I hadn't run with a hydration belt, or taken any gu and I had been working out since 3:45 and it was after 6:00. I should have known better, because even when I run on the Lakefront Path, I have a shot blocks in that amount of time. So much for being stubborn. I do have to say the last 1/2 mile or so was pretty damn fast. I started feel some GI cramping and decided it was in my best interest to make it home quickly. I'll just leave it at that.
But in all, it was an hour of weight training and a total of 9 miles in 1:45:03
Saturday
March 21, 2009
It was such a beautiful day for a run! In fact, I was over dressed and had to take off a layer! That's always fantastic! I loved all 12 miles, and ran them in 2:22:45.
I did get a ton of laughs on the path. I was wearing the shirt Barb had given me for my birthday. It says across bottom back (above my butt) "Does this shirt make my butt look fast?" Several people had read it to me while I was running, and my group, of course thought it was hilarious. It's always nice to make people laugh!
I did get a ton of laughs on the path. I was wearing the shirt Barb had given me for my birthday. It says across bottom back (above my butt) "Does this shirt make my butt look fast?" Several people had read it to me while I was running, and my group, of course thought it was hilarious. It's always nice to make people laugh!
Thursday
March 19, 2009
Hector's back! Hector's back!! Hector's Back!!!
I was out running miles when he called asking if I was coming in for my regular appointment, so I ran home and got to the gym. I did two more on the treadmill for a total of 4 miles in just of 40 minutes and then an hour of weight training with Hector. :)
I was out running miles when he called asking if I was coming in for my regular appointment, so I ran home and got to the gym. I did two more on the treadmill for a total of 4 miles in just of 40 minutes and then an hour of weight training with Hector. :)
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