Custom made just for me :) & she makes 'em quick too!
Check them out on Facebook here: Straight Hempin'
Now I just have to run those miles!!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Extreme Coolness!
Today I got an email from Whitney at Straight Hempin' to tell me this awesome marathon bracelet is ready for me!
Custom made just for me :) & she makes 'em quick too!
Check them out on Facebook here: Straight Hempin'
Now I just have to run those miles!!
Custom made just for me :) & she makes 'em quick too!
Check them out on Facebook here: Straight Hempin'
Now I just have to run those miles!!
Tapering....
Ok kids, well, I haven't updated in a few weeks - things are crazy. I finished my last 20 mile run before taper week....felt good. Confident that I was ready, all the training was done, and then BOOM. I got into a car accident a few days later.
All was fine .... except when I was hit I bumped my knee on the dash. Now of course that is the ONLY place that just can't get hit (that was my knee from last year's surgery). GAWWWW. Seriously. I just couldn't believe that happened. 2 weeks out from the race and then THAT.
Fast forward to today. My knee is still sore, bruised and crappy. No running for me until race day - just rest & ice.
My taper weeks just turned into a sit on your ass and worry weeks! (but I'm of course trying my best to remain positive)
Today I am 9 days out from the race. If the race was this weekend I probably wouldn't be able to do it. SO! Here comes my realistic Plan B. I am trying to remember that this race is not about a certain time goal. It's my first full. Goal is to finish happy.
I am thinking I will do a jog/walk kind of thing, and shoot for a 5 1/2 hour time. If my average pace for long runs has been 10-10:30, think that is doable?!
P.S. I'm so sorry for the delay in announcing the winner of the marathon bar giveaway! Shelley is the winner! Send me your address girl and I will send those bars your way!
All was fine .... except when I was hit I bumped my knee on the dash. Now of course that is the ONLY place that just can't get hit (that was my knee from last year's surgery). GAWWWW. Seriously. I just couldn't believe that happened. 2 weeks out from the race and then THAT.
Fast forward to today. My knee is still sore, bruised and crappy. No running for me until race day - just rest & ice.
My taper weeks just turned into a sit on your ass and worry weeks! (but I'm of course trying my best to remain positive)
Today I am 9 days out from the race. If the race was this weekend I probably wouldn't be able to do it. SO! Here comes my realistic Plan B. I am trying to remember that this race is not about a certain time goal. It's my first full. Goal is to finish happy.
I am thinking I will do a jog/walk kind of thing, and shoot for a 5 1/2 hour time. If my average pace for long runs has been 10-10:30, think that is doable?!
P.S. I'm so sorry for the delay in announcing the winner of the marathon bar giveaway! Shelley is the winner! Send me your address girl and I will send those bars your way!
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
A Hangover & A Giveaway!
Anyone 4 weeks out of a marathon knows that this title didn't come from too much beer ... I'm talking 20 miler hangover. Let me whine just a tiny bit more about running 20 miles.
When I woke up Sunday, I felt like I had a long hard night with a bottle of tequila & wayyyyy too much dancing. My legs ached, my lower back was sore, killer headache, my shoulders hurt, and OMG my butt. My butt! ouch. Ice bath after the run was great but nothing completely stops the pain of a run that long.
My heel has been hurting too much to run since then, so I am a day behind on my training this week. I'm already certain it will keep me from the time I was hoping to have, but I will still do the race - even if I have to walk some. Walking is not usually something I would be ok with - but if it's that or not do it - then walking some it is. I know I can run at least 20, it's just how much I want to pay for pushing myself after. hmmm.....pondering that thought a bit.
OK! Now for a giveaway!
At the beginning of my training I told you about becoming an ambassador for Marathon Bar. Well, it's time to share that coolness with you & give you some goodies! I'm not just saying this because I'm wearing their clothes - these little babies are tasty!
You have several chances to win. Give me a separate comment for each, be entered once for each comment!
Here's what I wanna know from you:
1. Follow my blog & tell me you are
2. Tell people about this giveaway - blog it/facebook it/tweet it/scream it out the front door. Tell me what you did.
3. Give me one of your fitness/health goals.
4. Check out the Marathon Bar website. I specifically like the Performance Tools tab.
Check it out here
Determine your caloric & nutritional needs or your ideal weight. It's pretty cool. Don't freak out - you don't have to tell the whole blog world what any of those are.....but leave me a comment telling me you checked that out. You can also order some bars online.
That's it! Easy peasy.
What am I gonna win you ask?? I will hook you up with 2 boxes of Marathon Bars .... shipped right to you. Now, you don't have forever to do this because someone out there might be really hungry for some Marathon Bars. I'll pick a lucky winner this Sunday. Good Luck friends!
When I woke up Sunday, I felt like I had a long hard night with a bottle of tequila & wayyyyy too much dancing. My legs ached, my lower back was sore, killer headache, my shoulders hurt, and OMG my butt. My butt! ouch. Ice bath after the run was great but nothing completely stops the pain of a run that long.
My heel has been hurting too much to run since then, so I am a day behind on my training this week. I'm already certain it will keep me from the time I was hoping to have, but I will still do the race - even if I have to walk some. Walking is not usually something I would be ok with - but if it's that or not do it - then walking some it is. I know I can run at least 20, it's just how much I want to pay for pushing myself after. hmmm.....pondering that thought a bit.
OK! Now for a giveaway!
At the beginning of my training I told you about becoming an ambassador for Marathon Bar. Well, it's time to share that coolness with you & give you some goodies! I'm not just saying this because I'm wearing their clothes - these little babies are tasty!
You have several chances to win. Give me a separate comment for each, be entered once for each comment!
Here's what I wanna know from you:
1. Follow my blog & tell me you are
2. Tell people about this giveaway - blog it/facebook it/tweet it/scream it out the front door. Tell me what you did.
3. Give me one of your fitness/health goals.
4. Check out the Marathon Bar website. I specifically like the Performance Tools tab.
Check it out here
Determine your caloric & nutritional needs or your ideal weight. It's pretty cool. Don't freak out - you don't have to tell the whole blog world what any of those are.....but leave me a comment telling me you checked that out. You can also order some bars online.
That's it! Easy peasy.
What am I gonna win you ask?? I will hook you up with 2 boxes of Marathon Bars .... shipped right to you. Now, you don't have forever to do this because someone out there might be really hungry for some Marathon Bars. I'll pick a lucky winner this Sunday. Good Luck friends!
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Holy Crap, I ran 20 Miles Today!
Normally I log my daily miles here for the week, but honestly, the week is a blur after today.
Today I ran my first 20 miler & here is what I think about it.
I went to bed early after a day yesterday of drinking lots of water & eating right. Feeling good about that.
3:30 a.m. woke right up (alarm was set for 4:30) I couldn't get back to sleep, but finally did - just in time for the alarm to go off.
I had planned to hit the road at 5:00 a.m., to have enough time to get this motha done, come home to rest before some college football today. 5:00 a.m. was still totally dark. I worry about going out in the dark alone -- kinda freaks me out.
I took my time getting ready, ate a pb&j, coffee, watermelon beans .... ho hum .... ready to run. Still dark at 6:30. Fall must be upon us. I didn't feel good about going until 7, when the sun was almost popping up. Much later start than I wanted, but such is mother nature. I could have gone to the gym at 5, but the thought of 20 miles on the treadmill? My lord.
This is how it all went down.
Mile 1 - 9:05 pace. Geez. This isn't a 5K girl, slow your butt down.
Mile 3 - stop to have some beans
Mile 3-6 - allll good. Nice easy pace. Widespread Panic/Dave Matthews mix on the ipod, feeling fine.
Mile 6-8 - my foot started hurting. I haven't really said anything about this .... denial probably .... but I have been having some pain in my heel. I have no idea what that is, but I'm afraid to know. The one thing I can't take at this point of the training is an injury! Not hurting enough to stop, so let's carry on.
Mile 8-10 - stopped for a snack size payday, water fill up & a few beans. Feeling good, foot was ok.
Mile 13 - 1/2 marathon point. Ok so here is where I start regretting my choice to do a full. If I was sticking to the 1/2 distance, I'd be done here. The 13 point puts it all into perspective for me. Do 13. Now turn around & do all of that again. omg.
No whining!
Mile 13-15 - snack time - more beans, water. Feeling pretty tired here.
Mile 16 - Taylor Swift on my ipod. Now, normally I am fine with a little Taylor Swift. But at mile 16? It made me want to scratch my eyes out. I was pretty pissed off at this point of the run. Why, why, WHY am I doing this to myself?!
This was where I started wishing I had a training partner. I thought a bit about my buddy Russ, who is training for an Ultra - bet he WISHES he only had 20 today. Needed to check myself here, have a little talk with myself.
Stop, refill water, pop a few beans, fix that little music problem, change to a Michael Jackson/Justin Timberlake/Prince mix.
As I was stopped, a cyclist came by & said "Hey pigtails - you should take up cycling, it's easier". Now, normally I would have joked around with him or just waved & agreed. I'm sure he wasn't meaning to be rude, but jerkwad, don't mess with me at mile 16.
I said a few very unlady like things, flipped him the bird & started running. Hey guess what? I run because IT ISN'T EASY. Duh.
Mile 18 - Have never run farther than this ... really, really wanted to quit. I was 2 miles from home, a route I have run a million times, but today that 2 miles seemed MUCH longer. I kept saying, just 2 more miles - you've ran 2 miles hundreds of times - stop being a crybaby.
I'm pretty sure I started talking to myself at this point. Something just happens after mile 15.... It becomes ridiculous!
Had to have some really good music to bring me home, to keep me from walking. Jack Johnson to help clear my crazy mind (alllllways works for me)
If you're going 20, you had better have pa-lenty of music ready!
Mile 20 - 2pac brings me home. (um, what a crazy mix of songs I had today! Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews, Prince, Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Jack Johnson and 2pac. LOL)
Home sweet home for an ice bath, chocolate milk, banana, some fritos for the salt & gatorade.
Feeling tired now, my shoulders ache, my lower back is sore, my bum knee is icing right now & my foot is hurting pretty bad (it's right in the bottom of my heel if anyone knows what that is...) I'm a mess! Going to rest now.
Happy Labor Day friends! Thank goodness for the long weekend!
Today I ran my first 20 miler & here is what I think about it.
I went to bed early after a day yesterday of drinking lots of water & eating right. Feeling good about that.
3:30 a.m. woke right up (alarm was set for 4:30) I couldn't get back to sleep, but finally did - just in time for the alarm to go off.
I had planned to hit the road at 5:00 a.m., to have enough time to get this motha done, come home to rest before some college football today. 5:00 a.m. was still totally dark. I worry about going out in the dark alone -- kinda freaks me out.
I took my time getting ready, ate a pb&j, coffee, watermelon beans .... ho hum .... ready to run. Still dark at 6:30. Fall must be upon us. I didn't feel good about going until 7, when the sun was almost popping up. Much later start than I wanted, but such is mother nature. I could have gone to the gym at 5, but the thought of 20 miles on the treadmill? My lord.
This is how it all went down.
Mile 1 - 9:05 pace. Geez. This isn't a 5K girl, slow your butt down.
Mile 3 - stop to have some beans
Mile 3-6 - allll good. Nice easy pace. Widespread Panic/Dave Matthews mix on the ipod, feeling fine.
Mile 6-8 - my foot started hurting. I haven't really said anything about this .... denial probably .... but I have been having some pain in my heel. I have no idea what that is, but I'm afraid to know. The one thing I can't take at this point of the training is an injury! Not hurting enough to stop, so let's carry on.
Mile 8-10 - stopped for a snack size payday, water fill up & a few beans. Feeling good, foot was ok.
Mile 13 - 1/2 marathon point. Ok so here is where I start regretting my choice to do a full. If I was sticking to the 1/2 distance, I'd be done here. The 13 point puts it all into perspective for me. Do 13. Now turn around & do all of that again. omg.
No whining!
Mile 13-15 - snack time - more beans, water. Feeling pretty tired here.
Mile 16 - Taylor Swift on my ipod. Now, normally I am fine with a little Taylor Swift. But at mile 16? It made me want to scratch my eyes out. I was pretty pissed off at this point of the run. Why, why, WHY am I doing this to myself?!
This was where I started wishing I had a training partner. I thought a bit about my buddy Russ, who is training for an Ultra - bet he WISHES he only had 20 today. Needed to check myself here, have a little talk with myself.
Stop, refill water, pop a few beans, fix that little music problem, change to a Michael Jackson/Justin Timberlake/Prince mix.
As I was stopped, a cyclist came by & said "Hey pigtails - you should take up cycling, it's easier". Now, normally I would have joked around with him or just waved & agreed. I'm sure he wasn't meaning to be rude, but jerkwad, don't mess with me at mile 16.
I said a few very unlady like things, flipped him the bird & started running. Hey guess what? I run because IT ISN'T EASY. Duh.
Mile 18 - Have never run farther than this ... really, really wanted to quit. I was 2 miles from home, a route I have run a million times, but today that 2 miles seemed MUCH longer. I kept saying, just 2 more miles - you've ran 2 miles hundreds of times - stop being a crybaby.
I'm pretty sure I started talking to myself at this point. Something just happens after mile 15.... It becomes ridiculous!
Had to have some really good music to bring me home, to keep me from walking. Jack Johnson to help clear my crazy mind (alllllways works for me)
If you're going 20, you had better have pa-lenty of music ready!
Mile 20 - 2pac brings me home. (um, what a crazy mix of songs I had today! Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews, Prince, Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Jack Johnson and 2pac. LOL)
Home sweet home for an ice bath, chocolate milk, banana, some fritos for the salt & gatorade.
Feeling tired now, my shoulders ache, my lower back is sore, my bum knee is icing right now & my foot is hurting pretty bad (it's right in the bottom of my heel if anyone knows what that is...) I'm a mess! Going to rest now.
Happy Labor Day friends! Thank goodness for the long weekend!
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Just Some Thoughts
Here I am in week 11 of marathon training. Not much time to write about how it's going, how I'm feeling etc., just seems to be enough time to eat, sleep, work, run. Just thought I would take a second to relect on the past training weeks & think a bit about what lies ahead. Stay tuned for the rambling....
A few days ago I decided I was going to drop out of the race. A tough decision, but I know in my heart that I haven't put myself totally into this training. I haven't been eating right, sleeping enough, training hard enough, etc. I know what it takes to be a good runner .... and I haven't been doing it. At all.
Why drop out in week 10?
1. Scared to be disappointed with my time.
2. Worried I may have to walk some.
3. Scared sh*tless of the 20 miler that awaites me in my training.
Fast forward two days later & I must have been crazy to even consider dropping out. 10 weeks of training wasted? No way, I'm too far in.
So from today on my friends it is time to concentrate on finishing up this training feeling strong .... getting my head on straight .... and remembering why I am doing this.
Get the pickle juice chillin' in the fridge and the paydays in my pocket. It's time to run long this weekend. Ba-ring it!
A few days ago I decided I was going to drop out of the race. A tough decision, but I know in my heart that I haven't put myself totally into this training. I haven't been eating right, sleeping enough, training hard enough, etc. I know what it takes to be a good runner .... and I haven't been doing it. At all.
Why drop out in week 10?
1. Scared to be disappointed with my time.
2. Worried I may have to walk some.
3. Scared sh*tless of the 20 miler that awaites me in my training.
Fast forward two days later & I must have been crazy to even consider dropping out. 10 weeks of training wasted? No way, I'm too far in.
So from today on my friends it is time to concentrate on finishing up this training feeling strong .... getting my head on straight .... and remembering why I am doing this.
Get the pickle juice chillin' in the fridge and the paydays in my pocket. It's time to run long this weekend. Ba-ring it!
Week 10
Week 10 -
Monday 5
Wednesday 8
Thursday 5
Weekend 18
Total for week 10 - 33 miles
Well good lord, I am exhausted! I haven't been eating right or resting enough ... it's catching up on me. Next weekend I will attempt the dreaded 20 miler. OMG it just keeps getting crazier & crazier!
Monday 5
Wednesday 8
Thursday 5
Weekend 18
Total for week 10 - 33 miles
Well good lord, I am exhausted! I haven't been eating right or resting enough ... it's catching up on me. Next weekend I will attempt the dreaded 20 miler. OMG it just keeps getting crazier & crazier!
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