My recovery week is over. I took it easy and enjoyed NOT having to run 40+ miles in really cold weather and icy conditions. Yesterday I capped my low mileage week with a crappy four mile run. I was supposed to run on Saturday morning, but our boiler went wonky on Friday afternoon and my…
Category: 5 in 5
Halfway there!
Yesterday I hit an important number. Since I started training for the five half marathons in five days, I’ve run 369 miles. That’s 369 miles in 11 weeks. I have 7 weeks of training left and, you guessed it, 369 more miles to run. This has been an interesting experience for me. I’ve learned that…
Half Marathon #1 Done!
Yesterday I ran my first 13.1 mile run of 2013 as part of my “Resolution Run” Virtual half marathon. (For now, this counts as one of my 13 halves for the year. I hope to do 13 real half marathon races.) I didn’t plan to run a half, but the weather was the best it…
Gettin’ it where I can
When I ran on Sunday (in weather nowhere as nice as the weatherman said we’d have), my left quad started bothering me with a half mile to go. Instead of playing it smart and walking the rest of the way home, I kept running ’cause “it was only a half mile.” For my efforts, I…
A special kind of crazy
So, this is what my 50 states map looks like right now… This is what my map will look like at the end of 2013 if all of my crazy plans fall into place… Yes, there are 10 states in red! The stars are trying to align for me. I’ve already signed up for and…
Buh Bye Ego
Yesterday I tried something I haven’t done in way too long. I left my ego at home when I went for my run. I looked up my suggested paces on McMillan. I didn’t like the pace that was suggested as my “long run” pace. It was a number I try to avoid at all costs. …
Sweet Potatoes FTW!
Who knew that this… Would equal this… After my awful, very tired, long run on Sunday, I knew I needed to get more carbs in. If I weren’t in a major training plan right now, maybe I’d be willing to have a couple of weeks of missing my mileage, but I can’t afford that right…
Lucky 13
This year is going to be epic. I just know it. After all, 13 is my lucky number. But, you know, even if it’s not epic, that’s ok. I’ll be more than happy with another year of raising healthy, happy boys, hanging with my wonderful husband, spending as much time as possible with my parents,…
Advice Needed: Recovery Week
My body is asking for a break. I’m hitting my miles and I’m hitting my paces, but between the running and the “cross training” (2+ hours of shoveling is the best.cross.training.EVER), I’m feeling tired and tweaky. Conveniently, next week is Christmas, so I’ll be busier than normal. Perfect time to cut back on the running. …
HBBC Recap Week 4
Last week was an interesting week on the running front. I ran 10.5 of the hilliest miles in the area. Part way through, I found I needed the bathroom. Unfortunately, I’d chosen to run in an area lacking in public bathrooms. After miles of discomfort, I hit the bathroom at the public library and was…
HBBC Recap Week 3
So far, so good. I think I managed to hit my “freggie” goal every.single.day. I’ve had to do a midweek grocery shop every week, though, to get extras as I am apparently unable to believe just how “7 fruits/veggies a day” translates to actual amounts of food LOL. On the training front, I had a…
TGIR
Thank.Goodness.It’s.Rest.Day. My body is feeling pretty beat up. In the past five days, I ran 31.7 miles over the course of 5 runs. I’ve run more than 30 miles a week less than 20 times in my entire running career. Based on my records, I usually manage it once or twice when training for a…