1. I ran! 3 whole miles!!! I even sort of followed the rules my chiro gave me. I felt like I was hyper aware of what was going on with my body, which can be kind of depressing when you feel tons of little twinges and random pains. Thankfully, for the most part, my calf…
Category: half marathons
Flexibility
What I lack in physical flexibility (seriously, you should see me do yoga…), I more than make up for with my ability to fly by the seat of my pants. And that’s a good thing when you have no idea what the path from Point A to Point B is going to entail. Right now,…
Half Marathon #2 for 2013 – Kyle’s Krusade
Yesterday, I didn’t want to run. My body was tired and I have a blister the size of a quarter on the bottom of my heel. But those are precisely the kind of days I need to run and I need to run long. I have no idea how I will feel during my five…
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…
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. …
A hell of a lot of miles
OK, I’ll preface this by saying I know a lot of you run a lot more miles than I do/will. But, holy cow! I sat down tonight and roughed out the minimum miles I’d like to get in between now and my 5in5 races. It’s a very different plan from my typical training. Usually, if…
A mile in high heels
Since you asked, here’s the end result… I love those shoes. They are one of my favorite pairs. They are absolutely inappropriate for a half mile+ each way walk over brick sidewalks. I’ve never been so happy to put back on my fleece lined flat boots to wear over to the fraternity to hang out…
It’s a start…
For the first time in a long time, I ran 5 times this past week and actually broke 20 miles for the week. Even more importantly, I ran all of the miles with no pain! I can’t remember the last time I actually summarized a training week, but here you go. Tues: After 4 days…
How do you train for THAT?!?
You may remember my crazy post from a few days ago about the five half marathons in five days? You know, this… I realize it’s 7 months away, but there’s been a lot of discussion about it in our house. I mean, the cost and logistics of getting four people from DC to Amarillo, TX,…
When your inner crazy becomes your outer crazy
Yesterday, Kim from Just Trying is for Little Girls shared this picture on Facebook… 5 (half) marathons. 5 days. 5 different states. And I need all 5 states. My first thought was “You crazy.” My next thought was “Hmm…” I threw out the idea to Beer Geek, who is usually my reality check. Instead of…
Blue Ridge Half Marathon Race Report
The Blue Ridge Marathon bills itself as “American’s Toughest Marathon.” I’m here to tell you that the half marathon is no joke either. It was definitely the hardest race course I’ve ever run on. Short story: I finished in 2:20:48 (my slowest half where I wasn’t pacing someone), 13th in my age group and darned…
Five Confessions Friday
1. I haven’t run since Tuesday. Wednesday my calf hurt too much after my chiro appointment. Thursday I went on a field trip with Jones and then came home and took a nap. (Anyone who knows me knows how odd that is. I don’t nap. Ever. And of course, it left me feeling all discombobulated.). …