I went out for a “long” run today. I planned to take it slow and easy and aimed for a minimum of 4 miles and a goal of 6 miles. Not only did I finish the 6 miles, I added on more mile and negative split the run!!! This was only the second time I’ve…
Category: running
Apparently I’m a hot mess
So, my appointment with the chiropractor was interesting. He found issues all up and down my legs. My right foot lands with my toes pointed slightly out (knew that) The muscles in my calves and thighs are scary tight (knew that) My hips do something I don’t exactly remember – collapse? rotate in? My glutes…
The Ultimate Fartlek Run
Yesterday afternoon, I was getting desperate for a run and Shoo was getting squirrelly. While Jones thinks the perfect day would involve playing Wii, switching to DS, watching a movie, and then starting all over again (yes, that is the one high point for him related to the tonsillectomy – unlimited screen time), Shoo is…
Oh, the irony
Sarah at Running (to keep up) with a Toddler asked me “What is your favorite distance to run?” My favorite distance? 10K I know I’m unusual in that. Most people don’t like it because it’s too long to go flat out like a 5k, but too short to consider a true endurance race and take…
Gotein Winner and “Ask me a ?” giveaway
First off, sorry for the delay on this. The winner of the Gotein giveaway is… Brandi at Chronicles of a Mama on the Move. Brandi, shoot me an email at mom2shoo at gmail.com and I’ll get the samples right out. And now on to the mini-giveaway… I recently discovered that I have a huge…
Goalz? I can haz dem?
Source I’ve been running with very general goals since I injured my achilles back in November. My main “goal” after that was just to get back up and running without reinjuring myself. I accomplished that and then some when I trained for and ran the National Half Marathon this past March. My goal for April…
Half of the Cupcake Marathon
We all know I love a good virtual race. I particularly love virtual races where you don’t have to run all the miles at once. http://cooktraineatrace.com/ Over the last three days I’ve run the first half of the marathon and on Saturday I’ll run the second half at the National Half Marathon. Run #1 –…
From horrid to the zone
I did not want to run today. The thought of putting on running clothes just seemed overwhelming. No reason, it was just one of those days when I hate running. I put it off as long as I could and finally convinced myself I need to just “man up” and get out the door. From…
First Vibram Five Fingers 5k Race
I would have to say that my first 5k in the Vibrams was a huge success! I PR’d by 41 seconds, I came in under 25 minutes (barely) AND I took 2nd in my age group. The running skirt? That was a major FAIL from a running standpoint. I’ve lost a couple of pounds, so…
Isn’t that the way?
The heat here lately has been sucking all of my motivation to run long or run fast. I’ve been all about the short runs at a 10+ minute pace. Knowing today was going to be 78 degrees at 6:30 am and 80 degrees at 8:00 am, I wasn’t particularly motivated to get up and out…
Bring on the taper!
Today I ran my last 20 mile run of this training cycle. Woohoo! Unfortunately, that’s Woohoo, it’s done, not Woohoo it went great. Sigh. Actually, the first 15 miles were great. I ran to a friend’s house and then we ran the first 10 together. It was warm and the route was a bit hilly,…
GU Recovery Brew Review and some heat training
GU Recovery Brew There were a few packages of Recovery Brew in the lovely package* I received a few weeks ago. I’ve now had both flavors after long runs, with one long run in between where I didn’t use it. The verdict: It seems to make a difference, but I’m not sure I’d go out…