01/09 started off with a bang. i ran a satisfying half-pr in disney and survived a 4-hour marathon the next day. (i still recommend the goofy, the entire weekend was a blast!) after 5.5 months of training for the goofy challenge, i gave myself a full week off and then eased back into running for the last two weeks of january. my mileage is a lot lower than i'd like, but i did technically take 2 weeks...
Saturday, January 31, 2009
put a ring on it
did you know how much more effective mopping is with hot water vs. cold? i just learned this yesterday, from my younger, college-student sister no less. i hate mopping because it takes me like 1.5 hours to mop the kitchen. she did it in like 15 minutes. (i paid for her gym membership for the semester and she's "working" it off.) i was amazed at how much easier it was. hot water, what a concept. (yes,...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
my legs don't hate me afterall
yesterday and today i woke up at 5:00am with all the intentions of running before work. i really need to get back in that groove soon, because in a few months i will have no choice! i haven't ran in the morning in months (not counting races of course), and i love running in the morning. it makes me...
Sunday, January 25, 2009
the human pretzel
i'm a little sore this morning, but i think it's from a more intense yoga workout yesterday and not my massage hour-long lotion application. i tried out a longer, more advanced workout than normal which had a ton of upper body work/poses. such as this one:yeah i'm pretty sure i'll never pull that one...
Saturday, January 24, 2009
well, my skin is moisturized
dear legs,
i know you are still going to be pissed at me even though we went for a "massage". i still upheld my end of the deal, i just didn't realize the massage would not be adequate for our needs.
my sincerest apologies,
me & my walleti called for a massage appointment this morning and went in for it this afternoon. actually, first i called the place i wanted to try out, but when they didn't...
Friday, January 23, 2009
an attempt at cross-training, sort of
thursday (1/22) pm run: no run, but some "cross training" for about an hour, avg/max hr (107/169)2 x 1min of jumping jacks, burpees, high knees/butt kicks, mountain climbers, and karaoke, followed by 42 minutes of yoga.so my legs didn't completely get the day off with those 10 minutes of hopping around but today was supposed to be a "cross-training" day and i was struggling to come up with something...
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
dusting off my running shoes
monday (1/19): off, my new off day for awhile. we'll see how that goes.tuesday (1/20) pm run: 5 miles, 47:33 (9:30 avg pace), avg/max hr 152/201ugh. not a good run. sure it was my first run post-goofy but it just didn't feel good. nothing hurt but i could tell my muscles were getting tired. it was also freakin' cold out. yeah i know it's a lot colder elsewhere but i haven't ran in 29* weather since...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
fa-bo-lo-us
i'm a dork and overly excited about my first 'tagging' from terri from middle-of-the-pack-girl. seeing the random 'tags' come across the blogs brings back the days of those email questionnaires (now probably found on myspace) that i did in high school. yup, i was super cool then too. at least terri...
Sunday, January 18, 2009
considering 39.3?
contemplating whether you are goofy enough to run both a half and full marathon back-to-back? i definitely recommend it! just sign up for it already! :o)running the goofy challenge was so much fun. it was cool to run through all of the parks, see some "behind the scenes" areas of the park, and feel like a vip running through the parks while the crowds were held back to let you through. we were able...
Saturday, January 17, 2009
disney marathon (goofy challenge) recap
sunday began at 2:45 am, just like saturday, although thanks to running a hard 13.1 miles i slept soundly at least. jess texted me expressing how glad she was to be getting up so early. i offered to share my ibuprofen with her but she declined, she has stronger stuff for her plantar. i was kind of jealous.we...
Friday, January 16, 2009
disney half marathon (goofy challenge) recap
after a hectic day of traveling and a delicious dinner at macaroni grill, i finally dozed off for a brief nap around 11pm friday night. saturday morning came quickly, and i was up-and-at-'em by 2:45 in the morning. the race was supposed to start at 5:50 and race organizers had been saying to get on...
Thursday, January 15, 2009
where dreams come true
for your entertainment... official race pictureswalt disney world goofy's race-and-a-half challengejanuary 10th-11th, 2009the half marathonleaving the stupid techno music of tomorrowland and heading to the castleguess my foot rolls slightly outward when i land.can't remember if that's a good thing or...
Monday, January 12, 2009
summary of training - goofy challenge
recap of training week 18 (1/5-1/11):[day - mileage, time, avg hr]mon - 4.4 easy, 41:29, 143tue - 4 (2xmile @ 6:55), 33:01, 172wed - 3.4 easy, 30:52, 146thu - 2 easy, 19:12, 148fri - offsat - 13.1 race, 1:34:13, 178sun - 26.2 race, 4:04:25, 155mileage total - 53.10an easy week with boring short runs to rest up for the races. apparently it paid off well enough. i did my yoga session for the week on...
Sunday, January 11, 2009
still alive
walt disney world marathon - day 2 of the goofy challenge5 m - 48:31*10 m - 1:37:40* 13.1 m - 2:07:3420 m - 3:14:3026.2 miles - 4:04:252328th overall / 579th female / 62nd place agi woke up with sore legs. had a headache for the first four miles, and was just aiming to stay under a 10min/mile pace. jess and i stopped for a bunch of pics with the characters, stayed within the 9's, and i still had...
Saturday, January 10, 2009
bringing the heat
walt disney world half marathon - day 1 of the goofy challenge5k split - 22:5710k split - 45:15*15k split - 1:07:3613.1 miles - 1:34:13183rd overall / 30th female / 5th place agi was hoping for a 1:35-1:38! i am so stoked. beyond stoked. a new half-pr by 6:38! (only 4:14 left to shave off in '09) ;-) huge thanks to gu for their awesome awesome roctane and saucony for their grid type a2's.i also got...
Friday, January 9, 2009
murphy's law
most of my previous marathon's were so nicely planned out and covered by others (my parents or jess's, gotta love "second parents") so for these most recent two (atlanta, disney) i haven't put much thought into the actual logistics of getting into town, to the expo, etc.for atlanta, we got stuck in traffic for 4 hours and barely made it to the expo on time. the next morning i had to walk/jog 2 miles...
off to the races
big occasions and races which have been eagerly anticipated almost to the point of dread are where great deeds can be accomplished.-jack lovelockthis one's been staring at me from my bathroom mirror every day for the past 8 months or so.well i'm off! thank you all for the good lucks and well wishes the past week or so. pending rides in ambulances, i'll be sure to post quick updates on how i do. i...
Thursday, January 8, 2009
fueling up
my healthy taper dietnot only did i put away this single-serving sized 21 oz bag of m&m's in three days, but also a "small" sized-bag as well. they were both part of my belated-christmas present from jess. i think she was purposely giving them to me to slow me down for this weekend as she will be...
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
treadmill math
here in the midst of taper week there isn't much going on as far as actually running. i've spent some time browsing the runner's world recently-renovated-and-still-full-of-bugs forums, and i'm reading both pfitz's "advanced marathoning" and daniels' "running formula" to figure out what training regime is up next. i need something hardcore that will help me get way faster. so far, they've both been...
Monday, January 5, 2009
goofy training week 17
recap of training week 17 (12/29-1/4):[day - mileage, time, avg hr]mon - 6.8 easy, 1:00:45, 166tue - 7 easy, 1:02:16, 159wed - 5 easy, 46:21, 149thu - 8 tempo, 1:08:50, 173fri - off, actually stuck to my schedule!sat - 6.1 tempo, 48:23, 175sun - 9 easy, 1:24:41, 161mileage total - 41.9this "taper" week had more mileage than last week... i also woke up on friday and realized, wow, i actually ran monday-thursday...
Sunday, January 4, 2009
tapering is boring
it pretty much sucks. you hardly get to run (giving me even less subject matter to babble on about) and you're still supposed to eat a decent amount of calories to fuel up in preparation for the big day(s), making me feel awful about myself. blub blub, jiggle jiggle. somehow the scale keeps reporting lower weights though... must be broken. i've been trying to focus on drinking more water the past...
Friday, January 2, 2009
courting the pain
races always evoke some dread about pain that will come. but we can't escape the fact that the more discomfort we accept in a race, the faster we will run. successful racing means courting the pain.-john elliottthis time next week i will be picking up race bibs, chips, shirts, and swag at the disney world marathon weekend expo. i'm growing a little nervous, as always, but i'm constantly playing some...
Thursday, January 1, 2009
tackling 2009
if you set your aim too high and don't fulfill it, then your enthusiasm turns to bitterness. try for a goal that's reasonable, and then gradually raise it.-emil zatopekgoals for 2009:runningrun 3 marathons. (i need to cross some states off!) florida is a given (disney, january) and i'm considering the tourist destination of north dakota (fargo, may) and something in the northeast (connecticut, rhode...
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