july 2009 - sorry, no exciting news like june.still stuck in kentucky. (it's not really that bad...) i'm a little more official now as apparently both kentucky and south carolina are taking taxes from my hard-earned money. wtf? it's ok government, i didn't want my money anyway. work, eat, sleep, run - story of my life. that might sound glamorous... but seriously it's all i do. it's not like i'm hanging...
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
sweet silver bells
with a "vacation" from my bff threshold this week, i hit the track wednesday for my mid-week quality workout. the motivation has been dragging a bit this week. i think it could be partly to blame on my very, very terrible caloric intake. i haven't been tracking my calories precisely, but i've been netting about half of my required amount every day once i subtract out cals burned (estimated). sigh....
Monday, July 27, 2009
we got ourselves a game
week in review (7/20 - 7/26):total miles: 65.10 (new mileage 'pr', didn't think i'd make it!)time spent running: ~ 9 hours 20 minutesavg hr: 156.17avg pace: 8:41/mile (avg temp: 76.67*; i don't really miss running in 90*)off days: 1"the theory of evolution says ‘only the strong shall survive.’ maybe so. maybe so. but the theory of competition says that just because they're the strong doesn’t mean...
Sunday, July 26, 2009
eighteen miles; seven traits
welcome long run, quality workout sunday. i was motivated saturday evening, but that faded overnight. i went to bed rather late (~midnight, ooh what a rebel) and "slept in" til 8:00. after a bit of wallering around in bed (laying there, being lazy) i pulled myself up for some breakfast. i then used food-in-my-belly as an excuse to put the run off a little longer, but finally put on my shoes and gear...
Saturday, July 25, 2009
as tempting as 3am is...
once i realized i was on a 15-day streak wednesday, my mind converted over to slacker-mode. originally i was to do a quality workout on thursday, take friday off, run easy saturday and finish the week with another quality run sunday.when i fell asleep on my desk at work thursday i thought it might be better to just go home and go to bed instead. i haven't been too good at enforcing my curfew and end...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
ice ice baby
i have been telling myself i will take an ice bath after my run for 10 days or so now. problem is when i get back from my run i'm too lazy to drain the ice machine! (seriously, i'm the laziest distance runner ever.) i keep telling myself i need to work on actually stretching and icing after a run instead...
Monday, July 20, 2009
gone mental
there are days when i allow myself to get too worked up about a run. i worry too much about where i will run (traffic, distance, bathrooms), can i hit my goal paces, should i bring gu/water, etc. the stress occurs mostly on workout days, but sometimes on just plain regular (easy) days too.i managed to psych myself out over the quality workout i had on tap for thursday. i had to snap myself out of...
Thursday, July 16, 2009
losing my wisdom
the ol' blister is continuing along, not getting better but not getting worse. i guess i'll take it. the blister usually gets hard-ish overnight, but then when i run again it softens back up and often refills with juice. the past few days it hasn't gotten too re-juicy again so maybe it is on the mend. i did get an abundance of ideas from everyone (thanks!) that i will be trying out until i can successfully...
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
nyc half marathon: fresh air fund-racers
itching to run or race a half in a few weeks?the nyc half marathon will be held on august 16th of this year, and the fresh air fund-racers are looking for runners to join their team! (sponsors also quite welcome too).the fresh air fund provides free summer experiences in the country to more than 1.7 million new york city children from disadvantaged communities. each year, thousands of children visit...
Sunday, July 12, 2009
a taste for suffering
week in review (7/6 - 7/12):total miles: 53 (cutback)time spent running: ~7 hours 41 minutesavg hr: 157avg pace: 8:42/mile (avg temp: 84.25*)off days: 1i didn't realize that last week's 64+ miles was a new weekly mileage pr, beating out a 62-mile week from late in my goofy challenge training regime. this past week of training hasn't been the greatest, but i slogged through the miles and survived.i...
Friday, July 10, 2009
running backwards
while on vacation last week, i snuck in a few runs with my old running buddy kt and one of her new running friends. apparently a lot of the girls she runs with in her new, beach town add a little backwards running on the end of their runs.it looked interesting, and after a decent 10+ mile run i welcomed...
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
babying a head cold
i'm still trying to shake the last of this cold that intruded my immune system sunday. my nose ran non-stop monday and tuesday with a few hundred sneezes in between, and i felt tired/groggy overall. i felt obligated to run monday so i ran a short, easy 5 miles. usually running through a cold helps...
Monday, July 6, 2009
toes in the water
week in review (6/29 - 7/5):total miles: 64.55 (once again a tad short, but whatever)time spent running: ~9 hours 11 minutesavg hr: 155.2avg pace: 8:37/mile (avg temp: 82.1*)off days: 0after a few long months working away-from-home, i had my annual summer/family vacation last week. you'd think i'd have...
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
june 2009
june 2009 - month #3 in kentucky. i was initially anticipating some serious chill time at the end of the month but my position at work was extended so back to ky it is. took advantage of having easy runs on the schedule and slowed down to avoid dying in the heat (ran in 90+ degrees a few times). running...
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