The Boot

I have goals.  Should I post them?  Sure, why not?

1.  sub 2 half (again--ran a 1:57 in 2006?)
2.  25 min 5K
3.  4:30 marathon

To do that will take a load of work.  But I am getting ready for that.  I am working through some plantar fasciitis issues that I have dealt with for over a year.  Finally went to the dr and they put me in a boot at night and gave me month of Mobic.  2 days and I already feel some relief.  We shall see after tomorrow's long run.  I still am going to orthopedic massage/stretching.
A few other factors that I think will get me to my goals:
*lose weight (20 lbs is goal)
*hill repeats/track work
*mid-week longer run

I am running fairly consistently but its the same run every day.  Need to mix it up a bit.  I have been strength training and I can tell that helps by my times on the last two half marathons I have done.

Ready to start Chicago training in June...hopefully managing my PF.

Woot!!!

"the boot"

Since August...

I have run a marathon and a half marathon... Done zero blogging and hired a personal trainer.

I am back. With goals.

I signed up for this.

Woot! ChiTown... It was my first full(2002). 11 years ago this year!

I am going back and will be celebrating a little birthday that ends in zero. The first number is even and rhymes with s'more.

Tomorrow...

I will post what I have been up to the last MONTH!
Yowsers. Been while...I promise...it's nothing exciting.

long overdue post

So, the one person who reads this blog told me this week that I haven't posted in a while.  Sorry about that.  its been a busy week and my running has sucked this week.

I have been car shopping (no car to show for it yet), sofa shopping (I am waiting on it now to be delivered) and being lazy.  Oh and I got my teeth drilled on.  Yeah, that's the most fun!

I did get my hill repeats in this week on Monday.  I went and test drove a car an hour away on Tuesday.  Yesterday was the 4th and I just plain didn't run.  

And then, there's today.  Met my neighbor this morning at 6 am.  Got through a mile and I started bloating/cramping pretty bad in my lower stomach area.  So, I said, let's stop and walk just a sec.  Then we started running again and it got worse.  So, I told her to go on because it was hurting bad enough.  She said, do you want me to come get you when I get home?  I said, nah, I will be ok.  As soon as she started running, I yelled out, yes, come get me!  Well, 2 nano seconds later, it turned into GI issues.  I desperately was seeking a porta potty.  Nope, none to be found...so I walked a snail's pace.  I didn't know if I would make it.  Then, she shows up about a half mile from home.  Just in time.  

Ever have GI issues?  I have only had one or two and today reminded me that I don't like issues like that!  Needless to say, I didn't get my run in today.  

Training is just not going as planned right now.  Hope to get it back.

Blisters and heat are not for me

It just... Well, hot. Hotter than hot. The temps for this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are 104.
Read it again. 104.
Oh.my.word.
What's that gotta do with running. This girl does not mix running with heat very well and I am having a hard time with it.
Today's 5-miler was a near disaster but I got through it. Paces were off in that there was lots of walking involved. Was it the heat of just the mental ge of it all? Who knows!
I do know that I hate blisters and there is one that keeps popping up on the right side of my big toe nail. I have tried bandaids when I run but it's doesn't help. Any suggestions cause it hurts like hell.
Tomorrow I get to get my drill on with the dentist. That might be worse that today's run. Good news is they have cable and Wimbledon is on. I hope I can see over that big drill in the back of my mouth. Yuck.

Tip Over speed is 2

On the bike, I know that tip over speed is 2mph...in that, if you go that slow...well, you tip over.

So, what is the slowest you can run without tipping over...almost found out on hill repeats today.  

Last week, I only ran up half way on the hill and completed 6 repeats.  

Not today!  I decided to run the whole hill no matter how slow I had to go.

I did not in fact tip over but man, I came close.  It was so steep.  It went up and sort of (I say that losely) leveled off and went up again...you get the picture.  It did that 3 times.  

I was able to complete 3 repeats with jogging back down and covered a mile doing that.  

Hell hill repeats done. 

I really hope this helps strengthen my legs.  

Long run last Saturday was close to 11 miles.  Had good pace in there.  Not too worried about that just yet.  

One week down.  19 more to go!  Woot!

wow- yasso's

Let's start off my putting this out there...running at 6 am is MUCH MUCH better than running at 9 am outside.  I know it wouldn't seem like that big of a difference but it makes about 15-20 degrees of difference.  And it is much more shaded.  

Yesterday I had a 5 mile tempo run on tap and didn't get started (out of laziness) until 9:00.  Brutal.  I got it in and I ran my pace but ugh ugh ugh.  I was ready for it to be over.  On a positive note, I ran this solo and I know those kind of runs are going to help me mentally be strong.  

Today's run, I ran with a friend-neighbor.  It was 3 miles but included 2 yasso's.  We did the first mile and a half up hill and 'easy'...how is up hill ever easy?  but anyway.

Then we started the half mile repeats.  She is trying to get back into shape and I knew she was a good runner.  But today I found out she ran track in high school way back when.  and half mile and mile were her events.  great.  Anyway again,  it was great having someone to help pace me.  We ran the two repeats in 3:59 and 4:04...which was GREAT!  A little faster than I needed but I will take it!  

And to close...the cooler temps at 6 am made for a HUGE difference.

I look forward to a much deserved rest day tomorrow and then a good long run on Saturday.  

My favorite moment is when I walk in the house and my Cupcake immediately says, "Mommy go running?"  and I said...yes!