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2011-01-10T21:40:00.001-05:00

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Marathon Training: Day 36 - 39: 24 - 21 days to go

2010-12-20T14:49:00.002-05:00

Haven't been very good updating...mainly because I've been sick.

Thursday: I was supposed to run 5 miles, but didn't because I was sick.
Friday: Still sick
Saturday: Ran a 5k in the cold and rain. Time was like 28:04.
Sunday: Supposed to run 20 miles, but weather was yuck and I was still yuck.

Marathon Training: Day 35 - 25 days to go

2010-12-15T19:45:00.002-05:00

Got bundled up and went to my favorite place to run...Hugh McRae Park....Scott and I got our 5 miles in.

This was a good 5 miles for me....it's my fastest yet!! yeah me!!

Ran without looking at watch again. I seem to do best when I do this.

M1: 9:19
M2: 8:34
M3: 8:27
M4: 8:18
M5: 8:02

Marathon Training: Day 34 - 26 days to go

2010-12-14T20:38:00.002-05:00

Way to cold to run outside. The weather has been brutal!! Today was like 34 degrees and very windy. I'm hoping tomorrow will be much better and Scott and I can run outside.

Felt pretty good on the treadmill tonight...surely felt much better than I did on Sunday!

Marathon Training: Day 33- 27 days to go

2010-12-13T22:14:00.000-05:00

REST day!!!

Marathon Training: Day 32- 28 days to go

2010-12-12T09:35:00.004-05:00

Well, with 31 days in the books, I have to say today was the absolute worse day of training. Scott ran on about 7 hours of sleep over a two day period and I still wasn't feeling smashing.

Our times weren't real terrible, but he and I both felt miserable and thought the 12th mile would never make it.

We stopped at the car a couple times and also took a few more walk breaks than normal.

Our average moving pace was 9:38 and the average pace with all our stops was 10:18.

M1: 9:54
M2: 9:13
M3: 9:07
M4: 9:24
M5: 9:59
M6: 10:13
M7: 14:51
M8: 9:21
M9: 11:04
M10: 9:38
M11: 10:35
M12: 10:12

Marathon Training: Day 30- 29 days to go

2010-12-11T15:41:00.006-05:00

Forgot to post last night. Rest day!...plus I'm sick :(

Marathon Training: Day 31- 30 days to go

2010-12-11T15:41:00.004-05:00

Ah....30 days to go!!!! Supposed to run 12 outside today, but the weather was not permitting...Rainy!!

So, Scott and I went to the gym and did a little on the treadmill. We are going to get our 12 outside tomorrow.

I'm still battling this crazy earache and sore throat and running a low grade temperature...hope maybe today all the sweating I did will cause it to leave me alone!!!!

Marathon Training: Day 30- 31 days to go

2010-12-09T18:44:00.001-05:00

The weather was half way cooperating so Scott and I went to Hugh McRae Park to get in our 6 miles. I knew I had to run another 2 when I got home, but I left nothing in the tank!

I was really really good and ran without looking at my watch and being concerned about pace. I ran this one on how I felt. And...it appears I was feeling pretty good.

M1: 9:33 - warming up
M2: 8:47
M3: 8:44
M4: 8:46
M5: 8:25
M6: 8:00...........yes this is not a typo!!!!!

Faster 6 miles to date!

Marathon Training: Day 29- 32 days to go

2010-12-08T22:48:00.002-05:00

Well, we were supposed to run outside today, but I had a staff meeting after work which took longer than expected. So, I ended up on the treadmill once again! I did try to mix it up a little though and I varied the incline between and and 2% throughout my 6 mile run. I should also mention that watching Survivor helped to pass the time a little.

Planning on running outside tomorrow because the temperature is supposed to hit 45 degrees!! It's about time it warms up a little :)

Marathon Training: Day 28- 33 days to go

2010-12-07T23:13:00.002-05:00

Went to Olive Garden for dinner and filled my belly with salad and breadsticks, and also found room for an entree that Scott and I shared.

Came home, changed, and hopped on the treadmill and did 5 miles and then walked a 1/2 mile. Boy it sure was tough!!!!

Watched the Biggest Loser contestants run their full marathon...how inspirational!!!!!

Marathon Training: Day 27- 34 days to go

2010-12-06T20:31:00.002-05:00

Another rest day in the books. I was going to run a real easy 3 tonight...but time got away from me!

Marathon Training: Day 26 - 35 days to go

2010-12-05T21:26:00.002-05:00

Got up this morning and we did the toys for tots motorcycle ride...boy it was C-O-L-D!!! I'm soooo glad we ran yesterday.

Relaxed all day today and the legs/heel/calf have felt 100% normal and I'm glad. I think tomorrow I'll do like 3 miles on the treadmill really slow - soley because I can't tell I ran 19 miles yesterday.

Hope everyone is having fun doing whatever they need to be doing whethers it's shopping/exercising or just being happy!! :)

Marathon Training: Day 25 - 36 days to go

2010-12-04T16:23:00.003-05:00

Decided to do our run today instead of tomorrow. The weather seemed a little more optimal today plus we want to do the toys for tots motorcycle ride tomorrow.

We started off at Greenfield Lake and ran down 3rd street, and hung a right on Market. Ran past Hanover High School and kept going. Turn around and headed back because we wanted to be at the car around mile 6 to get some water, etc....

We then headed to Sunset Park where we ran another 5 miles and made it back to the car. This way we'd only have to do 2 laps around the lake and we would have out 19.

Feeling really good on this run, so after the first lap around the lake, I was getting worried because I didn't feel horrible.

Then, the last lap was finally here....felt pretty good and tried to push myself a little to see if the last few miles could have a pretty good time....and they did!!!

Our average with all the stops was: 10:24, but our actual moving pace without the car stops and all was 9:50...WOW!!!!

M1: 9:44
M2: 9:41
M3: 9:42
M4: 9:46
M5: 9:47
M6: 11:10 (BR break)
M7: 13:18: (car)
M8: 9:57
M9: 10:17
M10: 10:31 (walked to drink water)
M11: 9:42
M12: 14:20 (car)
M13: 10:27 (walked finishing up water)
M14: 9:26
M15: 9:33
M16: 13:08 (car)
M17: 9:08
M18: 8:50....YEAH!!!!!

Marathon Training: Day 24 - 37 days to go

2010-12-03T18:18:00.002-05:00

Nothing like being flexible when it comes to training for this marathon. Scott and I were supposed to run 5 tonight, but because he is going to work tonight, and we want to do the Toys for Tots Motorcycle run on Sunday, we've decided to do our long run tomorrow...so looks like 19 miles here I come!

We're going to run a little later tomorrow in hopes that it will will up a little bit!!! Supposed to be like 30 degrees or something in the morning at the time we normally run...and I'm not wanting to do that at all!

So, he'll sleep in some, of course I will too, then we will head out on our merry way. Then Sunday will surely be my Funday once again!!!!

Marathon Training: Day 23 - 38 days to go

2010-12-02T19:01:00.002-05:00

Before I even left home to go run I was dreading it with a capital D! Bundled up and Scott and I headed to Hugh McRae Park...the only good think at the time, cause I love to run there.

Started out a little slow, hoping to warm up the heel and calf, then began to pick up the pace a little. My heel didn't hurt at all, but my calf was a little tight feeling. As I kept running, the calf felt a little better, and eventually got about 85% okay.

As we kept runnning I kept looking at the average pace on my watch. I noticed it kept getting better and better. Then, it became a game with me because I wanted to see how low I could get my pace.

I was definitely running this distance out of my comfort zone. But, I did it!!!!! Did 5 miles in 43 minutes

M1: 9:18
M2: 8:46
M3: 8:25
M4: 8:20
M5: 8:09

Marathon Training: Day 22 - 39 days to go

2010-12-01T19:35:00.003-05:00

Well, made it out of the 40's....this marathon will be here before I know it. I'm really wishing it would hurry up because I'm getting paranoid that I'm going to injure something as I prepare.

Ran 5 miles tonight on the treadmill with my new shoes. I sure do love the Brooks Adreneline 10's and glad I found them 4 months ago...thanks Omega Sports!!!!

I feel like maybe I waited just a tad too long to get the new shoes because my left heel has been a tiny bit achy (has done this before) and my right lower calf seems to have a "ting" to it (again has done this before). These minor ailments have cured themselves in the past and I'm hoping by running in the new shoes, it will happen again.

I did run a little slower than usual on the treadmill tonight as I broke in the new shoes, heel, and calf. Managed to get my 5 in as planned, and felt really good. Nothing hurt at all while I ran.

When I got off the treadmill, I did go ahead and take a precautionary measure by putting an icepak on my right calf, just in case! I feel like I may be a little sensitive since I'm worried about something going wrong before my marathon...but....the ice won't hurt anything....lol

Planning on running another 5 again tomorrow and hopefully, the weather will be okay and we can run outside.

Marathon Training: Day 21 - 40 days to go

2010-11-30T20:32:00.002-05:00

Rest day again today...I sure do take advantage of these rest days! Scott on the otherhand isn't lazy like me....lol

Went to Dick's today and purchased another pair of Brooks Adreneline 10's...love them shoes! Looking forward to trying them out tomorrow when I run my 5 miles. I think it's supposed to rain, so guess I'll break them in on the treadmill.

Marathon Training: Day 20 - 41 days to go

2010-11-29T22:20:00.002-05:00

Well, it was surely a rest day! Nothing really new to post except I will definitely have to purchase new shoes tomorrow before running again...my heel is starting to feel a little funny :(

Marathon Training: Day 19 - 42 days to go

2010-11-28T11:54:00.002-05:00

All I can say is BRRRRR!!!!! I have gotten so spoiled with the warmer weather that we've been running in. We left this morning it was 35 degrees! We are either really dedicated or really insane or I suppose Insanely Dedicated....lol

Bundled up nice and warm and headed out. It wasn't too awful bad, and would have been half way okay if the stupid wind wasn't blowing...and for that know me, know I hate the wind!...Hence, the reason I don't like running the loop at Wrightsville Beach.

Anyways, out time for the 13 miles wasn't too bad. Our average moving time was a 9:45 pace, but after the car stop, and two stops at the port-o-potty for Scotty....we ended up with a 9:52 pace. We were still within our long run mile pace of somewhere around 10. At this point, I surely don't want to push it too hard in the longer runs and risk hurting something..getting too close now!

M1: 10:06 (hard time getting going)
M2: 9:41
M3: 9:45
M4: 10:28 (potty break and big downtown hill...and I ran it!!!)
M5: 9:37
M6: 10:24 (car)
M7: 10:53 (car)
M8: 9:44
M9: 9:35
M10: 10:40 (bathroom again for Scott....lol)
M11: 9:15
M12: 9:20
M13: 8:55 (yeah me..under 9 minutes)

For some reason my last 3 miles were my best...could it be because I saw the end in sight??

Marathon Training: Day 18 - 43 days to go

2010-11-27T21:50:00.002-05:00

Had a great rest day. Well, I wasn't 100% lazy...Scott and I took Harley man walking at Greenfield Lake. I would guess we walked about 2 miles total. We walked through some of the neighborhoods around the lake looking at potential houses one day...we would love to live in something smaller and more convenient to things we do...

Well, heading to bed...gotta get up early in the morning to run 13 miles in the cold! YUCK!!!

Marathon Training: Day 17 - 44 days to go

2010-11-26T13:25:00.003-05:00

Man, I surely wasn't feeling it today. But, I knew I had to get my 5 miles in. I laid in bed as long as possible, and finally managed to get up aroun 9:30. Then had a pop-tart, dressed and headed to Wrightsville Beach to run.

Scott and I got there and both had the feeling of dread. It was warm out, which I was thankful for, but it was extremely windy! I hate running in the wind. Generally when you run in one direction against the wind, it helps you out when you head in the opposite direction, but for some reason it wasn't helping!!!!

When we got back to the car and headed home, it began to rain and the wind seemed to pick up even more....glad we got ours over with!

Came home, ate Thanksgiving left overs...YUMMY!!!!! Now I'm looking forward to the rest day tomorrow.

M1: 9:14
M2: 8:58
M3: 9:49 (walked a little trying to get my music fixed)
M4: 9:06
M5: 9:02

Average pace: 9:14 with a time of 46:13

Marathon Training: Day 16 - 45 days to go

2010-11-25T10:10:00.003-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving!!! Scott and I got up and did our own Turkey Trot this morning. We knew we needed to get 8 miles in today so we headed downtown. We decided to run a little difference area this morning.

We parked on Market Street and ran up to the YMCA where we saw others finishing up the Y's Turkey Trot. We hung a left and then ran back up Chestnutt heading towards downtown. What a great area Chestnutt Street is....finally finishing up mile 5, we stopped at the car. I needed some water and needed to shed some clothing...geez...for some reason it was so freaking warm this morning. It seemed unusually warm to me.

We headed back towards downtown, as I'm running in my sportsbra now...yes, I was getting some looks. As we pass 3 men, Scott says "you just made their day"..I laughed and we kept on gettin' it!

Winding through downtown and all the hills possible it seemed, finally we made it to mile 8! DONE!!!! So, now I've burnt enough calories to not feel so guilty about filling my belly full!

As you can see miles 1 - 5 we had a pace of about 9:18...pretty good...then we lost 4 miles at the car, so miles 6-8 don't look so smashing...

M1: 9:32
M2: 9:10
M3: 9:19
M4: 9:16
M5: 9:15
M6: 12:53...stopped at the car for about 4 minutes
M7: 9:47
M8: 8:57...yeah....under 9 minute mile after running 8 :)

Our average moving pace was 9:25, but with the stop we finished with a 9:45 pace. I'll still take it!!!!

Marathon Training: Day 15 - 46 days to go

2010-11-24T16:18:00.003-05:00

Got off early today since it was workday and Scott and I went to the gym. We did our miles on the treadmill. I did my scheduled 5 and of course he did more....

I felt pretty good on the treadmill...my butt muscles (lol) weren't nearly as sore today. I think we may get up in the morning and do a turkey trot run...we have to get 8 tomorrow at some point.

Marathon Training: Day 14 - 47 days to go

2010-11-23T22:22:00.002-05:00

Well, nothing really to add today except it was another rest day. I'll be ready to run my 5 miles tomorrow.

Marathon Training: Day 13 - 48 days to go

2010-11-22T21:16:00.002-05:00

Today was a rest day. I didn't do anything at all! Well, I did stay at work until 5 pm with parent teacher conferences...geez I think I'd rather run...lol

Tomorrow is going to be another rest day, I think I need it...my gluts are sore!!!!

Marathon Training: Day 12 - 49 days to go

2010-11-21T12:26:00.003-05:00

So who celebrates their 23rd anniversary by running 18 miles? Yep, that would be Scott and I. He even said, maybe we should run run mile for each year we've been married...lol

Got up around 7'ish had so coffee and pancakes...courtesy of Scott (he wakes up before me cause he can't sleep as well as I do). We got dressed, packed our stuff needed and off we went.

Made our way to Greenfield Lake and got out and headed down Front street. We both had out new running pouches that allowed us both to carry our phones and listen to Pandora while we ran. It was pretty nice listening to some new music. I got the double pouch so I could take a few other things as well.

Heading back from downtown, we were at mile 5 and some changed when I almost face planted!!! I tripped on the sidewalk and just knew I was a goner...but I survived somehow! What a damper that would have been on my training...skinned knees and elbows, or missing teeth!

It was a little warmer out today so we ran like 6 mile increment runs so we could stay near the car where we had plenty of water, orange slices, 1/2 peanut butter sandwiches and gels for Scott.

Unlike last week, we stopped at the car 4 times this week instead of 2, and I had to make an emergency bathroom stop. I recommend to all those planning on running a long distance, not to eat a big ole steak for dinner. It was very slow to digest, and unfortunately chose to do so while we were running....lol

All in all, we felt much better today finishing that last week. Again, our goal is to run between 10-11 min miles.

M1 - 10:29..warm up mile
M2 - 9:43
M3 - 9:48
M4 - 9:58
M5 - 10:32..my almost fall episode
M6 - 14:29...car stop....bathroom break
M7 - 10:32...bathroom break continued...lol
M8 - 9:46
M9 - 10:07
M10 - 9:49
M11 - 15:58...car stop
M12 - 9:36
M13 - 10:22...bridge walk
M14 - 9:45
M15 - 16:06...car stop
M16: 9:34..sure does a body good to stop
M17: 10:08
M18: 9:23...yeah me!!!!

Marathon Training: Day 11 - 50 days to go

2010-11-20T19:28:00.002-05:00

Rest day today was totally that! The weather was absolutely gorgeous today so we went for a motorcycle ride.

We stopped at a couple places and watched the tarheels lose the football game...and then finished up at Texas Roadhouse eating dinner...YUMMY!!!!!

Planning on going up to Billy Goats for a little bit to hear Jam Sandwich and hang out with some friends, but coming home early.

Gotta get up early tomorrow to run our 18 miles!!!

Marathon Training: Day 10 - 51 days to go

2010-11-19T18:43:00.003-05:00

Got home from work, and Scott and I headed to the gym. We ran inside tonight to help save the legs a little for Sunday.

We needed to run 5 tonight and I did. Did it in approximately 47 minutes. Felt pretty good.

Heading out now to get some food and rest up the remaining part of tonight and tomorrow.

Looking forward to Sunday and tackling the 18 miles :)

Marathon Training: Day 9 - 52 days to go

2010-11-18T18:48:00.002-05:00

Had to make sure I left work right around 3 today because I knew we had to run 8 miles and I knew it would get dark early...so got home, quickly changed and Scott and I headed to Greenfield Lake.

Our goal was to run the 8 miles somewhere between a 9 min - 10 min pace, and it appears we did just that! We stopped at a little over mile 6 to get some water from the car, and at that point we were at a 9:36 min mile pace...not too shabby considering I busted my butt yesterday running the 6.

After getting water we started back up and managed to finish the remaining couple miles. So, with the approximate 3 minute stop, we ended with a 9:45 pace.

Mile Paces
1 - 9:45
2 - 9:31
3 - 9:40
4 - 9:43
5 - 9:33
6 - 9:24
7 - 11:48 (car stop for water)
8 - 8:38....yes...not a typo! Running through the park at night with all the drunks and bums will make you do things you never image ....even after already running 7 miles!!!

Tomorrow will be a 5 miler, but on the treadmill. Going to give the legs a break from all the pavement pounding until Sunday.

Marathon Training: Day 8 - 53 days to go

2010-11-17T19:20:00.002-05:00

Today was my first day back running.I took two days off after running the 17 miles. Scott and I went down to Wrightsville Beach and parked at the park and ran down to the Coast Guard station and then around the loop.

Our training plan said to run 5 today, but I felt pretty good, so we did 6. Does this mean I can run 7 tomorrow instead of 8??? Ha ha..I know...that would be a NO!!!

Felt really good running, it was a little breezy as it always is at the beach - that's why I hate running there so much. But I know running in the different elements is good for me.

We ran 6 miles in 53:30, which is a 8:54 pace...yeah for me..sub 9. But then again, I'm always good at 6 lately..it's the after 6 that get me.

Mile 1: 9:07
Mile 2: 8:47
Mile 3: 8:44
Mile 4: 8:58
Mile 5: 8:57
Mile 6: 8:52

When we finished running, Scott drank his 32 ounces of water and I think I may have drank 8 ounces or a tad more. He gets on me all the time about not drinking enough, but even though I was sweating a little, I wasn't thirsty. It was a little too cool for me and I'm not sure if that is why I wasn't thirsty or not. I just can't drink unless I feel the need. Yeah, I know it's not a good thing, but I swear I feel like if I'd drank a lot of water I'd been sick!

Marathon Training: Day 7 - 54 days to go

2010-11-16T20:34:00.003-05:00

Well, I can honestly say I have taken advantage of these two rest days. But, tomorrow starts a series of three days in a row before a rest day and then the long day again.

Tomorrow we're supposed to run 5 miles, then the next day 8, then finishing up with 5 on Friday. Will surely rest on Saturday because Sunday we are supposed to add another mile to our longest distance from last Sunday to make 18 miles..WOW...guess we'll be touring all of Wilmington again on our feet!!!

My legs and all feel really good, so I'm hoping tomorrow is a good day!

Marathon Training: Day 6 - 55 days to go

2010-11-15T21:22:00.002-05:00

Today was a rest day after running so far yesterday. I actually felt amazingly well this morning. I think I was a lot sorer after the 1/2 I ran...guess it really does pay to run slow...not that I run fast or anything.

Didn't do much of anything today except grocery shop at Wal-Mart...and I think I would have much rather ran 10 miles than to have done that!!!

Marathon Training: Day 5 - 56 days to go

2010-11-14T12:51:00.004-05:00

LSD...LSD...no, not my drug....Long Slow Distance!!!!

Got up this morning around 7'ish and Scott had some coffee made, so we sat down for coffee and some pancakes before our LSD today. Our LSD consisted of 17 miles...yes, that is 17! Longest we've ran yet.

The weather was absolutely gorgeous today. It started off this morning a little cool, not too bad though because the sun was shining bright and the wind was calm..that goodness..I love you Mother Nature!!!

We parked at Greenfield Park and ran down towards downtown. We made past PPD and then circled around and ran back along the waterfront...what a great run the first 6 miles were. We stopped at the car to get something to drink and to also remove some of our long sleeve clothing since it was warming up and we surely were. We lost about 4 minutes right there by just standing at the car.After that, we did another 7 through Sunset Park and up to Shipyard and back to the lake. We were around 2:15 at the 13.1 point. We stopped back at the car again to get something to drink and again shed more clothing, well Scott needed to take off his t-shirt and put on a tank. We lost about another 3 minutes there.

Feeling good at the 13.1 point, we thought wow, this last 4 miles won't be very bad at all.We were feeling pretty good and confident. We start running and about mile 15 I'm not sure what happened, but it seem really tough. I thought wow, just two more miles. Finally mile 16 was here and I needed to walk, so we walked 0.1, and started back up. I counted down....8 tenths, 7 tenths, then half a mile left, then quarter mile..and finally the good ole Garmin beeped and mile 17 had been reached.

Our mile time goal was 10 min per mile, so we did pretty good.
1 = 9:56
2 = 9:48
3 = 9:58
4 = 10:11
5 = 10:21 (Hill)
6 = 9:47
7 = 13:13 (stopped at car for water, etc)
8 = 9:59
9 = 9:43
10 = 10:03
11 = 9:48
12 = 10:03
13 = 10:16
14 = 12:59 (stopped at car again)
15 = 9:31..WOW ..really???
16 = 10:03
17 = 10:09

We then walked about a quarter mile to the car, got some water, and walked another quarter mile. So, that was my day...how was yours?

Marathon Training: Day 4 - 57 days to go

2010-11-13T18:05:00.003-05:00

Today was rest day! But, Scott and I did manage to get up and go over to Greenfield Lake and cheer on the triathlon runners that passed by. Today they had a full and half ironman competition and it was perfect weather for it too.

We stood next to a sign that someone had made that said "Even Humpty Dumpty hit a wall" and as they ran past many of them chuckled at the sign and I think they thought Scott and I made the sign. One time a asked if it were mine, I told him no, but everyone seemed to like it so much that I was going to take credit for it. We stayed there a couple hours watching and clapping for the runners, because I know personally it really feels good to hear someone acknowledging your hard work and effort put into a race.

After watching the runners, we were bad and went to Merritts Burger House...YUMMY!!!! Cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato and mayo with some crinkle cut fries!!! Wonder how well that will serve me tomorrow in my long run????

Leaving there we went a did a little shopping and went by the sporting goods store to pick up a couple gel backs and some GU Chomps...and some skittles. I know first hand that the sports beans and I DO NOT get along very well. They definitely ruled my intestinal track after the marathon..lol....

So, I think tomorrow I may try the chomps during our longer run tomorrow, and take a few skittles with me for a boost with sugar :) I know when I ran the Quintiles Half this past March, all I had was a pack of skittles and I may them last through mile 10 or so and I know that Skittles and I get along very, very well!

Well, this is the post for tonight, looking forward to posting tomorrow once my long run is over tomorrow and I've recuperated enough to type... :) Wish us luck!!!!

Marathon Training: Day 3 - 58 days to go

2010-11-12T17:03:00.002-05:00

Decided I needed to take it a little easy before Sunday. I've ran pretty hard (for me that is) the last couple days so I wanted to still get a few miles in today. I decided it would be a slow run on the treadmill in hopes of still focusing on conditioning, but yet allowing the legs to not have so much punishment from the pavement.

I felt pretty good while on the treadmill as I watch the Andy Griffith show. Boy does it really help to have something to watch on tv that's entertaining!

I checked out the airfares to Orlando, and it looks like we'll be taking Allegient Air out of Wilmington for a direct flight to Orlando and a direct flight back home. I can save about $30 if I go to the airport ticket counter and book instead of online. The way I've calculated the cost, it will be $65.38 roundtrip per person...heck it's hard to beat that! Especially knowing on Sunday or even Monday I won't want to drive 10 hours back home!!!! So, think since tomorrow is my REST day, I'm going to go to the airport and book the flight!

Right now I'm getting more and more excited about doing this marathon!

Marathon Training: Day 2 - 59 days to go

2010-11-11T18:03:00.002-05:00

Had a nice day off work! Went and visited my mom and we went shopping and she bought her little girl (ha ha) some clothes for her birthday...lol After shopping we visited Merritts Burger House..YUMMY....so I ate a cheeseburger and french fries.

Got home, Scott was already up so we decided to go ahead and get our run done before it got too dark. We went to Hugh McRae Park with expectations, or at least mine, to run 6 miles. After the 6th mile, we walked a few and he said lets go to 7 miles or back around again. So, after I got running again, I chose to go back around completely which then put us around 7.5 miles...so said to myself..I'm not stopping at the 0.5 mark..lets roll on to 8. So, that's what we did.

We managed to get 8 miles in at a 9:15 pace and I felt pretty good. I'm surprised still that we did 8 because it was just a little windy and the legs were just a little tiny bit sore. Yeah mea and Scott!

Marathon Training: Day 1 - 60 days to go

2010-11-10T21:11:00.003-05:00

Well, I decided to start back blogging to help share my experience of training for a full marathon at now age 43. So for a birthday present to myself, I registered Scott and myself for the Disneyworld Marathon on January 9, 2011. So, happy birthday to me today! :)

We both felt that if we were going to do a full, now would be the prime time because we've both put in a lot of hours and miles getting ready for the Battleship Half that we just completed this past Sunday. I did manage to shave about a minute off my time from the last Battleship Half. I was hoping for 2 hours, but I'll take my 2 hours and 3 minutes!

So now that we are officially registered, money paid...I must train for it.I still can't believe that I'm actually going to travel 26.2 miles on my feet! You really never know what you'll end up doing in life sometime.

Tonight was my first night back doing any type of running since Sunday. My legs felt pretty good today considering yesterday my quads were really sore. I was hoping to run a few miles outside today, but a staff meeting kept me at work a little longer so I ended up at the gym on the treadmill.

My goal tonight was to do about 4-5 miles, but when I got there I realized that my legs felt pretty good. Scott and I stayed for nearly and hour and I managed to get 6 miles in, in 55 minutes. I still can't believe how well my legs felt when I finished. It's kinda a great feeling!

My goal is to do shorter runs this week with a longer run this weekend. Scott and I are going to attempt to figure out what plan is best for us to use on longer runs to ensure we don't injure ourselves. So, hopefully, after Saturday or Sunday we'll have a litte more figured out.

Lazy Poster....

2010-08-09T23:46:00.001-04:00

Yes, I've been very lazy keeping up with my blog. I've been updating my mileage using www.dailymile.com.....but I'll post here some more too.

Summer of Love 10 miler

2010-07-17T22:18:00.002-04:00

Summer of Love 10 miler by runningwithkel at Garmin Connect - Details
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Well, instead of a 4-letter word for this race I have just a 3-letter....HOT!!!! I really thought that there would be more shade running around the lake, man did I forget how the entire course wasn't along the trees.
Anyway, Scott and I met Jeff and Paul at the race, and it was good to see them again. At the starting line I told myself to take it easy and pace myself...and I didn't really have to pace myself, the heat did it for me. I felt good the first 5 miles as I was around 47 minutes which, I was happy because I was under a 10 minute pace. One thing I did do during each of the two laps around the lake was to walk and get water. Unfortunately the second time around the water stop around mile 6 or 7 did not have anymore water. I couldn't believe it because I really needed some. But, as I made my way in front of the amphitheater I guess I looked like I was going to die and a man who was there for the concert asked me if I wanted a bottle of water. I graciously said yes and thanked him and I ran off. Before drinking the water I made sure the cap was tightly sealed. It was very cold and I drank nearly half of it when this elderly man running near me asked if he could have some. I couldn't say no, so I gave him some. I held on to the water and caught up to him again and told him he could have the rest of it that I was finished. He thanked me. We chatted about how we couldn't believe they ran out of water. Another lady joined in our conversation, (yes we were actually talking about 8 miles into the race)and she was thirsty too, so the elderly man gave the water to her and told her to drink it because she needed to stay hydrated. So, she did. It's amazing what people will do when they are that thirsty.
Made my way to mile 9 where they had some water. It wasn't cold at all, but it was wet and that is all that matters. Finally, I was happy to see Robin Hood Drive, because I new all I had to go was less than a half of a mile...man I was happy! I kept looking at my watch because I wanted to finish around 1:45...but that didn't happen, I managed to get 1:48...so I'll take it, along with my t-shirt, and my 2nd place finish Lava Lamp!!!!!

Tri-Span 10k by runningwithkel at Garmin Connect - Details

2010-07-10T10:15:00.001-04:00

Tri-Span 10k by runningwithkel at Garmin Connect - Details
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Got up at 6 this morning after not sleeping well, and found Scott on the couch where he also had a miserable night (3rd shift thing) and told him it was time to get up. He tells me he didn't fall asleep until 4. So, I asked him if he still wanted to race this morning and anyway to make a long story short...we were really, really, really close to just sleeping in.
But, we got on stuff on and headed downtown as it is now raining. Boy at that point I so wanted to just turn around. Finally making it downtown, the race stopped thank goodness and we had to go register. Again, another temptation set in...5k was just calling my name. But, I stuck to the game plan and did the 10k.
I've never ran the 10k before mainly because I hate them!!!! - and then add the hills and bridges to it and it's really horrible. But, I didn't set any expectations for myself at all today except one and that was to let it be enjoyable. Normally 5k's are full of pressure and placing and I know I'm not competitive in a 10k, so life was good as I started running.
They had to change the course this year because of the farmers market getting so big, so instead of facing one hill before the bridges, they added a second one...can you say UGH!!!! I took it really slow up the hills, because from past experience I know I expend way too much energy getting up them (yes I need to train for them).
The bridges were okay, I did walk up the ascending portion of the last two of them, and I'm sure that is what put me over the 1 hr mark. But again, I wasn't running today to shatter any records!
This was also Scott's first time doing the Tri-Span and encountering the bridges. I had faced them before during the Battleship half marathon. He finished in like 53 minutes and he also ran the race without pressure. We both really enjoyed the race today and glad we did it.
Next weekend is the Summer of Love 5 miler and 10 miler. I think Scott and I both are going to do the 10 miler, again without expectations or pressure - just have fun!

Blueberry Festival 5k 2010 by runningwithkel at Garmin Connect - Details

2010-06-19T16:14:00.001-04:00

Blueberry Festival 5k 2010 by runningwithkel at Garmin Connect - Details
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Just want to start by saying I was somewhat disgruntled when I registered for the race this morning. This was the third time that I'd ran this race and the first time it rained and the data was lost, the second time it was 93 degrees, scorching hot, so this time I didn't preregister.
Got to the race this morning and registered to find out there weren't anymore shirts and they weren't mailing them out. The lady Gray L., who we all know works a lot of the races, says in a not so nice way... "that is why it pays to preregister"...I so wanted to say something but I didn't. The notion of not getting a shirt bothered me, but what really got me was she said there is a box of shirts over here that we are selling for $10. So, you're telling me I paid $25 to race, and didn't get a shirt, but yet you are selling them for $10??? Oh Lord...I had to really focus on not showing myself!
Well, the race started, and yes on time thank goodness because last year it didn't. It was very hot and muggy but I managed to run it all without walking. My Garmin was accurate according to their signs for mile 1 only. Mile 2 on the Garmin was before the marker they set out and mile 3 on the Garmin was way off from their marker. I finished the race showing 3.29 miles instead of 3.1. I talked with a couple others that came up to me to see what mine read, and we all had like 3.28, 3.29, and 3.29. So the new course for this year was off, hence the 28:44 time I had.
I'm now frantically searching for the race director to let them know how upsetting it was to not get a shirt when they did have some and that I'll not be running their race again, nor will my friends either. They probably won't give a crap, but it makes me feel better to stress to them my unhappiness!

UNC-W by runningwithkel at Garmin Connect - Details

2010-06-07T20:47:00.000-04:00

UNC-W by runningwithkel at Garmin Connect - Details

Monday - June 7, 2010

2010-06-07T20:37:00.003-04:00

Well, I'm attempting once again to blog. Not quite sure why I can't seem to keep this thing up.
Well, as you may notice, I didn't hit my 100 mile goal in May. There are a couple reasons, that really can be used as excuses. Like, running 4, 5k's within a 7 day period which took off some mileage, going to Myrtle Beach from a Thursday - Sunday, and then my heel acting up terribly which led to me not running much at the end of the month.
I missed my goal by nearly 25 miles :( I was rather disappointed in myself because I really wanted to hit the 100 mark each month for a year...oh well - guess I'll change it mid-stream to 1200 miles in a year :)
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Started back running today after nearly a week off and going out of town. I'm trying to give my heel a break....so today when I ran I took it easy. I started off by walking a mile, then I ran the second mile. When I got to miles 3/4 I walked to first half of each, and ran the last half of each. Mile 5 I decided I'd walk the first 0.25, run the second, walk the third and run the last 0.25. Then I continued on from the last 0.25 to run another 0.25 for a total of 5.25 today.
Tomorrow I'm going to try to slowly run 3, somewhere between 9 1/2 and 10 pace. But, course I'll start with probably like a mile walk to loosen everything up :)
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I'm looking forward to the Blueberry Festival 5k on the 19th to hopefully redeem myself. The last time I ran, it was simply horrible. So bad I ran straight to my car after the finish line and didn't run again until November!!! Please Lord...don't let me do that again :)

UNC-W by runningwithkel at Garmin Connect - Details

2010-05-18T19:53:00.001-04:00

UNC-W by runningwithkel at Garmin Connect - Details
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Tried to make up for a little lost mileage today. Went with Scott to the gym but I ran outside around UNC-W. It made me feel like I wasn't off for the summer since that is where I normally run.

Managed to get 8.5 miles in, but it took right at 1:30...but that's okay considering I hadn't really ran a longer distance in a while. But, then again, I usually don't run distances very fast anyway..(not that my shorter are fast either).

Hoping tomorrow I can get another 5, and so on and so on.... :)

Tuesday - May 11, 2010

2010-05-11T23:05:00.000-04:00

Nothing great about today to post.

Monday - May 10, 2010

2010-05-10T22:32:00.002-04:00

Well, as you can tell I took Sunday off. Enjoyed my Mother's Day doing much of nothing!

Today, was a busy day. I had a math meeting from 4-5, then had to go to the grocery store, make dinner...and finally run. It was nearly 9 pm before I got on the treadmill. But in any event - I did it! I managed to get 5 miles complete in about 53 minutes. I walked a little in the beginning to warm up my heel..it's been bothering me a little, so I'm trying to take precautions to stay ahead of the game...hoping it doesn't get worse! What a terrible set back that would be :(
After running, in which it doesn't hurt when I run, I iced it a little hoping it won't get irritated.

I've only ran 26.01 miles so far this month. I'm really behind on my pace to reach my goal for this month. I think the running of 4, 5k's in a week messed me up. It took away from me doing longer runs during the week, because - call me crazy - but I don't like to run the day before a race. I'm sure it wouldn't make a difference whatsoever, but it's something I've always done. Maybe I should try something different just to see if it would make a difference.

Saturday - May 8, 2010

2010-05-08T21:14:00.006-04:00

Well, I decided last night that I was going to run the Diligence Dash 5K today. It's another race downtown and I wanted to run it WITHOUT WALKING!! I needed to make myself feel better about last Thursday's race downtown when I did walk.
So, I got up this morning and made it downtown to register a little earlier than usual because I wanted to warm up a little since I've been experiencing a little discomfort with both of my heels. I've been trying to stretch them and ice them to help make sure what ever is happening doesn't get worse. They are a little tender in the mornings, but never when I run, so I guess that's a good thing.
When I got downtown I noticed there was a lot of wind and I thought to myself, where was this wind on Thursday when it was so hot.....anyway, once the race got underway I felt okay. I tried to pace myself accordingly because I knew the hills that I would be encountering and my goal was to run the entire race (which shouldn't ever be a problem). I felt pretty good the whole time while running, but I did keep wondering to myself at what point would the road ever level out and not be at an incline :)
I ran the race without needing water and of course without stopping, but my time wasn't good at all. I'm thinking it was because of the hills and running into the wind for the majority of the race. I managed to place 3rd, with with the 2nd place person beating my by 0.05 - look at the posted pics...you can see how close. I didn't realize she was in my age group or I'd tried to beat her (ha ha). But, the awards really weren't any different except my certificate said 3rd and not 2nd, but the medallion was the same.
Again, the run for me was a redemption run and I feel much better after today even though my time was worse, I felt better about my performance.
I won't be running any races next weekend because Scott and I will be out of town so I'll be missing the Azalea Run, but it'll be okay...I think the 4 I did this week makes up for it!

Thursday - May 6, 2010

2010-05-06T21:08:00.003-04:00

Did the Wilma Dash 5k downtown tonight. The race was a womens only race, but Scott joined in about 0.25 into it and ran along side with me. The race was a tough one getting started because I didn't get up front and the first few minutes were congested trying to get out of the parking lot and on to Water Street.
Once I was able to get in front of the Hilton, things had fanned out a little and that is about where Scott joined me.
It was very hot, about 86 degrees, and that made for some tough running. I was doing okay, but as usual when I came to the hill there by Chandlers Wharf, it kicked my butt. I felt like I was crawling up the thing. Finally made, it and then to the 1 mile mark and my time was like 8:20, which wasn't good. I got a little disappointed when I saw the time, but I kept on running.
Finally making it to the nearly 2 mile mark when I got water. Again, I was really thirsty. After drinking the water I felt a little better, but I was still hot. I was thinking I'd have a good time because I thought for sure the rest of the race would be rather flat, but nope I was wrong. We went up the incline (I'll call it a hill), near the Swartz Center, and I walked the entire incline (hill)! Didn't attempt to run it. I just felt like I couldn't. But, eventually made up, and back, and then to the finish line.
I was glad to see it the finish line. My time was 26:15, which is off a little compared to my other race times. But, considering I walked and the start wasn't the greatest I guess my time wasn't that bad. I ended up getting 4th out of 39 people in my age group, and I'm happy with that. The third place winner did it in 25:48. I just wonder...did I give up on myself at that hill???? I'm still beating myself up about walking...walking in a 5k!!! I didn't walk in the half marathon, and had to walk today....what gives????

Tuesday - May 4, 2010

2010-05-04T22:21:00.003-04:00

As you can tell, because there isn't a post I took yesterday off. I relaxed :)

Today I ran a total of 8 miles, but they weren't all at once. I did 3 miles at a moderate pace, taking about 32 minutes (this includes my little walking warm up), then I got dinner cooking, got back on the treadmill for a faster mile run. I did it in 7:50. Then I ate dinner...yummy chicken and rice :)

After dinner, while biggest loser was on, I did another 4 miles. I was done in like 43 minutes. I'm planning on running like 3 tomorrow, because I'm going to do the Wilma Dash on Thursday evening. Its going to be a hot one. Like 87 degrees...and downtown...and the hills....UGH!

Sunday - May 2, 2010

2010-05-02T22:59:00.002-04:00

Another hot one to race - and those inclines....geez whiz - why can't downtown have more "down" streets that "up"....gosh it was hard today. I haven't had to deal with hills or so many inclines in a while. Guess I got spoiled!
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Still managed to get first place today. I was about 10 seconds off yesterdays pace. So, I guess it wasn't that bad of a time. My hamstrings felt tight, especially my left one. I was sure hoping to not get a cramp. I didn't as you can tell and so far the rest of the day it felt okay.
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Went to the beach with some friends...again it was nice as usual :) I really don't know what I'd do without living here on the coast and having the beach at my disposal when I want!
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I'm still running the Wilma Dash on Thursday at 6 pm downtown so again..encountering inclines and definitely HILLS!!! Oh well, it should be fun - Ladies only run.

Saturday - May 1, 2010

2010-05-01T11:46:00.002-04:00

First of all I want to start off by saying Happy 93rd Birthday to my grandma!!!

Got up this morning and ran the Farmers Market 5k at Wrightsville Beach. It was so hot. Not a cloud in the sky -nor wind! It was so hot to me that I actually stopped at the 2 mile watering hole and got water. I never get water for a 5k!!!

My time was 26:04, so I guess it would have been a little under 26 if I hadn't stopped for water...but I was very thirsty. I heard some others talking about how their times were off 30-45 seconds, so maybe mine was too.

My first mile was around 7:48, and mile two I was at around 16 minutes. I was on pace for a really good time. But, the third mile, same as the oak island run, got me!!! I've really got to work on keeping the pace up for that last mile.

I managed to get 1st place ...but in the masters...ha ha... talk about feeling old! Oh well, I'll take it and my trophy :)

I'm running tomorrow with my friend Stephanie in the Bellamy Mansion 5k downtown...hope the humidity isn't as bad :)

Thursday - April 29, 2010

2010-04-29T22:03:00.000-04:00

GOAL MET FOR THE MONTH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday - April 28, 2010

2010-04-28T21:30:00.001-04:00

Managed to get in 5 miles tonight. I ran the first 3 at a slower 10 minute mile pace and then the last 2 at about a 8:45 minute mile pace. Felt pretty good! Looks like I'm down to 4.37 to meet my goal. I'm going to try to get that in tomorrow so I don't have to run on Friday.
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I'm doing the race on Saturday with Scott at Wrightsville Beach, and then on Sunday I'm doing a race around Bellamy Mansion with Stephanie. The one on Sunday was a last minute thing....oh well - it will be fun...probably not fast (for me that is)...ha ha

Tuesday - April 27, 2010

2010-04-27T22:12:00.003-04:00

Took my national boards exam today and it was just horrible! Oh well, at least it is over. After the test Cheryl and Jason and myself went to the Ale House for lunch. I was fairly good...had a grilled chicken wrap with fries - but I only ate half of the fries.
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Came home and attempted to watch the UNCW baseball game, but it started raining and when it finished it was so cold!!!! So, we left and came home.
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Came home and did 3.5 miles on the treadmill, some lunges, leg lifts and 75 crunches. I'm going to try on Tuesday and Thursdays to incorporate a little more different stuff. We'll see...no promises :)

Monday - April 26, 2010

2010-04-26T20:52:00.003-04:00

Spent today at home studying for my national boards test tomorrow. Seems like a real waste of time. I think tomorrow is just going to be horrible. Oh well...gotta do it though.
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Managed to get 6 miles in tonight, but I did two runs at 3 miles each because of studying, cleaning and cooking. Looks like I'll definitely hit my goal this month. I've only got to run like 3 miles each day until the end of the month. I'll probably do like 5 tomorrow once I finish that test.

Saturday - April 24, 2010

2010-04-24T13:33:00.003-04:00

As you can tell I did not post anything for Friday...so that means I took the day off! Went to BWW's to hear Jason play and hang out with some friends.

This morning - Scott and I got up and went to Hugh McRae Park and ran 3 miles and then went to the gym. At the gym I decided just to do 40 minutes on the arc trainer. I still can't get over how much that thing makes me sweat!

Normally I don't run the day before a race, but because it may rain tomorrow I went ahead and ran and did 40 minutes of additional work....so I guess if it doesn't rain tomorrow and I do the race - my time won't be that good! Oh well!!!

Thursday - April 22, 2010

2010-04-22T22:03:00.002-04:00

Came home today and Scott and I sat outside for a while drinking a couple margarita's. The weather was so nice outside and we really didn't feel like hitting the gym. The sun finally went down so we went inside and went and grabbed some take out for dinner.

Watched Survivor on TV and after that I ran 3 miles. I wasn't really in the mood for some reason - I guess because I still felt full from dinner. But, with the nudging from Scott I got on the treadmill and did my 3 miles. No, it's not the norm....but hey - something was better than nothing.

I did run in my Muzunos again just to see if my feet hurt again tomorrow. I hope not, because I really like the way they look.

I'm thinking more and more about trying a full in March....but I really would much rather do one in like January in Disney!!!!!

Wednesday - April 21, 2010

2010-04-21T20:29:00.003-04:00

Decided to go to the gym with Scott today - I had planned on staying home and running on the treadmill. But, I changed my mind and ended up going :)

When I got to the gym all the treadmills were taken, which was a little odd since we got there so early. So, I got on the arc trainer and did 45 minutes. I sweated more on that thing than I do when I run. Boy it gave me a workout. I really felt it in my hip flexors which is a good thing because these are what gets so sore when I run long distance.

Once I finished on that I did another 45 minutes on the treadmill. I do go as far as I wanted because my legs felt like J-e-l-l-o!! I really worked out hard on the arc trainer.

I think next time I'll run first then move over to the arc!!!! I'm also thinking about doing a spinning class. I hear it really helps runners.

Tuesday - April 20, 2010

2010-04-20T22:16:00.001-04:00

Came home and took a nap for about hour and a half. I was so tired for some reason. Got up, cook a quick dinner and then ran.

I started with 2 miles like at a 11 minute pace and then did 6 miles a little faster. I ended up with 8 miles in about 82 minutes. I was some kind of tired when I finished. But, it looks like I'm ahead of my monthly goal a little so the pressure is off to hit my 100 mile mark for the month!

Monday - April 19, 2010

2010-04-19T21:16:00.002-04:00

Ok...I'm going to try to be more diligent about updating my site. I know it's very beneficial to me and my running progress if I'd update it daily. But for some reason I can't seem to do it and I don't know why...and it's not a time thing either!!!
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Well, a little about the Oak Island 5k. I was very happy with my finish. I started out a little faster, well a lot faster than I normally would because I wanted to beat 25:30. My first mile I was at 7:44 minutes and thought Oh My....I can't keep this up I'll never make it. I was very nervous at that point. Then when I make it to mile 2 I was like 15:40...as you see my pace had slowed a little. Then finishing 3.1 at 24:52 I was so happy! That averaged out to be an 8 minute mile.

I know that I can now do the 25's pretty good I just need to focus on mile 3 of my 5k and not slow too much. I did manage to get first place in my age group for the 3rd year in a row there. I know have this pressure put on me to continue the streak! :)
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Went to the gym today and ran about a mile and then I did 60 minutes worth of aerobics with Ameron and then got back on the treadmill for another 4 miles. Felt pretty good I guess...my legs were a little tired, but mainly I was hungry!
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I'm still looking to do the Battleship 1/2 in November and haven't decided yet if I'm going to do the Quintiles 1/2 or full in March...I'm just not sure I can do the full....????

Tuesday - March 23, 2010

2010-03-23T18:22:00.002-04:00

Felt so tired today...well as the afternoon went on. I had a peanut butter bagel for breakfast, some pretzels for snack, and for lunch I had some applesauce, more pretzels and a can of beef-a-roni (nutritious huh??)
After school I stretch with the kids, then we went outside to run. When I first started I was really tight and my ankle was a little angry at me...but after 1/2 mile it loosened up and I felt better. I felt tired though. My body felt okay as far as legs and muscles, I just felt sluggish and hungry. I managed to get the 3 miles in at a slow pace then I walked a 1/2 mile to stretch out.
Came home, ate a peanut butter bagel again, and a big bowl of special k with yogurt cereal. I feel much better now.
Think I'll get subway Tuna for dinner after Scott wakes up. Yes, a day sleeper now that he's on 3rd shift for a few weeks.
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Walked 0.54 in 8 minutes
Ran 3.0 in 30:36

Monday - March 22, 2010

2010-03-22T18:52:00.003-04:00

Wow...I have so many things off my shoulders now. The half marathon is over and my national boards are completely done! Now I feel like I can have a little more "me" time.
Had a great time at the race on Sunday. I was hoping to come in under 2 hrs, but I managed to come in at 2:00:21..all I needed was to be 22 seconds faster. I honestly didn't have it in me. Between mile 11 and 12 was the absolute hardest for me. We were running a long stretch of Military Cut-off before we turned into the back side of Mayfaire....the more I ran, the farther that left hand turn got. :)
I finished #161 out of 724 in the womens division. So, I'm happy. Well, I'd been happy regardless because I can say I did it. Now, I'll be relaxing and focusing more on 5k's until about August, then I'll be getting ready for the Battleship half in November. I'm hoping I can convince Scott to do that one with me. I've done it before and he's done the 5k, but I think he'd enjoy the fact of knowing he actually did it! It's really an amazing feeling.
I've decided to change my workout a little by adding something more than just running. I'm going to do a little "cross-training" as well. So, I'll be biking, doing the elliptical, and incorporating the nautilus equipment. I need to do something to strengthen my legs because they seem to get really heavy when running longer distances
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Today I:
Walked: 30 minutes on the treadmill for a total of 1.85 miles.
Stationary Bike: Did the hill setting on level 4 for 30 minutes for a total of 7.10 miles.

Monday - March 1, 2010

2010-03-01T20:11:00.002-05:00

March already! I'm hoping the warm weather comes our way really soon. It has been terrible the past month. Well, I managed to hit my goal last month again!! Yeah me :)
I barely got it though. I guess with being sick, the weather so cold, and being short a couple days in February I did pretty good.
Managed to get 8.3 in today on the treadmill. I was hoping for 9, but I had to leave to go cut my grandmas hair. You know how it is...priorities, priorities, priorities!!!
Looks like every weekend this month I'll be doing a race. I'm ready for the half to be over because I want to quick focusing on distance and work on the speed a little. I want to get my 5K time back to what is was....and right now I'm far from it.
Oh well, gotta take one day at the time!

Saturday - February 27, 2010

2010-02-27T12:04:00.002-05:00

Well, Jennifer left last night and we were all sad to see her go. But, Chicago is her home not Wilmington :(
Got up and went to the gym this morning and logged 9.2 miles. Looks like I only need to run 4.5 tomorrow to hit my 100 mile goal for this month. I need to make sure I run too cause I want to hit 100 miles each month for a year...so far I'm on target, but then again, its only February ha ha

Thursday - February 25, 2010

2010-02-25T19:57:00.002-05:00

So glad it's Thursday already! This week seemed to go by rather quickly. I'm glad too. Took last night off from running and was a couch potato... ha ha
I did do a leg and ab work out with the kids at school. It was so funny listening to them moan and groan about how hard it was.
It was really cold and windy today, so we didn't run outside. We stayed in and did more sprints and leg exercises. I have to admit...my legs are sore.
Went to the gym and did a little over 6.5 miles. The run felt good and I could have went further, but I got there late and needed to get home to eat some dinner.

Tuesday - February 23, 2010

2010-02-23T22:23:00.001-05:00

Ran some with the kids at school, but wasn't able to get in the entire 3 miles. I had a math meeting and therefore had to end practice early. At the time, I figured it would be okay because I've ran quite a bit the last few days.
Got home, was starving...of course when I'm that hungry I want to eat bad...so we did. We ordered chinese...I had two big chicken wings, and some shrimp fried rice. I didn't eat all of the rice, but I could have. I started feeling a little guilty and so I went to the gym. I ran a little while American Idol was on...passed time pretty good. I ended up getting 7 miles today! Feeling great :)

Monday - February 22, 2010

2010-02-22T22:06:00.003-05:00

Rain, rain go away - makes it tough to run outside. Came home and went to the gym with Scott. I did 8 miles on the treadmill and felt good. I knew I had to get some mileage in cause we were going to eat at El Cerro with some friends. Today is Jennifer's b-day so lots of us met to eat dinner tonight...plus she's moving next Saturday back to Chicago.
Planning on running tomorrow at school with the kids....we need to step it up a notch because the 6th will be here soon, not sure if they are ready, but they opt for the 6th. I think the smarter ones opt for the 27th. At least they'll get more running time.
Supposed to get cold again on Thursday so it will be terrible running outside...I know I'll be complaining just like the kids :)
I need to step it up myself if I'm going to hit the 100 mile mark this month...it was my goal to do 100 miles each month, but not sure it will happen this month. Maybe I can blame it on all the cold weather and me having a cold for nearly 2.5 weeks???

Saturday - February 20, 2010

2010-02-20T14:15:00.002-05:00

Finally a nice morning to run! I made sure I used the body glide and my new socks to see if it would help with the blisters.
Went to Hugh McRae Park to run because I didn't want to run just on flat land...decided I wanted to "train" (ha ha) a little using the slight inclines found around the park. I managed to get 13 miles in 2:05....not too bad I don't suppose :)
The run wasn't too hard, hard enough though, and luckily right now my legs don't appear to know they were punished earlier (ha ha).
When I got home, my feet looked better than what they had been looking. I only had one new blister and it was very very tiny, so I consider my purchases from Omega last night a success! - Thanks to Paul for the recommendation.
I need to calibrate my new Nike+ tomorrow b/c I know my other will be dying soon and I don't want to be stuck without having one next week. So, tomorrow I may just like do 3 miles nice and slow or if I feel okay do it at my normal pace...yeah its still nice and slow ha ha!!!!

Thursday - February 18, 2010

2010-02-18T18:25:00.003-05:00

Well, two weeks now...and I'm still a little stuffy. I'm ready to be 100% again, as I'm already ready for some warm freaking weather! I really need to start pushing myself a little harder with running because the 1/2 is like a month away now. Yeah, I can run 13 miles right now...but I really would like to beat 2:04! The first, and of course the last 1/2 I did was in November 2008 and I had the summer to get ready since I don't work during that time, but this year is a little different - especially after taking those ~6 months off from running.
I think March may have been a little early for me to try to beat the 2:04 time, but I'm going to give it my best shot. Hopefully this weekend, weather permitting, I'll do a 13 mile tester....just to get an idea - and also to see how my feet hold up. I'm going by Omega to get some "running socks" and body glide to help. I know I don't what what happened last Monday to happen again to my feet!!!!!

Tuesday - February 16, 2010

2010-02-16T21:30:00.004-05:00

Ready for my cold to BE GONE!!! Still feeling a little stuffy, but it is getting better. I'm also ready for this cold weather to be gone. Puts a damper on running, especially outside. The kids at school have been doing a lot of sprinting and training like that since it's been so rainy and all at school lately. Plus, I haven't been able to get the gym so I've had to cancel a lot of practices.
My numbers this month are hurting, but I'm still shooting for 100 miles this month. I ran 11 yesterday and felt really really good. But, unfortunately my feet are paying the price for a long, hard run! Blisters, blisters and more blisters. Going to Omega Sports and buy some special socks and some skin glide to put on certain "blister prone" areas.
Looks like I've got to change the date for my running group....going to move it to March 6, instead of April 10th because of the Azalea Festival. Several of my students are in band and therefore they wouldn't be able to run. If all can't run that day, the others can run on March 27...one week after the 1/2 marathon. So, it looks like March is going to be busy :)
I'm considering the 1/2 again in November...the Battleship run...maybe Scott will do this one with me???? Any bets??

Visit with grandma

2010-02-09T18:17:00.003-05:00

Tuesday - February 2, 2010

2010-02-02T17:56:00.002-05:00

Haven't updated in a few days. Nothing much going on. Still running with the kids after school. They are doing much better. We did our second 3 mile timing and the times were definitely better. This encourages them to keep it up!
I had to cancel the running today because its rainy out and we couldn't get the gym. Early release tomorrow, so they won't be running again. I hope Thursday won't be to tough on them.
I ran 8 miles today on the treadmill. Wouldn't much rather been outside on a nice 65 degree day...oh well I'll do what I must! I looked back at my stats for January and I ran all but 8 days in that month. So far I've ran both days this month. Not sure if I'll get the 150 mile mark or not for February. I need to sometime get in a longer run outside since I'm doing the half at the end of March. I sure hope it's not cold, rainy or windy!! I've had all the races I can handle with that type of weather.

Saturday - January 30, 2010

2010-01-30T14:00:00.002-05:00

Yesterday was Ameron's 19th birthday. Wow - how quickly the years pass!!! We stayed home and had "family" night and watched a movie. How many 19 year olds do you know that stay home on their birthday...we are so blessed to have a daughter like her.

Got up this morning..the weather is horrible...35 degrees and rainy! Going to get pretty nasty here tonight. I managed to muster enough initiative to go to the gym with Scott. I knew I couldn't run outside so I got 8 in on the treadmill. I felt really good and probably could have did a couple more.

Heading out tonight for dinner with our family to celebrate Ameron's birthday. It should be good...nothing like Nikki's :) sure beats Hiro's!

Wednesday - January 27, 2010

2010-01-27T18:24:00.002-05:00

Had a good day running. Managed to get in about 4.5 today. Doing pretty good this month on mileage but I'm not sure if I'll hit the 150 mile mark or not. I was hoping to, but not sure.

I'm still having a lot of kids to show up for the after school running program. I can really see their progress. I did have a talk with them today about not "buddy running." I'm finding they get with a friend and if the friend wants to walk they do to even though they may not need to. So, during our run today I saw many "lonely" runners...lol

I stressed the importance of running "your" race and not the race of your friend and how you'll never get better if you don't push yourself beyond your comfort level...within reason of course. So, guess I'll see tomorrow what they remember.

Monday - January 25, 2010

2010-01-25T17:54:00.007-05:00

Here is the award from the race. It is supposed to be an actual part of the original flooring from the battleship.

Well, I took yesterday off from running and I'm not running today. I'm going to walk at a pretty good rate this evening on the treadmill. My ankle is still a little tender, well, not my actual ankle, its more like the tendons...not bad and I'm sure I could run if I wanted, but another day will do it good.

Teacher workday today so I got a lot done at school. Another short week...gotta love them :)

Saturday - January 23, 2010

2010-01-23T11:44:00.003-05:00

Took yesterday off from running. Ate J Michaels for dinner last night...YUMMY!!!! Got up early this morning and met Melissa out at the William H. Craig 15K. The weather wasn't too cold, luckily the sun was out.
The run was pretty good. I managed to get the 15K (9.3 miles) done in 1:28...I was thinking I was going to come in somewhere around 1:30. I took second place in my age group which was a complete shock!!!!!
I felt good so I'm really thinking about the 1/2 here in March at Wrightsville Beach. I need to get a run or two in that are 13 miles first... :)

Wednesday - January 20, 2010

2010-01-20T17:46:00.005-05:00

Had another wonderful day today. I was able to get the gym so for track practice we did more sprint laps and stairs. We started off with 1/2 mile warm up and then did 1.5 miles of sprint laps around the gym and stairs up and down the bleachers...boy is that a workout!!! After that we went outside and did 1 mile around the school.
Such a nice day today, so when I got home I walked Harley around the neighborhood and got another mile in....we actually did it in a tad over 14 minutes....pretty good I thought!
After tomorrow I should be at the 100 mile mark for the month. I'm running about 3-4 tomorrow and absolutely nothing on Friday...I'm going to hide my shoes...ha ha....
I'm still planning on doing that 15k on Saturday....maybe????

Monday - January 18, 2010

2010-01-18T14:18:00.002-05:00

No work today, but everyone else has work :( So, I decided to go ahead and get my run over early. The weather was great outside except for it was windy...I HATE THE WIND when I want to run.

Today was my 10th day in a row running...managed to get in 9.5 miles (walk/run)...in a 10:38 minute pace. Not too bad I don't suppose :) So far this month I've ran 88.86 miles...on my way to a 100!!!

Sunday - January 17, 2010

2010-01-17T18:59:00.002-05:00

Got up this morning and had some good breakfast. After breakfast decided to go to the gym with Scott. I had planned on taking today off, but I went with him for about 50 minutes. I only did the treadmill. I had all intentions of only walking but I felt good so I decided to run a little. Ended up doing 5 miles on the treadmill. It felt good!!
I'm off work tomorrow so I'll probably do a little running outside. I'll probably go ahead and get up in the morning and maybe run around lunch time. I'm thinking like 5 again..who knows...I'll do whatever my body lets me do.
I need to go get another pair of running shoes. The ones I had now make my feet and legs hurt. So the last couple days I've been running in my old shoes and I feel much much better.
Went up to BWW and watched the cowboys lose - THANK GOODNESS!!!!!!!! I hate the cowboys because the fans are so obnoxious!!!!!!!!

Saturday - January 16, 2010

2010-01-16T14:15:00.002-05:00

Well today is my 8th in a row running. Scott and I got up this morning and had breakfast and then went to Greenfield Lake and ran. It was such a nice day out. The temperature was about 62 and it was nice!
We managed to get in 5 miles at a 9:32 minute mile..not too bad considering how much running I've done this week.
I've now ran 43.66 miles this week! WOW!! Hope the good weather keeps up so I can keep running. Tomorrow is supposed to be rainy, so I guess its a good thing cause I really need to take a break....NAH... :)

Friday - January 15, 2010

2010-01-15T18:39:00.001-05:00

TGIF!!!! Got home and went running with Scott. We ran Hugh McRae Park. We only did 3 miles, but did it in 27:21...pretty good time considering how much I ran yesterday. We left the park and then went to the gym. I only walked for an hour...did a little over 4 miles in an hour.

I'm planning on running tomorrow - but Sunday is my do nothing day!!!!!

Thursday - January 14, 2010

2010-01-14T21:08:00.001-05:00

Had a great day at school...looking forward to the warm weather tomorrow....and the long weekend...YEP - no school on Monday.

Ran at school with the kids..just did a little over 3 miles. Had planned on doing a long run again this week but a parent stopped to talk to me and of course 20 minutes later I'm cooled down and just go home. But - went to the gym with Scott and did nearly 7 on the treadmill. So, I'd say 9.89 for today isn't a very bad total! I feel great :)

Tuesday - January 12, 2010

2010-01-12T17:51:00.002-05:00

Running club went well again today. I'm still having a full turn out and they seem to be having fun. It was a little windier than yesterday and therefore felt a lot cooler. But, I managed to get 4 miles in. I didn't do any more since I ran 8 yesterday. I felt good, but I still think I needed to rest a little.

Looking forward to later this week. The weather is going to be much much nicer! Finally we're going to see a few high 50's almost 60. I'm excited. Great running weather!

I've managed to get 48.84 miles so far this month...I'm shooting for over a 100...so I got to keep moving.

Looking forward to Biggest Loser tonight...what a great show...very motivating!

Monday - January 11, 2009

2010-01-11T21:46:00.003-05:00

Had a great day today. Had my running group out in the "tolerable" weather. I felt really good so I kept on running after they left. I managed to get 8 miles in. I was going for 9, but I remembered I had to go cut my grandmas hair so I had to cut it a little short....not sure what tomorrow will bring :)

Saturday - January 9, 2010

2010-01-09T18:53:00.003-05:00

Well I did it! I didn't give in to the cold weather this morning. I thought for a little second that I'd just go to Ocean Isle and pick up my t-shirt and come home...but I didn't.
My intentions this year are to do the same races that I've done before, but also do races that I haven't done and the one today happened to be on that I'd never ran before.
The race started at 9:00 and I didn't get out of my warm car until 8:45 :) This particular run was hard! It crossed the high rise there at Ocean Isle and back across. I didn't think I was going to make it up the bridge the first time. It was 22 degrees out and winds of 10-15 mph....that was just horrible! Heading back up the bridge on the way back was a lot easier (thank goodness)
I managed to finish first in my age group, but there were only 4 of us...so I guess luck was on my side. I believe the next one I'm going to do is the William H. Craig 15K. I'm debating on the 5k, but I'll probably end up doing the 15K depending on the weather. I can tell you...I will not be pre-registering for anymore races in January and February... ha ha!!!!

Wednesday - January 6, 2010

2010-01-06T18:05:00.001-05:00

Haven't posted in the last few days. Nothing exciting going on except my running group started on Tuesday and I had like 35 kids running after school and yes it was cold!

So, today I wasn't sure how many would show up....I had the same amount again. We ran outside and it was so dang cold! I can't believe this mess. So, tomorrow we're going to just run a mile outside and do some activities inside since the gym will be open.

Sunday - January 3, 2010

2010-01-03T16:11:00.002-05:00

Got up and had breakfast again...I could get used to bacon, eggs and toast each morning. After that watched a little football and went to the gym.

Again, it's too cold to run outside because of the wind so Scott and I went and just did cardio. I ran 6 miles and again felt pretty good!

Really dreading going back to work tomorrow. These long breaks can spoil someone!

Saturday - January 2, 2010

2010-01-02T13:55:00.002-05:00

Well, the next year is finally in completely....I didn't do much at all yesterday. I did manage to take my grandma and Ms. Emma some oysters and hush puppies. They really enjoyed them. Scott and I finished up the other 1/2 bushel last night.
I didn't do any running yesterday, even though it would have been a good day considering the weather today.

Got up this morning to freezing temperatures and lots of wind!! Can't believe this cold and all this wind we've been having lately. But, went to the gym...managed to get 8 miles in on the treadmill...felt really good!

Not sure what is on tap for tonight.....but I'm sure we'll watch ECU hopefully whip up on Arkansas?? Who knows.....

Thursday - December 31, 2009

2009-12-31T14:26:00.003-05:00

Can't believe it's New Years Eve....my how this year flew by! But, it was a good one.
Had to get my last run in for the year...my mileage surely doesn't compare to last years...but I'm hoping to do much better in 2010. Managed to get 6.5 in on the treadmill...can you say BORING!!!!

Planning on heading to the Rusty Nail tonight with some friends and to hear Jason play....so it should be a good time!

Monday - December 28, 2009

2009-12-28T13:58:00.003-05:00

I didn't run yesterday. I wasn't feeling so good since I'm trying to fight off a cold, so I decided to only walk 3 miles on the treadmill.

Got up this morning, feeling much better and decided to go for a "long" run. So, I managed to get in 9.5 miles at a 10:16 minute pace. Not too bad I don't suppose.

Saturday - December 26, 2009

2009-12-26T13:35:00.002-05:00

Had a great Christmas. Got up yesterday and Ameron opened her presents. Then we went to see my grandma at the nursing home, and her roomy Mrs. Emma. I think they both really like their present.
After that we went to Wallace to spend some time with Tommy and Scott's cousins and all. It was another nice time.

Got up this morning and went for a run since I took yesterday off. I managed to get 6.65 miles in before I made it back to my car. I was hoping the distance would have been 7...oh well! Looks like I'm still going to hit a 100 miles this month!!!!

Gonna watch was Tarheel Football today! GO HEELS!

Thursday - December 24, 2009

2009-12-24T13:44:00.001-05:00

Well, it's Christmas Eve!!! Got up this morning and did a little running. Managed to get 7.5 in on the treadmill. Stayed in on the treadmill, but it was really nice enough to go out and run. I ran while Scott worked out at the gym.

Got a few errands to run today, not many and I'm ready to start celebrating Christmas!

Wednesday - December 23, 2009

2009-12-23T19:07:00.002-05:00

Had a pretty good day today. I had to go to the dentist for my cleaning this morning at 8...and boy was it hard to get up...it was COLD!!

After that did a few errands and then went to get my foot checked out. Nothing serious thankfully. I thought something was going on with my Achilles, but its just a little inflamed around it which it causing another tendon to rub against it..that is the popping I'm feeling. He told me I could keep running just keep it supported for a while.

Went to Hugh McRae park with Mike and Melissa...did 4 miles tonight and Mike did 3 without stopping in 34 minutes...yeah Mike - it's his fastest time yet! I'm hoping to get a longer run in tomorrow....if the weather holds up :)

Tuesday - December 22, 2009

2009-12-22T17:32:00.007-05:00

REST IN PEACE BUCKMAN
Today hasn't been a very good day. Woke up this morning not feeling well. Think I had a tummy virus or something. Then my mom called and told me she was having to put Bucky to sleep after nearly 16 years...so that was tough.
I did manage to get presents wrapped and put up the tree finally. I guess better late than never.
I've got to make out a final exam for Miller Motte...thank goodness that is over! Still not feeling the best but I did manage to meet Mike at Hugh McRae Park and ran. I felt good while running, but when I stopped my tummy started feeling yucky again! But, I managed to get in 6.2....so not too bad.

Monday - December 21, 2009

2009-12-21T17:57:00.001-05:00

Ok...let Scott shame me into running outside....said it wasn't that cold. So, I went while the sun was still shinning and the temperature was like 50. Actually, it wasn't too bad and if I'd gone earlier it would have been even better. I managed to get 5 miles and then called it quits! ha ha I felt like I could run more, but I didn't want to get caught with the sun going down.

I'm going to try my best to get myself out and get my running done tomorrow alot earlier...no promises though.

Sunday - December 20, 2009

2009-12-20T10:11:00.006-05:00

Melissa, Me, Stephanie

Melissa, Jason, Stephanie, Me, Scott, Erin

What a great weekend. Ran the first annual Jingle Bell run on Saturday with Scott, Jason, Erin, Melissa, and Stephanie. It was freezing cold and WINDY!!!!!! It was so hard running. I think I had a fairly good time going on if it hadn't been for the wind...geez Everyone seemed to have a great time and all did very well. No one finished a lot in front of one another. Seemed like every couple minutes someone was crossing the finish line! Yeah for us. Can't wait to do another one. Looks like Jan. 9th will be the next one to brave the weather!
I did manage to come in 2nd in my age group, but there wasn't much competition there (thank goodness). The age groups were in 9 year spans which would have made it really tough it the "good" people from the runners association had shown up :) Oh well, I'll take what victory I can, anyway I can!! ha ha

Thursday - December 17, 2009

2009-12-17T19:05:00.003-05:00

So, can today get over any faster!!!! I'm ready for tomorrow...1/2 day at work....then done for a couple weeks!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ran around the college with Scott today...we did 3 miles (it was cold) then I went to the gym with him and walked on the treadmill for 2 miles....didn't run any more... maybe I should have but I didn't have it in me :(

Wednesday - December 16, 2009

2009-12-16T20:22:00.002-05:00

Had a good day at work...just counting down the days till Friday...it can't get here fast enough!!!
Went running at Hugh McRae park today with Mike...is cut nearly 2 minutes off his time today. I didn't run anymore than with him today...I feel like I've let myself down ha ha!!!! I'd probably ran a little more but I knew I wanted to come home and cook dinner and then go to the mall and get the boots for Ameron.
Dinner was great....fried pork chops, mash potatoes and gravy and peas...YUM YUM . I told Scott that when I ran another 50 miles I'd cook like that again!! ha ha
Planning on running tomorrow...but geez it's going to be cold again!!!!!

Tuesday - December 15, 2009

2009-12-15T21:39:00.002-05:00

Had a great day at school...no bounces or referrals...yeah!!! But boy are the kids getting wound up tight! So far I have 41 forms from students wanting to be in my after school running club...I'm so happy to see them wanting to get involved!

Went running with Scott today around UNC-W...we managed to get nearly 4 miles in and then I went and met Melissa at the loop and did another 5....so I had a productive day! I'm planning on meeting Mike tomorrow to run...and I guess on Thursday meet Stephanie and Melissa at the loop to run. Glad to see everyone getting healthier and continuing to run...cause it's really easy to just throw in the towel!