I am so thankful I am in a taper week. I don't think I would want to attempt any long runs while here in Auburn. It is just too hot and so hilly! I know I would eventually get used to it, but not in the timespan I have left here.
I did a short run this morning. At least I got going earlier than I did on Saturday. I was out the door before 9 a.m. this time. But it was still hot. At least I didn't totally die this time. And I still managed a decent overall pace.
I think I will do a short run on Wednesday and/or Thursday. Then Friday I will be driving home and Saturday will be a rest day.
We're going back to the pool today! I am going to be brave and wear a swimsuit for the first time in YEARS. I wore a tank top and shorts on Saturday. Sorry, I will not be sharing swimsuit pics here. LOL!
Today's stats:
Run:
Distance: two miles
Time: 21:55
Pace: 10:57 minute/mile
Monday, July 30, 2007
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Running in the heat
So much for getting up early to run.
I set the alarm for 7:30 a.m. and then slept in.
I had a strange night trying to get to sleep, so I was tired. Oh well.
But I did eventually get up. And I set off around 9:40 for my run.
Now I know why people run earlier than that here. Because it is HOT!!!
I don't know how hot it was at that time, but I was dying almost the whole way. I just could not get any relief. There was hardly any shade, and the water in my bottle got really warm and gross after about a mile.
Plus there are tons of hills here. Big ones.
Ick.
I only did a tad over three miles. That was all I could talk myself into doing.
But hey, at least I made it to 50 miles for the month! Woo hoo!!!
I am now entering a taper week before my next race. I am glad, since running a lot down here in the summer is brutal.
Oh, and my mom and I took the kids to the pool today. It was glorious! They have a shallow pool area for toddlers and little kids, complete with slides and this mushroom-thing that has water cascading down it. They had a blast splashing around. And I cooled my feet off while they played. Nice! We're going back on Monday. :-)
Today's stats:
Run:
Distance: 3.05 miles
Time: 34:32
Pace: 11:19
I set the alarm for 7:30 a.m. and then slept in.
I had a strange night trying to get to sleep, so I was tired. Oh well.
But I did eventually get up. And I set off around 9:40 for my run.
Now I know why people run earlier than that here. Because it is HOT!!!
I don't know how hot it was at that time, but I was dying almost the whole way. I just could not get any relief. There was hardly any shade, and the water in my bottle got really warm and gross after about a mile.
Plus there are tons of hills here. Big ones.
Ick.
I only did a tad over three miles. That was all I could talk myself into doing.
But hey, at least I made it to 50 miles for the month! Woo hoo!!!
I am now entering a taper week before my next race. I am glad, since running a lot down here in the summer is brutal.
Oh, and my mom and I took the kids to the pool today. It was glorious! They have a shallow pool area for toddlers and little kids, complete with slides and this mushroom-thing that has water cascading down it. They had a blast splashing around. And I cooled my feet off while they played. Nice! We're going back on Monday. :-)
Today's stats:
Run:
Distance: 3.05 miles
Time: 34:32
Pace: 11:19
Friday, July 27, 2007
Greetings from Auburn, CA!
I am on vacation!! I am in Auburn, visiting my parents, until next Friday. Woo hoo!! We drove down here yesterday, and the kids have been having a great time with their grandparents.
Of course, it is much hotter here than where I live, so I am getting used to that. I was supposed to run today, but was so tired after the drive yesterday that I slept in today. Then it was way too hot to run in the evening, so I did a workout on my dad's elliptical machine. I will try to get up early tomorrow for my run.
Anyway, the next week will be filled with trips to the pool and nearby attractions. Then we will drive back to Fortuna next Friday, the day before my birthday. And that Sunday, the 5th, I have my next race. I might not be able to blog much until I get home.
So if you don't see me around much this week, that is why! Happy late July, everyone!
Today's stats:
elliptical machine:
Time: 30 minutes
Of course, it is much hotter here than where I live, so I am getting used to that. I was supposed to run today, but was so tired after the drive yesterday that I slept in today. Then it was way too hot to run in the evening, so I did a workout on my dad's elliptical machine. I will try to get up early tomorrow for my run.
Anyway, the next week will be filled with trips to the pool and nearby attractions. Then we will drive back to Fortuna next Friday, the day before my birthday. And that Sunday, the 5th, I have my next race. I might not be able to blog much until I get home.
So if you don't see me around much this week, that is why! Happy late July, everyone!
Today's stats:
elliptical machine:
Time: 30 minutes
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
An ode to my mom
I just realized this posted as July 24. I wrote the draft of this on July 24 and saved it, but posted it this morning, July 25. Hope that makes sense. :-)
Today is my mom's 60th birthday! (July 25, not 24)
This big event got me thinking the other night. After all, she's had to deal with little ol' me for more than half her lifetime already! ;-)
I could not have asked for a better mother in this life. She has always been there for me, even when I failed to appreciate her (and in my teenage years, I'm sure that happened A LOT!!). I never fully understood all that she did for my younger sister and me until I had my own children. Talk about your wake-up call!!
During the course of my life, my mom has had dozens of informal jobs, all while staying home to care for us. She's been a nurse, teacher, chauffeur, cheerleader, disciplinarian, chef, home economist, maid, vacation planner, therapist ... the list just goes on and on. She changed our diapers, rocked us to sleep and comforted us when we were hurt. She made valiant attempts to understand how crushed I was when I failed to make the cheer squad in high school (my sis did, however) or how much it stunk to break up with a boyfriend. And she rooted us on when we had success in school, sports and life in general.
Of course, she still drives me crazy sometimes. I'm sure I do the same to her! ;-)
So, on this date of her birth *all* those years ago (just kidding, LOL!), I want to thank her for every moment of every day she has given me. I think this poem I found online sums it up pretty well:
Mother.......
When you're a child she walks before you,
To set an example.
When you're a teenager she walks behind you
To be there should you need her.
When you're an adult she walks beside you
So that as two friends you can enjoy life together.
- Author Unknown
Today's stats:
6 a.m. Run:
Distance: four miles
Time: 44:06
Pace: 11:01 minute/mile
Splits:
Mile 1: 11:22
Mile 2: 10:53
Mile 3: 10:40
Mile 4: 11:11
Today is my mom's 60th birthday! (July 25, not 24)
This big event got me thinking the other night. After all, she's had to deal with little ol' me for more than half her lifetime already! ;-)
I could not have asked for a better mother in this life. She has always been there for me, even when I failed to appreciate her (and in my teenage years, I'm sure that happened A LOT!!). I never fully understood all that she did for my younger sister and me until I had my own children. Talk about your wake-up call!!
During the course of my life, my mom has had dozens of informal jobs, all while staying home to care for us. She's been a nurse, teacher, chauffeur, cheerleader, disciplinarian, chef, home economist, maid, vacation planner, therapist ... the list just goes on and on. She changed our diapers, rocked us to sleep and comforted us when we were hurt. She made valiant attempts to understand how crushed I was when I failed to make the cheer squad in high school (my sis did, however) or how much it stunk to break up with a boyfriend. And she rooted us on when we had success in school, sports and life in general.
Of course, she still drives me crazy sometimes. I'm sure I do the same to her! ;-)
So, on this date of her birth *all* those years ago (just kidding, LOL!), I want to thank her for every moment of every day she has given me. I think this poem I found online sums it up pretty well:
Mother.......
When you're a child she walks before you,
To set an example.
When you're a teenager she walks behind you
To be there should you need her.
When you're an adult she walks beside you
So that as two friends you can enjoy life together.
- Author Unknown
Today's stats:
6 a.m. Run:
Distance: four miles
Time: 44:06
Pace: 11:01 minute/mile
Splits:
Mile 1: 11:22
Mile 2: 10:53
Mile 3: 10:40
Mile 4: 11:11
Quickie
Just a quickie post to log my stats.
I have tons to do tomorrow, so I am planning a short morning run because I know I will not have time otherwise. Then on Thursday, the kids and I will be off to visit my parents for a week! I will still run (and blog) during that time. :-)
Night!
Today's stats:
Bike:
Time: 20 minutes
Distance: 5.31 miles
I have tons to do tomorrow, so I am planning a short morning run because I know I will not have time otherwise. Then on Thursday, the kids and I will be off to visit my parents for a week! I will still run (and blog) during that time. :-)
Night!
Today's stats:
Bike:
Time: 20 minutes
Distance: 5.31 miles
Monday, July 23, 2007
Think I need to get some pepper spray
So tonight was my short recovery run. As usual, I had a bit of a tough time slowing down and ended up doing it much too fast, basically defeating the purpose. *sigh*
I decided to stick to the neighboring subdivisions for this run. I have been venturing into town and other subdivisions farther away for my longer runs. I was about 1/10 away from finishing and running up a street just a couple streets from my house when this huge black dog rushed me. It came from this house that I call the "white trash house." Sorry if that's offensive, but the people who live there are seriously disgusting.
Anyway, their stupid dog, which looked like a mix between a Newfoundland and Labrador (it was REALLY big) ran at me full bore and jumped up, pushing my chest with its ginormous front paws. That caused me to shriek and spin around. The force darn near caused me to fall. I stopped running and stopped the Garmin while the two Billy Bobs living there watched their dog go after me. They finally tried half-heartedly to corral it, and I thought they got it back in the garage.
I crossed to the other side of the street and started again. About three seconds later, the idiot dog was up in my face again!!! I screamed "God damn!!" (not sure why I chose that), and glared at the guys. I stopped the Garmin again and walked to another nearby street, where I finished my last minute or so of the run.
I have to say the whole thing shook me up and irritated the crap out of me all at once. I don't understand why people feel it's OK to let their dogs run in the street. I don't care if it's in front of their house. In my opinion, any dog that's not in a house or fenced yard NEEDS to be on a leash!!!
I think I will be looking for some pepper spray, along with a fuel belt and new running clothes.
Today's stats:
Run:
Distance: two miles
Time: 22:14
Pace: 11:07 minute/mile
Splits:
Mile 1: 10:52
Mile 2: 11:22
I decided to stick to the neighboring subdivisions for this run. I have been venturing into town and other subdivisions farther away for my longer runs. I was about 1/10 away from finishing and running up a street just a couple streets from my house when this huge black dog rushed me. It came from this house that I call the "white trash house." Sorry if that's offensive, but the people who live there are seriously disgusting.
Anyway, their stupid dog, which looked like a mix between a Newfoundland and Labrador (it was REALLY big) ran at me full bore and jumped up, pushing my chest with its ginormous front paws. That caused me to shriek and spin around. The force darn near caused me to fall. I stopped running and stopped the Garmin while the two Billy Bobs living there watched their dog go after me. They finally tried half-heartedly to corral it, and I thought they got it back in the garage.
I crossed to the other side of the street and started again. About three seconds later, the idiot dog was up in my face again!!! I screamed "God damn!!" (not sure why I chose that), and glared at the guys. I stopped the Garmin again and walked to another nearby street, where I finished my last minute or so of the run.
I have to say the whole thing shook me up and irritated the crap out of me all at once. I don't understand why people feel it's OK to let their dogs run in the street. I don't care if it's in front of their house. In my opinion, any dog that's not in a house or fenced yard NEEDS to be on a leash!!!
I think I will be looking for some pepper spray, along with a fuel belt and new running clothes.
Today's stats:
Run:
Distance: two miles
Time: 22:14
Pace: 11:07 minute/mile
Splits:
Mile 1: 10:52
Mile 2: 11:22
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Fairly short entry tonight
We spent a good deal of the day in Eureka at the zoo and park, so I am quite tired.
I tried to get up early to run, but Matty has been teething like mad and waking several times a night, so I am, shall I say, less than refreshed in the morning. I think I will scrap the morning runs until he's sleeping through the night again.
Anyway, after all our fun today, I was feeling kinda tired and weird when I started my run at 7:40 p.m. My butt literally felt HEAVY. It was so strange. But it got lighter as time went on. Thank goodness, because I hauled that heavy butt five miles tonight before it started getting too dark. And I set another PR for five miles!
I went back through my blog entries and realized the last five-miler I did was in late May. I have done one 10K distance and one seven-miler since then, but most of my runs have been three or four miles. I think that distance is my comfort zone right now. I need to break out of that.
But I know the faster, shorter runs have really been helping with my times in my longer runs. I mean, check out my new PR and what the old one was, set just two months ago! The proof is in the pudding. Yum, pudding! ;-)
So much for my short post.....
Today's stats:
Run:
Distance: five miles
Time: 54:48 (a new PR; previous was 58:34 back on May 20. This is not a typo! I shaved almost four minutes off this bad boy!!)
Pace: 10:57 minute/mile
Splits:
Mile 1: 10:43
Mile 2: 10:30 (think I went out too fast and then finally settled into a comfy pace in the third mile)
Mile 3: 11:10
Mile 4: 11:13
Mile 5: 11:12
I tried to get up early to run, but Matty has been teething like mad and waking several times a night, so I am, shall I say, less than refreshed in the morning. I think I will scrap the morning runs until he's sleeping through the night again.
Anyway, after all our fun today, I was feeling kinda tired and weird when I started my run at 7:40 p.m. My butt literally felt HEAVY. It was so strange. But it got lighter as time went on. Thank goodness, because I hauled that heavy butt five miles tonight before it started getting too dark. And I set another PR for five miles!
I went back through my blog entries and realized the last five-miler I did was in late May. I have done one 10K distance and one seven-miler since then, but most of my runs have been three or four miles. I think that distance is my comfort zone right now. I need to break out of that.
But I know the faster, shorter runs have really been helping with my times in my longer runs. I mean, check out my new PR and what the old one was, set just two months ago! The proof is in the pudding. Yum, pudding! ;-)
So much for my short post.....
Today's stats:
Run:
Distance: five miles
Time: 54:48 (a new PR; previous was 58:34 back on May 20. This is not a typo! I shaved almost four minutes off this bad boy!!)
Pace: 10:57 minute/mile
Splits:
Mile 1: 10:43
Mile 2: 10:30 (think I went out too fast and then finally settled into a comfy pace in the third mile)
Mile 3: 11:10
Mile 4: 11:13
Mile 5: 11:12
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