4 miles of fun

Yesterday I went down to the River Walk with my hubby and decided I would run at 4 miles. I decided to give the speed that I run a push and I did actually run faster than I have been before. I ran 4 miles in 44.55 which is not to shabby for me. I am going to try to use this blog to motivate me again and to hold myself accountable for running and committing to something when I say I am going to do it.

Brush the Dust off I am Back

Finally I got my shoes on and went for a run. My knee has been giving me a lot of pain lately so I took some time off. I am sure I milked it a little but it feels better so that is what matters.

So today it is a beautiful day and I went for a 32.11 minute run, not sure how far I went but it was nice to get our and go for a run again. It is suppose to be in the
70's here this weekend. I have been bugging my DH to take me kyaking so hopefully we can go.

Have a great day!!

Oh Blog how I have missed you

It has been a while since I have written in my blog. I feel like such a slacker. I took some time off from running for the last week and a half. My knee was killing me, that darn IT Band. So instead of running I invested in a few new items to help me run better.

I went and got fitted for the perfect shoes for me. Turns out that my old shoes that I love were actually one size to small for me, and that I needed a little bit more cushion in my shoes to correct my stride. So I fixed that :)

I bought a foam roller. I have used it twice and it feels really bad but a really good bad. I hope it helps me as well.

I ran yesterday for a grand total 3 miles. I have a 10k next Saturday so I need to make sure I will be able to run it without any inquries.

Sharen

The Pain Hit Yesterday

Yesterday was not a good day for a run. Lets see there was a big beautiful Sun in the sky, the weather was perfect, and I felt like a million dollars. All this ended up not helping at all. :(

I started off way to fast was on pace to run under a 10 minute mile. To some this sounds slow to me this is fast....
All the sudden my knee starts hurting. DH thinks it is my Iliotibial band. Which I can believe because it hurts bad right there. There are lots of reasons for the pain: Not stretching daily ( I surly do not do this) weak core (after attempting a core workout I learned quickly I have very little stomach muscles) and maybe I need new shoes?

So I did not even make it 1 mile. Ahh. I was really down on myself. I was like I have done training for how many weeks now and I can't finish my slow run? I think part of it is mental because next week I am suppose to do 8 miles which scares me, and part of it is the pain.

So what to do about it? I am going to try to do abs and stretching every day.

Just tried to finish a 10 minute Ab Blast. Needless to say I didn't finish it but I felt the burn.
I must get a better core so I can continue to run and so I can have sexy beach abs.

I am going to redo last weeks training schedule. Without a clock. I think I am trying to run to fast and my form sucks. Here is to trying again and hoping I do not have a bad Iliotibial band.

This makes me smile

When I was a little girl I had a basset hound named Buttons. She was someone Else's dog before she was mine but I loved her all the same. There is just something special about those floppy ears and long drawn out barks that make me smile. I hope I get another one sometime. Not know but maybe when I am a little old lady?

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Ok on to running. So Tuesday night I went for my 3 miles run. The dear Doug went with me. We did pretty good as far as time is considered. Right now as I write this post I am staring at my running shoes, clothes, and other running paraphernalia and trying to make myself get up and go. It is literally freezing in South Carolina this week so I am lucky enough to be staying in a hotel with a fun gym that I a getting ready to go get sweaty in. Just wanted to write a little post because I was thinking about the above picture and I wanted to procrastinate going to the gym. Imagine that. All right off I go.

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7 miles complete :-)

Yesterday I ran my longest distance ever!!!! 7 miles!!!! It was not the easiest run but that is to be expected. I ran it very slow (I think) and I felt like I was going to die when I got finished.

How many people have trouble running when they get finished running? I do. I had an old man beat me up the stair to get water at the park. The park that I ran at yesterday has markers that mark every 1/2 mile. The distance is 2 1/2 miles one way. Yesterday I started at the beginning and ran one mile down and them one mile back, then I started on the 2 1/2 miles down and back for a grand total of 7. I think my time WAS 1.27.10? Not entirely sure because when I went to push save on my watch it said memory full and deleted my workout. I swear I have more problem operating a watch than anyone should ever have. I push stop when I should push split, I push reset when I should push stop. Who knows. I guess my brain is dead when I get finished running.

I started thinking about all the trouble (I believe that I like to over exaggerate my pain to myself, never felt a high amount before such as a bone break) I am having with my knee. It hurts so bad at different part of my run. I am not sure if it is a good hurt (WOW Your Using Your Legs) or (Ow your going to injure yourself)?
Perhaps I need different shoes?

I think I bought my shoes because they were pretty. I really like the blue color :) Anyways I keep reading about pains and what not and people usually point it back to the shoes. These are running shoes but perhaps they are not the perfect ones for me? I thought about going to a running store to get fitted for shoes. Knowing me and my clumsy self I probably run all crazy like, my stride that is.

This week is an easier week for my running. It is an EASY WEEK? All my runs are labeled Easy runs. I am to run 3 miles tomorrow and then 3 miles on Thursday/Friday (0ne of those days) and then 4 miles on Sunday :)

Here is to thinking 3 miles and 4 miles are easy. I know this time last year I would laugh at anyone who said running 3 or 4 miles was easy:)

Lazy Saturday

For some unknown reason I am always looking for a fun picture to put on my blog. I guess it just makes it look fun and exciting to me. The above picture is from a 5 k I did last year. I am in the crowd and we are doing some yoga before the race starts. I know this is completely unrelated to what is going on in the present but oh well.

So this week I did not complete my 5 mile run on the treadmill. I tried and then I let myself believe that I could not finish. I just got so bored running on their. I did run 3 miles. WOW! That is not that impressive at all. I am to run 7 miles by myself tomorrow. Doug is off in the mountains skiing for a bachelor party which leaves me to run alone. I am such a quitter that I can so see myself giving up. It is scary to think that I am trying to already give myself excuses for not wanting to run the full 7 miles. After I just wrote the last 2 or 3 sentences I decided that I am going to give it my all!!!! Why can I not run 7 miles? WHY? There is no reason in the world why I can't do it. I need to do some good stretches today and make sure I drink a lot of water.

So Super Bowl Sunday here I come......7 miles of love.

Rough Week Already

So I took off Sunday and Monday from running. After I ran my 6 miles on Saturday my whole body hurt. It was a good hurt but it still hurt. Every time that I run I worry that I am going to hurt myself. It is funny once again my fastest mile was my last. I tend to slow down when I get to my 3rd or 4th mile which is no fun :(

Enough about the weekend.

So I ran on Tuesday morning. It was my slow easy run which is only 2 miles. Man that was a hard two miles. Errr. I want to get faster but I am having troubles with the slow miles. Part of the problem was that the power company was doing work on the dam where I like to run so I got a little aggravated. I almost did not go at all.

Well tomorrow I am going to run my 5 miles. 3 fast 2 slow.

Look I wrote it down so I must do it!

Sharen

Signed up for another 10k

Morning World!!
I ran my 6 miles yesterday and I am sure sore today. I also signed up for another race. A 10k! I figure it could not hurt to get a little practice in before the big 10k in Charleston with 40,000 racers. I think that it will also help to build up my confidence as well. Today I am going to take it easy and try to get my muscles from feeling so sore. I have some new stretchs that I am going to try and I think that will help.

34 Days until my first 10k!!!

Five Miles All By Myself

Well I ran yesterday and yes I completed all 5 miles by myself. I know as you read this it doesn't make since why I keep saying all by myself. Well let me explain, I have never ran that distance alone before. Usually my husband is right their beside me encouraging and helping me believe that I can finish.

I wish I knew how long it took me but once again I had watch problems. I was suppose to do the following warm up for a mile ( I ran too fast) run 3 miles at 10:54 (Didn't happen) and then a cool down mile. Well at least I can say I finished my 5 miles even if I did not accomplish the times. I am running 6 miles either on Saturday or Sunday. Not quite sure which yet. Need to check the weather report and find out which day is going to be nicer.

I am very proud of myself for not giving up during the 5 miles. I thought about it once because my knee started hurting like crazy. If there is one thing I must learn how to do it is stretch better. I always forget what stretches to do when I get to my place to run.

Well that all for now. I need to sign up for the St. Patricks Day 5k. Maybe I will do that this weekend.

Good Morning World

Above is one of my favorite animals in the world. I really like Sea Turtles. They are so cute to me. I love watching them swim with their big shells and legs a flapping. I know this post is completely unrelated to running but I wanted to write something a little different today.

Today I got up and took a second shot at helping myself. It is not an easy process and I am trying. I am scared that I am trying to make myself believe that I don't need what I am doing which is so far from the truth. I guess right now all I can do is keep at it.

Tomorrow I am going to run 5 miles all by myself. I can not wait, mostly because I am going to be home for the next four day and also because I want to prove to myself that I can run that sort of distance on my own. I have to run 2 miles as a warm up and as a cool down. The 3 miles in between I am to run at a speed of 10:37? We shall see. I know I am going to try my best though.

Ok enough for now. I will post tomorrow about my success!!!

Sharen

This is a catch all blog for the last week

So last week I believe I wrote a blog about falling of the wagon. Well I am glad to say that I am back on and ready to go. Last week I ran 3 times. First Day 2 miles, 2nd time 3 miles and 3rd time 6 miles. The six miles is what I am most pround of. I have never in my entire life though that I would ever been able to run that far. I did it in 107.52. That is really good for me. I will admit that I tried to slack off last week I really did. During the middle of the week the temperture dropped very low for my kneck of the woods. I was thinking there is no way that I am going to go outside and run when it is in the 30's. Well I am thinking this and I turn on the TV and the Weather Channel comes on and the are reporting about negative tempertures and really cold air and I see a a runner go by the reporter and that is all it took to get me off the couch.

This weekend I saw a flyer for Team in Training and I saw a few people running with Team in Training Shirts on and I looked at the information and it really interests me. I am thinking about going to the meetings this coming weekend. I am not sure yet if I can run a marathon but I am thinking about this half marthon idea and the fact that I could help others by doing it would be a great reward for me and also a way for me to give back.

On a final note I got my ass up this morning an ran my easy run on the treadmil and it rocked. It is easier to run outside and I do like it much more.

Sharen

Slacker is the name of my game

So I have really been slack lately. I have fallen off the wagon and have almost started back at square one. AHH I have taken off more than two weeks from running. My hubby has given up on me and it sucks. I always do this to my self. I get all excited about what I am doing at the time and then bam out of now where I fall off and become completley unmotivated. I was hoping that keeping this blog would some how help me become more deticated to running and getting into shape not to mention that I did sign up for a 10k in April that I want to be able to finish.

Well enough whinning and moning I am going to get up in the morning and run again. I think part of the reason that I have stopped is that I have been very stressed out lately and that I have not seen the results that I saw the last time I started working out. I actually lost some weight and felt like I has more energy. This time no wait loss and no more energy. I did watch what I ate a lot better last time so I guess that counts for something. Ok so that it I am going to do it. I am going to post a picture of me before my fist 5k race ever. Hopefully this will motivate me.

Sharen