Early morning. Cold. Lined up & waiting to start!
Coming out of the tunnel from Canada!
Done!
Teammates!
Coming out of the tunnel from Canada!
Done!
Teammates!
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Today I ran in the rain
A torrential downpour/thunderstorm, to be exact!
I had less than a mile to go & was waiting to cross the main road by our house. In the minute that I waited, a few raindrops fell... and then the sky opened up. There was nothing gradual about it!
I was totally fine with it since I was so close to home but the thunder & lightning totally scared me. Let me tell you, though, it rained HARD. I could barely see while I ran. At one point, I heard someone yell & saw a guy standing in his garage, waving me over for shelter but I just smiled & waved. :)
My poor husband kept calling me but, since my phone is touchscreen & it got wet when I took it out of my SpiBelt, I couldn't answer it.
Finally made it home, where I realized too late that I hadn't stopped my Garmin so it threw off my pace. Grrr!
I was SOAKED. SOAKED!
And now my legs kill because I've ran like crap (read: barely ran)the last week & a 1/2.
I had less than a mile to go & was waiting to cross the main road by our house. In the minute that I waited, a few raindrops fell... and then the sky opened up. There was nothing gradual about it!
I was totally fine with it since I was so close to home but the thunder & lightning totally scared me. Let me tell you, though, it rained HARD. I could barely see while I ran. At one point, I heard someone yell & saw a guy standing in his garage, waving me over for shelter but I just smiled & waved. :)
My poor husband kept calling me but, since my phone is touchscreen & it got wet when I took it out of my SpiBelt, I couldn't answer it.
Finally made it home, where I realized too late that I hadn't stopped my Garmin so it threw off my pace. Grrr!
I was SOAKED. SOAKED!
And now my legs kill because I've ran like crap (read: barely ran)the last week & a 1/2.
No motivation to run
I skipped group run on Saturday & figured I would do the 8 miles by running on the bike path & into the beach. Nope. Woke up feeling crappy but crazy guilty so I ran a mile on the treadmill. The incline on it is either 10% or 20%, so it kicks my butt & way slows me down. After doing a 17 minute mile, I decided to at least run a bit outside. Ran 2 miles & was done.
Why didn't I just go to group run?!?!
Didn't run the scheduled 2 miles on Sunday because I felt like crap. Didn't run yesterday to make it up.
Set my alarm to run this morning & just had NO desire to run. Crawled back in bed & fell back to sleep. :(. My hubs is working nights this week, so I'm thinking I'll run later today, once he wakes up. At least, that's my plan.
Sigh.
I have no idea what happened!
Why didn't I just go to group run?!?!
Didn't run the scheduled 2 miles on Sunday because I felt like crap. Didn't run yesterday to make it up.
Set my alarm to run this morning & just had NO desire to run. Crawled back in bed & fell back to sleep. :(. My hubs is working nights this week, so I'm thinking I'll run later today, once he wakes up. At least, that's my plan.
Sigh.
I have no idea what happened!
Monday, August 8, 2011
Please pass this on!
My fundraising shop. Which is ONLY for fundraising. 100% of the sales (not including shipping) goes towards my Team In Training fundraising. 100%. For real.
With only 1 month left until the fundraising deadline, I'm getting nervous! So please check it out, repost, etc! :)
Thursday, August 4, 2011
This week has been a total wash
It's Thursday. I haven't ran since SUNDAY. Tuesday? Sick. Wednesday? Still feeling like crap. Wednesday night? My awesome husband bought me a treadmill so he didn't have to continue listening to me moan about how I needed one due to weather (last week was a semi wash- seriously, it poured the majority of the week), time constraints (it's very difficult for me to get 4 miles in BEFORE he leaves for work in the morning), etc. So this way, I can run while it feels like a sauna outside, while it pours or after he's already left for work! I'm super excited! :)
In other news, I am OFFICIALLY signed up for the 1/2 marathon! Woohoo!
Only 1 more month of fundraising left- YIKES!
In other news, I am OFFICIALLY signed up for the 1/2 marathon! Woohoo!
Only 1 more month of fundraising left- YIKES!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Adios, toenail!
I'm now 1 toenail short. Do you think that will make me run faster? :)
It was pretty gross while I pulled it off (it was dead & came off easily) but also strangely fascinating. Underneath was (well, IS) either a blood blister or nasty bruise. Yuck!
It was pretty gross while I pulled it off (it was dead & came off easily) but also strangely fascinating. Underneath was (well, IS) either a blood blister or nasty bruise. Yuck!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Well, it's official
My teammate, Jess, & I have switched to the Detroit Free Press 1/2 Marathon in Detroit. Time has been flying by & we're just not bringing in the donations like we had hoped. :/ I'm really bummed about it but there's always next year for San Francisco. At least with Detroit being so close to my house, I can have my husband bring up the kids (well, maybe just the 3 year old) to cheer me on.
Toe update: OWWW! I've been soaking it in Epsom salt baths. However, on Sunday, I was clipping the nail back even more & must have knicked the blister, causing it to pop. So now it's not all purple but the nail is cloudy (does this mean I'm going to lose it???) & it HURTS. The only time it doesn't hurt is when I have band aids on it but I try to air it out for a little bit each day. And then that's when it kills. Pffft.
Oh & I have shin splints. They hurt. Of course, they're worse in my right leg (the same side as THE toe). I've been scouring the interwebz & found a leg ice wrap I like so I'll be ordering that to put on for after my runs.
Toe update: OWWW! I've been soaking it in Epsom salt baths. However, on Sunday, I was clipping the nail back even more & must have knicked the blister, causing it to pop. So now it's not all purple but the nail is cloudy (does this mean I'm going to lose it???) & it HURTS. The only time it doesn't hurt is when I have band aids on it but I try to air it out for a little bit each day. And then that's when it kills. Pffft.
Oh & I have shin splints. They hurt. Of course, they're worse in my right leg (the same side as THE toe). I've been scouring the interwebz & found a leg ice wrap I like so I'll be ordering that to put on for after my runs.
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