I hit snooze. Actually, that's a lie. I re-set my alarm for one hour later this morning when it woke me for my morning run. Thus, no running.
In retrospect I am VERY glad I did because somewhere in that hour of half-sleep I heard some ferocious rain that chased Marley into the tub. GOOD THING I wasn't caught out in that!!! See, there's a reason for everything.
You might be thinking that I will just run later today but no, this will be a day of rest. I will resume the morning workouts tomorrow only to be interrupted by my cross-country travels.
Blame it on the rain...
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
sore already?
I can tell, that even after my two pitiful 2-mile jogs these past two mornings, that I am getting that walk again. It's the "every muscle in my legs is sore" strut that I seem to have mastered this spring. I am seriously sore already. This is sad.
I feel like I need a sign so that people understand why I'm walking the way I do. I'm certain that my 5 summer school inmates are snickering as I hobble over to the printer to collect study guides.
Randomly, this morning I entertained myself with the tunes of "Hold On" by Tom Waits. This has to be just about the most beautiful song I have ever heard. And no, it was not on my ipod. I was trying to remember the words in my head (no out loud singing--that would scare the bunnies). It kept me going. Slow but steady...
I also saw another lone jogger out this morning--with his pooch! I felt the need to honor Marley with a picture of her own here. And just 2 bunnies today. Maybe they spread the word that there is an early riser in the neighborhood.
I'll try again for tomorrow. I'm already of course getting anxious about when I'll run during my traveling days coming up but I think I'll get some time in on at least a few days.
"Oh you got to hold on, hold on, babe you got to hold on. Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you got to hold on."
I feel like I need a sign so that people understand why I'm walking the way I do. I'm certain that my 5 summer school inmates are snickering as I hobble over to the printer to collect study guides.
Randomly, this morning I entertained myself with the tunes of "Hold On" by Tom Waits. This has to be just about the most beautiful song I have ever heard. And no, it was not on my ipod. I was trying to remember the words in my head (no out loud singing--that would scare the bunnies). It kept me going. Slow but steady...
I also saw another lone jogger out this morning--with his pooch! I felt the need to honor Marley with a picture of her own here. And just 2 bunnies today. Maybe they spread the word that there is an early riser in the neighborhood.
I'll try again for tomorrow. I'm already of course getting anxious about when I'll run during my traveling days coming up but I think I'll get some time in on at least a few days.
"Oh you got to hold on, hold on, babe you got to hold on. Take my hand, I'm standing right here, you got to hold on."
Monday, June 25, 2007
watch out for bunnies!
That is the name of my run this morning. I think I saw about a half dozen bunnies scampering through lawns. I got up at 5:30 as planned but only did 2 miles instead of the 3.5 I had wanted to do. I am not used to running on an empty stomach and thought that for such a short distance I would be ok but I was starving and "running on empty." So I'm thinking about little things I might be able to eat quickly before going out (tomorrow?!) that will help. Maybe just a shot blok or 2? I don't know but I'll have to play around with it. Overall the temperature and weather were nice--very peaceful. I am home from summer school now and think it might be time for a nap!
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Tomorrow...
The sun'll come out...tomorrow...
Actually it won't even be up yet when I get up to run. That's right. Morning running. 5:30am. I've got to get moving and I can't wait until I'm done with summer school in this blistering heat. Ryan doesn't believe me. We'll see...
We walked with the pooch today 2.2 miles. Only 3 weeks till we get our new pooch! I am so excited!
And, I just want to say that I love reading the blogs of all my friends. You guys keep me motivated!
Actually it won't even be up yet when I get up to run. That's right. Morning running. 5:30am. I've got to get moving and I can't wait until I'm done with summer school in this blistering heat. Ryan doesn't believe me. We'll see...
We walked with the pooch today 2.2 miles. Only 3 weeks till we get our new pooch! I am so excited!
And, I just want to say that I love reading the blogs of all my friends. You guys keep me motivated!
Thursday, June 7, 2007
A hot lazy morning
The temperature at my house right now is 86 degrees, projected high of 93 degrees. I just got done washing my car and I'm covered in sweat.
I wanted to go down to Miami Whitewater this morning and "do" the whole loop. Now I didn't necessarily plan on running the whole thing, but I wanted to cover the full 7.8 miles. And I did, in a run/walk fashion. I just didn't push myself and when I didn't feel like running, I walked. It took me total about 1 1/2 hours to do the whole thing. I ran out of gatorade by the end and was really looking forward to my Dunkin iced coffee!
When I got home I read the last two chapters in the Marley book and (although I knew what was going to happen) got sad and decided to spend time with my Marley so we went for a walk. That was about another 1 1/2 miles or so. So I would say I "did" about 9 miles today, although much of it was at a walking pace.
When I am walking I remind myself of this: the first time a ran a distance of any sorts was in the Adirondacks. I was working in the hiking lodge in the summer of 1997 and doing a lot of hiking in my free time. The lodge was at the end of a long access road and a couple of staff members regularly ran the road. I was in terrible shape to start the summer--could barely make it up the 1 mile Mt. Jo hill. But one day I decided to go out and just see how far I could run. I ran out and back and then went to measure it in my car and I had run 5 miles! And I had worked up to that simply by hiking (which is walking, sort of) a lot. So my philosophy is, I was out there, I covered the distance, I am working on the running...
My goal (well, the Running Spot training group's goal) is that I can run 6-7 miles or about 60 minutes comfortably by the time I start the group (July 7th). I probably could have done that today, I was just hot and lazy. Maybe next week. I have a month...and darn it, it's hot!
I wanted to go down to Miami Whitewater this morning and "do" the whole loop. Now I didn't necessarily plan on running the whole thing, but I wanted to cover the full 7.8 miles. And I did, in a run/walk fashion. I just didn't push myself and when I didn't feel like running, I walked. It took me total about 1 1/2 hours to do the whole thing. I ran out of gatorade by the end and was really looking forward to my Dunkin iced coffee!
When I got home I read the last two chapters in the Marley book and (although I knew what was going to happen) got sad and decided to spend time with my Marley so we went for a walk. That was about another 1 1/2 miles or so. So I would say I "did" about 9 miles today, although much of it was at a walking pace.
When I am walking I remind myself of this: the first time a ran a distance of any sorts was in the Adirondacks. I was working in the hiking lodge in the summer of 1997 and doing a lot of hiking in my free time. The lodge was at the end of a long access road and a couple of staff members regularly ran the road. I was in terrible shape to start the summer--could barely make it up the 1 mile Mt. Jo hill. But one day I decided to go out and just see how far I could run. I ran out and back and then went to measure it in my car and I had run 5 miles! And I had worked up to that simply by hiking (which is walking, sort of) a lot. So my philosophy is, I was out there, I covered the distance, I am working on the running...
My goal (well, the Running Spot training group's goal) is that I can run 6-7 miles or about 60 minutes comfortably by the time I start the group (July 7th). I probably could have done that today, I was just hot and lazy. Maybe next week. I have a month...and darn it, it's hot!
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