How do people train for marathons in the winter? This seriously sucks. The weather is calling for another 6-10 inches over the course of the next few days.. and that is on top of the 9 inches that we got on Friday. Hmm. I wonder if we're going to have classes for the rest of the week. Anyways, I really wish that it was nice outside, because I'm reeeeeeally antsy to get outside. I mean, I could run in the cold, I have enough gear to do it... the problem is running on 10 inches of snow on sidewalks that aren't completely clear yet.. plus driving to my usual running route is another challenge. I shouldn't complain, though, because the east coast got double the amount of snow that we got last week and is going to get the brunt of the storm that is coming to us tomorrow.
But seriously... it's so hard to train in this weather & little naive me thought that it was going to be okay to start training soon. Ugh! Maybe I'm just being grumpy.
In positive news, my ankle was okay today and I had a decent run on the treadmill.
Ugh. The treadmill. dreadmill.
Get me outside pleeeeeeease.
Goal: 1000 miles/365 days
So far: 188.91 miles/92 days
To go: 811.09 miles/273 days
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
ankle worries.
Oh man. Bad news. I didn't even push myself very hard tonight and by the second mile, my ankle started hurting. It was hurting a little bit two weeks or so ago, but now it's hard to even stand up. Shoot. I really cannot be injured, because it would screw up everything that I've done so far in my running... and everything that I'm shooting for. I'm going to pray that it's fine by tomorrow night's run. If it's not, I'm not sure what I will do. I'm so close to getting 200 miles and as soon as the two feet of snow melts, I intended to start training for a full that I want to do this summer.
Okay. No need to freak out. It's only been hurting for an hour.
Anyways, I'm excited, because with my new training regime, "push myself to the limit the majority of the days I work out instead of taking it easy," I've been noticing quite a few changes in my body. Actually, I've mostly been enjoying the new muscles in my legs. I've shown them off to both of my roommates and my mom so far. I might show them off at work one of these days, but that could be a little off.
I hope that I gain muscles somewhere else this week!
Goal: 1000 miles/365 days
So far: 185.58 miles/91 days
To go: 814.42 miles/274 days
Okay. No need to freak out. It's only been hurting for an hour.
Anyways, I'm excited, because with my new training regime, "push myself to the limit the majority of the days I work out instead of taking it easy," I've been noticing quite a few changes in my body. Actually, I've mostly been enjoying the new muscles in my legs. I've shown them off to both of my roommates and my mom so far. I might show them off at work one of these days, but that could be a little off.
I hope that I gain muscles somewhere else this week!
Goal: 1000 miles/365 days
So far: 185.58 miles/91 days
To go: 814.42 miles/274 days
Saturday, February 6, 2010
awash with negativity.
Ugh! It snowed all day yesterday and messed up all of my hopes to run outside in the near future. One can't run on a foot of snow. It's almost impossible to even drive in this place. Meaning...... another boring treadmill run. lame.
...and we are due for more snow on Monday and Tuesday. Wonderful.
I don't have a whole lot to say. I had a pretty embarrassing fall on the ice near my apartment door. I'm kind of sore. I ran anyways. Now I'm sore again. Not sure if it's from falling or from running.
I attempted to run off some negative emotions from the day, but that didn't really work out so well for me. I mean, yeah, I ran hard and fast... and am subsequently exhausted. I just still have all of the negative emotions that I had an hour ago. How lame.
Blah blah blah. Lesson learned: running does not release enough endorphins to make things disappear.
Someone, please make this snow go away.
Goal: 1000 miles/365 days
So far: 182.42 miles/90 days
To go: 817.58/275 days
...and we are due for more snow on Monday and Tuesday. Wonderful.
I don't have a whole lot to say. I had a pretty embarrassing fall on the ice near my apartment door. I'm kind of sore. I ran anyways. Now I'm sore again. Not sure if it's from falling or from running.
I attempted to run off some negative emotions from the day, but that didn't really work out so well for me. I mean, yeah, I ran hard and fast... and am subsequently exhausted. I just still have all of the negative emotions that I had an hour ago. How lame.
Blah blah blah. Lesson learned: running does not release enough endorphins to make things disappear.
Someone, please make this snow go away.
Goal: 1000 miles/365 days
So far: 182.42 miles/90 days
To go: 817.58/275 days
Thursday, February 4, 2010
new pr!
I joined a Goofy's Race & A Half Challenge facebook group. It doesn't seem very active right now, which I understand, because it's 335 days until the next Disney Marathon weekend. Duh. But still... I am going to look elsewhere to find a big group of running supporters. I wish I had more time in my life so that I could spend more time looking for support group people... then, after I find a great support group, I could find the time to actually be an active group member.
haha I definitely sound like a Psychology major, looking for support groups and whatnot. Maybe I should stop yammering about it.
Great run tonight! My first mile was actually not too bad.. it went well! The first mile always is the worst for me and usually sets the pace for the rest of the run. I set a PR tonight- 8.57142 minute miles. That sounds slow, but it's huge for me. I might be really sore tomorrow. Good thing tomorrow is my running day off. ha.
Okay. Exhausted. I'll return on Saturday. :)
Goal: 1000 miles/365 days
So far: 178.17 miles/88 days
To go: 821.83 miles/277 days
haha I definitely sound like a Psychology major, looking for support groups and whatnot. Maybe I should stop yammering about it.
Great run tonight! My first mile was actually not too bad.. it went well! The first mile always is the worst for me and usually sets the pace for the rest of the run. I set a PR tonight- 8.57142 minute miles. That sounds slow, but it's huge for me. I might be really sore tomorrow. Good thing tomorrow is my running day off. ha.
Okay. Exhausted. I'll return on Saturday. :)
Goal: 1000 miles/365 days
So far: 178.17 miles/88 days
To go: 821.83 miles/277 days
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
in search of support.
Today at work, I was talking about what I had done yesterday after I got off of work/was done with classes for the day: worked on a paper, went to see a speaker (Mia Kirshner!) on campus, worked more on a paper, went for a run, worked a little more on a paper, did some reading, fell asleep. My friend at work asked me what was more important: school and homework or running. I laughed and said that, in some ways, they have similar importance. Of course, it was a joke at work, because people don't understand what I'm trying to do. I haven't tried to explain it to them very well, obviously. I joke around with a few of the people that I work with, asking if they would come running with me.
The people at the particular job that I'm talking about are mostly middle aged, older, overweight women. (This is not true for everybody. Just a prototype.) I work in a food service location on my university's campus. People that I work with typically don't understand what I'm trying to do. Many of them don't get a week's worth of exercise in within a month. It's a little frustrating, becuase when I get up in the morning, there isn't anybody there that I can really talk about my running with at work. Yes, there are other student employees at my job, and many of those people can relate to what I'm doing. It's just hard sometimes that the people that I work with one on one every day don't understand how important this is to me.
I know that a lot of people don't understand what I'm trying to do. This entire goal is huge for me. I haven't really stuck to much for very long and this is something that I think that I can totally do. Something pushes me to keep going every day. I wish that I had more of a support system. I know that there is a student runner's association on campus, but I think that they meet on Mondays... and Mondays are night class evenings for me. Too bad. There has to be something else for me, though.
My friend Katherine runs with me a lot, but she has some kind of problem going on with her foot that she hasn't had diagnosed. She needs to stay off of her foot for a while and try to relax. That's one less person that I can run with. At least she can understand what I'm talking about when I discuss running and running issues. She's just as interested in running as I am. Well, maybe not quite as much, but pretty much interested.
Actually, right now I'm going to mosey around online trying to find some kind of a support group. Maybe even for Goofy's Challenge.
Goal: 1000 miles/365 days
So far: 174.51 miles/87 days
To go: 825.49 miles/278 days
The people at the particular job that I'm talking about are mostly middle aged, older, overweight women. (This is not true for everybody. Just a prototype.) I work in a food service location on my university's campus. People that I work with typically don't understand what I'm trying to do. Many of them don't get a week's worth of exercise in within a month. It's a little frustrating, becuase when I get up in the morning, there isn't anybody there that I can really talk about my running with at work. Yes, there are other student employees at my job, and many of those people can relate to what I'm doing. It's just hard sometimes that the people that I work with one on one every day don't understand how important this is to me.
I know that a lot of people don't understand what I'm trying to do. This entire goal is huge for me. I haven't really stuck to much for very long and this is something that I think that I can totally do. Something pushes me to keep going every day. I wish that I had more of a support system. I know that there is a student runner's association on campus, but I think that they meet on Mondays... and Mondays are night class evenings for me. Too bad. There has to be something else for me, though.
My friend Katherine runs with me a lot, but she has some kind of problem going on with her foot that she hasn't had diagnosed. She needs to stay off of her foot for a while and try to relax. That's one less person that I can run with. At least she can understand what I'm talking about when I discuss running and running issues. She's just as interested in running as I am. Well, maybe not quite as much, but pretty much interested.
Actually, right now I'm going to mosey around online trying to find some kind of a support group. Maybe even for Goofy's Challenge.
Goal: 1000 miles/365 days
So far: 174.51 miles/87 days
To go: 825.49 miles/278 days
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
side cramps, breathing.
My run today was not as great as my run yesterday. I've been exhausted all day & I have noticed that my emotions or my level of energy takes a significant toll on my running for the day. I ran slightly longer than I ran yesterday at a similar rate, but I was just exhauted.
I had some pretty significant side cramps right at the end of my first mile, because I was sprinting. Luckily, I read a little about different problems that can happen when you are running. One issue in the article that I read was cramps in the side or the chest. The article said that the biggest contributor to cramps like that is breathing. So after that, I slowed down to a jogging pace and slowed my breathing. It helped a lot. I was still struggling for the entire run, which cut my mileage today, somewhat. That's tough, but at least I was out there & running.
I am going to try to concentrate more on my breathing while I am running. I haven't ever really concentrated on my breathing before, so that's going to be a significant change for me. It's important though, especially as I'm training for a marathon.
It would be great if I was able to run more often, but these time constraints are getting to me. Running is such a great stress relief... when I'm not too overwhelmed.
I'm exhausted. mmm.
Goal: 1000 miles/365 days
So far: 171.01 miles/86 days
To go: 828.99 miles/279 days
I had some pretty significant side cramps right at the end of my first mile, because I was sprinting. Luckily, I read a little about different problems that can happen when you are running. One issue in the article that I read was cramps in the side or the chest. The article said that the biggest contributor to cramps like that is breathing. So after that, I slowed down to a jogging pace and slowed my breathing. It helped a lot. I was still struggling for the entire run, which cut my mileage today, somewhat. That's tough, but at least I was out there & running.
I am going to try to concentrate more on my breathing while I am running. I haven't ever really concentrated on my breathing before, so that's going to be a significant change for me. It's important though, especially as I'm training for a marathon.
It would be great if I was able to run more often, but these time constraints are getting to me. Running is such a great stress relief... when I'm not too overwhelmed.
I'm exhausted. mmm.
Goal: 1000 miles/365 days
So far: 171.01 miles/86 days
To go: 828.99 miles/279 days
Monday, February 1, 2010
marathon searching.
So in the exciting news tonight: I have acquired two new followers, which has doubled my public readership. Yipee! Welcome.
Again, I was busy over the weekend and did not run. It looks like this semester will be very different than last semester. My favorite post work Sunday runs don't seem to be much of a possibility this semester. Somehow, it seems to just figure that my last semester would be my most difficult semester so far. Not so much in stress level, but in amounts of papers, tests, and projects that I have due. Some last semester.
Anyways, I'm not going to allow school to cut significantly into my running this semester. In that sense, something is obviously going to have to give in my life or else I just won't have the time to complete my thousand miles. However, I'm not going to allow that to happen. I think that I might have to cut my hours at work... or cut into my sleep, but that is not going to last for very long. (already last week one day, I slept through my alarm and was 30 minutes late to work. ugh.) I'm not ready to cut my hours significantly quite yet, so that's going to have to wait a few more weeks, but it's likely to happen. There's just no way that one person can juggle all that I am trying to juggle and survive. It's that simple.
I had a nice run this evening. My pace was wonderful, my timing was great. I didn't even struggle as much as I normally do through the first mile. It was nice to be back out there running again. Tomorrow, I really want to do a long run, homework, weather, and time permitting. Hopefully, I get the majority of a large paper done tomorrow during breaks between classes so that I can really get out there and hit the pavement. (interjection: Am I the only person who adores the phrase "hitting the pavement"?? I think it's wonderful.) I've been planning out my runs in my schedule book so that I am sure to get the mileage done that I want to have done. Admittedly, that's a little nerdy... and we won't even get into what Freud might say about that. With a little planning, I should be able to get some great runs in. I'm just worried about tomorrow's run, because I am a little bit behind on my paper that I have due on Wednesday. These days just fly by.
Tomorrow after I go to the bank, I intend to sign up for Goofy's Challenge. It's a HUGE commitment and a big chunk of money, but I really want to do it. I KNOW that I can. I want to join some kind of a runner's community, though, particularly with people who are training to run Goofy. Now, I think that I need to find a race to run this summer or early fall, a full marathon, just so that I'm completely prepared for what I'm getting myself into... though I might not ever be completely prepared. Ha. I am really excited about it though. I guess that I'm on an official marathon search!
I'm so immersed in running. I've got my Runner's World to read when I have those few moments of free time and I have some running books that I've been working on.. slowly. I think I'm turning into a geek. haha.
Now just to catch up in my mileage to where I should be.
Goal: 1000 miles/365 days
So far: 167.64 miles/86 days
To go: 832.36 miles/279 days
Again, I was busy over the weekend and did not run. It looks like this semester will be very different than last semester. My favorite post work Sunday runs don't seem to be much of a possibility this semester. Somehow, it seems to just figure that my last semester would be my most difficult semester so far. Not so much in stress level, but in amounts of papers, tests, and projects that I have due. Some last semester.
Anyways, I'm not going to allow school to cut significantly into my running this semester. In that sense, something is obviously going to have to give in my life or else I just won't have the time to complete my thousand miles. However, I'm not going to allow that to happen. I think that I might have to cut my hours at work... or cut into my sleep, but that is not going to last for very long. (already last week one day, I slept through my alarm and was 30 minutes late to work. ugh.) I'm not ready to cut my hours significantly quite yet, so that's going to have to wait a few more weeks, but it's likely to happen. There's just no way that one person can juggle all that I am trying to juggle and survive. It's that simple.
I had a nice run this evening. My pace was wonderful, my timing was great. I didn't even struggle as much as I normally do through the first mile. It was nice to be back out there running again. Tomorrow, I really want to do a long run, homework, weather, and time permitting. Hopefully, I get the majority of a large paper done tomorrow during breaks between classes so that I can really get out there and hit the pavement. (interjection: Am I the only person who adores the phrase "hitting the pavement"?? I think it's wonderful.) I've been planning out my runs in my schedule book so that I am sure to get the mileage done that I want to have done. Admittedly, that's a little nerdy... and we won't even get into what Freud might say about that. With a little planning, I should be able to get some great runs in. I'm just worried about tomorrow's run, because I am a little bit behind on my paper that I have due on Wednesday. These days just fly by.
Tomorrow after I go to the bank, I intend to sign up for Goofy's Challenge. It's a HUGE commitment and a big chunk of money, but I really want to do it. I KNOW that I can. I want to join some kind of a runner's community, though, particularly with people who are training to run Goofy. Now, I think that I need to find a race to run this summer or early fall, a full marathon, just so that I'm completely prepared for what I'm getting myself into... though I might not ever be completely prepared. Ha. I am really excited about it though. I guess that I'm on an official marathon search!
I'm so immersed in running. I've got my Runner's World to read when I have those few moments of free time and I have some running books that I've been working on.. slowly. I think I'm turning into a geek. haha.
Now just to catch up in my mileage to where I should be.
Goal: 1000 miles/365 days
So far: 167.64 miles/86 days
To go: 832.36 miles/279 days
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