The turkey trot ten

I met Meg at 6 and we did ten. I had a tougher time today, but I contribute it to the Cliff bar I ate in the middle of the night. It sat like a rock in my stomach. I also did the beans and I think I prefer the gel. We went from the Y to River Road and then a little bit on Venice East. I hate the straight and back. I prefer the loops.

So while I was miserable, I will say this, running during sunrise is beautfiul. We headed east and the sky was gorgeous! We ran by some ponds and some fields. I loved the scenery!

Tomorrow? NOTHING!!

11.26

Well, today was my first day off during Thanksgiving break. Meg and I met at 5 and did telephone poles for 4.5 miles. Neither of us were going very fast! The first sprint was the tell-tale sign. She was stiff and I was just slow. I am actually sore from yesterday's workout. Didn't I say something about it not being that bad. But I did up my weights and I can tell.

Tomorrow is supposed to be 10 miles. meg wants to go from the Y to River Road. She thought that would be 10 miles roundtrip. It's not, it's only 8, so we have to add the neighborhood. I am not too excited about running all along Center Road. BORING!! But, then again, I'm never excited. What's up with that?? Maybe a marathon is not for me? Oops. I did NOT say that.

Stay tuned to hear about the Turkey Day 10...

11/25

Weights... the instructor didn't show up but we all punished either other by going on with class. I think our workout was pretty good. The pace wasn't as fast because we were constantly changing straps and such. Tomorrow it's 5 miles...

11/24

Today was supposed to be a 5 mile 3/1 kind of day. But... Meg wasn't feeling well so we ended up walking for 4 miles. We walked at a pretty good clip and I wasn't winded, but it wasn't a stroll either. I should probably run tonight, but I am pretty certain I won't. I guess it's ok to slack off once in a while! I just don't want to get out of the habit.

11/22/08 - 10.3 miles

Wow! I did 10 miles. That won't be much in a few months, but I feel like I just hit a milestone. I did it in 12 minute miles. I did intervals of 3/1 for the entire run. My muscles are hurting in my legs and shoulder blade area. Tomorrow is a rest day. Aaaahhhh... Now I just can't eat the calories I burned!

Nov 20 and 21

Yesterday I did weights through Free Motion. Apparently our instructor broke up with his girlfriend and is taking his angst out on us. Wow, did he kill us - especially the abs. We had the medicine balls. Even though I'm whining, I loved the work out. I just wanted to sit at the end and melt into the floor. It was a great workout!!

Meg ditched me today - she's definitely not feeling well, so I can't blame her. Anyway, I wimped out and only did 3 miles on the treadmill. I wasn't going to do anything at all, but I figured I probably won't hit the streets this weekend, so I better do something. I put the treadmill on a 1% incline because I read somewhere that mimics running on the street. That 1% kicked my butt. I did the 3 miles in 31 minutes - and that included a 4 minute walking warmup. Not bad for me, I guess. I just need to get out there this weekend and hit 8-10 miles. The question is... will I? Today's our 10th anniversary! Yipee... We are going to Phantom of the Opera tomorrow. I could probably get up and run in the morning, provided I get to bed a decent hour.

11/19/08 Brrrrr....

Wow, it was cold this morning! But in truth, the fear of the cold was worse than the cold. I wore my running tights, short sleeve shirt, long sleeve shirt, blue fuzzy, ear muffs, and gloves. After 3 miles, the fuzzy came off but the rest was still on. I need to get a running jacket that is warm, but not bulky. Meg's ear muffs were perfect. The coldest part of my body was the rear end! It stung from the cold. Maybe I should put shorts over the tights.

We did "telephone poles" for 4.5 miles. That's where we sprint to a pole, walk to the next, sprint to the next, etc. We usually only do 3 miles, but we felt that we needed to "kick it up a notch". I was breathing hard. Some of those poles are far apart! I noted that we have come a long way. In both speed and distance. Just imagine what we'll be saying in April!! By then, 8 miles will seem like a short day!

11/18/2008

I slept in today. I didn't have to be at the Y until 5:15. It's a weight day. The instructor had a bee under his bonnet this morning and we went pretty quickly from the start. It was a good work out, but I am still having trouble trying to figure out how much weight to use. No cardio today...

11/17/2008

Happy Birthday baby Ryan! I can't believe you are 4 years old.

Meg and I did 9 miles. It was brutal. I don't think it helped that we both ran yesterday. We tried the Jelly Bellies today. I like them better than the goo, but I didn't notice if they helped or not. I think we bit off more than we could chew doing the 9. I didn't get a very good stretch in and my legs are sore. I wonder if a better stretch would have helped?

I think I'm ready to jump to 3/1's. I haven't committed to Nashville, but I think about it all the time. I guess I better give it some prayer. After today's brutal 9, I realize that I will probably be physically ready, but the mental game will be tough. I will definitely look for a group to run with. Meg said there are Galloway tables so it shouldn't be hard to find a group.

The weather was cold - around 45. But by the end, we were running with just short sleeves. I thought 45 would be cold, but there wasn't the wind.

Today's gonna be a long day!

The goals

The short term goal? 10 miles
The mid-term goal? Grouper half marathon in Sarasota Florida
The long-term goal? Country Music marathon in Nashville

Can I do it?? Let's find out!

Today's workout - 9 miles
I felt great! I did 12 minutes of 3/1 intervals, then 12 minutes of 2/1 intervals. I ended up intervaling for 112 minutes.

I am a little sore, but it's good. I'm supposed to do 9 with Meg tomorrow. Yikes... I'm looking forward to the challenge!