Wednesday
planned - tempo run
actual - 3.25 miles
I didn't quite hit my tempo portions but got close.
Thursday
planned - weights
actual - weights, 2 mi run
Friday
planned - rest
actual - rest
Saturday
planned - rest
actual - rest
Kelly & I worked a Sporting Clays fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis research all day Friday and Saturday
Sunday
planned - 8-10 mile run
actual - rest
Between the monsoon and exhaustion from the previous 2 days had me doing a whole lotta nothing.
Monday
planned - weights
actual - weights, 20 minute walk, 8 mile run
I wanted to get 1 last long(ish) run in before the half this weekend. Weights only took 20 minutes of my lunch, so I finished up with a 20 minute walk. After work, I headed outside for an 8 miler. It was hot and slow going, but definitely got me excited for my race!
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Monday, April 29, 2013
Five Things
Piggy backing off a post Jaime did last week, I give you the 5 things blog.
...you'll find in my bag:
1. 1,000 gifts thankful journal
2. hand sanitizer
3. ibuprofen (a runner's best friend)
4. sunglasses
5. the newest book i've received to review
...you'll find in my bedroom:
1. my plush football (I snuggle when I sleep)
2. slippers - even in the spring my toesies get cold
3. tiny Care Bear given to me by my niece
4. empty can of Natty Ice (belonging to the Mr. of the house)
5. race bibs (in the sock drawer, waiting to be made into a scrapbook)
...I'm currently loving.
1. the rap/country hybrid trend
2. words with friends (hello 2010)
3. registering for new races
4. the new cabin as a retreat
5. my new race medal display
...quirks I have.
1. i set my alarm clock on a reflexive number (like 6:26)
2. needing the "off" position of a light switch to be down
(this is a problem given the multiple switches per each light at the cabin)
(this is a problem given the multiple switches per each light at the cabin)
3. ending my runs on a standard unit of measure
4. jay and i counting in spanish as we lock the exterior doors
5. using excel spreadsheets to plan vacations down to the half hour
i was so detailed with my NYC planning, Jay wasn't sure how he would work in a marriage proposal!
...you'd know if we had met in real life.
1. i love my niece and nephew to pieces
2. i have selective OCD
3. i'm (selectively) a procrastinator
4. i rarely give myself the credit i deserve
5. i'm not a huge animal fan
Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Overflow of a Thankful Heart
I've been busy working on my thankful list this past week! I've breezed through numbers 887-962!!! Some have been trivial, others life-altering, but all things that have made me appreciate the blessings in my life.
889) Food ministry fiesta benefit (w/mom, dad, and jay) at the aquarium
891) Brave enough to try & enjoy the penguin tunnel (I'm claustrophobic)
899) Talking running/racing with clients at trophy wife dinner
909) Sleeping in!
912) Voice of the Martyrs app on my phone - believers willing to risk safety/life to follow Jesus
923) A generous spirit
938) Showing (x2) on the house
941) Hand-me-downs from a coworker of my sister's
950) Parking my car in a garage for the first time in years
953) Jay letting me warm my cold feet on his warm legs
960) Jay fixing the headlight on my car
These are just a sampling of what I've been thankful for this past week.
How has God blessed you this week?
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Workout Wednesday - AKA Training Tuesday (a day late)
I'm having a very ADD week, despite most everything being normal. Well, normal for living in two houses.
Yes, we're moving. No, we don't know when yet. Yes, we have somethings at the new house. No, the pool isn't open for the summer. Yes, we have a bed and furniture at each place. No, this list will not go on forever. Yes, I'm stopping it now. No really.
Trying to pin down just what I'm currently training for has been a bit like nailing jello to the wall. At first, I was going to focus on 5Ks and trying to establish a PR after doing a real training plan for the distance. However after missing a sub 2 hour half marathon by seconds in Knoxville, the Capital City Half became my focus. My mid-week runs haven't really changed, but I've gone from planning on 90 minute "long" runs, to actually double digit mileage planned out.
Also, the half is the same weekend of the SMARM 5K (my first ever race, and the one I try to repeat every year). The following week is my nieces birthday AND first communion, so I'll not be around for the flattest 5K this area has to offer. The 3rd week's 5K was cancelled, leaving us searching for another race. Turns out, we're just not going to 5K training right now.
Instead, my (our - Kelly & I created our own plan, speed work is different paces but the work itself is the same) goal is now the 8K distance. My half marathon pace beat my 8K PR - given how speedy I've become in the recent past, so I'm really not sure what my goal is. We're racing the 8K distance 2 different times this summer, with the goal of setting a marker the first time out and working to improve it by the second race.
Without further
Sunday
planned - rest
actual - 35 minute walk/1.8 miles
Stroll around the municipal complex, killing time waiting to meet up with my family after church.
Monday
planned - 30 minute tempo run
actual - 30 minute walk
Slept at the cabin Sunday night, so I had to pack my bag Saturday night. Forgot a sports bra, so I couldn't complete this workout.
Tuesday
planned - weights
actual - weights
Wednesday
planned - intervals
actual - intervals
9 X 200s - need to work on turnover. Didn't hit paces despite having plenty energy/breath, just couldn't get my feet to move at a sub 7 m/m pace.
Thursday
planned - weights
actual - weights
Started StrongLifts 5X5 plan A
Friday
planned - rest
actual - rest
Saturday
planned - 12-14 mile run
actual - 11 mile run
This was miserable. I took lots of walk breaks and couldn't wait to be done.
Sunday
planned - rest
actual - rest
Monday
planned - intervals
actual - 3.1 mile walk + intervals
6 X 400s done at the track after work. Once again didn't make paces. Issue with heat acclimatization?
Tuesday
planned - weights
actual - weights
StrongLifts 5X5 plan B
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Time to Give Thanks
The fear this week has brought has made intentionally stopping to give thanks even more important. At times, I had to dig deep. Others popped in my mind without prompting. On such a hard week, I'm thankful (maybe I should add it to my list :P) to be able to write down 833-886, acknowledging the goodness of the Lord despite the heaviness of the week.
*No, we haven't moved officially, but we have enough there to spend the night when its a more convenient location
**Depending on who you ask
What are some things for which you have been thankful this past week?
834) Cooling rain
837) Mamaw Pace & the 10th anniversary of her death
839) A new way to display race medals
840) First night at the new place*
844) Means to give
845) Heart for those in need
851) Walk with Jay to our new picnic/make-out spot**
858) Jay doing dishes
863) Fun at work
864) I'm too slow to BQ (this year)
873) Jay & Daddy putting out a garden together
878) Candlelit prayer service
880) Richie & family safe
883) Opportunity to grow in knowledge
*No, we haven't moved officially, but we have enough there to spend the night when its a more convenient location
**Depending on who you ask
What are some things for which you have been thankful this past week?
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
5 Seconds
{the bombing} makes me feel scared and
powerless
The above comment on a friend’s
Facebook page earned me a lecture from my husband.
Fear is what they want you to
feel. You can’t be scared, if you are,
they win.
While he’s right, I just can’t
accept what he’s saying and move on.
Sometimes, despite myself, I am overwhelmed with fear.
Today I make the choice – to
allow the fear in, but only for 5 seconds.
1...
Earlier in the day, my BIL had
called me with his buddy’s bib number so I could track his progress. He’d already finished, but did his family
linger at the finish line?
2…
My irrational fear of close
quarters, of being in starting line corral and not being able to move should
something happen? That fear now seems
justified.
3…
What does this mean for future races? Will this happen again? 4…
What if this would have happened
at Knoxville instead – where my husband, my cousin, his 2 year old son, and a
friend were waiting at the finish line
5…
Psalm 62:5 HCSB
Monday, April 15, 2013
Running for Regen 5K Race Report
The weekend to follow racing the Covenant Health Knoxville {half} Marathon, I had planned on taking it easy. Sleep in, maybe log a few miles in the early afternoon. My head hadn't hit my pillow the evening of the race, before I had already registered for another!
My previous 5K PR (from last month) was set on a warm afternoon when I hadn't (still haven't) had a chance to acclimate to the heat. I did a piss-poor job of pacing myself, yet I was still able to pull out a 40 second PR. When I signed up for the Running for Regen 5K, I was confident another PR was in my near future. The race was held in the cool spring morning temperatures and promised a "flat" course.
What initially attracted my attention to the race was the fact that a few friends of mine from high school were running it. Not to mention the proceeds benefit St. Jude's. Regen is a local kid who has been battling cancer for several months. He got to come home Friday night (to the streets lined with people "rooting" him on), we raced Saturday morning.
Jay and I spent our first evening at the new cabin (blog to follow), so I was only 15 minutes from the starting line. I forgot to pack a coffee pot, so I grabbed a Starbucks on the way. (Unfortunately, this location is in a Kroger grocery store, so no drive through for future stops on the way to work.) I had planned plenty of time in advance, so I arrived at the start line an hour early.
After getting my packet (and saying hello to former classmate Blaik), Kim, Nicole, and I (also fellow class of '98ers) sat around catching up, chatting about this and that. 15 minutes before start, I hit the bathroom, put away my good bag, and headed to the start line. I hadn't had a chance to warm up well, but since this race was about more than running, I didn't mind.
I positioned myself near the front and waited for the gun. As promised, the first mile was flat. I felt strong, but I tried to hold back a bit because I didn't want to go out too quickly and crash like I had at my last race. I felt stronger, but turns out the mile was a similar speed to Barley's.
Mile 1 - 7:51
When I read about the flat course, I assumed we would be running in downtown Pigeon Forge on the Parkway. Turns out, we started on Dollywood Lane and ran towards Veterans Blvd. I've done many-a-long run on Veterans, and know its NOT flat. The bulk of the hills are in the middle portion closer to Sevierville. As I said on Daily Mile, compared to last weekend, I hesitate to call these hills, but I definitely felt the elevation change.
Mile 2 - 8:08
Around the start of the last mile, I noticed my shoe had come untied. Not sure why I hadn't double knotted them, but I was in the front pack and wasn't about to stop to tie my laces. I suspected the lady in front of me was in my age group, but didn't think I had enough kick left in me to try to catch her - all the while praying I didn't fall flat on my face thanks to my untied laces.
Mile 3 - 8:30
I tried for a kick at the very end, turning off Dollywood Lane, into the Riverstone parking lot.
Final 0.1 - {8:10}
My official finishing time was 25:50 - a 20 second PR from last month! Over a minute shaved off my time from May of last year. My time was good enough for a 3rd place a/g win. Given the small field (115 people) they split the groups up in decades.
Age group (30-39): 3/33
Over all: 14/115
Also? Got to run it in with the girls from high school. Class of 1998 rox!
My previous 5K PR (from last month) was set on a warm afternoon when I hadn't (still haven't) had a chance to acclimate to the heat. I did a piss-poor job of pacing myself, yet I was still able to pull out a 40 second PR. When I signed up for the Running for Regen 5K, I was confident another PR was in my near future. The race was held in the cool spring morning temperatures and promised a "flat" course.
What initially attracted my attention to the race was the fact that a few friends of mine from high school were running it. Not to mention the proceeds benefit St. Jude's. Regen is a local kid who has been battling cancer for several months. He got to come home Friday night (to the streets lined with people "rooting" him on), we raced Saturday morning.
Jay and I spent our first evening at the new cabin (blog to follow), so I was only 15 minutes from the starting line. I forgot to pack a coffee pot, so I grabbed a Starbucks on the way. (Unfortunately, this location is in a Kroger grocery store, so no drive through for future stops on the way to work.) I had planned plenty of time in advance, so I arrived at the start line an hour early.
After getting my packet (and saying hello to former classmate Blaik), Kim, Nicole, and I (also fellow class of '98ers) sat around catching up, chatting about this and that. 15 minutes before start, I hit the bathroom, put away my good bag, and headed to the start line. I hadn't had a chance to warm up well, but since this race was about more than running, I didn't mind.
I positioned myself near the front and waited for the gun. As promised, the first mile was flat. I felt strong, but I tried to hold back a bit because I didn't want to go out too quickly and crash like I had at my last race. I felt stronger, but turns out the mile was a similar speed to Barley's.
Mile 1 - 7:51
When I read about the flat course, I assumed we would be running in downtown Pigeon Forge on the Parkway. Turns out, we started on Dollywood Lane and ran towards Veterans Blvd. I've done many-a-long run on Veterans, and know its NOT flat. The bulk of the hills are in the middle portion closer to Sevierville. As I said on Daily Mile, compared to last weekend, I hesitate to call these hills, but I definitely felt the elevation change.
Mile 2 - 8:08
Around the start of the last mile, I noticed my shoe had come untied. Not sure why I hadn't double knotted them, but I was in the front pack and wasn't about to stop to tie my laces. I suspected the lady in front of me was in my age group, but didn't think I had enough kick left in me to try to catch her - all the while praying I didn't fall flat on my face thanks to my untied laces.
Mile 3 - 8:30
I tried for a kick at the very end, turning off Dollywood Lane, into the Riverstone parking lot.
Final 0.1 - {8:10}
My official finishing time was 25:50 - a 20 second PR from last month! Over a minute shaved off my time from May of last year. My time was good enough for a 3rd place a/g win. Given the small field (115 people) they split the groups up in decades.
Age group (30-39): 3/33
Over all: 14/115
Also? Got to run it in with the girls from high school. Class of 1998 rox!
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