What is up with the weather? Raining so hard the gutter looked like a roaring river last week and today the 90's......90's! I so prefer to run in the cooler temps. 4 1/2 mile run today. It's been a high mileage week....8.25 miles on Sat., 2.25 on Sun, 1.0 Mon., 5.25 Tues, 1.0 Wed, and 4.5 today for a grand total of......22.25....no wonder I'm so tired!
And today marks mile #46....only 4 miles to go. Once I got to the halfway point it started to go really fast....then at mile 30 it sped up, at 40 it is racing by....kinda like life, eeks.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Left Brain Right Brain?
Still I struggle to force myself out to run in the morning. One side says "I don't wanna", the other side says "It won't take long, just get it out of the way". I know I'm going to run this morning, but that still doesn't stop the dialogue of the lazy little child who doesn't want to do it. Little Brat.
The older (almost 50), more intelligent and mature me won. Mile #45 completed, on a foggy Wednesday morning.
The older (almost 50), more intelligent and mature me won. Mile #45 completed, on a foggy Wednesday morning.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Sunsets, Golf Carts, and Summits Oh my!
Completed Mile #44 tonight with a 5 mile "Summit House" run. Summit being the operative word here. First summit crests at State College and Bastanchury....killer hill #1. Then it's downhill on the trail ....couldn't really enjoy the downhill cause I'm so busy dodging the groves on the trail and so paranoid I'm gonna skid on the gravel and end up a bloody skinless mess. Even with the hazards it's still a nice run....(if you like hills).
Once we got back on the road (heading towards "The Summit"), the hill is so steep we are running in slow motion.....some guy flys past us....not even breathing hard....while I'm counting the seconds to my next walk break.
Back on the trail (still heading toward "The Summit")....finally, just around the bend, there it is. Just in time to see a huge orange sun setting to the west....the east is bathed in purples and pinks. Ahhh, good things do not come easy, had to work for this one.
On the trail heading down from "The Summit", we met a golf cart. The driver of the cart says, "Oh", and starts backing up.....all the way down the hill. What the heck? The trail is big enough for us and the cart...why is he backing all the way down the hill. The answer is at the bottom. Turns out this trail closes at sunset. And golf cart guy had locked the fence. If we'd have been 30 seconds later we'd have missed that cart and the Helens and I would have either had to slither on our bellys under the fence (there was about a foot and a half clearance) or we would have had to try to climb that 7 foot chain link fence.....or go back the 4 miles we had just come!
Personally, sliding under that fence would have been my first pick.
Mile #44 summited.
Once we got back on the road (heading towards "The Summit"), the hill is so steep we are running in slow motion.....some guy flys past us....not even breathing hard....while I'm counting the seconds to my next walk break.
Back on the trail (still heading toward "The Summit")....finally, just around the bend, there it is. Just in time to see a huge orange sun setting to the west....the east is bathed in purples and pinks. Ahhh, good things do not come easy, had to work for this one.
On the trail heading down from "The Summit", we met a golf cart. The driver of the cart says, "Oh", and starts backing up.....all the way down the hill. What the heck? The trail is big enough for us and the cart...why is he backing all the way down the hill. The answer is at the bottom. Turns out this trail closes at sunset. And golf cart guy had locked the fence. If we'd have been 30 seconds later we'd have missed that cart and the Helens and I would have either had to slither on our bellys under the fence (there was about a foot and a half clearance) or we would have had to try to climb that 7 foot chain link fence.....or go back the 4 miles we had just come!
Personally, sliding under that fence would have been my first pick.
Mile #44 summited.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Plans Change
When I woke up this morning (or rather as I was getting in bed last night), I'm thinking...how am I going to pull of my Monday run? It's so hard to get up early enough in the morning, hence why I was thinking about it as I was getting in bed.....cause it was super late. I knew I had a meeting at 6pm this evening....and I don't leave work till 5 at the earliest....so how to do it?
I had decided I would just be late to the meeting.....and hopefully not too sweaty by the time I got there after my mile. But life continually shows me that no matter what I plan it can always change. I always take the dogs out for a walk around the block first thing in the morning...I mean REALLY THE FIRST THING. But Gus wasn't feeling so well.........so he didn't want to walk. I took him back in and decided with just Sammy, I'd go ahead and do the mile with her. So I have the mile done already, and I won't be late to my meeting tonight. Ha, plans changed.
And just in case you are wondering......I fed Gussy some scrambled eggs for breakfast....and he seemed to be feeling a little better by the time I left this morning......keeping my fingers crossed.....otherwise.....plans could change again and I could end up at the vets tonight! He's such a prima donna, and has the most delicate stomach ever....but the crazy thing is he will eat anything he can pick up off the ground. He's a little neurotic. Could probably use a few sessions with Cesar Milan.
Mile #43 done.......oh, and Sammy almost tripped me on our run....damn dog.
I had decided I would just be late to the meeting.....and hopefully not too sweaty by the time I got there after my mile. But life continually shows me that no matter what I plan it can always change. I always take the dogs out for a walk around the block first thing in the morning...I mean REALLY THE FIRST THING. But Gus wasn't feeling so well.........so he didn't want to walk. I took him back in and decided with just Sammy, I'd go ahead and do the mile with her. So I have the mile done already, and I won't be late to my meeting tonight. Ha, plans changed.
And just in case you are wondering......I fed Gussy some scrambled eggs for breakfast....and he seemed to be feeling a little better by the time I left this morning......keeping my fingers crossed.....otherwise.....plans could change again and I could end up at the vets tonight! He's such a prima donna, and has the most delicate stomach ever....but the crazy thing is he will eat anything he can pick up off the ground. He's a little neurotic. Could probably use a few sessions with Cesar Milan.
Mile #43 done.......oh, and Sammy almost tripped me on our run....damn dog.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Habits
I've read that you need to do something everyday for 30 days in order for it to become a habit. This mile a day thing is starting to become a habit for me. Leaving this morning I picked up the securely protected by plastic (no rain gonna get in there thank-you whoever you are that delivers my paper every single day without fail on time and dry all year....I'd tell you in person, but you come so early I've never seen you) Sunday paper up off the mat and set it inside without ever even giving it a second thought.
Luckily I managed to get today's run done with only a few little sprinkles. Did the first mile and then walked a second mile. Muscles are a little sore from yesterday's 8 mile run, so I thought giving them a little walk would probably help with the stiffness.
The end is so near....mile #42 done....only 8 miles left. What am I going to do? How can I just end this "streak" after mile #50?
Luckily I managed to get today's run done with only a few little sprinkles. Did the first mile and then walked a second mile. Muscles are a little sore from yesterday's 8 mile run, so I thought giving them a little walk would probably help with the stiffness.
The end is so near....mile #42 done....only 8 miles left. What am I going to do? How can I just end this "streak" after mile #50?
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Extra Points
When the alarm sounded at 5:45 am.....I listened (after punching the snooze button), yep, it's pouring. I'll stay in bed a little longer....till it stops. Exactly 9 minutes later the alarm woke me up again....yep, it's still pouring....snooze again. 9 minutes later, I wonder who figured 9 minutes was a good length of time, seems so random...why not a full 10 minutes?...anyway, 9 minutes later, it's still pouring. Finally at 6:22 I figured the rain gods were against me and it was never going to stop and I had to "JUST DO IT (insert swoosh)" (Nike Nazis).
It was pouring, but I had no other choice. I thought maybe I could run at lunch time....but afraid to take the risk...what if it's still raining then? At least if I do it now I have some control over how my hair looks afterwards, thereby giving me a glimmer of hope that it might look decent when I go to the theatre this evening. So out I go, risking a grave illness....still have the lingering cough. I can be such a drama queen. Anyway, I buttoned up and even thought, why not try to run with an umbrella. I bet I looked so lame, but my head and chest stayed dry. Except for the sweat....it gets really warm running with a thick jacket on.
Impossible not to step in puddles. Feet got soaked. Cold wet feet, hot sweaty chest, if I survive this without getting pnemonia it will be shear luck. It was raining so hard, the gutter looked and sounded like a rushing river....honestly....I thought I'd take a picture of the white caps to prove it, but I wouldn't dare take my coveted iphone out in this rain!
Mile #40 done. Whoot Whoot!
It was pouring, but I had no other choice. I thought maybe I could run at lunch time....but afraid to take the risk...what if it's still raining then? At least if I do it now I have some control over how my hair looks afterwards, thereby giving me a glimmer of hope that it might look decent when I go to the theatre this evening. So out I go, risking a grave illness....still have the lingering cough. I can be such a drama queen. Anyway, I buttoned up and even thought, why not try to run with an umbrella. I bet I looked so lame, but my head and chest stayed dry. Except for the sweat....it gets really warm running with a thick jacket on.
Impossible not to step in puddles. Feet got soaked. Cold wet feet, hot sweaty chest, if I survive this without getting pnemonia it will be shear luck. It was raining so hard, the gutter looked and sounded like a rushing river....honestly....I thought I'd take a picture of the white caps to prove it, but I wouldn't dare take my coveted iphone out in this rain!
Mile #40 done. Whoot Whoot!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Like putting on an old pair of comfortable shoes.....
Good run tonight! Got to run one of my old time favorites (now that it's light enough). Good Times!
Yeah sure, I'm loving it now....but wait until August, I'll be complaining about climbing those hills in the heat.
Going to see Wicked tomorrow evening........I'll have to force myself out of bed early tomorrow morning and get my mile in first thing.......
Mile #39 done
Yeah sure, I'm loving it now....but wait until August, I'll be complaining about climbing those hills in the heat.
Going to see Wicked tomorrow evening........I'll have to force myself out of bed early tomorrow morning and get my mile in first thing.......
Mile #39 done
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Buuurrrr!!!
Ever since the time change I've had a hard time getting up in the mornings. So.....I haven't been running in the mornings....only in the evening. Last night as I was going to bed I think I figured out why it's so extra hard to get up in the mornings....cause I'm going to bed later than usual. I sure like the fact that it's light later...but dang the adjustment is so difficult!
Which leads me to.......Oh how I wished I had went to bed earlier last night........so that I would have gotten up earlier this morning.....so that I would have run in the morning........when it wasn't raining.
While I was waiting for a break in the rain this evening, I'm thinking, it's so very cold....what if I end up with pneumonia. This crazy mission of mine takes all kinds of twists and turns. Kind of cool though...if it were easy and convenient everyday it wouldn't be a challenge....and it wouldn't be so memorable.
Luckily I found a little window at about 7:45ish when the rain lightened up. Eeks so cold though. I actually wore a jacket....I never run in a jacket....of course half way through I was getting warm....
Mile #38 down, it is really going so fast now....
Which leads me to.......Oh how I wished I had went to bed earlier last night........so that I would have gotten up earlier this morning.....so that I would have run in the morning........when it wasn't raining.
While I was waiting for a break in the rain this evening, I'm thinking, it's so very cold....what if I end up with pneumonia. This crazy mission of mine takes all kinds of twists and turns. Kind of cool though...if it were easy and convenient everyday it wouldn't be a challenge....and it wouldn't be so memorable.
Luckily I found a little window at about 7:45ish when the rain lightened up. Eeks so cold though. I actually wore a jacket....I never run in a jacket....of course half way through I was getting warm....
Mile #38 down, it is really going so fast now....
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Good Run!
I was afraid that maybe I wasn't well enough yet to try running with the group. Decided to go ahead and give it a try...heck I can always turn back if it's too hard. Turned out to be a great run.....even with all the killer hills! Helen H. paced me, which was probably why I was able to complete the run. On my own I'd have probably started out running too fast and have a rough time with it.
Mile #37 done. Wow, only 13 more miles to go. It's really going unbelievable fast. I'm already wondering what I'm gonna do the day after I turn 50....will I not run? Will I keep up the mile streak? If I don't will I miss it?
Mile #37 done. Wow, only 13 more miles to go. It's really going unbelievable fast. I'm already wondering what I'm gonna do the day after I turn 50....will I not run? Will I keep up the mile streak? If I don't will I miss it?
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