tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30659297648940741132011-12-13T10:20:54.848-05:00One woman, lots of running!Cathynoreply@blogger.comBlogger1371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-58888348133047584722010-09-25T20:30:00.000-04:002010-09-25T20:38:16.013-04:00

This morning I met some people from the running club at 7am for a run. More specifically, I was running with my buddy Joanne. We did six miles. I wore the Saucony Omnis for the first time and they felt good. I will say that I was somewhat aware of my inner ankles (the problem area) after the run, but it didn't hurt and it feels much better than after I did the 7 mile run two weeks ago.I forgot to

Cathynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-54280317838075860722010-09-24T19:47:00.001-04:002010-09-25T20:29:58.492-04:00

Today I went to the podiatrist for another crazy electric current treatment thingy (Phoresor treatment) and it turns out my orthotics finally arrived. Yay! I have to build up to wearing them (one hour the first day, two hours the second day, etc.). Then after I can wear them all day for a week, I finally get to put them in my running shoes and run with them. I'm feeling very excited and hopeful

Cathynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-32505544892722047362010-09-14T21:49:00.000-04:002010-09-14T22:06:55.730-04:00

I haven't run since that 7 miles I did on Saturday, because my left foot is bothering me in that inner ankle area. It's a little swollen today. I had my last Phoresor treatment today so I'm hoping it will feel better tomorrow. I'm depressed because it's not looking good for running that half marathon on Sunday. If I couldn't handle 7 miles, then 13 is out of the question.I ordered new shoes (

Cathynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-36346429299602659522010-09-11T12:26:00.002-04:002010-09-11T12:47:45.685-04:00

I went to the podiatrist on Wednesday to figure out what's going on with my feet (particularly my left foot). Turns out that I over-pronate, which causes a bone to go out of alignment and aggravate a tendon. This then causes inflammation and pain. Yeah, my left foot (inner ankle area) has been swollen for a couple of months and I was trying to ignore it.So, the solution is to get custom orthotics

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-26548048420778571272010-09-07T19:28:00.000-04:002010-09-07T19:32:55.948-04:00

On Saturday, I did something I've never done before as a runner. I quit a race without finishing.I was running the Milford Labor Day 30K with my running buddy Joanne. We were doing Galloway-style intervals (run 4 minutes, walk 1 minute) and it was working pretty well. But my feet started hurting, as they do, and then once we got to around 14 miles I just lost it. I cried, I yelled, I totally lost

Cathynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-63356952475989119812010-08-28T16:32:00.001-04:002010-08-28T16:44:56.842-04:00

Today I ran the Crim 10 Mile Race in Flint, MI. This is a big race, with 10,000 runners and walkers.Flint is about an hour from where I live, so David and I decided to stay at a hotel last night so we wouldn't have to get up obnoxiously early. Last night was excellent. We checked into the hotel around 5:30 or so, then walked a mile to the expo to pick up my packet. There were Special Olympics

Cathynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-15209353025861290432010-08-26T19:35:00.001-04:002010-08-26T19:39:50.619-04:00

My attitude is only slightly better than it was earlier this week after the craptastic long run. Ran on Tuesday and felt fine. Didn't run on Wednesday. Also slept in again this morning, so the guilt really started getting to me. I took my running clothes to work and changed into them before I left the office today, so I would have fewer excuses when I got home.I managed to push myself out the

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-33924277528145924482010-08-22T15:38:00.001-04:002010-08-22T15:49:00.562-04:00

I met up with the running club at a local park for my long run today. My running buddy Jo and I were planning on 18 miles, though I ended up at 17 because after two loops I was tired and done.On the plus side, I didn't have any digestive issues today. Jo gave me a package of Shot Bloks and those seemed to agree with me very well. Goodbye Gu, hello Shot Bloks! I'll need to go buy some of those

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-14580758365759654132010-08-19T20:19:00.000-04:002010-08-19T20:20:31.335-04:00

Lazypants McSlug (that would be me) blew off her run today. Odds are good I won't run again until Sunday's 18 miler. Well, at least I'll have fresh legs for the long run!

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-27998452005627332432010-08-18T07:15:00.000-04:002010-08-18T07:18:17.243-04:00

Planned: 4 milesActual: 4.01 milesI was really sleepy this morning and I didn't feel like getting up to run. But I did it anyway, and even managed to achieve negative splits. Just barely - the last mile was 1 second faster than mile 3 - but I did it. My overall pace was much faster than yesterday. Considering it was a much shorter run, I would expect that to be the case but it doesn't always work

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-46674133621386648182010-08-17T07:20:00.000-04:002010-08-17T07:23:26.568-04:00

Planned: 7 milesActual: 7.02 miles (yes, that .02 makes a difference!)What a gorgeous morning! We finally had a break in the nasty, hot, humid weather so it was in the 50s and delightfully NOT humid when I went out to run this morning. It was great not to be sweating before I even started running.My legs felt pretty good, especially considering the 17-mile adventure was just two days ago. And it

Cathynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-46930687296859856392010-08-15T13:22:00.000-04:002010-08-15T13:28:40.702-04:00

Today my running buddy Joanne and I headed out for 17 miles. We accomplished it. It was not pretty, but we did it. I'm going to keep the ugly details to myself. We'll just say "digestive issues" and leave it at that. Joanne and I have agreed that our remaining long runs will be in places that have more bathrooms and more places to refill our water. Woooeeee, it was hot and humid today.But we did

Cathynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-76169286609186282122010-08-12T21:26:00.000-04:002010-08-12T21:30:30.826-04:00

This morning I woke up once again to a disgustingly hot and humid early-morning temperature. My schedule called for six miles, but I was already telling myself that maybe I could just do four because it was so yucky out. Plus I'm lazy.Once I started running, I was feeling okay. Repulsively sweaty, but otherwise okay. Got barked at by a big, scary dog who had nothing but an invisible electric

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-74776371988445656282010-08-11T07:05:00.000-04:002010-08-11T07:07:32.605-04:00

Planned: 4 milesActual: 4.15 milesNothing interesting to report from today's run. Didn't even see anybody out with their dogs, which is usually a benefit of running early in the morning. I love dogs.Once again it's gross and humid outside. When I'm already sweating when I wake up (no air conditioning at my house), it really doesn't make me want to get up and run. But guilt rules the day again!

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-2166114872227345912010-08-10T20:28:00.001-04:002010-08-10T20:39:26.122-04:00

Today was a good day! I woke up at 5:15 knowing I was supposed to run seven miles today. I didn't want to do it, because it was already hot and humid before the sun came up. However, I told one of my running buddies over the weekend that I was going to follow my training schedule this week and that she should bug me about it. So as much as I didn't want to get up and run, I knew Jo would ask me

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-22602108974787247192010-08-07T11:57:00.001-04:002010-08-07T12:14:12.433-04:00

I've been a real slacker this week. After last week's excellent 16 miler, I didn't run on Sunday or Monday. I ran on Tuesday, but only 3.5 miles. Then I didn't run on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. What is happening to me!?!?I had plans to meet some friends for a long run this morning, so I was committed and that was one run that wouldn't get skipped. I was out late last night with friends, and

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-19198936978058886462010-08-01T12:54:00.002-04:002010-08-01T12:55:43.577-04:00

At the beginning of July, I mentioned that I set a goal of running 120 miles for the month. I'm pleased to report that I achieved that goal, finishing with 124.07.If I do my planned training for August, then I will beat July's total by 20 miles or so. It's marathon ramp-up time!

Cathynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-71889803975657187052010-07-31T12:42:00.002-04:002010-07-31T12:48:16.801-04:00

Today I was registered for the Legend 5 mile race. It's a trail race; I did it last year and it was pretty fun. But it's a couple of hours from home. So a few weeks ago I decided to skip the Legend and do the Heart of the Hills 10K instead. I did that one last year and it was hard and I got beaten by someone who was about 80 years old, so I wanted a do-over.But I didn't run either one of those

Cathynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-70845540567078481652010-07-29T07:14:00.000-04:002010-07-29T07:15:45.225-04:00

Today is tempo run day, but I didn't do a tempo run. My left hamstring was bugging me during my last two runs, so I took a rest day yesterday and decided to run easy today. Seems to have worked because my hamstring felt fine during this morning's run. We'll see what happens when I do some more serious running this weekend.That's all I've got for now!

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-89976006783084206872010-07-25T12:58:00.003-04:002010-07-25T16:51:24.101-04:00

Planned: 12 milesActual: 12.1 milesThe schedule called for 10-11 miles today, but I was feeling all ambitious and decided to aim for 12. My friend Black Bear contacted me earlier this week to see if I wanted to go for a run, so we agreed to meet at a local park at 7am this morning. I'm calling her Black Bear because I wanted to link to her blog (which she needs to update more often, hint hint)

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-1305614722104153272010-07-24T12:13:00.002-04:002010-07-24T12:16:13.627-04:00

Planned: 4 milesActual: 4.07 milesMajorly humid day today, but at least it's overcast so I could run without the sun pounding down on me. I went out for a short run today since I have a long run planned with a friend tomorrow morning. I planned to take it really easy since it was 11am and hot, but I was feeling pretty good so I found myself picking up the pace a bit as I went along. For one of

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-35213989021133539632010-07-22T07:06:00.002-04:002010-07-22T07:12:59.656-04:00

Planned: 5 milesActual: 5.1 milesThis morning's schedule called for another tempo run. I'm pleased to say that even though I didn't feel like it at first, I got out there and did it. Sitting here now, five minutes after finishing, I feel totally invigorated even though my legs are tired. I could get addicted to this feeling.Today's run was a mile longer than last week's tempo run. My pace was

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-88670625541266059642010-07-21T07:18:00.002-04:002010-07-21T07:21:23.877-04:00

Planned: 4 milesActual: 4.5 milesToday's run was a testament to the power of proper nutrition. I ate right yesterday, and didn't load up on things at the end of the day (peanut butter, broccoli) that wouldn't sit right. And voila, this morning's run was much better than yesterday's! I felt strong (once I woke up after the first half mile or so) and no stomach cramps. Ah, success!How was your run

Cathynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-64447308401488067942010-07-20T07:18:00.003-04:002010-07-20T07:20:04.913-04:00

Planned: 5 milesActual: 3.25 milesNote to self: Eating about a pound of broccoli and later having a peanut butter/banana sandwich for dinner is not conducive to a pleasant run the next morning. Stomach cramps galore! Boy, am I glad that's over. I plan to hydrate very well today and have a great run tomorrow morning.

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-58321790970036429722010-07-17T21:45:00.008-04:002010-07-17T22:12:35.434-04:00

Today I ran the Bastille Day 15K in beautiful and hilly Fenton, MI, along with my friend Shaina. The race website said the course is "hilly and challenging" and they were not kidding!I arrived at packet pick-up around 6:45am and Shaina showed up a few minutes later. Not a huge crowd, not even a line at the porta potty so I was able to make use of it before it became disgusting. :) I think the

Cathynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-59868138533229692782010-07-16T07:08:00.002-04:002010-07-16T07:20:20.552-04:00

Tempo runs are hard! This is why when I trained for my first marathon, I usually was lazy and skipped them. I would see those tempo runs on my training schedule and decide to just run the distance at an easy pace instead. This may be part of the reason why I struggled my way through the marathon.This year, I decided it would be different. Except that up to this point, I was still being lazy and

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-56373813896428758212010-07-13T07:24:00.003-04:002010-07-13T07:28:08.043-04:00

Ran 5.2 miles this morning and managed to stay on my feet the whole time. :) I'm going to call that a successful run!Also, not even a hint of the ol' bunion bothering me. I was so busy trying to see if my swollen foot/ankle were feeling okay that I didn't even think about the bunion. Foot and ankle are fine, by the way. I have some swelling in my left foot and ankle which I think are from my

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-2854457497276060422010-07-11T15:05:00.002-04:002010-07-11T15:13:10.540-04:00

Today I met Shaina at a local state park to do a trail run. We decided to run for an hour, since we both already did our long runs this weekend. Shaina, by the way, is a bad-ass because she did a 64-mile bike ride yesterday and a swimming class this morning, and she still had it in her to run for an hour.The good:It was nice and shady on the trail, so even though we were running at 11am we

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-74031173874093878862010-07-10T23:53:00.003-04:002010-07-11T00:00:16.537-04:00

This morning I went for a 12 mile run. I was scheduled for 8-9 miles, but I was pretty easily talked into doing 12 by some of the members of the Your Pace or Mine running club. This was my first run with YPOM.I'd seen the club mentioned somewhere ages ago and just kind of tucked it into the back of my mind. Then a few weeks ago, I was thinking how much I miss running with a group so I remembered

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-77475207783400542912010-07-06T18:44:00.003-04:002010-07-06T18:48:47.708-04:00

My zip code says I live in Michigan, but the temperature says I live in Hell. Okay, so that's pathetically whiny. I'm pretty glad these days that I converted myself into an early morning runner, because there's not much chance that I'd be able to motivate myself to head out after work into the blazing sun in 90+ degree heat. On days like this, I do understand why my friend Wendy embraces her

Cathynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-11403945167745821542010-07-05T14:28:00.003-04:002010-07-05T14:35:54.372-04:00

Captain Obvious here, pointing out that it is fricking hot today in the Detroit area and therefore this makes running more difficult. When the overnight low is 72, you know it's going to be a scorcher. Alas, I waited until 10am to start my run today because I wanted to sleep in and then be lazy. Well, I paid for it in sweat. Even my favorite hat couldn't keep the salty sweat from flooding into my

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-17099554217149433352010-07-03T19:14:00.004-04:002010-07-03T19:17:05.336-04:00

This morning I met David's cousin Shaina at a park and we did a 10 mile run. It was a fabulous run and I love running with Shaina.I wore the new Sauconys again and I am feeling very encouraged. With my previous shoes, 10 miles would mean my bunion would be in agony. Today, though, things were great. I can't say I was completely unaware of my bunion's existence, but it was approximately a million

Cathynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-56900920761383224472010-07-02T15:55:00.002-04:002010-07-02T15:59:32.133-04:00

This morning I tried out my brand new Saucony Progrid Ride 2 shoes to see how they did with the ol' bunion of doom. Only ran 5 miles, so it's probably too early to get excited, but I'm feeling cautiously optimistic. Normally after 5 miles in the Adidas shoes, my bunion would be talking to me fairly loudly. But this morning, I was barely aware of it (other than the fact that I spent the whole run

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-11784471943280822992010-06-30T20:30:00.003-04:002010-06-30T20:36:23.814-04:00

I'm so excited because I have two new pairs of shoes arriving tomorrow. I have a honking huge bunion on my right foot. I will not provide photos because it is gross. Anyway, ever since Adidas changed the bunion area of my beloved Supernova Sequence shoes from mesh to leather, that darn bunion just kills me on runs of any decent distance because of the added pressure.Sooo, I have two pairs of

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-15441034389227130542010-06-30T08:18:00.003-04:002010-06-30T08:21:19.375-04:00

I ran four miles this morning, bringing my total for the month of June to 121.63. My goal was 120 miles, so mission accomplished.My goal for July is 120 miles again. I should probably make the goal slightly higher since July has an extra day, but I'd rather give myself a cushion. A 120-mile month is still a big month for me.

Cathynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-653256003576835992010-06-28T20:54:00.002-04:002010-06-28T20:57:29.689-04:00

Wheee! I love registering for races. It gives me a sense of excitement and a little twinge of fear of the unknown. Today I registered for the Bastille Day 15K. I've never run a 15K race before, so that's an automatic PR no matter how much I stink it up. :)The course is described as "hilly and challenging" which normally is something I would want to avoid. But this is not a normal year and I'm

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-12719322737958058792010-06-27T21:10:00.003-04:002010-06-27T21:14:04.927-04:00

I learned that if you spend all morning sitting around doing nothing and then finally go for your run just as the rain is threatening to start, you may end up having a short tempo run (instead of the easy recovery run you were planning) when the rain starts pouring down on you and you decide that it's in your best interest to get home quickly before you get struck by lightning.

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-70809989830305866482010-06-26T17:44:00.002-04:002010-06-27T12:36:10.285-04:00

This morning I ran the Solstice Run 10 Mile race in beautiful Northville, MI. David came along to cheer me on, but we forgot to bring a camera so there's no photographic evidence of the race. It was mid to upper 60s at the race start, with cloudy skies, so not too shabby compared to the overheated sweat-fest that was the Cheesetown Challenge last week.Before I get into the blah, blah, blah of the

Cathynoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-55991251841134695892010-06-22T19:24:00.002-04:002010-06-27T12:38:08.417-04:00

As I mentioned recently, I have a goal of running 1,200 miles this year and I'm a bit behind. So I decided to set a June goal to run 120 miles. I realize for the elite types, that's more like a weekly goal. But for me that's a pretty big month.I announced my goal in public on the fitness forum to which I belong, which gives me the guilt/shame factor if I fail. And I must say, posting that goal

Cathynoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-50846108021138821362010-06-21T07:44:00.005-04:002010-07-02T20:47:40.940-04:00

Here are just a few pictures from Saturday's Cheesetown Challenge. First up, here I am at the start line thinking about how all these people are going to be passing me shortly.All alone, about half a mile from the finish line. Sooooo lonely. :)Almost done, not quite last. Woo hoo!A giant mouse driving a car.Because it's a cheese festival, duh! :)

Cathynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-86709734542316058492010-06-20T20:08:00.005-04:002010-06-20T20:26:56.912-04:00

Yesterday, David and I went to Pinconning, MI so I could run the 5 mile Cheesetown Challenge race. Pinconning is the cheese capital of Michigan, hence the name of the race.We arrived a couple of hours before race time so I could get my packet and we could check out the Cheesetown Festival. The race packet included a sample of Pinconning cheese, which we promptly devoured. Then we went to a cheese

Cathynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-4754390114612634532010-06-16T07:23:00.000-04:002010-06-16T07:23:53.362-04:00

I set a goal for 2010 of running 1,200 miles (because that's what I did in 2009) and running six races of half marathon length or longer (again, that's what I did in 2009). I'm currently a little behind the pace for the 1,200 mile goal, due to being exceptionally lazy in April and May, but I'm working on getting caught up. And I think I'm going to over-achieve on the six half marathons thing. As

Cathynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-7730288773120767732010-06-15T20:33:00.002-04:002010-06-15T20:40:51.381-04:00

Poor little blog, abandoned for almost eight months. I may be ready to brush off the dust and cobwebs, and start posting again. Some day when I'm old, I may enjoy reading back on the days when I was able to run. Though it might appear so from the lack of activity here, I didn't actually quit running after completing the marathon in October. In fact, I've run quite a few races since then:10/24/09

Cathynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-74380123345776613602009-10-19T16:15:00.011-04:002009-10-22T10:18:32.703-04:00

On Sunday, October 18th I completed my first marathon. Woo hoo! It was really hard but a wonderful experience.My friend Wendy and her husband Ken came in from California to run the race. I met Wendy last year on an online fitness forum and she has been a big running inspiration to me. We met in person in May of this year when we visited another forum friend in Colorado and ran the Title 9K+ race

Cathynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-42505825032061258062009-10-19T11:39:00.005-04:002009-10-19T12:00:49.694-04:00

I completed the Detroit Free Press Marathon yesterday! Race report to come, but in the meantime here's a video of me crossing the finish line. Pain face is in full effect. I'm the one in the long-sleeved pink shirt and black hat, behind the group of people holding hands. The man next to me in the orange hat and peace symbol shirt is my friend Ken who crossed the finish line with me. His wife

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-26632019719384555562009-10-10T13:15:00.003-04:002010-06-27T12:38:40.469-04:00

Last Sunday, David and I ran the Brooksie Way 5K. I ran the inaugural Brooksie 5K last year as my second race ever and was horribly disappointed when the course turned out to be a third of a mile short. But I want to eventually be one of those old people who says "Well I've run this race 25 times, every time since the first year they did way back in twenty ought eight" so I decided to give it

Cathynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-81709451361777631842009-10-03T12:00:00.002-04:002009-10-03T12:05:04.579-04:00

First, the bad news. My new shoes aren't the solution to my sore feet on long runs.Second, the good news. My 15 mile run today was awesome. I felt great. I had sore feet for the last few miles but because I was expecting it, it seemed easier to take. I felt substantially better after 15 miles today than I did at the 15 mile mark last weekend. Also, I took an Aleve about 8 miles in and I think

Cathynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-45321737589539375052009-10-01T21:41:00.001-04:002009-10-01T21:43:53.075-04:00

Ran another five miles in the new Sauconys today. Still feel good. The real test is Saturday's 15 miles. But from what I hear, it is normal to get sore feet during a marathon. I'm pretending I don't know that. I need to come up with some strategies to stay in a positive frame of mind even when my feet hurt and I don't feel like running anymore. I am going to finish this marathon, damn it. And it

Cathynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-27338499455481189452009-09-30T07:05:00.002-04:002009-09-30T07:10:47.395-04:00

I tried out the new Saucony shoes this morning. They felt fine, but it was only a five mile run so time will tell how they feel over a longer distance. But I was glad they were comfortable for a short run. Even if they don't help for a long run at least I know I'll be able to use them.My total mileage for September was 163.93. Should have run an extra .07 just to get to a nice even number. That

Cathynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-38427287192115495162009-09-27T19:53:00.002-04:002009-09-27T19:56:00.471-04:00

I went to the awesome local running shop (Hansons) today and talked to them about how flipping sore my feet were during the 20 mile run yesterday. I am now the owner of a pair of Saucony ProGrid Guide 2 shoes. I bought men's because I have big feet and they felt good. I'll be doing 15 miles next Saturday so we'll see how the feet feel after that. I hope to God these help with the problem because

Cathynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-54035535017563841752009-09-27T15:06:00.002-04:002009-09-27T15:09:24.209-04:00

Went out for a nice little three mile run today to loosen things up. The first several steps were tough - my legs were protesting! After that, I settled in and felt good. Running three miles sure feels nice and short after the agony that is a 20 miler. It's amazing to me how much better my legs and feet feel compared to yesterday. I enjoyed running today. Now I'm going to forget all about the 20

Cathynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-91398078652140825332009-09-26T15:19:00.002-04:002009-09-26T15:23:17.169-04:00

I ran 20 miles today. Holy crap, that was hard! I spent the last five miles telling myself that I was going to back out of this whole crazy marathon idea. Then I finally finished the 20 miles and took some Aleve and felt better, and I realized that after all this fricking training I have to find a way to get through the marathon.But seriously, why do my legs have to get so damn sore? Gah. I'm

Cathynoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-43407886587601085742009-09-21T20:02:00.002-04:002009-09-21T20:05:22.151-04:00

Ah, my poor neglected blog! How could I abandon you?Short update for now:- I'm still training for the Detroit Free Press Marathon- I have to run 20 miles on Saturday and I'm dreading it- I did a 30K race on a freaking hilly course over Labor Day weekend and I did a terrible job and it scared me into thinking perhaps this marathon thing is not for me. But I will keep going and hope that the 20-

Cathynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-49157581857090155122009-08-07T07:02:00.001-04:002009-08-07T07:04:50.318-04:00

Last Saturday David and I ran The Legend. This was a 5-mile trail run at a park north of Lansing, MI. That's about a 90-minute drive for us so we stayed at a hotel Friday night. It was the third and final race in a series of trail races I completed, so I earned a nice big drinking glass with the series name on it, given to everyone who finished the series. It's not a medal but it's pretty cool.We

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Now I remember why I make a point of looking for races that say they have a flat course. I do not enjoy hills! On Saturday, David and I ran the Heart of the Hills 10K. Let me start out by saying that my performance was abysmal. I think I came in 283 out of 306. Hills suck and I'm not good at them, which I'm sure means that I should do more hill work but let's never forget that I'm fundamentally

Cathynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-34470886127615426322009-07-22T21:56:00.002-04:002009-07-22T21:59:37.135-04:00

Sorry, Black Bear, I went to class today but we didn't do a track workout. We just ran loops around the shopping center where the running store is located. And one of the coaches hassled me about not attending the Saturday morning long runs. Considering I'd have to get up at 4:45am to get there on time, I'm not too interested in attending those runs. I run long with a friend much closer to home

Cathynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-86710446090704653162009-07-11T14:56:00.002-04:002009-07-11T15:06:37.184-04:00

Wow, I've sadly neglected this blog. I don't feel like I have much to say. My marathon training schedule officially started on June 29th and I promptly skipped a couple of days of running that week. Whoops! Oh well, better to goof up the first week instead of the more important weeks later on.I skipped the Wednesday running class a couple of weeks ago because I was swamped at work and also

Cathynoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-85170681163918975692009-06-24T21:24:00.001-04:002009-06-24T21:27:43.102-04:00

Blah, tonight's running class was really disappointing. First of all, it's freaking hot out there - 90+ degrees. I prefer to run at 6am when it's not so gross outside yet. But I didn't run this morning because I knew I had the class tonight.So we get to the class and all they did was send us out to the streets to run 4-6 miles! The two coaches took off with the fast runners and left us slower

Cathynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-18349657363557060222009-06-23T19:29:00.001-04:002009-06-23T19:30:49.296-04:00

I signed up for a "Marathon 501" class through a local running shop. My marathon training partner Vicki was going to do it, so I figured I would too. The group meets twice a week, on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. Wednesday night will be hill work or speed work, while Saturday is the long run. We have two coaches and we also get emails a few times a week from the head coach of the

Cathynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-89968564644329737472009-06-14T18:32:00.003-04:002009-06-14T18:45:02.805-04:00

Yesterday was the Flirt with Dirt 5K at Lakeshore Park in Novi. The park has mountain biking and hiking trails. The race took place on the bike trails. The temperature was in the low 50s so in other words, perfect. The skies were cloudy. The park is small and we arrived early because we figured parking would be a nightmare. We were wrong - they were very organized and we parked quickly. I'd

Cathynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-46704771938852327402009-06-12T15:25:00.003-04:002009-06-12T15:30:09.693-04:00

Went out for a run this morning. I turned the Garmin on when I started running and then didn't look at it again until I was done. I wanted to run nice and relaxed without pushing myself to go faster. My goal was to do something a bit longer than the 3-milers I've been doing since the Bayshore half, but I didn't want to go all out since I have a race tomorrow plus it just felt like a good day for

Cathynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-10690237520410344612009-06-09T21:32:00.001-04:002009-06-09T21:34:09.050-04:00

I ran three miles today at a 9:57 average pace. That's faster than the 5K we did on Saturday. What is happening to me? I honestly never thought I'd break a 10-minute mile. Now I want to see how much faster I can go.But I'm taking tomorrow off from running. Partly because I don't want to overdo it, but mostly because I have an appointment at 7:15, then I have to work, and then right after work I

Cathynoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-60329742732023753862009-06-08T20:24:00.002-04:002009-06-08T20:30:19.627-04:00

Since the 5K on Saturday, David and I have had two more opportunities to run together. On Sunday, we headed to the park where I'll be doing a trail 5K on Saturday. I just wanted to check it out and see how crazy it is. We did about 1 1/4 miles there. I think I can handle the terrain, but I'm a little worried about being able to pass people or let them pass me - it is mostly narrow single-track.

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Yesterday was a big day because it was David's first 5K. We ran the Dow 5K in Midland, MI. Since the race started at 8:15am and we live about two hours away from Midland, we drove up the night before and stayed at the lovely new Springhill Suites. I love staying in new hotels - less opportunity for other people to get gross things on every imaginable surface! Best thing about the hotel is that

Cathynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-50149725959327472442009-06-01T22:22:00.001-04:002009-06-01T22:23:32.407-04:00

David and I got up early before work today and ran three miles together. I love running with him! :)

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What a gorgeous day it is today! It's currently about 50 degrees and beautifully sunny. David is helping a friend's dad move some furniture at 10am today, so we headed out a 8am for a nice three mile run. I'm so thrilled that David is enjoying running. It's been great to run with him these past two days and I hope we have many more great runs together in the future.Yesterday we discussed that

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-84244889618879058132009-05-30T11:04:00.002-04:002009-05-30T11:08:31.475-04:00

Recovery from Bayshore has been really smooth this week. I haven't run a ton, just 2-3 miles a day until today. This morning I went to Stony Creek to meet my friend Vicki. I planned to run six miles and she was planning 12 since she's training for a half later this month.My beloved boyfriend David decided to come join us. We're running a 5K in Midland next Saturday - his first race - so he wanted

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-4081650426055806892009-05-23T22:46:00.003-04:002009-05-23T22:52:23.087-04:00

I am proud to announce that I completed the Bayshore Half Marathon this morning in 2:16:51 which was a PR for me. (Previous PR was 2:20:02). Woo hoo! My Garmin battery died before the race started so I was running blind and actually that worked out okay. The race course was so beautiful! Traverse City is located on a big bay of Lake Michigan and almost the whole course was on roads along the bay.

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I have the Bayshore half marathon coming up next Saturday. I had a pathetic week of running this week. Between Monday and Friday I think I only logged 8 miles. I know I should be tapering, but come on! That's just ridiculous. I was busy all day Saturday so I didn't run then.This morning I headed out to the park with Vicki. She had 11 miles scheduled. I was planning to do six. My six ended up a

Cathynoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-42713321003347182452009-05-13T20:33:00.003-04:002009-05-13T20:56:08.446-04:00

On Sunday, May 10 I was in Boulder, CO to run the Title 9K+ race. (Sorry BlackBear, not Bolder Boulder!) Title 9K+ is a 9.9K women's only race sponsored by Title 9K clothing company.What brought me to the race was a friend named Rachel from an online fitness forum that I belong to. There's a group of a few of us on the forum who are runners and Rachel invited me and another woman, Wendy, to come

Cathynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-68852270344747082232009-05-02T10:38:00.002-04:002009-05-02T10:48:47.982-04:00

I'm so lazy about blogging lately. But I've still been running!Last Saturday afternoon after the trail race, David and I went to Stony Creek to hike on the nature trails. We managed to get caught in a rainstorm and I twisted my ankle in my rush to get back to the car. How nice that I can actually fall during a trail race without injury, yet I can't do a simple nature hike without hurting myself!

Cathynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-33549541775439740412009-04-25T13:45:00.003-04:002009-04-25T14:09:51.697-04:00

Today I participated in my first trail race, the Road Ends 5-Mile Trail Run at Pinckney Recreation Area. It was only the second trail run of my life and I loved it!I accomplished my primary goal, which was not to end up DFL or DNF. Sadly, I did not accomplish my secondary goal of not falling down. Just past mile 2, I kicked a stick and sent it flying into the legs of another runner. I turned my

Cathynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-35006579203453968842009-04-18T13:01:00.002-04:002009-04-18T13:09:29.634-04:00

So, we had major layoffs at work this week. I ate a lot of chocolate on Tuesday when it was going down in my department. But I did run on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. And managed to finally get my eating under control.Today I went out for a nice 12-miler with my friend Vicki. What a fantastic day for a run. It was almost 50 degrees when we started out at 7:30 this morning and gorgeously sunny

Cathynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-53678392071433786032009-04-13T20:43:00.002-04:002009-04-13T20:47:29.789-04:00

That's what my favorite Bondiband says: I run so I can eat. But in this case, it should say "I ate, so I need to run!" Wow, did I ever eat a lot over the weekend! Like, everything in sight, former fat girl style, just chowed down. Good thing I ran 9.5 miles on Saturday, but that didn't put a dent in it!Today I made it to the gym and got about 4.5 miles in before work. I'll run before work this

Cathynoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-86076384044031605702009-04-05T12:56:00.003-04:002009-04-05T20:16:43.735-04:00

The good news: I set a PR at the Martian half marathon this morning.The bad news: Actually, there is no bad news. I SET A PR! Hehehe.The official results aren't posted yet. If my Garmin is at all correct, then I beat my previous half marathon time by about 12 minutes. YEAH! (Edited to add: results are in and I set a PR by 12:37. Wooo!)I don't know what else to write about. The race started at 7am

Cathynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-12590671261527086642009-03-28T16:55:00.003-04:002009-03-28T17:09:57.043-04:00

On Monday and Tuesday, I didn't run at all. That felt really weird to me. I did strength training on Monday, so I wasn't totally workout-free those days.I felt pretty guilty about not doing anything on Tuesday because it wasn't pre-planned. I wanted to sleep in on Tuesday morning and planned to go to the gym and hop on the treadmill on Tuesday night. However, after work on Tuesday I drove to the

Cathynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-86213680424367901372009-03-22T19:17:00.001-04:002009-03-22T19:18:35.374-04:00

I wrote a whole big post and Blogger ate it. Booo! Short version: I ran six miles today even though it was supposed to be a rest day. I will rest tomorrow instead. I backed off the pace to give my legs a break, but still it was fast enough to be a PR pace if I keep it up for a half marathon.Running rules. :)

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-55354859209136595062009-03-21T20:07:00.004-04:002009-03-21T20:13:52.764-04:00

On Thursday, I went to the gym before work and ran three miles on the treadmill. Did it at a pretty slow pace. I went back to the gym after work with the intention of running more, but I got through a quarter mile and my legs felt dead so I just walked a couple miles and called it good. I strength-trained on Friday, no running.Today, I met a couple of running buddies (Erica and Josh) at the park

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-205982725998390482009-03-17T21:21:00.004-04:002009-03-21T20:14:17.009-04:00

This running faster thing seems to be sticking. I ran five miles before work this morning and my average pace was about 15 seconds slower than the race I did on Sunday. And that is still WAY faster than my usual pace.After work it was in the 60s and sunny so I just had to get out and run again. I did almost three miles and my pace was slightly faster than this morning's pace. What is up with that

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-81952254003558604742009-03-16T08:05:00.003-04:002009-03-16T08:14:41.230-04:00

Yesterday I went to Detroit for the Corktown 4-mile race. Corktown is a Detroit neighborhood, near Tiger Stadium, which apparently is the Irish area of Detroit. At least there are a lot of Irish bars there, and they have a St. Patrick's Day parade after the race.It was gorgeous weather, almost 50 degrees and sunny. David came with me and we had plans to meet friends for a drink after the race. I

Cathynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-43305339359016985332009-03-14T18:20:00.002-04:002009-03-14T18:25:05.853-04:00

This week was mostly a treadmill week for me. Nothing really interesting to report. On Wednesday, I did two runs in one day for the first time ever. Ran 3 1/2 miles before work and another 4 after work. It just worked out that was how I could best fit my runs in this week.Today Vicki and I met at the park for a run. I had 10 miles to do while she had 6 on her schedule. It was a bit colder than

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-41347761302127758002009-03-07T21:38:00.002-05:002009-03-07T21:43:40.917-05:00

Today I met Vicki at the park at 7:30am for a 10-mile run. And what a wonderful change in the weather compared to last Saturday's 15 degrees! It was nearly 40 when we started out and it felt delightful.Plus there was almost no wind, which was also a big switch compared to last week. In fact, there tends to be a lot of crazy wind at this particular park so it's rare to have a nearly windless day

Cathynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-62649993798616052052009-03-03T23:34:00.002-05:002009-03-03T23:37:31.331-05:00

Just a quick update. Ran 4 miles on Sunday. Ate everything I could get my hands on during and after my nephew's birthday party. Ran 4 miles on Monday morning and felt thoroughly gross due to the previous day's eating excesses. Nice lesson learned there: stop eating crap!I did six miles tonight and felt a lot better, though I wasn't really into it. It's supposed to get warmer later this week so I

Cathynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-17369851244434079522009-02-28T12:48:00.001-05:002009-02-28T12:53:20.787-05:00

After running on the treadmill all week, today I made plans to meet my running buddy Vicki at the park at 7:30am to run nine miles. And wouldn't you know it, I woke up to a dusting of snow and 15 degree weather - the coldest we've had all week by far. But I was committed so off I went.When I arrived at the park, Vicki was there and so were Debbie and Sue (former TNT mentors). Deb and Sue had

Cathynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-45332867446956083452009-02-25T21:32:00.002-05:002009-02-25T21:35:31.552-05:00

Nothing much to report. On Sunday, I planned to do five miles but I did slightly more (5.37 - don't ask me why I stopped there because I don't know). On Tuesday I was scheduled for five, but I ran six just for the hell of it.I'm scheduled for another five tomorrow, but I'm staying up late tonight to watch the Top Chef finale so I probably won't feel like getting up early to run. And I can't run

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-47243645135746374572009-02-21T21:05:00.001-05:002009-02-21T21:08:47.342-05:00

I didn't plan to meet with anyone at the park this morning because we were supposed to get 3-5 miles of snow and I am so over running in the snow. However, when I dragged my lazy butt out of bed at 11am, the snow was just beginning. So I could have done my nine miles and been home before the snow. Oh well.I pretty much lazed around for most of the day and watched the snow fall. Finally around 4:

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-88597425578198772872009-02-20T22:01:00.002-05:002009-02-20T22:05:03.624-05:00

As mentioned earlier this week, I was all ambitious and did my Wednesday morning run on Tuesday evening instead. (Incidentally, the bad weather predicted for Wednesday morning never showed up.) So Wednesday became a day off and I was supposed to run five miles on Thursday. But I didn't, I was just feeling super lazy. So then I considered and rejected the idea of going to the gym before work this

Cathynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-66211584485910152012009-02-17T23:53:00.002-05:002009-02-17T23:56:29.221-05:00

Today was supposed to be a non-running day. However, the weather report calls for super-nasty snow and rain during tomorrow morning's commute. So I figured I should do Wednesday morning's run tonight instead, so I have some hope of leaving the house early and getting to work on time. (Which begs the question, why am I still awake when it's almost midnight?)In any case, it was one of those runs

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-14627819255348746802009-02-16T22:17:00.002-05:002009-02-16T22:25:03.734-05:00

This morning I was scheduled for a 5-mile easy run, so I woke up around 4:45 and headed off to the gym. As usual, the first mile was less than fun for me. I generally start out with a lot of whiny thoughts: "my legs are tired, I don't feel like doing this today, why aren't I sleeping right now?" I usually manage to push myself to positivity after the first mile or so.Today "Love Shack" came on

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-64311675664916077382009-02-14T12:30:00.002-05:002009-02-14T12:39:52.286-05:00

Today I had plans to meet some old TNT teammates at the park for a run. And when I woke up, I looked outside and saw a couple of inches of snow had fallen overnight. Ugh, I don't enjoy running in the snow especially when the flakes are still falling.But since I'd already promised people that I'd be there, off I went. Plus I was going to have to run eight miles today one way or another, and it's

Cathynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-85550925212099359352009-02-13T19:01:00.002-05:002009-02-13T19:05:06.986-05:00

Here are five things I'm grateful for today.1. It's the weekend so I get to spend lots of time with David.2. I ran five miles this morning.3. I ate a giant, frosted, heart-shaped cookie with M&Ms and I don't feel guilty about it because of point #2.4. I'm pretty close to needing a new, smaller pants size.5. I'm gainfully employed in a job that I generally enjoy.The run was scheduled as an easy

Cathynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-67456370273388275032009-02-12T21:55:00.001-05:002009-02-12T21:57:48.067-05:00

Today I did my first official "speedwork" session as part of my half marathon training. I have to admit, I was a little afraid of it when I saw it on the schedule. I don't like to breathe hard. :) The basic plan was one mile warm-up, then two 1-mile repeats at a fast pace with half-mile jogs in between, and then a cooldown. Total distance 5 miles.The fast pace wouldn't be considered fast by

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-33617481097734995822009-02-08T14:13:00.002-05:002009-02-08T14:15:26.988-05:00

Today I managed to get myself up at a reasonable time and not lollygag around for hours. David and I headed for the gym and I accomplished the eight mile run that I was supposed to do yesterday. Felt great!Treadmill running just isn't seeming horrible to me like it used to. I get into a zone and just feel great. It's amazing to me how much I love running, especially considering I used to think it

Cathynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-26830389645103282642009-02-07T17:35:00.002-05:002009-02-07T17:37:09.040-05:00

I bailed on the eight miler today. I ran four instead, which is what was supposed to be tomorrow's run. After sleeping so late and spending so much time sitting around after I woke up, I just didn't feel like taking the time to run eight today. Felt great after four, though, so I'm looking forward to tomorrow.

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Sleep has apparently become my priority the past couple of days. I was supposed to run 4 yesterday morning, but when the alarm went off at 5am I was exhausted so I decided to blow off the run. I'll make it up on Sunday.Today I slept in until 1pm! 1pm! Who does that? But I guess my body must have needed it. I've been staying up late and getting up early for a couple of weeks and I just can't keep

Cathynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065929764894074113.post-604305208809208422009-02-03T19:46:00.002-05:002009-02-03T19:52:40.535-05:00

Despite my absence from posting, I've still been running. My run with my old TNT buddies on 1/24 was the last time I ran outside - it's been treadmill all the way.Probably my favorite run since then was on January 29th. I woke up unbelievably early that day (4am) and decided to head for the gym instead of going back to sleep. I had no particular running agenda because I wasn't training for a race

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I've been running a bit this week, trying to get back on track for my 1,000 mile goal for the year. I took Monday and Tuesday off, but ran on the treadmill at the gym on Wed, Thu and Fri. I also went out to the park today to run with the TNT people. It was freaking cold - bitterly cold. Thought hard about not going, but I'd already told a few people that I'd be there. I ended up doing six miles (

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My boyfriend David and I arrived in Phoenix on Friday. That day utterly sucked because I had one of my cats put to sleep, so the less said about that, the better. We went to the race expo to pick up my packet. I spent a ridiculous amount of money to buy the official race jacket as well as a cute pink fleece hoodie with the race name embroidered on it. On Friday evening, I met with my TNT

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I did it! I completed the Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Half Marathon on Sunday. More to come later. :)

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Yesterday I had a little lesson in the importance of goal setting, at least for me. I was due to run 3 miles. I got up at 5am, with a plan to run after work. After work, I was tired. The gym was crowded. I almost turned around and left when I saw how jammed the parking lot was. But I sucked it up and went in.Got on the treadmill and just felt too lazy to run so I thought about walking my 3 miles

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