What is it about bad weather that makes me want to run in it?
Every time its raining hard, I'm reminded of an American Express commercial I saw a few years ago with Tiger Woods. He describes what chances await him on rainy days, then fades to him out in the pouring rain practicing his shot as he narrates "Problem is, there are no rainy days". By the time I make it to the computer to watch it again, I'm lacing up the shoes to go run.
I love running when its 65 degrees on a not to sunny day and the run is as comfortable as can be. There's just something about bad weather that makes me feel tougher for running in it. Extreme heat, blistering cold, blizzards, tropical storms, I've ran in them all. Coming back from a run when your ears are ringing from thunder and someone gives you that "are you kidding me?" look just cause me to smile and nod slowly. It rained both on my Saturday and Sunday long runs, and I loved it.
Saturday was a 10 mile run and Sunday was a 6 mile run. At the halfway point of Sunday's run, I was tempted to go even further. I'm really starting to hit my stride here and I'm always motivated to try to run farther. Just two weeks into my training plan and I'm thinking I'm already good to go with a 50 mile run. It can't stop me. Tomorrow's scheduled run is 2 miles...
... who knows how far I'm going...
Monday, January 26, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Still Here
So I'm not dead...
Just been really busy. Last week was hectic with work and running (got all my miles in, even made up some from Christmas), and this week Emily was in town (still got all my miles in!).
I signed up for another race, the Croom trail 50K Fool's Run. It's in Brooksville FL, and it lines up perfectly with the weekend I need to run a 50K.
On Tuesday, for PT we had a personal workout because it was "cold" outside. What that means is that it was 40 degrees out and everyone else was a baby and went to the gym. Not I! I put in 4.5 miles on the trails. I dunno what it is, but I enjoy running in the cold, makes you feel like you accomplished a little more.
That's about all the news I have for right now. I promise to update this thing more often!
Just been really busy. Last week was hectic with work and running (got all my miles in, even made up some from Christmas), and this week Emily was in town (still got all my miles in!).
I signed up for another race, the Croom trail 50K Fool's Run. It's in Brooksville FL, and it lines up perfectly with the weekend I need to run a 50K.
On Tuesday, for PT we had a personal workout because it was "cold" outside. What that means is that it was 40 degrees out and everyone else was a baby and went to the gym. Not I! I put in 4.5 miles on the trails. I dunno what it is, but I enjoy running in the cold, makes you feel like you accomplished a little more.
That's about all the news I have for right now. I promise to update this thing more often!
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Smoked
"Runners wake up tired, and go to bed really tired"
Wow does that apply today! I'm not sure why, but its only 8:30 here and I'm way past ready to go to bed. On Saturday I did a 7 mile run in 1:13 and then on Sunday I did a 6 mile run in 56 minutes. I think its just the fact that I did a back to back long run weekend that I'm so smoked.
I've also been in the process of trying to kick caffeine out of my daily diet. For those of you who don't know, soda is my kryptonite. If I were to say I have one vice, it'd be Dr. Pepper. I love the stuff. Unfortunately, its not very good for you, so I'm trying cut down on it. The problem is that I seem to be addicted to caffeine, and I'm now going through withdrawals. Mid-afternoon, I'll have a splitting headache that makes me just want to lie down for the rest of the day, ruining any chance of working out. If I drink something caffeinated, it'll go away. Anyways, to make a long story short, I'm doing a lot better now. Only half a 20 oz bottle of coke kept the headache away all day. Tomorrow will be the first work day I try to go without it, so I'll see how I do. If its bad, I'll take some bottles to work so I can drink a little of it now and then to keep the headache away, and slowly ween myself off of it. Slowly but surely I'll quit drinking the damn stuff.
This week is another normal week, 2 mile runs scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, an 8 miler on Saturday and a 6 miler on Sunday. Weight lifting Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I'm gonna try riding the bike to work on Friday and see how it goes. If its well, I'll start doing that a few days a week for some extra training and cutting back on gasoline costs.
Anyways, thats it for today, time for BED!!!
Wow does that apply today! I'm not sure why, but its only 8:30 here and I'm way past ready to go to bed. On Saturday I did a 7 mile run in 1:13 and then on Sunday I did a 6 mile run in 56 minutes. I think its just the fact that I did a back to back long run weekend that I'm so smoked.
I've also been in the process of trying to kick caffeine out of my daily diet. For those of you who don't know, soda is my kryptonite. If I were to say I have one vice, it'd be Dr. Pepper. I love the stuff. Unfortunately, its not very good for you, so I'm trying cut down on it. The problem is that I seem to be addicted to caffeine, and I'm now going through withdrawals. Mid-afternoon, I'll have a splitting headache that makes me just want to lie down for the rest of the day, ruining any chance of working out. If I drink something caffeinated, it'll go away. Anyways, to make a long story short, I'm doing a lot better now. Only half a 20 oz bottle of coke kept the headache away all day. Tomorrow will be the first work day I try to go without it, so I'll see how I do. If its bad, I'll take some bottles to work so I can drink a little of it now and then to keep the headache away, and slowly ween myself off of it. Slowly but surely I'll quit drinking the damn stuff.
This week is another normal week, 2 mile runs scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, an 8 miler on Saturday and a 6 miler on Sunday. Weight lifting Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I'm gonna try riding the bike to work on Friday and see how it goes. If its well, I'll start doing that a few days a week for some extra training and cutting back on gasoline costs.
Anyways, thats it for today, time for BED!!!
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