Cool Storm Clouds outside Hoggy's
quick bike ride
Went out yesterday and rode for 45 minutes in my hometown. Didn't get up in time to ride the whole metroparks trail like I wanted to, but I still had a nice quick ride. The weather was absolutely gorgeous. If it wasn't for the mosquitoes it could have been perfect ;)
Uggh
So for some reason there was no Strawberry Run this year. We woke up early this morning and headed over there to find no one there. BIZARRE!
Biking Metro Mountains
Went out last night with B, S, and CK. We rode bikes in N. Royalton and took a different route than usual. It was pretty fun and our quads got a good workout on the small metro mountains.
The down hills were definitely fun! Got up to 39 mph! Of course it doesn't last too long before you are going back up, got down as slow as 6mph ;) We ended up riding around 16 miles in a little over an hour.
Afterwards we had a FABULOUS meal made by CK with some help from S. My hubby made it out so we had most of the gang there. After dinner we played a killer game of "Masterpiece" Which I won of course ;) Which is odd because I totally can not put on a good "poker face"
Meant to swim this morning but woke up late to find I had set the alarm for 5pm instead of am :\ Oh well. I will have to work that much harder next swim!
Tomorrow is the strawberry run and I have a 3 hour drive ahead of me tonight. Wish me luck! My very unrealistic goal is to run the race in just shy of 32:30, likelihood very low. But I would be happy to run it between 34 and 35. Hopefully my hamstring and the weather are good to me!
The down hills were definitely fun! Got up to 39 mph! Of course it doesn't last too long before you are going back up, got down as slow as 6mph ;) We ended up riding around 16 miles in a little over an hour.
Afterwards we had a FABULOUS meal made by CK with some help from S. My hubby made it out so we had most of the gang there. After dinner we played a killer game of "Masterpiece" Which I won of course ;) Which is odd because I totally can not put on a good "poker face"
Meant to swim this morning but woke up late to find I had set the alarm for 5pm instead of am :\ Oh well. I will have to work that much harder next swim!
Tomorrow is the strawberry run and I have a 3 hour drive ahead of me tonight. Wish me luck! My very unrealistic goal is to run the race in just shy of 32:30, likelihood very low. But I would be happy to run it between 34 and 35. Hopefully my hamstring and the weather are good to me!
Early Morning Run
Went out this morning with the SERC gals and AB. Got in 7 miles starting at 5:30 AM!!! My goodness that is early!
It was already humid out but there was a nice breeze the last few miles. Which is good because it takes your mind off the rolling hills.
My right ham didn't feel too bad during the run. It is a little sore tonight so I am going to do some stretching and ice.
We were running around 9 minutes miles this morning and that felt pretty good. I am finally starting to get back into some sort of running regimen. Now I just need to bring the swimming and cycling along!
It was already humid out but there was a nice breeze the last few miles. Which is good because it takes your mind off the rolling hills.
My right ham didn't feel too bad during the run. It is a little sore tonight so I am going to do some stretching and ice.
We were running around 9 minutes miles this morning and that felt pretty good. I am finally starting to get back into some sort of running regimen. Now I just need to bring the swimming and cycling along!
Track Workout 6-14-05
Had another so-so track workout last night. Definitely not going into this weekend as speedy as I had hoped for. But the weather has cooled off a lot since last night so there is still some hope ;)
Did a mile warm up with B and M and probably went a little too quick for a warm up
Then we did 2 sets of 800, 600, 400 then an 800 and a 4*400 relay
Ended with a slow one mile cool down. I forgot to bring Gatorade and ended up with a horrible side stitch during the cool down.
A few of the TNT marathoners came out so I had some more ladies to run with. Once I get my head in gear hopefully having some speedier women around will help
splits were as follows:
800-3:07 600-2:21 400-1:33
800-3:14 600-2:27 400-1:35
800-3:29 400-1:26
Did a mile warm up with B and M and probably went a little too quick for a warm up
Then we did 2 sets of 800, 600, 400 then an 800 and a 4*400 relay
Ended with a slow one mile cool down. I forgot to bring Gatorade and ended up with a horrible side stitch during the cool down.
A few of the TNT marathoners came out so I had some more ladies to run with. Once I get my head in gear hopefully having some speedier women around will help
splits were as follows:
800-3:07 600-2:21 400-1:33
800-3:14 600-2:27 400-1:35
800-3:29 400-1:26
Cycling and Running
Had two TNT workouts this weekend. Yesterday we had a group tri team bike ride in Mill Stream Run. I ended up riding around 18 miles with S. We had fun and attacked some hills. It was a little warm for my tastes but the ride was still good. I felt like I could ride a lot more when I got done so that is good.
Today we had a group marathon run. I ended up doing a little over 8 miles. It was VERY HUMID! I was drenched by the time I finished. I ran a little faster today which is a good sign.
One more track workout before my hometown 8k. Let's hope I can get my speed on ASAP!
Today we had a group marathon run. I ended up doing a little over 8 miles. It was VERY HUMID! I was drenched by the time I finished. I ran a little faster today which is a good sign.
One more track workout before my hometown 8k. Let's hope I can get my speed on ASAP!
Track workouts
Been awhile since updating.
Tuesday night I went to the track as usual. Did not do anywhere close to as well as last week. We did 3 miles of intervals, 1 mile, 2* 800, then 4* 400. I did all right on the first mile but the rest was pretty crappy. Hopefully it is just the heat that is slowing me down.
Thursday night my hubby and I went and walked at N. Chagrin. It was warm but not too bad.
Last night was Relay For Life and I ended up taking the 8pm shift since A couldn't come. It was HOT! and Humid! But I ran for an hour and fifteen minutes and got in 8 slow miles around the track.
The 8pm slot was the WORST slot to pick! The entertainment for that hour was a duet singing bad campy style tunes with the words replaced following through a person’s life. It was HORRIBLE!!!
Let's just put it this way: one of the songs consisted of "Nip a little, Tuck a little, Nip a little, Tuck a little, snip snip snip, suck a lot, chop a little more" (repeat) Ugggh! The slots before and after mine had great music. Oh well
I am off to a TNT bike ride!
Tuesday night I went to the track as usual. Did not do anywhere close to as well as last week. We did 3 miles of intervals, 1 mile, 2* 800, then 4* 400. I did all right on the first mile but the rest was pretty crappy. Hopefully it is just the heat that is slowing me down.
Thursday night my hubby and I went and walked at N. Chagrin. It was warm but not too bad.
Last night was Relay For Life and I ended up taking the 8pm shift since A couldn't come. It was HOT! and Humid! But I ran for an hour and fifteen minutes and got in 8 slow miles around the track.
The 8pm slot was the WORST slot to pick! The entertainment for that hour was a duet singing bad campy style tunes with the words replaced following through a person’s life. It was HORRIBLE!!!
Let's just put it this way: one of the songs consisted of "Nip a little, Tuck a little, Nip a little, Tuck a little, snip snip snip, suck a lot, chop a little more" (repeat) Ugggh! The slots before and after mine had great music. Oh well
I am off to a TNT bike ride!
It is HOT out!
Just got back from my run with B. We are both nursing our right hamstrings. As usual we went way too fast. We both have great fitness, just need to work on keeping healthy with no injuries.
We ran for 46 minutes and probably did just shy of 6 miles. I felt like absolute CRAP the first three miles. It is 92 degrees outside! I am NOT used to this heat yet!
My right hamstring feels Okay, still a little sore so I am off to ice and then tackle some cleaning. Then maybe some relaxation by the pool!
We ran for 46 minutes and probably did just shy of 6 miles. I felt like absolute CRAP the first three miles. It is 92 degrees outside! I am NOT used to this heat yet!
My right hamstring feels Okay, still a little sore so I am off to ice and then tackle some cleaning. Then maybe some relaxation by the pool!
short run
Had a small fundraising workshop for the Chicago Mentees today. Only two people were able to make it but we had a good discussion about our fundraising plans and did some brainstorming. Then we did an easy 2 mile run. It is getting HOT out! My hamstring felt fine since I was running very slowly.
Black and Whites
In Black and White
I was having a little too much fun tonight when I found out my digital camera could take black and white shots!
My Newish Blog
Wow it is SOOOOO much easier to publish photos to blogger than to tblog. I am going to temporarily try out this new blog site and eventually decide between this and tblog for all my updates and photos.
Freaking Sweet
I got my Marathon DVD from Boston today. It is awesome! They did a great job with the elite coverage as well as getting some individual shots of myself at the starting line, 10k, 15k, half, 30k, 40k, and finish.
Really a nice way to commemorate my first Boston, although a bit pricey
Really a nice way to commemorate my first Boston, although a bit pricey
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