Revisions

OH man, I am done today. We were on schedule to run 7 this morning. I had my little power bar and grapefruit juice and headed out the door at 7:15 to meet the team. It was overcast and cool which was nice since it was going to be a long run. Coach Noah gave a short clinic on nutrition and fluids and off we went. We had a new route this morning which was a nice change of scenery. We headed up Yale and then about 2 miles up we turned onto a lovely trail that wound through parks and trees and houses. It was really nice. The sun actually peaked out about 20 minutes into the run and I realized I didn’t put on sunscreen before I left. Ooops. I must have been super sleepy cause I never forget sunscreen. I felt pretty good just a little tired. It has been a tough week with work being busy and trying to fit in all my runs and get good sleep.  I realized on more than one occasion how much of a music runner I am. I always knew this, as I almost always run with and ipod. But this week especially I...

This will be a quick update. Saturday was my team long run and we got to do a satellite workout. I picked the Yorba Linda run because it is different than my normal location and it started at 7 so I could get it out of the way first thing. It was awesome. I felt really good. I broke a 9 minute mile. Training is just moving right along. Afterwards i went to Jamba juice to refuel with a Pomegranate smoothie and a wheat grass shot. Yummy.  Sunday was good for my recovery run. I ran 3 miles at Back bay and it was a lovely day with a nice breeze and the sun shining on my face. Ooh and I got some new Roxy Athletix gear so I was decked out in that and a Gator ball cap. That put a little spring in my step for sure. The picture isn't great but you can see the cute new shorts and top. Go check out Athletix kids. The gear is goooood.

There is nothing like an early morning run to give you a total attitude shift. The birds are singing, people are walking their dogs, houses are waking up and all seems right with the world. I know, I know, there are a few of you who will argue vehemently that running, at 6am no less, is not exactly what you would call a good time. But I beg to differ and I challenge you to try it. Just once. I am not going to lie, it's been a tough week. Work has been busy, I had a free lance job that had me up until 3 am on Tuesday night, I have been on an emotional roller coaster and I have had moments where I just wanted to crawl under my covers and hide. When my alarm went off this morning, I was surprisingly not exhausted.  I made a mental note that I would just take an easy run. Start out slow. I was scheduled to run 35 minutes but since my run yesterday got ixsnayed (how exactly do you spell that?) I decided to try to go a little longer so I don't pay for it on my run Saturday. SO I hopp...

I really meant to update this on Sunday but the last 4 days have just blown by me without so much as a chance to, well among other things update my blog. Let's leave it at that shall we. OK so Saturday was a 5 mile run in the training agenda. I was a tad worried because it seems like the mileage is jumping up a lot each week. It seems early to be doing such big jumps but what do I know, this is my first marathon after all. I decided to hop back a pace group since the 10 minute and under group left me in the dust last week. I figured I could start out a little slower and just feel out my legs. Thankfully it was overcast again this week so it was cool and comfortable to run. We ran the same route as last week they just added a little loop out around one of the area parks. I ended up pacing pretty closely with a girl named Gina (we introduced ourselves after the run) and it was great because we both had times where we could encourage one another through out the run. This is exactly wh...

On the agenda for the week....Tuesday 30 minute run (it was supposed to be 35 but I didn't look at my calendar). Wednesday technically still an off day for one more week. Thursday 30 minute run.  So Tuesday at 6 am I was off and running and this time not on the treadmill. After Saturday's run was a little tougher than I expected I decided more of my running needed to be outside. So I hit Back Bay with a text to my trainer that if I wasn't at the gym at 7 to come find me. It was a perfect morning for a run as there was cloud cover so it was still cool. There were lots of people out running, biking, walking their pooches so once I got started I didn't feel so apprehensive of being left for dead if I turned an ankle. I know I know I can be a little dramatic at times, and apparently a little paranoid. :) As much as I love cloud cover I must say I can't wait for the June glooom to cease and desist because watching the sun come up over Back Bay on an early morning run is ...

Today is the first of my easy Sunday recovery runs. I was supposed to run for 20 minutes at an easy slow pace. I think it is just to get our legs moving and to work out any soreness from our long runs on Saturday. It was beautiful tonight when I went out to run at 7. I tried to go slow and I felt like I was but every times I checked my speed on my watch (because yes I am a techno geek with a GPS on my arm) it said I was running between 9 and 9:45s. Ok that is not slow for me. That is what I was running yesterday. Hmmm maybe that will spread out as my normal run gets faster. Who knows. All I know is it felt great to be outside as the sun was sinking low in the sky covering everything in it's orange warmth. I think I am going to like these Sunday evening jogs. Night night kids.

Take a good look at these shoes because this is the last time they will be this clean. Our team workout started at Heritage Park this morning and our goal was to run 4 miles. My morning started with two very encouraging text messages to have a great run so I was feeling quite motivated. More of those will be greatly appreciated as the mileage gets higher. SO I met up with my team members and after a very entertaining workshop of apparel and the risks associated with inappropriate apparel (can you say adult diaper rash?) we broke up into pace groups. I joined the 10 minute and under group and off we went. Uuh hold on. That was a total misnomer. That group should have been the 8 minute and under. They took off like lightning. I knew I should have grabbed my ipod. Holy moly I forgot how hard this is going to be. While training on the treadmill has given me some endurance, I have a long way to go. And I am definitely going to have to stop the friday morning spin class. Don’t get me wrong, ...

Since I was out of town and missed my first group training last weekend I was quite excited to meet up with TNT this Saturday for my first group run. I am going to need their support when the mileage gets up to that 15, 16, 17 etc mark so I was looking forward to seeing how it would be on Saturday. We met at Road runner sports this week to have  shoe clinic and make sure our footwear was dialed in before we start upping mileage. MUST have good shoes. After they talked to us about running shoes we set out for a 3.25 mile run. It was perfect weather for a run. A little overcast which kept it cool but comfortable. My pace was about 9:30 per mile which for being basically my first run outside I am ok with. I would like to get it down to 8:30 to 9 minute miles for the race but this is  a good place to start to build some base mileage and to start building my endurance. Feeling good so far so I will keep you posted. Here are a couple shots from Saturday. More to come!