By admin | December 31, 2006
Today I had a 16 mile long run. I did the best I could. I chased John Z. and Belle. A few miles into it I had a bathroom break yet I was able to catch up to them on Lamar. We ran part of the marathon course especially the series of hills starting around [...]
By admin | December 23, 2006
This weekend we were to run 10 miles “on your own” (OYO). Coach Karen however set up an unofficial group run this morning at 7 AM. I followed a group of four women most of the way. They were my pacers and map readers. John Z. who is hurt manned the one water stop on [...]
By admin | December 17, 2006
We had to do 18 miles this weekend (someone said afterward it was more like 19). It was to be a comfortable run, but 18 is still a long long way. The weather was warm with us starting out in the mid 60s. My ankle was bothering me most of the time and I tried [...]
By admin | December 14, 2006
I was to do an easy 4 miles this morning. I woke up late since I’m on vacation. I only realized that I was supposed to run at about 9 AM. Also after yesterday’s hill workout I was stiff. So this morning only 12 hours later I ran, but I felt so sluggish. I just [...]
By admin | December 9, 2006
Our long run today followed the AT&T Austin Marathon course. It was a LAB (as in laboratory) run so we were to try to run it as if we were really doing the marathon, and not as an easy long run. We were to start at mile 9 and run to the end (mile 26.2). [...]
By admin | December 4, 2006
Last year I pushed real hard. This year I’m taking it easy. What surprises me is how hard it is regardless. In Chicago I took my time and I still had troubles. My muscles still got tight. I still ached afterwards. My ankle still burned. However my heart rate was less. My stomach was less [...]
By admin | December 3, 2006
Today was a race that wasn’t a race. It was a long run. I just didn’t feel like racing and I had the option of doing it as a long run. It was cold out this morning and a bit windy with gusts of 10 MPH. When I arrived I met my running buddy Barb [...]
By admin | December 2, 2006
Last Christmas Kathy gave me a shadow box for my running medals. It has sat on my desk for almost a year and today I did something about it. I put my four marathon medals in it and hung it on the wall above my desk. I think it looks quite nice, and I think [...]