I did it!!!
I did it!!! I ran 100.15 miles and it's not even the end of the month. Hopefully I will add another ten miles.
That is all!
I did it!!! I ran 100.15 miles and it's not even the end of the month. Hopefully I will add another ten miles.
That is all!
I made a goal at the beginning of the month to run 100 miles. I am less than 17 miles from that goal. Really, I didn't know if I was really going to make it. I've been sick with allergies for the last week, but I still have run almost everyday this week. My husband and I joined the Y near our house so I have running on the treadmill. Which I hate but I rather breathe and get my run in and feel good and not like death. September is slowing approaching and my first race is in 10 days. It's the 5 mile one. I know I am in good shape for that. I would love to PR in it but really I am just super excited to run in a race. The Akron marathon is at the end of September and I can run 7 miles pretty good. I think I can handle the last .6 without much trouble. I still would like to run 7.6 miles before the race though. I think will my training and stuff I could pull off a 1:10 for that leg of the race. My sister told me that she got to 6 miles the other weekend. My brother is comfortable with 3 miles and my brother-in-law is thinking that he can do the 6 miles. My neighbor will be ready too! We aren't looking for the best time but I know that we all will have so much fun. All of them are really excited about this too.
I ramble so much, I love reading all your entries and then I read mine. I ramble, but if you knew me, that's how I think through things. I know that these blogs are for my own personal thoughts but I wish I could type amazing entries like you guys. Oh well, you'll have to deal with me.
Seriously, it's sooo beautiful outside. I want to run and run and run. I do need to say thank you to Jeff who is so patient with me and my silly questions. I think I am okay now, at least for awhile on questions.
Running is my favorite thing. Mostly I love to run because it's something that I can always work at. I don't think that I will ever satisfied with my best. Is that a bad thing? Lately I know I haven't been running my best, and it only makes me what to run more. I know I need to set goals but I don't know how realistic they are and I am not sure how to make them realistic. Maybe I will never break 9 minute miles when I am running more than 4 miles. I really wish I could run with someone that was my pace, or even a little faster and then I could see if I could run faster. I don't have the motivation when running a lot. I would like to join a group, but not sure how exactly to go about that.
I ramble a lot and I guess I have more questions. So any comments? suggestions? anyone?
I am horrible with computer stuff even though my coworkers and mother think differently. But here's the quetion..I want to post my personal bests like other people but have no idea how to do it. Help! Thanks
I have been lurking long enough. A friend of a friend lead me to this website and I started tracking my running. I used to do it on a sheet of paper but really this is the best way. And then I started to read all your blogs and I decided that it's time to start writing too. I have been running for 10 years now and lately have gotten so excited about it. I go through phases of this. A few years ago my friend, Emily, told me how amazed she was that I could just go out adn run 3 to 5 miles without really thinking about it. I asked her if she had two legs and she said yes of course and then I told her that she COULD run. So I began running with her twice a week. And before she knew it she ran one mile and within a few months we were running four miles together. I miss that friend, we graduated college and live in different states now. So, I guess since then I haven't feel that inspiration. It hasn't stopped me from running though. Last year before my wedding I decided to run a half marathon. I was getting married on Nov 5. and it was mid-July when I decided this. I knew the race I wanted to run and everything but had no idea how i was going to this. I wanted to lose a little bit of weight before the wedding so it was easy to run run run. I finished that race in 2:30 minutes. I felt that was a good time considering I never made it to 13 miles in traning which I knew I should have but I did reach the goal of running a half marathon before I got married. Lately, I have been running a lot because my siblings and I are running a 5-person relay marathon in Akron. I was just excited because I haven't run in a race in over 7 months. But, man, over our family vacation my siblings got really excited about it. I ran twice with my sister, my brother and brother-in-law were running everyday. That's all we talk about when we are together. And my new neighbor told me that she wants to be able to run a 5K. So yea for inspiration. And we are new to the Akron eara and are still looking for churchs and we went to one the other week and they are having a 5 miles race 3 weeks before the marathon (by the way I am running 7.8 miles at that race) which I want to run in.
Is that too much of a life story?
Running is really good lately, however, in the past week i think I may have ran too much. Last night when I went out, I felt like my legs were big weight!