Hi everyone! So, it’s been a minute since I’ve done any writing…August I believe, about 7 months. Life has been a little chaotic and crazy the last few months for sure. I had to take some time to examine myself, take care of myself, essentially re-learning to make myself a priority. It’s been quite a roller coaster, but I’m working hard on several things and finding the light at the end of the tunnel.
Well, just got back from my first workout using this new heartrate approach. Wow. I was to do 1 mile at easy pace, 4 miles keeping my heart rate in zones 2-3 (roughly 120-140 beats per minute), and then 1 mile easy. That was tough! My easy miles were way faster than the middle 4! I really had to work and be vigilant to keep my heartrate below 140. But I did it, and here’s hoping I’m finally on the road to shedding these last few pounds…..now I’m off to prepare and plan for dual birthday celebrations with family this evening! Have a great day on this beautiful Saturday!!
Soooo, this happened last weekend!!
I was supposed to run 4 miles yesterday. I skipped it. I do not skip workouts. I was set today for a 7 mile run at long run pace (10:35-10:45). It’s been a very rough week, work-wise, and I just could not persuade myself out of bed yesterday. I was a little worried about how today was going to go. Continue reading Run – 8/27/16
Today’s run was the culmination of a 30-mile week, my longest ever, 14 miles at long run pace (10:35-10:45). I did 5 miles on Monday, 7 on Wednesday (with some speed work) and 4 on Friday. I was lucky enough to be joined today by 2 ladies from Team Roadblock, Row and Jess! Row started with us and Jess ran 10 of my 14 with me. It’s so nice having someone to run with, definitely keeps me going and on pace, and makes the time go much faster! Continue reading Run – 8/20/16
This morning I ran the Goodyear Half Marathon/10k, the second race in the Akron Marathon Race Series. I ran the half last year in its inaugural year, and swore to never run a half in the summer ever again. And here I am. With a blog post about running a half in August. Something is clearly wrong with me lol!
Continue reading Goodyear Half & 10k – 8/13/16: Was that a run or a swim??
One of the things I like about doing races is all the good causes that benefit from the money that is raised. This race was no exception, of course raising money for breast cancer research. This is the second time I have run this one, the first time being back in 2013. Continue reading Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure – 7/23/16
Boy oh boy was yesterday an eye opener. I decided to hook up with a local running club to do my weekly long run. I’ve been struggling with getting folks to run with, let alone people who run at the same pace as me. And with my husband’s aversion to me being out on the towpath alone, I thought I’d finally give it a try. I had always been (and am still am) very intimated by this group. The woman who leads it ran the Boston Marathon this year at something like a 7:30 pace! I had always envisioned meeting them in the parking lot and then not seeing them again as they sped away. Continue reading Run – 7/30/16
