Run Runny Run

As Jenny mentioned, we are doing a half marathon in November. I am looking forward to it right now, but we'll see if my tune changes in a couple of months.

Until then, I have started my training this past week. My schedule consists of 2 days of cardio kickboxing because it's just plain badass, 3 days of running but ZERO consecutive days right now. I learned last time I get really burned out and tired if I run consecutive days, so I'm breaking the 3 days up with 2 days of swimming. This is especially necessary because apparently my lungs have decided to revolt. Curse them.

Anyway, I'm only running 20 minutes right now, but am bumping up to 30 tomorrow. I didn't feel like working at work so I took a few minutes to come up with the training schedule.

In the course of training, I am going to do both of these races, both to help with nerves on race day AND to help with running in the freaking morning:

Bridge to Bridge 12K

Faith Fancher Breast Cancer Challenge 5K

You all should do them too! Let's go!

on being a failure

Dude, this sucks. So I went for a "run" the other day and it really hurt and I mostly walked. I wanted to cry. All I could think about were the good old days (think last summer) when I was running 5 to 7 mile runs no problem and now I can't go around the block without my shines feeling like I'm running through fire!

Slowly but surely I guess, right??

Running

I'm making Jenny do the cowtown half marathon. Supposedly you get a cow bell at the end. I mean, HELL-O how could we NOT do this.

Anyway running sucks. I've gone 3 times so far this week and the first one I swear to God I am now 200lbs 'cause that's how much I felt like I was dragging down the street. The other two were much easier though, thank God, but they still sucked. I don't remember being this slow before.

I need new running shoes, though. Jess' face exhibited nothing less than horror when she examined mine yesterday. Hopefully that will help some.

Also, anyone who is anyone is doing the Bay to Breakers run in May, although, sadly, they have banned nudity and drinking this year. I highly doubt that will stop anyone...except the mail room man I know who plans to find a flesh-colored speedo and attach "something" to it. I hope he either runs a lot faster than me or a lot slower...most likely faster at the rate I'm going.

Wind, Rain, and Running.

Do not mix!!!!! With April 26th looming out there we are trying to get back into the routine of running. Seeing a break in the rain we took off on our four mile run but we both were caught in a down pour that turned in to a sideways rain with the wind. I finished, grabbed the car a rescued Vic who had a mile to go. We decided running sucks.

on not running

I have been quite the lazy bum of late, I haven't ran in two days!!! And before that, only a few times last week. *sighs* Its all the scariness from my two day exam that is coming up next Thursday. I just get the freaks and can't do anything but wallow in my own self pity...and study.

So...I think I need a running plan for this week so I have something other than that test to think about!

Friday: run 3 miles
Saturday: run 2 miles, fartlek
Sunday: off
Monday: run 5 miles
Tuesday: run 3 miles
Wednesday: off
Thursday: 3 miles? First Day of test
Friday: 3miles? Second day of test, celebrate! Yay I'm done with the test!!!


So there's the plan, lets see if it works. I tend to do things that are down in black and white...just cause they are there.