This week was a bunch of ups and downs. On Tuesday, my grandmother passed away. I flew up on Wednesday evening to Virginia to be with my family. On Thursday, we had the service and I flew home that night, landing at midnight and getting home at 1am. I was then back at the airport at 5am to fly out to California for the Dumbo Double Dare. And on Sunday, I celebrated my 33rd birthday. It was such a sad week in the middle, but fun at the end. I have a lot to catch up on.
Saturday-- Dumbo Double Dare Part 1- Disneyland 10k- 6.31 miles in 1:20:10 (Mile 1: 10:45, Mile 2: 11:25, Mile 3: 17:46, Mile 4: 11:13, Mile 5- 12:11, Mile
6: 13:54, Mile 6-6.31- 9:37, average pace: 12:43)
Sunday-- Dumbo Double Dare Part 2- Disneyland Half Marathon- 13:31 miles in 2:45:39 (Mile 1: 11:59, Mile 2: 13:43, Mile 3: 11:49, Mile 4: 12:21, Mile 5: 11:55, Mile
6: 12:29, Mile 7: 12:08, Mile 8: 12:24, Mile 9: 12:07, Mile 10: 14:54, Mile 11:
11:54, Mile 12: 12:11, Mile 13: 12:28, Mile 13-13.31: 10:42, average pace: 12:27)
Total miles this week: 19.62
Total miles in 2013: 406.52
Total miles: 835.01
Monday, September 2, 2013
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Weekly Recap- August 19-25, 2013
I totally slacked on running this week. On Tuesday it was too hot still at 7pm with a heat index of 100. Then on Wednesday and Thursday, it rained all afternoon and evening. But at least I got a race in on Saturday!
Saturday- Gridiron 5k--30:01 (Mile 1: 9:36, Mile 2: 9:33, Mile 3: 9:44, .14: 7:54, average pace: 9:33)
Total miles this week: 3.14
Total miles in 2013: 386.9
Total miles: 815.39
Saturday- Gridiron 5k--30:01 (Mile 1: 9:36, Mile 2: 9:33, Mile 3: 9:44, .14: 7:54, average pace: 9:33)
Total miles this week: 3.14
Total miles in 2013: 386.9
Total miles: 815.39
Friday, August 23, 2013
Five Things Friday- August 23, 2013
1) I survived the first week back to school! I actually have a really great group. The kiddos have already caught on to most of the routines. They're so cute and eager to learn. And I have a big bunch of huggers--they're adorable! I am exhausted though!
2) I got my new Lululemon skirt in the mail! It's so cute! I'm not sure why I didn't order a tank at the same time but I quickly remedied that problem :)
3) I haven't run since last Sunday. Tuesday was too hot in the evening with the heat index still over 100 degrees at 7pm. Then it rained all afternoon Wednesday and Thursday. Honestly, I'm glad though. I'm kind of burned out on running training runs. And considering marathon training starts in 2 and a half weeks, I need to get motivated! If only I could just run lots of races for training runs!
4) I'm all set for the Gridiron 5k tomorrow. I'm so excited to be decked out in my Gator colors tank and Rock City skirt! (and football season starts a week from tomorrow. I can't wait!).
2) I got my new Lululemon skirt in the mail! It's so cute! I'm not sure why I didn't order a tank at the same time but I quickly remedied that problem :)
3) I haven't run since last Sunday. Tuesday was too hot in the evening with the heat index still over 100 degrees at 7pm. Then it rained all afternoon Wednesday and Thursday. Honestly, I'm glad though. I'm kind of burned out on running training runs. And considering marathon training starts in 2 and a half weeks, I need to get motivated! If only I could just run lots of races for training runs!
4) I'm all set for the Gridiron 5k tomorrow. I'm so excited to be decked out in my Gator colors tank and Rock City skirt! (and football season starts a week from tomorrow. I can't wait!).
5) In one week from now, I'll be out at Disneyland getting ready for Dumbo Double Dare! Hopefully I'll meeting up with some friends at Trader Sam's right about now and celebrating my bday a little early!
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Race #31- Tour de Pain 5k
I woke up early the Saturday morning expecting to be sore from the 4 mile beach run the night before but I wasn't. I headed over to Kristin's bright and early and we drove to the Tour de Pain 5k with her hubby and brother.
Once again, I didn't really have any goals. I wanted to try to run the whole thing again but wasn't sure how my legs would feel once I got going.
Kristin and I lined up a little ahead of the boys. I knew that I wasn't going to stay with her because her 5k times are a lot faster than mine (and she even got a 1 second PR!!).
We took off and I realized I was tired but not that bad. I could run the whole thing!
I was ahead of the boys for a while but then Adam and Damian passed me by. I was okay with it though. I kept them in my sights. They had told me a story the night before about how at one of the races, Damian had stayed right behind Adam and at the VERY LAST SECOND stepped ahead of him to beat him by 1 second! I thought about trying to do that with one of the guys but decided I couldn't keep up. (I did end up passing Damian again because his knee started bugging him).
We came around a corner and I knew it was almost the end (I think this was the corner, but maybe not). The course was nice and shady which was a relief. (One thing I realized. I look horrible when I run! Apparently I run with my mouth open. What was I doing??)
And I was done!
I don't think there was anything for me to drink again (only water) but I don't remember.
Here are my stats...I missed a PR by 7 seconds! Not too bad!
My official gun time was 30:10 and chip time was 29:50 with a pace of 9:37. I was 140th place over all and 22nd in my class (22 is my lucky number so I found it funny that I was 22nd in my class for this race and the 4 miler!)
There was a sale going on a 1st Place Sports so we looked around for a bit and tried to pick up our race packets for the Drenched 5k which was the next day but we couldn't yet.
So we headed home. We had another race in 9 hours!
Once again, I didn't really have any goals. I wanted to try to run the whole thing again but wasn't sure how my legs would feel once I got going.
We took off and I realized I was tired but not that bad. I could run the whole thing!
I was ahead of the boys for a while but then Adam and Damian passed me by. I was okay with it though. I kept them in my sights. They had told me a story the night before about how at one of the races, Damian had stayed right behind Adam and at the VERY LAST SECOND stepped ahead of him to beat him by 1 second! I thought about trying to do that with one of the guys but decided I couldn't keep up. (I did end up passing Damian again because his knee started bugging him).
We came around a corner and I knew it was almost the end (I think this was the corner, but maybe not). The course was nice and shady which was a relief. (One thing I realized. I look horrible when I run! Apparently I run with my mouth open. What was I doing??)
And I was done!
Here are my stats...I missed a PR by 7 seconds! Not too bad!
My official gun time was 30:10 and chip time was 29:50 with a pace of 9:37. I was 140th place over all and 22nd in my class (22 is my lucky number so I found it funny that I was 22nd in my class for this race and the 4 miler!)
There was a sale going on a 1st Place Sports so we looked around for a bit and tried to pick up our race packets for the Drenched 5k which was the next day but we couldn't yet.
So we headed home. We had another race in 9 hours!
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Race #30- Tour de Pain 4 Mile Beach Run
I was excited to run in the Tour de Pain. 3 races in 24 hours was a great challenge. (well, 4 if you count the fun run we did on Sunday!) I was running all of these with my friend Kristin (A Mom on the Run) from high school. Her hubby and brother were also running the Tour de Pain.
I was ready with all of my outfits (and Bella supervising).
First up was the 4 Mile Beach Run. I was a little unsure of this one. I'd run on a beach once before and I remember being sore the next day. I was wishing this was the last race instead of the first. And since I had no idea what effect the beach run would have on me, I didn't really have any goals at all for any of the races. I wasn't even sure if I was going to run the 28 minutes that I had been getting up to, start off right away with my 2:1 intervals, or somewhere in the middle.
We got to the race and lined up on the sand. The tide was pretty high and we think that's why they didn't use the chip time, but instead used a gun time. They also decided to start a few minutes early (which I think is weird. How can you start a race early? And it turned out that Kristin's brother was a few minutes late.)
Anyways, we took off and Kristin and I ran the first bit together but she slowly started to pull away. I didn't want to slow her down since she's quite a bit faster than I am so I let her go. I ended up running for about 18 minutes before stopping and doing my 2:1 intervals.
Kristin didn't realize that I had slowed down until after the two mile mark so she stopped and stretched some and waited for me to catch up. Then she did the intervals with me.
We finished at the same exact time, then Kristin's hubby came in next, then her brother.
I came to the realization that beach running is hard because you have to pay attention to your steps. I wasn't sore the next day, but it took a lot of focus and my ankles were wobbly. I don't think they announced that there was going to be a run on the beach because there were still lots of visitors so we had to run around sand castles, holes, and beach chairs! I'm not sure I'd do another beach race. It wasn't as bad as I was expecting and the ocean was beautiful, but I think I'll stick to the regular roads.
After the race, I realized I hadn't gotten pre-race picture like I normally do, so I asked Kristin's hubby to snap a picture of us. Apparently he has the same humor as my hubby does, because here's the picture I got.
My only real complaint is that there was only water to drink after the race. And since I don't drink water, I didn't have anything until we got to the car. They did have really yummy cookies though!
Here are the stats from Runkeeper
The official results were gun timed, not chip timed. My official time was 42:11 with a 10:33 pace. I was 132 place overall and 22nd place in my class.
We stopped for dinner and then headed home. We had less than 11 hours til the next race.
I was ready with all of my outfits (and Bella supervising).
First up was the 4 Mile Beach Run. I was a little unsure of this one. I'd run on a beach once before and I remember being sore the next day. I was wishing this was the last race instead of the first. And since I had no idea what effect the beach run would have on me, I didn't really have any goals at all for any of the races. I wasn't even sure if I was going to run the 28 minutes that I had been getting up to, start off right away with my 2:1 intervals, or somewhere in the middle.
We got to the race and lined up on the sand. The tide was pretty high and we think that's why they didn't use the chip time, but instead used a gun time. They also decided to start a few minutes early (which I think is weird. How can you start a race early? And it turned out that Kristin's brother was a few minutes late.)
Anyways, we took off and Kristin and I ran the first bit together but she slowly started to pull away. I didn't want to slow her down since she's quite a bit faster than I am so I let her go. I ended up running for about 18 minutes before stopping and doing my 2:1 intervals.
Kristin didn't realize that I had slowed down until after the two mile mark so she stopped and stretched some and waited for me to catch up. Then she did the intervals with me.
We kept our eye on the boardwalk since we knew that we didn't have to go past that. But it sure seemed to take a while to get closer!
We saw the finish line and took off.
So I realize that I need to find a more graceful way of stopping my watch. Apparently I just look silly when I do it. Kristin looks so much better crossing the finish line.
We finished at the same exact time, then Kristin's hubby came in next, then her brother.
I came to the realization that beach running is hard because you have to pay attention to your steps. I wasn't sore the next day, but it took a lot of focus and my ankles were wobbly. I don't think they announced that there was going to be a run on the beach because there were still lots of visitors so we had to run around sand castles, holes, and beach chairs! I'm not sure I'd do another beach race. It wasn't as bad as I was expecting and the ocean was beautiful, but I think I'll stick to the regular roads.
After the race, I realized I hadn't gotten pre-race picture like I normally do, so I asked Kristin's hubby to snap a picture of us. Apparently he has the same humor as my hubby does, because here's the picture I got.
Yes, Adam, I thank you for your smiling face :)
Adam then took real picture of us. The ocean in the background is just gorgeous!
The official results were gun timed, not chip timed. My official time was 42:11 with a 10:33 pace. I was 132 place overall and 22nd place in my class.
We stopped for dinner and then headed home. We had less than 11 hours til the next race.
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Weekly Recap- August 12-18, 2013
Last week I completely skipped a run, with no make-up run, for the first time all summer! It was just too hot to run after work, even in the evening. Marathon training starts soon and its going to be tough to get the weekday runs in. I can't wait for Fall weather!
We ran 5 miles yesterday and 14 miles today. Bring on Dumbo! In less than 2 weeks, we'll be out enjoying Disneyland. I can't wait!!
First day of school is tomorrow! Wish me luck!
Wednesday--3 miles in 30:01 (Mile 1: 10:23, Mile 2: 10:17, Mile 3: 9:19, average pace: 10:00)
Saturday-- 5 miles in 52:21 (Mile 1: 10:53, Mile 2: 9:58, Mile 3: 10:14, Mile 4: 10:56, Mile 5: 10:20, average pace: 10:28)
Sunday--14 miles in 2:55:46 (Mile 1: 10:41, Mile 2: 10:22, Mile 3: 12:23, Mile 4: 15:45, Mile 5: 12:02, Mile 6: 12:27, Mile 7: 12:19, Mile 8: 12:24, Mile 9: 12:35, Mile 10: 12:38, Mile 11: 13:42, Mile 12: 15:22, Mile 13: 12:06, Mile 14: 11:02, average pace: 12:33)
Total miles this week: 22
Total miles in 2013: 383.76
Total miles: 812.25
We ran 5 miles yesterday and 14 miles today. Bring on Dumbo! In less than 2 weeks, we'll be out enjoying Disneyland. I can't wait!!
First day of school is tomorrow! Wish me luck!
Wednesday--3 miles in 30:01 (Mile 1: 10:23, Mile 2: 10:17, Mile 3: 9:19, average pace: 10:00)
Saturday-- 5 miles in 52:21 (Mile 1: 10:53, Mile 2: 9:58, Mile 3: 10:14, Mile 4: 10:56, Mile 5: 10:20, average pace: 10:28)
Sunday--14 miles in 2:55:46 (Mile 1: 10:41, Mile 2: 10:22, Mile 3: 12:23, Mile 4: 15:45, Mile 5: 12:02, Mile 6: 12:27, Mile 7: 12:19, Mile 8: 12:24, Mile 9: 12:35, Mile 10: 12:38, Mile 11: 13:42, Mile 12: 15:22, Mile 13: 12:06, Mile 14: 11:02, average pace: 12:33)
Total miles this week: 22
Total miles in 2013: 383.76
Total miles: 812.25
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Jost Running Virtual Race- Half Marathon
Tomorrow I will be participating in the August Half Marathon Virtual Race for Jost Running. It's part of the Home Run Series.
Here's my bib
And the cool medal I'll be getting
Can't wait!
Here's my bib
And the cool medal I'll be getting
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