Author: marathonmelissa

Lincoln Half Marathon training W1, D5. Easy 4. Target 12:05-12:55, actual 12:00.

4 miles in 48:00 on treadmill. The treadmill and I had some issues today. Whereas the belt ripped and wrapped around the roller and caused the machine to stop! I performed some minor surgery and kept running.

I’m rocking my new running shirt that my bestie gave me for Christmas. I dig it.

I’m experiencing a lot more mouth pain today. The dentist told me Sunday thru Wednesday would be the worst. So far, he’s right.

I’m going back to work tomorrow for the first time since December 19th…It feels kinda weird!

Happy Sunday friends!

Lincoln Half Marathon training W1, D4 easy 3 mile run. Goal pace: 12:05-12:55, actual: 11:53.

Despite just getting my wisdom teeth pulled YESTERDAY morning, these miles still had to be run. And would you believe that I actually felt pretty good today? Oh, I’m sore. My mouth kind of aches, but running made it feel better. It didn’t hurt and I’m sure the cold air helped with that.

Good news, I saw a dog today!
True story. When I was cooling down and walking home I saw a dog running in the street, so I went up to it to try and corral it. It was muzzled and had tags on it. Soon another dog with a muzzle and tags came running over. It turns out they belong to a house down the street. A neighbor and I took them home and I like to think we saved their lives! They were all over the street.

I’m only allowed to eat soft food like pudding and ice cream. I actually don’t want that, I want real food. But the doc says not yet. Sigh. First world problems with Melissa.

Happy Saturday friends!

Lincoln Half Marathon

marathonmelissa:

Registration is still open as of 9:30am cst. They expect it to sell out around 11am.

That would be a new record of only 8 hours! So if you’re on the fence and are thinking about coming…now’s your chance!
So far I know the following people are registered:
two-o-nine
runningfortheriesling
funhappylife2
xfitlibrarian
Me
And lindsaydoeslife is spectating.

Did I miss anyone?

Come join us! You’ve got time!!

Sold out in a little over 7 hours! Edited to add: lifekicksback and @runmehome (Which it won’t let me tag you!)

Lincoln Half Marathon

Registration is still open as of 9:30am cst. They expect it to sell out around 11am.

That would be a new record of only 8 hours! So if you’re on the fence and are thinking about coming…now’s your chance!
So far I know the following people are registered:
two-o-nine
runningfortheriesling
funhappylife2
xfitlibrarian
Me
And lindsaydoeslife is spectating.

Did I miss anyone?

Come join us! You’ve got time!!

I hate asking …

andjuliesaid:

Hi everyone,

As many of you know, my family experienced a fire at our family home on New Years Eve.

We are devastated at the loss of our home that we were raised in, that my parents worked so hard to improve, and the mementos that we cannot replace. Thankfully, we are all safe, though in shock,…

Because Julie is an important member of this community. Let’s rally behind our friend!

I hate asking …

I haven’t done New Year’s resolutions in a few years, not that there is anything wrong with them. I just don’t do them anymore. They set me up to fail as I need definite deadlines to succeed, not just things that I want to try to accomplish in a year.

With that said, my 2015 goals are:

-to PR my Half Marathon time using Hansons for the Lincoln Half on May 3rd with two-o-nine
-Use my Air Floss for my teeth every single day. No excuses.
-Live my life like the breathtaking adventure it is. Whether that’s thru traveling, dating, or just being more open to new experiences. I’m in. Let’s do this.

That’s it. Sounds like a plan.

Happy 2015 friends!

Lincoln Half Marathon training
W1, D1. Easy 3 miles, 12:05 goal pace, actual 11:48.

My first run of the Hanson’s regime! As you can see, I didn’t quite hit my goal pace. It was really hard to run that slow! I’ve been running sub 10:00/miles in the first mile of most of my last few runs so I had a really hard time slowing down. My watch kept beeping at me because my pace was all over the place. Whoops! I’ll get there, I’m sure. A bonus? I ran the whole way! Most of the time I end up walking a bit of the run, but not this one! That’s huge for me!

I had a low-key New Year’s eve: friends, boardgames, and food. Good times. The wisdom teeth come out tomorrow. And then I head back to work on Monday after 16 glorious days off. Booo.

Happy 2015 friends!

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In the midst of my 2 week holiday break things are going pretty great here in the heartland.

  • I had a date yesterday!! Yup. My self-imposed hiatus is over! It was with a guy I met at a friend’s wedding in Colorado in early December. He lives in Lincoln and works at a bank in my hometown. We met for lunch yesterday. He even asked what I’m doing for New Year’s Eve! He’s been pretty motivated; texting me a lot and even from his friend’s phone when his died at a basketball game! (I was impressed by that!) I don’t know that I want to go to his friend’s house party with him and his other friends on NYE…but we shall see. I’m cautiously optimistic here.
  • My FitBit is being a jerk and appears to be dying. I’ve had it 4 months. It acts like its dead or just quits working. I called them this morning and they got into my account and said it is draining within a minute of coming off the charger. I actually don’t think that’s the problem…as it will work for hours and then stop, but either way, they’re sending me a new one FOR FREE! I hope this one works. 
  • I woke up with a horrible pain in my right shoulder. It feels like the muscles are all messed up and it hurts all the way down my back when I move my head.  And of course no one can see me for a massage today. The Struggle. IT’S REAL.
  • 5 treadmill miles today. I wanted to run outside, but it was 3 degrees out there and that’s just too cold for me. So treadmill it was. And it was a good run. 5 miles//53:37. I kept upping the speed so it made it go faster!
  • I’m making soup (from a can) and beer bread for dinner. The perfect dinner for these frigid temps! 
  • Today has been both busy and relaxing. Those are the best days! 

Have a terrific Tuesday friends!!