Tag: running

Running is awesome!

I decided to run just one mile tonight. But I’d run it as fast as i could. The result?

1 mile in 8:40.

Boom. That’s freakin’ amazing for me! And to think I didn’t want to run, and I didn’t think I could yet after Sunday’s half!

Sometimes you surprise yourself.

8:40! I’m still freaking out about that!

Really Wednesday?

This day. Ugh.

  • I didn’t get up and run this morning. I think I’m going to try and run after work. In fact, if I don’t that’s okay. Running that half on Sunday was crazy. I can take a few days off.
  • I found out this afternoon that I can’t go to Minneapolis to see Brooke and Susie (and everyone else) run the Twin Cities Marathon. My station is running a postgame show from the Nebraska-Illinois game at 6pm, and I produce those.
  • That also means that my weekend is split up and I have next Wednesday and Sunday off. That’s annoying.
  • As Brooke said: “sometimes life gets in the way of having fun.” Too true.
  • I got my flu shot today.
  • I was a grownup today. I turned in my Credit Card Rewards for account credit instead of a gift card or merchandise. 9,000 points got me $46.04 in credits. Every little bit helps, right?
  • The good thing? Tomorrow is my Friday!!!

Good things

  • Found out today that my bank has a mobile banking app. I can now do everything from my phone…and deposit checks! That’s awesome. Too bad I went to the bank THIS MORNING to desposit a check. But regardless, I’m excited.
  • Friends like Brooke. Seriously. She’s the best. She’s really good at talking me down from the ledge. I need that. How do you always know when I need to hear from you? Serendipity my friend. Fingers (and toes) crossed I get to come see you and Susie run Twin Cities in a couple weeks! The Husker football schedule is the only thing standing in my way!
  • New Girl is on tonight. I have Castle DVR’d from last night. Hey there TV, come to momma.
  • My life has been nuts the past month and suddenly this week has slowed down. This is NOT the best week for that to happen. But I WILL get out of my head and get through it. I need to be busy. Any reminders from you all would be appreciated. I’ve got 99 problems, and 86 of them are ones I’ve made up in my head. True Story.
  • I seriously want Pad Thai tonight. It might just have to happen. Either that or froyo. It’ll be a GTD.
  • After being super sore yesterday after Sunday’s On-a-whim Half-Marathon, I feel awesome today. Only my lower back is a little sore. That’s awesome. I plan on running in the morning.
  • The summer of Melissa is over. I have a post brewing about that. Stay tuned folks! (I know you’re excited! ;))

That’s all I got. Happy Tuesday Friends!! 

Omaha Half Marathon Thoughts

  • They wanted to charge $5 to park at this lot near the stadium. I’m sorry, but we’ve already paid to run this and you want MORE money? LOL Nope. Man friend lives right nearby so I parked at his apartment complex. For free.
  • They had orange slices and bananas at every single aid station! That’s fantastic.
  • It smelled funny. Like a combo of natural gas and garbage that had been sitting in the sun all day. Grosssss….
  • They rerouted it so that it was more flat (Omaha is surprisingly hilly in the downtown area, its right by the Missouri river) and that was cool.
  • The race said it would finish at the TD Ameritrade ballpark. I thought that meant inside the park. Nope. That meant we would go into the ballpark, run a lap around the inside and come back out and finish at the start line. I just wanted to be done, not run around a ballpark. Seriously? Poor planning, IMHO.
  • The food was not right by the finish line, it was over somewhere else. I did not feel like going to get it. Instead I left and drove home. I was spent.
  • The route went on a bridge over the interstate. There was a dead racoon in full rigor right on the side of the course. Gross.
  • I saw a lot of women running in running skirts. While I’m not as fanatical about them as TrivialBob, I’m not a fan. But I will say, if you’re going to wear one, please make sure it (and the shorts underneath) cover your butt. I really DID NOT need to see the bottom of so many other women’s butts. But thanks though!

All in all, the race was fun. I’m super sore and don’t think I will be running another half on a whim like that for awhile! Training is good!!

“I don’t suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it”

You all convinced me. I signed up to run the Omaha Half Marathon last night. I might very well be insane to do this. The race is Sunday.

I haven’t run further than 7 miles since about a month(ish) ago. I’m going into this not worrying about a PR. I’m going to have fun and run my 4th Half of the year.

It’s fine. I’m fine.

Right?

Periodically, doing things like this on a whim gets me in trouble. Fingers crossed this isn’t one of them!

Lindsay, Holli and I are doing it. I will run what I can and walk what I need to. It’s only 13.1 miles. No biggie.

I hope so!

Lessons Learned

When 2013 began, I had a lofty goal: run 1200 miles this year or 100 miles per month.

The first 2 months, I did just fine and managed to get my miles in. I was training for a half marathon, so that made it easier.

Then March hit. I started dating an idiot and somehow lost myself and my goals in that process. My mileage dropped. I didn’t care. I was too ‘happy’. Too wrapped up in this new ‘relationship.’

Then he was gone. And I took out my anger on the treadmill and the pavement. I PR’d my 4th Half Marathon. But I didn’t increase my mileage back to 100 miles a month. I just lived life. I dated other guys. I ran when I wanted and I ran shorter distances. After spending the summer of 2012 training for the Chicago Marathon, it was nice to run however much I felt like running this summer. No schedules. Just me.

I dropped the 8 pounds I gained. I’m back to my Pre-Marathon weight. I’m running 2-3 miles 3-4 days a week. I’m riding my bike. I’m doing my pushups. I’m happy. I’m not tied to that number. It doesn’t haunt me. It’s so arbitrary anyway.

I finally realized: you will NOT lose weight by training for a Full or Half Marathon. The body needs the calories. You will gain weight. It’s ok. But if you run for fitness and fun, your body will find balance and you will lose weight (again!).

Today my Daily Mile number sits at 637 miles for the year. It’s September 18th. There are 3.5 months left in 2013. I honestly don’t know where I’ll end the year. Will I hit 900? 1000? 800? To be honest, I don’t care. I just know that the miles I do run are for me. They make me happy. They take away my stress and give me endorphines. And that’s all I can ask for.