Tag: running

I’m on vacation!

As of 5:45pm CDT, I’m off until August 5th! I’m so excited for a little time away! Work has really been draining this last 6 weeks or so.

I’m really excited for tomorrow…I’m going tubing down the river (despite the drought) with my morning anchor and her husband and some friends of hers. Its a 6 hour trip down the river. Basically, our inner tubes are tied together and we float down the river, drinking and eating whatever we bring! Sounds like a pretty fantastic Saturday!

At some point this weekend I have to run a half marathon. It may have to happen Sunday the way tomorrow is looking! Oh well, it will get done, I promise!

Next week, I plan on running, relaxing, sleeping, shopping, and spending A LOT of time in the pool!

Have a great weekend friends!

And now we wait

Thank you for all the thoughts and prayers yesterday! It means a lot to me that you all thought about me during my time of need. I hope to be able to reveal all soon. But for now, we wait.

In other news, tomorrow night Lindsay and I are going speed dating! I’m excited to try something new. Its been a month since my ex and I broke up and I’m excited to meet some new guys! 🙂 I will keep you posted on how the night goes.

In running news, I’m chugging along with my schedule for Chicago Marathon Training. I had to do my run on the treadmill this morning as it was already 83 degrees at 6am this morning! BUT, it appears the heat wave may finally break tonight! We may even get some rain. Its been way too long.

That’s all I got friends, hope you all have a great day and week!

I’m still here!

I’ve taken some time away to just think. Think about my life, what direction its going, my job, etc.

But I want to thank you all for your support after my post about my break-up. Those suck, but sometimes it really is for the best, you know? Things are good with him. We’ve hung out once, and talked a couple of times, and its so true-we really were just friends all along.

Now I’m job searching…things are unhappy at work, and I’m tired of being yelled at every single day. So I’m trying to figure something else out. I will keep you all posted. Any prayers and positive thoughts are welcome!

Now back to what this blog is really about: running! Training for the Chicago Marathon is going well. I had a 10 mile long run on Saturday and it was AWESOME! Runs like that make me love running. I determined on my run that its good that I don’t just run 5k’s, because then I think I would hate running. It takes me 2-3 miles to get into the groove and into my happy place when I run. So on my 10 miler on Saturday I didn’t hit my stride until about mile 4. But when I did? It was glorious! My body worked in rhythm, I just enjoyed the run. What a concept!

Today’s weather was 61 degrees at 6am for my 3 mile run and that was nice too! But 90’s are coming back. Oh well! Its summer and its Nebraska!

Tonight I’m having dinner with Steph. She’s one of my favorite people and I’m so excited to hang out with her more! Hopefully, Lindsay, Victoria and Holli and I can all get together again soon! The Do Life tour was just a reminder that I need to be better about nurturing those friendships. Time and life in the way, but that is no excuse.

In other news, my friend is already trying to set me up with someone. He’s 25 and I’m 30. It makes me feel like a bit of a cougar…not gonna lie! We shall see what comes of it. There’s also some recent messages from The Man From Brazil (TMFB). Remember him? Those totally made my day! 🙂 Too bad he’s in Brazil.

Anywho, have a great week friends!

And today…she rested.

Let me interrupt your regularly scheduled training for an injury! Like I said yesterday, I believe a combination of Saturday’s Warrior Dash, my 10 mile bike ride with LOTS of hills on Sunday, and my 2 mile run (it was supposed to be 3 miles) on Tuesday, I have tweaked a muscle in my thigh. I don’t think its a big deal. My mother the RN doesn’t seem to think its more than a strain. So that’s a blessing. But the fact that it hurts (kind of a cramping-type feeling) when I stand up or sit down using that leg, or hurts when I go up stairs and during runs leads me to believe I should take a few days to let it heal. As much as it pains me.

I’m not good at resting. In fact, I kind of suck at it. I think its because its so much harder for me to start back up again, than to just keep going, ya know? But its ok. Because I planned for this. I’m going to Colorado this weekend for a friend’s wedding, and staying a couple of extra days and I knew I wouldn’t be able to fit all of my runs in while I was gone, so I added some cushion time into my Chicago Marathon Training schedule. So I’m good. I’ve got this.

Will someone please remind me of this when I’m freaking out?! 🙂

If the leg feels better, you know I’m going to try and fit a run in tomorrow before I leave tomorrow night! 🙂

Have a great day friends! 🙂

Will I never learn?

So after the Warrior Dash on Saturday I felt a little sore and had a plethora of bruises, but I knew that was to be expected. I liked it. I generally haven’t felt sore in awhile, so it was a good feeling. My Sunday schedule called for me to crosstrain so I strapped on my helmet and headed out on my bike for some miles.

I came home with legs that were even more sore and tired, but in a good way. Monday was a rest day and boy did I need it.

Today, my schedule called for 3 miles. I managed to eke out 2 before I decided my left quad was killing me. Now, a good 6 hours after that run, its still killing me. But now it feels like its trying to cramp up every time I stand up or sit down.

Pretty sure that climbing walls and whatnot during the Warrior Dash compounded with the 10 mile long bike ride, added to the 2 mile run may not have been the best thing I’ve ever done.

Whoops! I hope this heals quickly! Because I’m supposed to run 4 miles tomorrow and 3 on Thursday!

I need to write a Warrior Dash recap-its coming!

Have a great day friends!

I feel so blessed

You guys continue to amaze me. I feel the love! I also feel so much better than I did yesterday! Thank you.

Isn’t it amazing what some kind words and sleep can do for the soul?

I need to learn to not let people get to me. My life is my own and I’ve got to remember that. I took myself on a 5 mile bike ride last night, just to get out of my own head. And it worked. I felt so much better and at ease when I got done!

So, again, thanks for all the comments and hugs you sent my way! I love you all!

In other news…I’m doing the Warrior Dash tomorrow. I’m beginning to freak out about it. The waiver form scares me a little…it says “serious injury or even death!!” That does not give me confidence! Also, I really don’t want to get hurt in the middle of training for Chicago. Oy.

I will keep you posted!

Photos to come!

Have a great day friends!

“I want to ride my bicycle…”

I want to ride my bike! I haven’t ridden a bike in YEARS. Like 15 years. I had all kinds of excuses. It hurt my butt, I didn’t like it. Etc.

But I began training for the Chicago Marathon last week and my schedule said that I should cross train on Sundays. And I decided that I would get out the ol’ bike and head out for some miles.

I have no idea why I waited so long to “get back on the bike!” I had such a good time! I went 10.2 miles in just over 58 minutes. I felt like I was flying! My fastest pace was 18.1 miles per hour. What an amazing feeling!

I feel a little guilty that instead of my 3 running miles that I have on the schedule for tomorrow, I really want to get the bike out again! I kind of feel like I’m having an affair with my bike. Like I’m cheating on running!

Me after my ride on Sunday. It was great!

Have a good week friends!

You gotta raise ’em right…

My 2-year-old nephew and I were looking at pictures on my facebook page the other day. I was pointing at people and asking him who they were. He calls me “Emmie” instead of Melissa and would point at pictures of me and say “that’s Emmie!”

Anytime he saw a picture of me from a race or in running gear he would call me "Go Emmie Go!“

That’s what he was yelling for me at during the Lincoln Half-Marathon this year! Love that kid!

I’ve trained him well.