while i'm just trudging along trying to get back into the swing of things, i'm just going to post my running log weekly. if anything else interesting happens, i'll try to let y'all know!
Mon 6.23
group run at the sc store
run: 3 miles
time: 24 minutes
shoes: brooks defyance (219)
week-to-date: 3
biking: 1 hr, 30 min (45 each way, to and from work)
Tues 6.24
run: 4.5
time: 36 minutes
shoes: brooks defyance (223.5)
Wed 6.25
unmotivated, didn't run
did spend the better part of the evening working on cleaning the old place. we'll still have a few more things to get out of there on sunday.
Thurs 6.26
really unmotivated and not feeling so hot, didn't run
Friday 6.27
ran 4 miles after work
Saturday 6.28
easy run, 3 miles
Sunday 6.29
got in 45 minutes and thought I was going to die. later that day i found out i was running a mild fever. no wonder i haven't felt good.
weekly total: 20 miles
shoes: brooks defyance (239)
Friday, June 27, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
week of 6.16.08
took yesterday off. after being out REALLY late on saturday, then driving back to st. louis early, i was wiped out. i just couldn't find any motivation to get out the door. we were going to swim over at the rosario's, but a storm blew through so that was out. we watched the us open golf tournament on tv instead. yay for tiger!
i did double duty today. i biked to work and then ran at the group run. my legs are stiff and sore now though! i just did two loops around francis and back, making it about 4.5. it was all i could muster. i think i'll take the day off again tomorrow, just to recover a little more.
run: 4.5 miles
time: 36 minutes
shoes: brooks defyance (190.5)
week-to-date: 4.5
biking: 1 hr, 30 min (45 each way, to and from work)
6.17.08
Day off
6.18.08
felt very tired and run down today. legs just didn't want to go. ran with sara.
run: 4 miles
time: 32 minutes
shoes: brooks defyance (194.5)
week-to-date: 8.5
6.19.08
pretty much the same as yesterday. ran with sara.
run: 3.5 miles
time: 30 minutes
shoes: brooks defyance (198)
week-to-date: 12
6.20.08
felt a little better today. ran with kris.
run: 5 miles
time: 40 minutes
shoes: brooks defyance (203)
week-to-date: 17
6.21.08
finally starting to feel like my old self a little. ran with sara down to wilmore park and back.
run: 5 miles
time: 40 minutes
shoes: brooks defyance (208)
week-to-date: 22
6.22.08
had an okay run out at castlewood. ran with julie and jess and they really get rolling sometimes. plus, the run was VERY hilly. the flat section we normally run on was under water so we had to go on the part of the trail that takes you up into the hills. some nice views at the top though! my legs are going to be sore from this run, i can already tell.
run: 8 miles
time: 64 minutes
shoes: brooks defyance (216)
weekly total: 30, in 6 days
i did double duty today. i biked to work and then ran at the group run. my legs are stiff and sore now though! i just did two loops around francis and back, making it about 4.5. it was all i could muster. i think i'll take the day off again tomorrow, just to recover a little more.
run: 4.5 miles
time: 36 minutes
shoes: brooks defyance (190.5)
week-to-date: 4.5
biking: 1 hr, 30 min (45 each way, to and from work)
6.17.08
Day off
6.18.08
felt very tired and run down today. legs just didn't want to go. ran with sara.
run: 4 miles
time: 32 minutes
shoes: brooks defyance (194.5)
week-to-date: 8.5
6.19.08
pretty much the same as yesterday. ran with sara.
run: 3.5 miles
time: 30 minutes
shoes: brooks defyance (198)
week-to-date: 12
6.20.08
felt a little better today. ran with kris.
run: 5 miles
time: 40 minutes
shoes: brooks defyance (203)
week-to-date: 17
6.21.08
finally starting to feel like my old self a little. ran with sara down to wilmore park and back.
run: 5 miles
time: 40 minutes
shoes: brooks defyance (208)
week-to-date: 22
6.22.08
had an okay run out at castlewood. ran with julie and jess and they really get rolling sometimes. plus, the run was VERY hilly. the flat section we normally run on was under water so we had to go on the part of the trail that takes you up into the hills. some nice views at the top though! my legs are going to be sore from this run, i can already tell.
run: 8 miles
time: 64 minutes
shoes: brooks defyance (216)
weekly total: 30, in 6 days
6.14.08
took the day off yesterday. today I went out and it was HOT! very, very hot. i got in just over three miles. felt okay. not awesome, but not terrible either. headed to indianapolis later to watch jeremy and carter race.
run: 3 miles
time: 24 minutes
shoes: brooks defyance (186)
week-to-date: 11
biking: none
run: 3 miles
time: 24 minutes
shoes: brooks defyance (186)
week-to-date: 11
biking: none
6.12.08
biked to work today. then it was off to yoga that night with julie. she is learning to be an instructor and was kind enough to offer a free class to the racing team. it was great and i hope we can continue this!
run: none
time:
shoes: brooks defyance (183)
week-to-date: 8
biking: 1 hr 30 min (to and from work)
run: none
time:
shoes: brooks defyance (183)
week-to-date: 8
biking: 1 hr 30 min (to and from work)
Thursday, June 12, 2008
6.11.08
took yesterday off from running. i am trying to run every other day, then a few days bike as a supplement.
today was just a run day. i ran down to francis and met kris, then together we did just over 30 minutes through the neighborhoods. i didn't feel great, but i did feel MUCH better than monday. i hope this progression continues!
**congrats to my good friends em & jason on the birth of their first child (yesterday):
sierra, 6 lbs, 15 oz, 19 inches. 8 days early!!
run: 5 miles
time: 40 min
shoes: brooks defyance (183)
week-to-date: 8
biking: none
today was just a run day. i ran down to francis and met kris, then together we did just over 30 minutes through the neighborhoods. i didn't feel great, but i did feel MUCH better than monday. i hope this progression continues!
**congrats to my good friends em & jason on the birth of their first child (yesterday):
sierra, 6 lbs, 15 oz, 19 inches. 8 days early!!
run: 5 miles
time: 40 min
shoes: brooks defyance (183)
week-to-date: 8
biking: none
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
6.9.08
rode my bike to work today. it was the first day of riding from the new apartment. it didn't take me too much longer in total, though i think i was moving pretty slow this morning still from the race. got home and did an easy 3 miles with the group run. it was painful. i am sore and tired. i think my strategy will be to run every other day possibly and see how that works out. then next week i'll try to get back on a schedule. later that night i worked on some wedding invitation ideas, hung out with my friend alicia and talked to gayle on the phone. a good night for girl time!
run: 3 miles
time: 24 min
shoes: brooks defyance (178)
week-to-date: 3
biking: 1 hr 30 min total (45 min each way, to and from work)
run: 3 miles
time: 24 min
shoes: brooks defyance (178)
week-to-date: 3
biking: 1 hr 30 min total (45 min each way, to and from work)
Monday, June 9, 2008
6.7.08 -- race day
race day. didn't sleep too well. i got up almost every hour to go to the bathroom! at 7 am it was already 77 degrees and 80% humidity. yikes. by mile 4 i stopped looking at my watch. at mile 6 i started to really lose it and was getting a little delirious. at mile 8 i just completely shut it down. the course is a big out and back loop, so i had to get back one way or another. i very very very slowly jogged it in from there. the heat and humidity just really got the better of me today. never in a race have i been so happy to see the water stations. i did a pretty good job of cooling myself down and consuming water once i "shut it down" so by the time i got back, i wasn't in too rough of shape.
am i disappointed? of course. but i'm at a point in my life now where it's not worth it for me to dwell on a bad race. it just happens. the circumstances were mostly out of my control. there was nothing i could do about the way my body reacted to the heat. i am going to take a down week or two and then start to build up my base. i'll look for some fun summer races to jump in possibly.
run: 2 mile warm-up, 13.1 miles
time:
shoes: brooks defyance (175), brooks racer st (23)
week-to-date: 32
am i disappointed? of course. but i'm at a point in my life now where it's not worth it for me to dwell on a bad race. it just happens. the circumstances were mostly out of my control. there was nothing i could do about the way my body reacted to the heat. i am going to take a down week or two and then start to build up my base. i'll look for some fun summer races to jump in possibly.
run: 2 mile warm-up, 13.1 miles
time:
shoes: brooks defyance (175), brooks racer st (23)
week-to-date: 32
6.6.08
travel day. when we got to kansas city, i did a 20 min shake-out run with the girls. then it was off to a pre-race pasta dinner.
run: 2.5 miles
time: 20 min
shoes: brooks defyance (173)
week-to-date: 17
run: 2.5 miles
time: 20 min
shoes: brooks defyance (173)
week-to-date: 17
6.5.08
another day of moving stuff from the old place to the new one. hopefully there are only about two more smaller trips left.
easy 3 miles for the run.
run: 3 miles
time: 24 min
shoes: brooks defyance (170.5)
week-to-date: 14.5
easy 3 miles for the run.
run: 3 miles
time: 24 min
shoes: brooks defyance (170.5)
week-to-date: 14.5
Thursday, June 5, 2008
6.4.08
workout day.
2 mile warm up. 4 mile tempo on the track along with practicing to take gatorade (big thanks to carter for handing out the cups). it was hot and humid. welcome to summertime in missouri.
then just a one mile cool down.
i felt kind of empty and i could feel the dehydration in my muscles. the pace overall felt manageable. kris and i averaged 6:42 pace.
run: 7 miles
time: see above
shoes: brooks defyance (167.5)
week-to-date: 11.5
2 mile warm up. 4 mile tempo on the track along with practicing to take gatorade (big thanks to carter for handing out the cups). it was hot and humid. welcome to summertime in missouri.
then just a one mile cool down.
i felt kind of empty and i could feel the dehydration in my muscles. the pace overall felt manageable. kris and i averaged 6:42 pace.
run: 7 miles
time: see above
shoes: brooks defyance (167.5)
week-to-date: 11.5
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
6.3.08
i was TIRED today. big time. the past weekend and moving has really caught up to me. i went home a little early from work and slept for two hours. got up and helped ben with speedwork. came home and took and ice bath and then went to bed!
no run for me today. my right achilles and shin area have been bothering me and it's to the point where it is starting to make me nervous. i decided to stay away from the pounding today and ice it up. let's hope it feels a little better tomorrow.
run: none
time:
shoes: brooks defyance (160.5)
week-to-date: 4.5
no run for me today. my right achilles and shin area have been bothering me and it's to the point where it is starting to make me nervous. i decided to stay away from the pounding today and ice it up. let's hope it feels a little better tomorrow.
run: none
time:
shoes: brooks defyance (160.5)
week-to-date: 4.5
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
6.2.08
ran with the group run. easy 4.5 with meaghan. my legs feel heavy and tired. i'm going to cut back this week and see if it helps.
after that i went over to the old place and moved another car load full of stuff. i'll be happy when everything is in place.
run: 4.5 miles
time: 35 min
shoes: brooks defyance (160.5)
week-to-date: 4.5
after that i went over to the old place and moved another car load full of stuff. i'll be happy when everything is in place.
run: 4.5 miles
time: 35 min
shoes: brooks defyance (160.5)
week-to-date: 4.5
Monday, June 2, 2008
6.1.08 -- moving day
if you read the previous post, you'll know why the 7:30 wake up call was rough. we got in at 3 am, but i knew if i didn't get up and run with the group, it would be much more difficult later in the day. i got in 10 with the group, but it was a tough run for me. the first half i stayed with the group. after we turned around (we did an out and back through webster groves from the south city store), they started to gap me a little. then i had to stop for an emergency bathroom break. after that i was really on my own. i did feel better after the pit stop, but not awesome. it was a warm morning and the sun was really beating down. i got some water at the park and that seemed to revive me a little.
then it was back home for a much needed 1.5 hour nap. then we got up and ben headed off to do the radio show and i started packing up my car for round one of many. our good friend rob was kind enough to come over with his truck and help us move the big stuff after the radio show was over. there is still a lot yet left to do, but the big stuff is in the new place, so that's good.
i'm sure the rest of it will be drug out for most of the week. but at least we don't truly have to be out of our old place until the end of the month.
run: 10 miles
time: 1 hr 20 min
shoes: brooks defyance (156)
weekly total: 44
then it was back home for a much needed 1.5 hour nap. then we got up and ben headed off to do the radio show and i started packing up my car for round one of many. our good friend rob was kind enough to come over with his truck and help us move the big stuff after the radio show was over. there is still a lot yet left to do, but the big stuff is in the new place, so that's good.
i'm sure the rest of it will be drug out for most of the week. but at least we don't truly have to be out of our old place until the end of the month.
run: 10 miles
time: 1 hr 20 min
shoes: brooks defyance (156)
weekly total: 44
5.31.08
woke up to a pretty nice morning. ben and i headed out the door for a run. he ran with me for the first half--showing me around the IUPUI campus, the track, and then the canal path. then it was on my own for the rest. my legs still feel pretty beat up, but it was nice to have a change of scenery.
then we came back and got jeremy and carter and headed out to grab some breakfast and kill some time. we walked around downtown and did a little shopping too. i really like the downtown. there was a lot of commerce and a lot going on. also, it seemed very clean, which is always good!
finally it was time for the track meet at 9:30pm. yes, pm. it was great though because as soon as the sun set, the wind died down significantly and it was all but ideal running/racing conditions. we saw some cool races: M/W 800, M/W steeple and M/W 1500. carter ran a PR in the 800 with a 1:52 and jeremy ran a PR in the 1500 with a 3:44. then we finally got out of town at about 11:45pm. luckily, jeremy downed two dr. pepper's and ben had one, so i wasn't too worried about letting them take the reins on the driving!! we got home safe and sound around 3 am.
run: 6 miles
time: 50 min
shoes: brooks defyance (146)
week-to-date: 34
then we came back and got jeremy and carter and headed out to grab some breakfast and kill some time. we walked around downtown and did a little shopping too. i really like the downtown. there was a lot of commerce and a lot going on. also, it seemed very clean, which is always good!
finally it was time for the track meet at 9:30pm. yes, pm. it was great though because as soon as the sun set, the wind died down significantly and it was all but ideal running/racing conditions. we saw some cool races: M/W 800, M/W steeple and M/W 1500. carter ran a PR in the 800 with a 1:52 and jeremy ran a PR in the 1500 with a 3:44. then we finally got out of town at about 11:45pm. luckily, jeremy downed two dr. pepper's and ben had one, so i wasn't too worried about letting them take the reins on the driving!! we got home safe and sound around 3 am.
run: 6 miles
time: 50 min
shoes: brooks defyance (146)
week-to-date: 34
5.30.08
worked half a day and then headed home. got in a short run over to the store. then ben and i did our walk through for the new apartment. then we picked up jeremy and carter and it was off to Indianapolis. they had some huge storms there that night, but nothing that really hit the city it seemed. looking forward to hanging out in downtown indy the next day.
run: 4 miles
time: 32 min
shoes: brooks defyance (140)
week-to-date: 28
run: 4 miles
time: 32 min
shoes: brooks defyance (140)
week-to-date: 28
5.29.08
no run today. busy trying to get everything packed up for the big move. plus, i had to clean out the car for our trip to Indianapolis the next day. then it was off to the cardinals game with brian and lizzy.
run: none
time:
shoes: brooks defyance (136)
week-to-date: 24
run: none
time:
shoes: brooks defyance (136)
week-to-date: 24
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