Friday, August 22, 2008

Days 69-75

Day 69 - rest day

Day 70 - 4 miles
How I felt: Grrrrr....! Apparently I'm not a very smart runner. I had shin splints really bad in the beginning and I did everything I could to make them better and they did get better. But then I stopped doing all those things that made them better and now I have them worse then before. No, not very smart at all :(

Day 71-75 - I've been on a little break. I just needed to strengthen the muscles and tendons around my shin, mostly my left leg. My right knee has also been giving me some trouble. I'm not too worried since tomorrow run is only 10 miles. I can handle that!!!

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Day 68

14 miles
Today I ran farther in one setting than I have ever ran in my entire life - ever! At least I know that I can for sure run a half marathon.
HOORAY!!!

Days 63-67

Day 63 - rest day

Day 64 - 4 miles

Day 65 - track workout
4 lap warm up
3 sets of:
1200 meter (10k pace)
1 minute rest
400 meter (5k pace)
3 minute rest
These track workouts kill me everytime!

Day 66 - cross-train

Day 67 - rest day

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Week 9

Day 56 - rest day

Day 57 - rest day

Day 58 - track workout
3 lap warm up
4 sets of 800 meters at 10k pace, immediately followed by 400 meters at half that pace
2 lap cool down

Day 59 - cross train day

Day 60 - rest day

Day 61 - rest day

Day 62 - 8 miles - I ran the whole thing. I did it around my neighborhood so there weren't any water stations to stop at!

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Day 55

Day 55
DOUBLE DIGITS - the workout was 12 miles. I can't believe we are to double digits! We ran around Sugarhouse Park and out past the zoo and through the golf course and down the street and back. We started at 6:a.m.

How I felt: I ran the whole darn thing. Yes, we stopped at the aid stations (4 of them), but it was only to get a drink and keep on going. I was shocked that I was able to run all of it, especially after last weeks long run. I'm ok with having to walk portions if I have to. Apparently if I run with someone who has a heart beat monitor than I can maintain a steady pace. I haven't quite figured out the art of pacing myself. So I wouldn't go so far as to say that I felt great, but I was pretty happy that I did it and didn't feel horrible either.

Things I Learned: Break your marathon into 3 parts. The first 10 miles run at a pace that you are comfortable with. After 10 miles adjust your pace. Once you've hit 20 miles all you have left is a 10k, and that's quite do-able! I like this visual, since I ran a 10k race on the 4th of July I know I can do that!

Day 50, 51, 52, 53, 54

Day 50
I was still beat from my weekend so I took a rest day.

Day 51
Track workout:
3 lap warmup
1600 - 10k pace
3 min rest
1600 - 10k pace
3 min rest
1600 - 10k pace
3 min rest
cool down 1 lap

I hate running this many laps on the track so I ran it around my neighborhood. I ran the 1st mile in 9 minutes, the second in 8 minutes, and the last one in 10 minutes. This was a tiring workout!

Day 52
workout: cross-train
Today I wakeboarded

Day 53
workout: 4 mile easy run
how I felt: I was ready to be done after 2 miles, but Chris was with me and we finished it out. It wasn't too horrible!

Day 54
Rest Day before our long run

Friday, August 1, 2008

{Day 47 & 48}

As most of you know, I am running the Nike's Womens Marathon this October in San Francisco. I am running as part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training. I have committed to raise $4000 to the research and patient services of those with blood cancer. I knew that raising the money would be hard, but not impossible. Although I have to admit it is harder than I had thought it would be. I'm not even a quarter of the way there. Yikes! Last weekend 2 of my teammates and I had a fundraiser outside the American Fork Walmart. I walked so many miles in 2 days that on Sunday I hurt so bad! We raised over $1000 which was great!