I ran 13.1 miles yesterday and my IT band, my hips and my side were acting up. I'm guessing it's all conected somehow, boo! Did a slow, very slow, recovery run this morning and while the front of my hips felt tight my side was so painful, w.t.f.?
In better news, I made it over 100 miles this month, in the next couple days I'll have ran more than 100 miles than I did last month haha!
streaking days: 17
July miles: 122.18
2014 miles: 592.73
Monday, July 28, 2014
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
July 23, 2014 - streaking - beat 2013 miles
I have finally ran more miles this year than last year! Yay! I'm on track to easily hit 1000 miles for 2014 even with one really bad month (28 miles). I'm also on an 11 day running streak; I wonder how long I can keep that up (started July 13). Not only that, but, I've been waking up early every morning to run and have run twice on some days. It's kind of amazing just to run however far I want just for fun not training for anything.
Streak Days: 11
July Miles: 94.77
2014 Miles: 565.33
Streak Days: 11
July Miles: 94.77
2014 Miles: 565.33
Sunday, July 20, 2014
July 20 - Boilermaker - Vacation - Seaway Festival 4 Miler
This will be quite the update!
Boilermaker
July 13, 2014 I ran the Boilermaker road race in Utica, NY for the second time. This race is so much fun, 14,000 people run it and the energy is through the roof. I got to the race really REALLY early which allowed me to get a really close parking space to the front of the race, maybe a block away. Once I got there, I picked up my packet and then got back in my car and ate and read and waited. I bumped into Alan and Mary Kelly and stood and talked with them for a little while, and then Kristine and Tom found all of us. I waited with Kristine until the gun went off and away we went. The course is easy (IMO) there are really only 2 hills, but, I love running hills (I love pushing up hill and then just letting gravity take me down the hill as fast as my legs can go). My brain however, felt a bit foggy and I was so hungy. I'm thinking I was a bit low on sugar because at one point I felt very dizzy and started looking for sugar treats from spectators and finally managed to snag a frozen pop. I finished in 1:30 (30 minutes faster than last year) and I am a little dissapointed because I know I could have ran 10 minutes faster, but, I just was too dizzy :( I ate lots of good food and picked up my pint glass then hopped a bus back to my car and hit the road for vacation.
Pretty soon I'll have a whole collection of race glasses :)
Vacation
I'm proud to say that I ran every single day of vacation. I woke up early and ran 3 miles every day (one day 4) and it was so nice to run near the ocean.
Seaway Festival 4 miler
So this morning I woke up early (5am - I'm thinking this should become a habit) and ran 5 miles. It took me over 50 minutes. I was dragging and just felt tired. Maybe I need to drink coffee before I head out. Well, I got home and thought about the local race I told Josh I was thinking about doing and decided to skip it. My morning run had sucked so whatever. But, then I felt really good and relaxed and decided to do it. I got to the race and saw that there were some really serious runners there, a few I knew, most I could tell were serious just because they were warming up. I ran my little heart out as fast as I could while keeping my breathing regular and finished in 33:03 which is about 8:15 minutes a mile :) Yay me! (That would be running a 24:45 5k which is right at my PR time). So it's good to know my fitness level has started to return since my miscarriage. I still came in 29 place overall, it's hard to believe there were that many people there faster than me considering there were about 50 runners total. It was definitely fun though, and I'm proud of myself for doing it even when I thought it might suck.
Boilermaker
July 13, 2014 I ran the Boilermaker road race in Utica, NY for the second time. This race is so much fun, 14,000 people run it and the energy is through the roof. I got to the race really REALLY early which allowed me to get a really close parking space to the front of the race, maybe a block away. Once I got there, I picked up my packet and then got back in my car and ate and read and waited. I bumped into Alan and Mary Kelly and stood and talked with them for a little while, and then Kristine and Tom found all of us. I waited with Kristine until the gun went off and away we went. The course is easy (IMO) there are really only 2 hills, but, I love running hills (I love pushing up hill and then just letting gravity take me down the hill as fast as my legs can go). My brain however, felt a bit foggy and I was so hungy. I'm thinking I was a bit low on sugar because at one point I felt very dizzy and started looking for sugar treats from spectators and finally managed to snag a frozen pop. I finished in 1:30 (30 minutes faster than last year) and I am a little dissapointed because I know I could have ran 10 minutes faster, but, I just was too dizzy :( I ate lots of good food and picked up my pint glass then hopped a bus back to my car and hit the road for vacation.
Pretty soon I'll have a whole collection of race glasses :)
Vacation
I'm proud to say that I ran every single day of vacation. I woke up early and ran 3 miles every day (one day 4) and it was so nice to run near the ocean.
Seaway Festival 4 miler
So this morning I woke up early (5am - I'm thinking this should become a habit) and ran 5 miles. It took me over 50 minutes. I was dragging and just felt tired. Maybe I need to drink coffee before I head out. Well, I got home and thought about the local race I told Josh I was thinking about doing and decided to skip it. My morning run had sucked so whatever. But, then I felt really good and relaxed and decided to do it. I got to the race and saw that there were some really serious runners there, a few I knew, most I could tell were serious just because they were warming up. I ran my little heart out as fast as I could while keeping my breathing regular and finished in 33:03 which is about 8:15 minutes a mile :) Yay me! (That would be running a 24:45 5k which is right at my PR time). So it's good to know my fitness level has started to return since my miscarriage. I still came in 29 place overall, it's hard to believe there were that many people there faster than me considering there were about 50 runners total. It was definitely fun though, and I'm proud of myself for doing it even when I thought it might suck.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
July 9, 2014 - Summer Sunset #2
Well, the race got rained out. We had some pouring rain with thunder and lightening. I was on my way to the race when K sent a message saying it was cancelled but she had signed me in saying I had shown up (hey, I want my t-shirt).
But, after the storm had passed, the mood was full and shinning bright, it was windy and chilly and perfect. It was my favorite type of weather. I couldn't resist heading out for a run at 9:30pm. So I ran 5 miles but I definitely had lots of pain in my right leg, but, I couldn't really figure out where it was coming from. My hamstring hurt, my calf and my knee. I rolled out and stretched really well so I'm hoping that helps. I was definitely limping for the last mile.
But, after the storm had passed, the mood was full and shinning bright, it was windy and chilly and perfect. It was my favorite type of weather. I couldn't resist heading out for a run at 9:30pm. So I ran 5 miles but I definitely had lots of pain in my right leg, but, I couldn't really figure out where it was coming from. My hamstring hurt, my calf and my knee. I rolled out and stretched really well so I'm hoping that helps. I was definitely limping for the last mile.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
July 8, 2014
Beautiful night for a run last night, although a bit muggy. Ran 4 miles mostly on dirt paths in my Altras and I think I really do like them. I want to get an Altra road shoe and there is a pair on sale but I'll have to wait until after vacation and hope they are still there. The Summer Sunset Series is tonight in Canton, let's hope for some nice weather. And, I really need to roll out my calves.
July miles: 32.2
2014 miles: 502.76
July miles: 32.2
2014 miles: 502.76
Monday, July 7, 2014
July 7, 2014
Finally.
Finally, I've been back running regularly this week. Mainly I wanted to start fresh and serious in July and I think I did! I've ran 28.2 miles in the last 7 days; not to shabby. Yesterday I ran my first ever trail run and it was amazing! I did the Independence Day Star Spangled Banner 1/2 Marathon at Paul Smith's College with Kristine. It was so much fun that I kept catching myself with a huge smile on my face and even laughing aloud. It was definitely challenging as I'm not used to running on anything except roads and the ocassional gravel, but, I think that's part of why I enjoyed myself so much. I forgot how much I love going to the mountains and just being outside. It was a perfect day, just shy of 80 degrees with a solid breeze. Most of the race was under cover of the trees so it never got brutally hot. I finished much slower than my PR of 2:04 by coming in at around 3 hours, I'll have to check and see if they ever posted offical times. Some of the other runners looked like they were born on the mountain. I got passed by 3 marathon runners that bounded by me like deer, never seeming to lose their footing. I am thankful that I didn't fall or get any injuries although it was close a couple of times! I would do another in a heartbeat!!
Finally, I've been back running regularly this week. Mainly I wanted to start fresh and serious in July and I think I did! I've ran 28.2 miles in the last 7 days; not to shabby. Yesterday I ran my first ever trail run and it was amazing! I did the Independence Day Star Spangled Banner 1/2 Marathon at Paul Smith's College with Kristine. It was so much fun that I kept catching myself with a huge smile on my face and even laughing aloud. It was definitely challenging as I'm not used to running on anything except roads and the ocassional gravel, but, I think that's part of why I enjoyed myself so much. I forgot how much I love going to the mountains and just being outside. It was a perfect day, just shy of 80 degrees with a solid breeze. Most of the race was under cover of the trees so it never got brutally hot. I finished much slower than my PR of 2:04 by coming in at around 3 hours, I'll have to check and see if they ever posted offical times. Some of the other runners looked like they were born on the mountain. I got passed by 3 marathon runners that bounded by me like deer, never seeming to lose their footing. I am thankful that I didn't fall or get any injuries although it was close a couple of times! I would do another in a heartbeat!!
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