Half Marathon - Done! |
I did it! I ran 13.1 miles yesterday as I completed the Long Beach Half Marathon. I can't even begin to tell you how exhilarated I felt as I crossed that finish line! 20 weeks of tra...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:22:00 GMT |
RACE DAY TOMORROW!!! |
Tomorrow's the big day!! Wish me luck!!!
Posted by on Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:30:00 GMT |
Week 20 - Final Training Run!!! |
Part two of the taper period: a 6-mile run. I'm actually embarrassed to say that I missed my last team run of the season! :-/ Before you judge me though (hehe), know that it was with ...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:11:00 GMT |
Week 19 - Taper Period |
The race is two weeks from tomorrow! It seemed so far off when I started training for it, and now it is very much within sight! Our coaches recommend a two week taper period to allow our b...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:01:00 GMT |
Weeks 17 & 18 - Hiatus |
Weeks 17 and 18 were a bit of a recovery period for me. I was in Charlotte, NC operating my company's National Dealer Meeting. My schedule was quite full, so I never quite found the time t...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:00:00 GMT |
Week 16 - Hurt :-( |
I'm hurt this week... both physically and emotionally... or maybe it's more my ego.So I thought I had ended my 17-mile run without any excruciating pain. That was before the first 24 hours passe...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:58:00 GMT |
Week 11 - 14 miles! |
Broke a new personal record today... hit the pavement hard for 14 full miles! It was probably my most challenging course yet, which surprised me since I sorta breezed through my 12-miler la...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:01:00 GMT |
Week 15 - Seventeen Biguns! |
Ran seventeen miles on Saturday morning! I'm still totally amazed that I've gotten to this point in 15 weeks. I had some arch and shin tenderness during the run, but I stopped for one or t...
Posted by on Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:47:00 GMT |
Week 14 - Half Marathon in Pasadena |
Ran a half marathon with the Team in Training Greater Los Angeles group this Saturday. It was my longest run since the arch injury and I'd have to say it was a pretty successful run.Speaking of ...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:47:00 GMT |
Week 13 - Toughing it Out |
This was a recovery week, so the long run was scaled back to 8 miles. I had my new running shoes and insoles that I picked up from Road Runner earlier in the week, so I gave them a whirl.They de...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:43:00 GMT |
