Running Again

Ugh!

2010-03-11T10:10:00.000-08:00

I had a half-marathon in my sites for April. Then I got sick. I haven't been that sick in a long time. I didn't even attempt to run for a week and a half. When I did run, it was ridiculously hard. It seems my body took longer to recover than I expected. My longest run in the past 2 weeks (since back to healthy again) was the 10K I ran last weekend. And, even though it was a very slow 10K - it was tough! I have to admit, I'm a little psyched out right now. Can I get my mileage up in time? Is it even worth trying right now? You know the drill - once you get in your head it can get hard to get out.

So, here I sit contemplating today's run. It's pouring down rain with periodic gusts of wind that sound a little intimidating. I know that today's run is NOT optional. But, I'm procrastinating. . . . . . .

Note: I did it! I got out there and fought that crazy wind for 5 miles. And, of course, it felt good - especially when I was done! :)

Time to Blog Again

2010-02-13T13:40:00.000-08:00

In the interest of starting my own business and all that goes along with it, I temporarily abandoned my personal blogging. And, you know what? I've started to miss it. I can't guarantee that I'll have much time to post - but we'll see how it goes - 'cuz I'd like to get back at it. I also miss many of my former blogging friends. When I accidently deleted my old blog many months ago, I lost many of you. And those I've found, I have to admit, I've been terrible about keeping up with your blogging.  But, here I am again. Let's see where this takes me this time around.

Today my goal was to run 7 miles. I've set my sites on some upcoming races and it's time to re-focus and start training again.  My legs felt kind of achey and dead when I started my run this morning, but fortunately, I was running with a group so the conversation helped distract me. Around the 2-3 mile mark, Sam and I split off from the rest of the group to get in a longer run. The hill we had to climb really winded me today, but a brief walk while I took off my jacket, and I was good to go again. I felt decent overall, the rain held off, and we wrapped up our run with a total of 7.75 miles. Not bad!

I've got one more run on tap for the week - about 5 miles tomorrow.

The next race I have coming up is a 10K in early March. And a half-marathon in April. I'll do my best to keep you posted!

Run well, my friends! :)

New blog

2009-10-06T15:01:00.000-07:00

With the loss of my old blog and the start of a my own business, I am starting a new blog. Here it is.
Hope to see you there! :)

ARGH!

2009-08-22T19:42:00.000-07:00

Starting all over. . . . I deleted my old (unused) gmail address while setting up a new one. Apparently, that also deleted my blog. What a pain! I hope I can find everyone again.