I'll keep running....
Because it gives me perspective.
Now I realize my problems aren't so big.
My life is pretty great afterall.
And a mile is a lot longer than it seems in the car.
It was crappy rainy out today and dark by the time I got home from work. Instead of using those as excuses to skip my run, I decided to go pound out a few miles on the treadmill at the gym. I get in my car and pull out of the driveway and hit the brakes at the stop sign and my foot goes to the floor.....NO BRAKES!!!! Panicking, I back the car right back into the driveway and decide that is an excuse to skip the gym anyway.... Switching my day off tomorrow for today...
Ran 4.5 miles at 6.5 on the treadmill at work during my lunch break to make up for not getting a run in yesterday. Hopefully someone can pick me up for the volleyball tournament tomorrow because I am scared to take my car!
No miles today but I played the Reverse Co-ed B- volleyball tournament and had an awesome time! This is probably the one part about marathon training that kills me, I don't get to play volleyball! I haven't played in a while so it was ok but as soon as I got out on the court today and starting pounding balls and blocking the crap out of everyone, I remembered how much I love that damn sport! Gonna play again.... can't stay away! I'll fit the miles in somehow!
Watertown B&G Club 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:25:47, Place overall: 67, Place in age division: 5
Total Distance
3.10
8:18 average pace.....
5th in age group
14th female
67th overall (out of 326)
So here are my excuses for such a crappy time:
1. I played an 8 game RCOB- volleyball tournament yesterday after not playing for 5 months and as primary hitter and blocker, I jumped about 4,000 times and had to run from the server's spot up to block every time. I couldn't even walk this morning my legs are killing me! not to mention my abs, lower back, right shoulder, and neck. The fact that I even made it from bed to the bathroom this morning was a miracle.
2. The entire first mile of the damn race was short steep uphills, I considered quitting around .75 miles in and just walking home.
3. Daylight savings time.... probably didn't actually effect my run but I just need to blame it for something other than it being dark at 4:30!
4. It was 33 degrees out and windy at start time and my teeth were chattering at the starting line.
5. I have nothing else but I just feel like complaining!
I did however win a $50 gift card to Awol Boston (never heard of it!) and I took enough fruit to pack for breakfast for work for the week!
Filled in for volleyball league night and had some great blocks and kills... I was pretty psyched considering I could barely walk during the day because my legs were so sore from playing on Saturday then racing Sunday! Played 5 28 minute games.....
Took the 57 over to Jenny's house since I haven't gotten my brakes fixed yet and we ran 6.5 miles along the river in the misty rain. *Jenny slipped on a hunk of tree and we walked it off for a few minutes so the average pace isn't really correct.....
After we ran we had beetza which is my new favorite thing on the planet. Take pizza dough, brush lightly with olive oil, smear on a head or two of roasted garlic, then add slices of pre-roasted beets (we used golden beets this time), grate on a little bit of mozzarella cheese, little bit of salt and pepper and bake..... SO GOOD!!!!
Had to wait to run after work today because of a stupid training session that wasted an hour and a half when I should have been running! The sun was just setting at 4:45 (GROSS!!) when I got out and by the time I was about a mile and a half into the run it was dark and hard to see.... right at about 5 miles I must have tripped over something (I couldn't see a thing by that point) because I took a good spill but luckily using my volleyball skills I was able to roll right out of the fall over my shoulder and get right back up and keep on trucking. Only a little scrape on my knee and on the palms of my hands....
Psyched for the day off tomorrow to hike Greylock!!!
Another beautiful day for a hike! Headed to Mt. Greylock....the highest point in MA.... and hiked the Cheshire Harbor Trail to the war memorial at the summit then hiked back down on the Gould Trail. Perfect hiking weather, endless views, a bit of snow at the top and an awesome cross training day!!!
Big loop from Cambridgeport to JP and back through the Back Bay, down the Southwest Corridor through JP and back home from cinnamon raisin french toast and veggie sausage!! Felt great the whole time and if I didn't know breakfast was waiting at home I could have run for days!
Switched my rest day to today because Kara was in town. Hung out in the North End then went shopping for warm winter spandex (it's beautiful out now but I know that snow is coming soon!) and a hydration belt and a foam roller....oh and some cute heels!
Didn't think I was going faster than maybe a 9:30 pace, but I guess I was! Nice little run along the river during my lunch break.... now it's back to quality gels and PCRs....
Took the day off from running because of the race tomorrow, but I did end up speed walking about 4-5 miles around the city going shopping because I got out of work early for the holiday. Booked it to the North End to grab a panino and cannoli then back to The Garden to see my CELTICS (just barely) beat the Nets!!
Salem Wild Turkey 5 miler (5 Miles) 00:40:35, Place overall: 283, Place in age division: 19
Total Distance
5.00
Salem Wild Turkey 5 miler
gun time: 40:35 (took a good bit to get to the start line with almost 1400 people so I am thinking I was damn close to my goal of breaking 40:00 especially battling all the wind off the ocean!)
283 out of 1358 overall
86 out of 752 females
19 out of 100 females age 25-29
I was really psyched I felt great the whole race (other than freezing to death!) I held right at 8 minutes per mile the whole way and didn't slow down like I usually do for the 2nd two miles! After the race I felt like I could have run faster but I was happier to be able to stick to a pace and sprint super fast past 11 people in the last 100 yards or so! Such a fun race!!
Felt slow and crappy (guess it wasn't really that slow afterall...) but I'm glad I did it. Running at lunch time makes the work day go by so much faster!!
