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.
I have sucked at keeping up with this blog so I figured January 1st was a perfect time to forget all that I've missed and start over fresh and new!
Went on my 2nd annual new years day hike with Amanda (last year we hiked Mt. Greylock) with about a 5 mile snowshoe adventure in the Willard Brook State Forest. It was freezing but we had a blast...and some sore butt muscles!
Ordered another pair of Altra Intuitions online today because my size was the only ones left so they were super cheap! Woohoo!! Let the running begin...again!!!
Altra Intuition (blue) Miles: 5.00
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 3.60
Thu, Jan 03, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
rest day from running but back to post holiday volleyball!!!
Co-ed 6s (4 x 28 minute games)
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 3.60
Fri, Jan 04, 2013
Total Distance
4.50
my 5 mile loop turned out to be only 4.5 miles but I decided it would do for today.
8:21 avg pace
Altra Intuition (blue) Miles: 4.50
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 3.60
Sat, Jan 05, 2013
Total Distance
7.00
Didn't think I was going to be able to get this run in today but I am so glad I did. 7 miles up to the Minuteman but I had a good fall on a wet bridge at the 6 mile mark and both knees and my hands are all bruised and scraped up and boy did it hurt! Walked it off for about a quarter mile then finished out the 7 miles running
8:24 avg pace
Altra Intuition (blue) Miles: 7.00
Sun, Jan 06, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
Women's B- volleyball tournament today with team BUSTED. Amanda, Mary, Jill, Kara, Amy, and I kicked some butt today...we took 2nd! Were were only rated +1 but we went 6-2 in our pool and came out in 1st place then pulled out a big win in semi-finals (in 3 games) but then ended up losing a hard fought battle in the finals to a team that was rated +4! Overall great day of playing ball with a great team but man am I sore!
Mon, Jan 07, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
much needed rest day for my poor little body!
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 3.60
Tue, Jan 08, 2013
Total Distance
5.06
8:29 avg pace... slow 5 miler through Arlington before volleyball
Overall good night at vb (co-ed 4's)... had some huge swings, pretty psyched about it!
Altra Intuition (blue) Miles: 5.10
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 3.60
Wed, Jan 09, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
co-ed 4s vb 8-0!
4 x 25 min games
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 3.60
Thu, Jan 10, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 3.60
Fri, Jan 11, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 3.60
Sun, Jan 13, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
2nd place in the RCOB- at Umass Lowell
8-0 in pool play
Mon, Jan 14, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
My body told me take a rest day... I actually listened!
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 3.60
Tue, Jan 15, 2013
Total Distance
6.00
Ran to work today (4.5 miles) with my backpack full of food and clothes.... which basically ripped my neck apart where the straps rubbed....OUCH! 8:25 pace, not bad considering the added weight and awkwardness of a backpack..
Ran the 1.5 miles home from the train because I knew my shoulders couldn't do the whole 4.5 with the backpack
co-ed 4's on womens net 4 28 minute games.... we played well!
Altra Intuition (blue) Miles: 6.00
Wed, Jan 16, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
coed 4s volleyball... 8-0 tonight!!
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 3.60
Thu, Jan 17, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
coed 6's volleyball....but we only had 5 people...wooo am I pooped from playing all that defense!
Finding it hard to get in the runs I need to do with all this volleyball, but I'm taking the weekend off from playing so I plan to do some serious make up on the running front and hopefully work out a plan so I can at least get in a few miles on vb days
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 2.60
Fri, Jan 18, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 2.20
Mon, Jan 21, 2013
Total Distance
8.00
8 miles in 1:04:32... 8:04 average pace, I'll take it!
6 of the 8 miles were under 8:00 but miles 2 and 3 are always my hardest....they were like 8:20s...
Altra Intuition (blue) Miles: 8.00
Tue, Jan 22, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 3.60
Wed, Jan 23, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
played 3 25 minutes games of coed 4s volleyball then did something nasty to my neck and had to leave early =(
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 3.60
Thu, Jan 24, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
ehhhh my neck is still killing me! heat packs on it all day!
Fri, Jan 25, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 3.60
Mon, Jan 28, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 3.60
Tue, Jan 29, 2013
Total Distance
4.10
4.1 miles right around 8 pace then 6 25 minute coed 4's volleyball games...
Altra Intuition (blue) Miles: 4.10
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 3.60
Wed, Jan 30, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
needed a day off!
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 3.60
Thu, Jan 31, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
coed 6s volleyball
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 3.60
Fri, Feb 01, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 3.60
Comments
From Benn Griffin on Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 06:02:17 from 72.79.211.68
You alive over there?
Sun, Apr 07, 2013
Race:
SLO Marathon (26.2 Miles) 04:17:36, Place overall: 96, Place in age division: 19
Total Distance
26.20
Not nearly my best marathon showing but I didn't train (or really even run) at all for about a year. Beautiful and quite hilly course.....
Altra Intuition (blue) Miles: 26.20
Mon, Apr 15, 2013
Total Distance
0.00
Feel so lucky that it was my Nonno's 90th birthday and I missed going to watch the marathon for the first time in 7 years to be with him Monday. Great sadness and an eerie feeling here in Boston today, it's very hard to look out my office window at work and see the Prudential building shining in the sun knowing what happened right in it's shadows yesterday. Very thankful that all my friends and family are safe and amazed at the spirit and passion of my neighbors and am very proud to be a Bostonian!
Sun, Apr 28, 2013
Race:
Wallis Sands Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:47:05, Place overall: 48, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
13.10
Absolutely beautiful day for a race at the beach... and a half PR (without any training at all!!) Must be all that BOSTON STRONG!
Altra Intuition (blue) Miles: 13.10
Wed, May 01, 2013
Total Distance
7.00
Awesome Marathon Remembrance run with a great group of runners from Zoom Multisport. Ran "boston" through the back bay then stopped at the memorial in Copley for a moment of silence and then stopped rush hour traffic to run through the finish line.
Here is the GPS of our route..... <3
Altra Intuition (blue) Miles: 7.00
Tue, Jun 04, 2013
Total Distance
3.83
Altra Intuition (blue) Miles: 3.83
Wed, Jun 05, 2013
Total Distance
4.38
4.38 miles around the river
2.0 mile walk to the North End
45 min free crossfit class
(followed by a wonderful cannoli from Modern Pastry...yum!)
Altra Intuition (blue) Miles: 4.38
Walk To Work Miles Miles: 4.00
Tue, Jun 11, 2013
Total Distance
3.86
Altra Intuition (blue) Miles: 3.86
Sat, Aug 17, 2013
Race:
Sweltering Summer Six Hour Ultramarathon (35.22 Miles) 05:56:00, Place overall: 6, Place in age division: 3
