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I just got in from blasting my pre-race 3 mile run...3.1 miles in 22:14, what the hell was I thinking?! It must be the pent up energy. We'll be getting on the road shortly, but as I perused the home pace of the marathon, I found that, thanks to the wonders of technology, there will be LIVE tracking for the race tomorrow! Here's the link: http:// ( Read more... ) -
Forecasters Say...Windy White Rock
The forecast looks like it'll be a windy one on Sunday. It makes me a little nervous, but I've been told by a couple of people that I should just find someone tall and let them fight them wind...I'm down with that. I'll just bring some extra nutrition to share if said taller person notices that I'm "drafting" off of them. I'm all about making ( Read more... ) -
Less than Two Weeks!
I'm officially less than two weeks away from the Dallas White Rock Marathon. That's right, friends, I'm running another marathon....this time with a goal - less than 3:40:59 to qualify for Boston. It's kind of scary, the fear of failing, but I'm trying not to stress. The past week has definitely helped in the 'no stress' department...almost a whole ( Read more... ) -
7 Miles
There are lots of ways to run 7 miles, here's two ways I've gone the distance the past couple of days ( Read more... ) -
New Massage Therapist
If I haven't said it before...I HEART IRINA! Irina is my kick ass Russian running coach and she got even more kick ass after yesterday's session. She always puts me up to a challenge and yesterday was no different: 2x's 1K shooting for around 3:50, followed by 8-400m repeats with 200m rest in between each repeat. If you say so!
I nailed the first ( Read more... ) -
Livin' Large
Things have been pretty busy! But then again, when are things not busy?! If things weren’t busy, then I would likely find a way to make things busy...I digress.
Had a fantastic weekend in the A-Tex and got to experience my first ever UT football game….from the 200 Club! The 200 Club would be where all the swank folk sit - complete with bar, buffet ( Read more... ) -
10K PR
The story of the 10K PR last Sunday goes a little something like this....
I checked the McMillan Running Calculator last week to see about where I should be for a 10K if, say, I wanted to run a 3:40 marathon. Mr McMillan told me that I needed to come in right around 46:53...seemed doable. Well, Irina was having none of that., 42 or 43 she says in ( Read more... ) -
Progress!
Today I ran the IBM Uptown Classic 10K for the third year in a row.....don't you love to see progress, people?!?
2006 Results: Time = 54:08; Pace = 8:43/mi
2007 Results: Time = 50:08; Pace = 8:04/mi
2008 Results: Time = 45:02; Pace = 7:15/mi
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Grace
Funny that my week started off after a night out at the So You Think You Can Dance Tour…dancers are coordinated and graceful, their bodies move to the beats and everything jives, which is so NOT how my week is going. Let me just count the ways that I’ve displayed a lack of grace this week:
#1) 5 AM Monday morning, up for swim and headed downstairs ( Read more... ) -
Rockets
Here's your disclaimer...if you have a weak stomach and don't want to hear about how to deal with snot while cycling, then please disregard this post.
Okay, so I had my longest bike ride to date today. Hurray! I rode 33.9 miles in just under 2 hours - average speed was 17.6 mph. I did 4 loops on South MoPac and felt great the whole time. Though, I ( Read more... )