I wasn't sure I wanted to do another marathon ever after I finished Marine Corps last year, but I guess I forgot the pain and the long hours of training and all the bad things.  I signed up for another one.  This time it's the Suntrust Richmond Marathon (rated as one of the best in the country).  The local sports commission, Sportsbackers, ( Read more... )

I finished my first marathon today!!!  It was the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, DC.  My overall time was 6:21:24 ( Read more... )

I have survived all of my really long runs. I did 18.6 miles on Saturday. It was supposed to be 20, but I got run off the road and rolled my ankle and didn't want to take any chances. The ankle is feeling ok today ( Read more... )

My legs are so sore.  I did a 9 mile run last night.  That's the most I've ever done for a midweek run by at least 2 miles.  This weekend is 18.  I'm scared of that one.

I did end up running the half marathon last Saturday.  It went pretty well for the first 10 miles and then I got really tired.  It took almost an hour to run the last three miles.  Not so good.  But, it was mostly supposed to be a long training run that is supported.  For that it worked out well ( Read more... )

I have a heart rate monitor that I hardly ever use.  But, as I've been going through marathon training, I realize that I feel like I'm working either too hard or not hard enough.  I think using the heart rate monitor should actually help with that.

Today, I did a time trial to figure out my lactate threshold.  I ran easy for 10 minutes and then as ( Read more... )

I've been having a lot of abdominal pain when I run.  I've gone to my primary care doctor and had a CT.  Today, I met with a surgeon ( Read more... )

Total time: 1:02:20     (Last Year's time: 1:10:40)
Pace: 12:32 min/mile

Woke up around 6:45. Decided not to take a shower because I didn't think my hair would dry and I didn't really want to have to use the blow dryer. Got dressed, made some coffee, ate some yogurt and headed out. I made Andy drive so I could drink coffee on the drive down.

Walked ( Read more... )

As part of my rehab from a stress fracture, I did a gait analysis with my sports medicine doctor today.  She videotaped me running on a treadmill and then watched it to determine how to prevent future injuries.  My biggest problems are that I overpronate and run with a heel strike.  I've also got weak gluteal muscles (and are imbalanced) and over- ( Read more... )

I've started planning my race season for 2008 and signing up for races.  I'm planning on doing my first marathon (Marine Corps) and my first half-ironman distance triathlon.  Here's what I'm planning so far (races I'm registered for are in bold):

March 15: Shamrock 8k (Andy's running this too)
March 16: Shamrock 1/2 Marathon

June 29: I Love the Tavern ( Read more... )