We got up early this morning and went to run with the club folks. It was windy as heck and cool. Ran 7 miles at an easy pace but it felt good and I enjoyed getting to visit with friends.
Our plan was to get home, get things cleaned up, pack, take showers, then pick up Virginia (Tanner's girlfriend) from the airport and head out to New Mexico. But fate had a different plan for us and Virginia's flight was cancelled because of storms between DFW and Abilene, she then got on a flight to San Angelo that was eventually cancelled because of the storm. Finally she got on a flight to Abilene that was cancelled because the wind was blowing so bad here the plan could not land.
Eventually she and three other folks rented a car and drove from DFW to Abilene but her bags have not arrived because every flight so far has cancelled. Hopefully it will get here before tomorrow so we can get on the road.
I am looking forward to running in Ruidoso, looks like the weather will be nice.
Happy New Year!
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
Clean up
I got up early this morning and went to the park to run with my brother. A good 5 miles while chatting with my little bro. It was a good run.
Home to stretch and then say goodbye as Sid had to leave to go back to Dallas.
It took Terry some time to get up and the kids even longer so I began the process of cleaning the "after Christmas mess".
We are going to Ruidoso to see our parents and other family tomorrow and will be there a full week. Before we go the house has to be ready to show, just in case someone wants to see it. I pray it will show and we will get an offer while we are gone. Because someone might come to check it out everything had to be cleaned up.
It's hard to get everything cleaned up with you have two college kids with stuff everywhere and no place to put it! But with everyone's help we got it all done and the place looks good. Tree and other Christmas decorations are gone and the house is back to normal.
Seven miles tomorrow then off to Ruidoso. I will not have my computer so I won't be blogging for a week...see you soon.
Home to stretch and then say goodbye as Sid had to leave to go back to Dallas.
It took Terry some time to get up and the kids even longer so I began the process of cleaning the "after Christmas mess".
We are going to Ruidoso to see our parents and other family tomorrow and will be there a full week. Before we go the house has to be ready to show, just in case someone wants to see it. I pray it will show and we will get an offer while we are gone. Because someone might come to check it out everything had to be cleaned up.
It's hard to get everything cleaned up with you have two college kids with stuff everywhere and no place to put it! But with everyone's help we got it all done and the place looks good. Tree and other Christmas decorations are gone and the house is back to normal.
Seven miles tomorrow then off to Ruidoso. I will not have my computer so I won't be blogging for a week...see you soon.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas fellow runners. I hope that you are blessed as we head into the next year. I know many of us are suffering from running burn out or races we are not happy with (we know who we are), keep in mind that we have many days ahead. Rest your weary bones and do what you must to get yourself well, things will then fall into place. Easy for me to say isn't it? Remember I was just there myself.
Having taken a short hiatus and adding cross training of lots of different kinds back into my training, I must say I feel stronger. This may not mean I will run faster and that's OK, it does mean that I will feel stronger and happier and enjoy running again. If you haven't tried making some changes like this, you should think about it for the coming year. And definitely try Yoga.
I ran yesterday, mostly to work off the cookie dough I ate when making sugar cookies. It went well and I felt good...until the digestive monster got me. I can't blame him, I mean really...TONS of cookie dough and then a run the next morning???? He had a right to bite me in the @$$.
I did feel better after the run, and then that little voice in me started saying "you really want that chocolate pecan pie, you can't live without the brownie and milk, shouldn't you eat another yummy sugar cookie?" And so I did. By the time we went to bed Mrs. Clause was sicker than a reindeer on bad berries! A little GasX with Maalox helped and so slumber came.
Today? Well today I am eating lighter, I believe I am over the temptation (and most of the sweets are gone). I am making some other sweets for particular folks in the family who have made requests. Luckily I am so sick of sugar I feel sure I can resist ;) .
Having taken a short hiatus and adding cross training of lots of different kinds back into my training, I must say I feel stronger. This may not mean I will run faster and that's OK, it does mean that I will feel stronger and happier and enjoy running again. If you haven't tried making some changes like this, you should think about it for the coming year. And definitely try Yoga.
I ran yesterday, mostly to work off the cookie dough I ate when making sugar cookies. It went well and I felt good...until the digestive monster got me. I can't blame him, I mean really...TONS of cookie dough and then a run the next morning???? He had a right to bite me in the @$$.
I did feel better after the run, and then that little voice in me started saying "you really want that chocolate pecan pie, you can't live without the brownie and milk, shouldn't you eat another yummy sugar cookie?" And so I did. By the time we went to bed Mrs. Clause was sicker than a reindeer on bad berries! A little GasX with Maalox helped and so slumber came.
Today? Well today I am eating lighter, I believe I am over the temptation (and most of the sweets are gone). I am making some other sweets for particular folks in the family who have made requests. Luckily I am so sick of sugar I feel sure I can resist ;) .
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Christmas Baking...and EATING
Oh my! Do you all remember the little girl in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, the one who grew into a huge blueberry?
Well that is how I feel tonight...like a big huge blown up round piece of dough. That is because I ate so much sugar cookie dough I feel like I am going to explode. Not to mention licking the bowl from the pecan pie and eating a homemade cinnamon roll.
I am sure you can see that much of my holiday season is filled with baking sweets. Funny thing about me is I will eat the dough and batter but not the baked goods. I like it all raw...so I make myself sick before the items are actually done!
Tomorrow I must run, run, run. I have to do something about this build up of sugar in my body. I should have been one of Santa's elves...they live on sugar. I'm a hard worker and I can live on sugar :) and I am short too. Maybe there is a career for me at the North Pole.
Well that is how I feel tonight...like a big huge blown up round piece of dough. That is because I ate so much sugar cookie dough I feel like I am going to explode. Not to mention licking the bowl from the pecan pie and eating a homemade cinnamon roll.
I am sure you can see that much of my holiday season is filled with baking sweets. Funny thing about me is I will eat the dough and batter but not the baked goods. I like it all raw...so I make myself sick before the items are actually done!
Tomorrow I must run, run, run. I have to do something about this build up of sugar in my body. I should have been one of Santa's elves...they live on sugar. I'm a hard worker and I can live on sugar :) and I am short too. Maybe there is a career for me at the North Pole.
Monday, December 22, 2008
New Plan
I now have a new plan for running the Cowtown Half Marathon. I have 8 weeks to get ready and have a new plan in hand. Running plus 3 days of cross training (one of those days both cross training and running). I am not sure what type of cross training I will be doing, the coach has not given me details, but I plan to keep up with strength training and yoga at the very least.
As mentioned before I will not go to Cowtown in an aggressive state, this is a "medal" race. I want that medal and therefore I will run.
I am feeling excited again and I like this new training approach, it is much more like my training at the beginning of my running days.
Today I will go out without my Garmin again, hopefully with my daughter who doesn't really like to run but wants to burn some calories!
I also noticed on the message board for our club that someone in Granbury is organizing a 5K and 10K race there! Good to know someone there is excited about running. Hopefully we will be moved by the time of the race and anyone who wants to can stay with us and run the inaugural event!
More later...
As mentioned before I will not go to Cowtown in an aggressive state, this is a "medal" race. I want that medal and therefore I will run.
I am feeling excited again and I like this new training approach, it is much more like my training at the beginning of my running days.
Today I will go out without my Garmin again, hopefully with my daughter who doesn't really like to run but wants to burn some calories!
I also noticed on the message board for our club that someone in Granbury is organizing a 5K and 10K race there! Good to know someone there is excited about running. Hopefully we will be moved by the time of the race and anyone who wants to can stay with us and run the inaugural event!
More later...
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Run after 30 Day Hiatus
My 30 days hiatus from running is over. Today I ran 5 miles at the park with the running club crowd.
And for those of you who understand I did something absolutely nuts for me...I DID NOT wear my Garmin! I know you are all amazed... and it was a wonderful run.
The only little issue I had was my hamstrings, they are very tight. This could be because Thursday I did strength training and of course my body is not used to running again, at least not yet.
All in all it was a good run and it was fun to visit with the group many of whom just ran the Whiterock Marathon or Half Marathon in Dallas. Not to mention the beautiful sunrise.
I will now begin "training" and I say that loosely, for the Cowtown Half Marathon in February. I am really doing this race for the medal. Of course it is a 5 year comittment to either the half or the full or a combination. Then you end up with this really big medal after the 5 years is up. Because this is the first year I am determined to do this race so I can be in on the fun! I am not worried about time so my training will really be only to make sure I can run the distance without injury...at only 13.1 I should be able to do that pretty easily.
Well it's almost Christmas and I need to get the cards out.
To anyone who reads this posting, I hope your Christmas is full of blessings and your New Year starts out better than last year.
And for those of you who understand I did something absolutely nuts for me...I DID NOT wear my Garmin! I know you are all amazed... and it was a wonderful run.
The only little issue I had was my hamstrings, they are very tight. This could be because Thursday I did strength training and of course my body is not used to running again, at least not yet.
All in all it was a good run and it was fun to visit with the group many of whom just ran the Whiterock Marathon or Half Marathon in Dallas. Not to mention the beautiful sunrise.
I will now begin "training" and I say that loosely, for the Cowtown Half Marathon in February. I am really doing this race for the medal. Of course it is a 5 year comittment to either the half or the full or a combination. Then you end up with this really big medal after the 5 years is up. Because this is the first year I am determined to do this race so I can be in on the fun! I am not worried about time so my training will really be only to make sure I can run the distance without injury...at only 13.1 I should be able to do that pretty easily.
Well it's almost Christmas and I need to get the cards out.
To anyone who reads this posting, I hope your Christmas is full of blessings and your New Year starts out better than last year.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Time Not Running
I've had some comments that my blog needs some updating, a new posting. Well as I mentioned in the last blog I'm not running for 30 days. This is a blog about RUNNING and I am not RUNNING.
The name of my blog is "My Love/Hate Relationship with Running" so I guess I should update how I'm not running and how my relationship with running if evolving again.
I am enjoying not having the pressure of training. When I look back on it it has been almost 2 and 1/2 years of training, taking out the month or so of rest when I hurt my knee. Getting ready to qualify for Boston and then the knee, rest, then training for San Antonio, it's been awhile since I've just enjoyed myself!
So what am I doing instead? Walking (briskly), Yoga, strength training, arc trainer, elliptical, I may add swimming at some point.
I love getting back to cross training and have found a new love...Yoga. It's such a wonderful body and soul exercise and yet it REALLY works you out. Especially the core. It's a great addition to my cross training.
My next adventure is when we move I will take rowing lessons. It is a great workout for your legs and core and I can't think of anything more beautiful than rowing on the river in the peace of the morning.
So will I run again? Well I did do the Christmas fun run and it was a good run.
My plan is to start again right after Christmas that will be a little over 30 days. This time I will not give up my cross training, it is making me stronger.
For now my plan is to run the Cowtown Half Marathon on February with no time goal in mind, just doing it for fun and because I WANT THAT COOL MEDAL!
Well that is enough for today I'll try to be better about keeping up.
The name of my blog is "My Love/Hate Relationship with Running" so I guess I should update how I'm not running and how my relationship with running if evolving again.
I am enjoying not having the pressure of training. When I look back on it it has been almost 2 and 1/2 years of training, taking out the month or so of rest when I hurt my knee. Getting ready to qualify for Boston and then the knee, rest, then training for San Antonio, it's been awhile since I've just enjoyed myself!
So what am I doing instead? Walking (briskly), Yoga, strength training, arc trainer, elliptical, I may add swimming at some point.
I love getting back to cross training and have found a new love...Yoga. It's such a wonderful body and soul exercise and yet it REALLY works you out. Especially the core. It's a great addition to my cross training.
My next adventure is when we move I will take rowing lessons. It is a great workout for your legs and core and I can't think of anything more beautiful than rowing on the river in the peace of the morning.
So will I run again? Well I did do the Christmas fun run and it was a good run.
My plan is to start again right after Christmas that will be a little over 30 days. This time I will not give up my cross training, it is making me stronger.
For now my plan is to run the Cowtown Half Marathon on February with no time goal in mind, just doing it for fun and because I WANT THAT COOL MEDAL!
Well that is enough for today I'll try to be better about keeping up.
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