1. I am running in my 2nd Falmouth Road Race this weekend. My first one was in 2005. I ran it in between Andy and Izzie. It was hot and humid, but the race was beautiful. The people were awesome and it all in all was a great race. I am definitely excited. Outfit picked out, I am picking up my number tomorrow and am going to check out the expo. I don't know how long that I will be there due to having the 4 kids with me and my MIL is coming, but it is going to be fun none the less. We are getting cupcakes after at my friends cupcake store. The kids are over the moon.
2. I am hoping to run it in a little over an hour. My 10K last weekend was 55 minutes and I would love to be at an hour, but I don't know if that is happening. On my long run this morning my hip started bothering me at about mile 6. I pushed through to mile 11, but I am hoping it is just tight. I will call my ART therapist tomorrow am to try to get in next week.
3. They are saying it is supposed to rain. Rain on the Cape in August usually = humidity. Fingers crossed it is not going to be to bad. I am NOT good in humidity.
Have a great weekend everyone....
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Wordless Wednesday
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Beach to Beacon
Saturday morning found my friend Gail and me up at 6 am for the ride to Cape Elizabeth, ME to take part in the Beach to Beacon 10K. The race was started by Joan Benoit Samuelson, you might know her, she won the gold in LA in the 84 Olympics and she is from Cape Elizabeth. We arrived and jumped on the shuttle to the start. I was feeling good. I had absolutely no expectations. I am running the Falmouth Road Race next weekend so I was not going to do anything crazy.
The gun went off at 8:15 and it took us 3 minutes to get to the start. We took off, the first mile was spent dodging people who started to close to the start and now couldn't keep the pace, we were surprised when we looked at our garmins and were at about an 8:50 pace. Mile 2 is UPHILL. It was nothing crazy, but it lasted a long time, then mile 3 was downhill. I think it is about mile 3 that you go through the little center of town. It was so moving. 2 firetrucks had the American Flag hanging over the road and everyone was cheering. It definitely picked us up and we kept going. After mile 3 we grabbed water at 4 and 5. (there were water stops every mile which was nice.) My water stop at mile 5 stunk a bit as water went up my nose that caused me to have an upset stomach at about 5.5. I could not stop gagging and had to pull off and dry heave for a few seconds. I sent Gail ahead and then kicked it into high gear for the finish. My finish time was 55:10 garmin, 55:19 race time. I was thrilled. I secretly wanted to finish under 55, but honestly who is complaining.
This race is so well run, the refreshments after are great! The towns people are great. There was not a mile where there were not people cheering. They really pushed us to keep going. I will definitely do this race again and we hope to make it a girls weekend next year.
Now, I do have one complaint. When we went to get our numbers on Friday at 2 pm they were out of medium shirts. I can't stand when you don't get the shirt you ordered. Really frustrating and poor planning on their part....but honestly that was our only complaint!
Now...on to Falmouth!!!
The gun went off at 8:15 and it took us 3 minutes to get to the start. We took off, the first mile was spent dodging people who started to close to the start and now couldn't keep the pace, we were surprised when we looked at our garmins and were at about an 8:50 pace. Mile 2 is UPHILL. It was nothing crazy, but it lasted a long time, then mile 3 was downhill. I think it is about mile 3 that you go through the little center of town. It was so moving. 2 firetrucks had the American Flag hanging over the road and everyone was cheering. It definitely picked us up and we kept going. After mile 3 we grabbed water at 4 and 5. (there were water stops every mile which was nice.) My water stop at mile 5 stunk a bit as water went up my nose that caused me to have an upset stomach at about 5.5. I could not stop gagging and had to pull off and dry heave for a few seconds. I sent Gail ahead and then kicked it into high gear for the finish. My finish time was 55:10 garmin, 55:19 race time. I was thrilled. I secretly wanted to finish under 55, but honestly who is complaining.
This race is so well run, the refreshments after are great! The towns people are great. There was not a mile where there were not people cheering. They really pushed us to keep going. I will definitely do this race again and we hope to make it a girls weekend next year.
Now, I do have one complaint. When we went to get our numbers on Friday at 2 pm they were out of medium shirts. I can't stand when you don't get the shirt you ordered. Really frustrating and poor planning on their part....but honestly that was our only complaint!
Now...on to Falmouth!!!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
3 Things Thursday......
1. I am officially get anxious about Chicago. While I have been running it has been a little bit of a struggle. My shin hurts, the kids are home 24/7 now and quite honestly my nerves are shot. I will say I am a little OCD and am getting nervous that it is not going to be the race that I want it to be, but I don't even know what I am looking for. My friend M told me to take a big breath and stop over thinking it. Hmmm....good advice for me.
2. I am running Beach to Beacon this weekend and am so excited. I have never run the race before and don't have any big expectations. I am just going to go out there and do my best. I also want to try to get my picture with Deena Kastor and Joan Benoit Samuelson. That would be exciting for me:)
3. Finally, I think that I am officially ready for my kiddos to go back to school. Please don't tell me I am wishing the summer away. I really am not, but I think that we need our routine back. I need my house back and my schedule back. Maybe 10 weeks off is to long.
and we're off to go uniform shopping for school. Nothing like 4 kids at Educational Outfitters. Always makes for a good time.
2. I am running Beach to Beacon this weekend and am so excited. I have never run the race before and don't have any big expectations. I am just going to go out there and do my best. I also want to try to get my picture with Deena Kastor and Joan Benoit Samuelson. That would be exciting for me:)
3. Finally, I think that I am officially ready for my kiddos to go back to school. Please don't tell me I am wishing the summer away. I really am not, but I think that we need our routine back. I need my house back and my schedule back. Maybe 10 weeks off is to long.
and we're off to go uniform shopping for school. Nothing like 4 kids at Educational Outfitters. Always makes for a good time.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
3 Things Thursday.......Childless Edition
1. I have been childless since Tuesday. What does a runner mama do when she has no kids....hmmmm...she goes and runs 13 miles at 9 am on a Wednesday morning. She also might go to Pinkberry, Whole Foods and Lululemon. Nothing like being footloose and fancy free. ( and yes I bought 2 new running skirts at Lulu shhhh.....please do not tell my H or crazy ladies who right crazy comments in Runner's World magazine.)
2. What does a mama do after her long run when she has no kiddos at home? She walks in the door, gets a shower, puts her pj's on and hunkers down on the couch. I watched about 6 hours of bad tv. I don't think that I have done that in years. My house was clean, I was not worried about lunches/meals. It was the absolute perfect afternoon.
3. I ran 5 miles this morning after my 13 yesterday. Am I crazy thinking that I might get another run on this afternoon? Maybe on the TM while I watch more bad tv. It definitely might happen.
Happy Thursday!!
2. What does a mama do after her long run when she has no kiddos at home? She walks in the door, gets a shower, puts her pj's on and hunkers down on the couch. I watched about 6 hours of bad tv. I don't think that I have done that in years. My house was clean, I was not worried about lunches/meals. It was the absolute perfect afternoon.
3. I ran 5 miles this morning after my 13 yesterday. Am I crazy thinking that I might get another run on this afternoon? Maybe on the TM while I watch more bad tv. It definitely might happen.
Happy Thursday!!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Look what Came in the Mail
Friday, July 22, 2011
16 Mile Friday
Well....this was not the most conventional 16 miler, but I can chalk it up in the books. I started at 5 am and met my friends. Our plan was to run for 2 hours and then finish whatever we had left on our home treadmills. We made it an hour. By the time we finished at 6 am, it was 87 degrees and 100% humidity. I have honestly never felt air like this. It was hot, thick, hazy and then there was this strong hot wind blowing. Really unbelievable. We were wheezing, sweating and limping. We were done. Take II....after having to run some errands I decided that I was going to finish those last 10 miles. I had an hour and hopped on my treadmill. I knew that I could get 6 miles in before I picked the kiddos up. 1 hour later I was in the car picking up the kids from camp. Take III....threw some lunch in front of the kids and then hopped by on my treadmill for 4 miles. Let's just say that took a lot of mental toughness. Even though I had a show on I just wanted off. That had to be the longest 4 miles I have ever run. Long story short I finished...WOO-HOO! I immediately went and hopped in the pool with the 4 kids following behind me. It felt so good. Now off to clean up the house and then out tonight with friends. (Oh, and hopefully some rest before tonight.) Happy Friday!!
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