Monthly Archives: January 2010
never as planned
With 2 (precious) kids, a husband’s new job, and living on the eastern of edge of central time where it gets dark by 5:40pm, things never go as planned. I had just stated my “plan” for running each week. Let’s just say … Continue reading
Filed under life
that good kindof sore
For the past few years in my running, I have not been overly intentional. When training for the marathons in 2008 I was intentional with distance, especially my Saturday long runs. Yet not intentional with pace, tempo runs, etc. I mostly … Continue reading
Filed under long runs, plan / weekly recaps, repeats, speed work, tempo
being a runner
A recent Runner’s World article made me laugh! Now I know Runner’s World gets a bad rap from some serious runners, but I like it! I feel they do a good job of covering topics for novice runners and more experienced runners. … Continue reading
Filed under MY running rules
long run
I’m finally getting my act together in planning out my long runs. I ran 10.5 miles yesterday (more on that in a moment). This Saturday, I plan to run 12 miles. Next Saturday, I am racing a local 5K (it’s called … Continue reading
initial impressions
Drivers in Niceville do not swing wide to give you space as you run. I have jumped off the road more times here than running on Scenic Highway! That’s crazy!!! Running on flat is much faster! I’ve been surprised by … Continue reading
last runs
While I know I’ll be back on the Mountain for plenty of visits, this morning was my “last” run with the guys. OF COURSE it was FREEZING, but Marshall and Marc had promised to be there regardless so there was no … Continue reading
New Years Eve race and 2009 recap
I ran the Karen Lawrence New Years Eve race last night. It’s a 4 mile race, 2 laps around downtown Chattanooga. I ran 26:32 (average 6:38/mile). I was the 2nd place woman, 25th overall, and 1st in my age group (25-29). … Continue reading
