i forgot to post about my 9 mile run...and guess what? it's been long enough that i can happily tell you i ran 10 miles on Saturday :). it was a beautiful day...perfect temperature and only a few clouds...it may have even spit on me at one point, i can't really remember. normally i do my long run on sundays, but the weather was too good to pass up. good thing, too...because shortly after returning from our worship gathering yesterday, it started to sleet...and eventually turned to snow. that would have been one miserable 10 miles. i'm so glad God knew i'd need the sunshine on saturday and i'm so glad i actually had a free saturday to run! i finished in 2:17.29 which is a pretty good pace. i stopped twice to stretch my back because the repeated pounding of my legs onto the pavement made me feel like i was pushing my hips up into my back. the only probably with stopping when you're running 10 miles, is that when you start running again, your legs feel like lead. it probably wouldn't be so bad if i walked while i stretched, but the thing about this goal is that i don't want to walk even a step of those 13.1 miles. so i stop, stop my watch, stretch, then start running again. it may not be the most conventional way to run a long distance, but it's my distance to run and i'm the boss of me :) so, for now, that's how i'll do it if i decide i need to stop. the encouraging thing about my 10 miles, besides the fact that i actually ran all 10 miles, is that i maintained a pace of almost 30 seconds faster than when i ran my 9 mile race. helped me figure out some things about my body and how it relates to running. when i ran the 9, i was extremely tired before i even started because i hadn't had much sleep the 2 days prior. it also rained for the last probably 5 miles which just made me feel cold. and it was dark before i finished. i don't run in the dark. i don't like it. not at all. so, i figured out that i definitely need to be well-rested before attempting a run of any distance, but especially those longer ones...otherwise, i'm toast. :) on the agenda this week: a 3 mile, a couple of 4 milers, and 11 miles on sunday. sweet.
p.s. for those wondering...i still don't like running.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
8 MILES!!!!
i can't even believe it. :)
it took me a couple of hours for it to sink in once i'd finished.
i was in a daze...but i have so many encouragers in my life and they all helped me snap out of it :).
it's funny.
whenever i run on the road, i feel like i am going SOOOO slowly. i have a burst of "speed" - if you can call it that - every once in a while, and then i settle back into my pace. at the end of the run, when i press stop on my watch and finally have the energy in my brain to roughly calculate everything...i realize, i ran faster than i felt. then, when i punch it into my running log online and see the numbers in front of me...i am ALWAYS blown away at how fast i actually ran. bear in mind, i'm no olympian...but for an asthmatic, non-runner to maintain a pace of around 13.5min/mile over a distance of 8 miles...that's amazing.
that's God for you. :) making me laugh. meeting me on the road. and moving me forward. i'm starting to see the goal and it's not nearly as scary as i thought :).
i'm still light years away from getting all my funds raised, but i'm trying not to be discouraged because i know the money is out there and i know that God is going to move the right hearts to give...and i'm so excited to see how the givers get blessed for their generosity :)
p.s. bob and cheri are now #12 on the waiting list!! woot!
i can't even believe it. :)
it took me a couple of hours for it to sink in once i'd finished.
i was in a daze...but i have so many encouragers in my life and they all helped me snap out of it :).
it's funny.
whenever i run on the road, i feel like i am going SOOOO slowly. i have a burst of "speed" - if you can call it that - every once in a while, and then i settle back into my pace. at the end of the run, when i press stop on my watch and finally have the energy in my brain to roughly calculate everything...i realize, i ran faster than i felt. then, when i punch it into my running log online and see the numbers in front of me...i am ALWAYS blown away at how fast i actually ran. bear in mind, i'm no olympian...but for an asthmatic, non-runner to maintain a pace of around 13.5min/mile over a distance of 8 miles...that's amazing.
that's God for you. :) making me laugh. meeting me on the road. and moving me forward. i'm starting to see the goal and it's not nearly as scary as i thought :).
i'm still light years away from getting all my funds raised, but i'm trying not to be discouraged because i know the money is out there and i know that God is going to move the right hearts to give...and i'm so excited to see how the givers get blessed for their generosity :)
p.s. bob and cheri are now #12 on the waiting list!! woot!
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Monday, January 04, 2010
on the mend
my back wasn't bothering me as much today, so I walked a little less than 4 miles. it wasn't the 7 mile run i was supposed to do, but it felt good to go and kind of feel things out a bit. tomorrow i'm going to try the elliptical and i'll hopefully be back to running on wednesday. God knows. i don't. but i trust Him completely no matter what.
Saturday, January 02, 2010
postponed
the first run of 2010 hasn't happened yet. yesterday, january 1st, 2010, i tweaked my back...whilst shoveling a bit of snow just before driving to the gym for a quick 3 miles. no run yesterday. maybe no 7 miles tomorrow. this is not good. probably i'll still be able to train, but i'll keep you posted. please pray.
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