I have to post some information on our friend, Judy. She is a truly inspiring and awesome female runner. She just completed 100k by herself to raise money for the local Boys and Girls Club. This is the third time she's done the 100k and is on her way to raising $100,000 in the process. Here is a news story about her run:
http://kaaltv.com/article/stories/S550280.shtml?cat=10151
I have to mention that not only did she do this 100k this Wednesday, beginning at 12:01am...but she ran a marathon the Sunday before and will participate in the Ragnar Relay race this Friday and Saturday on my husband's team. So in one week she will have run almost 100 miles. She is an amazing lady!!
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Biker Chick
I cannot even begin to describe how wonderful riding my bike has made me feel these last couple of weeks. I get on and my stresses seem to just disappear, at least until I hop back off the bike anyway. Riding a bike makes me feel like a kid again. I find myself jumping curbs and being really excited at super fast downhill rides! I'm so happy I finally bought the bike, but why the heck didn't I do it sooner?!?
I haven't been running much lately because I've used my time to ride my bike instead. My next race is August 24th. It is a 5k and a real doosey. I've run this race before, it was my first race to get me back into running last summer. Lots of hills and the temperature is usually pretty hot and humid. I have 2 1/2 weeks to prepare. I just want to be able to run it without feeling like I am going to die! Ideally, I'd also like to finish in under 42 minutes. Last year I finished at 44:16.
I am registered to run a half marathon on September 21st. I've been going back and forth about whether or not to do the race for a while now. I am no where near as prepared for this one as I was for Green Bay, but I feel as though I could probably pull it off. I just don't know what I want to do. I have plans to visit the Running Room to look at shoes this week and if I can eliminate the shin pain, I think I am going to go for it.
In the meantime, I need to lose some damn weight. I've really let things go for a while now and I need to get back on track. I am back on sparkpeople.com, tracking my meals and exercise, as that always seems to help. I am also looking into a couple of other things that may help me lose some weight. At this point, I just want to lose some so I can run better and not feel so discouraged everytime I am out there!!
I haven't been running much lately because I've used my time to ride my bike instead. My next race is August 24th. It is a 5k and a real doosey. I've run this race before, it was my first race to get me back into running last summer. Lots of hills and the temperature is usually pretty hot and humid. I have 2 1/2 weeks to prepare. I just want to be able to run it without feeling like I am going to die! Ideally, I'd also like to finish in under 42 minutes. Last year I finished at 44:16.
I am registered to run a half marathon on September 21st. I've been going back and forth about whether or not to do the race for a while now. I am no where near as prepared for this one as I was for Green Bay, but I feel as though I could probably pull it off. I just don't know what I want to do. I have plans to visit the Running Room to look at shoes this week and if I can eliminate the shin pain, I think I am going to go for it.
In the meantime, I need to lose some damn weight. I've really let things go for a while now and I need to get back on track. I am back on sparkpeople.com, tracking my meals and exercise, as that always seems to help. I am also looking into a couple of other things that may help me lose some weight. At this point, I just want to lose some so I can run better and not feel so discouraged everytime I am out there!!
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