so I ran 12.5 miles on saturday....and felt ok. i coughed the entire first mile, but then it subsided thankfully. however....i don't think i felt as good as I should feel the week before running 26.2. like, it shouldve felt more effortless, ya know? and i was tight and sore yesterday. i keep telling myself, thats because i took 2 weeks off from any long runs, but I'm still pretty worried. i just want sunday to get here, so i can get it over with! this week is going to be one long panic attack, haha. i'm excited because it seems like alot of friends and family will be there to cheer me along, and i'm REALLY going to need it. i'm pretty much planning on the distractions and music and kat and diane to get me through this race. (note, no reference to any actual skill or muscles or running ability)
eek! is it sunday yet???? i just want this to be over with!!
Monday, November 16, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
The Final Countdown....
8 days to go.....
I have been at the gym all week, using the elliptical and treadmill for about 40 minutes each time.......and I gotta say, i'm pretty nervous. I've been coughing a TON, especially when working out, and my lungs feel like theyre shrunken in half. I'm getting a little nervous about my lung capacity getting me through this race. My muscles feel totally fine, I'm not too worried about them....but...breathing is SLIGHTLY important for running 4.5 hours.
I finally ran with Back On My Feet this morning for the first time in weeks, and, overall it felt great. The first two blocks, I had to stop and have a coughing attack, almost to the point where I was going to puke, and I thought, "well I am f*cked.....".....but I pushed through and focused on my breathing and ran 3 miles total! (a small drop in the bucket compared to 26.2, but still a big step for me not having run in 2 weeks).
I'm going to keep up with my inhaler, focus on deep breathing all week....maybe call my doctor....and see how my 10 mile run goes tomorrow. Ive come too far NOT to do this!!
stay tuned for more marathon race-day info!
I have been at the gym all week, using the elliptical and treadmill for about 40 minutes each time.......and I gotta say, i'm pretty nervous. I've been coughing a TON, especially when working out, and my lungs feel like theyre shrunken in half. I'm getting a little nervous about my lung capacity getting me through this race. My muscles feel totally fine, I'm not too worried about them....but...breathing is SLIGHTLY important for running 4.5 hours.
I finally ran with Back On My Feet this morning for the first time in weeks, and, overall it felt great. The first two blocks, I had to stop and have a coughing attack, almost to the point where I was going to puke, and I thought, "well I am f*cked.....".....but I pushed through and focused on my breathing and ran 3 miles total! (a small drop in the bucket compared to 26.2, but still a big step for me not having run in 2 weeks).
I'm going to keep up with my inhaler, focus on deep breathing all week....maybe call my doctor....and see how my 10 mile run goes tomorrow. Ive come too far NOT to do this!!
stay tuned for more marathon race-day info!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
the fun stuff
so, i've decided that instead of freaking out about how i'm supposed to run 26.2 miles after having the flu........i'm going to think about the fun things momentarily! what do i mean by this?
a) my outfit for race day. kat, diane, and i are going to have a tshirt decorating party this weekend, i'm excited to try out the ideas i have. of course, it will have my name in giant letters so that strangers will cheer for me. i'll post photos later so that people can look for me. still debating hat vs. no hat, and if i should go for the silver pants or not. TBD.
b) post-race partying. starting to plan where I would like to feast after the race, with family and friends......which is exciting to think about- life AFTER the marathon!
c) tattoo!! started sketching out some designs, and i think i want it on my ankle, maybe the inside. or maybe on my left food, not sure yet. I don't have much money for it, so i've got to keep it small, but after the madness of this journey, i definitely want to commemorate it.
d) thank-yous for my sponsors. since I decided to fundraise for Back On My Feet, I'd like to make postcards to send to those who have sponsored me, as a thank you, hopefully with some photos from before/after the race. i always love a fun photoshop project (as most of you know).
e) hair!! i promised myself i'd get a hair cut and maybe change the color after the race, since i won't be brutally assaulting my hair by running for hours in the rain every weekend. i cant WAIT, and oh man, i really need it. bad.
yay!
note, none of things have anything to do with actually RUNNING. i'm trying to forget about that part :)
a) my outfit for race day. kat, diane, and i are going to have a tshirt decorating party this weekend, i'm excited to try out the ideas i have. of course, it will have my name in giant letters so that strangers will cheer for me. i'll post photos later so that people can look for me. still debating hat vs. no hat, and if i should go for the silver pants or not. TBD.
b) post-race partying. starting to plan where I would like to feast after the race, with family and friends......which is exciting to think about- life AFTER the marathon!
c) tattoo!! started sketching out some designs, and i think i want it on my ankle, maybe the inside. or maybe on my left food, not sure yet. I don't have much money for it, so i've got to keep it small, but after the madness of this journey, i definitely want to commemorate it.
d) thank-yous for my sponsors. since I decided to fundraise for Back On My Feet, I'd like to make postcards to send to those who have sponsored me, as a thank you, hopefully with some photos from before/after the race. i always love a fun photoshop project (as most of you know).
e) hair!! i promised myself i'd get a hair cut and maybe change the color after the race, since i won't be brutally assaulting my hair by running for hours in the rain every weekend. i cant WAIT, and oh man, i really need it. bad.
yay!
note, none of things have anything to do with actually RUNNING. i'm trying to forget about that part :)
Monday, November 9, 2009
life after swine....
so i'm finally feeling better, what an awful awful week. i don't wish swine flu on anyone, i could barely move for days and was in the worst pain ever. and when i wasn't sleeping (which, was most of the time), I had this violent cough....i felt like i was possessed with demons. everytime i'd cough while lying down, it was so strong that i'd actually sit up- i seriously must've looked possessed! and after a few days of those belly coughs, my ab muscles were so sore I had to hold my stomach before coughing and brace myself because it hurt so bad.
so anyways, i surived swine flu!
missed an entire week of work, and of running, and a 22-miler last weekend. NOT happy about that.
i've got 13 days until the Marathon!!! now its time to pray i've built up enough strength over the past few months that I can take it "easy" the next 2 weeks and still make it to race day.
i'm headed to the gym tonight to see how I hold up, and am hoping to run 3-4 tomorrow and see how the lungs feel.
wish me luck, i'm gonna need it now more than ever!!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Stupid swine flu
So I'm an emotional mess today....I just got diagnosed with freaking SWINE FLU! How does this happen three weeks before the marathon?? I'm crying as I write this, I'm in so much pain and I've come so far, too far not to be able to run it because of this. To top it off, the world series concludes in a few days, and I've had so much fun watching the games with my friends and now I'm quaranteeed for what could be a crazy exciting few days. I definitely won't be able to go to broad street like this.
To top it off, I've been around my friends a ton the past few days, and I'm feeling so guilty about having possibly passed this misery along to any of them. Like I didn't already feel crappy enough.
My doctor said no running this week, and since I skipped last weekend I'm going to be even father behind, and weakened. What am I going to do????
Ugh, I hope I can recover quickly and still do the marathon but right now I'm pretty worried. Also, work isn't going to be happy, I'm too contageous to go in to the office and we're swamped right now. I feel like I'm letting everyone around me down.
Sigh. And I keep coughing from crying, which makes me cry even more, then cough even more. Help!! :-/
To top it off, I've been around my friends a ton the past few days, and I'm feeling so guilty about having possibly passed this misery along to any of them. Like I didn't already feel crappy enough.
My doctor said no running this week, and since I skipped last weekend I'm going to be even father behind, and weakened. What am I going to do????
Ugh, I hope I can recover quickly and still do the marathon but right now I'm pretty worried. Also, work isn't going to be happy, I'm too contageous to go in to the office and we're swamped right now. I feel like I'm letting everyone around me down.
Sigh. And I keep coughing from crying, which makes me cry even more, then cough even more. Help!! :-/
Thursday, October 29, 2009
WFCs!
how is a girl supposed to train for a marathon when the PHILLIES are in the WORLD SERIES!!!!!
yea, my weekly training is sucking right now......up till 1am for the games doesnt equate to waking up early to run. but i'm still getting my long runs in, so i dont feel TOO far behind, and trying to sneak in some gym workouts when i can at night.
GO PHILS! marathon training can take a back seat just for a week :)
yea, my weekly training is sucking right now......up till 1am for the games doesnt equate to waking up early to run. but i'm still getting my long runs in, so i dont feel TOO far behind, and trying to sneak in some gym workouts when i can at night.
GO PHILS! marathon training can take a back seat just for a week :)
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Suck on that, Nor'easter!
Well it was awful, horrible, miserable, cold, rainy.......but we did it! We ran 20 freakin miles!!!! I actually ran 21, I jogged a mile to meet up with the BOMF family, and the Drexel crew teams, at 6am at city hall. The rain had slowed down, so we set off happily down the parkway. By about mile 3, the rain picked up, and it is colder than it's been since early spring. Ughh. I was running with Kat, Diane, Billy & Fred (2 of the homeless guys training for the marathon too!), Leigh Ann, Sera...and up ahead were more friends and BOMF people.
It was pretty miserable, but there is absolutely no way in this world I couldve done it without them. We turned around at Green Lane in manayunk, I can't believe we ran that far!! I'm going out in manayunk tonite and I'm taking a train there haha I can't believe just this morning we ran there! Not again, thank you very much :)
most of the run it was just me, Kat, and Diane....we had to do 2 more than everyone else too, so we stretched out part of the loop in the city...and watched kats Nike+ to see as we approached 20, then we all started hugging and cheering on broad and lombard! People waiting for the bus were giving us some crazzzy looks!
We did it!! Diane thankfully drove me home, and I ran to 7-11 for a donut and some soda, yummm. Then, the warmest shower of my life, and to ensconce myself in fleece clothing, and curl into bed.
Just woke up from a 4 hour nap, good lord I'm stiff (that's what she said), but I don't feel too horrible yet. And I'm so glad my knee held up! It was definitely hurting most of the way, but it was like the muscle was pushing on the bruising from the inside, so I knew I could push through it.
I am actually excited to get back to running this week, oddly enough. Last week I was burnt out and angry about my knee...now I feel like I can do anything! Including run another 6.2 in 6 weeks ;)
It was pretty miserable, but there is absolutely no way in this world I couldve done it without them. We turned around at Green Lane in manayunk, I can't believe we ran that far!! I'm going out in manayunk tonite and I'm taking a train there haha I can't believe just this morning we ran there! Not again, thank you very much :)
most of the run it was just me, Kat, and Diane....we had to do 2 more than everyone else too, so we stretched out part of the loop in the city...and watched kats Nike+ to see as we approached 20, then we all started hugging and cheering on broad and lombard! People waiting for the bus were giving us some crazzzy looks!
We did it!! Diane thankfully drove me home, and I ran to 7-11 for a donut and some soda, yummm. Then, the warmest shower of my life, and to ensconce myself in fleece clothing, and curl into bed.
Just woke up from a 4 hour nap, good lord I'm stiff (that's what she said), but I don't feel too horrible yet. And I'm so glad my knee held up! It was definitely hurting most of the way, but it was like the muscle was pushing on the bruising from the inside, so I knew I could push through it.
I am actually excited to get back to running this week, oddly enough. Last week I was burnt out and angry about my knee...now I feel like I can do anything! Including run another 6.2 in 6 weeks ;)
Friday, October 16, 2009
holy crap
we're running 20 miles at 6am tomorrow................in freezing rain and snow. holy crap i am nervous. i went to Cherry St and had 3 beers during the phillies game earlier. probably not an awesome life choice, but hopefully i don't pay for it tomorrow. i followed it up with 2 delicious slices of Lazaros pizza (gotta carb up right?) and now i'm just lounging around being lazy and freaking myself out about tomorrow. i'm about to chop up some oranges, get my water bottles/gatorade set up, and then all my tons of layers and layers since its going to be freezing.
the only good thing is that since we're meeting at 6am...........it should take us around 4 hours, so by the time i shower, i should be able to crawl into bed by 11am and sleep all day, hehe.
i hope my knee holds up, and my toenail, and everything else thats falling apart with me.
wish us luck!!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
what a waste of a week
so its been 4 days since I could really exercise, because of how much pain my left knee is still in from my fall last saturday. This SUCKS! I'm supposed to be running 20 miles on Saturday, and should've run a total of around 40 miles this week.........I've run ZERO so far. I cant believe how mangled and bruised and swollen it still is. from stupid tripping. can you tell I'm frustrated??
6 WEEKS till the marathon! thats scary how fast that is going to go.
i'm going to try and run an easy 3 tomorrow with Back on My Feet before the 20 miler on saturday.
blargh........frustrated! want this marathon to be OVER!
in other news, since i havent exercised in 4 days.........i lost 2lbs. i swear to god i have an inverse metabolism.....
wish us luck saturday, running 20 with Kat, Diane, and maybe some of the BOMF crew.......but its supposed to be POURING rain all day. and cold. yipeee!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Things you can do when not training for a marathon: Eat Cheesesteaks
Mmmmm look at that delicious cheessesteak. Tony Luke's? Dalessandro's? Pat's or Geno's? No, no, no, and no. That is from Wogies in the West Village, a bar serving philly style sandwiches and $3 yuengling drafts, ordered, of course, by asking for "a lager". It's a philly bar through and through, with the owner and the bartenders all hailing from the best city in the U.S. of A.
Last night I ducked out of work a half hour early to get there before the game started so i could grab a good seat. best. move. ever. I got the last seat at the bar, and within 15 minutes you couldn't move. The place was packed to the rafters and every single person was a die hard phils fan stuck in nyc. i made friends with a dude originally from cherry hill, one from delaware, and another guy who just moved up here yesterday. For 4 hours it felt like i was back home, all the high fives and jumping up and down with random strangers reminded me of that beautiful night of October 29, 2008. I probably had 3 heart attacks last night, and at one point i think i blacked out. Playoff baseball is back!
Now its time to take care of those Dodgers for the second year in a row. Maybe matt stairs can recreate some of his magic and top it off afterward with another quote about "getting his ass hammered". We can only hope.
Monday, October 12, 2009
OUCH!
well, it finally happened. i joked with my friend danielle lots of times that no one ever falls or gets hurt while running, that its a crazy thought. and saturday, i bit the sidewalk, big time. i was jogging to meet up with everyone from BOMF, and kat & diane, for our saturday 10 mile run.....and coming up to the corner we meet at, i noticed that the group was really large for a saturday, and was trying to see who was there, wasnt paying attention. boom. went FLYING. i tripped, and flew, and slammed into the sidewalk, on my hands and knees, thankfully not my head. i threw my iphone (thankfully it survived), and i didnt even know if i could stand back up right away, it hurt so badly. i looked up and Austin, and one of the bomf guys were running towards me (i was still a block away, so I wasnt sure the group had spotted me yet), and they were helping me up before i knew it. i pulled up my pant legs, and both knees were pretty banged up, along with the palms of both hands.....and the side of one hand (explain how i hit the palm AND the back of my hand in the same fall, haha). so i hobbled to the rest of the group, poured some water on the wounds to clean off some of the gravel.....cried for a few minutes. (yes, i cried, it hurt like hell!!), and started off on a ten mile run!!
it wasnt a horrible run, the weather was nice, good company as always, and lots of friendly faces along the path, but my left knee was really in alot of pain, and i was ready to be done. and VERY glad it was a smaller distance. so i got home, quickly showered, cleaned up all my cuts, and ran out the door for a camping/hiking trip to delaware water gap! it was an AMAZING time, we hiked up to sunfish pond saturday night, probably a 3 mile hike uphill or so. sunday, we hiked Mt. Tammeny, probably about 4 miles of hiking, and 1500 feet of elevation climbed. all the while though, my knee was still really hurting.
well, i'm paying for it today. my left knee is still really really swollen, purple, full of cuts/scrapes, and hurts when i bend it. basically, i'm re-opening the wounds everytime i bend my knee, haha. and hiking and not icing it all weekend has really set me back. i couldnt run this morning, i biked to work and winced in pain everytime i pedalled. basically, i think im going to have to take it slow for a few days. luckily, i dont REALLY bend my knees that much when i run because of my stride, so i might be able to do some easy runs until these wounds heal up. i'm a little worried about the swelling though, hopefully more icing will help.
sigh.....only 6 weeks till the marathon, a 20 mile run next weekend, and this is NOT what i needed to happen!!
so here's a happy photo from my hiking adventures this weekend to cheer things up a bit :)
Friday, October 9, 2009
quick update!
i'm sorry i havent posted in awhile, yikes! quick update- successfully, but barely, completed the MS 150 mile bike ride last weekend. my butt is still sore, a whole week later. in Toe-watch 2009 news, my toe has turned black, haha, its weird, but i'm just waiting for it to fall off! It still hurts, but not quite as bad. i'm getting up for a ten mile run tomorrow, before heading off to a hiking/camping weekend with a great group of friends. so even though the mileage is lower, we'll be doing a ton of hiking, i didnt want to completely kill my legs. i was pretty bad this week, i took 2 days off after the bike ride, ran 6 miles one day, and went to the gym another, then another rest day. bum. i'll kick it back into gear next week for sure, soooo glad the bike ride is behind me. stay tuned for an update after running/hiking/camping!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
the real story about bridget's toe.
this is actually what happened. sorry to out you bridget! but its time you stopped living in filth.
toe update!
i know, i know, you're all on the edge of your seats about the status of my sore toe....
so I mangled my toe this weekend with all my fabulous running.....and I haven't been able to wear shoes since Sunday, haha. I sported flip flops at work yesterday so that I could wear this giant rubber toe protector. Today its finally feeling better, still sore if i touch the top of the nail, but way better. It seems that the nail has separated from the nail bed, and there's a callous underneath it (ew, right?). according to lots of running websites, this is really common, and my nail might eventually fall off, which, apparently will make it feel way better.
i cant believe i'm actually HOPING for my toenail to fall off. running has made me into a weirdo.
in a related story- i tried to find a funny picture of a toe to post, but apparently, googling "cartoon toe" or "funny toe" doesnt come up with anything very good. so, note to self, make some cartoon toes and throw them out on the internet.
ok, now i'm losing it. going to try to run 3 after work and see how it goes!!
so I mangled my toe this weekend with all my fabulous running.....and I haven't been able to wear shoes since Sunday, haha. I sported flip flops at work yesterday so that I could wear this giant rubber toe protector. Today its finally feeling better, still sore if i touch the top of the nail, but way better. It seems that the nail has separated from the nail bed, and there's a callous underneath it (ew, right?). according to lots of running websites, this is really common, and my nail might eventually fall off, which, apparently will make it feel way better.
i cant believe i'm actually HOPING for my toenail to fall off. running has made me into a weirdo.
in a related story- i tried to find a funny picture of a toe to post, but apparently, googling "cartoon toe" or "funny toe" doesnt come up with anything very good. so, note to self, make some cartoon toes and throw them out on the internet.
ok, now i'm losing it. going to try to run 3 after work and see how it goes!!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Weekend warrior
I had a great weekend of running!
Saturday, Kat, Diane, and I set out on a 14 mile run....along Kelly drive and through fairmount/forbidden drive. The weather was beautiful and crisp, a perfect fall day for sure. And Diane had cut up oranges for us as a snack- training is all about trying out what works and what first right? They were sooo refreshing and delicious when we cracked them open around mile 7ish....way better than those chemical filled goo packs!
So I biked home from our run (ugh it's like triathalon training when you don't have a car!) and then my bff matt called to say he'd be picking me up in 20 minutes for Oktoberfest at Brauhaus on south street. Sigh....no rest for the weary :-/ but there were German beers to be drank!
All I wanted was a nap but instead I found myself eating bratwurst and drinking giant mugs of beer! It was fun, but then I was off to meet my family for dinner! Soo tired! I don't think I've ever NOT taken a nap after a long run haha.
And to top it off, this morning was the Parkway run, a 5k for childrens hospital, with bff, grace, Dana, Lauren, Peter and the rest of the sig team. I had no idea how it'd go, how sore I'd be. But- Lauren and matt pushed me along...and then I got a burst of energy towards the end when I thought I'd finish in less than 30 minutes. I finished in 30:11!! That's one of my best times in....well....as long as I can remember. I've always finished 5ks in like 32-34! I was excited!
Then I had to run to the train to go babysit, play with kids all day, and now I'm completely zombified :)
also- my toe is KILLING me!! I keep hearing that you can lose nails from running, eek! I have a feeling it's comin soon! I hope I can run with the pain :-/
Saturday, Kat, Diane, and I set out on a 14 mile run....along Kelly drive and through fairmount/forbidden drive. The weather was beautiful and crisp, a perfect fall day for sure. And Diane had cut up oranges for us as a snack- training is all about trying out what works and what first right? They were sooo refreshing and delicious when we cracked them open around mile 7ish....way better than those chemical filled goo packs!
So I biked home from our run (ugh it's like triathalon training when you don't have a car!) and then my bff matt called to say he'd be picking me up in 20 minutes for Oktoberfest at Brauhaus on south street. Sigh....no rest for the weary :-/ but there were German beers to be drank!
All I wanted was a nap but instead I found myself eating bratwurst and drinking giant mugs of beer! It was fun, but then I was off to meet my family for dinner! Soo tired! I don't think I've ever NOT taken a nap after a long run haha.
And to top it off, this morning was the Parkway run, a 5k for childrens hospital, with bff, grace, Dana, Lauren, Peter and the rest of the sig team. I had no idea how it'd go, how sore I'd be. But- Lauren and matt pushed me along...and then I got a burst of energy towards the end when I thought I'd finish in less than 30 minutes. I finished in 30:11!! That's one of my best times in....well....as long as I can remember. I've always finished 5ks in like 32-34! I was excited!
Then I had to run to the train to go babysit, play with kids all day, and now I'm completely zombified :)
also- my toe is KILLING me!! I keep hearing that you can lose nails from running, eek! I have a feeling it's comin soon! I hope I can run with the pain :-/
Friday, September 25, 2009
pacetats!
ok, i just want to say, i want one of these.....only because they are badass looking and make you look like a serious runner. not because i actually need to pace myself, haha. clearly not trying to break any records here, but how fun is this?
http://www.pacetat.com/PaceTat-Miles.html
Monday, September 21, 2009
cheerleaders wanted!!
one more thing.......while running the PDR yesterday, I got pretty sad about the fact that I didn't have any friends/family to look for along the sidelines. Everyone I knew there was running the race!
So- Calling all friends/family! All I want for my birthday/christmas is lots of people to come and make silly posters/signs for me at the Philly Marathon, on November 22nd! I'm DEFINITELY going to need it then!
and, of course, I still want Dave to be at mile 23ish with a beer for me. the way I see it, my friends can all tailgate the race in manayunk and cheer for me when i get there? haha. and, the more ridiculous the signs are, the better. but warning, i'll probably cry. I almost did yesterday a few times (not sure why, but I was feeling all sorts of waves of emotions during the race).
thats it, come out and cheer me on, thanks, i love you all :)
-b
So- Calling all friends/family! All I want for my birthday/christmas is lots of people to come and make silly posters/signs for me at the Philly Marathon, on November 22nd! I'm DEFINITELY going to need it then!
and, of course, I still want Dave to be at mile 23ish with a beer for me. the way I see it, my friends can all tailgate the race in manayunk and cheer for me when i get there? haha. and, the more ridiculous the signs are, the better. but warning, i'll probably cry. I almost did yesterday a few times (not sure why, but I was feeling all sorts of waves of emotions during the race).
thats it, come out and cheer me on, thanks, i love you all :)
-b
Philly Distance Run!!
This weekend was a flurry of excitement. Saturday, 18 of us went white water rafting in the poconos.......it was a BLAST! and exhausting. and i knew I had the Philly Distance Run (half marathon) on sunday, so I was a little nervous!
So I had to be at the RWA shelter at 6am on Sunday, we had 5 guys from Back on my Feet running the PDR. We all walked together through Love Park, and up to the start near the Art Museum. I finally started realizing, "oh shit, am I ready to run a half marathon today? maybe I shouldve taken this more seriously this week?"
We get to the start, and Fred (one of the homeless guys) and I were planning to run together. It was an absolutely beautiful morning, minus the fact the race has you running directly into the sun for the first 2 miles, haha. So Fred had me running at like, a 9 minute mile pace........I was barely keeping up, and knew there was absolutely no way I was running 13 miles at that pace. Finally around the 2nd mile I had to slow down, and he just took off (thanks alot Fred, haha....just kidding). But after the next mile, I realized I was running just under 10 minute miles on my own. What? I almost always run 11+ minute miles, especially when I'm not keeping up with anyone else!
So I decided I was doing this for as many miles as I could keep it up. At mile 8 or 9, I decided, thats it, I'm running this pace the whoooole race if I can! I was so excited about completely shattering my time from last year's half marathon! I remembered being somewhere around 2:30 and figured maybe I could pull a 2:15 if I kicked my butt into gear.
I felt great, even at mile 11! So great, in fact, that I took advantage of a "Beer Stop" along the side of Kelly Drive. It was the most delicious beer I had ever tasted (probably a natty light or something gross, haha). I was so pumped about how well it was going that I just wanted to celebrate (a little early). I didn't start feeling sluggish and tired until after mile 12, but thankfully the sidelines were packed with people cheering me along.
I finished in 2:10!!! And when i got home, I looked up my time from last year- 2:40! I shaved 30 MINUTES off my time! It was really amazing to see how far I've come in just a year, and really motivated me to get through this marathon.
Plus, once I made my way through the crowds upon crowds of people, and back to the BOMF tent.....I almost cried at how proud I was of our guys. They not only finished their first race, but a half-marathon nonetheless! I dont think any of them really grasp what a major accomplishment that is yet, but I hope they realize that lots of runners never even get that far, let alone people who have only been running for 2-3 months. Absolutely amazing!
So here's some pictures of all of us, pre and post-race.
Up this week- (2) 5 milers, an 8 miler, and a 14 miler this weekend (mixed in with at LEAST a 30 mile bike ride somewhere). Less than 2 weeks until the MS 150, City to Shore bike ride. Starting to get nervous about that, since I've focused sooo much on running the past few months. YIKES!
Thursday, September 10, 2009
yikes....
Last night, I had to get in an 8 mile run....and didnt get to leave work until 6:30. So I knew I had a long run ahead of me....and the rain was looming.
I found a little pouch made of crypton, from a fabric rep, that I was going to use to attempt to protect my iphone, and I set off running.
First of all, a long sleeved tshirt was a HORRIBLE choice, it was a weird combination of mugginess and cool and rainy, and humid. But it was too hot with the long sleeves. And second, my legs felt like lead weights. I couldnt get any sort of "speed" (which, again, is way slower than normal people), and one mile in I didnt see any way i'd make it through 8 miles. Also, my stomach had been bugging me all day (which is why I missed my morning BOMF run).
Anyways, 3 or so miles in, I realize...it is DEFINITELY going to be dark out for the better half of my run. And I'm running along kelly drive, alone.....and there's been so many rapes/attacks lately. So naturally, I spent most of my run scaring myself that someone was going to jump out of every single bush or corner. I was very jumpy, and just imagining the worst.
So much for a relaxing run, right?
And then it got worse....my stomach was KILLING me, and I knew I'd never make it back, 3 more miles to go, without a bathroom break. All I could think of was the picture that Dave posted awhile back, haha. It was dark, I was running a variety of options through my head........and finally, with one mile to go to Lloyd Hall (and bathrooms), a magical port-a-potty appeared. BUT.......it was scary, and dark, and i just saw shadows of giant spiders. It was awful....but it saved me life. And then I sprinted the last mile and a half home, because I was over it. I was over running, and just wanted to be home.
So I went to the grocery store, and made meatballs, and a bunch of healthy stuff....I'm determined to lose weight during this marathon training if it kills me!! And it just might!
So far today I had:
a screwed up smoothie (ice wouldnt crush, so it was like, strawberry soup)
4 mushrooms
1 roma tomato (my obsession)
healthy homemade meatballs, with some marinara, on a wheat bun.
sheesh......i just want to bury my head in a pizza and snickers feast. hehe.
Running 6 tonite, 6 tomorrow, 5k race saturday (plus 3), and biking 30 miles sunday. yikes...
I found a little pouch made of crypton, from a fabric rep, that I was going to use to attempt to protect my iphone, and I set off running.
First of all, a long sleeved tshirt was a HORRIBLE choice, it was a weird combination of mugginess and cool and rainy, and humid. But it was too hot with the long sleeves. And second, my legs felt like lead weights. I couldnt get any sort of "speed" (which, again, is way slower than normal people), and one mile in I didnt see any way i'd make it through 8 miles. Also, my stomach had been bugging me all day (which is why I missed my morning BOMF run).
Anyways, 3 or so miles in, I realize...it is DEFINITELY going to be dark out for the better half of my run. And I'm running along kelly drive, alone.....and there's been so many rapes/attacks lately. So naturally, I spent most of my run scaring myself that someone was going to jump out of every single bush or corner. I was very jumpy, and just imagining the worst.
So much for a relaxing run, right?
And then it got worse....my stomach was KILLING me, and I knew I'd never make it back, 3 more miles to go, without a bathroom break. All I could think of was the picture that Dave posted awhile back, haha. It was dark, I was running a variety of options through my head........and finally, with one mile to go to Lloyd Hall (and bathrooms), a magical port-a-potty appeared. BUT.......it was scary, and dark, and i just saw shadows of giant spiders. It was awful....but it saved me life. And then I sprinted the last mile and a half home, because I was over it. I was over running, and just wanted to be home.
So I went to the grocery store, and made meatballs, and a bunch of healthy stuff....I'm determined to lose weight during this marathon training if it kills me!! And it just might!
So far today I had:
a screwed up smoothie (ice wouldnt crush, so it was like, strawberry soup)
4 mushrooms
1 roma tomato (my obsession)
healthy homemade meatballs, with some marinara, on a wheat bun.
sheesh......i just want to bury my head in a pizza and snickers feast. hehe.
Running 6 tonite, 6 tomorrow, 5k race saturday (plus 3), and biking 30 miles sunday. yikes...
Monday, September 7, 2009
long lonely road
Well this weekend I've been staying home in Paoli visiting my parents, and yesterday called for a 14 mile run. So I mapped out a run that would take me to Radnor, run the 5 mile Radnor Trail, then home. I wasnt sure how this was going to go, running so far by myself, but I was ready with my Fuel Belt, and carried some money, and a granola bar, just in case. I felt like the Bear Grylls of running. I set off along Sugartown Road, which was pretty much the only road I took all the way to the trail. WAY different than city running, in that there was no shoulder, no sidewalk, and cars were not used to seeing a runner along the side of the street. Some of the twists and turns I was actually scared that a car would zip around the corner and slam into me. So it wasnt the most relaxing of runs, but getting to the trail was nice, because its tree covered, and chock full of runners, walkers, bikers, etc. (think: smaller scale of kelly drive- and less Lance Armstrongs zipping along).
I was feeling REALLY great until about mile 11. I was just about out of water/gatorade, in all 4 bottles, and was trudging along at a 12 minute mile pace. A Michael Jackson song came up- Rock with You, and I actually started singing along and felt the urge to dance, haha. But it really motivated me to keep going, which i also found hilarious. At one point I took my headphones out, and realized that my "singing" after running 12+ miles, actually just sounded like squeaking and breathing, haha, but when I was blasting the music at least i felt like i was singing along. I mustve sounded absolutely crazy to anyone driving by who heard me. Also, the entire run, I pondered my marathon weight loss cookbook. I really want to make it happen and have a ton of great ideas. which, i should write down before i forget, haha. And a few ideas for other running related things that i've decided need to be invented. But i cant post them or you'll steal them! hehe.
oh, and my iphone died at 13.8 miles. WORST. that last little bit is when i really need some music pulling me along. that was tough. and then, i couldnt even cool down because my muscles were immediately seizing up after stopping.
And i'm supposed to be able to run 12 more???????????????
no freakin way. I barely wouldve had half a mile more in me. How am I going to be able to do this? Sometimes after runs, I know I have a few more in me, but am just following my training schedule. At this point, I don't see how in a few weeks I'm going to be able to run 16 or 18 or whatever, i really don't. Its almost like a religious feeling....I need to place my faith in this training plan, and trust that its leading me on the right path (literally), but I just cant forsee it. So i'm trying to remain optimistic, and know that if i follow all my runs, the mileage will come. but sheesh. i was really wiped out yesterday.
on that note- off to go bike 20 miles, since the MS 150 is quickly approaching as well!
remind me never to train for a marathon AND a 150 mile bike ride at the same time? k, thanks!
-bridge
I was feeling REALLY great until about mile 11. I was just about out of water/gatorade, in all 4 bottles, and was trudging along at a 12 minute mile pace. A Michael Jackson song came up- Rock with You, and I actually started singing along and felt the urge to dance, haha. But it really motivated me to keep going, which i also found hilarious. At one point I took my headphones out, and realized that my "singing" after running 12+ miles, actually just sounded like squeaking and breathing, haha, but when I was blasting the music at least i felt like i was singing along. I mustve sounded absolutely crazy to anyone driving by who heard me. Also, the entire run, I pondered my marathon weight loss cookbook. I really want to make it happen and have a ton of great ideas. which, i should write down before i forget, haha. And a few ideas for other running related things that i've decided need to be invented. But i cant post them or you'll steal them! hehe.
oh, and my iphone died at 13.8 miles. WORST. that last little bit is when i really need some music pulling me along. that was tough. and then, i couldnt even cool down because my muscles were immediately seizing up after stopping.
And i'm supposed to be able to run 12 more???????????????
no freakin way. I barely wouldve had half a mile more in me. How am I going to be able to do this? Sometimes after runs, I know I have a few more in me, but am just following my training schedule. At this point, I don't see how in a few weeks I'm going to be able to run 16 or 18 or whatever, i really don't. Its almost like a religious feeling....I need to place my faith in this training plan, and trust that its leading me on the right path (literally), but I just cant forsee it. So i'm trying to remain optimistic, and know that if i follow all my runs, the mileage will come. but sheesh. i was really wiped out yesterday.
on that note- off to go bike 20 miles, since the MS 150 is quickly approaching as well!
remind me never to train for a marathon AND a 150 mile bike ride at the same time? k, thanks!
-bridge
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Number crunching
So today I crunched some numbers....wrap your minds around this:
August- I ran a total of 85.8 miles, for a daily average of 2.7 miles a day. Not too shabby right?
BUT....I projected some numbers for September...
September's projected total mileage: 145.5 miles (plus there's some long bike rides scheduled for the MS150 training)
projected daily average of 4.85 miles.
Meep! That's alotta miles :)
I think if I can survive September, and get through the MS City to Shore, 150 mile bike ride, plus the Philly Distance Run, plus 2 smaller 5k races, then October will be a breeze, right?
Goodbye, Social Life, see you in November!
August- I ran a total of 85.8 miles, for a daily average of 2.7 miles a day. Not too shabby right?
BUT....I projected some numbers for September...
September's projected total mileage: 145.5 miles (plus there's some long bike rides scheduled for the MS150 training)
projected daily average of 4.85 miles.
Meep! That's alotta miles :)
I think if I can survive September, and get through the MS City to Shore, 150 mile bike ride, plus the Philly Distance Run, plus 2 smaller 5k races, then October will be a breeze, right?
Goodbye, Social Life, see you in November!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
one month down!
so i realized this morning, when i flipped my training calendar to a new page, that i've been in "official" marathon training for a whole month. kinda crazy how fast its going, and how far i've gone so far already (literally)
it was a little sad to flip the page, because it was nice seeing all the checkboxes filled in, with all the runs i've completed.....to a new month, and a page of glaringly empty boxes. It was also daunting to see the mileage leap this month. I guess the first month got kind of comfortable, with my weeks filled with 3's, 4's, some 6's, and then the long runs. This month i'll be facing some 8's and 9's during the week, which is something i'm not used to, and a little intimidating!
a quick update, since i haven't posted lately: two weeks ago we ran a very rainy, and very inspirational 12 miles with some of the guys from BOMF and my friends Kat and Diane, and other BOMF volunteers. It was an amazing run, and really got me back in the groove of training since I had missed the long run the weekend before. Last saturday we did yet another rainy 10 miler, with the same group, which was awesome. Not quite as easy for me, since I was having some rumblings in my tummy, and I ended up being sick the rest of the day. But I survived!
So yesterday, we woke up to some nice cool fall-like weather.....and what did I do instead of running? Laid around on my couch watching DVDs of Madmen, haha. oops. I had a dr's appt in the morning (yes, the "tummy alien" drama is still on-going, no real updates yet), and thought i'd run at night. I thought wrong!
So I was determined to make up that 4-miler, and not miss a run. This morning I ran a nice, easy 3.5 miles around Rittenhouse, all the way down to about 7th & walnut, then back. Of course, when I get in to work this morning, I hear about a girl being attacked on 21st & Locust (um, RIGHT down the street from me!) which left me a little freaked out, since I ran by there this morning, and walk by there at night ALL the time going to the gym. I'll be going to the store to get mace/pepper spray sometime this week for sure.
Tonite I'm going to make it a double-header by running 7 miles after work. I'm looking forward to it!
However....as I weighed myself this morning, and wrote it on the calendar.....I looked back a month ago, and realized....i GAINED 1lb this month! what the hell???? I'm tracking all my calories, i've cut back drinking a ton, and i'm eating healthy. what gives???? Its like fat is permanently glued to my body. So my goal for this month is to do some research on what foods I should eat when, to best repair muscles after runs, prep for long runs, etc. In a dream world, I'd love to write a cookbook about how to eat AND lose weight during marathon training. But alas, I wouldn't be a very good test dummy for this, since I cant seem to figure it out myself.
although i'm sure my daily Snickers doesnt help ;) but- its got peanuts and protein! haha. i started tracking my measurements too, maybe that will help me feel better about this, at least if i'm losing inches and not pounds.
I've got a 14 miler coming up this weekend, that will be the longest i've EVER run in my life, i'm both excited AND nervous!
it was a little sad to flip the page, because it was nice seeing all the checkboxes filled in, with all the runs i've completed.....to a new month, and a page of glaringly empty boxes. It was also daunting to see the mileage leap this month. I guess the first month got kind of comfortable, with my weeks filled with 3's, 4's, some 6's, and then the long runs. This month i'll be facing some 8's and 9's during the week, which is something i'm not used to, and a little intimidating!
a quick update, since i haven't posted lately: two weeks ago we ran a very rainy, and very inspirational 12 miles with some of the guys from BOMF and my friends Kat and Diane, and other BOMF volunteers. It was an amazing run, and really got me back in the groove of training since I had missed the long run the weekend before. Last saturday we did yet another rainy 10 miler, with the same group, which was awesome. Not quite as easy for me, since I was having some rumblings in my tummy, and I ended up being sick the rest of the day. But I survived!
So yesterday, we woke up to some nice cool fall-like weather.....and what did I do instead of running? Laid around on my couch watching DVDs of Madmen, haha. oops. I had a dr's appt in the morning (yes, the "tummy alien" drama is still on-going, no real updates yet), and thought i'd run at night. I thought wrong!
So I was determined to make up that 4-miler, and not miss a run. This morning I ran a nice, easy 3.5 miles around Rittenhouse, all the way down to about 7th & walnut, then back. Of course, when I get in to work this morning, I hear about a girl being attacked on 21st & Locust (um, RIGHT down the street from me!) which left me a little freaked out, since I ran by there this morning, and walk by there at night ALL the time going to the gym. I'll be going to the store to get mace/pepper spray sometime this week for sure.
Tonite I'm going to make it a double-header by running 7 miles after work. I'm looking forward to it!
However....as I weighed myself this morning, and wrote it on the calendar.....I looked back a month ago, and realized....i GAINED 1lb this month! what the hell???? I'm tracking all my calories, i've cut back drinking a ton, and i'm eating healthy. what gives???? Its like fat is permanently glued to my body. So my goal for this month is to do some research on what foods I should eat when, to best repair muscles after runs, prep for long runs, etc. In a dream world, I'd love to write a cookbook about how to eat AND lose weight during marathon training. But alas, I wouldn't be a very good test dummy for this, since I cant seem to figure it out myself.
although i'm sure my daily Snickers doesnt help ;) but- its got peanuts and protein! haha. i started tracking my measurements too, maybe that will help me feel better about this, at least if i'm losing inches and not pounds.
I've got a 14 miler coming up this weekend, that will be the longest i've EVER run in my life, i'm both excited AND nervous!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
on the road again....
first, i wonder how long before i run out of "witty" (using that term loosely) titles for posts about running. probably soon. i'll apologize in advance for their lame-ness.
anyways....i had a good 5 mile run this morning.........that I think was actually 6, because i cant do math? my iphone running app reset itself, and i think i did the math wrong, and ran 5.8 accidentally. oh well! i iced my knees at work. i mustve felt really cool with a plastic bag of ice rubberbanded over my work pants, haha. god i'm nerdy.
i sent out a mass email to friends today (if i had their email addresses, so don't feel left out!), for playlist requests, i'm excited to get some new tunes to run with. you know the playlist is old when Mariah Carey's All i want for CHRISTMAS is on there. sheesh.
here are some things i've been pondering to distract myself from the fact that 26.2 miles is terrifying me right now:
1) the post-marathon commemorative tiny tattoo i want to get somewhere.
2) the frame and how i'm going to display my medal, bib number, photo, etc. will be a fun little graphics project to make my own layout for the backdrop in the frame.
3) what outfit or fun things i want to wear. some options include, shiny silver spandex pants, a ballerina tutu, and most likely a Back On My Feet shirt that all my team members have signed, as inspiration :)
thats all for now.....up next, 5 miler tomorrow.......12 MILES on saturday! meep! thats practically a half marathon! am i ready for this? stay tuned!
anyways....i had a good 5 mile run this morning.........that I think was actually 6, because i cant do math? my iphone running app reset itself, and i think i did the math wrong, and ran 5.8 accidentally. oh well! i iced my knees at work. i mustve felt really cool with a plastic bag of ice rubberbanded over my work pants, haha. god i'm nerdy.
i sent out a mass email to friends today (if i had their email addresses, so don't feel left out!), for playlist requests, i'm excited to get some new tunes to run with. you know the playlist is old when Mariah Carey's All i want for CHRISTMAS is on there. sheesh.
here are some things i've been pondering to distract myself from the fact that 26.2 miles is terrifying me right now:
1) the post-marathon commemorative tiny tattoo i want to get somewhere.
2) the frame and how i'm going to display my medal, bib number, photo, etc. will be a fun little graphics project to make my own layout for the backdrop in the frame.
3) what outfit or fun things i want to wear. some options include, shiny silver spandex pants, a ballerina tutu, and most likely a Back On My Feet shirt that all my team members have signed, as inspiration :)
thats all for now.....up next, 5 miler tomorrow.......12 MILES on saturday! meep! thats practically a half marathon! am i ready for this? stay tuned!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
What not to do when running a marathon...
if bridget ends up looking like this she will not be getting a hug at the finish line. you have to draw the line somewhere.
movin along...
ok, week three update.....well, its sort of like week two. last week i didnt get in the mileage i shouldve, and was at the shore for the weekend, so i didnt get my long run in either. boo.
BUT, on saturday, it was Back On My Feet's annual Beach Day, at wildwood, so i met everyone there bright and early, and we ran 3.5 miles on the boardwalk, which was an awesome experience. i'm so grateful i was able to get over there, run, splash in the ocean with the guys (many of whom had never really been in the ocean before!!) then head back to ocean city. but....now i need to kick it in to gear and really stick to my schedule this week.
last night i ran a very very hot 3 miles after work. yuck, running in the evening in this heat SUCKS.
so, i told myself i HAD to wake up and run my 6 miler this morning. i've tried, and failed, many many times to wake up and run by myself on non-Back On My Feet mornings.
and i did!! i ran 6 miles this morning, it was a bit slower paced than i had hoped, but it was still hot, even at 6am. and it said to make it a "hilly" 6 miles, so i ran up some of the crazy steep ramps at the art museum, and the market street ramp off the path, hehe. i'm paying for it now, i'm a little stiff and sore sitting at my desk, but i'll stretch out later again.
now to run another 5 tomorrow, 5 friday, and 12 on saturday....meep!
BUT, on saturday, it was Back On My Feet's annual Beach Day, at wildwood, so i met everyone there bright and early, and we ran 3.5 miles on the boardwalk, which was an awesome experience. i'm so grateful i was able to get over there, run, splash in the ocean with the guys (many of whom had never really been in the ocean before!!) then head back to ocean city. but....now i need to kick it in to gear and really stick to my schedule this week.
last night i ran a very very hot 3 miles after work. yuck, running in the evening in this heat SUCKS.
so, i told myself i HAD to wake up and run my 6 miler this morning. i've tried, and failed, many many times to wake up and run by myself on non-Back On My Feet mornings.
and i did!! i ran 6 miles this morning, it was a bit slower paced than i had hoped, but it was still hot, even at 6am. and it said to make it a "hilly" 6 miles, so i ran up some of the crazy steep ramps at the art museum, and the market street ramp off the path, hehe. i'm paying for it now, i'm a little stiff and sore sitting at my desk, but i'll stretch out later again.
now to run another 5 tomorrow, 5 friday, and 12 on saturday....meep!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
hot, muggy, with a chance of frustration
so, week two is off to a much rockier start than week 1. mostly because its about 1000 degrees out, with 100% humidity, and its making it VERY hard to be inspired to go out and run 6 miles. yesterday I was supposed to run 4 miles, but it was too darn hot, so I went to the gym, thinking, "oh, i'll just do it on a treadmill instead" but i forgot one important thing....
I HATE treadmills!
i managed to run 2.5 miles before wanting to kill myself, at a pace of.....13:00 miles!! haha. thats the real reason i hate treadmills, if i go any faster than 12:30, i feel like i'm going to fly off and crash into some unsuspecting treadmill behind me. worst.
i'm a little frustrated because i need to either a) learn to love treadmills, because i have at least another month of awful hotness and mugginess. b) deal with the heat and humidity and get out there and run. c) learn to wake up crazy early every day and get my runs in. luckily my 5:30am runs with Back On My Feet will be a good chance to get some of the early morning miles in, i just have to make sure and go 3 times a week now!
Another thing frustrating me to no end, is the fact that I'm not losing weight like I want to be. I'm tracking every single calorie that I eat, and even the exercise calories that i'm "earning" so that I don't eat too little. what am i doing wrong?? no matter what, i stay the same weight. which, i guess is good, but its frustrating. i almost want to go to a nutritionist and figure out what i am doing wrong! i'm packing all my lunches, cooking healthy things, i just dont get it. its infuriating.
and to top things off, my friend sent me this article today-
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1914857,00.html
so apparently exercising can actually make it HARDER to lose weight? Great. Just Great.
so, for now, i'm going to keep eating snickers (dont worry, i'm tracking the calories!) and i'm going to attempt to run 6 miles outside tonite, if all else fails i can do 2 on the treadmill of torture.
-Bridge
Thursday, August 6, 2009
week one : so far so good
quick recap of my training so far this week:
Monday: ran 2 miles, and 2 miles (4 total), at a "fast" pace (fast for me)
Tuesday: had a really strong 6 mile run after work, there was a nice breeze, but it was still humid and hot as heck. iced up the knee later on!
Wednesday: bought new running shoes!! was scheduled to run 4 miles, but instead....I ran 2.7 to my company softball game, drank some beers, ate a hot dog, and ran 2.7 back home :) yes, that second leg was much slower, but it was fun, and i'm glad i got my miles in (plus a little extra!)
Thursday: Thank GOD its a rest day! i am exhausted....and a little stiff. going to stretch out alot today, probably ice up the knee (even though the new shoes felt great), and get ready for a 4 miler early tomorrow morning with BOMF!
i actually think i can do this! (now ask me again in 4 weeks...)
-Bridge
Monday: ran 2 miles, and 2 miles (4 total), at a "fast" pace (fast for me)
Tuesday: had a really strong 6 mile run after work, there was a nice breeze, but it was still humid and hot as heck. iced up the knee later on!
Wednesday: bought new running shoes!! was scheduled to run 4 miles, but instead....I ran 2.7 to my company softball game, drank some beers, ate a hot dog, and ran 2.7 back home :) yes, that second leg was much slower, but it was fun, and i'm glad i got my miles in (plus a little extra!)
Thursday: Thank GOD its a rest day! i am exhausted....and a little stiff. going to stretch out alot today, probably ice up the knee (even though the new shoes felt great), and get ready for a 4 miler early tomorrow morning with BOMF!
i actually think i can do this! (now ask me again in 4 weeks...)
-Bridge
Monday, August 3, 2009
off and running...
ok.....so today marks the OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL start of my training program! woo-hoo!
but first, i just read dave's previous post....and am really sad to not have someone to train with, i was especially looking forward to having him there for the longer 15+ mile runs :( its going to be a long lonely road of loneliness.
BUT.....whether he likes it or not, his new job is to be along the sidelines, somewhere near manayunk, between the 20-26 mile mark....with a delicious beer for me to snag a sip of, haha. thats all i really want in life. someone to hand me beer. just kidding.....sort of....
i'm excited to have a cheerleader, but i'm really saddened he cant be running along side of me. i'm hoping he gets to the doctor, gets healed up, and can sign up for the half marathon, so at least he'll be there for the first 13! my mom had planned to run the half with me, but she just found out she has a stress fracture, and isnt allowed to run. everyone's dropping like flies!
so, godspeed to my mom and dave. hurry and get better so i can have my running buddies back!
also, it still looks like i'll need surgery to have this lump removed sometime soon....i'm hoping the recovery period doesnt set me back on my training, aka i hope its sooner rather than later. i'll keep you posted on that one too...
but on to happy news- I ran 4 miles this morning (ok, i had to do two 2-mile runs because of a dr's appointment) at a 10:15 pace! which....is a FAR cry better than my typical 12-minute mile runs! it felt great! anyone who's run with me before can atest to the fact thats really fast for me, haha. my knee is a little achey, but i'm hoping new sneakers on wednesday can cure that right up, i've been stretching and icing anyways.
i'm going to do 6 miles tomorrow, and excited to dive into training full force.
also.....ive started daydreaming about the tattoo i want to get once i finish a marathon......i'll post a few options once i have a chance to sketch them out :)
happy running!
but first, i just read dave's previous post....and am really sad to not have someone to train with, i was especially looking forward to having him there for the longer 15+ mile runs :( its going to be a long lonely road of loneliness.
BUT.....whether he likes it or not, his new job is to be along the sidelines, somewhere near manayunk, between the 20-26 mile mark....with a delicious beer for me to snag a sip of, haha. thats all i really want in life. someone to hand me beer. just kidding.....sort of....
i'm excited to have a cheerleader, but i'm really saddened he cant be running along side of me. i'm hoping he gets to the doctor, gets healed up, and can sign up for the half marathon, so at least he'll be there for the first 13! my mom had planned to run the half with me, but she just found out she has a stress fracture, and isnt allowed to run. everyone's dropping like flies!
so, godspeed to my mom and dave. hurry and get better so i can have my running buddies back!
also, it still looks like i'll need surgery to have this lump removed sometime soon....i'm hoping the recovery period doesnt set me back on my training, aka i hope its sooner rather than later. i'll keep you posted on that one too...
but on to happy news- I ran 4 miles this morning (ok, i had to do two 2-mile runs because of a dr's appointment) at a 10:15 pace! which....is a FAR cry better than my typical 12-minute mile runs! it felt great! anyone who's run with me before can atest to the fact thats really fast for me, haha. my knee is a little achey, but i'm hoping new sneakers on wednesday can cure that right up, i've been stretching and icing anyways.
i'm going to do 6 miles tomorrow, and excited to dive into training full force.
also.....ive started daydreaming about the tattoo i want to get once i finish a marathon......i'll post a few options once i have a chance to sketch them out :)
happy running!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Cheerleader?
Well after a few more attempts at running i've had the same results. Basically my knee shuts down after 2 miles. This past weekend I was visiting my dad and went to Strathmere beach by myself. I decided to try to run to Ocean City and back, what I believed to be 1-1.5 miles each way, not that i actually looked at a map. Well it was more like 2.25 miles there. It was about 90+ degrees, humid, and i was running with no water. I got about 2 miles when my knee started hurting again, but had to keep going because i needed get off the highway and reach water. I found an ice cream truck and had myself a delicious deer park. Then i called the old man to come pick me up in ocean city and take me back to strathmere because my knee wasn't taking me anywhere... lame. so things are no better on this front. i've tried a few other times between the last blog post and now, all with the same results. Its not looking very promising for the marathon, especially since i'm supposed to really start training this monday. we'll see. if it doesn't work out i fully intend to cheer bridget on from the sidelines and hope that i can get the knee situation figured out and train for a spring marathon. Tomorrow i'll give another shot at running, but am not very optimistic, considering my knee is sore just sitting here watching tv. what am i a 50 year old man? jamie moyer is still pitching in the bigs at like 93 years old and i can't even run more than 2 miles without my knee falling apart. something isn't right. anyway if i can't do it i'm going to be bridget's biggest cheerleader and make sure she gets across the finish line. in the mean time i'm going to have to find something else to fill my time. i think i'll start brewing some beer.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
good news and bad news....
so, between dave and I, this blog so far hasnt proven extremely inspirational, haha. we're kind of in shambles. BUT......i have good news and bad news...
the good news: i dont have appendicitis
the bad news: i do, however, have a mysterious golfball sized mass in my intestine? what that means, i still don't know. right now it looks like there will be a surgery in my future to remove it, according to my doctor. so, what this means for training, remains to be seen.
otherwise, i got the go-ahead last night to run from my doctor, as long as i "take it easy"....which, luckily, is the speed i run at anyways ;)
so this morning, I had a great 4.5 miles (3 with BOMF, 1.5 on my own), and i'm excited to start the official training schedule on monday!!
my knees are a little sore, but i think i need to get new shoes asap. since joining BOMF in january, i've put way more miles on than I typically would (got this pair for christmas).
so, off i go!
-bridget
the good news: i dont have appendicitis
the bad news: i do, however, have a mysterious golfball sized mass in my intestine? what that means, i still don't know. right now it looks like there will be a surgery in my future to remove it, according to my doctor. so, what this means for training, remains to be seen.
otherwise, i got the go-ahead last night to run from my doctor, as long as i "take it easy"....which, luckily, is the speed i run at anyways ;)
so this morning, I had a great 4.5 miles (3 with BOMF, 1.5 on my own), and i'm excited to start the official training schedule on monday!!
my knees are a little sore, but i think i need to get new shoes asap. since joining BOMF in january, i've put way more miles on than I typically would (got this pair for christmas).
so, off i go!
-bridget
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Stupid appendix
About two weeks ago, when I was at All Good...I had horrific stomach pains for about 24 hours. I had told myself if they lasted through the night I'd go to the ER but thankfully they faded enough to enjoy the festival and the weekend. So when I got home, I noticed a dull pain continued in the same area, right side of my belly.
Everyone I told this to immediately said "appendix?" which scared me into finally seeing the doctor. Now, this week, at the same time, I've also been lucky enough to get a lovely cold/cough/runny nose. Good times.
Quick backstory- I lost my calendar when my iPhone died a month ago.
So I call my dr on Monday to make an appt. "well we already have one scheduled for you, as a follow up from january for tomorrow night"
Wow! How about THAT for lucky!?!
Sike...the doctor decides I need a cat scan, and the disasterous mess that unfolds between my insurance & doctors office just trying to schedule the scan over the next 3 days is so ridiculous I still can't believe it. A total of over 40 phone calls by me, in 2 days, countless tears, and zero cat scans. Basically my insurance had me as the wrong primary care dr, so the doctor i've been seeing for 9 months wasn't authorized to send me for it, blah blah blah. Add in a horrible health system giving me the run around & bad nurses (oh yes, the University of Pennsylvania....Penn hospital, maybe you've heard of them? Just a small place.........that owns all of Philly!!)
All I could think was that if this WAS my appendix, I was a ticking time bomb, literally waiting to burst, and I was trapped in a paperwork
nightmare.
Finally Friday I got an emergency ultrasound. Which determined there's enough wrong that I need a cat scan (wait, wasn't that the original plan? Hmmmm) so now I'm off to the ER since they will actually help me.
Basically....running hasn't gone great all week, I've done a few 3 milers, but I've been tired & sick. I'm going to run 5 right now before we head to the ER. Hopefully it's not my appendix & I can kick up training. But I'm worried what'll happen if I need surgery :(
stay tuned...
Everyone I told this to immediately said "appendix?" which scared me into finally seeing the doctor. Now, this week, at the same time, I've also been lucky enough to get a lovely cold/cough/runny nose. Good times.
Quick backstory- I lost my calendar when my iPhone died a month ago.
So I call my dr on Monday to make an appt. "well we already have one scheduled for you, as a follow up from january for tomorrow night"
Wow! How about THAT for lucky!?!
Sike...the doctor decides I need a cat scan, and the disasterous mess that unfolds between my insurance & doctors office just trying to schedule the scan over the next 3 days is so ridiculous I still can't believe it. A total of over 40 phone calls by me, in 2 days, countless tears, and zero cat scans. Basically my insurance had me as the wrong primary care dr, so the doctor i've been seeing for 9 months wasn't authorized to send me for it, blah blah blah. Add in a horrible health system giving me the run around & bad nurses (oh yes, the University of Pennsylvania....Penn hospital, maybe you've heard of them? Just a small place.........that owns all of Philly!!)
All I could think was that if this WAS my appendix, I was a ticking time bomb, literally waiting to burst, and I was trapped in a paperwork
nightmare.
Finally Friday I got an emergency ultrasound. Which determined there's enough wrong that I need a cat scan (wait, wasn't that the original plan? Hmmmm) so now I'm off to the ER since they will actually help me.
Basically....running hasn't gone great all week, I've done a few 3 milers, but I've been tired & sick. I'm going to run 5 right now before we head to the ER. Hopefully it's not my appendix & I can kick up training. But I'm worried what'll happen if I need surgery :(
stay tuned...
Monday, July 20, 2009
gettin Back On MY Feet....
So instead of running (because I'm too poor for constant race fees), I volunteered at Back On My Feet's 20in24 race this weekend, handing out water.
a guy from our team ran 53 miles in 24 hours! Another guy who used to be on our team (but now leads a different team), ran like, 73 miles?? Thats two and three MARATHONS!
well, i feel very inadequate now.
But, after a week of missing my morning runs with BOMF, i got out there this morning and ran a great 3 miles with one of the guys, Robert. Its not 53....but, its a start? I'm hoping to run about 25 miles this week, I really need to stop screwing around since the "official" training starts in 2 weeks. yikes.
and hopefully dave's knee heals up so we can do some long weekend runs together sometime soon!!
i've definitely got a case of the mondays. i'll check in at the end of the week when hopefully i've run lots and lots of miles :)
-Bridge
a guy from our team ran 53 miles in 24 hours! Another guy who used to be on our team (but now leads a different team), ran like, 73 miles?? Thats two and three MARATHONS!
well, i feel very inadequate now.
But, after a week of missing my morning runs with BOMF, i got out there this morning and ran a great 3 miles with one of the guys, Robert. Its not 53....but, its a start? I'm hoping to run about 25 miles this week, I really need to stop screwing around since the "official" training starts in 2 weeks. yikes.
and hopefully dave's knee heals up so we can do some long weekend runs together sometime soon!!
i've definitely got a case of the mondays. i'll check in at the end of the week when hopefully i've run lots and lots of miles :)
-Bridge
Friday, July 17, 2009
Achy breaky knee
An update is long overdue on my part. The past week has just been a little frustrating and so giving a recap wasn't exactly at the top of my to-do list. Last week, after a nice and easy 4 mile run, my knee began to hurt. I ran that morning and after sitting at work all day it started to feel stiff, and walking -- especially up and down stairs -- became an unpleasant task. I tried stretching it out and icing it down when I got home, which helped momentarily but not fully. The next morning I woke up early and got ready to run 5 miles. My knee felt a little uncomfortable, but nothing terrible; I figured it would go away once I got warmed up and started moving. After a mile it started to hurt. After another quarter mile even more. I though to myself, "Just push through it, the pain will go away". No such luck. Just shy of two miles i was reduced to a limp, running through the park hardly able to bend my leg. I'm sure I was a site to behold, trying to swing my left leg in front of me rather than run like a normal human . OK there was a problem. Discouraged I walked back home, stretched it out, iced it, etc.That day I didn't exactly walk, but gimped around. Well that can't be good. Now I decided to give running a rest for a couple days and let it recover. I took a trip to Rite-Aid and dropped $50 on knee and pain products. I bought myself an ACE knee brace, a hot/cold wrap, and a bottle of 1,000 aspirin. The next day the ol' knee was slightly improved, and by Sunday it felt alright again. Still a little sore, but I wasn't limping so I gave it another shot. Again, after one mile, it began to hurt again, but this time I decided not to push it, cut my losses and walked home. For the past week I kept did no running, but tried to figure out why my knee was so f'd up.
There are two main things that I think have been causing it:
- I may need different shoes. After looking at my running soles and checking out my foot I realized that I have a high arch, more than normal. This causes my stride to land on the outside of the foot and then my foot/ankle kind of turns inward after impact. That can't be good on the knees. I'm gonna get myself to a good running store, see if my self diagnosis is correct, and if so what they recommend.
- I tried to do too many miles too quickly that first week of training. I went from running about 12 miles a week to trying to do 25. As my friend Mike pointed out, its best to stick to the 10% rule -- increasing weekly mileage by only 10% each week. i.e. increasing it by 100% was probably not a good idea. I think for the next two weeks I'll concentrate on short runs, about 3-4 miles, four times per week. I'll see how that feels and then start increasing my mileage. This means I may fall behind my mileage pace to get up to marathon length, but I'd rather keep my knees healthy and at worst I have to settle for doing the half-marathon. Not the end of the world.
UPDATE: Well after giving a go at this 3-miles at a time plan, I've had not so promising results. The knee felt a little uncomfortable from the start but no serious pain. I made it about 2 miles and then the pain set in. I went another quarter mile felt some sharp pains and then stopped, stretched, and took a slightly painful walk home. Great. Well tomorrow I'll take a trip to the running store, see if new shoes will help and then give it another shot. Right now this is just very frustrating more than anything. If it was just muscle pain that would be one thing, that's something that I can just run through. But this knee problem makes it difficult to simply bend my knee and the shooting pain is a totally different sensation than plain soreness. Its also worth noting that this isn't exactly a new development; the same thing happened last summer when I tried to running regularly and picking up my mileage.
I'm open to advice from anyone who has experienced similar problems or who has a little more knowledge in this area. Stay tuned, hopefully I can get through a full run this weekend. Time's a wasting!
storm chaser
so last night, i was determined to get in a 6 mile run, before going out to celebrate my lovely roommate Liddy's bday. I saw on the weather that we were supposed to get some storms, but totally ignored it anyways. So i set out on kelly drive, using my new iphone & a new app called Distance which tells you distance, time, and pace (although i SERIOUSLY doubt the accuracy of this). It started off well, even though the silly app said i was running a 15min mile, haha, which, is almost impossible (i knew i was somewhere around 11).
At around 2 miles out, the sky ahead of me was turning pitch black and yet weirdly light, like from the movie Twister, and I kept having these internal struggles. "Do I turn around at 2 miles and get in a solid 4 mile run before the storm hits? Do I keep going? Can I camp out somewhere if the rain hits, so as not to ruin my brand new iphone??"
I decided there was no way i was NOT running 6 miles! so i trudged on, heading right into the darkness.
I finally hit the 3 mile turn-around point, and was almost exactly where the sunny sky and the dark clouds met. Once I turned around, I knew the storm was right on my tail, and I was going to have to book it if I wanted to stay out of the rain. Now, don't get me wrong, i actually LOVE running in the rain, I was just panicking about my new iphone getting wet, hehe. So at this point, I started sprinting (ok, well, sprinting for me, is like, a slow pace for normal people, haha), and I kept looking over my shoulder and watching the storm creep closer and closer.
I was actually outrunning it! I couldnt believe it!
And then I felt some droplets of rain.... so I ran faster and faster, even though I had 1.5 more miles, I was running like I was almost at the finish line of a race. It felt great!
and then the skies opened up on me......
Moral of the story: Its probably physically impossible to outrun a storm that is moving 20mph, but, trying to outrun it is a really good way to boost your training!
ps- I put my iphone in my pants, so don't worry, it didnt get ruined. thankfully!
At around 2 miles out, the sky ahead of me was turning pitch black and yet weirdly light, like from the movie Twister, and I kept having these internal struggles. "Do I turn around at 2 miles and get in a solid 4 mile run before the storm hits? Do I keep going? Can I camp out somewhere if the rain hits, so as not to ruin my brand new iphone??"
I decided there was no way i was NOT running 6 miles! so i trudged on, heading right into the darkness.
I finally hit the 3 mile turn-around point, and was almost exactly where the sunny sky and the dark clouds met. Once I turned around, I knew the storm was right on my tail, and I was going to have to book it if I wanted to stay out of the rain. Now, don't get me wrong, i actually LOVE running in the rain, I was just panicking about my new iphone getting wet, hehe. So at this point, I started sprinting (ok, well, sprinting for me, is like, a slow pace for normal people, haha), and I kept looking over my shoulder and watching the storm creep closer and closer.
I was actually outrunning it! I couldnt believe it!
And then I felt some droplets of rain.... so I ran faster and faster, even though I had 1.5 more miles, I was running like I was almost at the finish line of a race. It felt great!
and then the skies opened up on me......
Moral of the story: Its probably physically impossible to outrun a storm that is moving 20mph, but, trying to outrun it is a really good way to boost your training!
ps- I put my iphone in my pants, so don't worry, it didnt get ruined. thankfully!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
epic fail.
so, i havent ran in exactly a week.
yikes.
all the non-sleep while i was at All Good has caught up to me, and i've been a zombie all week. but these are all excuses, and i really really need to just get out and run. especially now that i have my fancy new iphone with a fancy app that tracks mileage and pace and everything. i just feel so tired all the time.
trying to find motivation/time to get back on track :( any tips advice? besides simply, "just do it"?
le sigh.
-Bridget
ps- i really feel like eating a pile of cannolis today. just thought i'd share that one.
Monday, July 13, 2009
starting from square one....
so, i just spent 4 days partying on a mountaintop with 40,000 of my closest hippie friends at All Good Festival.................and am pretty sure i have completely de-railed my training. 4 days of drinking, and not running, and i'm not looking forward to my 4 mile run tonite. i'm completely exhausted from getting barely any sleep and sore from sleeping on the ground, so we'll see how this goes!
BUT..........i got to be front row, center for BEN HARPER..........so i think it was all worth it :) what an incredible festival! and there was tons of climbing up and down hills, so maybe i won't be as out of shape as i feel right now, ha.
here's ben harper.....and Marvin's Mountaintop, where All Good was held.
wish me luck tonite, yikes!
-Bridget
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Training schedule and some beer info
Today was day 3 of my training schedule. Did a nice 4 miles this morning in Inwood Hill Park.* It's refreshing to get up extra early and do some running through the park. Great way to start the day.
*More of the park in my backyard will be coming in a later post. Just an awesome place to run. Also, I stole this little embedded footnote from Joe Posnanski, which is aptly named a Posterisk. Check his blog, it's some of the best sports writing ever.
Since I'm at the very beginning of things I figured it would be a good idea to post my training schedule to get an idea of what kind of running we're talking about here. It's worth noting that before I began this training I'd never ran more than 7 miles in one shot, and that was fairly recently. So from here on out every Sunday will be a new personal best in distance. Kind of exciting, no? That weekly mile total on the right hand side is a little intimidating. Let's hope the knees hold up!
Alright, enough with that. Let's talk about beer. I love it. You love it (or at least you should). It's great. It's one of the things I have to cut back on, which is a good thing but I needed to figure out if I should ditch it all together. Well a google search of "carbs in beer useful for marathon training" gave me the answer I needed. Basically a beer here and there isn't bad for you, just don't drink too much before race day (don't wanna poo yourself). This website sums it up the best:
keep drinking beer.
Speaking of beer. Tonight my good friend Catinca is hosting a Flying Dog event at Blind Tiger in NYC. She just got the job as Flying Dog sales rep for all 5 boroughs of NYC (!) and I believe this is her first promo. It's gonna rock I'm sure. I will be there to sample a brand new brew they're unveiling. And of course I can't pass up my favorite of theirs, the Gonzo Imperial Porter (pictured left). Lofty brew. As their motto says, via the great H.S. Thompson, "Good people drink good beer." Word.
*More of the park in my backyard will be coming in a later post. Just an awesome place to run. Also, I stole this little embedded footnote from Joe Posnanski, which is aptly named a Posterisk. Check his blog, it's some of the best sports writing ever.
Since I'm at the very beginning of things I figured it would be a good idea to post my training schedule to get an idea of what kind of running we're talking about here. It's worth noting that before I began this training I'd never ran more than 7 miles in one shot, and that was fairly recently. So from here on out every Sunday will be a new personal best in distance. Kind of exciting, no? That weekly mile total on the right hand side is a little intimidating. Let's hope the knees hold up!
Alright, enough with that. Let's talk about beer. I love it. You love it (or at least you should). It's great. It's one of the things I have to cut back on, which is a good thing but I needed to figure out if I should ditch it all together. Well a google search of "carbs in beer useful for marathon training" gave me the answer I needed. Basically a beer here and there isn't bad for you, just don't drink too much before race day (don't wanna poo yourself). This website sums it up the best:
"And why not hoist a well-earned brew? Beer, like red wine, does provide some health benefits. The malt and hops used to make dark beers contain flavonoids, the same heart-healthy compounds in vegetables and wine that counter cell damage, thus reducing your risk of heart disease and cancer. Beer also contains B vitamins and chromium, which aid in converting carbohydrates to energy."Well then,
keep drinking beer.Speaking of beer. Tonight my good friend Catinca is hosting a Flying Dog event at Blind Tiger in NYC. She just got the job as Flying Dog sales rep for all 5 boroughs of NYC (!) and I believe this is her first promo. It's gonna rock I'm sure. I will be there to sample a brand new brew they're unveiling. And of course I can't pass up my favorite of theirs, the Gonzo Imperial Porter (pictured left). Lofty brew. As their motto says, via the great H.S. Thompson, "Good people drink good beer." Word.
crazy dogs and bagel sandwiches
here's a quick backstory:
I run 3 days a week with a wonderful group called Back 
On My Feet. (http://www.backonmyfeet.org/) Basically, we run with homeless men, to help them, well, for lack of better words- get back on their feet! (its a very fitting name). Each team is based out of a shelter in Philly, and my team is an amazing group of people.....about 15 homeless men, and about 15 or so volunteers at any given time. We meet at 5:30am on Mon, Wed, Fri mornings, and usually do anywhere between 1-3 miles, with longer runs on saturdays. Its been an incredible experience to be a part of it, and it really has inspired me to get more involved with running, and was a big motivator for wanting to do the full marathon.
On My Feet. (http://www.backonmyfeet.org/) Basically, we run with homeless men, to help them, well, for lack of better words- get back on their feet! (its a very fitting name). Each team is based out of a shelter in Philly, and my team is an amazing group of people.....about 15 homeless men, and about 15 or so volunteers at any given time. We meet at 5:30am on Mon, Wed, Fri mornings, and usually do anywhere between 1-3 miles, with longer runs on saturdays. Its been an incredible experience to be a part of it, and it really has inspired me to get more involved with running, and was a big motivator for wanting to do the full marathon. so.....this morning, i set out as usual, jogging down to broad street where we meet...... and I come up upon this woman walking a giant giant dog. I'm thinking to myself "do i go a
round her side, or the dog's side?" as there wasnt much room. Suddenly, the dog turns to the side, and i see its wearing a crazy looking muzzle. Usually not a sign of the Worlds Friendliest Dog.
round her side, or the dog's side?" as there wasnt much room. Suddenly, the dog turns to the side, and i see its wearing a crazy looking muzzle. Usually not a sign of the Worlds Friendliest Dog. The horrible woman turns around and starts SCREAMING at me! She's like, "What is wrong with you??? why would you run up behind someone with a German Shepard? What the hell is your problem?? You've got the whole city to run in, why would you choose this sidewalk??" and is all yelling and crazy and mean and horrible. So i just sideswipe her and say a quiet "sorry....sheesh" and keep running.
i'm such a wuss.........there was about 100 things i couldve yelled at her- including the fact that maybe she shouldnt live in the city with a dog that isnt safe to be around people!! Or the fact that i run down Bainbridge because I'm about to meet 30 people for a run on the corner of that very street! (even if it was a few blocks away).
ugh. she was the worst. and her dog didnt even try to attack me or anything, but she was SOO mean about it! I hope i see her again some morning, because this time i'll yell back!
but then I had a great run with BOMF, did 4 miles total this morning.............and just topped it off with a glorious bacon egg and cheese bagel from Pete's.
I'm off to a music festival and camping for a few days, so I cant wait to see how badly I manage to de-rail my training so far, haha.
hopefully dave can run enough this weekend for the both of us!
Here's a lovely picture of part of my Back On My Feet Family......and also, german shepards and a bagel sandwich. enjoy!
-Bridget
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Off and Running!
So I'm on day two of "official" marathon training......logged a 4 mile run yesterday, and a 6 mile run today.........this stuff is a piece of cake.
and speaking of cake, i'm going to go eat some for my friend Dani's birthday.
also, i'd like to add that this is the conversation which spawned the birth of this blog:
me: i just had a snickers, and a giant cookie, as part of my training, haha
Dave: i'm eating a giant italian hoagie thats not helping
me: i feel like we should document our training, how funny would it be to look back and be like, "during marathon training, i drank 415 beers, and consumed 75 snickers bars, 25 hot wings"
and then write a book about it haha
Dave: i think the beer drinking is really gonna be hard to cut off
me: oooo yea
Dave: well, reduce anyway
me: yea, mostly just the nites before 18 mile runs
Dave: yeah very true that could end bad
me: well, we'd prob just end up vomiting, passed out in fairmount park or something
Dave: eh there are worse things
me: true odds are good i'd wind up doing that at some point in the next few months anyways marathon or not
Dave: hahaha good point thats a pretty typical weekend
as long as we end up in a nice part of fairmount park and not like the middle of mantua
me: haha exactly. New Rule: any long runs the day after drinking should be routed through nice areas of the city, in the event that a coma occurs.
Dave: naturally
me: hmmm, this gives me an idea. i might start a blog about this training, haha.
Dave: oh thats actually not a bad idea
and there you have it! Stumblin' to the Finish was born!
Lesson of the day: Dont wear high-heels all day before a long run. my toes are killing me.
Snack of the day: Snicker, and a 4th Street Deli giant chocolate chip cookie. snacks of champions.
and speaking of cake, i'm going to go eat some for my friend Dani's birthday.
also, i'd like to add that this is the conversation which spawned the birth of this blog:
me: i just had a snickers, and a giant cookie, as part of my training, haha
Dave: i'm eating a giant italian hoagie thats not helping
me: i feel like we should document our training, how funny would it be to look back and be like, "during marathon training, i drank 415 beers, and consumed 75 snickers bars, 25 hot wings"
and then write a book about it haha
Dave: i think the beer drinking is really gonna be hard to cut off
me: oooo yea
Dave: well, reduce anyway
me: yea, mostly just the nites before 18 mile runs
Dave: yeah very true that could end bad
me: well, we'd prob just end up vomiting, passed out in fairmount park or something
Dave: eh there are worse things
me: true odds are good i'd wind up doing that at some point in the next few months anyways marathon or not
Dave: hahaha good point thats a pretty typical weekend
as long as we end up in a nice part of fairmount park and not like the middle of mantua
me: haha exactly. New Rule: any long runs the day after drinking should be routed through nice areas of the city, in the event that a coma occurs.
Dave: naturally
me: hmmm, this gives me an idea. i might start a blog about this training, haha.
Dave: oh thats actually not a bad idea
and there you have it! Stumblin' to the Finish was born!
Lesson of the day: Dont wear high-heels all day before a long run. my toes are killing me.
Snack of the day: Snicker, and a 4th Street Deli giant chocolate chip cookie. snacks of champions.
The Starting Line
Stay tuned for the (mis)adventures of Dave and Bridget as they train for the Philly marathon. We'll keep you updated with our training routines, maps of our runs, and pictures along the way. It's sure to be entertaining and most likely full of poor training habits such as eating junk food, drinking too much and too often, and missing workouts because we were too lazy. It should be a doozy.
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