I ran, not sure how far, but it was for about 45 min. I had to take more walk breaks then I wanted to but I still got out there. I was proud of myself for finding a pace at the end and holding it so I could at least keep jogging. It was a nice exercise in heart rate control. I was pretty much yelling at myself the entire time which was good and bad. It got me moving though and I guess that’s what counts.
Monthly Archive for July, 2009
I wish I were with Toots in Europe. That’s said and done.
I want to help you Peep, because I feel the same. Running has become painful to me, and embarrassing. I can’t find any words. I can’t find any meaning right now. I can’t find anything that counts. How do you feel about meeting for part of my run this weekend????
I’ve completely lost my desire to run. It’s the weirdest thing ever. I had that great hill run and I’m like “ok I’m done, good enough.” What the heck? I’ve skipped all my short runs and my long run this last weekend and haven’t run this week either. I need to get back on the train but there’s just no drive there. What happened?? I think I’m going to give the lake a shot tonight but we’ll see what happens.
Before I lay out profile #2, I’d like to say that I think this is one of the best lines in a song that I have heard in quite some time…”I’m gonna show him what little girls are made of; gunpowder and lead.” Miranda Lambert. The whole chorus is harsh-just the kind of song I adore. Also, I ran 9.5. Quickishly. In humidity.
On to the profile. This person or people are called The Path Blockers. Today, they almost did a football-like shoulder busting move on me and I shouted, “you have to share the path!!!!!!!!!” at them, obviously wasting my breath. This can be one person with their dog/baby stroller/toddler on a bike/girlfriends/cell phone. This profile combines with The Entitled Suburban Mom(s). These people are walking with everything they own on a leash, wobbling on a tiny bike next to them, or surrounding them in a group of 2-5. If running, they are running 3-4 across and refuse to move over and give you the one person bit of space you require to get around them. They are coming at you and see you, or they hear you shout, “on your left!” and still do nothing to share the f-ing path. The Entitled Suburban Mom, additionally, thinks it is cute that their toddler who is just now learning to ride their bike (on the pedestrian path) is headed right for you. She does not stop her child, but smiles adoringly as the little twit plows full toddler speed toward your knees. You eventually have to jump off the path, or if you are a bitch like me, you actually put your hands out or stop, sometimes actually having to push the child aside or making them stop in their tracks. Mom then decides that her child was in the way (only because you made him/her obviously so) and sheepishly grins again, does not apologize, and gives no instruction to her child on how to properly ride on the (again, pedestrian) path. No, I don’t find your child cute. Not in the least. I find your entitled little brat just that and nothing more. Oh, and no, your dog that’s running right in my way? Also not cute…untrained and definitely not cute. Continue reading ‘Profile #2′
Holy moly! I went for a run up in Grand Ol’ Hurley, WI this weekend and had mapped out a nice little route thanks to mapmyrun.com (best invention ever!!) and yes it deserves 2 exclamation points. This route was insane, first half mile was nice; asphalt road all squishy under my knees, birds chirping, bugs flying. Then I turned the corner to a giant long hill with the wind kicking me right in the face. Took down the big hill and then moved into the camel humps, each hill go slightly larger then the one before. Then back to the giant hill. I ran the whole thing in 1:03:30 which I feel really good about. There was a little more walking then I maybe wanted but going down hills is not something my body was likening.
I feel amazing about this run; I didn’t think it was going to be as fun as it was. It was just me on these back country roads with my music and my thoughts. I was actually smiling while running cause I was having such a blast. I then had a 4.5 hours car ride that was hell but man did I sleep like a baby last night.
I really hope this swing of fun runs continues. I feel so accomplished, I love that while I was running T-monster was getting his stuff done and that was perfectly cool with both of us. I also kinda enjoyed that when people asked where I was and he said out running, they thought I was crazy. If running 6 insane miles of hills and enjoying every minute is crazy, Looney bin here I come!!
Check it out!
http://www.startribune.com/local/50988782.html?elr=KArks:DCiUnP::DE8c7PiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU
According to police reports, the accused cretin was “training for a bike race on the West Coast in which participants ride nude.” Therefore it was obvoius why he was biking in a “skirt-like garment or a pair of shorts with the crotch area removed.” Puh-leeze.
That was my workout today. It’s supposed to make me faster. Yep. Fuh real.
I somewhat “enjoyed” my workout and was pleased and proud at the end, but damn, it’s hard to actually engage yourself with 7 x hill. It just is. Especially when the hill you chose has 4-8 gangsta white boys going in and out while you’re “whumphing” down the hill in front of their place. I was waiting with bated breath for the comments and hoots, but they refrained. Thanks, guys!!! Maybe you recognized my effort or my Chicago attitude. Either way, I busted ass today, simply hoping for a long term pay-off. We’ll see, I guess!
“It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment” -Marcus Tullius Cicero (Apparently this guy never RAN.)
“The Truth is that Running Hurts. No one gets faster without meeting their personal pain barrier straight on. No amount of junk miles, fun runs or affirmations are going to get you over the hill at the five mile mark in a 10k. However, what will pull you through is solid prep with hard hill runs and interval work.”
Manciata’s explanation of the Truth about Running
Wow, that may be the one truth I’ve read about running that actually feels true to me. I’d like to have no more junk miles nor too many fun runs, but let’s see. Oh, and if any of you would like to come to Portland (PDX for the airport geeks…) we’d love to have you. October 4. Ugh. It seems so close and so far. It seems like a good reason to visit the Oregon vineyards…
My runs have mostly gone like this, “I don’t feel like running. I have to run. I can’t really skip this run. I set this high mileage for myself on purpose. Cripes, I’m sore. Okay, I’ll have a banana and go. Hey! This isn’t going so badly! All right! I’m having a decently good time! Oh, hey! Only ___ miles to go!!!”
I’ve had a general lack of desire to get started but once I do, I seem to be doing okay. I’m running slowly and just putting in the miles. It’s actually pleasant, which is more than I can say for a really long time about my running.
Somehow this quote seemed to fit:
“Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.” -Louisa May Alcott
…Oh, I had such sites to show you…
But, alas, I’ve forgotten most of them. I just keep getting distracted from posting, despite the brilliant and engaging posts I compose in my head on my long runs.
HA! Yeah, so, maybe I’m just a slacker. (note, spell check knows “slacker”)
So here’s my update. Running is going fairly well. I’m focusing on the slow run. More on that in another post.
On top of the running I’ve been doing the Map My Ride – Versus – Tour De France Challange. Basically, you ride whatever you can on a similar route to the Tour and, assuming you have GPS, you can upload your route. Lots of prizes and such as well. Coooool…
I’ve been trying to really push it on the rides and pick my routes carefully. As it stands, I’m ranked at 172 overall out of about 12000. And I’m ranked #3 in the state of MN!
There are issues with the management of this challenge however. And I may get into them in a separate post. However, it forced me to run and ride every day which should turn out to be good training for the bike portion of the Minneapolis Duathlon that The Sally and I are racing as a team in.
Okay, boring post…I’ll work on it next time.
OH…and THIS is why we live here:
1- the number of miles I wanted to run
2 – the number of quarters in the broken meter that I wasted
3- miles I actually ran
4- little paws that helped during my cool down.
Running can feel good or be fun again any time now.
