A Windy Sunday

I"m glad I waited out the weather, because today was a lot nicer than yesterday to go for a run. Things were good minus all the wind. The wind was 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. The Lawton wind was up and coming today, and it made the first half of 12 miles long.

Another Run

After a long day at work, I went for the 8 mile run as soon as I got home so that I could get it out of the way and so I could watch my mindless tv shows that started at 7. Just another day and another run, I hope it all helps in the end.

Trying to get back on track

So after missing most of last week's runs, I'm trying to get back on track this week. After work since it was so nice outside, I did my 4 mile run right after work on the road. I tried to push it a little to add some speed back into my running.

On a side note, I know I need to make this thing more exciting. If you have any suggestions for better titles and such, let me know.

Spring Break Update

So I took a slight break from the training this week. I figured spring break meant a break from all the pounding as well, right? I did the Tuesday short run, but skipped Wednesday and Thursday's runs.

This morning I got back into the "swing" of things with the 16 mile run. It was long, long, and painful towards the end. It felt much better than last weekends long run, and I was able to go longer before having to start taking walking breaks, but I was still still/sore afterwords. So now its back to training as usually because the race is only a month away which is super scary. I'm just hoping to make it out alive and still being able to walk.

Lunch Run

On my lunch break today, I went ahead and did my 3 mile run for the day. I will be on the road most of the evening so I knew I would most likely not get it in, so I went to the fitness center and did half on the elliptical and half running around the track. Its weird to think that 3 miles is a short and nothing run.

Long Painful Run

So today was a 15 mile long run. I usually do the long run on Sundays, but I thought I would try to stick to the plan and so it on Saturday so I do "cross training" on Sunday. Lets just say, it was the longest and most painful run ever. Not sure but I felt every mile afterward. I guess no pain no gain, and its pair for the course. Fingers crossed that things get back to normal, or as normal as they can be.

Mid-week Run: 7 Miles

I originally planned on running in the morning and not running today, but I forced myself to go to the fitness center after work and do the 7 miles. I did the 7 miles on the elliptical (which they should allow those machines to past 60 minutes so I don't have to reset the machine to get all the miles in one setting). I know that running on the elliptical isn't the same as running on the road, but it is really cold outside and my knees needed a break from the pounding. Its late and I'm tired, so check yall tomorrow after tomorrow's 4 mile run.


One last thing, if you are an Aggie Fan (as in Cameron Aggies not Texas A&M Aggies), then you should start following Ol' Kim on Twitter. Its something new, its been fun so far, so you should start following. And if you don't know what Twitter is, even more reason to check it out. Alright, dueces and good night.

End of Week 9, start of Week 10

To end Week 9, today's long run was a step down to ONLY 10 miles. I did the 10 this morning and surprisingly there was no real wind to speak of which was a relief. The only hang up with today's run was breaking in new running shoes. I picked up some new running shoes yesterday and decided to start breaking them in today. They were nice but did make my feet tired (and yes I'm blaming that on the new shoes). So it was another end of a long week and that start of another. Looking ahead to the upcoming weekends run, it is a monster 15 miles. I haven't ever gone that far, so it should be interesting. Anyway, check you later.

Mornig Run-2 miles

I woke this morning tired and stiff from yesterday's 7 mile run but decided to try to get in a few miles before work knowing that it would the only chance I had to get a run in for the day. I started off down the road and made it a little more than a mile and decided to turn around and head back home. My legs were tired and still had to get ready for work, so I called it good with 2 miles done. I the originally mileage for the day was 4 but 2 is better than 0. Now on to getting to cheer of the basketball team at the conference tournament tonight.

Mid-week Run: 7 Miles

I was able to get the 7 mile run in between work and meeting friends to watch the season premiere of AMTM (let the judging begin). The first half sucked because of the lovely lawton wind. The first 3.5 miles felt so much further than that because of the wind and felt like running in place. The last 3.5 miles felt fine and like a normal run. At the end I started thinking back to this whole thing and how I thought the first 7 mile long run and how I suffered through the whole run, and now I can make it through it somewhat normally.

Well its off to bed, I may try to get up and get a run in before work but probably not but we shall see.

Run Update: Its been a while

So I haven't posted an update in a while, but here it goes. Last week was a challenging week. I ran the Tuesday run, but that was it. I was in NWA for friends mothers funeral which made it difficult to get my Wednesday and Thursday runs in, so I didn't end up doing them. I would be lying if I said it wasn't nice to get a little break from training.

Then on Sunday I started out on the 13 mile long run. After the little break, being tired, and the suckie l-town wind I only made it 8 miles. After the 7 mile run I knew I wouldn't do all 13 miles and just tried to all the miles I could. 8 miles isn't bad and I have done 13 in the past, so I'm not to upset but ready to try to get back into the swing of things.

I was able to get the 3 mile run in tonight. It was really nice outside, so I ran outside instead of at the fitness center like I was playing on doing. I should get tomorrow's run in but not Thursdays because I will be on a bus all afternoon and evening for work (with students cheering on the men's basketball team who made the postseason for the first time in a long while).

Below are a few of my thoughts of things to date:
- Training for a marathon makes things hurt and tighten up that you usually take for granite (hips, groin, knees, etc.)
-Mid week runs aren't as bad as I had once thought (at the moment I have come to the conclusion that they "prime" you for the long run)
-Running for 2 hours at a time is a long time
-My add mixed with thoughts about what I need to be doing at work isn't always the best thing for hours of running
-I will be glad to be able to cross off marathon on my list of things to do, we shall see if I do another. I probably will but not sure when that may be
-Running without music is maybe the most painful thing of all times
-Lawton wind sucks and I hate it. It blows non-stop all the time
-While I have hated training at times (and I'm sure this will continue) it has been nice to be forced to make time for myself and have time with my thoughts


That's all for now, CU later.