Another story about ice

My hair froze today.  I had my fleece face mask on, and a fleece hat, and my hair got sweaty underneath, and at some point it moved outside the confines of the fleece.  And at the end of my run I had two vaguely ponytail-shaped chunks of hair.  Frozen.  Eew.

Good note...  made it 13 miles today.  It about killed me, but I'm halfway to where I need to be.  Ugh.

How's it going?

How's it going, guys?

I've never had ice there before!

I went for a run this morning.  Still not back up to my planned mileage, but I went out, so bonus points for me (bonus points = french fries).  Anyway, as I was crossing a road and looking both ways, I noticed that the far corners of my eyes were gunky.  Pinkeye again?  I investigated.  Took off my gloves and discovered that ice had formed on my eyelashes.  My eyelashes.  Pulled it off, but they froze up again before I got home.

I was wearing my fleece face mask.  My breath must blow up towards my eyes, 'cause I definitely wasn't crying, and I'm not sure how else my eyes could have gotten so moist.  Apparently the 4 square inches of skin that were exposed to the air was just too much.

Happy training!  Stay warm!

Skipper

I've decided this is just an "off" week...  I only made it 3 instead of 5 yesterday, and I just didn't run today.  Field trip today, crazy working-late week...  I'm letting this week go.  I'll try again next week.

Sigh.  Rest is good too, right?

Walking a mile in my shoes, er boots . . .

As my sister is contemplating the route for her 11 mile run, I must confess (with a combination of embarrassment and pride) that I actually walked a mile yesterday!! Yes, walked a mile. My first in months. I kicked off my heels, put on my boots and walked the halls of the high school. Exhausting! :) I plan to do it again tomorrow . . . .

Karen - check the schools around you. Many open up their halls for community members who want to walk or run in the evening.

Joey - have you been able to get out with all that snow?

Changing Plans

I was supposed to do an 11 mile run this weekend.  Yesterday was out, as it was negative degrees with big wind and then big snow.  So today I trucked down to Kensington Metropark -- they have 8 miles of paved trail and it's well-populated on weekends.  I don't know why I thought they'd have the trails plowed at 10:00 -- they were still busy plowing the roads then.  So, after about 1/4 mile running on the several inches of snow on the trail, I moved over to the road.  Better, but I learned that, as hilly as the running trail is, it's like a pancake compared to the road.   Sooooooooo hilly!  I had my Yaktraks, but it was still really slippery.  Needless to say, my 11 mile run turned into 8.25.  And it still took me an hour and 40 minutes (though much of that time was spent diving into snowbanks to avoid speedy SUVs and plows).

And I'm exhausted!

Maybe double digits again next weekend?

cold cold cold

Joey, how freezing is it up in TC?  I have no idea what I'll do about my run tomorrow.  11 miles is way too long to do on the treadmill.  

So, I made myself a 20 week plan to train for the race, and that's so fun because it's also counting down how long until memorial weekend.  So, as of tomorrow, exactly 18 weeks.  So I can say, "In 18 weeks, it definitely won't be 9 below 0."

Two hundred dollars!

I found out this week that my favorite shoes, Saucony triumph 5s, are being discontinued.  Last time this happened I had quite a search before finding something new, and I'm not ready to do that again.  So I hunted down some online sales, and ended up spending two hundred bucks.  Who said this is a cheap sport?  Ha!  But I got a pretty green bra (actual color:  Mojito!)

Can you believe the Bayshore is almost full? It's the beginning of January!  Although it is kind of nice to look at my training plan and know there are 19 weeks left until Memorial Day weekend.  That sounds quick, doesn't it?  

Spelling trouble

Maybe you're having trouble spelling the word because it's anyHOW.  

Just sayin'.

Rock on, my running siblings!

Congrats to both of you on your "firsts" of 2009! Making it through 1.5 hours of cheer practice these last couple of days makes me want to curl up and take a nap, so I will just have to live vicariously through your blogs for the next little bit!! :) Karen - consider one of those little portable DVD players for when you are on the treadmill. They are great! That, or we have approximately 12 million televisions (give or take a couple) if you would like to try a replacement.

Anyhoo (how odd that Joey and I spell that differently), keep up the great work!!

I'm here, I'm here......

Take it easy Karen, I've only been home for a day since you started the blog. Anywho, I ran for the first time of '09 tonight. I'm not sure exactly how far it was because the sidewalk is only plowed part of the way. My normal "road loop" is 2.6 miles and about 1/2 mile wasn't plowed. I'll call it 2 miles. To be honest, I'm pretty tired from running that far. I haven't run a whole lot lately. I am planning to keep the distance around 2 miles for a while, probably until the ice melts and I can get back to running the Boardman Lake Trail.

First official training run and Joey, where the heck are you?

Did my first official run today -- I have a chart on my fridge with my 20-week marathon plan, and I got to check off the first (of many) treadmill runs.  I think the tv I watch is dying and the sound is getting softer, or my treadmill is about to bite the dust and is getting louder, because I could hardly hear the 1 1/2 episodes of Weeds I was watching on DVD...

But I got to make a check mark, so that's cool.

Joey, I know you're signed on.  Say something!

Baby Steps!

Just so you know, this is my first blog ever . . . how exciting! :)

Not sure when the training will begin, but I did register for the 10k today. Wish I was able to sign up for the half, but don't want to get too ahead of myself since I don't know when I will be able to go for that first run . . . or walk! All I know is that I look forward to this being the first opportunity to finish a race with my brother by my side (how is that for pressure, Joe?)

So there it is. Let the fun begin!

First run of 2009!

Just got back from my first 2009 run.  Had to try out my Garmin and new gloves (okay, and I bought myself some running pants yesterday -- couldn't stomach the idea of squeezing into the fleece-lined tights just now).  I went 3.55 miles...  felt slow, but it was sunny and lovely.  And the fun part about the garmin is that I just zigged and zagged through neighborhoods and didn't have to keep track of where I was or how far I'd gone.

I "officially" start my training plan on Monday...

It's January 3... Have you been for a run yet?

So I've set up this blog for us to help us keep in touch during our training for the Bayshore Marathon/Half-Marathon/10k.  Please post often and let us know how it's going, what's going well, what isn't, if you buy new shoes, anything.  I think we can build a good support system for each other and also keep ourselves accountable if we commit to posting to each other on a regular basis.  

And also, I want to have a chance to brag about the new running gear I buy.

Happy running!  4 months and 20 days to go...

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