One week from today I will be running the Tinker Bell 10k with my sister. Hopefully she will be surprised the day before when we go pick up our race packets and she realizes that I’m running with her! And hopefully I’ll be able to keep it a secret until then. Coach Joan cancelled today’s 9 to 5 running clinic…
Month: April 2016
26 April 2016: On the downhill slide…or is it a slippery slope?
After today, I only have 3 workouts to go. I am confident that I will be able to keep up with my sister for our 10k as I talked with her on Sunday. While my amazing sister’s training called for 5 miles on Friday and another 13 miles on Saturday (incredible!!!) — she said that her goal for Tinker Bell…
24 April 2016: Longest training run EVER!
Today was my final long training run before the Tinker Bell 10k. My training schedule said that I needed to run/walk 6.5 miles. I was so dreading this run that I even reached out to my running clinic buddies to see if anyone wanted to go with me. Coach Toni said she could go – but only in the evening…
21 April 2016: Thank you Mystery Runner
Tonight’s run at Memorial Park was still hot and humid. Low 80s and the humidity was also in the low 80s. The first mile was really rough. My allergies bothered me, the sun was hot, the shade was nonexistent and I think that I really didn’t want to run. About the time I started, I saw this woman walking just…
19 April 2016: Only 17 days…
In 17 days, I will tell my sister that I’m running the Tinker Bell 10K with her. My sister will learn that I’ve: Spent 200 days learning how to run Logged over 200 miles Ran through cold, rain, heat & humidity Completed four 5ks and one 10k, and, that I’m going to run with her through the CINDERELLA’s CASTLE!! My plan is…
16 April 2016: Speed drills
Today was a really difficult workout at the running clinic. It is the second week of the new 9 to 5 class, and Coach Joan pushed us hard. We started out jogging over to the West Gray Recreation Center park. I ran with Kathryn and we ran (well…jogged) the entire way over to the park without stopping! It was the…
12 April 2016: Social running club
Today I found out what a “social” running club is. I was looking at races for Houston to see what was going on. I found a 5k race for this weekend near my neighborhood. When I looked at the details for the race, there was a link to the running club that was sponsoring the race. The West End Running…
4/10/2016: 6.2 miles in the heat!
Although I had my running clinic yesterday and ran/walked about a 5k, I ran again today. I’m getting kind of nervous that my 10k with my sister is now less than 4 weeks away, so I’m going to try and up my game to 4 workouts a week. I went to Memorial Park with the goal of completing 6.2 miles…
09 Apr 2016: Second round of 9 to 5 training
Today I started my second round of 9 to 5 training at Luke’s Locker with Coach Joan. It was fun being an “oldie” instead of a “newbie” and it was fun to see that some of the girls from the previous round are still enrolled. This time Coach Joan is adding a 10k training schedule for the final race on…
05 Apr 2016: Inspiration and keeping the faith
Last night I was surfing (I’m on a business trip in Louisiana) and I saw a post on Runner’s World about a 570 lb guy who started running to lose weight. He tried running once and couldn’t do it – but then decided he needed to do something. So he committed to running a 5k every month. He said that…