Today I ran with Shelley for the second time. This time it was just a little bit cooler and I was able to make it around the park only stopping twice. Basically I ran 1 mile, walked a bit, ran the second mile, walked a bit and then ran the third mile. We completed our lap in just over 36…
Tag: training
15 Oct 2016: Good day for a run
Today was a good day for a run! My friend Kathryn was at our training session so it was fun to catch up! We ran along the Bayou and were told to run 20 minutes out and 20 minutes back. I thought we’d run as far as the Dog Park which is near Montrose, but we ended up going much…
29 July 2016: Summertime blues
I’ll admit it. I’ve been lazy the last two weeks. My last good run was at Hermann Park with the Luke’s Locker group. It was a good run with both Kathryn and Connie….but it was hot and muggy and exhausting. I was glad that I did it – but I haven’t been very motivated since that day. I…
21 May 2016: I’m baaaccckkk….
I went to my Luke’s Locker training class today and I ran for the first time since the Tinkerbell 10k. It was hot, the hills were tough, I sweated gallons — but I did it! We did an interesting workout called the “cloverleaf”. We walked/jogged over to where Waugh crosses over Memorial, by way of Buffalo Bayou. Waiting on the…
15 May 2016: 8 days later and I haven’t run a single step!
The Tinkerbell 10k was 8 days ago. While I had intended to take a few days off from training, as of today I have not run a single step. I was hit hard by a sinus infection/cold a few days after the 10k and I’m still recuperating. I’m coughing, my ears are filled with fluid and I’m generally really really…
4 May 2016: UPDATE on Operation Tinkerbell!
My sister responded to my email saying “Maybe next year for Star Wars…:)” so I’m not sure if she knows that I’m running the Tinkerbell 10K with her or not. We recently had the phone conversation about all of my family running in January at the Disneyland Star Wars weekend….so maybe I’m in the clear. Today I received a really…
30 April 2016: One week to go
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…
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…
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…