Long And Winding Road
One of my favorite Beatles/Paul McCartney songs is Long and Winding Road and that is what I felt like I was on with my long run this morning. I decided on more of a figure 8 course instead of my usual out and back. I traveled along a rolling rural road passing 2 golf courses and 2 farms bringing me around to beautiful water views ending through various neighborhoods. So much to see and experience today. Marathon Training Recap: 18 miles 2:52:49 9:36 pace 619 ft elevation gain 5:30 am wake up call to scurry downstairs for a quick bite to eat of Ezekiel 4:9 toast topped with honey almond butter and half banana but did not make it out the door until right before 7 am. Typically I eat a bowl of oatmeal with half banana, but after … Read entire article »
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Missed The Pack
It was so wonderful to wake up for this mornings run to see that the stars and moon were shining brightly. No rain in sight! As I had mentioned yesterday I’ve maxed out my weekday mileage to 8 so for the next couple of weeks when my schedule calls for the 9 or 10 mile mid week run I will have to run The Double. It has been more than a year since I have done this, but know that it works great for getting your mileage in when you have time constraints. This training technique is one that I would not use more than once a week and not for the long run unless I was without any other way. Your body is still able to reap the benefits of this longer run even though … Read entire article »
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Soaking Wet
I know that my Sunday post was named Rainy Run = Happiness but this is ridiculous. I don’t mind 1 day sprinkled (no pun intended ) throughout the month but 3 running days in a row! Now that’s an outrage, I tell you. Today was by far the worst of the 3 days. 4:30 am start for 8 miles and I must have had extra 10 pounds added to my body from the volume of water in my clothes by the time I returned 1:20:15 later! Gasp, what a lousy pace. At one point I heard this sloshing sound and it took me a moment to figure out that the sloshing sound was me! Not sure if it was my saturated shoes or vest but it was definitely me. It was a wet … Read entire article »
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Lions, Tigers & Bears, Oh My
It was another windy rainy morning. The wind was causing all kinds of crazy shadows and scary sounds this morning that made me a bit nervous on my quick 3 miler in the very early still dark morning….Leaves, Twigs & Branches, Oh My! I’ve been enjoying pumpkin seeds lately so I thought I would look into the nutritional value of these nutty tasting seeds qnd this is what a found from the folks at whfoods.org. Pumpkin seeds are high in manganese, magnesium, iron , copper zinc even protein. The most interesting thing that I learned was that these little guys promote prostate health. Something to share with the men in your life. As a runner I am always looking for natural anti-inflammatory foods. I use tart cherries and turmeric but now I can add pumpkin seeds to this repertoire. … Read entire article »
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Rainy Run = Happiness?
It was a very overcast rainy Sunday, but I was happy with this because we so need rain. I mentioned yesterday that I seemed to be fighting a bit of a head cold and well my night was not the most rejuvenating sleep, but I was determined to still get my 14 mile training run in. Today made the 5th day in a row of running. I typically do 2-3 days together so 5 days was in word, EXHUSTING. Don’t think I will be doing that again any time soon. Last week I tried eating a late snack right before bed to get ready for the long run, but because I was not feeling great eating was the last thing on my mind and went to bed without a snack at all. This morning I knew that … Read entire article »
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