Monday Moanin'

This is exactly why I hate those stupid early morning runs on the weekend.

4:33 AM came too soon today. Oh my aching head.........

I have to get my run in before work because the heat index is suppose to go to 195º later in the day!

How am I going to run with this slight hangover????

Just 'suck it up, Mary'........

Okay, here goes nothing....... left, right, left.

Hey, this isn't too bad. I must have killed those brain cells that have been telling me to stop running and walk.

I'm feeling pretty good, let me check my pace and distance.....

WTF???? I've only gone an eighth of a mile?

Remember that guy that passed me on my run yesterday? Well the Running gods flipped the script today and I was the one doing the passing.

This guy didn't know what hit him as I passed him with my gazelle-like stride...... ha, that even made me laugh.

Did any of you watch the Hawaii Ironman on television yesterday?

I am still amazed at the elite athletes as well as the weekend warriors that participate in it.

I still find it hard to watch the bent over runners struggling to the finish line. I'm not sure I could push myself to that point............ crazy!

I wore my Garmin on the golf course for the first time, just to see how far I walk. Three miles, three BEvERages and several lost balls later I was done. Where have you worn your Garmin other than a run????

What Would You do?????

Today's run was uneventful, Sandy and I started together but of course shew as going a little further than me.....

Once we separated, I noticed a younger runner coming my way.

He was shirtless and appeared to not even be sweating.....

He came up on me and we gave each other the obligatory head nod and he sped up.

What would you do????

Of course I picked up the pace and tried to stay with him... AM I stupid or what???

Well, it didn't last long but it was fun while it did last.

I knew that I couldn't keep up with him but he pulled me a mile and it felt great.

So have you chased that runner before???

She Did What????

That's the response I get when I tell people that Sandy ran her long run of 36 miles At the butt-crack of dawn yesterday!

This was her last long run before her taper for her first 50 mile Ultra......

Oh, I ran 4 miles yesterday...................

How much money does it have to be for you to stop in your tracks to pick it up?

I was in a nice groove yesterday and noticed a quarter on the road but I kept going for fear of not getting back into that groove. It got me to thinking, would I have stopped for a dollar bill???

I overslept(didn't set the alarm and rolled back over) this morning and wasn't able to make it out with the group, so I hit the hills and trail alone. It was kind of fun but strange to be running on a Saturday alone.....

I'm kind of glad since I had a lawn to mow and possible nine holes of golf ahead of me....

I beginning to like this running stuff again......

DOMS and other Cool Stuff

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness my ass, it's been two days!

I must have broken something.............

I'm not sure if it's the leg workout from Wednesday or old age, but my legs are talking to me when I sit too long...

Of course my job has me sitting in front of this damn monitor for long periods of time, so that really helps! NOT

The weather this morning was pleasantly cooler, which made me run before work. Unlike Marlene, I wasn't doing anything crazy, just enjoying the sunrise and solitude.

The plan is to hook up with some co-workers that are training for a full marathon tomorrow morning and begin to get serious about this running stuff.

Does anyone know if there's an age limit for the Olympics??????

TGIF

OUCH...............

Note to self, 'do more strengthening exercises for your legs........ on a regular basis'.

I'm sure that I'm not the only person out there that decides to work their legs in the gym only to wake up the next day in pain!!!!!!!!

Lunges, squats with weights! Oh my..............

We had a good track workout yesterday with the addition of two high school kids.

These kids have to run two miles in under 12 1/2 minutes to make the varsity soccer team.

There is certainly a big difference in how kids run and how we more mature individuals runs.

It got to the point when the older group was the rabbits for the kids to run down. Oh to be young again..............

We're also in the midst of another heatwave but no one is bitching about it anymore. I'm not fully acclimated but I just don't care anymore.

I've decided to take some of my old TNT training plans and modify it fir my 1/2 Mary training, even though I haven't registered yet.

So get ready to call me, Mr. Consistency..... Mo to come.

Wednesday's Why???????

This is a pretty simple question today.

Why do I click send me an email follow-up when I post a comment on your blogs?????

I barely have enough time to read your blogs, now I have 3,298 emails to go through also!!!

On a running note, my son is kicking his training up a notch in an attempt to run a sub 1:45 1/2 marathon in October.

So this got me to thinking, maybe I'll run a 1/2 in October and see what I can do.

So I am officially maybe almost definitely signing up for the Detroit Free press 1/2 marathon in October.

That's right, you heard it here first...

Now I have to get the training plan together....

What's the Plan, Stan?????

I've been testing out a couple of training websites for logging and noticed the one thing that they have in common is a place for planned mileage and actual mileage.

Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. Since I don't have a scheduled race, I don't have a training plan! Duh............

I've enjoyed the fact that I'm running without any pain or injuries(which is my lifelong plan), but it's time to put something on the calendar and be accountable.

So I'll be spending the next few days looking for the perfect training schedule.

Can you believer that July has come and gone????

I beginning to really dislike the thought of cooler temps, even though July was hot as hell!

I attended a celebration of life for a good friend and runner that had a cycling accident that required back surgery and still has him rehabbing after a month. This was truly inspiring to have so many of his friends turn out. Each of us donated to purchase him an iPad, to help him continue working while regaining total use of his hands and fingers.




I know some really amazing people.............