Today is the last rest day. Even if it wasn’t the last rest day, it would be the LAST rest day because I’m bored out of my mind and edgy as hell. Before I started this running thing, I used to be at the gym 5-6 days a week. I had 55 [...]

More rest today. I like this. Thursday I start running again. I can go down stairs easier today and my calves don’t hurt so much. I did 15 minutes in the hot tub last night and I think that helped alot. Left shin stll has some twinges, but its getting [...]

The rule of thumb is to not increase your weekly mileage by more than 10% (although alot of training plans routinely go over it but back off just prior or just after). I went back to my training (b)log and looked at my mileage. Egads!
Basically, the first week I ran 6 miles (with [...]

My official time was 2:10:17 with a pace of 9:57. Perfect. My goal was 10:00 and we just about nailed it. Thank goodness Lily was pushing it in the second half or I wouldn’t have made it. We probably lost time on the hill, and the 9:30 miles helped make up [...]

Today is the day I pay for the punishment I inflicted on my body.
My calves are real stiff and its hard to walk. Its very painful to lift my left leg. Come to think of it, both legs hurt alot. And for some reason my right shoulder is killing me. It [...]

I FINISHED!!!!!
A very cool run. My friend Lily ran with me the whole way which was really cool of her since I know she wasn’t really getting much of a run. I think she took one stride to my two and I don’t think she ever broke a sweat.
It was a [...]

I’m not nervous, I’m not nervous, I’m not nervous, I’m not nervous, I’m not nervous, I’m not nervous, I’m not nervous, I’m not nervous, I’m not nervous, I’m not nervous, I’m not nervous, I’m not nervous…….
Damn, I’m nervous! Can hardly type on the computer. Hands are shakin’ and my heart thinks I’m into [...]

Trying to remain calm………………
I figured out the clothing issue. I went and bought a “running shirt” last night at the running store. It was hard to decide which one to get. Some of them felt scratchy and others were this mesh stuff wasn’t going to be comfortable.
Basically, running clothes are all [...]

Its been an easy two days. Tues night I did a lot of walking to help loosen stuff up. Shins were sore and so was my hip. Did 20 minutes in the hot tub. I figured it is far enough away from Saturday that it would probably help rather than increase [...]

I bought some sharkies at the running store tonight. I wanted to know what they tasted like since people say they are good for electrolyte replacement while running. Let there be no doubt, they taste like sweat. More accurately, they taste like sweat socks.
I much prefer the blue gummy sharks to the [...]