Wednesday, December 28, 2016

OMaD - Week 52

It's the week of Christmas!

December 18 - December 24 

Day 353: 0.0 Miles -I got to sleep in! It was glorious! Then I had to go to work. Boo! It was also in the 30s today! Whah?! Freezing! So glad the polar vortex weather didn't arrive the week before during the marathon!

Day 354: 3.15  Miles - Hello, gym and treadmill! It felt good to run, again. Mentally I was thinking of running longer than a 5k, but my body wasn't quite wanting to do that just yet. So I settled for the hold good standby. I spent lunch and part of the afternoon with LS, who is my fiance's little sister and my future older-sister-in-law. This was the first time we have ever hung out together without MS around. It was a little awkward, but not bad! Whew!

Day 355: 0.0 Miles - Work, work, work!

Day 356: 0.0 Miles - Kettlebell workout today! My leg was shaking at the end of it... clearly it has been too long of a break since I last did a full workout! I got to spend the afternoon with my best friends for lunch and fun.

Day 357: 0.0 Miles - Work, work, work!

Day 358: 4.01 Miles -A nice four-miler on the treadmill to start my holiday weekend To help get through any mental blocks I watched The Barkley Marathons on Netflix, which puts four mile so a treadmill to shame! If you haven't seen that documentary... do it! It's so interesting and crazy! I then pic

Day 359: 0.0 Miles -What a crazy day! I hired my brother and his girlfriend to be my engagement photo photographer. We went to a book store and a record store, and it was fun once we got going! 

Total Miles this week: 7.16 Miles

Miles to Date: 853.86  Miles

How was your week?

OMaD - Week 51

What a week! My ran my full marathon! Then it was onto Christmas thinking!

December 11 - December 17

Day 346: 26.60 Miles - BCS Marathon day! I can't believe I ran another 26.2 race! All day Saturday, I would realize, "I'm running 26.2 miles tomorrow." I was pretty calm yesterday and when I prepped in the morning. I had woken up at 4:30am to get some coffee going and making my waffles (actually brought my toaster to the hotel). Around 6am was when I was getting nervous cause I had to leave the hotel to be driven to the start line. It was warmer than I was expecting, and I didn't need to worry about a rain poncho! I did my usual portapotty stops before the race. Me, my fiance, my running buddy HC and her hubby hung out for the 30 minutes before the race. During the race, HC dusted me right after the first water station. She was in my sights for a while before she was completely gone. I was running my own race and didn't care too too much! Anyway, Between Mile 13 and 15 I grouped myself with an experienced married couple who were doing intervals and entertaining enough to distract me from my tight hamstring. Anyway, I stuck with them until Mile 25 then it was on my own. It too my 06:19 and some change to finish. That's slower than my first marathon last year, but definitely not 06:30, which I was suspecting. I'll write more details in my review later on, but I have to say... I cried after a volunteer put a medal around my neck. All the hard work and I did it!

Day 347: 0.0 Miles - After getting home yesterday I strapped the Tens unit on and believe that helped me to feel how I felt today. I slept a lot this morning, with breakfast (cinnamon roll and coffee... in bed) in between, and felt good by the time I did get of bed eventually. I could walk just fine, squat and sit on the floor. I only had one major achy spot on the side of my thigh, and that was pretty much it! Nice! I went to see my parents for lunch before meeting up with my fiance for dinner. All day today, I felt itching to run or to find a new race to run (such as another full marathon!). I think it was withdrawal from my runner's high!

Day 348: 2.60 Miles - I felt good today! I went to the gym for a light cycle to get some my restlessness out.

Day 349: 0.0 Miles - First rest day for the reminder of the week!

Day 350: 0.0Miles - Nothing! I was tempted, but knew it'd be best to fully rest. I guess.

Day 351: 0.0 Miles - I'm so ready for a sleep in day! 

Day 352: 0.0 Miles - Looong day at work. I'm ready for the holidays!

Total Miles this week: 29.20 Miles

Miles to Date: 846.70 Miles

How was your week?

Saturday, December 10, 2016

OMaD - Week 50 - aka RACE WEEK!

Race Week!!!! Aaaah!!!

December 4 - December 10

Day 339: 0.0 Miles - I didn't run today cause I had to go to a fun baby shower for my good friend and future bridesmaid, HL!

Day 340: 8.01 Miles - It was a chilly day! I test wore an outfit that I would wear on Marathon Day! Eeek! It's coming up fast!

Day 341: 0 Miles - Rest day! I've now been stalking the weather for race day. So far it's a chance of rain race day morning! Boo! 

Day 342: 0 Miles - Another Rest Day. Weather stalking continues.

Day 343: 4.01 Miles - It was FREEZING this morning, literally. So I headed to the warmth of the gym for my last run before the race! Today it's says 60% chance of rain on race morning.

Day 344: 0 Miles - My fiance and I bought good snacks for the trip down College Station and I found a clear poncho for me to wear at the race!

Day 345: 0 Miles - Heading out to College Station for my packet for the race! Catch you on the flip side!

Total Miles this week: 12.02 Miles

Miles to Date: 817.50 Miles

How was your week?

Thursday, December 8, 2016

OMaD - Week 49

Where as the time gone??? How many days until the marathon???

November 27 - December 3

Day 332: 12.01 Miles -This wasn't a bad run, but I know mentally I was hitting the wall about 3 miles till the end. Boo! What was great though was that my sweet and I put our tree together!

Day 333: 4.03  Miles - I hit the gym for a cycle time. Then I went down to my mom and dad's. It wasn't the greatest day in a lot of respects. It was very stressful and upsetting and I emotionally ate and it was horrible.

Day 334: 0 Miles - I didn't run. I felt crummy physically and emotionally that I stayed in bed until it was time to go to work.

Day 335: 0 Miles - Rest day! Our Christmas tree is all finished and is awesome! Now I need some hooks for our stockings, which I had bought back in January on sale. It was like I knew we were going to be together the following Christmas time!

Day 336: 6:01 Miles - A wonderfully nice and easy run! I loved it! Then I had a fun work day with some coworkers that I rarely get to see!

Day 337: 0 Miles - I began my doggy-sitting stint today! Plus, I've begun the stalking of weather websites for the cold rain that is coming in this weekend and for what it's going to be like in College Station for the marathon!

Day 338: 0 Miles - A very rainy day, but it ended well with my sweet coming down to keep me company!

Total Miles this week: 22.05 Miles

Miles to Date: 805.48 Miles

How was your week?

Friday, December 2, 2016

OMaD - Week 48

Holiday week! Aaaaah! 20 miler! Aaaah!

November 20 - November 26

Day 325: 20.01 Miles - What a long run! I wasn't as anxious about it as I thought I would be. My first set of little worries was seeing how dark the lake was at 6am. Spooky! But I had my flashlight and I didn't listen to music. Thankfully there were other runners too. I ran 4 miles until I met my running buddy HC at 7am. Then we we just ran and ran and ran and ran. Some how my Garmin or her Fitbit got off by a mile or so. Technically she was done, but I still had another mile to go. Thankfully she was willing to do another 1/2 mile out and back with me. I was so happy and proud that I did it! My legs/hips were definitely tired after 13 miles and my pace slowed down a lot, but I did it! I'm starting to feeling better about my finish time for the marathon. The rest of the day involved a nice nap and going shopping for our first Christmas tree! Eeeh!

Day 326: 6.80 Miles - I got to the gym for a 30 minute cycle, which wasn't too bad. Then I got to relax before meeting my best friends for lunch, coffee, and pie. I also got to show them my wedding venue. Oh, and I gave them my cards and they loved them! Yay!

Day 327: 0 Miles - I should've run today, but I work up not feeling the greatest. My dehydration caught up to me and I also had no motivation.I felt crummy after eating all that rich and sweet food the day before. Oh well.

Day 328: 0 Miles - Rest day!

Day 329: 0 Miles - Happy Thanksgiving! My fiance and I had a great morning before heading down to my parents for breakfast and lunch. It was a lot of fun cause I got to see my love helping my mom in the kitchen! After that we headed to his parents for dinner, was good and nice! 

Day 330: 0 Miles - 7.01 Miles - I was off today as well. This was a good run. Maybe because I had Tuesday off from running, but getting the mileage in this morning went really well! I went down to see my Mom for a little before meeting MS since he got out of work early.

Day 331: 0 Miles - Work day was soo slow since it was the holiday weekend.

Total Miles this week: 33.82 Miles

Miles to Date: 783.43 Miles

How was your week?