Tag: Races

Five on Friday

  1.  So far this week (Monday through Friday), I have run 53 miles.  I’ll run 6 more on Saturday and 16 for my long run on Sunday for a total of 75 miles for the week.  Each week I have 3 key workouts.  A long run, hill repeats or 200 meter repeats, and a tempo run.  Tuesday Hills – 2 mile warm up, 10x1minute uphill, jog down, 2 mile cool down  Friday Tempo- 2 mile warm up, 4 x 30 seconds fast, 3 mile tempo, 4 x 30 seconds fast, 1-2 mile cool down
  2. Last weekend I ran the Wounded Warrior Half Marathon as part of  my 20 mile long run.  The heat kicked my butt.  After the half, I ran 7 very slow miles barefoot on the grass in the shade.  I placed 5th in the half, but my greatest victory for the day was simply completing the assigned miles.
  3. Upcoming races… the Millet Mile on June 30 with the Plano Pacers and Run for the Blue 5k on July 7.  Last year, I ran the Millet Mile in a thunderstorm.  Click here to read about it.    The Run for the Blue 5k was founded in response to the attack on the Dallas Police Department in 2016.
  4. Last summer marked my second summer with no AC in my car.  I remember posting a picture of my dashboard showing 109 degrees.  This year, as summer approached, I said to myself “not this year, not this summer.”  However, just like last year and the year before that, I put off getting it fixed.  Why you ask?  Because three summers ago, I paid too much to get it fixed, and the summer before that I paid too much money to have it fixed.  Same result each time.  (Note-Repairs were done at different auto repair shops)  So…this year, when spring failed and summer arrived early, I drove with the windows down and my arm hanging out, and I coasted to each light for a continuous breeze.  Me, stubborn?  Maybe a little…but even so, I was not going to let my car affect training like last year, so I researched some cheap fixes and found a couple items on Amazon that were worth trying out.  A cooling seat and a dashboard fan.  The cooling seat plugs into the lighter socket and helps some just not enough for 100 degree days.  The dashboard fan is nice especially when there is traffic.  The cost?  About $50.  These two cheap fixes helped for sure, but the cheap solution that helped the most?  AC Pro from Autozone.  I was skeptical at first.  For $34, this stuff can plug leaks and recharge my AC?  Sure enough, it worked.  My car has been blowing cold air for 5 days now.  I don’t expect the fix to last much longer, but with a $34 temporary fix, I’ll make it through the summer!
  5. A few favorites!   Favorite Show- Into the Badlands… I like the pretty colors.  Favorite Movie- Deadpool 2… Chimichangas!  Favorite Electrolyte Replacement- Power Pak Electrolyte Stamina from Whole Foods… Unlike the Tailwind I ordered from Amazon, it didn’t explode in the mail.  Favorite Shoes- New Balance Hanzo Racing Flats … The fast ones without holes!

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Sunday Rush

Rethinking the day I post training highlights…Sunday has become this impossible day with a never ending list of things to do before I can even begin to think about a blog post and somehow, every week the list seems to get longer. That’s to be expected though, right? Kids, family, life, training, school, finals, puppy!

A few random not very informative thoughts before I crash out (seriously, my eyes are closing while I type this)…

My New Balance Hanzo racing flats should arrive tomorrow, hopefully in time for my afternoon run!

My next race is in two weeks, the Love Field 5k …on the Runway! Flat and fast!

Finals begin this week.

The semester ends next week, and I am taking the rest of May off which will give me time to write more than just highlights and random disorganized thoughts!

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Winter Race Plans

And a few goals…

For the past three weeks, I have been building up my mileage in preparation for my second marathon. My one tune up race will be the Hot Chocolate 15k. This will be my first time running in this event, and I am excited to be competing in the elite field on February 3.

Three weeks later, on February 25, I will be in Ft. Worth running the Cowtown Marathon. I can’t wait! Both my 10k and half marathon PRs were set at Cowtown, and my goal is to add a marathon PR to the list!

This year, I will most likely skip the Fresh 15k as it is only one week after Cowtown, but I do plan to run the St. Patrick’s Day Dash Down Greenville 5k on March 17! I set my 5k PR last year at this race, so as long as I am feeling good after my marathon, I am going for a sub 19 5k.

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And Good Luck to everyone running in Houston tomorrow!

Plano Balloon Festival 2017

On Sunday, September 24, 2017, I am running for Team Run Texas in the Half Marathon at the Plano Balloon Festival.  Run Texas is a brand new specialty running store in Frisco, TX, carrying quality, well known brands such as New Balance, 2XU, Brooks, and Hoka One One as well as unique brands like Betty Designs, Tasc, and On.  Run Texas is sponsoring the Plano Balloon Festival and will be set up at the event all weekend!  

Betty Designs Tank Top
Betty Designs Glasses @ Run Texas

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This post is sponsored by Run Texas. I am an ambassador for Run Texas. All opinions are my own.  

Post Race Day Update

First I want to say thank you to everyone that follows my race recaps.  They are by far my favorite posts to write even when the race itself does not go as planned.  

My last race recap may have left you wondering whether or not I would be running this week at all.  I am happy to report that I am back on track with training and that my feet are healing well.  I will leave out all of the stomach grabbing details that went into the 1 1/2 hour wound cleansing on Sunday, but I will show you how my feet looked after… 

After I removed everything from my feet, took a couple of advil, and relaxed, I felt good enough to write my race report. 

The next morning I felt so much better that I went to LA Fitness to run.  It ended up being more of a 4.5 mile jog/walk.  I stopped short of what was on schedule, but I was happy with what I could do considering my feet.  

Today’s hills went well.  Three mile warm up, 10x1min hill repeats, three mile cool down.  This was a tough workout.  I have 3 miles to run this afternoon and I have a feeling that when I finish I will be ready to prop my feet up again.  

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Hottest Half Race Recap

The one with the mud…

The days leading up to the Hottest Half were anything but smooth, but the fact of the matter is that I made a poor mid race decision and paid the price in full.   Continue reading “Hottest Half Race Recap”