Wahoo!!!!!

I have been really slow at updating my blog, and I am really sorry about that.

Anyway, I raced for the first time since last December and had a pretty solid showing.  I ran the Fast Flash 5K Saturday and finished in 28:19.3.  I came in 95th out of 340 runners, third in my age group, and second from my school. The race sponsors the school district where I work. I'll have some pictures to add soon.

I also completed a 12 mile training run for the Women's Half after the race.  My pace was really good, and I ran negative splits! I am so happy with how my training has been going, and I hope that I will run this well in two weeks.

In my Team In Training news, I am accepting donations to wear honorees on my jersey.  All the details are on my fundraising page.  You can check it out here http://pages.teamintraining.org/in/CHNIndi14/adavispm7x.

This seems like a good idea now

But in a few months, it will be an even better idea!  I have committed to running my first FULL Marathon as part of Team In Training!  I have a goal to raise $1,000 to help fund research for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I am beyond excited to take part in this and can't wait to SMASH my goal.  All of this money will go to fund research and programs to get rid of these types of cancer.  If you can find a small amount to donate, I will feel truly blessed by your generosity.  How do I donate?  Just click on the little widget below my archive.  It will take you to my fundraising page, where you can donate any amount.  You can also read how lymphoma has impacted my life.

Thank you in advance!!!

Ten miles, free comics, and new shoes.

So, I headed out for a ten mile training run in perpetration for the Indy Women's Half Marathon in June. I felt really good until the last mile when my intestines decided to take a turn for the worst. I think I must not have had rinsed out my new hydration belt bottles well.  

After that we headed out to get free comics and lunch with hubster's coworkers. Them we went to the mall and my favorite running store :) I dropped a wad of cash on some new running shoes and socks. For the first time ever, I bought two pairs during a trip...since I'm going to start training for a marathon soon, I figured it was time to buy two pairs to rotate through during training.

My beautiful new purchases (4 pairs of socks, a new pair of structures and Brooks GTS 14s)

Ugh indecision...

Once upon a time, a girl started a blog, updated it daily and ran like something was chasing her. Unfortunately life got it the way.  The girl had to up and move very quickly from western PA to Indiana in very little time.

The girl found a job in education and new running routes super quickly. She was happy.  She ran her first 10k and has a decent time to submit for half marathons. But then something happened. Winter came in full force, sidelining her running.  She was able to get back into her other sport of figure skating during the winter, but unable to run outside. Sure, there is the dreaded treadmill, but she can't run on it.  She tried multiple ideas to keep her going on the dreadmill. 

Finally, spring has returned and she is able to run outside once again. She manged to run 20 some miles last month.  She is now facing a new dilemma. To run the Indy mini or find a later half to run?

 

Back and at it.

I've been running a few times this month, with today being the longest run since December.  

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It's so cold

It's so cold in Indy today, that the city is shut down. Seriously.  It's a travel level red which means no one should be on the road except emergency vehicles. It's about -12F with a wind chill of -35F currently.  So, no going outside for anybody today.

Eeewww

I hate winter weather. I hate the dreadmill.  This is a horrible time of year for me, because the weather is unpredictable and cold.  It's not the cold that bothers me, but the fact that I don't know what's under the snow.  It could be ice or it could be just fine. I find running on the dreadmill boring and difficult at the same time.  It's boring to me because of the lack of scenery.  I do a little better when I watch a TV show, but I usually don't last more than 3 miles on it.  The dreadmill is challenging for me because I can't automatically adjust my speed. I tend to speed up and slow down when I'm running outside.

A while back, I ran the Indianapolis Jingle Bell Run/Walk 10k.  It was an extremely well run event.  Everything was so organized and had so many helpful volunteers.  My official time was 1:08.01 for the 6.2 miles. So now, I have a new record to break.