So last night was a surprise. We did Yasso's. You know one thing of Yasso. I assume everyone knows that. It is an idiom of sorts to runners right?? ;) It is 800 repeats, where you try to hit your marathon time for those two laps. You want to run 3:40 (Which I decided is my goal) then on those two laps you have to hit 3:40. It ends up being a tempo pace. If my goal was a 3:30 marathon, then that would sure be a hard tempo, but 3:40 isn't that hard this time of year. More of a 10K effort.
The plan was 12 of them. I didn't really hit it on my first 4. I knew this was not an all out pace for me, so I was finding my pace. 3:43, 3:41, 3:48, 3:49. I think it was like that. Between zoning and stuff, I just didn't hit it on the first 4. I took a Gatorade stop after 4. The next 4 easy. 3:40,3:39, 3:40, 3:39. I was totally in the Matrix zone. I was confident I'd be able to hit the next 4, and probably blow out the 4th to perhaps a World Record. :) Alan said on 2nd thought stop at 8. To be honest I wanted those last 4. I knew I had them. Alan knows what the heck he is doing though, and I always know sometimes less is more. Also this Saturday he nixed the 20 miler. He said only 15. The hard stuff is over. It seems sad to say. I really do like the hard stuff. At this point a 15 miler is an easy day. Do I even have to nap after that?? :)
I am ready. I feel good about my training. Many days I crawled up to this blog knowing I didn't hit everything I wanted. I kept battling though. This was a hard summer of training. Through it all though I did get my stuff in. For my job you know I cannot get a zillion miles in each week, but all year long I try to get at least 100 each month. The last two months were both over 150. That is a lot for me. I once ran 180 in a month, but didn't show up on race day...well I showed up, but didn't run. So I did what I could, and feel good about my training. I may end up with 3:35 too, who knows. I feel confident in 3:40 though, so that is my time.
As we approach this marathon, I cannot help but look past. 5K training starts up almost right away. Wednesday is a recovery run, and probably go long on that Saturday. 12 miles btw. Winter is great training for me too, because Jim and Jerry train in the winter. A lot of times in the fall I am solo. Nothing wrong with that, but sometimes it is fun when Jim throws his little tempos in to leave us in the dust. :)
So there you have it. I train all year for this marathon, but right away I am thinking of my 5K after, and the training after. This isn't a once and done type thing. This is a lifestyle. One I enjoy. You know what else I think? Since I won't be running 10's and 12s during the week, I can add more run days. Tuesday nights downtown, I can probably run 5 times a week now. I think my legs are getting used to this running thing.
Well, I don't know, all this stuff sure is pretty exciting to me.
That is it for today!!! :)
Thanks for reading!!! :)
Hope Everyone has a Great and Awesome Day!!! :)
xo's!!! :)
Love You All!!! :)
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Riverbed Manicures...
and other ways to make sure your team wins!!! :)
You know the routine, title first, and go from there. There were no workouts yesterday, just a bike to work and back. I had to do a couple things for Lisa in the yard, and she said it was hammock time for her. That was really her way of saying Steve make yourself a drink, sit outside, and listen to some music. That is what I did. At work we were talking of making a nice meal. Not really sure what we intended, but we figured we would go shopping and make something. Do you ever get like that? In the morning you have all these ideas of things you want to do, and boom. You get off work, and your like.... nah!! We ordered Pizza!! :) On Tuesday nights the place down the road has a buy one get one free. So we got a vegetarian one, and a sausage and mushroom one. I ate two pieces of each. :)
Another thought I had yesterday was bike riding. You know in the Spring I want to ride my road bike like 8 million miles each week, and as the summer drags on it becomes work. I really enjoy riding my work bike to work and back though. Our Hardware manager Tony said he is the same way with his motorcycle. Spring a billion miles, and then it slows down. I guess you survive the weekdays in February, and everything looks great in April. By August you are used to everything. As fall approaches you get excited a bit about doing cold weather stuff. Cooking a nice meal, having a bottle of wine, is one of my favorite things during cold weather. It is all great, until you are smack dab in the middle of weekdays in February. :)
I love change, and I love the change of seasons. I love running in it all. Bike riding might get old, but running never does. 4,6,8 milers whatever. They are all great when it is cold. That is how I think, I know everyone is different. I didn't mind swimming, but indoor biking is the worst. :)
I was thinking of some of my earliest childhood memories. In Cedar Rapids me and my brothers would play football. I think John, and instead of going for touchdowns we went...or at least I did.... for a little mudhole to get all dirty so I could look like a football player. I looked tough. I am sure I won the game too. :)
We had a garbage burning can in the back yard. It was burning garbage. I touched it to see if it was hot. It was. :)
In Palatine, Illinois my first memory I remember was being in the front yard at the corner of the house. I was 6. No thoughts about anything, but that is my first memory of being in Palatine. :)
I once was late for first grade class. I was too shy to show up late, so I decided to walk a street by our house 473 million times, and figured class would be out by then. I made it like twice, and headed to the back of our shed. My Dad found my shivering body, and told me we were going to class. I cried, because I was scared. He said I'll kick your ass if you don't go. I said o.k. kick my ass. :) We went to school, and Mrs. McKenzie hugged me when my Dad told her the story. :)
Holy Shit was I a shy kid. :)
That is it for today!!! :)
Thanks for reading!!! :)
Hope Everyone has a Great and Awesome Day!!! :)
xo's!!! :)
Love You All!! :)
p.s. I have a feeling I know the workout tonight. Not telling here though!!! :)
Now for real cya!!! :)
You know the routine, title first, and go from there. There were no workouts yesterday, just a bike to work and back. I had to do a couple things for Lisa in the yard, and she said it was hammock time for her. That was really her way of saying Steve make yourself a drink, sit outside, and listen to some music. That is what I did. At work we were talking of making a nice meal. Not really sure what we intended, but we figured we would go shopping and make something. Do you ever get like that? In the morning you have all these ideas of things you want to do, and boom. You get off work, and your like.... nah!! We ordered Pizza!! :) On Tuesday nights the place down the road has a buy one get one free. So we got a vegetarian one, and a sausage and mushroom one. I ate two pieces of each. :)
Another thought I had yesterday was bike riding. You know in the Spring I want to ride my road bike like 8 million miles each week, and as the summer drags on it becomes work. I really enjoy riding my work bike to work and back though. Our Hardware manager Tony said he is the same way with his motorcycle. Spring a billion miles, and then it slows down. I guess you survive the weekdays in February, and everything looks great in April. By August you are used to everything. As fall approaches you get excited a bit about doing cold weather stuff. Cooking a nice meal, having a bottle of wine, is one of my favorite things during cold weather. It is all great, until you are smack dab in the middle of weekdays in February. :)
I love change, and I love the change of seasons. I love running in it all. Bike riding might get old, but running never does. 4,6,8 milers whatever. They are all great when it is cold. That is how I think, I know everyone is different. I didn't mind swimming, but indoor biking is the worst. :)
I was thinking of some of my earliest childhood memories. In Cedar Rapids me and my brothers would play football. I think John, and instead of going for touchdowns we went...or at least I did.... for a little mudhole to get all dirty so I could look like a football player. I looked tough. I am sure I won the game too. :)
We had a garbage burning can in the back yard. It was burning garbage. I touched it to see if it was hot. It was. :)
In Palatine, Illinois my first memory I remember was being in the front yard at the corner of the house. I was 6. No thoughts about anything, but that is my first memory of being in Palatine. :)
I once was late for first grade class. I was too shy to show up late, so I decided to walk a street by our house 473 million times, and figured class would be out by then. I made it like twice, and headed to the back of our shed. My Dad found my shivering body, and told me we were going to class. I cried, because I was scared. He said I'll kick your ass if you don't go. I said o.k. kick my ass. :) We went to school, and Mrs. McKenzie hugged me when my Dad told her the story. :)
Holy Shit was I a shy kid. :)
That is it for today!!! :)
Thanks for reading!!! :)
Hope Everyone has a Great and Awesome Day!!! :)
xo's!!! :)
Love You All!! :)
p.s. I have a feeling I know the workout tonight. Not telling here though!!! :)
Now for real cya!!! :)
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Monday Longish Run
My training has no plan... except I do what I did last year, because it seemed to work. I have 3 important days. Wenesday speed, Saturday long, and Monday longish. Last year I swam a lot in between workouts for my cross train. This year I did some biking, but not too much after the spring.
I cannot help but think yesterday was an important workout for me. My legs were definitely not all that fresh after Saturday. I knew I had to go out Sunday for a bit, because I knew I was running Monday. I knew I was running longish on Monday. I will be honest it was work. This was not a day where I was zipping around in great running temps to get a good run in. This was me getting 10+ miles in on not so fresh legs. I was low on water, so I made my turnaround at mile 11 instead of 12, and didn't finish my loop, but just ran the 1/2 mile home.
Just a couple things to mention, and I think I mentioned it. It was a hard workout, but I think an important one. My Monday longish runs are down to probably 8 or so next week, so glad those are over. I am now getting close to the time where 12 mile runs will not be my longish Monday runs, but my long Saturday runs. The crazy math has an end line. Pretty soon 16 miles will be a pretty long effort, not an easy long run. That is the crazy math at its extreme. 16 miles is a long way to run. 10 miles is a long way to run. Once you finish 16 you still have 10+. The miles need to clip off after 13.1 before you think of the finish.
I have a goal in mind now. I signed up for the Marathon, and the goal is 3:40. I think it is doable. I am not sure what the pace is, I should look it up. :) I am thinking 8:20'ish... I think. I'll look it up before the race, don't worry. :)
Last night was not a great night otherwise. It was o.k., but then some stupid family business. Sometimes the capacity of some people to only think of themselves is overbearing. I am not talking of Lisa, Me, or Kevin either. :)
That is it for today!!! :)
Thanks for reading!!! :)
Hope Everyone has a Great and Awesome Day!!! :)
xo's!!! :)
Love You All!!! :)
You know I just wake up in the morning and write. I would be fine not doing it, but it seems I have to. The Journey started after a hard time, and it was hard to get started. I know it was right though. I wanted to hide. I didn't want anyone to see what I had to write I don't think, because the time before did not end so well. I have no idea how what I write will be taken. I just do it and go. I caught a glimpse of what I wrote yesterday and what it meant. I have a feeling I know what people are trying to hold onto. But what of my loved ones???? Trust!!! You think he'd give you a snake???
10.37 @ 9:09
I cannot help but think yesterday was an important workout for me. My legs were definitely not all that fresh after Saturday. I knew I had to go out Sunday for a bit, because I knew I was running Monday. I knew I was running longish on Monday. I will be honest it was work. This was not a day where I was zipping around in great running temps to get a good run in. This was me getting 10+ miles in on not so fresh legs. I was low on water, so I made my turnaround at mile 11 instead of 12, and didn't finish my loop, but just ran the 1/2 mile home.
Just a couple things to mention, and I think I mentioned it. It was a hard workout, but I think an important one. My Monday longish runs are down to probably 8 or so next week, so glad those are over. I am now getting close to the time where 12 mile runs will not be my longish Monday runs, but my long Saturday runs. The crazy math has an end line. Pretty soon 16 miles will be a pretty long effort, not an easy long run. That is the crazy math at its extreme. 16 miles is a long way to run. 10 miles is a long way to run. Once you finish 16 you still have 10+. The miles need to clip off after 13.1 before you think of the finish.
I have a goal in mind now. I signed up for the Marathon, and the goal is 3:40. I think it is doable. I am not sure what the pace is, I should look it up. :) I am thinking 8:20'ish... I think. I'll look it up before the race, don't worry. :)
Last night was not a great night otherwise. It was o.k., but then some stupid family business. Sometimes the capacity of some people to only think of themselves is overbearing. I am not talking of Lisa, Me, or Kevin either. :)
That is it for today!!! :)
Thanks for reading!!! :)
Hope Everyone has a Great and Awesome Day!!! :)
xo's!!! :)
Love You All!!! :)
You know I just wake up in the morning and write. I would be fine not doing it, but it seems I have to. The Journey started after a hard time, and it was hard to get started. I know it was right though. I wanted to hide. I didn't want anyone to see what I had to write I don't think, because the time before did not end so well. I have no idea how what I write will be taken. I just do it and go. I caught a glimpse of what I wrote yesterday and what it meant. I have a feeling I know what people are trying to hold onto. But what of my loved ones???? Trust!!! You think he'd give you a snake???
10.37 @ 9:09
Monday, September 27, 2010
Oh I Am Totally Due!!
For a list. It has been a while. I was doing these almost every day for a bit.
I did not ride my bike at all on my vacation. I miss my bike rides to work. It really does rock. Just a little something I do day in day out, and when you look at the end of the season I am over 1000 miles on this little bike that I bought several years ago for $50. Of course it is a bike, so I typically have to put in about $50 of maintenance every year. I only had one flat tire on that sucker too. Remember my road bike used to get a flat tire every time I rode it?? Ha Ha!! I doubt I use the road bike anymore this year, unless it actually makes it downstairs on the trainer. We shall see. I ride my bike to work and back all the way up until the snow flies. Some mornings I am not in the mood to be cold, so I may take a day off here and there.
As I look at the rest of the year my weekend run really wasn't that important. I wasn't going at 13.1 race speed, I tried finding my 26.2 speed. If I am to p.r. a 13.1, I think I may need to race for 13.1. The marathon I am doing doesn't have any hills, so the wind on this 13.1 was there to make me strong. The Kent City 15K had hills and wind to make me strong. My 25K had hills on the 2nd half. I don't particularly need hills for my important fall race. That is how my eyes work. That is how yours will. :)
That is faith. :)
That is it for today!!! :)
Thanks for reading!!! :)
Hope Everyone has a Great and Awesome Day!!! :)
xo's!!! :)
Love You All!!! :)
p.s. I almost forgot, I did a little recovery run of 3.13 miles @ 8:55!! :) Now for real cya!!! :)
It really annoys me when I see me use the wrong then or than, and other words like that. I rarely correct them though. :)
- Before I got up, I was thinking of that Kent City 15K.
- That was a P.R.
- Jim and I napped for like 47 hours after that race.
- Jerry did a 872 page to do list.
- I forgot about that!! :)
- That wind on Saturday is going to help me as did that Kent City 15K.
- A blessing in disguise if you will.
- I know all about those!! :)
I did not ride my bike at all on my vacation. I miss my bike rides to work. It really does rock. Just a little something I do day in day out, and when you look at the end of the season I am over 1000 miles on this little bike that I bought several years ago for $50. Of course it is a bike, so I typically have to put in about $50 of maintenance every year. I only had one flat tire on that sucker too. Remember my road bike used to get a flat tire every time I rode it?? Ha Ha!! I doubt I use the road bike anymore this year, unless it actually makes it downstairs on the trainer. We shall see. I ride my bike to work and back all the way up until the snow flies. Some mornings I am not in the mood to be cold, so I may take a day off here and there.
As I look at the rest of the year my weekend run really wasn't that important. I wasn't going at 13.1 race speed, I tried finding my 26.2 speed. If I am to p.r. a 13.1, I think I may need to race for 13.1. The marathon I am doing doesn't have any hills, so the wind on this 13.1 was there to make me strong. The Kent City 15K had hills and wind to make me strong. My 25K had hills on the 2nd half. I don't particularly need hills for my important fall race. That is how my eyes work. That is how yours will. :)
That is faith. :)
That is it for today!!! :)
Thanks for reading!!! :)
Hope Everyone has a Great and Awesome Day!!! :)
xo's!!! :)
Love You All!!! :)
p.s. I almost forgot, I did a little recovery run of 3.13 miles @ 8:55!! :) Now for real cya!!! :)
It really annoys me when I see me use the wrong then or than, and other words like that. I rarely correct them though. :)
Sunday, September 26, 2010
About Ready To Throw This Piece Of Junk In The Garbage!! :)
Another day another day not as good as planned. Yesterday was still long run Saturday, so I got in around 2.75 miles in before the race... or as I call it run, with a bigger group. I surely was not racing anyone, except maybe myself a bit, and really I think for me the wind had the last laugh. On this day I was not disciplined, I constantly felt like I was breathing a bit too hard for what I was really trying to accomplish. Even at mile 1, I kept putting the brakes on, as a matter of fact I kept putting the brakes on all day. I'd find myself perhaps breathing just a bit harder than I wanted. Trying to pr puts some pressure on you. Last year when doing this race, I knew I was going to pr, because I had no fast halfs.
The Mile markers were all jacked. I hit the first one at 7:20, and thought, umm, that I am pretty sure is not my pace. Then my times at the markers started looking good. I was sub 8:00's through 4 I think, and then somehow I hit a 9:00 or something at mile 5?? Umm no, they were just jacked, so I had no idea what I was doing. I hit mile 6 at 49:00, which is 8:10's, and I think I picked it up a bit there. I felt pretty good, and I thought I have a 10K pr. I never broke 50 before. I was feeling pretty good about myself, until about 6.5 miles when I realized a 10k = 6.2, not 6.1!! :) So I was close to a 10K pr. :) So now you know to be safe, you don't want me to do brain surgery on you while I am running. I don't care if I stayed at a Holiday Inn or not. Find a real doctor, not just one who doesn't play one on tv. :)
I really learned nothing on this day about my marathon pace. I know it isn't 7:20's, and to be smart I should do the half in maybe what I ended up today in, and that is 8:18's. Even though I tried to kick a bit starting at mile 9, that kick was 2 miles against a very stiff breeze, so it definitely wasn't a still air kick. Not that I was that strong either, because people were passing me, and I thought my legs were moving pretty good. The wind seemed to be the worst as you were running to the North, but I think it had a detrimental effect as you were running West too. So we will say from mile 6 to mile 8 was a challenge. Once you hit mile 9 you had at least 2 miles against the stiff wind. To me it just seemed like the wind was just little body blows trying to make you not strong. I remember that windy Kent City 15K, that was nothing but a hill and wind fest. Jim kicked our asses on that one. I let Jerry go, and caught up to him at the last mile. I looked up the time there, and I was probably 1-1/2 minutes slower on this day at the 15K mark than I was at the finish line of that race. That had more hills, and probably just as much wind. I was done though, here I still had a little under 4 miles left.
Oh well, I didn't learn too much on this run. I need to go slower for my full. KEEP THE BRAKES ON!! I am usually good at that, but now I realize I am racing myself, so harder to be disciplined. Last year I didn't really have to race myself, because I was kicking that person's ass easily. Now it is a bit harder. Am I slower than this past Spring?? maybe a little.
Still some good stuff. One is this time last year I was breaking down. My shins were not in a good spot. I feel fresh right now, so I can still train a bit. Maybe add a day or two. I am not sore at all after yesterday's run, so that is good. That really is the most important thing to me right now. I still have time to add some fitness, and next week I definitely plan on getting another 20 miler in.
So here, I guess I didn't learn much. I know a bit more today than yesterday. I have time to pick up some more fitness, and realize my own desire to pick up pr's will make me less patient, and more concerned about my mile splits. I'll need to throw that out. Get to 13.1 comfortably, and from there chop off miles until 17-18, and go from there. I can lose a lot from 20 on, but if I can make gains than that would be sooo huge.
This shit is hard!! A lot of thought goes into running. SHEESH!! Oh yeah, one other thing, and this is big, trust me I know. The main goal is to get to the marathon healthy. Mission accomplished!! I have been on the other side of that one before too, and luckily I passed that hurdle. So on we go. Still work to do, and stuff.
Couple notes, little Cathy won the dang thing. PR'd, and broke 1:30. YIKES!! Not bad for 42 years old. Our AGM at our store Omar asked me about a week ago, if he should run a half. He said if I can run 8 miles should I sign up for the half?? I said yeah. He has done one other race, and that was the Riverbank 5K this year. He did it. I thought he'd run 10 minute miles, and he ran like 1:57. Sub 9's for 13.1. That to me was a complete shocker. I am thoroughly impressed with that. Can I run 8 miles non-stop one week, to a sub: 2 hour half?? Not too shabby.
That is it for today!!! :)
Thanks for reading!!! :)
Hope Everyone has a Great and Awesome Day!!! :)
xo's!!! :)
Love You All!!! :)
p.s. I turned the engine off between mile 11-11-1/2. The pr was not going to happen, and I still have more important races this year. So my time definitely could have been quicker, but don't really care about that. At that point no pr, than it is all training run from there on out. :)
The Mile markers were all jacked. I hit the first one at 7:20, and thought, umm, that I am pretty sure is not my pace. Then my times at the markers started looking good. I was sub 8:00's through 4 I think, and then somehow I hit a 9:00 or something at mile 5?? Umm no, they were just jacked, so I had no idea what I was doing. I hit mile 6 at 49:00, which is 8:10's, and I think I picked it up a bit there. I felt pretty good, and I thought I have a 10K pr. I never broke 50 before. I was feeling pretty good about myself, until about 6.5 miles when I realized a 10k = 6.2, not 6.1!! :) So I was close to a 10K pr. :) So now you know to be safe, you don't want me to do brain surgery on you while I am running. I don't care if I stayed at a Holiday Inn or not. Find a real doctor, not just one who doesn't play one on tv. :)
I really learned nothing on this day about my marathon pace. I know it isn't 7:20's, and to be smart I should do the half in maybe what I ended up today in, and that is 8:18's. Even though I tried to kick a bit starting at mile 9, that kick was 2 miles against a very stiff breeze, so it definitely wasn't a still air kick. Not that I was that strong either, because people were passing me, and I thought my legs were moving pretty good. The wind seemed to be the worst as you were running to the North, but I think it had a detrimental effect as you were running West too. So we will say from mile 6 to mile 8 was a challenge. Once you hit mile 9 you had at least 2 miles against the stiff wind. To me it just seemed like the wind was just little body blows trying to make you not strong. I remember that windy Kent City 15K, that was nothing but a hill and wind fest. Jim kicked our asses on that one. I let Jerry go, and caught up to him at the last mile. I looked up the time there, and I was probably 1-1/2 minutes slower on this day at the 15K mark than I was at the finish line of that race. That had more hills, and probably just as much wind. I was done though, here I still had a little under 4 miles left.
Oh well, I didn't learn too much on this run. I need to go slower for my full. KEEP THE BRAKES ON!! I am usually good at that, but now I realize I am racing myself, so harder to be disciplined. Last year I didn't really have to race myself, because I was kicking that person's ass easily. Now it is a bit harder. Am I slower than this past Spring?? maybe a little.
Still some good stuff. One is this time last year I was breaking down. My shins were not in a good spot. I feel fresh right now, so I can still train a bit. Maybe add a day or two. I am not sore at all after yesterday's run, so that is good. That really is the most important thing to me right now. I still have time to add some fitness, and next week I definitely plan on getting another 20 miler in.
So here, I guess I didn't learn much. I know a bit more today than yesterday. I have time to pick up some more fitness, and realize my own desire to pick up pr's will make me less patient, and more concerned about my mile splits. I'll need to throw that out. Get to 13.1 comfortably, and from there chop off miles until 17-18, and go from there. I can lose a lot from 20 on, but if I can make gains than that would be sooo huge.
This shit is hard!! A lot of thought goes into running. SHEESH!! Oh yeah, one other thing, and this is big, trust me I know. The main goal is to get to the marathon healthy. Mission accomplished!! I have been on the other side of that one before too, and luckily I passed that hurdle. So on we go. Still work to do, and stuff.
Couple notes, little Cathy won the dang thing. PR'd, and broke 1:30. YIKES!! Not bad for 42 years old. Our AGM at our store Omar asked me about a week ago, if he should run a half. He said if I can run 8 miles should I sign up for the half?? I said yeah. He has done one other race, and that was the Riverbank 5K this year. He did it. I thought he'd run 10 minute miles, and he ran like 1:57. Sub 9's for 13.1. That to me was a complete shocker. I am thoroughly impressed with that. Can I run 8 miles non-stop one week, to a sub: 2 hour half?? Not too shabby.
That is it for today!!! :)
Thanks for reading!!! :)
Hope Everyone has a Great and Awesome Day!!! :)
xo's!!! :)
Love You All!!! :)
p.s. I turned the engine off between mile 11-11-1/2. The pr was not going to happen, and I still have more important races this year. So my time definitely could have been quicker, but don't really care about that. At that point no pr, than it is all training run from there on out. :)
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Found Out Why This Week Was Weird
Someone lost their way. Instead of using the mirror they perched themselves up high in the judgment chair. Trust me, you don't want to go in that direction. You will be found, and you will be shown the mirror. As this person can attest to, it is easier doing it yourself, because I can be... as Gina said... brutally honest.
Everything for these people can be back to normal, but it has to be in the open. Let me know when you are ready. So some changes have been made, but only for a little while. I am sure they will be back. Open means nothing behind back channels. There is one who likes to sneak in the grass like a snake, and that is not me. Open is open for all to see.
So I am back to normal. YAY!! I guess I will tell you how I feel about this run/race today. It is cool temps, which is nice, but sounds like it is still windy. My ultimate best I think I can do is 1:42. Let me tell you why. 9 miles of 8:00 is 72 minutes. 4 miles at 7:30 is 30. That equals 1:42. That is also pretending that the ".1" isn't even there. I looked up my 25K, and it was 8:05'ish. I assume that is my marathon pace then. We shall see. It might be closer to 8:12s. One thing you need to know about the first 9 miles is there is no hard miles. Everything is easy easy easy. I am disciplined enough to do that. Those who pass me will be passed on the final 4 miles anyway. Unless of course they run like 6-something or 7-something the whole way, but I should never see them anyway.
So to you 3, yes 3. you have to let me know when you are ready. Also, when you lose your way, I have to go to bad areas to get you. I go to areas where the internal persecutions are high. It makes me suffer. I am willing to suffer God knows, but really?? Do I need to suffer more than I am already willing to do? You make it hard on you, and you make it hard on me. I cannot read minds, but there is one who can, and as in this case, he had a way of showing me.
So that is that!!
I'd rather do the nice stuff than the brutally honest stuff... trust me.
That is it for today!!! :)
Thanks for reading!!! :) yes I stole that from somewhere. She is highly esteemed in my eyes!!
Hope Everyone has a Great and Awesome Day!!! :)
xo's!!! :)
Love You All!!! :)
p.s. Jacob of DeBoer Bros. stopped by for a bit last night. Luckily we didn't see the man who lost his wife of 60 or whatever years. You know what that means??? pr Saturday!! Woo Hoo!!! I'll let you know. :)
now for real cya!!! :)
:)
Everything for these people can be back to normal, but it has to be in the open. Let me know when you are ready. So some changes have been made, but only for a little while. I am sure they will be back. Open means nothing behind back channels. There is one who likes to sneak in the grass like a snake, and that is not me. Open is open for all to see.
So I am back to normal. YAY!! I guess I will tell you how I feel about this run/race today. It is cool temps, which is nice, but sounds like it is still windy. My ultimate best I think I can do is 1:42. Let me tell you why. 9 miles of 8:00 is 72 minutes. 4 miles at 7:30 is 30. That equals 1:42. That is also pretending that the ".1" isn't even there. I looked up my 25K, and it was 8:05'ish. I assume that is my marathon pace then. We shall see. It might be closer to 8:12s. One thing you need to know about the first 9 miles is there is no hard miles. Everything is easy easy easy. I am disciplined enough to do that. Those who pass me will be passed on the final 4 miles anyway. Unless of course they run like 6-something or 7-something the whole way, but I should never see them anyway.
So to you 3, yes 3. you have to let me know when you are ready. Also, when you lose your way, I have to go to bad areas to get you. I go to areas where the internal persecutions are high. It makes me suffer. I am willing to suffer God knows, but really?? Do I need to suffer more than I am already willing to do? You make it hard on you, and you make it hard on me. I cannot read minds, but there is one who can, and as in this case, he had a way of showing me.
So that is that!!
I'd rather do the nice stuff than the brutally honest stuff... trust me.
That is it for today!!! :)
Thanks for reading!!! :) yes I stole that from somewhere. She is highly esteemed in my eyes!!
Hope Everyone has a Great and Awesome Day!!! :)
xo's!!! :)
Love You All!!! :)
p.s. Jacob of DeBoer Bros. stopped by for a bit last night. Luckily we didn't see the man who lost his wife of 60 or whatever years. You know what that means??? pr Saturday!! Woo Hoo!!! I'll let you know. :)
now for real cya!!! :)
:)
Friday, September 24, 2010
Something About Me
Here is a little something about me which makes Lisa think I am nuts, and maybe others. It is Friday, and I will be ready for vacation to be over. I like having to get up, and having to go to work. Don't get me wrong, I like having time off, and I think this week was good for me. I got some good workouts in, and maybe I needed some time away. I'll be ready to go back to work though. I always am. Even when we would go to Hawaii, I'd be ready to be back home. The first time we went Lisa cried on the airplane back. Maybe cause it is paradise to her, and missing Brian. Brian and Lisa are the normal ones of the bunch from that 5. Ha Ha!!
I am only blogging today, because I usually do blog, and I don't want people to worry if I don't blog, and maybe don't update Twitter 48,000 times, and don't check FB too often. I may not. :) Yesterday I watched movies, and I guess I'll tell you about them.
First off these movies were VHS. "Something About Mary" was the first one, and man did I laugh a lot at that. I forgot how funny that was. Lisa doesn't get that humor too much. Weirdo!! :) The second one was "Goodfellas" which is always awesome, especially if you are a guy. I do have Steel Magnolias though too. :) I didn't watch it though. Then I watched "The Matrix" That really is a good movie. More to that movie than I remembered. Not just the action, but the thought of our lives in relation to the world seemed pretty interesting, in a philosophical way to me. I then watched half of "Forest Gump"
That really is about it for today, don't have much going on. Another rest day for me, and Saturday is my 13.1. I think my 9 mile mark will be between 72 and 75 minutes. 8:05-8:20. That is assuming there isn't 946,000 mph winds like there is right now. We'll see.
That is it for today!!! :)
Thanks for reading!! :)
Hope Everyone has a Great and Awesome Day!! :)
xo's!!! :)
Love You All!!! :)
I am only blogging today, because I usually do blog, and I don't want people to worry if I don't blog, and maybe don't update Twitter 48,000 times, and don't check FB too often. I may not. :) Yesterday I watched movies, and I guess I'll tell you about them.
First off these movies were VHS. "Something About Mary" was the first one, and man did I laugh a lot at that. I forgot how funny that was. Lisa doesn't get that humor too much. Weirdo!! :) The second one was "Goodfellas" which is always awesome, especially if you are a guy. I do have Steel Magnolias though too. :) I didn't watch it though. Then I watched "The Matrix" That really is a good movie. More to that movie than I remembered. Not just the action, but the thought of our lives in relation to the world seemed pretty interesting, in a philosophical way to me. I then watched half of "Forest Gump"
That really is about it for today, don't have much going on. Another rest day for me, and Saturday is my 13.1. I think my 9 mile mark will be between 72 and 75 minutes. 8:05-8:20. That is assuming there isn't 946,000 mph winds like there is right now. We'll see.
That is it for today!!! :)
Thanks for reading!! :)
Hope Everyone has a Great and Awesome Day!! :)
xo's!!! :)
Love You All!!! :)
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