It was in the high 30s so I was glad to have something to keep my ears warm. It was cold out there. We went out for a nice 3 mile loop. It felt great to be running again. I didn't realize how much I missed it! My legs feel good to be moving again.
Schoolers Run Busy active mama to two beautiful boys. Learning how to balance working full-time, spending time with my family, and maintaining an active lifestyle.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Christmas Morning Run
After opening up Christmas presents M and I loaded the boys up in the double Bob and headed out for a run. I took my new headband out for a spin.
It was in the high 30s so I was glad to have something to keep my ears warm. It was cold out there. We went out for a nice 3 mile loop. It felt great to be running again. I didn't realize how much I missed it! My legs feel good to be moving again.
It was in the high 30s so I was glad to have something to keep my ears warm. It was cold out there. We went out for a nice 3 mile loop. It felt great to be running again. I didn't realize how much I missed it! My legs feel good to be moving again.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
First run in 7 weeks
I finally got my splint off my hand. The freedom feels great. I'm still not cleared for full activity. I can't carry anything greater than 1 pound and I'm not able to hyper-extend it - no push ups for me! But it feels good to be able to do more and begin practicing active movement of my fingers.
My half marathon training program begins on New Years Eve so I knew this next week I had to start running because week one I'm expected to run 4 times with the least amount being 3 miles. Today we decided to head out on a family run. Mike is slowly getting back into running after recovering from CIM and didn't mind going at a slower pace.
The forecast for the next 5 days is rain. We were constantly looking outside to see if there would be a break in the rain. It looked like it might be clearing up so we bundled the boys up in the double Bob and headed out. Naturally as soon as we started running it started raining more. We kept with it though and did our usual 3 mile loop. My calves felt tight and after about 2 miles I was feeling really sluggish but I persevered. It felt awesome to run again after 7 weeks off. I felt even more accomplished because I've never run in the rain (nor have I ever wanted to). But I know with a half marathon training plan there will be some days in which I have no choice. It felt good to have my first run be in the rain.
I'm back in the saddle.
My half marathon training program begins on New Years Eve so I knew this next week I had to start running because week one I'm expected to run 4 times with the least amount being 3 miles. Today we decided to head out on a family run. Mike is slowly getting back into running after recovering from CIM and didn't mind going at a slower pace.
The forecast for the next 5 days is rain. We were constantly looking outside to see if there would be a break in the rain. It looked like it might be clearing up so we bundled the boys up in the double Bob and headed out. Naturally as soon as we started running it started raining more. We kept with it though and did our usual 3 mile loop. My calves felt tight and after about 2 miles I was feeling really sluggish but I persevered. It felt awesome to run again after 7 weeks off. I felt even more accomplished because I've never run in the rain (nor have I ever wanted to). But I know with a half marathon training plan there will be some days in which I have no choice. It felt good to have my first run be in the rain.
I'm back in the saddle.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
M's Marathon #3
M completed his third marathon today. Once again I'm astounded by
what my husband can and will do. He is a rock star. I am in awe of
what he can do.
Sunday morning the forecast did not look good.
It was going to be a wet marathon. M decided to wear a garbage bag to try and keep his core as warm as possible but he knew he was going to get wet - very wet.
M took the shuttle to the marathon start. We had decided that if it was raining that I'd leave the boys at the hotel with Grandma and I would brave the rain to try and meet him at mile 20 and the finish line. At breakfast I looked out the window and saw that it was pouring. Plus it was cold and windy. The weather was awful. I logged on to CIM's website to see M's time after 5.9 miles and noticed he was running 7:20 miles which was faster than his last marathon at this point and faster than the time he told me.
The CIM athlete tracker website then went down so I couldn't see his time at the halfway point. I figured he probably would have slowed down a bit so I knew if I got to the 20 mile point by 9:25am I should catch him easily. The drive there took awhile. Four lanes of the freeway were flooded. The streets were filled with water and it was raining so hard. Thankfully I found the race and parked at 9:20am. I spent 5 minutes in the car trying to load the site to see if it was back up, calling my father-in-law to have him check, before just getting out to see if I could see M. I was about 50 feet from the 20 mile marker. Even with an umbrella, rain jacket, and boots I still got wet pretty quickly. I felt even more sorry for M. How he and all of those other runners were running in this weather was beyond me.
I cheered on the runners (who all looked pretty miserable) hoping to see M. At 9:40 I checked the website one last time only to see that he passed through mile 20 at 9:24. I was there but still in the car. I missed him! I felt awful. I knew he probably could have used some encouragement. I also realized that he was still running pretty fast which meant I had about 30 minutes to make it to the finish line.
I ran back to my car and drove as fast as I safely could to the finish. Streets were still flooded so it was slow moving. I kept watching the minutes tick away and was sick to my stomach that I was going to miss him. Once I got in the general area of the finish line I parked (which I realized once I got out was a passenger loading zone only). It was 10:01. I ran as fast as I could, praying I wouldn't miss him.
Once I saw the runners I just stopped there. I was right in front of the mile 26 marker. Barely 30 seconds later of my stopping I saw M run by. He looked miserable but still running strong. He finished in 3:11:45 shaving 16 minutes off his PR in Half Moon Bay in September. Simply amazing.
He was soaked to the bone and exhausted but he did awesome. I'm so proud of him.
Sunday morning the forecast did not look good.
It was going to be a wet marathon. M decided to wear a garbage bag to try and keep his core as warm as possible but he knew he was going to get wet - very wet.
M took the shuttle to the marathon start. We had decided that if it was raining that I'd leave the boys at the hotel with Grandma and I would brave the rain to try and meet him at mile 20 and the finish line. At breakfast I looked out the window and saw that it was pouring. Plus it was cold and windy. The weather was awful. I logged on to CIM's website to see M's time after 5.9 miles and noticed he was running 7:20 miles which was faster than his last marathon at this point and faster than the time he told me.
The CIM athlete tracker website then went down so I couldn't see his time at the halfway point. I figured he probably would have slowed down a bit so I knew if I got to the 20 mile point by 9:25am I should catch him easily. The drive there took awhile. Four lanes of the freeway were flooded. The streets were filled with water and it was raining so hard. Thankfully I found the race and parked at 9:20am. I spent 5 minutes in the car trying to load the site to see if it was back up, calling my father-in-law to have him check, before just getting out to see if I could see M. I was about 50 feet from the 20 mile marker. Even with an umbrella, rain jacket, and boots I still got wet pretty quickly. I felt even more sorry for M. How he and all of those other runners were running in this weather was beyond me.
I cheered on the runners (who all looked pretty miserable) hoping to see M. At 9:40 I checked the website one last time only to see that he passed through mile 20 at 9:24. I was there but still in the car. I missed him! I felt awful. I knew he probably could have used some encouragement. I also realized that he was still running pretty fast which meant I had about 30 minutes to make it to the finish line.
I ran back to my car and drove as fast as I safely could to the finish. Streets were still flooded so it was slow moving. I kept watching the minutes tick away and was sick to my stomach that I was going to miss him. Once I got in the general area of the finish line I parked (which I realized once I got out was a passenger loading zone only). It was 10:01. I ran as fast as I could, praying I wouldn't miss him.
Once I saw the runners I just stopped there. I was right in front of the mile 26 marker. Barely 30 seconds later of my stopping I saw M run by. He looked miserable but still running strong. He finished in 3:11:45 shaving 16 minutes off his PR in Half Moon Bay in September. Simply amazing.
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