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Rasyn goes for a ride… November 17, 2007

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Today has been a day of ups and downs for me:

 TrailerUP: I took Rasyn on his first ride in our new trailer.  Schweet!  He was perfect.  Walked right in. Stood quietly. Backed out slowly. The only thing that bothered him was the monster-themed umbrella that daughter was waving around. I can cut him some slack there.  My confidence level for our outing next Saturday went up dramatically (see below).

DOWN: I can’t park the new trailer for crap. But damn, it looks good.

UP: Tomorrow is my last long distance run before LVHM.  While I have grown to become somewhat fond of running (when I started this I couldn’t stand it) I have discovered that I do not enjoy runs longer than an hour.  So if I’m going to run another half-marathon again I’m going to have to get REALLY fast.

DOWN: Two weeks until the LVHM.  (&$%@$%#!)

UP: I have my first clinic with Rasyn next Saturday. I am really excited to try something new with him and push the boundaries a little bit.

DOWN: I have never done anything like this before. It has the potential to go REALLY badly.

UP: A kind person on this blog reminded me that I haven’t stepped on the scale or took my measurements in nearly a month.  I was a little worried to do so — I am still following the “You on a Diet” program but have had a few minor bumps in the road (all of them seem to involve Ben & Jerry’s Cinnamon Buns ice cream either directly or directly).  I was happy to see that I’m continuing to lose.  I had my annual physcial last week and the doctor was very pleased with my overall health.  I’ve lost 20lbs in a year, my blood pressure was 110/62, my resting heartrate was down 20 bmp, and she said that I looked great!  I’ve been seeing her for 8 years now, so I guess that says something.  And oh yeah: I bought my first size 8 pant in I-don’t-know-how-long.  AND I can wear it! Comfortably!

DOWN: There is still some Cinnamon Buns ice cream left in the fridge.

UP: Training for the LVHM is the first training program that I have ever completed.  I credit that to Beth, Sherene, Jeff, Liz, Lisa, Brad, and Sweat365.  They held me accountable and kept it on the radar screen. I knew exactly what I had to do and when, plus there were friends there to support me.  *sniff!*

DOWN: What do I do after the LVHM?  There’s no plan. I need to make one. But there are the holdiays…  This is a bad time to have to be motivated.

Overally I must say that I’m a little nervous not having the a goal like the LVHM in front of me.  I certainly don’t want to go back to my previous fitness level.  I do have recurring running dates with Sherene and Beth, and I am enjoying the 5k & 8k fun runs around the area.

So tomorrow, Beth and I head out for our last long-distance run. My next long run with Beth will be under the neon lights of Sin City. (HAH!  She’s going to run the Seattle half-marathon next weekend. The fool…)

Be careful what you wish for… November 15, 2007

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Tonight was my EZ8 class. Even though I ran this morning on the treadmill, I thought a run outdoors would be nice.  I would just take it easy.

I didn’t count on the rain.

Or the gusts of wind.

Or the fact that the trail is flooded.

Or the fact that it’s dark this time of night. Really dark.

I returned home wet, cold, and pretty darn stiff & tired.  Can’t say I’ll count this one as a positive experience.  :-)

Workout:

Chuggin’ on the Treadmill…Again. November 15, 2007

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I am SO happy that Sherene is going to the gym with me.  She really does make the time on the treadmill fly.  Well, maybe “fly” is a bit strong.  But I do credit her with helping me keep going.  I would not have been able to finish on my own.

My right knee has stated to get a little sore, so I took the time after my run to do my ITB exercises.  I realized that not doing them has taken their toll.  It was harder than I expected to do the clamshell exercises.

Workout:

8 MINUTE MILE! November 15, 2007

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I went to the gym today for a treadmill tryst with Sherene.  After 4 miles, I got a bit cocky…

I cranked that treadmill up to 7.5 mph and ran an 8-minute mile for 1.1 miles (I wanted to make SURE that I could sustain it for a mile.)  Yeah!

SUPERKIM!

Workout:

Turkey Trot Results… November 12, 2007

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They posted the results of the REF Turkey Trot 5K/10K run today, and I was pleased to find I was somewhat respectable!

30-39 Results - Women 

1 #24 Catherman, Kellie 8:25.4 26:10.16
2 #66 Riley, Heidi 8:26.2 26:12.67
3 #97 Kolaz, Krista 8:37.5 26:47.63
4 #107 VanWieringen, Danel 8:41.2 26:59.31
5 #2 Silva, Cheryl 9:10.5 28:30.27
6 #60 Mattern, Denise 9:10.6 28:30.52
7 #64 King, Kathy 9:10.7 28:30.75
8 #63 Ayars, Kimberly 9:15.9 28:46.93
9 #78 Miller, Robin 9:40.0 30:01.73
10 #62 Fix, Christie 9:42.3 30:08.87
11 #7 Krey, Kacey 9:56.0 30:51.69
12 #6 Cook, Dana 10:17.3 31:57.77
13 #128 Warbinton, Blakeley 10:21.9 32:12.18
14 #123 Poulin, Alicia 10:56.3 33:58.79
15 #79 Possinger, Shelli 12:10.0 37:47.74
16 #139 Montana, Tammy 12:10.0 37:48.01
17 #36 Thompson, Kammy 12:42.9 39:29.97
18 #33 McManus, Krista 12:58.6 40:18.88
19 #34 Mossburg, Cheri 15:11.8 47:12.56
20 #73 White, Cynthia 15:42.2 48:47.03
21 #48 Antoine, Wendy 16:22.3 50:51.71

I’m so happy that I finished in the upper-half of my age category, and ecstatic that I ran under 30 minutes.  Overall I placed 47th out of a field of 133.  Yipee!

The sad part is, if I were between 20 and 29 I would have placed 2nd with that time. :-)