7 miles...

Another first for me today. i ran 7 miles today at a faster pace than i ran my 5 miles a few weeks ago. in fact a whole 1 min. 10 seconds faster per mile. which means that my first 5 miles today were 7 min. faster than before!! go me!

the first 2 miles were torture. i found out that 1+2 really does equal 3. as in 2 prerun imodiums + 1 mile in = 3 trips to the bathroom over the course of the next mile. yikes! i definitely wanted to quit but i knew that really wasnt an option.

i ran the first 2 miles today and then did my run 1, walk 1 intervals for the next 5 miles. the weather was perfect, mid 70's during the run and low humidity. can't wait for cooler weather and the half in the fall.

i didnt run with music, so i just let myself think and what i found was i think about thinking about stuff. twila says she gets bored running and thinks about all sorts of stuff, i on the other hand was just thinking "wonder what i think about?" the answer is, not much! i usually am doing math in my head after looking at the garmin every few minutes, the occasional prayer to God to get me to a bathroom quickly, or i wonder where jeremy is on the course and if i'll pass him :) funny thing is, during my 7 miles and his 12 miles we only passed each other once when we both had 2 miles left.

i ate some grape sport beans on the way to the park and i really do think that helps with my energy level during my run. i would like to try the gu or other foods during the run but haven't bought anything yet.

overall a very successful run!

a big thanks!

Twila and I have been swimming on Tuesdays and Thursdays. What started off as lessons have now turned into swimming laps to train for a sprint tri. Last night while making plans for swimming tonight, Twila asked if I wanted to run after with her. I said yes and was EXTREMELY apprehensive about running with her (the girl's 5K PR is sub 25 if that tells you anything)! I told my husband that I was as nervous about running with her tonight as I get before running an actual 5k race. Jeremy just consoled me and told me that it's the same when he runs with his brother, who has to slow down for him.

Twila's training for a full marathon and needs to work on her marathon pace, which is pretty close to my "fast pace". Plus she will push me to go faster which is what i need, so it really does work out.

After swimming, we changed into our running attire, which i also want to add has to be the worst thing ever. Sports bras were not made to put on a wet body! Even after drying off, there is just something about being in a pool and getting out and putting on that type of clothing!

I needed to run for at least 25 minutes (what my half program called for the night). We ran through a flat neighborhood behind the pool for the first mile, which also happens to be a 1 mile PR for me by 31 seconds! I was really happy with this and know that i wouldnt have been able to do it if i had done it on my own and without someone there pushing me.

i really liked running with someone (I hope she did too!) and we are planning on running again on thursday. with my half training since it's a run/walk program i've been doing 1 min. fast run, 1 min fast walk on the treadmill to work on my 5k speed. however, tonight i could tell that my endurance for being able to run for any amount of time without stopping has decreased. i'm not sure how i'll handle that. i still want to work on my speed, but need to keep my endurance up as well. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

The Sweaty Bands Winners are.....

Twila and Emily! Yeah Girls!


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July 27, 2010 5:50 PM


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Twila and Kris said...
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July 27, 2010 5:37 PM

register for half marathon - check!

I registered Jeremy and I for the Indianapolis Half Marathon on Oct. 16th! I'm very excited, but have struggled again this week with going to run. I missed one short run and my long run this week. I'm hoping to make one of them up tomorrow. I'm guessing it will the short run.

This past week was my last week for group swim lessons, so I wont have that EVERY night to work around which will help me get in my runs easier!

One more day.....

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last night jeremy and I went for a bike ride. we hadn't been on a ride in 3 weeks so it was nice to get back out and take a leisurely ride. during the ride i decided i was going to try to be one of those bikers that can drive their bike with one hand and get a drink of water from their water bottle with the other without stopping. i had reached down a few times but had never been successful at actually getting my water bottle out. last night though was a different story! i was able to successfully steer and hold on to my bike handle with my right hand and grab my water bottle with my left and take a drink AND put it back in the cage! some of you might not think that this is a big thing, but to me it is bc I am still uncomfortable holding on with one hand and am no where near being on my bike with NO hands. jeremy tried that last night and it scares me just watching him!

i didn't wear my sweaty band last night and boy could i tell a difference! i had sweat all over my face and forehead and that pesky line of water dripping right into the corner of my eye was back! :( i could definitely tell a difference when not wearing compared to when i did wear it!

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Sweaty bands, sweaty bands what will they do for you?

(title can be sung to the tune of "smelly cat" from friends).

Impressed and Amazed! These words come to mind when I think about wearing my sweaty band this morning.

I have had some bad experiences with headbands prior to today. They would not stay in place, fly off the back of my head, give me a headache, and hurt behind my ears due to pressing against my glasses! :(.

I have had some friends that tried a sweaty band but I was still skeptical mainly due to my glasses being an issue. My glasses were not an issue today and neither was the sweat!

It worked just like it was supposed to! I had the bottom of the band at the base of my hairline. It stayed in place the whole time! It never slipped, not one time!! On the walk breaks I pulled it down to just above my eyebrows and pushed it back to my hairline just to wipe the sweat off my forehead.

During my previous runs I would end up with a solid line of sweat running right into the corner of my eyes. With the sweaty bands I didn't have that problem either!

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