A record of this years races for my future reference.
1. Polar Bear Plunge for the second time on 1/1
2. Go Short Go Long Go Really Long 25k on 1/26 3:05
3. Poker Run 2/16/13 5 miles (2nd time)
4. Snake Run 3/17/13 6 hour race 21.6 miles, 7th overall in women
5. Color Run (2nd year)
6. Mock Marathon (2nd time) total destruction. ended up having to call husband to pick me up on the side of the road at mile 14
7. OKC Memorial Marathon beat my time by 12 minutes!
8. Warrior Dash (2nd time)
9. Moonlight 5k (2nd time)- first 5k post marathon, OUCH
10. Beware the Beast- completed, didn't lose a flag!
11. Port to Fort Adventure Race- 5mi run, 100y swim, 5mi canoe- favorite race so far this year, even if my canoe sunk and I had to get rescued.
12. Diva Dash- registered the girls for their first ever race- they were so cute
13. Tulsa Run 15k (2nd time) Wogged this race with my Bestie who is not a runner
14. Tough Mudder- Quote from an Official at TM, "This is the muddiest course in the entire TM history." It was AWFUL, but completed.
15. Donut Run - with the Hub, eat 6 donuts, then run a 5k in 30 mins - did not complete in required time.- no surprise there
16. Mustache Dash- 2nd race with the girls
Also, a friend of mine jots down a few memories from each race on the back of her bibs. Since I already save mine I think that is a fabulous idea and will start doing this now. It allows me to be able to remember if I liked a race or not for the next year. For instance Beware the Beast- I didn't really like the race, but I am having a hard time remembering why.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
It's always the Portions
So I lost a bunch of weight in 2011, and was maintenance all of 2012. Now here it is the fall of 2013 and I am a good 5lbs heavier then I want to be. I know it is "only" 5 lbs. But if I let that 5lbs slide, then when the NEXT five pounds comes creeping up, the first 5lbs will feel normal, and the vicious cycle will continue. Before I know it I will be up 15-20 lbs and think, where did it come from? When I know good and well where it came from. It came from donuts and chips and just overeating in portion sizes.
Here's the way it works for me. *reads back of package* Okay, I can have 3 of these. *eats three* Then fast forward 3 months, well I have been eating 3 just fine for all this time with no bad effects. I am going to try 6!!!!!!!!! *eats 6* OH MAN WHY DO I FEEL SO AWFUL!!?? Then the next time do I learn my lesson? No. I eat 6, but I don't feel awful this time. Then all of a sudden 3 is out the window never to be thought of again and 6 is the new norm. It's a VICIOUS cycle.
So what do I have to do? I have to have some DADGUM DISCIPLINE. I have to just force it back and it sucks. Because now my body WANTS 6. Now my body is screaming that it is starving. Now my stomach is falling out of my body in this desperate little flop. Like, oh plllleeeease feed me. Don't you love me? And my Mind has this hot poker, and is like BACK! BACK YOU SLUG! You have had an appropriate amount of food in you. You don't NEED EXTRA SUGAR! And my stomach is all, but I wannttzzzzz it. It's MY precious!
Do you see what I am dealing with here? So here is me, hot poker in hand, ready to battle. Let's go stomach.
Here's the way it works for me. *reads back of package* Okay, I can have 3 of these. *eats three* Then fast forward 3 months, well I have been eating 3 just fine for all this time with no bad effects. I am going to try 6!!!!!!!!! *eats 6* OH MAN WHY DO I FEEL SO AWFUL!!?? Then the next time do I learn my lesson? No. I eat 6, but I don't feel awful this time. Then all of a sudden 3 is out the window never to be thought of again and 6 is the new norm. It's a VICIOUS cycle.
So what do I have to do? I have to have some DADGUM DISCIPLINE. I have to just force it back and it sucks. Because now my body WANTS 6. Now my body is screaming that it is starving. Now my stomach is falling out of my body in this desperate little flop. Like, oh plllleeeease feed me. Don't you love me? And my Mind has this hot poker, and is like BACK! BACK YOU SLUG! You have had an appropriate amount of food in you. You don't NEED EXTRA SUGAR! And my stomach is all, but I wannttzzzzz it. It's MY precious!
Do you see what I am dealing with here? So here is me, hot poker in hand, ready to battle. Let's go stomach.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Lord, if you are willing
Today I am struck by my commonalities between myself and a leper in Luke 5:12-13.
12 While He (Jesus) was in one of the towns, there came a man full of leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and implored Him saying, Lord, if You are willing, You are able to cure me and make me clean.
13 And Jesus reached out His hand and touched him, saying, I am willing; be cleansed! And immediately the leprosy left him.
This last January my church fasted for 3 weeks leading up to a giant healing service. I was diligent in my prayers, expectant for miracles, and challenged by my very first ever fast. My husband had debilitating migraines for his entire adult life. They would attack him once or twice a month, crippling him. He would vomit, and sweat, and have to leave work. We could never figure out what was triggering them, and we just dealt with the aftermath for years. He had them before I ever met him, and for 5 years together, we suffered.
I was so focused on his healing. I was praying for it, and excited about his life free from the pain. I also suffered from pain in my extremities that was diagnosable. I had it for as long as I can remember. It was a part of me, and I literally believed it was un-healable. On the morning of the healing service I was HOPPED UP with excitement. I knew that Brandon would receive his healing.
One of my friends Sarah asked me what I would be healed for. My response, oh I don't want to ask too much of God. We are going to focus on Brandon getting rid of his migraines, and we can do my problems next year. Sarah responded so matter of factly, what makes you think He can't do both?
That shook me to the base of my core. God can do all things to work together for MY good. Why would I believe he "wouldn't be willing" to heal both Brandon and Myself? All I had to do was to receive what God had already given me. By the stripes on Jesus I AM ALREADY healed. We went to the altar at the appointed time, and for the first time in who knows how long, years of my life, the pain left my body. It was shocking. I didn't even know how much pain I was dealing with daily until it was gone.
I have come up against not feeling good enough for God to notice me many times. I know there are billions of people in this world, why would He be willing to take care of poor little me? I have to remind myself that God's ways are not my ways. God's thoughts are not my thoughts. He loves me. He is willing to help and heal me. I just need to receive it.
12 While He (Jesus) was in one of the towns, there came a man full of leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and implored Him saying, Lord, if You are willing, You are able to cure me and make me clean.
13 And Jesus reached out His hand and touched him, saying, I am willing; be cleansed! And immediately the leprosy left him.
This last January my church fasted for 3 weeks leading up to a giant healing service. I was diligent in my prayers, expectant for miracles, and challenged by my very first ever fast. My husband had debilitating migraines for his entire adult life. They would attack him once or twice a month, crippling him. He would vomit, and sweat, and have to leave work. We could never figure out what was triggering them, and we just dealt with the aftermath for years. He had them before I ever met him, and for 5 years together, we suffered.
I was so focused on his healing. I was praying for it, and excited about his life free from the pain. I also suffered from pain in my extremities that was diagnosable. I had it for as long as I can remember. It was a part of me, and I literally believed it was un-healable. On the morning of the healing service I was HOPPED UP with excitement. I knew that Brandon would receive his healing.
One of my friends Sarah asked me what I would be healed for. My response, oh I don't want to ask too much of God. We are going to focus on Brandon getting rid of his migraines, and we can do my problems next year. Sarah responded so matter of factly, what makes you think He can't do both?
That shook me to the base of my core. God can do all things to work together for MY good. Why would I believe he "wouldn't be willing" to heal both Brandon and Myself? All I had to do was to receive what God had already given me. By the stripes on Jesus I AM ALREADY healed. We went to the altar at the appointed time, and for the first time in who knows how long, years of my life, the pain left my body. It was shocking. I didn't even know how much pain I was dealing with daily until it was gone.
I have come up against not feeling good enough for God to notice me many times. I know there are billions of people in this world, why would He be willing to take care of poor little me? I have to remind myself that God's ways are not my ways. God's thoughts are not my thoughts. He loves me. He is willing to help and heal me. I just need to receive it.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Deciding Against What's in front of you
Reading Luke 4:38-44 today has filled me with emotion.
Jesus, having spent the day preaching at the synagogue went
to Peter’s house. His mother was sick,
and so Jesus knelt over Simon’s mother and healed her. She was healed, and jumped up to serve them.
I am sure she fed them dinner, maybe cleaned their road weary clothes. At dusk, when Jesus would finally rest for
the day, he was instead receiving ‘all those with any sick’. These were people who had no modern medicine,
no Lysol spray, and no antibiotics. They
came up to Him and he healed them all.
It then says daybreak came.
Did he get a chance to rest? Did
sleep ever come? Or did he spend the
night healing every sick person in town.
He could have healed them all from his bed while he was sleeping, but he
didn’t do that. The bible says he knelt
over Simon’s mother. He gave her
individual attention. He wouldn’t give the multitude that came in the night any
less attention.
He is our Savior, but He was in a mortal body. A mortal body
needs to be fed and rested. How tired He must have been! At daybreak He left
alone to find a quiet moment with his father God. How long did he get? How long would you need after spending all
day and all night with people to get your bearings again? To remember your true
purpose on the earth?
It ended too soon. The bible said the people were searching
for Him, and tried to prevent Him from leaving them. When I try to stop one of my children from
leaving my side in a parking lot, I will grab for their hand; and if that isn’t
attainable I will latch on to whatever is closest: their arm, the back of their
shirt, a lock of their hair, whatever I can do to keep them close and
safe. Jesus was surrounded by people
that didn’t want to let Him go. Did they grab at Him? Did they plead at Him? How heartbreaking would it be to know that
yes, you could stay and keep this one town safe and healthy, at the expense of
the entire world?
He had a job to do. They did not understand. Where there are men and women, there are
children. He knew He could stay there
and keep them healthy, but he didn’t. Instead He said,” I must preach the
Gospel of the Kingdom of God to the other cities, for I was sent for this
purpose.” He loved them all so much. He
was a perfect vessel of love. He knew He
had to press forward to the ultimate goal of giving His life for us. He knew there were other people who needed
His help more, and so He continued onward. But it must have been hard. So very
hard.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Future Marathons
I ran a second Marathon in April, the OKC Memorial Marathon. I beat my time on the Rt 66 by a good 15 minutes. It was much easier mentally, I knew what to expect, when to conserve, and where to push. Plus the course was just plain easier. There wasn't the last 6 miles of nothing but hills.
It took me a long time to recover from the race. It ended up taking me a long time to recover from the Snake Run. I have tendons that are shorter than average in my feet, and it just takes a lot longer to become a normal human being. My husband, always supportive of my decisions, suggested ever so sweetly I take a break from the long races, and I agree with him. I told him I wouldn't do any more for a year, and I am holding up my end of that bargain.
We discussed it, and settled on a break until the fall of 2014, where I would train for the Dopey Challenge. It takes place in January 2015, and it is a 5k Thursday, 10k Friday, Half Marathon Saturday, and Full Marathon Sunday. I am challenged and excited by the idea.
This does not mean I am not running all together. It just means I am spending time focusing on other things. I am more active in my church, and able to really get involved in the Nightmare, Brunch, and GK Jam, instead of hobbling in at the last minute on sore feet. I also spent some time training a dear friend of mine on how to run. The other day in talking she casually said at the start of her workout she ran a mile, and that was no big deal. Boy did that make my heart sing!
The next race coming up is Tough Mudder with my Becker Boo. I am not adequately trained for it, and neither is she. But we will have a great time, walk when we need to, and bond over a great day together.
It took me a long time to recover from the race. It ended up taking me a long time to recover from the Snake Run. I have tendons that are shorter than average in my feet, and it just takes a lot longer to become a normal human being. My husband, always supportive of my decisions, suggested ever so sweetly I take a break from the long races, and I agree with him. I told him I wouldn't do any more for a year, and I am holding up my end of that bargain.
We discussed it, and settled on a break until the fall of 2014, where I would train for the Dopey Challenge. It takes place in January 2015, and it is a 5k Thursday, 10k Friday, Half Marathon Saturday, and Full Marathon Sunday. I am challenged and excited by the idea.
This does not mean I am not running all together. It just means I am spending time focusing on other things. I am more active in my church, and able to really get involved in the Nightmare, Brunch, and GK Jam, instead of hobbling in at the last minute on sore feet. I also spent some time training a dear friend of mine on how to run. The other day in talking she casually said at the start of her workout she ran a mile, and that was no big deal. Boy did that make my heart sing!
The next race coming up is Tough Mudder with my Becker Boo. I am not adequately trained for it, and neither is she. But we will have a great time, walk when we need to, and bond over a great day together.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Snake Run- 6 hour trail race
Yesterday was the six hour trail race. I found out about this race in 2011,
when I was still fat and working my way through C25K. I knew I wanted to do it,
but it sounded impossible. I put it on my bucket list (alongside running at the
South Pole) and didn't really think at that time the race would be possible.
Fast forward a year and a half and I ran it yesterday! Last fall I did quite a bit of trail running, but this year with my new job, and time schedules; I can never make it out to the local "mountain" to run with my running group. I hoodwinked a few friends to go with me a handful of times, but they all claimed it was too hard. (they called me Jillian the whole time we were out there) And I will never run out there alone because I have seen a few bums out there before, a few drug addicts, and while 99% of the people are normal runners/bikers, I have watched too many Criminal Minds episodes to feel comfortable by myself. When you are out there, you are completely alone.
So determined, and with zero recent trail running experience this season, i set out on not the easier 3 hour race, but the full out 6 hour race.
This is how my time went,
1st loop- awesome! i could do this all day!
2nd loop.....well okay, we got this, we can do this.
3rd loop.... i hate hills. hills are dumb. why did I decide to do this? I should quit, I have ran the required miles needed to get my medal. I could leave now and there's no shame.
fourth loop- NO YOU ARE DOING THIS MISSY. YOU CAME OUT HERE FOR SIX HOURS AND YOU ARE STAYING FOR SIX HOURS.
fifth loop- are my feet still attached??? I cant feel my feet! my legs hurt. There was quite a bit of weaving involved, pretty hilarious.
last half mile- oh girl, why did you ever think you couldn't do this? YOU ARE SO AWESOME!
So I finished the race, stretched, and hobbled out to my car. My right leg is pretty worse for the wear today, but I do not have that overwhelming body of death feeling that I had after the marathon in November. I am proud of myself for not giving up, and for completing the 21 miles. (the overall male winner did 39 miles THIRTY NINE. I will need some practice before next year!)
Fast forward a year and a half and I ran it yesterday! Last fall I did quite a bit of trail running, but this year with my new job, and time schedules; I can never make it out to the local "mountain" to run with my running group. I hoodwinked a few friends to go with me a handful of times, but they all claimed it was too hard. (they called me Jillian the whole time we were out there) And I will never run out there alone because I have seen a few bums out there before, a few drug addicts, and while 99% of the people are normal runners/bikers, I have watched too many Criminal Minds episodes to feel comfortable by myself. When you are out there, you are completely alone.
So determined, and with zero recent trail running experience this season, i set out on not the easier 3 hour race, but the full out 6 hour race.
This is how my time went,
1st loop- awesome! i could do this all day!
2nd loop.....well okay, we got this, we can do this.
3rd loop.... i hate hills. hills are dumb. why did I decide to do this? I should quit, I have ran the required miles needed to get my medal. I could leave now and there's no shame.
fourth loop- NO YOU ARE DOING THIS MISSY. YOU CAME OUT HERE FOR SIX HOURS AND YOU ARE STAYING FOR SIX HOURS.
fifth loop- are my feet still attached??? I cant feel my feet! my legs hurt. There was quite a bit of weaving involved, pretty hilarious.
last half mile- oh girl, why did you ever think you couldn't do this? YOU ARE SO AWESOME!
So I finished the race, stretched, and hobbled out to my car. My right leg is pretty worse for the wear today, but I do not have that overwhelming body of death feeling that I had after the marathon in November. I am proud of myself for not giving up, and for completing the 21 miles. (the overall male winner did 39 miles THIRTY NINE. I will need some practice before next year!)
Monday, March 11, 2013
Tips from an Average Marathon Runner
Hey everyone!
I have been wanting to write something like this for awhile. There have been multiple long runs when I have spent a few miles thinking about what I want to write. There are lots of running books/blogs out there. And I have read a few, but not as many as I probably should. Along the trail though I have figured out a few tricks of my own, and I thought I would share them.
1) Dress in layers- Let's start with the obvious one you see everywhere. Multiple thin layers are so much better than one thick layer. You can strip off outer layers if you get hot, and they are easy to slip back on without breaking stride when you get cold.
2) You do not have to wear designer gear or even match! You DO have to wear wicking material. Cotton will cause bleeding, and the inability for you to dry from your sweaty self. I personally shop the clearance racks. I buy my gear in the off season for the next season. I shop at Ross, or JCP, and have been known to pick something up at Wal-Mart. And since i have one pair of neon green compression socks, I never match. This leads into...
3) Support your local running store! Yes I buy my clothes on the clearance racks, but that's because I am a low middle class married woman of two small children and a $1000 daycare bill a month. I always buy my shoes at a running store. They actually know what they are doing. It's worth the $100 price tag, i promise. You won't get shin splints. Ignore all the 20% off coupons coming to your email from your local big box. Your feet and legs will thank you.
4) Dress slightly too cold for the weather. You should be uncomfortable when you step out of the car in the cooler months. You should be hopping from one foot to the other wondering what is taking so long to get started. I promise by the end of mile one you will be thanking me. I have probably worn my running coat a handful of times this winter. That was only in the below 30 degrees weather. And only one time did I end up leaving it on the whole run. Those 50 mile an hour winds stink! (disclaimer: I live in Oklahoma, you people up North have it bad, I do not envy you!)
5) Don't turn your heat/ ac on in the car on the way over. Now this one I am really proud of. I figured it out all by my onesy, and I have had several friends start doing the same. So you step out of your house, and it's a 15 minute drive to your favorite trail. It's FREEZING OUT. (or horribly hot, take your pick. we will pretend cold since it's march) Whatever you do, DO NOT turn your heater on! Sit there in your gloves, hat, running gear, and shiver all the way to your destination. By the time you get there, you will be acclimated to that temperature. It won't be so bad. Then when you step outside, the wind will hit you, but it won't be so terribly awful that you turn around and drive back home. It will make your first mile easier, I promise!
6) Practice, Practice, Practice! The key to being a successful average runner is to not let anything surprise you. Test everything before race day. Test your playlist out. Test running with no music in case your ear buds break on a race (that's happened to me!). Test what you eat, test multiple methods of getting water. Test every shirt, sock, underwear, bra you own. Test which head band you like the best. (I just use a plain handkerchief for $1 at Wal-Mart) Test what you eat for breakfast, test how you drink your water, test when you drink your water. Test, test, test, test, test. No surprises. EVER. I hope that's clear enough! By the time I get down to the month before race day, I wear my outfit every single time.
7) Fuel and Hydration: If you feel like you are going to cry, or are extremely emotional, you are dehydrated. Drink something. If you are ANGRY and think the whole thing is stupid and your running partner is stupid and this road is stupid and that volunteer needs a good punch in the face, you need fuel. Eat something! Test out all different kinds of foods. I have finally settled on Payday's and the fancy electrolyte Jelly Beans at my running store. Figure out what works for you! Some of my friends carry bananas and oranges. I need something more substantial.
8) Yes training sucks: There has never been a runner out there ever who was born into it. (Unless your illegitimate daddy is a Gazelle.) Yes you will get injured. The problem is, it doesn't matter if you are hurt. It doesn't matter if you pulled that muscle, or hobble around like a dork (that was me last fall) You have to go out and train anyway. So many people I know fall away because they pull a muscle, or injure a tendon. I don't see those people on race day. What I do see on race day, is everyone who ran even though they were tired, sick, depressed, hurt, angry. Those are the ones who get the medals. I do not want to discourage anyone from trying. I think that EVERYONE can do it. But you have to realize all of those petty excuses you have used over the years don't work here in marathon land. The road doesn't care about your issues. The road is hard, jarring, and long. It doesn't forgive. It doesn't care what you ate for lunch. It doesn't care if you are fat. I promise you that I have never met a runner who thought negatively over what a person looks like. We don't care because we are totally focused on ourselves. Which leads to:
9) You have to want it: It has to be something that you can't live without. You have to put in so much time, effort, attention to detail, blood, sweat, and pain. Yes blood! I have fallen 3 times from exhaustion! And did I stop? No! I ate some dang fuel and kept going. You have to be stubborn. People you deeply care about will tell you it's impossible. Or they will say things like, let me know if i need to pick you up before the finish line. People will call you crazy. And you know what? Screw them! How dare they try to diminish what you are doing for yourself! The entire journey of distance running is all about you. This is about no one else.
I have been wanting to write something like this for awhile. There have been multiple long runs when I have spent a few miles thinking about what I want to write. There are lots of running books/blogs out there. And I have read a few, but not as many as I probably should. Along the trail though I have figured out a few tricks of my own, and I thought I would share them.
1) Dress in layers- Let's start with the obvious one you see everywhere. Multiple thin layers are so much better than one thick layer. You can strip off outer layers if you get hot, and they are easy to slip back on without breaking stride when you get cold.
2) You do not have to wear designer gear or even match! You DO have to wear wicking material. Cotton will cause bleeding, and the inability for you to dry from your sweaty self. I personally shop the clearance racks. I buy my gear in the off season for the next season. I shop at Ross, or JCP, and have been known to pick something up at Wal-Mart. And since i have one pair of neon green compression socks, I never match. This leads into...
3) Support your local running store! Yes I buy my clothes on the clearance racks, but that's because I am a low middle class married woman of two small children and a $1000 daycare bill a month. I always buy my shoes at a running store. They actually know what they are doing. It's worth the $100 price tag, i promise. You won't get shin splints. Ignore all the 20% off coupons coming to your email from your local big box. Your feet and legs will thank you.
4) Dress slightly too cold for the weather. You should be uncomfortable when you step out of the car in the cooler months. You should be hopping from one foot to the other wondering what is taking so long to get started. I promise by the end of mile one you will be thanking me. I have probably worn my running coat a handful of times this winter. That was only in the below 30 degrees weather. And only one time did I end up leaving it on the whole run. Those 50 mile an hour winds stink! (disclaimer: I live in Oklahoma, you people up North have it bad, I do not envy you!)
5) Don't turn your heat/ ac on in the car on the way over. Now this one I am really proud of. I figured it out all by my onesy, and I have had several friends start doing the same. So you step out of your house, and it's a 15 minute drive to your favorite trail. It's FREEZING OUT. (or horribly hot, take your pick. we will pretend cold since it's march) Whatever you do, DO NOT turn your heater on! Sit there in your gloves, hat, running gear, and shiver all the way to your destination. By the time you get there, you will be acclimated to that temperature. It won't be so bad. Then when you step outside, the wind will hit you, but it won't be so terribly awful that you turn around and drive back home. It will make your first mile easier, I promise!
6) Practice, Practice, Practice! The key to being a successful average runner is to not let anything surprise you. Test everything before race day. Test your playlist out. Test running with no music in case your ear buds break on a race (that's happened to me!). Test what you eat, test multiple methods of getting water. Test every shirt, sock, underwear, bra you own. Test which head band you like the best. (I just use a plain handkerchief for $1 at Wal-Mart) Test what you eat for breakfast, test how you drink your water, test when you drink your water. Test, test, test, test, test. No surprises. EVER. I hope that's clear enough! By the time I get down to the month before race day, I wear my outfit every single time.
7) Fuel and Hydration: If you feel like you are going to cry, or are extremely emotional, you are dehydrated. Drink something. If you are ANGRY and think the whole thing is stupid and your running partner is stupid and this road is stupid and that volunteer needs a good punch in the face, you need fuel. Eat something! Test out all different kinds of foods. I have finally settled on Payday's and the fancy electrolyte Jelly Beans at my running store. Figure out what works for you! Some of my friends carry bananas and oranges. I need something more substantial.
8) Yes training sucks: There has never been a runner out there ever who was born into it. (Unless your illegitimate daddy is a Gazelle.) Yes you will get injured. The problem is, it doesn't matter if you are hurt. It doesn't matter if you pulled that muscle, or hobble around like a dork (that was me last fall) You have to go out and train anyway. So many people I know fall away because they pull a muscle, or injure a tendon. I don't see those people on race day. What I do see on race day, is everyone who ran even though they were tired, sick, depressed, hurt, angry. Those are the ones who get the medals. I do not want to discourage anyone from trying. I think that EVERYONE can do it. But you have to realize all of those petty excuses you have used over the years don't work here in marathon land. The road doesn't care about your issues. The road is hard, jarring, and long. It doesn't forgive. It doesn't care what you ate for lunch. It doesn't care if you are fat. I promise you that I have never met a runner who thought negatively over what a person looks like. We don't care because we are totally focused on ourselves. Which leads to:
9) You have to want it: It has to be something that you can't live without. You have to put in so much time, effort, attention to detail, blood, sweat, and pain. Yes blood! I have fallen 3 times from exhaustion! And did I stop? No! I ate some dang fuel and kept going. You have to be stubborn. People you deeply care about will tell you it's impossible. Or they will say things like, let me know if i need to pick you up before the finish line. People will call you crazy. And you know what? Screw them! How dare they try to diminish what you are doing for yourself! The entire journey of distance running is all about you. This is about no one else.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
List of 2012 Events
for my private rememberance.
2012 events:
On June 2nd I completed every athletic goal I had set for myself in 2012. 6 months early! To continue to challenge myself I decided to push my running up a notch. I joined a marathon group (Go Twisted Blisters!) and am training 3 days a week with them.
Here is my list of events I attended:
My goal is to run in 6 races this year:
1: Polar Bear Plunge (2 miles and 4 cold water plunges) on 1/1/12.
2: Poker Run (4 miles, 11 minute miles, and 14 degrees outside) on 2/11/2012.
3: Atem Cash Dash 32:42, 5k- came in 9th in my age group, 5/11/12.
4: Dirty 30 (15 obstacles, Muddy 5k) 57:03 and i completed every obstacle!
5: Orphan Run 5k 31:56 152/322 females and 31/50 in my age group.
6: Warrior Dash 1:06:25, 3962/5928 overall and 697/1063 in my age group.
7: Moonlight 5k 31:15 new best! 13/36 in my age group and 78th in females.
8: The Color Run, first race my girls got to participate in. They will be future runners!
9. Conquer the Gauntlet, 4 miles and 25 obstacles. A total beast! At least 9 walls to climb over!
10. Glow Run, same day as the Gauntlet. Proud of my 37 minute time, I ran way more than I thought I would.
11. Race the Reaper, 6 miles, 20 tough obstacles. My hardest run yet.
12. Pryor Mud Run 2 miles of dirty fun
13. Tulsa Run 15k, 1:45:39
14. Rt. 66 Marathon 6:05
15. Ugly Christmas Sweater 5 miles 1:15, but an open course, lots of stopping.
I also hope to participate in 8 Zumbathons this year.
1: 1/21 benefiting an anti-bullying organization
2: 2/10 benefiting cystic fibrosis.
3: 3/17 benefiting... something or other.
4: 4/4 benefiting Gastroschisis.
5: 4/21 benefiting the Y Strong Kids Campaign
6: 5/5 benefitting the American Cancer Society
7: 5/19 Master Class benefiting 918 z Crew' wallet but still tons of fun
8: 5/30 benefiting a family in need
9: 9/7 benefitting blood disorders
10: 9/21 Master class
11: 10/6 PIP
12. 11/8 Benefit for Hurricane Sandy
2012 events:
On June 2nd I completed every athletic goal I had set for myself in 2012. 6 months early! To continue to challenge myself I decided to push my running up a notch. I joined a marathon group (Go Twisted Blisters!) and am training 3 days a week with them.
Here is my list of events I attended:
My goal is to run in 6 races this year:
1: Polar Bear Plunge (2 miles and 4 cold water plunges) on 1/1/12.
2: Poker Run (4 miles, 11 minute miles, and 14 degrees outside) on 2/11/2012.
3: Atem Cash Dash 32:42, 5k- came in 9th in my age group, 5/11/12.
4: Dirty 30 (15 obstacles, Muddy 5k) 57:03 and i completed every obstacle!
5: Orphan Run 5k 31:56 152/322 females and 31/50 in my age group.
6: Warrior Dash 1:06:25, 3962/5928 overall and 697/1063 in my age group.
7: Moonlight 5k 31:15 new best! 13/36 in my age group and 78th in females.
8: The Color Run, first race my girls got to participate in. They will be future runners!
9. Conquer the Gauntlet, 4 miles and 25 obstacles. A total beast! At least 9 walls to climb over!
10. Glow Run, same day as the Gauntlet. Proud of my 37 minute time, I ran way more than I thought I would.
11. Race the Reaper, 6 miles, 20 tough obstacles. My hardest run yet.
12. Pryor Mud Run 2 miles of dirty fun
13. Tulsa Run 15k, 1:45:39
14. Rt. 66 Marathon 6:05
15. Ugly Christmas Sweater 5 miles 1:15, but an open course, lots of stopping.
I also hope to participate in 8 Zumbathons this year.
1: 1/21 benefiting an anti-bullying organization
2: 2/10 benefiting cystic fibrosis.
3: 3/17 benefiting... something or other.
4: 4/4 benefiting Gastroschisis.
5: 4/21 benefiting the Y Strong Kids Campaign
6: 5/5 benefitting the American Cancer Society
7: 5/19 Master Class benefiting 918 z Crew' wallet but still tons of fun
8: 5/30 benefiting a family in need
9: 9/7 benefitting blood disorders
10: 9/21 Master class
11: 10/6 PIP
12. 11/8 Benefit for Hurricane Sandy
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Polar Bear the 2nd Time Around
Once again this year I did the Polar Bear Plunge. What makes a person want
to do the Plunge twice you ask? Mostly out of complete insanity and because
after bragging about doing it for 365 days you have to prove to everyone you can
do it again. (Also the medal was larger)
This time I ran with a group of 9 fantastic women I have met over the last year. The husband told me that no amount of me asking would get him to run it again. (Pansy) So the 9 of us ran it together. The course was slightly different. They skipped the Arkansas River dip, did the stairs first, then the quaking dock that was a ton of fun, and then on to the three pools.
This year I had the distinct advantage of volunteering beforehand. I set about the task of throwing medals into the bottom of the pool. I then strategically placed some medals, right by the stairs to get out of the pool. So that way when I jumped in, I wouldn't have to dive and flounder around trying to get one, I could just grab one and get out of the pool.
This year for the pools, I took a running leap to land about the middle, and then immediately went to the sides to arm walk along the edges to the front. This eliminated my whole having to swim problem. ( I can swim in order to not drown, but I really stink at it) I got my bigger shinier medal, took some fantastic photos, and ended up this year changing clothes in my car. The whole process was so much smoother, and next year I know I will be running it again!! It's officially become a tradition!
This time I ran with a group of 9 fantastic women I have met over the last year. The husband told me that no amount of me asking would get him to run it again. (Pansy) So the 9 of us ran it together. The course was slightly different. They skipped the Arkansas River dip, did the stairs first, then the quaking dock that was a ton of fun, and then on to the three pools.
This year I had the distinct advantage of volunteering beforehand. I set about the task of throwing medals into the bottom of the pool. I then strategically placed some medals, right by the stairs to get out of the pool. So that way when I jumped in, I wouldn't have to dive and flounder around trying to get one, I could just grab one and get out of the pool.
This year for the pools, I took a running leap to land about the middle, and then immediately went to the sides to arm walk along the edges to the front. This eliminated my whole having to swim problem. ( I can swim in order to not drown, but I really stink at it) I got my bigger shinier medal, took some fantastic photos, and ended up this year changing clothes in my car. The whole process was so much smoother, and next year I know I will be running it again!! It's officially become a tradition!
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