11 Miler Is In the Books!

I did it!  My longest run ever!

And I must say, I am feeling it!  Yesterday when I finished, I stretched.  Apparently, though, I didn't stretch enough because I stiffened up pretty bad.  The left hip is much better today, but the back of the right knee is still pretty sore.  I'm thinking I won't be running again tomorrow.  Maybe on Thursday; we'll see how it feels.  And today my quads are starting to get a little sore, as well.  Yeah, I can tell I did a long run yesterday!

Average pace for the run - 14:33
Calories burned - 916

I can't lie; I treated myself to a Whopper Jr. (with cheese) for lunch.  And it was good!  All is not lost, though; I had a side salad to go with it, and water to drink.

Only 2 more long runs left on the training schedule:
March 3:  12.5 miles
March 17:  14 miles

Have a great night!

Time Check!

Results are in for the Heart of Katy Fun Run/Walk that the hubster & I did on Saturday

                           
Hubster:                

Me:                      

5K Tomorrow (2/11/2012)

5K tomorrow...with the hubster!  Really looking forward to our first "together" running event.  Of course, he's much taller and faster than I am, so we won't run together for very long, I'm sure.  But it will be fun.

You Know It's a Good Run When...

1.  Aaaahhh! said the brain
2.  EVERYTHING moves!
3.  But not until after you're done and home again...

Whew!  It's been a tough week and probably not going to get much better.  The beginning of next week promises to be just as tough.  It's that time of the month at work again.

I did a 3 miler on Saturday.  (Sorry, no pics this time.  Didn't carry my phone.)  The hubs came, too.  It's amazing how satisfying it is to run with him...even though we don't really run together.I guess it's that whole shared experience thing...

I haven't gotten to run since, until tonight, for one reason or another.  So I made sure to get one in tonight since I actually got to leave the office on time.  This Saturday is a 9.5 mile run.  I'll take my phone with me this time, especially since the hubs will do his own distance and then go home.

Until then...

I Did It! With Pics...

Yay!  I did my 8 miler on Saturday!  I actually ended up with a total of 8.73 miles.  Can you say...PUMPED!

Average pace for this run was 14:13/mi.
My splits:
1 - 15:07
2 - 14:11
3 - 15:31
4 - 13:50
5 - 13:37
6 - 13:26
7 - 13:32
8 - 13:51
Nubbin - 11:08

I see a pattern here.  It takes me a while to get in a groove...During the first three miles I stopped a few times to take a couple of pictures.  The ones I was really hoping would turn out...didn't.  When I started my run it was overcast (stayed that way too), and since it had misted everything was damp.  I saw a lot of spiderwebs in the trees that had the water beaded up on them.  Really pretty!  I wish I had had my good camera with me, but that would have been hard to carry.  The few pictures I got with my phone don't show the detail.  The webs fade into the background.  FAIL!

But all is not lost.  I did get a few other pictures for your enjoyment.

Start/stop point:

A little hidey hole off the side of the trail:

Part of the trail:

Buffalo Bayou - the trail wanders alongside or crosses over at many points:

The trail I ran on Saturday is another section of the one I ran on the 7th.  I like this one better because it's not as straight, and it has more variety.  But both sections are good, and I will run there again.

Saturday is a 4 miler.  The hubs has said he'll come with me again and do the full distance with me.  He did come with me on the 8 miler, but he did 3 and then went home.  He hasn't run in a while, so he made the right decision.  I LOVE the support!

Have a great week!

I did it!

So...that run I was nervous about?  The 8 miler?

I did it!  Actually went 8.73 miles total in 2 hours, 4 minutes.

More details to follow in a later blog

Am I really in week 7?

Is this really week 7 already?  Wow!  Time sure flies.

Last week was just about a total bust.  I only ran once, on Tuesday, and then I got hit with an allergy attack.  I just felt off the rest of the week; off enough that I didn't do much of anything!  I didn't run again until Monday this week.

My run on Monday, by the way, really sucked!  My legs hurt, my feet hurt, my left hip hurt.  I ran about the same distance and speed as normal, but it was really uncomfortable.  In comparison, today's run ROCKED!  I bought new shoes over the weekend and wore them tonight.  I should have worn them on Monday (that was a big contributor to the quality of that run). 

My distance run this week...gulp...is 8 miles.  I'm a little nervous about that.  I've never run that far before.  But my nervousness aside, I WILL do that run.  I'm not trying to beat any speed records, just go the distance.  I think I know what route I'm going to run.  I think I'll go back to the park I did my last long run at, and travel on the equestrian trail instead of the hike/bike trail.  I've been on that trail before, and it's a nice run.  I'll carry my phone so I'll try to get some good pictures for y'all.

Good night.  I'll let you know how my run goes on Saturday.