Monthly Archives: June 2009

Making Strides

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As promised, Tiffany and I met the Suncoast Striders, the local running group in our area.  The Suncoast Striders meet every Saturday morning at Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park and its members are at all different running levels. 

 

Like I’ve always said, runners are the most real, supportive people you will ever meet and the Suncoast Striders were no exception.  They welcomed us into their group and encouraged us to stay for their social hour, where strong Brazilian coffee and homemade treats are a sweet compliment to the company found there.  We chatted and shared race stories with several members while making plans for future races.

 

As for our run, Tiffany and I kept an easy pace for our six mile run.  I’ve been pushing myself pretty hard over the past couple of weeks, so it felt good to take Saturday’s run easy.

Distance: 6.0

Time: 1:05

Pace: 10:50

 

After meeting with the Suncoast Striders, Tiffany and I will definitely switch our long Sunday runs to Saturdays.  I am looking forward to pacing myself with some faster runners and getting back into the groove of long runs again.  Next Saturday, Tiffany and I are going for 8 miles.

 

However, on Sunday morning, it felt odd not jumping out of bed for an early morning run.  To fill the void, I spent the time doing yoga with my BFF, Sharon Mann.  Yoga before church on Sundays seems like a natural segue, don’t you think?  It’s my own version Yahweh Yoga.  Namaste and peace be with you.

 

 

And if you’re wondering, I did in fact run 3 miles and swam ¼ (16 laps) on Friday.  My swim time was pitiful (~15 minutes) and my run time could have been better.

Distance: 3:16

Time: 29:33

Pace: 9:20

 

As for my commitment to the Juneathon, I have been working out every day since I posted about it last week.  This morning, Sharon kicked my ass and I did some boot camp kickboxing.  For the rest of the week, I plan to run 3 miles on Tuesday and 6 miles on Wednesday.  I would love to run/bike on Thursday and run/swim on Friday, but I’ve enrolled my oldest daughter in swim classes this week and I don’t know if I will have  enough time in the morning for tri training.  I’m going to have wing it with my work-outs this week, I guess!

Will Run for Beer, Part Two

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Somehow I missed the memo about National Running Day and I didn’t run yesterday.  My excuse: With the last day of school festivities, there was simply no time for running.  Not to worry, though!  I celebrated the National Running Day a day late by running 6 miles this morning at sunrise. 

 

 

Unfortunately, my time was TERRIBLE! 

Time: 58:11

Pace: 9:42

 

My excuse: I ate too many McDonald french fries and Sonic root beer floats.  I did not miss the memo about $2.49 Happy Meals and free Sonic root beer floats, which are definitely not running food.

 

Being a total slacker, I also missed the memo about the Juneathon, which is this pact where you work out every day for the month of June.  With a Moms of the Go beach weekend planned at the end of the month, I could certainly use a little motivation to tone up my tummy before stepping onto the beach in a bikini.  So, starting tomorrow, I in!

 

Tomorrow, I plan to run 3 miles and swim 16 laps before my DH leaves for work.  It’s a good plan, right?  Well, we’ll see.  I’m heading out to a local beer garden for a much-needed moms night out this evening and hopefully, I won’t consume too much beer to hinder my tri training in the morning.  The up-side: I will have trained for the beer drinking portion of next Friday’s tap house 5K.

 

Will Run for Beer

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Next Friday, I will be running in the Oldsmar Tap House 5K.  My 5K time has been slowly improving with today’s run being the fastest yet.  Have I mentioned that the first 30 finishers for the 5K get “das boot”?  Now, you know why I am so motivated to run fast these days! 

 

 

Before this morning’s run, I felt very light-headed and dizzy, which I know is allergy related.  I haven’t popped a Zyrtec in a while and I ran out of Nasacort some time last week.    Despite the dizziness, I still ran pretty well.

Distance: 3.0

Time: 27:17

Pace: 9:06

 

While running this morning, I crossed paths with another running neighbor who told me about a running club that meets at Starkey Park early Saturday mornings.  She told me that they really help keep her driven and focused.  I think I will check it out this Saturday.

 

For the past couple of Saturdays, I have been running 3 miles and swimming ¼ mile to train for the Faces of Courage triathlon in August (formerly known as Babes and Bums).  My swim time was terrible, but my run time was pretty good.

Distance: 3.26

Time: 30:01

Pace:  9:12

However, I haven’t hopped on my bike yet due to scheduling conflicts with my hubby’s work schedule.  Once our schedules jives, I’ll be spinning my wheels again.

 

So, if I meet with the running club this Saturday, I may be switching my long Sunday run to Saturdays and my triathlon training (swim and run) to Sundays.  Unfortunately, I still don’t know what day I will be cycling.