For those of you that know me, you will be able to appreciate this type of news!
Today my boss called me into his office and said that we need to discuss our schedules for the summer. I said "What do you have in mind?" He replies, "I was thinking of giving you Tuesday's and Saturday mornings off so that you may continue to train!" Wooooooo Hooooooo! That is just what I wanted to hear!! I get to continue training so I should be ready to run a full marathon by fall! I am super excited! I couldn't have picked a better schedule!
My training schedule in the winter has been Sunday afternoon, Monday afternoon, Tuesday evening & Saturday morning. My summer training schedule will MOST LIKELY be Sunday afternoon, Monday evening, Tuesday evening & Saturday morning.
Very Excited!
About Me
- Shoooter
- Rochester, NY, United States
- To be frank, I have a lot of energy, I need to keep my mind & body moving or I will get bored or fall asleep. I love to work and in my down time I run, play sports, go out to eat, spend time with friends, etc... I have an interest in just about everything. I guess my biggest downfall is that I work 60+ hours a week and that is a slow week. I try to run an average of 25 miles a week, sometimes it's possible sometimes not so much.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Ignoring my worst enemy!
This evening at 5:47 I began my hill run. I ran 5.96 miles in 50:41. This works out to around 8:30 per mile which is much better than my last few runs.
Have you ever thought too much while running? That was my problem today, although I did have a great run tonight, I kept thinking how tired my body was. My worst enemy is my thoughts! These things can make or break my ability to run faster and stronger. I am always a glass is half full type person, but for some reason my thoughts try to take me down. Thanks to all of my friends who ran with me this evening, some of them are comedic relief, others keep me focused on pushing myself to do better.
Overall I had a great run and lesson learned "ignore that bastard!"
Have you ever thought too much while running? That was my problem today, although I did have a great run tonight, I kept thinking how tired my body was. My worst enemy is my thoughts! These things can make or break my ability to run faster and stronger. I am always a glass is half full type person, but for some reason my thoughts try to take me down. Thanks to all of my friends who ran with me this evening, some of them are comedic relief, others keep me focused on pushing myself to do better.
Overall I had a great run and lesson learned "ignore that bastard!"
Monday, March 28, 2011
Running with a cold!
On Saturday, March 26, 2011 I ran 10.53 miles in 1:35:52 and it felt like I couldn't get my one leg in front of the other. This morning I ran 3.07 miles in 27:29 in Carlisle, PA the weather was 28 degrees and sunny and again I couldn't seem to get my feet out of the way of themselves. Running with a cold feels worse than taking a week off of training, I feel like I am taking ten steps backwards.
On the plus side, today I did run in my new Saucony Kinvara's. I am very impressed with how comfortable they are. I walked around in them yesterday and ran with them today. I feel as if I didn't have to wear them in at all. If you are a flat footed runner like myself these shoes are great!
On the plus side, today I did run in my new Saucony Kinvara's. I am very impressed with how comfortable they are. I walked around in them yesterday and ran with them today. I feel as if I didn't have to wear them in at all. If you are a flat footed runner like myself these shoes are great!
Monday, March 21, 2011
My Personal 5k Challenge
3/21/11 1:00 pm
Today I woke up with a boat load of energy. You ask, "What did you decide to do with that boat load of energy?" Well today I am going to beat my personal best at a 5k! On My Tracks App I recorded my personal best to be 3.10 at 27:55.
I am in Buffalo visiting my family and it is 44 degrees out, the terrain is road and I am running hills. The wind is blowing at about 15 mph, and it feels a lot colder than it is.
I started my pace off at around 7miles per hour and maintained that throughout my whole run. I am psyched that I was able to hold my pace up the hills that I was running!
Today My Tracks recorded my personal best to be 3.10 at 24:45. I shaved 3 minutes off of my time in a matter of three weeks.
Shoooter!
Today I woke up with a boat load of energy. You ask, "What did you decide to do with that boat load of energy?" Well today I am going to beat my personal best at a 5k! On My Tracks App I recorded my personal best to be 3.10 at 27:55.
I am in Buffalo visiting my family and it is 44 degrees out, the terrain is road and I am running hills. The wind is blowing at about 15 mph, and it feels a lot colder than it is.
I started my pace off at around 7miles per hour and maintained that throughout my whole run. I am psyched that I was able to hold my pace up the hills that I was running!
Today My Tracks recorded my personal best to be 3.10 at 24:45. I shaved 3 minutes off of my time in a matter of three weeks.
Shoooter!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
The beginning of a Tradition
Prelude of Shoooter;
Running was never a sport that I had thought I would ever enjoy. I began my journey about five years ago and I thought that I was unstoppable. I ran two half marathons without training, it was after that that I had realized that I wasn't superman. My knees were in excruciating pain and their was no way for me to continue running.
One year and change later I began to run with a group called Fleet Feet. This group along with my close friends have been the driving force in my new found training efforts.
Height 5'6"
Weight 190lbs.
I currently wear NB light weight trainers
First Half Marathon 1:57
Second Half Marathon 2:03
My Goals;
This May I would like to finish my third half marathon in 1:45 (8 min/mile)
Meanwhile I will be training for my first Full Marathon.
Shoooter!
Running was never a sport that I had thought I would ever enjoy. I began my journey about five years ago and I thought that I was unstoppable. I ran two half marathons without training, it was after that that I had realized that I wasn't superman. My knees were in excruciating pain and their was no way for me to continue running.
One year and change later I began to run with a group called Fleet Feet. This group along with my close friends have been the driving force in my new found training efforts.
Height 5'6"
Weight 190lbs.
I currently wear NB light weight trainers
First Half Marathon 1:57
Second Half Marathon 2:03
My Goals;
This May I would like to finish my third half marathon in 1:45 (8 min/mile)
Meanwhile I will be training for my first Full Marathon.
Shoooter!
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