March 14

Longest run - 14 miles!
We ran 9:1 intervals! Our first few miles were way faster than normal...we stayed on track for the full 14 though. :) We finished in about 2 and a half hours. That is much faster than I ever thought I could run. Thank goodness for Alan and Judy - they kept me going for my longest run ever! Yea!

March 7

Well, I finally got to run with my Team again. I was supposed to get 10 miles in today; however, I was the only San Diego Level 2 runner today. There were a few San Diego Level 1: 8 mile run/walkers and a few OKC Level 2: 12 mile runners...so guess who got 12 miles in this morning? :) That is the longest training run I have ever done AND the most I have actually ever run at one time. We kept great pace (a little over 10 minute miles) almost the whole time. I ran 9:1 intervals and really liked it!

I was a little tired after the run, but feel great right now! I think I am moving up to a milestone 14 miles next week - a little more than a half marathon!

March 4

I am taking the day off. :) I ran/walked 8.5 miles last night. I am pretty tired today, so I am going to give myself a little break. I was really proud of my run last night. I am actually starting to get a little competitive with myself (mileage and times), which is a good thing for me.

The weather looks like it will be nice enough on Saturday for a Team run (finally). Yea!

February 28

Well, bad news first...our TEAM run was cancelled again, because we had a 6 degree wind chill - it was super windy - and actually snowing this morning. Yuck! Good news...I ran 10.25 miles on my treadmill, by myself! I was really upset when Nicole called to say our run was cancelled, but decided I was determined to get the miles in anyways. It is freezing outside (I am a little bit of a wus), so I decided to get on the treadmill this morning...and a little over 2 hours later, I had made it! I stopped after 7 miles and ate some Gu (calorie packet), drank some water, and walked for about 5 minutes. Then, finished my last 3.25 strong. :) 2 hours on the treadmill is not enjoyable by any means, but I watched 4 cooking shows on the Food Network to keep me occupied. I feel great right now! Yay! Hopefully next Saturday we will be able to run outside again.

FYI: I am preparing to have a silent e-auction at the end of March. I am gathering donations at the moment and am really excited! I already have some fun jewelry, t-shirts, and autographed TU football. Be looking for more information soon.

February 24

I ran a total of 7 miles tonight - 2.5 before dinner and 4.5 after dinner. :) I feel great! I never would have thought that I would be capable of a run of that nature on a weeknight. Of course, The Biggest Loser was on, so that helped.

I did decide to put my ice knee wrap on for precautionary measures, because I am going to run tomorrow morning too. That's not much time to rest in between. Conferences are from 12-8 tomorrow so I won't have time to get a run in at night. I want to make sure my legs are in shape for a short run tomorrow and Thursday mornings.

I think my team run is 10 miles on Saturday, yikes! And don't worry...it is supposed to be super cold again (as usual). I hope spring is around the corner.

February 22

Well, our TNT training run got cancelled yesterday because the wind chill was under 10 degrees and it was super windy. I still got up to run (just a little later). I only had time to get 7 miles in on the treadmill because I went to the Goddard b-ball game. So, I was short 2 miles. Uf! I usually take Sunday off, but I felt bad about not getting my miles in on Saturday, so I ran 4 miles today. 11 miles total for the weekend, not too bad (even though they were split up).

Parent/teacher conferences this week, so I should be able to get all week miles in. :)

February 18

Yesterday was take your teacher to PE day, so on top of my 6 mile run (during Biggest Loser), I jogged, ran sprints, did a few pushups and played a little kick ball with 6th graders. I have to say that Ms. Harrison (PE teacher) gets the kids moving. I am so sore today...I don't know if it is from running, PE class, or the combo of the two??? With that being said, I only ran/walked 2.5 miles today just to stretch my muscles back out. 2 months ago, I would have loved being that sore, because that means the workout did it's job, but I'm not sure my body needs anything extra right now. :)

*Congrats to my new TNT friend, Kat, on her 4 mile weekday run! Nice work!