March 27

Sorry for skipping a week of writing. It is state test prep week and I am super busy! On spring break, I ran in a St Patty's Day race (7.25miles) on Monday, 3 miles on Thursday...and 8 miles on Saturday. It was my 'easy week'. Well, with my crazy schedule this week, you would think I had another easy week. I ran my 6 on Tuesday and had a rough time finding motivation the rest of the week. It is snowing cats and dogs here right now. Our team run is obviously cancelled. So, now the good news...I was scheduled to run 12 miles tomorrow...but I thought sleeping in was a better idea for me...I ran a half marathon on the treadmill this afternoon so that I could sleep in. Yea me! It felt really good to get it done today. And I ate my Gu packet like normal and drank my recovery drink...I feel great - a little sore, but overall great! I am going to take tomorrow off and try to run 3-4 on Sunday to make up for my lazy week. :)

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. :)