Will Run For Ice Cream

The temps here are heating up. The freezing temps of Winter are being pushed away by humid hotter air. Wow, my body isn't used to the warmer temps yet. But I have to say, after a long hot run, knowing that I get one of these awesome treats makes tolerating the heat just a little bit better. Me after my Long Run Have you ever heard of PowerICE ? Well, here are a few facts. They are: Frozen Electrolytes Caffeine Free Only 30 Calories per Ice Bar No High Fructose Corn Syrup Gluten Free & Kosher 100% Daily Value of Vitamin C 8 grams natural sugar All-Natural PowerICE ships dry. You simply place them in the freezer, and let them freeze.  They come in a variety of flavors: Orange Blast, Lime Kicker, Grape Score, and Pomegranate-Raspberry Rip. In addition to recovery, you can also use these before (or even during exercise) to help bring down your core temperature.  When I'm running from home, recovery is easier than if I drive somewhere and t...

So today's run didn't go as planned. It was supposed to be 13 miles. I had to skip yesterday's 6, because we all seem to have chest colds. My son was up a lot last night, and I was operating on limited sleep. I didn't feel my best, but I didn't feel my worst. However, around 3ish or so miles, I wasn't so sure how this run was going to work out. Then I got lost.... I was running a route that I ran with a running friend last weekend. However, I am really directionally challenged - and no maps don't help. In fact, maps just confuse me more. Anyway, I took the wrong way, but wound up with a great view. Instead of trying to get back 'on the correct route', I decided to go a little farther and then back track and go back the way that I had just come. I made it back to the main road, and decided to run to Wildwood since I was short on mileage.  Between the sun and just not feeling well, my stomach issues kicked in. Thankfully I made it to t...

Yeah, I'm now a Girls Run Fas t Ambassador. In addition to becoming a #girlsrunfast ambassador this week, I've also had a very busy week with trying to get my runs in while Hubby is turkey hunting.  I also in addition to battling allergies have a head cold. Sigh. Double Sigh. Triple sigh as I have a cold medicine hang over. But I was still able to get my workouts in this week (all except my strength workout. For some reason it's my weight training that always suffers when I'm sick or dealing with lack of time).  Tomorrow is a 6 mile run. Sunday is 12. Fingers crossed I can breathe better by then!  Is anyone else dealing with family scheduling conflicts and finding it hard to get workouts in? 

I've had some great runs to have some very bleh runs this weekend. Earlier this week I hit the mark for my schedule. But Saturday's plans got rearranged for me and I had to run in the afternoon (not my favorite time to run). And I was trying to beat storms that were moving in. Needless to say, my mind wasn't in a great place for this run. It was hot. I didn't bring water. And my pace run turned into a less than stellar run. I was about 20 seconds per mile shower than I should have been. Mentally I felt defeated. Today's long run of 11 wasn't much better. The weather was nice, and honestly the only thing holding me back was my mind today. I just couldn't get into it. So today turned into more of a run/walk. Thankfully it was supposed to be an easy run because it turned into a very easy run! But today is Mother's day, and although my mind has bounced back and forth from missing my Mom who is in MS, to my grandmothers who are in Heaven, to me being in P...

I did it! Finally! This was my 3rd attempt at these horrid (sorry trainer) Wednesday runs. The plan was a gradual build up, run the middle mile at a certain specified pace, then gradual back off. The first time, I hit the middle mile, but had to run/walk the rest of the distance.  The second time I hit the middle mile, but walked afterward and finally just called the run (was sick and didn't know it).  But today... today, I hit my middle mile, and I was able to continue running for the rest of the distance. I was super happy. And I have to say, I'm pretty proud of myself for completing this run today! I think the smile kindof shows that :) 

So, as I'm in the midst of training for this Half Marathon, I received this week's training plan. I'm basically re-doing last week since I got sick. I honestly will be glad to get past Wednesday's run. It's the hardest for me. I have to run 6 miles with the middle mile at an 8:10 pace. The middle mile is tough, but it's the build up and back down that's super hard for me. In fact, I've yet to be able to 'do it'. Let's see what happens this week! And my racing schedule is filling in for this year. September is going to be a busy month. I'm planning on doing back-to-back Half Marathons again ( 2 Half Marathons In 1 Weekend ). And at the end of the month, I am going with my running buddy to run a 5K, then 10K race, drive on to Pittsburgh to run a 10K the following day. It should be a blast. But depending on how I feel after the Double Creek Half, and if I stay injury free, I'm considering ( drum roll please ), running the Harrisburg ...

Yes, it's getting closer... my next Half Marathon. I'm doing the Double Creek   half in June. And training has been going ok until I got the stomach bug. Yep, this Wednesday, Lil Man and I went to the gym. I was supposed to do a 6 mile run with a gradual build up/back off on pace with the middle mile of an 8:10 pace. I knew that I didn't feel so great even at 1.5 miles in, but I kept going. I got to the middle mile, and I was struggling. I wanted to stop. I came so close to just pushing 'pause' but I kept going. (And I wasn't thrilled to be on the TM. Hubby had been out of town (going on 2 weeks). And I was way past being over the TM). Anyway, as soon as the middle mile was over, I walked. I knew that I needed to keep running at a slower pace. But honestly, walking felt like a huge struggle. So I walked a quarter mile, then tried to run. I don't think I made it 2 minutes until I was walking again. Finally at 4.6 miles I called it, and just got off the tre...